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Aussie Pinball Forums => General Discussion => General Pinball Discussion => Topic started by: markc on September 05, 2008, 09:06:52 PM
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as most you know me I see the smiles on faces all the time and people getting a new toy or their first or tenth pinball
well I want a toy
so you see I just brought a 1971 HG windowless factory V8 253 pvan I have just gotten a RWC done and will be driving it as of next week HOPEFULLY
i have already arranged for a full re spray and just brought some mags
it will be fully decked out to the HILT well hopefully
should have it done in 3 - 6 months but will be fun
this is a much better one than the other one I brought and this one is at driveable and has rego till april next year
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Yep, she's a nice old girl. She'll come up a treat.
I owned a HT Premier with Tri-matic once. Still kicking myself today for selling it.
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There you go Mark... You can RESTORE something :)
I'll show you pix of the 1961 VW Karmann Ghia I restored with my Father last year... Wait - I'll drive it to your factory one day and we can exchange notes.
There is nothing as good as taking something old, and bringing it back to its former glory. Wish we could do that to our wives eh ? :o :o
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I gotta toy too:
http://www.thistledown.com.au/nick/
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I gotta toy too:
http://www.thistledown.com.au/nick/
Serious ?
Are all pinheads car restorers as well ???
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Guilty as charged. Thrown too much money and effort into Italian rust buckets over the years. Never again...Yeah I've heard that before.
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I gotta toy too:
http://www.thistledown.com.au/nick/
Serious ?
Are all pinheads car restorers as well ???
Seems so! Love my pins, love my old cars!
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yes should be fun
i get it back monday or tuesday
then the fun starts
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Good luck with it Mark.
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I used to own a 1980 Ford Escort panelvan that i sold to make room for more pinnies!!! I spent $10'000 + doing it up from the ground up. It was beautiful.. jet black,worked 2litre engine, grey/black velour interior and it kicked but!! I even got it in to"Hot 4s & performance cars" magazine. Sadly the guy whe bought it trashed it, was heartbreaking to see it driving around with the dented front end where he lost control and ploughed it into a fence.
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I'm in the same boat...
(http://www.chucksarcade.com/images/misc/jag.jpg)
It's a 2000 jaguar XKR with a few performance enhancements ;-) The car on the other side is my old 1982 Porsche 944 that had 45k original miles when I sold it. I don't know which I love more driving like an idiot or playing pinball. The pinball is definately much more safe =)
Really cool cars btw. Nick that ride is crazy cool.
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That is sweet chuck. Nice ;D
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nice cars Guys
Chuck hope you bring one to expo for when we have a drink ...............
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It's a 2000 jaguar XKR
Aw man, that is **nice!**
Nick that ride is crazy cool.
Not as comfy as yours, but its performance enhancement is the removal of all unnecessary weight! 0-60 mph under 5 seconds - not bad for 60 bhp ;)
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Chuck hope you bring one to expo for when we have a drink ...............
I would love to bring it. There is room for luggage but not a rfm and a swe1 playfield :p
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Not as comfy as yours, but its performance enhancement is the removal of all unnecessary weight! 0-60 mph under 5 seconds - not bad for 60 bhp ;)
Woo hoo! That's mad!
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I'm in the same boat...
(http://www.chucksarcade.com/images/misc/jag.jpg)
It's a 2000 jaguar XKR with a few performance enhancements ;-) The car on the other side is my old 1982 Porsche 944 that had 45k original miles when I sold it. I don't know which I love more driving like an idiot or playing pinball. The pinball is definately much more safe =)
Really cool cars btw. Nick that ride is crazy cool.
Hey Chuck,
I love the Jaguars... my Dad has restored quite a few of them over the years, mainly the Mark 2's from the very late 60's. But I must say, that the Daimlers of that time were better.
The XKR is a dream of mine to own... so if you can, then maybe I will too some day...
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Chuck hope you bring one to expo for when we have a drink ...............
I would love to bring it. There is room for luggage but not a rfm and a swe1 playfield :p
no worries settle for a drink and a game of pinball then
mark
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hey does a faded red '83 EXA with brown interior count ?!!!....its got a microtech ecu :D
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turbo version ??
I had a black one of those MANY years ago
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yes less than std boost (6.5psi) 92kw at front wheels and a 15.2 qtr (0-100 7.9) and still get 650kms to 45 litres. i did my own porting and installed VL 55 mm throttle body and a gtst standard intercooler which is huge for me, also a T28 off a tturbo 300zx
i use it to get to work so i dont screw with it too much these days...
now my old datto 1600 with a T3 and 2 inch SU was something else...13.8sec qtr use to spin that bastard round to 8500! hehe no intercooler and 14 PSI...had to escape from some ethnics one night in their daddys statesman...they were throwing tomatoes at me? :P
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lots of old cars hey Nuggy
well i picked up my Van today and runs like a dream
now to start on teh body ...
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I love the old cars, I have 3 at the moment.
1965 Dodge Phoenix:
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t223/felixthadog/Dodge_Phoenix.jpg)
1978 Holden HZ Premier:
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t223/felixthadog/HZ_Premier.jpg)
1968 Chevrolet Camaro RS/SS:
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t223/felixthadog/Camaro/Camaro_001.jpg)
Matt
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Love the Dodge. Always been a Mopar man. Dad used to work at a Chrysler dealership here in Adelaide. Still remember the days when he used to come home from work with a different variety of Chrysler every day. Charger one day, Regal the next...etc.
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I gotta toy too:
http://www.thistledown.com.au/nick/
Looks great Nick!
I have a 1977 LX SS Torana, it was my first car, I have owned it since I was 17
(http://vsmr.net/albums/non-motard/Torana1.jpg)
(http://vsmr.net/albums/non-motard/Torana2.jpg)
Good luck with your restoration Mark!
