newbie from oz

[jimbob]

Hi all, been skulkin around for some time now and thought it time to jump on board (if you'll have me that is http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif). I live in Canberra, Australia's capital city, and have been into rodding for most of my life, more seriously the last 12 years with the sloooowwwwww construction of a '23T bucket, not exactly a nostalgia piece, but anyway. Nearly finished now, thinkin of swappin wheels and tyres, and rocker covers for sumthin older. Also got a "55 Buick Special, imported to oz 6 years ago, converted to RHD, runnin a '70 vette 454, T400 and 9" rear, goes well. Also just startin to build a '30 roadster. Have heaps of bits the old man had "layin around" and will try and post some picks.

Have learnt heaps of this site already and hope to learn some more.

www.the-rumbler.com/mates/jimbob/bucket.jpg

www.the-rumbler.com/mates/jimbob/buick.jpg

Cheers and beers
Jimbob

[whodaky]

from one Aussie to another wellcome. Some of the best street rod nationals were held in Canberra at Natex

[jimbob]

try again............

http://www.the-rumbler.com/mates/jimbob/bucket.jpg

http://www.the-rumbler.com/mates/jimbob/buick.jpg

Hah, got it http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[SanDiegoJoe]

Welcome!!

Question... Is it illegal to have a car without fenders in Australia? Most of the pix I see from Aus. have them, just curious... There were the 2 cars in the issue before last of TRJ that had 'em too...

[QQMOON]

G,day Bob
JR

[aussiesteve]

Fuckin, Aussies.Canberra,the town of 10000 roundabouts.
WELCOME

[aussiesteve]

Yes you are right about fenderless cars.The laws suck in OZ,which is one reason I moved.Americans don,t realize how easy they have it.I will never put fenders on my 32 roadster!!

[jimbob]

[ QUOTE ]
Question... Is it illegal to have a car without fenders in Australia? Most of the pix I see from Aus. have them, just curious... There were the 2 cars in the issue before last of TRJ that had 'em too...

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Yep! must have em for registration, although a lot of blokes dump em after.

[Psychobilly Boi]

Welcome!

Nice rides~!!!

Danny

[nekroman]

welcome

[Brootal]

Who the hell told you about this joint??? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Here's another pic of Jimbob's Bucket.

Can someone please Photoshop some chromies and whitewalls on it.

http://www.the-rumbler.com/mates/jimbob/125_2524_1.JPG

[GRADY]

welcome to the show
I really dig your Buick...wow http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[Stovebolt]

Welcome from an Australian Mexican. The buick looks great - even if it has a v thing in the engine bay http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif Did you paint the bucket after watching "Running on Empty"??? LOL

Glad to see that there are more aussies on the board - Maybe we can have a real "HAMB-NATS" get together somewhere.

How many of us Aussies are there?? And yes Scoop, you can still be one too!!!

come-on guys stand up and be counted. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[spark]

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif Welcome, have fun

[Retroline]

Welcome Jimbob,I've seen the Buick before.Neat Ride.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gifAnd yes fender laws suck, but there are ways around these things. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[SIXOCAD]

That Buick is schweet!! Always loved those cars...

[Skate Fink]

..welcome Mate! Outstanding rides........

[Cruisin']

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[Jimmy B]

G'day Jimbob, welcome aboard!
Some nice rides you got there! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[oldandkrusty]

Welcome Jimbob. Like your "T" but, REALLY like your Buick. Also, I really liked Canberra the only time I visited for the Nats. The idea of "roundabouts" really has been maxed out there. I got dizzy just driving around them! Great place.

[old beet]

Welcome jimbob, I spent some time in your city, a few years ago. Nice place! Good lookin cars!........OLDBEET

[dj Melon]

Welcome, JimBob! Hope ya'all enjoy the show!
Great 'bucket ya got there...the engine is way-cool!

Have attached a pik of the one we built for Bubba's
wife....check it out!

----------------------------------------------------
(Always wondered where OZ was)

-----Melon

[rare32]

hey Jimbob from the other side of OZ...the T looks awesome..and the Buick is very cool.
enjoy!

[Longroof64]

Cool-ass Buick, man!! One of my dream cars...

[jimbob]

Yeh, they have gone nuts over here with roundabout's, keeps the traffic floin tho, and all the lanes are really wiiidddeee, plenty of room to cruz http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[jimbob]

Thanks for the comments on the Booik guys, I love it too although most people over here call it a chev http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif

I've seen some pics of some really sweet ones over US way http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[55olds88]

don't worry about the Chev comments mate, get it all the time over here on the Olds just the uneducated povery pack locals showing their ignorance.....
BTW sweet Buick.

[AHotRod]

Hi http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[PEDDRO]

Nice Chevy! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[34 GAZ]

Hi JIMBOB, That 'T' looks as solid as a tank. Very nice indeed.You must be the first and only Aussie with the name JIMBOB. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gifI thought that name was only used in Hazzard
County. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[whodaky]

yeah Canberra is a b http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gifit like hazard county http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[autocol]

hey jimbob... welcome to the HAMB... i've never seen pics of your rides before elsewhere.

hot damn you got some nice cars! cheers mate...

[mule]

U canberra boys have got it easy buildn rodz, welcome

[Mai Ki-Ki]

Welcome...

Love the Buick!

Cheers!

Maiki

[Carps]

Ahhh, yes! canberra... the only place on mother earth that opens for business at 10:a.m. and closes at 5:00pm SHARP!

And it's closed Saturdays and Sundays too. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Jimbob is a weid name, but then I guess the last thing you wanna be called in your town is the alternative..... "little Johhny'. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Welcome aboard, Love the Chevy, and the green thing aint too shappy either, although it does need some decent wheels and whitewalls, I'd be thinkin Radirs all round with WWW cheater slicks on the back and WWW skinnys up front.

[Carps]

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I will never put fenders on my 32 roadster!!

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Wasn't it full fendered when you lived here?

[aussiesteve]

Hey Carps
Yes it was fendered but it isn,t now!No ugly cycle fenders for me.By the way,I drove back from the Nazi Street Rod Assoc deal in Pueblo last weekend in my other roadster(28 Hiboy) in the pissing rain,passed lots of enclosed trailers with Street rods in them.I may have been wet but I was having more fun.

[aussiesteve]

PS.The rain nearly made me homesick for Melbourne HaHa

[55olds88]

bet it was warmer then Melbourne rain......

[Carps]

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PS.The rain nearly made me homesick for Melbourne HaHa

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Awe c'mon, you know that aint a fair representation of Melbourne weather. I've had more wet roadtrips in the US summer with DRD and your old pal from St Louis Mike Kheen, than you ever had here. I swear I've been sittin in both Don and Mikes (closed) cars when there was more rain on the inside than the outside and the ambient tems were in the 90s coa it was alegedly the middle of summer. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

I've done some 19 NSRA Nat's and never been to one yet that it didn't rain. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

Of course when Don was here for our Nat's a couple of years back I made sure he didn't feel out of it by making it rain on the Two Bays run. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Carps]

[ QUOTE ]
bet it was warmer then Melbourne rain......


[/ QUOTE ]

Darn Kiwis, they write it like they say it.... translation:
"But it was warmer than Melbourne rain." http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif