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Title: Hello from Victoria, Australia
Post by: paladn on September 23, 2013, 09:33:02 pm

Hey all.

My name is Callum and i am from victoria in australia. I have just purchased my first chevy truck. Unfortunately in australia parts for these beasts are rare and because we need to convert them to RHD there are very few importers and they are not cheap.

However i managed to get a 1979 K30 Dually crew cab. Hopefully ill get a build/restore thread up shortly.

Its great to be here ;-)

Title: Re: Hello from Victoria, Australia
Post by: randyp on September 23, 2013, 09:39:18 pm

welcome and good luck with your project!

Title: Re: Hello from Victoria, Australia
Post by: bd on September 23, 2013, 10:02:30 pm

Hello and welcome to the site from California!

Title: Re: Hello from Victoria, Australia
Post by: zieg85 on September 23, 2013, 10:27:08 pm

Welcome from NW Indiana

Title: Re: Hello from Victoria, Australia
Post by: bake74 on September 24, 2013, 07:27:23 am

     Welcome from California.  So it is a law that you have to convert all vehicles driven in Australia to RHD ?

Title: Re: Hello from Victoria, Australia
Post by: 1982 Daily Driver on September 24, 2013, 07:37:08 pm

Welcome to the site from South Carolina

Title: Re: Hello from Victoria, Australia
Post by: Jason S on September 24, 2013, 08:29:13 pm

Howdy from Oklahoma.  Post photos whenever you have a chance.

Title: Re: Hello from Victoria, Australia
Post by: Irish_Alley on September 24, 2013, 11:16:18 pm

welcome from maryland

Title: Re: Hello from Victoria, Australia
Post by: paladn on September 25, 2013, 06:18:38 pm

Quote from: bake74 on September 24, 2013, 07:27:23 am

     Welcome from California.  So it is a law that you have to convert all vehicles driven in Australia to RHD ?

If the vehicle is a certain age you dont need to convert it. In the past you had to have a sticker on the back of the car saying "Left Hand Drive Vehicle"

However i think that has changed.

But when you spend your entire life driving on the right hand side you really want to convert them.

I think unless you lived overseas and owned a vehicle that is LHD you MUST convert it when you bring it here.

Ill get some photos up shortly

Title: Re: Hello from Victoria, Australia
Post by: DustyRusty on September 26, 2013, 07:42:11 pm

Welcome from Alaska, Callum.

A '79 crew cab dually K30 4x4.  I'll really be watching for photos and be watching your progress. 

Best wishes on your project.

Rusty

Title: Re: Hello from Victoria, Australia
Post by: VileZambonie on September 26, 2013, 08:02:14 pm

Welcome. I just dealt with someone from Australia on eBay who wanted to buy some Harley parts I was selling. As crazy as the shipping is it's still cheaper for him since parts are apparently hard to get down under. Look forward to your build