tell me about, victor fd's

AK's yer man!

always fancied one so I'm bidding on one on the bay, anyone know it, history etc, the slushbox and puny engine would go but apart frrom that it looks good

I'm hoping too mate but it will probably end up with a rebuilt 3 litre cologne, rebuilt 5 speed type nine and the nitrous kit i have sat here for my mk4 cortina, just love these victors, remind me of the chevy impala in supanatural

Lookout for rust in the inner wings, front wings, rear arches, spare wheel tray. Other than that they are pretty good cars rust-wise. the preceding Victors reputation tarnished them though.

Parts for them are getting well hard to find and there seemed to be a real cowboy element in the Vauxhall parts specialist market for a while which really didn;t help either. There are still a couple of place I know which canhelp.

There are a couple of clubs if not more for them although each club probably has about 6 members.... Bloomin politics. Might be helpful for parts but when I was involved the spares scheme was a shambles, all the good stuff was either sold off or nicked and the club was trying to ditch the big bag of junk it was left with.

I've not beeninvolved for a few years so things may have imporved there.

They are coil all round, like a Mk3, 4, 5. Some Viva aftermarket stuff can be used to beef up this - shocks, coilovers, poly bushes etc.

1600 models don't have antiroll bars or disc brakes.

2000 models are apparently more powerful than the 2.0 pinto - rated 115 BHP vs 98 BHP on the Pinto but I'm not sure that Vauxhjall weren't just plain lying there.

2300 fits easy and is a good upgrade.

V6 is a better upgrade.

I did a 350 Chevy in one and thats a heck of a good upgrade, although its not a drop-in deal.

If you want me to come look at it with you or anything let me knwo. I've owned about 20 of these

Err, I think that's the one he's talking about on here?

That car sounds bizarely familiar. Dies it have Astra seats in it by any chance? Spose I augfht to go look on the bay.