Past rides

[A112H]

God I hate that saying, it has become the new "random"

[DanTurboLancer]

Here are just afew of my many heaps of crap from over the years...

These were taken before digital cameras lol
so sorry for the poor quality...

My first ever 3 cars,
1976 Honda Civic 1.5L 4 spd
83 (i think) XE Falcon auto
Daihatsu Hijet Van 849cc of raw POWAHHH



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Abit of a common Theme there.............

And here is my Suzuki RGVT after i was running late for work one morning and trying to over take 3 cars on the inside of a bend...
My stupid fault

[A112H]

Love the rap outs, lol. Shame about the RGV

[77galantv6]

here are 2 of my past cars

i have owned in order...

1990 Ford Laser,
1994 Ford TX3 turbo Laser,
1990 Toyota Corolla GT (import version with 20valve)
1996 Nissan Skyline R33 Gtst (upgraded turbo, front mount, B.O.V, turbo back exhaust, lowered, 18's, etc etc)
1999 Mitsubishi Magna 3.5 litre V6 (raptor supercharger kit, lowered, 17's, etc etc)







still miss all of them (except maybe my first laser, although it still does have centimental value)
but love my galant and always have.

cheers,
Dean

[city hunter]

one for city hunter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qqOv_eWL80

yeah I love that video. Gotta be one hell of a ride pulling a 10 in one of those vans.

[leoca]

HT Monaro back when I was a 2nd yr apprentice. Cost me $6000!. One mean street machine.

[leoca]

GK GSR (with GH sigma turbo conversion)

[Shifta]

Here was my first Sigma. Was a Wherret special painted candy apple red and ran a hot 2.6 with twin 45 webbers and direct post nitrous. Took the running gear out and sold the body to a guy I worked with who did not look after it at all. I bought it back some years later absolutely f**ked four ways from sunday. Didnt have one straight panel on it and the paint was severly faded it had to be crushed.

Hey Leigh,

Did you or one of your mates buy it back off me after I got rid of it? I honestly can't remember what I did with it. I bought it for $50 - poor thing was not the same car as in your pics and i wonder how many hands it went through before I got it. Here is a photo when it was out the front of my place.



I don't think I've ever told you this but I only ever saw your car once in it's prime. Mate Chris ( turbo scorp ) had a small fishing boat and we were chilling off Christies one hot summer day and saw this amazing thing come over the rise on the bluff, heading towards Beach Road. It was your siggy and even from out on the water the sun was reflecting crazily off the paint and I swore it was the best Siggy i would ever see

[pistorf]

My old GA. Sorry about the pic,but my ex wife kept all of the photo albums and I only found this one in te bottom of a box of stuff in the shed.
http://s1008.photobucket.com/albums/af2 ... nt=IMG.jpg

[webby]

1983 MR30 sedan (Crashed it into a ditch chasing my mate's KE70 through the hills )
1983 VC SL/E (Sold it after I got the Cressida while I was in Canberra)
1984 MR30 hatchback (Sold it after the left hand rear diff shock mount broke on the way back from Bellingen)
1978 GE Scorpion (still got it, it's waiting for me to get some money so I can do it some justice)
1985 XF Fairmont (Sitting down the paddock after the starter motor died down the main street)
1988 MX73 Cressida (blew a conrod out the side of the block of the 5MGE, swapped in a 1GGTE/W58, drove it then sold it when I had to move back to NSW)
1979 GH Scorpion (parts for the GE)
1981 GJ Scorpion (you all know this one )

[tango76hardtop]

my past rides in order
first car a gd galant sedan no pics
HG kingswood converted to borg warner 5 speed floor shift and cable clutch and cable throttle. These pics are a bit damaged so the paint looks stuffed but its just the pic.


new hyundai excel body kitted, mags, big stereo

my current project GC galant hardtop


nissan n13 pulsar sport manual hatch no pics
1989 HG Galant GSR dropped in a rare AMG 4G63 na motor



nissan n13 pulsar auto hatch

my current car 1992 nissan n14 pulsar SSS SR20de aus spec

[pistorf]

