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I built a 192 cu steel cranked Holden red motor (Blue printed & balanced by Gown & Hindaugh - the same people who built Brock's Torry reds back in the day) & dropped it into my '67 X2 HR. It used to leave Bridgestone Steel Belted Radial rubber over the windcreens of 245 Pacers aka "The fastest 6...

I think the upshot is: If you own a VF2 V8 (or any potentially collectible car), don't mess with it. Classic cars of any genre are worth far more in original low Km condition than some half-arsed bastardised variant done in the name of "performance". One sure fire way to make a small fortune is...

Yep, I have shiny shiny Chev badges on mine for three reasons: 1. GM/H has sold us out so it's my own personal protest. 2. Distinguishes my ride from a cop car - it makes my local HWY events a lot more enjoyable. 3: I'm a part-time urologist and enjoy taking the piss out of narrow minded...

I regularly travel East/West and these days it takes me well over 2 hours to reach my place of work each way. Note: I don't get paid for travel time so I have to drag my sorry arse out of bed at 4:30AM to compensate for crap traffic flow. To add insult to injury, I pay Transurban a small...

Colorado = colonoscopy. Somebody find these blokes and declare an automotive Jihad. I have a small number of Essendon "bomber" jackets for sale. Please feel free to use in the name of Allah/Holden. @ thestig: Soz bud, but the real "Stig" has a GoPro cam firmly embedded his brain and wont be...

Strikes me as so funny that the people who shitbag Chev badges are either driving slo-mo antique 6 paks or don't have the 'nads to post up pics of their real Daewoo Lanos daily drive. Batter up or shut up girls.

How about if I gamble/lose all my money on the stock exchange or worse, put it in the bank at a pissant 2% taxable interest rate? Or how about if I buy a couple of investment properties and, at the stroke of a pollies pen, find it's worth nothing as both a tax advantage or investment because the...

Any biatche who's game enough to get in :yeah: There might also be 28 Ozs of Sheffield's finest drop forged steel in the shape of a claw hammer and therefore a "tool of trade" as opposed to a "concealed weapon". Very handy when you need to (ahem) "nail someone". A company paid fuel card is...

Maybe we should all replace our Holden Lions with Toyota Lexcen badges? How many 2JZs live in non-Toyota Supras? Answer: Lots. How many people install aftermarket components to their cars because the factory parts are mass produced low tolerance crap? Answer: Lots Meanwhile I reserve the right...

I think you've just described the perfect "marriage" to a tee. Lol.

What I'm saying here is: Buy a potential classic and don't mess with it. It will be worth a LOT more in the future if you can restrain yourself. I miss my '67 HR X2. I sold it for a measly $700. If the VF SII LS3 is any good - and time will tell - then it too will be worth mothballing for the...

I don't have a problem with a woman or trans-gender or hispanic or indigenous or afro or jewish or muslim or buddhist or gay or tree hugging whale watching lesbian vegan or any combination being in charge - so long as they don't forget, neglect or oppress anyone outside of their immediate...

Patience is a virtue. It's certainly not wasted. We have a ceremonial Man Cave BBQ/piss-up prior to firing it up every now and then. Done a couple of local HWY events recently - but it doesn't go "Suu-tu-tu" or "doof doof" so what's the point of impressing the CGI crowd? However it DOES go...

Nah mate - It's been driven to Bathurst as a tourer a couple of times. 1st time cost my mate his license for 3 years thanks to the local Constabulary ;) This was well before the days of impound. Took him almost that long to wipe the drool and hand prints off the bodywork - including the cops.

Worse are the owners of XX chromosomes who seem to think the road rules don't apply between the hours of 14:00 - 17:00 within a 20Km radius of a school. They believe a short skirt gives them right of way. I T-boned one a while back. Did she give me a mouthful of abuse much to the approval of the...

There's a completely different set of road rules for those with XX based chromosomes - especially between the hours of 14:00 and 17:00 within a 20Km radius of a school. The shorter the skirt, the more regular road rules don't apply. A competent driver knows this to be true.

Pink Floyd said it best: The Wall. If Trump gets in can we all have government subsidised hair transplant treatments at Ashley & Martin? I promise I will be Politically Correct the moment something in politics is actually correct.

I am so reluctant to place my personal safety and well being in the hands of present day electronics. Check out just this forum for example with the number of "glitches", "oops" and "upgrade required's". Coroner's report: "Died because of a computer glitch - Didn't upgrade to version 2.0.1.217...

What REALLY pisses me off are people that don't have the common decency to use indicators! Hey Bro - Do you know where you're going? Sure about that? Then how about letting the rest of us road users know too! There's a stick on the right hand side of the steering column designed specifically for...

Carl Williams had a gold coffin - and still couldn't take it with him. He also had "ocpeR" imprinted on the back of his scone... 40K miles on the clock included meeting a lot of decent people and enthusiasts along the way at various shows over 50 years. Can't get that from a bank paying a pissy...

