My New toy! Not a bike.
Just picked this up,
Been wanting one for ages (15 odd years)!
77 HX statesman, 308 V8 with a TH400. Lots of work to do but Yee Haa!
Had been sitting for a few years. stuck a new battery in and she goes. Paint is a bit funny though. Was repainted in the 90s sometime and it has now done this:
Weird thing is that it's all under the clear coat. to run your hand over it it's smooth as a babies.
Off to the shed!
i could lend you a .308 rifle so you go all wolf creek on everyone arse if you like mate lol
Glenn Eason drinks and smokes and lends his arse to other blokes
mate its a bomb waiting to go off,and its a snot box!!!!!
just to be sure ill take it off ur hands for a few bucks so you dont have to deal with it !!!!!
oh and happy bday mate
Glenn Eason drinks and smokes and lends his arse to other blokes
fookin ripper! my first car was a hj.. stil kick myself for gettin rid of it.
Nice work Fish !!!! Always wanted an early statesman, even more so after I drove a WB my olds had years ago....
good score ,oh the RH headlight surround is around the wrong way ,the left one is correct, the reason the paint looks and feels this way is ,bc the genious that painted it thought he,d mix alittle colour in with the clear ,it cracks up everytime,but feels smooth, air cleaner also facing the wrong side of the engina bay as well ,good base for a cruiser or street bruiser,excellent stuff
Last edited by RevHead; 03-07-2012 at 08:23 PM.
Pete the first thing you should have noticed is the ford wheels......Originally Posted by RevHead
Thanks Rod, 308 rem 700 is on my shopping list. Mwahahaha. Hey ALBI thanks for the offer mate but I would hate to give another member my problems. Pete, the light surround is all cool, it's just the shit phone pics makes it look unco. I know the paint is fucked but I lind of like the effect.
You need to cut a ring off the front springs, space up the bonnet on the hinges too .... oldschool styleee
Thats an awsome statesman, my first 3 cars were 202 HZ,HX & a 308 HX prem. Dam I miss those cars, they just dont make em like that any more. Slap some fresh pain on & it'll be gold.
this wb stato came to me as a painted bare shell ,customers not mine great car ,um i noticed the hyundai made 12 slotters there not ford ones ,lol
all i did was build the whole car it 14 days
lol
my old man had a hq stato ,it was purple with black vynal and yellow inserts
and he called it violet crumble ,the fucker poked around it ,never opend it up tha pussy
nice score
'79 HZ caprice Apart from LPG and Towing brakes she's stock, Been in my wifes family since '81 and was given to us as a wedding present. Needs a lot of love but will get there eventually.
Looks like a leather coating in the photo rather than paint!
Hey 80's Freak that HZ looks tidy as. I've never really liked the WB series. It's a little bland to me. I think Statos need more love in general though. Hey Si, yeah the paint is really odd. I'm almost thinking of trying to recreate it a little more consistantly.
Hahaha lol Rod...nothin like rainwater from the Topend...Classic movie.
I have no idea WHAt the car is,
but it looks like it could be interesting.
Paint wouldnt bother me,
Leave the looks, and build a monster underneath.
Not sure how, but I know it can be done.
Carl from West Coast Imports in the UK did it on a black / orange XJR,
came out like crazy paving, had a sort of Volcaneo lava look to it.
Nice one fisho, makes me miss my HJ.
Ladies and Gentelmen, take my advise. "Pull down your pants and slide on the ice."
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