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some nice cars here
thanks guys
yes starting some work .. slowly
runing like a dream now can now keep up with duckie and the boys after friday night daytona
a little slow off the mark but can not bad at 100 miles an hour
and you better get out of my way cause I dont stop to quick at that pace.
now to pick up some nice wheels and re trim the seat .
hopefully the body work will start soon too
mark
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some nice cars here
thanks guys
yes starting some work .. slowly
runing like a dream now can now keep up with duckie and the boys after friday night daytona
a little slow off the mark but can not bad at 100 miles an hour
and you better get out of my way cause I dont stop to quick at that pace.
now to pick up some nice wheels and re trim the seat .
hopefully the body work will start soon too
mark
Mark - Start up a "Resto" thread ;)
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http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380064668434
very happy to get this
another sold tonight for 400 and no flutes
another on 700odd
now to pick it up
got new sports steering wheel today too
now to get monaro guards .....
found 2 in tassie very cheap had freight ..
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got new sports steering wheel today too
How is the new steering wheel? :P
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got new sports steering wheel today too
How is the new steering wheel? :P
ask Tim >:( >:( >:(
I just hope I can get it back tomorrow to drive it
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I love the old cars, I have 2 at the moment and plan to add a 67-69 Camaro in the near future.
1965 Dodge Phoenix
1978 Holden HZ Premier:
Matt
Hey Matt, I didn't know you had an HZ... I've wanted one of those as a 1 tonne ute for years!
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I love the old cars, I have 2 at the moment and plan to add a 67-69 Camaro in the near future.
1965 Dodge Phoenix
1978 Holden HZ Premier:
Matt
Hey Matt, I didn't know you had an HZ... I've wanted one of those as a 1 tonne ute for years!
Hmmm I thought you saw it last time you were at my place, it's normally in the garage but I think it was parked on the street that day. Oh well, you are more than welcome to take a look at it next time you are over :)
Matt
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mark nice van,are you going to put the love windows in and red felt carpet in the back of it like the old days. ::)
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mark nice van,are you going to put the love windows in and red felt carpet in the back of it like the old days. ::)
A Shagin Wagin
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mark nice van,are you going to put the love windows in and red felt carpet in the back of it like the old days. ::)
A Shagin Wagin
Need the mirrors stuck to the roof too!
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mark nice van,are you going to put the love windows in and red felt carpet in the back of it like the old days. ::)
A Shagin Wagin
can supply pictures of it in USE if you like .........
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can supply pictures of it in USE if you like .........
Um, no thanks!
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mark nice van,are you going to put the love windows in and red felt carpet in the back of it like the old days. ::)
A Shagin Wagin
can supply pictures of it in USE if you like .........
shit, and here i am thinking some sort of expresso machine mounted on the tailgate @.@
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mark nice van,are you going to put the love windows in and red felt carpet in the back of it like the old days. ::)
A Shagin Wagin
can supply pictures of it in USE if you like .........
shit, and here i am thinking some sort of expresso machine mounted on the tailgate @.@
can we keep one of my threads on the topic for once and not on coffee
always someone has to bring up coffee ..................
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always someone has to bring up coffee ..................
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Yeah, usually a few minutes after drinking yours - they do bring it up! *)*
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hhahahhaha
hey Nick mate can you check your AFM playfield for me
can you check the rule the universe , whats the colour of the text ?
thanks
mark
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hhahahhaha
hey Nick mate can you check your AFM playfield for me
can you check the rule the universe , whats the colour of the text ?
thanks
mark
Blak with white outlining on the repro field - same style as used on the "Jackpot" inserts. On the original it is just white. Not sure why the change, the original looked better IMO.
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We need a "Hijacked Thread" emoticon :D
It's gone from Mark's Car to Coffee to an AFM playfield !
Why is there a difference between the original and repro ?
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Why is there a difference between the original and repro ?
Good question - the repro version looks crap, but it's such a small issue not worth worrying about. The plain white works better when RTU is lit, not that you get to see that insert lit all that often!
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Who produced the playfield ?
I didn't even know it was made !
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Williams licensee, not Gene though. They were **made** by a fellow named Mirco in Germany, and I bought and brought mine in privately direct from Mirco.
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yes not happy as its NOT THE SAME
wish i had been told its not a prefect copy
why would you make them like this
who copied it WRONG
not like the text wasnt used elsewhere on the playfield.....
I guess you can now tell if someone has put a new playfield in .
the same company is doing other playfields too ?
such a simple mistake
maybe the mods can make this a thread on tis own
shit I hijacked my own thread....
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yes not happy as its NOT THE SAME
wish i had been told its not a prefect copy
why would you make them like this
who copied it WRONG
not like the text wasnt used elsewhere on the playfield.....
I guess you can now tell if someone has put a new playfield in .
the same company is doing other playfields too ?
such a simple mistake
maybe the mods can make this a thread on tis own
shit I hijacked my own thread....
Please let me re-hijack it #*#
We still grabbing a beer after the chat at expo Mark? There might be a few people joining us =)
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i knew the truth would prevail eventually, just 'dont' grab a coffee chuck if marks making !!!! <.>
sounds like interesting time, f**k i should be there !
*%*
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yes not happy as its NOT THE SAME
wish i had been told its not a prefect copy
why would you make them like this
who copied it WRONG
not like the text wasnt used elsewhere on the playfield.....
I guess you can now tell if someone has put a new playfield in .
the same company is doing other playfields too ?
such a simple mistake
maybe the mods can make this a thread on tis own
shit I hijacked my own thread....
Please let me re-hijack it #*#
We still grabbing a beer after the chat at expo Mark? There might be a few people joining us =)
one beer ????????????????
I look forward to it
leaving in 7 hours
cya there
mark