Recent content by Yakking

I've scoured the forums and can't find what I'm after. I now own two HJ 47's. A 1982 HJ47 with a 12HT and 5spd gearbox and a 1984 HJ 47 with a 2H and 4spd gearbox The 84 model is in pretty good nic and the 82's body is a little tired (but engine and gearbox are strong). As a result I just...

I had to fight pretty hard for mine (and pay $2k extra!). But you forget about the money after a while and still have the car you want:-)

That's a lot of car for $2200. Congrats:-)

and just balance between my knees you reckon;-)

Nice one. I'll give it a go over the Xmas/New Year break:-)

They look pretty good. How did you get it so "round" (and smooth)?

What are people doing for cup holders if you have a bench seat???

It was a massive gamble! But I was at the point where I'd been looking for so long and was getting desperate. The price was reasonable, so I just accepted that I would probably end up having to do some work to it when i got it. Turns out it's pretty minimal:-) Although in saying that, it...

I tried a search for "roof trays", but it's all pretty convoluted and American based (Awesome stuff, but not accessible here in Aust).

Hi mate, Great thread. I look forward to watching it all pan out. I'm in a similar boat (I bought a 84 BJ42LX in October, sight unseen from QLD and freighted it down to VIC), although the car I bought seems to be a fairly honest car (although the wiring is terrible). Just starting to go...

Hi all, I'm in the process of trying to find a tray or something similar to put on the roof of my BJ42. The cheapest option is to buy some racks and attach a roof tray/box thing on top. It would do the job, but look a little clunky (call me shallow, but I want it to look good as well)...

Toastie warm:-) Although coming into Summer here (in Australia), it's more about trying to work out a way to defuse the heat which the car puts out.

Has anyone put in a new headliner in without taking the roof off? How did it work out? Any tips?

Sorry make that @89GASHOG

I have seen that ad. It's a real shame, nice looking car as well. I reckon 'prevention is better than cure', so need to do something in order to not need to place an ad like that. Don't tell @84GASHOG that they get knocked in Tasmania, he'll be devastated;-)