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Fishing oz style _ Gilligan's Island _ Holden Ute

Posted by: Rum Dust N Ruckus Aug 1 2007, 02:11 AM

Guys, need your opinions..

I have an Old Holden WB Ute. I have had it for about 3 years i guess now? And it was bought as
a project, as i love the old utes!

Anyway, So far i have put about 10k into the ute and she is close to being finished,

Over the past year she has been neglected and ran out of rego, needs a paint job and
some new things, like carpet, wheels, tyres, a good tune up and well? maybe some new interior panels.

Im not sure what to do with it now.....

Its not worth alot to sell? as its an unfinished project?
I dont want to put alot more money into it?
I also not sure if im ready to part with it, and would like to see it finished and going again.

I can tak it to dads property and put a tarp over it in the shed, but yea,
I just dunno what to do??

Any advice from you older ones who have been down this road before?

Posted by: Jumpus GooDarus Aug 1 2007, 02:38 AM

Get rid of it Chadd Chadd it will only cost you money not well spent.

I've got a little Mercedes 500SL convertable sitting back @ my oldies place I let the rego run out a couple of years back when I got crook, I was going to rebuild it even had peeps knocking on the door wanting to buy it when I moved it out on the street to make way for the refit of my big boat last year.

I told them it was not for sale & know I regret saying that I know what I'm like & could see the rebuild going well over $20 k & if I had to sell it down the track I'd be losing big time so I decided to put a pair of 4 Strokes on the back of the boat instead.

Posted by: Rum Dust N Ruckus Aug 1 2007, 02:48 AM

Yea, thats what I figure, I should sell it, just gotta find a buyr

Posted by: SUMOFISHIN Aug 1 2007, 03:05 AM

HEED the warning Chad, I have an Iveco van in the yard with a motor half fitted, I have a 94 Diahatsu sedan in the yard that needs rego, I have a 93 Saab in the yard thats sold and going to Melbourne, I have a forty ft Coach in the yard that im doing some more work to at present, I have three boats in the yard 2 of them have had a deposit paid, I have Currently registered and costing a fortune the Bus , the wife's v6 Saab, the youngest Daughter's Barina, my Rodeo which I left at Nowra, the son's Rodeo , a VS Commodore, oh yeah the 99 Prado Snowy on the lawn for sale, and of course I have the 76 Corvette In the shed that I built New in 84 and never finished, I think that there's a few other unfinished projects around the place too, so THINK about it before you REGRET even having it around, and if the opportunity arises get rid of it, I just took a deposit on my 19ft boat Registered on a registered trailer sold it for $7000 I paid $14500 for the motor, do yourself a favour and dont waste any more money. You'll be like me and wish you hadn't.

Posted by: Smelly Aug 1 2007, 04:42 AM

Yep Chad,you have to do it for the love these days,the money's just not in it anymore.BTW is it a tonner or normal ute & is it an 8 or 6,if it is an 8 does it hav a chev or not.

I've got a little Mercedes 500SL convertable sitting back @ my oldies place I let the rego run out a couple of years back when I got crook, I was going to rebuild it even had peeps knocking on the door wanting to buy it when I moved it out on the street to make way for the refit of my big boat last year.

Hey Jumpus,that reminds me of my last Val i fixed up,just finished the respray and was belting peeps away with sticks yelling 'no,no it's not for sale'.Everytime i came outta servo someone would b standing there and i'd just say 'nup,not for sale'But a few years down the track when i wanted to sell it i had nothing but tyre kickers for 6mnths till i got the shits and sent it to me mates Property.

Sumo all that lot and no Val's mentioned,shame,shame,shame.

SMELLY

Posted by: Fed Aug 1 2007, 05:41 AM

One of my kids now owns 2 Valiants,.... I feel sick. :(

Posted by: Smelly Aug 1 2007, 07:48 AM

AAhhh been holding out on me hey FED,
U told me about one of them but not the other.I wanna know details,what year,model,donks and condition??? Let me know if they need parts or good v8 motors built as i have a few contacts for parts and a mate builds the best big block Chrysler motors go'n round,600+hp easily.

SMELLY

Posted by: kkw Aug 1 2007, 02:54 PM

This is the only Valiant I now own. A copy of the one I had for many years

Posted by: Jumpus GooDarus Aug 1 2007, 03:33 PM

Yep it's just not worth it Smelly paid a small fortune for the merc 15 odd years back it was only a weekend car personally I only averaged about 4,000 klms if that per year in it.

It's not a cheap import but Aust Compliance & if I did it up I'd only be throwing $$$ away unless I hung onto it for another 50 years

The price has dropped out of it's arse on these cars & I figured I'd get much better value buying the 4 strokes as well & Tu Right @ least I was using them & will do again now

Posted by: poly Aug 1 2007, 10:46 PM

RUM take it from someone how has been there the ute is a hole that u will keep throwing your hard earned into so get rid of it.
i would take it up to sumo's second hand yard and do a deal for that new boat of his, i have seen that red rocket of his and it's a butte

Posted by: Rum Dust N Ruckus Aug 2 2007, 01:35 AM

yea, ill do a swap with ya sumo!! ;)

Posted by: SUMOFISHIN Aug 2 2007, 02:20 AM

Hey Chad , fair swap I'll give you the wheels off the trailer for the ute and you can have the rest for about $15000 how's that sound.

Posted by: Rum Dust N Ruckus Aug 2 2007, 02:32 AM

hahaha, what boat is this sumo?

Posted by: SUMOFISHIN Aug 2 2007, 02:43 PM

THE NEW ONE GOZO