MEMBERS 1.1 BUILDS

GUYS A NEW TOPIC. MEMBERS 1.1 BUILDS OR COMPLETED BUILDS SO HERES MINE TO START THINGS OFF, ITS 26 FORD TRACKSTER, HOLDEN SIX POWER HOPE TO HAVE FINISHED IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS CANT WAIT TO HIT THE STREETs .SPEEDSTER

your 1 lucky guy speedster, im not allowed to have 2 toys. you'll have to keep us updated on your progress. il scrounge around and try find some pics of my toys for yall

OOOHHH Nice! If ya want to speed up that deadline there's an extra pair of hands here that would be glad to help! and I'm sure I'm Not the only one here in Melb that will put up that offer!

i'd be there in a flash if i were'nt so far away, pretty good on the tools

Thanks guys the deal is you have to build a hot rod aswell then.

heres 1 of my earlier toys, tought myself how to panel beat and spray paint, stuffed the bonnet ( never did get around to fixing it ) rebuilt engine, was very punchy for a lil 253. sold it just after i took the photo to raise cash for my firstborn son.

this is my current project. building a stroker engine for it. just gotta get the block CC and machined. then it'll be time for balancing and assembly.


takin just after the teardown.
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Here's a few photos of some of my old rides.

very nice, il have to pull my finger out and do some work on mine

Here's a sample of the big stuff I get to play with.

Carps wrote:Here's a sample of the big stuff I get to play with.

Not a bad size garage you've got there Carps...

Some of my stuff, I brought both of these home with me

My wife's:



Mine, and me!





Done on a closed road of course...........

And my favourite, this picture is from Winton last sunday:



I like cars!!

My current fun ride
I have two sets of wheels as you can see
Keeps people guessing a bit!

Grille shell has been replaced witha chromed one after a minor misghap with a jack in the shed

Chris

^ WOW, bloody gorgeous!

RS2000 wrote:And my favourite, this picture is from Winton last sunday:



I like cars!!

Now that looks like more fun than model building! Are you in a club? What was the event?

RS2000 wrote:^ WOW, bloody gorgeous!

I'll second that - I may have to build a model of your car I like it so much!

Bryce wrote:

Now that looks like more fun than model building! Are you in a club? What was the event?

It's more fun alright!!! I'm in the R.S Owner's Club of Victoria (RSOCVIC), mostly for RS Escorts but also other stuff, pretty much any small ford. Tha event was the
BP Midland / Pedders No Bull Sprint Series, Round 2 at Winton. It's an AASA event (not CAMS).

I thoroughly recommend getting to a track day or two, great fun, even better with mates.

cdansie wrote:Grille shell has been replaced witha chromed one after a minor misghap with a jack in the shed.

If I were you Chris, I wouldn't let jack back in the shed.

I like this version best, reckon it should look especially good with a chrome grille shell.



I also have two sests of wheels for my '33 and 3 wheel cap options for the steelies, coz a change is as good a s a holiday.

RS2000 wrote:I thoroughly recommend getting to a track day or two, great fun, even better with mates.

Totally agree, every car guy needs to do it on a regular basis. Good for the soul.

RS2000 wrote:

Bryce wrote:

Now that looks like more fun than model building! Are you in a club? What was the event?

It's more fun alright!!! I'm in the R.S Owner's Club of Victoria (RSOCVIC), mostly for RS Escorts but also other stuff, pretty much any small ford. Tha event was the
BP Midland / Pedders No Bull Sprint Series, Round 2 at Winton. It's an AASA event (not CAMS).

I thoroughly recommend getting to a track day or two, great fun, even better with mates.

Yeah it is great fun. I haven't done it for a while. Last outing was at Sandown in 2004 and it ended badly with an oil slick and an armco railing. I believe an Escort was to blame that day funnily enough... Are Chargers welcome in your club? Here's a couple of photos of my old girl in action:

Bryce wrote:

Yeah it is great fun. I haven't done it for a while. Last outing was at Sandown in 2004 and it ended badly with an oil slick and an armco railing. I believe an Escort was to blame that day funnily enough... Are Chargers welcome in your club? Here's a couple of photos of my old girl in action:

I think I was there that day at Winton ^^above! You had a spin that day too right? I had a spin there that day as well, I was driving my dark green Peugeot 205GTi then. It might be in one of your pictures, because we ran some same sessions that day, I have a photo somewhere with both our cars in it!

We welcome all small ford enthusiasts in our club, you dont have to own one to be an enthusiast!!

RS2000 wrote:

Bryce wrote:

Yeah it is great fun. I haven't done it for a while. Last outing was at Sandown in 2004 and it ended badly with an oil slick and an armco railing. I believe an Escort was to blame that day funnily enough... Are Chargers welcome in your club? Here's a couple of photos of my old girl in action:

I think I was there that day at Winton ^^above! You had a spin that day too right? I had a spin there that day as well, I was driving my dark green Peugeot 205GTi then. It might be in one of your pictures, because we ran some same sessions that day, I have a photo somewhere with both our cars in it!

We welcome all small ford enthusiasts in our club, you dont have to own one to be an enthusiast!!

Is that you at the front of this grid shot? What a small world. I've often said it's hard to be anonymous in a bright green Charger but this is ridiculous!


Those pesky escorts were like flies buzzing around my rotting mopar carcass!

Ha!! That's me alright, and a bunch of guys from my club in the Escorts. Small world!!!

The local fisheries inspector here in Tumut use to own an ex-Bathurst racing Escort, but sold it before he finished rebuilding it.

It's not the yellow one in the picture above is it? That's a bathurst car, but when it was bought it was in yellow paint, no livery.

Im not sure, I'll find out some more info, he also has an RS 2000 front on his shed wall for decoration!