No pics,but over the last 35 years I have had
Mini 850Sports
Mini panel van
12 genuine Cooper S s
Vauxhall Viva
2 LJ Bathurst XU-1 toranas
Mazda RX4 sedan
Triumph 2500S with a 289 and C4
VB SLE commodore
VL Walkinshaw Group A Commodore
3 MK2 Escort 2doors
Genuine LA Lancer GSR rally car (came from Indonesia)
GA Galant rally car
XD 5.8l 4speed ESP (manual steering,no air con)
AS ford Telstar TX5 Turbo
GB Galant with a belt drive
AT Telstar TX5 Ghia
HT GTS350 minus engine and box
1969 Mach1 Mustang (in bits requiring major resto)

Mint 37000mile GA Galant auto

[kenvv]

list of my cars so far. not to bad for a guy at the ripe age of 22.....

first car mitsubishi verada - only pic i have


vn commo - no pics

mitsubishi verada


mitsubishi sigma - only pic i have


ford el falcon


mitsubishi legnum twin turbo


vp commo


nissan r33 skyline turbo


holden rodeo twin cab ute


chrysler sigma turbo


current ride - chrysler GC turbo


as you can see i change cars a fair bit but for various reasons. finance, job, travel, fun, economy etc
can supply extra pics of particular car if needed unless specified next to the title of that car

[Lowmion]

I needed another car whilst my baby waited to learn of her fate, so I bought this as a daily driver, which I've been slowly upgrading. Will keep it with an A12 in it, but will be eventually bored out to 1380 and supercharged, after all the other bits I've acumilated have been put in - ie disk brake fronts with brake booster, lol.



I also drive around in an old landrover, the only pic of Hannah, I can find is my taking a photo of another's pretty neat gsr sigma in brighton through the drivers window, (yes it's named after the 6 yr old girl that drove it backwards out of the garage and down an extremely steep 200m slope into a tree stump - as they sold it to me after that).

[75wagon]

Will keep it with an A12 in it, but will be eventually bored out to 1380 and supercharged

I have been there and done that with 1200's. Don't keep the A12, they are a waste of money. Go straight for an A14, they bolt in with adapter plates for the engine mounts (same kit as used to fit a 120Y A12). Then you just have to re-route and lengthen your alternator wiring.
You can bolt A12 heads on an A14 and it increases compression to about 10 to 1 (mine had 11 to 1). Obviously for a supercharger, this isn't the way you want to go, but if you decide to go the other way and keep the 1200, source a 1400 head and you compression should be good for a supercharger or turbo. The 1400 heads have larger intake ports then a 1200 too.

Datsun 1200's are weak, 'VERY' weak. That is why I now own Mitsubishi's.

Be prepared, very prepared to break the rest of your drivetrain. I broke 9 gearboxes, 4 diffs, snapped the tailshaft yoke and snapped an engine mount (all 4 in 1 go one night).
Mine was a Datsun 1200 Coupe with A14, A12 head and standard carby. It used to flog 4.1 ltr Falcons, and 5.0 Ltr Commodores like they were nothing.
I fitted an import A14 5 speed and solved the gearbox problem, but that was when the diffs started to break. (The Datsun never broke anything while it was running the stock 1200 motor).
The body cracked in the end, so I gave up.
I sold the 1200 coupe and bought an LB Lancer hatch. All it broke in the next 2 years was a fan belt and the accelerator mount. That was it.

Dave....

[Lowmion]

ok maybe I'll keep the Datsun stock(ish) - it's good to be able to get 550kms outa a standard a12 4 speed with a 40litre tank, and still look good doing it, lol

So......

I was actually thinking of taking the engine and running gear (4 speed factory auto, 4 wheel disk brakes, IRS), outa the galant as well as most of the other goodies and putting it into this



That though will only happen though if Flav, (aka Zoom Tuning), manages to prove in VCAT that he wasn't responsible for the fire that almost killed me, and unfortunately that is highly unlikely, but I suppose you'ld call it a win win situation?

