My New toy! Not a bike.

[Fish]

Just picked this up,
http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb401/MrFishimus/Statesman/number1.jpg
Been wanting one for ages (15 odd years)!
http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb401/MrFishimus/Statesman/IMAG0416.jpg
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:
http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb401/MrFishimus/Statesman/IMAG0417.jpg
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!

[BANDITROD]

i could lend you a .308 rifle so you go all wolf creek on everyone arse if you like mate lol

[ALBI]

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 !!!!!

[BANDITROD]

oh and happy bday mate

[nemo]

fookin ripper! my first car was a hj.. stil kick myself for gettin rid of it.

[K6Thou]

Nice work Fish !!!! Always wanted an early statesman, even more so after I drove a WB my olds had years ago....

[RevHead]

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

[K6Thou]

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

Pete the first thing you should have noticed is the ford wheels......

[Fish]

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.

[latheboy]

You need to cut a ring off the front springs, space up the bonnet on the hinges too .... oldschool styleee

[Tomac]

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.

[RevHead]

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
1784all i did was build the whole car it 14 days

[ALBI]

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

[80s freak]

'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.
1785

[Gix11]

Looks like a leather coating in the photo rather than paint!

[Fish]

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.

[Mishdog20]

Hahaha lol Rod...nothin like rainwater from the Topend...Classic movie.

[Tony Nitrous]

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.

[Tony Nitrous]

Hey Si, yeah the paint is really odd.
I'm almost thinking of trying to recreate it a little more consistantly.

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.

[Bob]

Nice one fisho, makes me miss my HJ.

[Weaselman]

1801

My old bitch with a tunnell ram 308 and holley 650's

[nemo]

Not the kingswood!

[Weaselman]

Leave your money on the fridge wog ;)

[nemo]

ya couldnt put a show likethat on telly now, to politically un correct, would upset too many people. bloody good fer a laugh though.

[BANDITROD]

hell yes it was

[Fish]

We're not taking the bloody kingswood! I just polished the dipstick.

[Jed]

Not the Kingswood - I've just shampood the mudflaps

[Watto]

Not the kingswood - I've just gladwrapped the towball

[Fish]

Good to see so many lovers of old metal, and kingswood country.

[Watto]

Guess we can't forget neville the 1 legged aboriginal :D

[xa-mont]

FORDS ARE BETTER!!!

First car (still got.. still sitting like this):http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c287/xacoupe/My%20XA%20Coupe/DSC00605.jpg

Third car (sold):http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c287/xacoupe/My%20XB%20Falcon/N95-pic-467.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c287/xacoupe/My%20XB%20Falcon/th_N95-vid-008.jpg (http://s29.photobucket.com/albums/c287/xacoupe/My%20XB%20Falcon/?action=view&current=N95-vid-008.mp4)

Fifth car (still got a drive daily):http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c287/xacoupe/My%20XC%20Ute/IMAG0256.jpg

[nemo]

ride bike daily, use ute tobuild coupe. do now. :D

[K6Thou]

ride bike daily, use ute tobuild coupe. do now. :D

Why put an XC front on an XA ????

[Weaselman]

My first car was an XC coupe. Died from a massive amount of rustitis

[K6Thou]

My first car was an XC coupe. Died from a massive amount of rustitis
Funny thing... A mate of a mate has an XB hardtop with an engine in it from the mustang funny car he also owns, 429 I believe..... the bogans in their rexs' don't have a clue when he pulls up next to them at the lights....:p

[Weaselman]

I liked it but ive never had good luck with fords. My XD S Pak was the best one I had. Banditrod wound up that one

[336LJ]

1809

Itching to get this piece of cunt back on the road again. sold all my stuff including the HQ prem, and mint VK, all bikes except 1 - should be good only having ONE car sitting around not finished and reminding me im lazy, instead of 10 or something.

[Weaselman]

Tell that to Banditrod

[Tomac]

I collected a bunch of HQ coupe parts in the early 90s including 2 compleat doors, about 2 years ago I put the bare door skins on egay starting at 99c, the drivers whent for $1600 & the passenger whent for $800. Not bad if you consider that I paid about 1k for my intire collection of coupe parts.