Wanted WB Statesman Front Bumper

[ozbox]

Both are $450 complete. Both are apparently like new. Still more that id want to pay for one :knockout:

when you are doing a show car money is no object..if your doing a shitter then it has to be cheap..even doing something in between will still cost if you are trying to do something that is popular and is like hens teeth..

consider this to do a show bar from a wb caprice starting with nothing..

core unit..(bar to suit reco bare)..$100.
triple chrome reco to show standard no flaws whatsoever..$750 plus freight to and from melbourne..add say $50..(you can get a bar recoed for between $450 and $550 but ill bet my left nut it will still have linish marks in it)
second hand bar brackets..$50 plus paint or powdercoat..
bolt kit from rares..$35.
bar rubbers....i had nos ones and was getting $220 per corner..second hand mint are still $125 if you can find them.
bar centre plate holder...$125 if its pitted..will cost $250 to restore plus freight to melbourne and back..another 30 bucks...or $350 for mint second hand..
reality in restorations are a bitch....so $450 to $750 for a mint show type bar is cheap...mind you mint in my eyes is just that coz i do this for a living..and i am super fussy....
so the total for those that dont add up well is around $1500

[Rolla]

when you are doing a show car money is no object..if your doing a shitter then it has to be cheap..even doing something in between will still cost if you are trying to do something that is popular and is like hens teeth...

That's why you wait and find the right car to restore - one that is complete. Saves you a lot of time and money and makes the rebuild a lot easier.

[ozbox]

That's why you wait and find the right car to restore - one that is complete. Saves you a lot of time and money and makes the rebuild a lot easier.

sort of right rolla...what you do is buy cars that have had a mass amount spent on them to a show standard but far outwieghs the value of the vehicle and then you buy them cheaper if you can..buying a restorer thats complete will save you money but you still need to restore it to a show standard or extremely tidy standard....its a catch 22...ask anyone that has done a resto and if you get an honest answer you will find there is a lot of dollars spent..
my wb injected van has had 40k spent before i bought it..over 10k was the running gear...i paid more than the running gear value and ive still spent some more again and i had it valued and accepted the value of 25k for insurance so really its worth somewhere up to that 25k insured value..it is for sale at just under that figure negotiable..

[Nearly]

There was a set of the magnum rims off a statesman advertised recently on the net (aussie v8?)about $800 I think. I was tempted for my WB but the SLE type alloys on it now are more authentic,the magnum rims would make a few do a double take if you drove by though.

[adam perth]

There was a set of the magnum rims off a statesman advertised recently on the net (aussie v8?)about $800 I think. I was tempted for my WB but the SLE type alloys on it now are more authentic,the magnum rims would make a few do a double take if you drove by though.

the magnums had momo polaris rims..i am off to aussie v8 to have a look, i have a WB deville that i am trying to make into a magnum clone..

[commodorenut]

Magnums also had the 15 x 7" Aero wheels available after they were released on the VK.
The WB versions are different to the Commodore ones - they've got the right WB 4.75" PCD, and the offset is different too (more meat on the back of them, around the hub area).

[Nearly]

Yep they were definately 15'' aero's correct offset as the guy was saying they were bought, but wrong for his commodore and thought of machining them down (possible??).
Funny about the difference in wheels, the sle ones on my wb are correct offset 14'' but On separate occasions to 2 different tyre services I have had the blokes launch into a speel on commodore rims being wrong / dangerous for my car (until I have set them straight).