But before you flame me for cannibalising a iconic car consider the following......

You see even though I love the '84 Galant Turbo 2000, and yes it's still perfect from the firewall back, (very comfy, turbo mono-grammed factory cloth seats, electric everything b4 this and the rear seat back is adjustable as well in pitch), my female friends will never get in it again, as they saw and helped me deal with the burns on my hands and face.

I myself will never be able to enjoy it as I'll anticipate the odd sound as a fuel line coming off etc.

The only way to restore it is to buy a front cut from Japan, (are ya listening Genius??? ).

See Flav tryed to change it's wiring (apparently the engine primary and secondary loom's including all sensor's and cpu box's or what ever is under the seats and dash) over to a Ja Starian in the process of 'fixing it' .

When it was taken to be run in the factory auto's o/d didnt work, the interior fan turned on with the head lights, and only the digital speedo worked with the oil warning light constantly on, no dash lights, no stereo, no power windows, no interior lights, nothing.

(he rebuilt and fitted a new motor with a ported head as it turned out that the cause of the problem was a cracked cylinder sleeve, not the primary, secondary or main loom wiring, the cpu's, injectors, fuel pump, fuel lines, fuel tank or even the turbo or the autodrive plate , I dunno either, and yes I paid because he said they were cactus and he's Flav right and I love my car)

So after explaining to a not so local mitsubishi auto elec what happened, (frankston), he suggested that as obviously there was nothing wrong with the electrics in the first place and that the starian loom was incompatable, I need to buy a front cut, and he'll restore it back to original for a mere $90 an hour, [wiring that is], although he reckons it might take 2 weeks?

[ISKA8]

ok thought id throw some pics of my old cars ive had over the years that ive taken pics of :

theres more cars but i cant find pics..oh well !!

[1MEANG]

[ISKA8]

IS THAT AN IMPORT MAGNA?? LOOKS DIFFERENT??
HEY BRO REMEMBER SOMETHING "THERE'S NO SIDE LIKE THE MOTHER F@#%ING WESTSIDE"

[A112H]

Found a photograph of my old L200. Sold it back in 2008 I think, before I bought the VR4 anyway.
2.6, 5 speed with A/C. Solid tray with full width tool box. Of course it had a bull bar with spotties, lol
Sorry it is a pic of a pic

[jvflash]

This is my first and second cars. First was a 1960 Morris Oxford Series 5, second was an Austin Kimberley


Now in no particular order are just some of my other previous cars, and remember you asked,

[VGJONO]

not many, and one isnt even mine but there are my previous/current rides

UC Torana
Firstly i learnt how to drive in this thing, got it for free and thrashed it around the back paddock of our yard, little 4cyl with a 4 speed, would overheat after 15 minutes and i would just leaver her parked there and go back to it half an hour later and thrash it around again i later sold it to fund my VG, but i sold it for way less than what it was worth, despite the dud 4 banger and a small amount of rust in the rear quaters...... and the ding in the side of the guard, she was immaculate, perfect seats, carpet was... carpet and the body was quite solid.



VG Valiant (current long term project)
After selling my Torana, and always being around my Dad and his vailiants, i ofcourse wanted one and honestly if i had the money would horde them i picked this old girl up for 1200 everything was all good in her besides a rust issue and some terrible brakes, but i insisted to give it a full restoration of which was meant to take 2 years and well i dont think ive laid spanners on it in two years now the plan is now Mercury silver with black trim, 245 to cruise with until i build a nice 265 or V8, dropped on black showheel streeters




VT Commondore (not mine but ive driven it for an extended amount of time)
Whats there to say other than this thing annoyed me so much that i went out and got a galant so i didnt have to drive the pile'o'poop anymore its not all bad, this thing has been everywhere, it was driven out west on a hunting trip where i shot my first pig out of it (while driving it through a paddock) then it started raining and we had to drive it up the 10-20klms of black dirt road before we even got near a normal dirt road let alone a normal road the pictures i have are of the aftermath of that muddy trip back to town



