That ‘rod, between the pics of the pickup on the desert highway, and the log-hauler: I suppose that in the eye of it’s owner it is beautiful, but it proves that just because something is possible, doesn’t mean it should happen. That is a rolling abortion.
That is funny Johno, now, I am partial to COE trucks but I liked the color but not the lowering of it. I don’t like cars and trucks lowered or raised too high either. I like cars to be stock height. I don’t post many pictures of modified vehicles for that reason and I don’t like modern wheels and skinny assed tires on cars or trucks. Something we both agree on, will miracles ever shine as bright…
The original designers usually had a pretty good line on aesthetics and practicality. Sometimes I’ll agree about a lift kit for dedicated off-road vehicles, but often times even that isn’t warranted. It can be cheaper and effective if you learn how to handle a 4WD in the bush. As for low-rider conversions, Phil ridicules them too, you’re both right. In the end, an owner can treat his property as he pleases, but I wish they’d leave historic vehicles be.
I agree with leaving vehicles, especially historic vehicles alone and original. On my truck, the only lift I have is on the rear axles with airbags to bring the ride height back up when towing or hauling heavy loads, when empty I deflate the bags. Lifting, or lower sure screws with the geometry of the vehicle and makes them unstable.
Back in 1980, I bought a cheap Valiant CL ute with a 245 Hemi straight-six and a Borg Warner dual twin-cone LSD. Some southern local council sold off their work fleet that they’d outfitted with adjustable air-shocks and over-riders on the rear springs. You could carry a heavy shitload in the tray alright, but it rode like a dog. I took them off, and replaced all the shocks with GT-130s all round, with standard springs it made a comfortable ride that ate up the miles with that lazy six-banger. Every wet season, I’d enjoy passing Holdens and Fords parked on the side of the road, with their drivers drying out the distributor and vainly spraying WD-40 everywhere, while with the Valiant’s electronic ignition you could ford deep creeks without taking any precautions. That 6-pot Hemi could be had in 215, 245 and 265c.i. capacity, plus the Yank V8 donks of course. After Mitsubishi bought out Chrysler here, they kept making Valiants for years under the Chrysler badge, making far more profit from each one than they could realise from Sigmas.
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That ‘rod, between the pics of the pickup on the desert highway, and the log-hauler: I suppose that in the eye of it’s owner it is beautiful, but it proves that just because something is possible, doesn’t mean it should happen. That is a rolling abortion.
That is funny Johno, now, I am partial to COE trucks but I liked the color but not the lowering of it. I don’t like cars and trucks lowered or raised too high either. I like cars to be stock height. I don’t post many pictures of modified vehicles for that reason and I don’t like modern wheels and skinny assed tires on cars or trucks. Something we both agree on, will miracles ever shine as bright…
The original designers usually had a pretty good line on aesthetics and practicality. Sometimes I’ll agree about a lift kit for dedicated off-road vehicles, but often times even that isn’t warranted. It can be cheaper and effective if you learn how to handle a 4WD in the bush. As for low-rider conversions, Phil ridicules them too, you’re both right. In the end, an owner can treat his property as he pleases, but I wish they’d leave historic vehicles be.
I agree with leaving vehicles, especially historic vehicles alone and original. On my truck, the only lift I have is on the rear axles with airbags to bring the ride height back up when towing or hauling heavy loads, when empty I deflate the bags. Lifting, or lower sure screws with the geometry of the vehicle and makes them unstable.
Back in 1980, I bought a cheap Valiant CL ute with a 245 Hemi straight-six and a Borg Warner dual twin-cone LSD. Some southern local council sold off their work fleet that they’d outfitted with adjustable air-shocks and over-riders on the rear springs. You could carry a heavy shitload in the tray alright, but it rode like a dog. I took them off, and replaced all the shocks with GT-130s all round, with standard springs it made a comfortable ride that ate up the miles with that lazy six-banger. Every wet season, I’d enjoy passing Holdens and Fords parked on the side of the road, with their drivers drying out the distributor and vainly spraying WD-40 everywhere, while with the Valiant’s electronic ignition you could ford deep creeks without taking any precautions. That 6-pot Hemi could be had in 215, 245 and 265c.i. capacity, plus the Yank V8 donks of course. After Mitsubishi bought out Chrysler here, they kept making Valiants for years under the Chrysler badge, making far more profit from each one than they could realise from Sigmas.