Another Pinball Road Trip (in the tonna)

So it begins...... who will I visit and who will I meet.

And on with the adventure.

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Maybe you'll head through a whirlwind and end up with black widow on your lap!

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Fine looking tunna. That will turn heads on the trip. Looks like a WB Stateman passenger door mirror to me.

I was after one from a HX-HZ Statesman but a cable operated one where the knob comes out of the dash. I wasn't interested in a power one.

Turns out the cable passenger version was an option only on HX and HZ statesman caprice and only 6 of this option were ever optioned. Most people just went the electric version as it was significantly cheaper.

They were actually a Cadillac part like the HX-HZ driver's door mirror was but the extra long cables were one offs.

One of those parts I never did get hold of.:realmad:

Yeah Jeff. Always was black.

Well, machine dropped to the Barn. Quick chat with @sleazius and off again.

and what’s this?

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Yeah Jeff. Always was black...

LOL - I know. Just seeing if you're getting sick of telling me the colour:lol

Have a good trip mate.

Potentially a stupid question... but why would it not be an issue to freight a pinball on its base?

Costs more as the pallet has to be larger

Makes me happy seeing Avengers wrapped up.

You won't be happy about where it ended up :lol

Costs more as the pallet has to be larger

Right, just thought it was more of a warning on the box not to lie flat.

Fine looking tunna. That will turn heads on the trip. Looks like a WB Stateman passenger door mirror to me.

 

I was after one from a HX-HZ Statesman but a cable operated one where the knob comes out of the dash. I wasn't interested in a power one.

 

Turns out the cable passenger version was an option only on HX and HZ statesman caprice and only 6 of this option were ever optioned. Most people just went the electric version as it was significantly cheaper.

 

They were actually a Cadillac part like the HX-HZ driver's door mirror was but the extra long cables were one offs.

 

One of those parts I never did get hold of.:realmad:

Yeah

WB Caprice mirrors and door handles both sides. Didn’t like the round look of the HX HZ ones.

I put the HZ cable ones into the HQ Caprice.

I also used the HX Caprice interior and customised the lighting. The Stato rear interior lights added in the corners as well as in the bottom of the door trims.

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A stop off at @defender1980 ‘s place.

The pickup job not happening now.

But we’re playing pinball.

Why play these

when we can play these.

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Yeah

WB Caprice mirrors and door handles both sides. Didn’t like the round look of the HX HZ ones.

 

I put the HZ cable ones into the HQ Caprice.

 

I also used the HX Caprice interior and customised the lighting. The Stato rear interior lights added in the corners as well as in the bottom of the door trims.

 

 

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Nice tasteful appointments. I to did the rear quarter lights. The body just happened to have a suitable location for them.

I went the footwell lights myself but used the rear number plate bulb holders mounted to the lower dash that just so happened to have the holes for the rubber grommets spaced correctly.

I also went a full WB Caprice dash and that alone took 6 months to wire and fit. Never do that again.

Here is a good story about the Aussie One Tonner you may like to look over...

http://www.truckjungle.com/2012/02/02/full-history-hq-wb-holden-one-tonner-1971-1985/

Original 1 tonner....

http://www.truckjungle.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/HQOneTonredtraywithblokes.jpg

And one after a bit of loving care...

Nice tasteful appointments. I to did the rear quarter lights. The body just happened to have a suitable location for them.

 

I went the footwell lights myself but used the rear number plate bulb holders mounted to the lower dash that just so happened to have the holes for the rubber grommets spaced correctly.

 

I also went a full WB Caprice dash and that alone took 6 months to wire and fit. Never do that again.

 

Here is a good story about the Aussie One Tonner you may like to look over...

http://www.truckjungle.com/2012/02/02/full-history-hq-wb-holden-one-tonner-1971-1985/

 

Original 1 tonner....

 

http://www.truckjungle.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/HQOneTonredtraywithblokes.jpg

 

And one after a bit of loving care...

 

Yeah I went the full footwell passenger and drivers sides too.

Original stato.

So interior plus 2 stato rear quarters, 2 footwell and 2 doortrims.

Went the original HZ GTS woodgrain dash. Stuff doing the WB dash , too much work.

Went with WB 4 disc brake setup.

Options are endless.

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My work is done here.

Onwards to Melbourne.

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Time for bed for you, early morning tomorrow.

About time you PBC :lol

Time for bed for you, early morning tomorrow.

About time you PBC :lol

What you mean time for bed? Haha.

Another quick fuel stop at Myass early hours after a side of the road nap from 2am - 4am.

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Yet another stop.

Fill up #3 in Vic. 300km to go.

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It’s looking like more Fuel Stops than Pinball Stops

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Loving this good to see the classics getting some street duty.

The monaro is the same more fuel stops than anything else [emoji23]

Mines getting 32lt per 100k

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Mines getting 32lt per 100k

and thats just oil based on my driveway :P