GD Galant (current daily)
read more in my members rides topic as i will just ramble on for a few paragraphs otherwise
http://www.sigma-galant.com/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=8885



Cheers
VGJONO

[jvflash]

Hey Jono, I used to have two VG Valiants as well (no photos unfortunately). Great car. One was white and the other gold.
Did you know thw first 'Charger' was actually tested using the Charger running gear in a VG Valiant Utility? My old man has the photos of Doug Chivas taking around the test track.

[75glnt]

Way before I heard of galants! had a vk commodore with a 3800 supercharged and a 5 speed! Black with rainbow glitter paint and 19" 5 spoke mags. First paint job I ever done unfortunately no pics my dad crashed it into/under a b-doubles b trailer. No more commo :/ so I bought a Subaru MY wagon with a 5 speed and chrome 15s (same as the stock sunrasia rims but chromed). After that.. Hmmm. A 87 magna elite sedan. 5 speed manual, elec windows, power steering, ac, velour interior, central locking. Etc etc long story short, blew it up! bloody magnas. Next up? My gc! Then my gb, now another galant (ga) and a wrecked L300 parts van

[mrelshauno]

Hey Jono, I used to have two VG Valiants as well (no photos unfortunately). Great car. One was white and the other gold.
Did you know thw first 'Charger' was actually tested using the Charger running gear in a VG Valiant Utility? My old man has the photos of Doug Chivas taking around the test track.

I saw these photos in a magazine a few years back now. Looked very stealthy!
I've owned close to 100 cars in 18 years but never a Valiant. Always liked AP6's.

[VGJONO]

Hey Jono, I used to have two VG Valiants as well (no photos unfortunately). Great car. One was white and the other gold.
Did you know thw first 'Charger' was actually tested using the Charger running gear in a VG Valiant Utility? My old man has the photos of Doug Chivas taking around the test track.

Valiant did alot of stuff like that, the year before when the hemi 6 was in pre production they built a few standard looking VF's of which they road tested the Hemi 6's in, these models are stamped with VFX in the Vin number, they ranged from pacer wagons/sedans to utes ect. im pretty sure

[DriveBy]

Some of my Mitsi's past...

My old Starion daily and Bimmer 97


My first L200 90-95


My last L200 08-11

[gdgalantlover]

PAST MITSUBISHI CARS MY PARENTS HAD

GJ OR GN SIGMA WAGON

the sigma used to belong to my pop. he used it for getting wood from the bush. he later brought a Datsun 720 so he gave it to my dad. at the time my dad drove a tow truck so he hardly used it so my mum sold her Bluebird wagon and started using the siggy. it was 4G54 and auto. it was thilthy but it went ok. one day dad brought home a scorpion that a work mate had rolled. dad scored the scorpion wheels and put them on the sigma. one he did that he gave it w cut and polish on the whole car and he said it looked great. I have a memory of it not wanting to start in Northgate shopping centre one day. it was sold to be replaced with a VC Commodore witch used to be an awesome car


LB LANCER

I do remember the first car I did muck around with was a LB lancer sedan. It was impact or desert orange with a 4G54 but with no gearbox. my dad's friend Dave brought it to get the front panels off it for his LB lancer after it was crashed into by a women running a red light. after Dave got the front panels we wrecked it. well I did. I have memories of filling up the fuel tank with water with the garden hose and then taking the oil cap off and filling that up with water aswell. then later I hacked the dash out with a axe. I did remove the "Lancer" badges off the rear quarters. they were in great condition until my "cousin" broke them in half for a "Joke". later the car departed our driveway. I was 5 when we got the car! Dave Also owned dads Galant.

[JennieNeop]

interior looks in tight im in the process of painting mine right now. trying to go black. ive only got the console, dash peice, ac vents, and arm rests done so far. how hard was it to pull out the dash? i want everything black