Yeh, I know what you mean, but I'm pretty sure it's NOT monaro or anything. Fairly certain its just kingswood. Coz I've seen both types..........monaro/gts dashes are the round gauge ones. hmm, might have to look into this one. I'll ask on the aussieV8 forums. a grand!!!! bargain! And the twelve slotters aren't that bad........and I like those trays. Umm, can I ask how long your tray is..........not sure if its the long one or the normal one. If it's the long one, I might grab the sides (or one of em) off you when you take em off.
nah I'll be keeping the sides in case I need to load stuff into it, plus their very stuffed :thumbsup: I'll be taking them off and leaving up the side of the house
:bang::bang::bang: ahhhhhhh i hate you even more now lol, do you work with anyone else that'll sell me one for 1g?
Nice pick up for a grand,its a HJ dash and it looks like some extra gauges have been put in it.HJ,HX,HZ Ststesman front(all the same bar the grills).Looks like you have a non working heater to.Those mirrors are gold at the moment,id take em off until you need them as they might go walk about. Shove your hand up underneath the passenger side exhaust manifold(while its cold)and you will ne able to feel the numbers 253 raised on the block. Do the lines up the bonnet match up to the ones on the panel in front of the screen?That car would have come out with a HQ style front from standard so they wouldnt match unless it has been changed.
hmm i can use your expertise coz i know nothing about it except that I wanted a carby ute to play around with !!! What makes you say the heater aint working out of curiosity? Im eyeing off some rewiring kits so I'll be re-wiring everything. Im surprised about the mirrors but yes, I will store them somewhere. Personally I dont like them, I think their too small when trying to reverse, but that might also be the size of the tray annoying me. what makes them so special anyway? The bonnet, both side guards and front bumper are all from the same car, Stato so Im being told. The photo doesnt show it too well, but it used to be purple, with the replacement panels being a charcoal grey colour. But that plenum cover (whatever their called on these cars) will probably be replaced anyway as its fairly rusty in spots. Im surprised, i had it on ebay for $1500 for a few days with no response, lots of watchers, but no response. I had the phone number and said Im ready to sell it, $1500. not one phone call, so i decided bugger it, I'll keep it, get it back on the road and go from there, but the more I read the more I think struth, I made the right decision!
Holy shyte! I'm older than that car :cry: I wasn't that far off when I said 5.0L your going to be kept very busy with this one . You can help ppl move now . I also have a pic of what your front end will look like when finished I just gotta find it, you will like! :thumbsup:
Not neccisarily. You're talking about the commercial front, they came on the commercial packs only. Most tonners probably had the kingswood front, while some had prem twin headlight fronts. (my dads one is factory fitted prem with GTS dash) Dude, if you wanna get rid of the mirrors, I'll swap you or something lol. They're GTS mirrors. And also very easy to remove I believe. So yeah, you'd wanna keep an eye on those. :thumbsup: Also, when you take the dropsides off (they just slide off and slide back on) you'll probs be able to see a lot better. Depending on how rusty your cowl panels (below front windscreen) you can either repair them, or buy replacement panels from rare spares. (think they're about 80 bux each...not too sure.) but it is a VERY common place for rust, so don't worry bout it too much. The tonners are fantastic, you can just throw anything on the back, anytime; and they'll carry it no worries. Keep us posted mate.
hey, i'm more interested in the boat in the background ... u a fisherman matt? must be a trend here, commodore's and fishin, sounds familiar
Hey you bastard! I was here first!!! :ranting: LOL, He's in Syd anyway........so no good to me unfortuneatly.
haha. Jealous. I'll just have to make do with my truck mirrors. They actually look alright anyway...they're the chrome ones but not the HUGE ones. They look ugly. have you got a my ride for yours?
Same as what i have at the mo. Not yet, lots of work to do before i get around to that (a VN will be sacrificed!!)
hehe yeh thats a whole new toy (dads toy) even needed a new car to tow it :thumbsup: But no, everytime we go out we return with no luck. Its called having NFI when it comes to it and i usually just end up in the cabin asleep, but its fun to get out on the water. If you know something about fishing perhaps you need to come out one day Well the mirrors stay either way, they look good and if not they'll come off and stay in my room But i didnt know the GTS mirrors were such a hot item :whistling so thanks guys!!! The heater hose, good spot! I see it now. Just one of the many small things that needs replacing.
The heater hose, good spot! I see it now. Just one of the many small things that needs replacing.[/QUOTE] Had a good look and thet are not GTS mirrors,just cheap looking ones. No heater hoses was a good spot,id say the heater core is gone and they couldnt be bothered fixing it. Im yet to see a one tonner with anything other than a HQ front from stock but prove me wrong and i will bow down.:thumbsup:
your probably right, I have no idea on the older stuff, so Im gonna stay away from even pretending to know, although I'll probably end up changing them anyway because I still think their too small for reversing. But thanks for the help guys, I appreciate it :thumbsup:
No worries man, I love these cars, so if I know anything to help you out, I'm happy to share. Ado - You might need to get out a bit more. Lol, nah, you see em everywhere, like check ebay, you see ORIGINAL (usually rusty and stuff) with normal fronts etc. And if you want hard proof - My dad has a 78 HZ Tonner with factory fitted Prem front. (as well as chrome trims and fittings and interior, and a GTS dash) And he's the second owner since it was 9 months old.
thanks dude are ya able to get a photo fo your dash and show me what switches are for what? my wiring is stuffed, which im about to replace, but apart from the headlight i cant identify whats supposed to be for what like where high beam goes?
