In the Shed with Valvoline

To be part of Valvoline 2009. campaign...

What we want to see are pictures of people working on their cars in the garage, the shed, the driveway or the barn. Not megabuck grand champions, but ordinary people with a passion for cars doing the best they can with the resources and abilities available.

What we want you to tell us
Your name; Vehicle make/model; Owned how long; Major mods;
Where do you work on the car; Who helps you with the car
Current use; Plans for the future

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Town and country ute

Submitted by hemi_ladd on Wed, 02/03/2010 - 23:02

This was my first ute

My VS UTE build up

Submitted by vs_ls1 on Wed, 01/13/2010 - 10:05

Hey saw this and thought i would show what i have been upto in my shaed at home.
it started out as a B n S ute that i picked up off a mate for $500 minus the bullbar and rollbar and it was in pretty rough shape so i decided to go all out and give the poor girl a second chance.
started with the simple stuff like straightening the body back to where it should have been then started on the finer details like shaved indicators, arieals and door handles,
before i knew it it started to get a little out of hand because now there are suicide doors and a plan for a 383 stroked gen 3 with a 6 speed m

vl wagz

Submitted by nathan roberts on Thu, 12/17/2009 - 10:17

my vl wagon wit a rb20 turbo

Family Project 1965 Ford Galaxie

Submitted by dylconmitch on Mon, 12/14/2009 - 10:18

I have 3 boys and want them to learn the skills that you can only get from doing the work yourself.Anyone can build a car for 50 Grand . I wanted to teach my kids how you can build a respectable car for 5 Grand by doing it yourself ,oldschool and work with the limitations of money and skill.Have a look and tell me what you think.

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Toyota Hilux

Submitted by infotechplus on Tue, 10/27/2009 - 09:10

Strip down and rebuild, including engine swap, of a 1989 Toyota Hilux Dual Cab ute.

Project VL

Submitted by MickC on Mon, 10/12/2009 - 14:38

Progress shots of Project

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Ford XE Just Fun Racing car

Submitted by rodbus36 on Wed, 07/22/2009 - 21:32

This car was original purchase for $50 to be run at Winton moter race way at their fun day events. It ws only ment to be for one day but as it has proved it's self my team and i ( At Just Fun Racing) have developed the car into what it is today over the past two years. Original the car was called beged borowed, because there was no bugget and we had to borrow parts. Now that we have support from our sponsors East End Caltex Benalla, Sate Wide Carvan Sales Benalla, Gazzas Wheel World - "House of custom", Benalla Bus and Coach Lines, and TSF Design.

my 64 xm falcon coupe

Submitted by xm64 on Wed, 07/01/2009 - 00:30

hey guys just building up a 64 coupe, i have done all the chassis mods, this include, custom chassis clip, tubs,raised tail shaft tunnel, fitted commadore fuel tank, custom air bag suspension set up, 4 link rear end, 9 inch diff disk brakes all round, fitting 289 windsor c4 combo, fully shaved smooth body and dash, its the car im going all out on, i also have xm ute on air bags with 4 link rear end which i did myself aswell, all in a cramped garage, and my daily driver is a hiace van with v6 commadore motor box and diff swapped into it, i also did all the work,
plans for my coupe, i want it a

Ford Futura XP Hardtop

Submitted by xpfordv8 on Thu, 06/25/2009 - 11:27

Don't ever restore an old car... just joking. Kind of...
This is my 1965 Ford XP Futura coupe (or hardtop). I have had it for 8 years until I restored it and that took two years. I am not rich by any means and it is the first car I have stripped down and restored. And no bones about it, restoring a car is hard graft. Even stressful, on you and also your partner. Yet at the end of the day, money comes and money goes... and I am no better off or worse financially now than before I restored my car. Just at the time I was always broke.