"Climate change" as touted by the semi-educated "quasi scientists" is simply a way for governments to tax the air we breathe and exhale. These "scientists" get paid handsomely to spout this politically biased garbage without any real scrutiny. Don't be fooled. Example: It wasn't all that long...

Mate of mine has an original '69 HT 2 door GTS 350 Munro "Trans-Aus" with factory 4 speed in mint condition. Only has 40K miles on it. Bog stock original with zero mods - i.e. as it left the factory (heading to Bathurst - maybe?) Recently valued at $150,000+. Kept it in a sealed garage then...

Almost feel sorry for the U.S. Going from George Dubbya "the mother of all cock-ups" to the "almost black" Obama (Incidentally: If you spell his name backwards you get "Am Abo"). Just an observation so don't pull the tired old "racist bigot" card on me. Next U.S. president - Ronald McDonald...

Value for money?: Never mentioned politician's pay rates. I'm talking about taxes collected vs positive outcomes for every dollar taxed - for everyone. Accountability?: Elections certainly don't bring politicians to account. What? Got voted out? - big deal! Still on the gravy train for life...

My MY12 VE SS wagon does exactly the same thing - until I learned to unload torque at slow speed. This means, as previously suggested, to make sure you're fully off the loud pedal just prior to using the clutch. Matching RPM to speed in essence. This will unload the drivetrain when you get it...

Agree. If the rear spoiler has a brake light, it must function. If the spoiler doesn't have a brake light, it must not impede the view of the parcel shelf brake light. Betcha she pulled the old trusty "hoist the skirt up and smile" routine to dodge the fine! :spot on:

Democracy - I have my doubts! Let's see if I have this whole democracy concept straight: In a democracy, at least theoretically, the average punter (i.e. YOU) has the opportunity to vote for their preferred political party at election time. The basic idea is to elect a group of like-minded...

I decided to change the badging on mine to a bowtie when GM-Holden announced they were shutting down production here in Aus. for good. I've always been a loyal Holden man from my 1st car '67 HR X2, HK Monaro, HQ 308 Premier wagon etc. and have partied at Bathurst under a red flag 1/2 dozen...

In short - yes. Everyone wants their 15 seconds of fame, including whining wankers on pushbikes trying to be "controversial" as in the video above.

Nice ride, however it appears they put the steering wheel on the wrong side!!! :whistling To all those who whinge about Chev bowties on our Chev-powered Holdens: Now you know why we do it. It's a "hands-across-the-water" kinda thing.

Gentlemen, it's ALL about INSURANCE and lawsuits. If you happen to manufacture ANYTHING and go to the considerable trouble and expense of getting it professionally and accurately tested to comply with whatever standards are required, then you, as a manufacturer have a legal "out" if the consumer...

Unfortunately the loony greens won't let us dam any more rivers to produce electricity. They don't like wind turbines either. Might hurt some obscure alleged "endangered" breed of parrot. Coal seem gas - big no no. Thermodynamic? Not available in this country for any worthwhile commercial energy...

Australian mass shooting perpetrators since Colonisation in 1788: Julian Knight: 1987, Melbourne - 7 dead, 19 injured. Ivan Milat: 1992-1993, Belanglo State Forest - 1 only was death by gunshot. Martin Bryant: 1996, Port Arthur - 35 dead, 23 injured. Prior to and post the above, pretty much...

You misundertood me Forg. Fossil fuel is and should be going the same way as the dinosaurs - fossilised. Electric vehicles (or vehicles powered by combustible fuels produced by electricity) are the only viable future as far as personal transportation is concerned. Therefore I'm talking about...

We have very simple gun laws in Australia: You can't have one for self defense purposes. However, if you happen to be woken up in the middle of the night by a group of individuals wishing to relieve you of your life and/or personal belongings you can: Download and print a Firearm Application...

Don't forget our three layers of gumbymint - Federal, State and local Council. All of which have their greedy and largely unaccountable hands deep in our pockets - for not much in return. Worse still, it's enshrined in highly questionable laws created by and enforced by very questionable...

Internal combustion, poppet valves, con-rods, crankshafts, camshafts, valve trains, ignition, cooling, oiling - each and every one saps precious horsepower. Way too many friction inducing and heat creating moving parts. Surely we can progress from Mr Daimler's original four stroke idea from the...

Recently been playing with some fairly extreme brushless electric motors and LiPo power cells in various RC craft (12S for those that know). I can honestly say that the internal combustion engine is about to be superseded. 50,000+ RPM, 6Kw, 44V @ 300A - and it's just a toy! I used to play with...

How I miss the old days of carbies and distributors! A "laptop" was a dance involving some skank for $50 in a Gentleman's club. A sensor was a Gumbymint official who banned porno for a living. Forged pistons weren't actually cheap Chinese knock-off forgeries. A cat converter involved my...

As per topic: The next time a few heavily armed brain dead radicalised Islamic extremists decide to inflict their views and opinions upon me, I too will simply get up and walk out. Yep.. At great risk of offending piss-ant minority groups who bite the hand that feeds and fail to adapt to their...