Hi guys

db · Post by db » Fri Jan 16, 09 10:48 am

Mornin!

latil · Post by **latil** » Fri Jan 16, 09 10:50 am

Welcome

Another nice Americstralian car

68valiant · Post by **68valiant** » Fri Jan 16, 09 11:09 am

Dave999 wrote:
think that was on Ebay last year.

Dave

Yep, that was me who bought it.
In all honesty I probably paid too much but I've always wanted a VE.

68valiant · Post by **68valiant** » Fri Jan 16, 09 11:15 am

Stu wrote:Sweet!

Take it you know the (Ex ) Brisbane Taxi if you've been here a few years? Would be quite cool to see Kiwi Cabs about. Nice looking motor you got there.

I have heard of the Brisbane taxi, It's a black VC with a big block isn't it?
Don't really know much about the UK mopar scene, hence joining this.

68valiant · Post by **68valiant** » Fri Jan 16, 09 11:24 am

RTAuto wrote:WELCOME Simon, & 1 vote for the KIWI KAB, a lot to live upto after the Brisbane Taxi.

25th at the Ace Cafe hope to see you & the Kab

Won't be there unfortunately, got a wee bit of work to do to get her back on the road.
namely,
buy and fit new trans cooler,
fit rad hoses, thermostat housing, overflow bottle,
Sort out rear suspension (tyres touch leaf springs when cornering, Bushes?)
driveshaft or diff? wobble at speed
New auto choke or convert to manual choke.
Accelerator pump not working properly.

So nothing too major, but will take me a while as I dont have much spare time.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Fri Jan 16, 09 11:40 am

68valiant wrote: I have heard of the Brisbane taxi, It's a black VC with a big block isn't it?
Don't really know much about the UK mopar scene, hence joining this.

It don't exist any more. It wouldn't sell so got cut up for spares. Was 318 and NOS powered. Ran 11s.

Stu · Post by **Stu** » Fri Jan 16, 09 1:20 pm

http://www.moparuk.com/forums/garage.ph ... cle&CID=25

The Brisbane Taxi! (R.I.P.)

1 very uncareful owner, cut to pieces but still refused to fit into suitcase for a long holiday to Aus.

Few bits of it currently residing in various garages around the country.

Got any more detailed photo's of your Valiant?

Charger · Post by **Charger** » Fri Jan 16, 09 2:12 pm

hello there from yet another Simon

, great looking car

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Jan 16, 09 6:39 pm

Hi

Nice looking car, great to see another aussie car in the club.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Jan 16, 09 7:55 pm

The Taxi was 'hung , drawn & quartered' , a peice in every corner of britain.

Kev don't look nothing like Mel Gibson though.

R.RUNNER · Post by **R.RUNNER** » Fri Jan 16, 09 8:40 pm

the dodge · Post by **the dodge** » Fri Jan 16, 09 8:41 pm

R.RUNNER wrote:

thats the mma version of the "yellow bullet" newbie video only shorter!!

bruvmopar · Post by **bruvmopar** » Fri Jan 16, 09 9:00 pm

Welcome Aboard Simon.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Jan 16, 09 9:08 pm

Simon,

Check your wheels for balance first.

I spoke to a guy from Yorkshire 2 years ago who was ebaying a perfectly serviceable original VE Valiant that he had bought slapped some stupid green paint and black stripes on and had the hubs redrilled so he could fit a set of corroded and horrible unilug wheels he found at a swap meet!

Looks suspiciously like yours!

My money is on a bad job of redrilling the lugs.

That car has an awful lot of potential and is a good solid base. If you paid anything like what the original seller was asking me then you definately paid too much IMO?

But then at the time I posted a big rant on here about ebay 'restoration' cars! And it was mostly as a result of that conversation with that seller.

My guess is since you joined our noble cause that you are not the next in a line of ebay speculators to have bought another Aussie car to be resold as a 'completely restored' (meaning knackered) 'awsome muscle car' (meaning 2bbl 318).

If there is any help I any offer you, just ask.