Recent content by gaz440

Awesome!!!!!

Looking great Dave!!!!

It must be a 80 model thing, the air con is def not a dealer added thing (look at the engine bay shots ^^^^). The unit under the dash is a heater/air con combined. I need to point out these cars were never sold in Australia, thus the reason for Right to left hand conversions, we drive on the...

I thought I'd post some pics of my other Mopar family. Interestingly just like Brem, I have a 440 A body and of course the Aspen. The A body is a 1971 VG Valiant Hardtop, they share the same body shells as a 1969 Dart. Our Aussie versions came powered either by 318's or the Aussie Hemi 6. I've...

Then why did the green 80 Volare that didnt have the bump hve Air con, I have the complete unit bolted in and compressor/hoses etc sitting waiting for the Aspen.

Awesome work mate. Great motivation for me to get back into mine. I love that you have a 440 A body and a F body, just like me.

There's my progress so far. It's about time I did a bit more I reckon

20 Sept 2010 I overcome a major hurdle on the Aspen last week, I discovered a soda blaster has opened up locally. I got quoted $600 to blast the hood and 2 doors about 12 months ago by another mob in Geelong. I thought bugger that I'll sand em back for that $$$$, well these new local guys did...

Really late update only 15 months later z#] I packed the car away for nearly a year, had too many things going on. travel etc. I did bring back from Canada (july 09) a few bits and pieces including a Eledebrock intake and a crane cam, lifters and timing chain tensioner This happened serveral...

25 Jan 09 Some Aussie day weekend hijinks: Well just stripping paint of the trunk lid and sanding back the RHS guard. Have removed the doors, decided I need to strip round the doors and opennings seeing as thou I did the truck lid. Slowly plodding along.

About how it looks right now:

The Volare dash painted and installed in the aspen with nice new steering wheel, thanks to the 95c US aussie dollar. Did bring over some pistons and rings for the 360 also. And the engine bay coming together:

4 Dec 09 RHS Quarter rust repairs, using repair sections cut from the Volare:

4 Dec 08 Long time between updates, just some pics of whats been happen on Aspen since last update. The Volare has gone to mopar heaven, stripped of every piece, floor pan, chassis rails everything: