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    Quote Originally Posted by Alien DNA View Post
    Wouldnt it be wonderful to have a HQ Sandman keep up with most cars on the road around corners and straight line speed
    Been there, done that (1994) HQ Van 454, TH400, 9" - and it was great. Until your stuck in Western Sydney traffic at 45°. Also when your paying the fuel bills.

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    Plus the stupidity that goes on with idiots carrying on about correct this and that, looking at dates codes on wingnuts etc
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    This way the idiots will leave it alone and go annoy someone else.
    Hmm, sound familiar to anybody?

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    He's had enough about all the forensic stupidity, and is probably going to pull the XU-1 engine and M20 out and wrap it up on a pallet, and put a 308 and M21 into it. This way the idiots will leave it alone and go annoy someone else.
    Been there and done that also 1990. 9/71 Bathurst LC with Rammed 308 with Manualised Powerglide, 9" etc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Innuendo View Post
    Been there, done that (1994) HQ Van 454, TH400, 9" - and it was great. Until your stuck in Western Sydney traffic at 45°. Also when your paying the fuel bills.

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    Any more pics of the old girl Innuendo?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alien DNA View Post
    Any more pics of the old girl Innuendo?
    Mate, not many survive. I wasn't much into taking photos (pre-digital) so I reply on others who shot photos of my older cars.
    Even that one is before the windscreen blackouts and a few little mods. I wish I had more, but I have plenty of memories.

    Like the day I took on a VL Walky on The Great Western Hwy at Toongabbie. Put a couple of car lengths on him from a standing green light start. I had to turn into John L Peirce truck yard to collect 44 Gallon drums of Pennzoil (Three at a time in the HQ) and before entering the yard I had to go to the servo to pump up the air shocks to 130psi so I could carry it home to the 'gong. The Walky pulled in behind me, said f*ck me what's in that? To which I answered, tickled up 253 with a trick Tri-matic. Bullsh*t was his answer as he lent down and seen the 4½" custom 4 into 1 collectors....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Innuendo View Post
    Mate, not many survive. I wasn't much into taking photos (pre-digital) so I reply on others who shot photos of my older cars.
    Even that one is before the windscreen blackouts and a few little mods. I wish I had more, but I have plenty of memories.

    Like the day I took on a VL Walky on The Great Western Hwy at Toongabbie. Put a couple of car lengths on him from a standing green light start. I had to turn into John L Peirce truck yard to collect 44 Gallon drums of Pennzoil (Three at a time in the HQ) and before entering the yard I had to go to the servo to pump up the air shocks to 130psi so I could carry it home to the 'gong. The Walky pulled in behind me, said f*ck me what's in that? To which I answered, tickled up 253 with a trick Tri-matic. Bullsh*t was his answer as he lent down and seen the 4½" custom 4 into 1 collectors....

    Great days!
    excellent, my mate had a HD prem with a 307 in it with 186 badges on it ..good times

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    nice taste in HQ Innuendo
    BQZ

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alien DNA View Post
    Ha!! Fun times indeed!! Looks really nice too!! What colour was it...in the photo? Nice fat rims on the back too
    It was a custom mix I called "Soap". Started as Opaline blue but has a green tinge. The rear rims were 14x9¼" by Harman Wheels with 265/50/14 TA's. Rims were custom offsets and were powder coated. Only just scaped with 3x 44 Gallon Drums (full) in the rear on a bad bump or stupid driveway angle. Handled like it was on rails. Wollongong to Sydney and back daily there for a while.

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    nice taste in HQ Innuendo
    Ta dude, I loved that Van. Almost as much as my black boat anchor (HT Van)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Innuendo View Post
    It was a custom mix I called "Soap". Started as Opaline blue but has a green tinge. The rear rims were 14x9¼" by Harman Wheels with 265/50/14 TA's. Rims were custom offsets and were powder coated. Only just scaped with 3x 44 Gallon Drums (full) in the rear on a bad bump or stupid driveway angle. Handled like it was on rails. Wollongong to Sydney and back daily there for a while.


    Ta dude, I loved that Van. Almost as much as my black boat anchor (HT Van)
    You didnt happen to buy that HQ van of Ross Starr who lived in Russell Vale by any chance??

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    Quote Originally Posted by hj308 View Post
    You didnt happen to buy that HQ van of Ross Starr who lived in Russell Vale by any chance??
    Nah, but Rooster's Van had a similar look "sort of". It was sky blue in colour and had Magnum 5 slot mags. Oh, and it sat like a 4x4.
    I actually lived with Ross when I was around 19/20 years of age.

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