autObarn Traralgon Display car build thread

[hakhawk]

told boss about the bmw, so he's kindly offered me the lend of his sons old car(they bought him a vs lexcen wagon for xmas to replace this), he sorted out insuarance for the next month, and i get to drive to work everyday instead of bumming lifts

198?(cbf looking) vk wagon
202 carby
auto
gas equipped
boat suspension
barb wire steering wheel cover
double pump shotgun action drivers door handle
no stereo(might have to round up something from work to stick in there for now, might go insane without some sort of music)

all i have to do is not crash it, fill it with gas and keep an eye on the vitals.

snapped a couple pics when i got home

[DANNY8]

Wat a beast!

Where bouts ya from and is ya boss lookin to sell it afterwards? If so do ya know how much he's after for it?

[hakhawk]

Wat a beast!

Where bouts ya from and is ya boss lookin to sell it afterwards? If so do ya know how much he's after for it?

im in vic, an hour east of melbourne. not sure if hes selling it, but if you're willing to go the distance, i'll let him know.

[Reaper]

Never seen one of them with factory cruise before. Only ever on Calais.

Reaper

[DANNY8]

im in vic, an hour east of melbourne. not sure if hes selling it, but if you're willing to go the distance, i'll let him know.

Nah bit too far.

[Jesterarts]

You've boss is a pretty good bloke then.

You can tell him "Jesterarts, says you're alright." *Double Thumbs Up*

[thedeadwalk]

You've boss is a pretty good bloke then.

You can tell him "Jesterarts, says you're alright." *Double Thumbs Up*

lol

[VKCOMMO]

for some reason i remember you not having a licence, or did you get it back??

[hakhawk]

for some reason i remember you not having a licence, or did you get it back??

lol, that was like 2 years ago

[VKCOMMO]

lol, that was like 2 years ago

shows how on the ball i am, i havent even been on here for 2 years...

[VKCOMMO]

might have to round up something from work to stick in there for now, might go insane without some sort of music

You could use one of these new fangled gadgets:




You can use them for anything:

[hakhawk]

lol. havent put a headunit in it yet, and so far im ok.

i can now open the door most of the time first go, and i fixed a couple of vacuum leaks, now it actually tries to move on the highway

[VKCOMMO]

lol. havent put a headunit in it yet, and so far im ok.

i can now open the door most of the time first go, and i fixed a couple of vacuum leaks, now it actually tries to move on the highway

Whats it top out at??? (speed wise)

[hakhawk]

Whats it top out at??? (speed wise)

ive had it to about 115, sorry, not my car and dont want to lose my licence.... again

[DanielGreen]

Can we get a pic of the door handles
double pump shotgun action drivers door handle
or is that a joke

[hakhawk]

Can we get a pic of the door handles
double pump shotgun action drivers door handle
or is that a joke

its a joke, lol.

the handles and door hinges are worn enough that you either need to kinda lift the door by the handle when you open it, or open the handle twice before itll actually unlatch from the car. common problem i told

[DanielGreen]

its a joke, lol.

the handles and door hinges are worn enough that you either need to kinda lift the door by the handle when you open it, or open the handle twice before itll actually unlatch from the car. common problem i told

lol ahh i see well i guess if someone wanted to steal the car it makes it just that little bit harder

[VKCOMMO]

its a joke, lol.

the handles and door hinges are worn enough that you either need to kinda lift the door by the handle when you open it, or open the handle twice before itll actually unlatch from the car. common problem i told

my passenger door has one of those

ive had it to about 115, sorry, not my car and dont want to lose my licence.... again

when i first got my vk moved out to my farm my dad took it out and got it to 170 which i thought was amazing from that little 202.

[hakhawk]

well, i no longer have the vk, since the bmws on the road again, but im going to turn this into a build log for the vk. its now becoming the new display car for work. the boss wants to make it ratrod sorta spec, like the one done on street commodores, im going to try and keep it a bit different to that though

we're getting a bunch of sponsors on board, and are going to go mostly all out without going over the top

so i started stripping the interior out of it today, to get it ready for a full audio install(becoming a 2 seater, so no back seat or opening back doors), and started modifying the front doors for shaved doors. also stripping any bolt ons off the car so it can get painted next week hopefully.

anyone in vic got a donut tank for sale? need to piss off the gas tank. we have ideas to incorporate it, but i would rather it gone.



drivers side door handle thingo done(needs minor adjustments, but want it done so handles can get welded up before paint). will be putting remote actuators in to open the doors aswell.



shaving the wiper and washer, and tailgate handle, will add popper and stronger struts to open it

[sweefu]

I like where this is going.. will keep an eye on it for sure.

[Wombles]

Your projects are always interesting man. Love to see this one progress.

[hakhawk]

so got some more done today, in between jobs.

got the passenger side door puller thing done

painted the drivers side door jambs





the tailgate area and inside tailgate



and around the bonnet(no pics)

if i dont get to do the rest tomorrow, workmate will hopefully do the friday, so it can goto painter monday. just gotta see if he's gonna weld the holes too, if not im dragging the welder to work

[old mate]

i cant wait to see this finished.

[vk.jonno]

i want to see it
what autobarn is it??

[old mate]

traralgon mate, the best autobarn haha