New member from Australia

[redgum78]

Hello everyone,

New member from down under here.

I have got two mopars;
1970 RT 440 challenger that is under restoration in my shed.
1973 Charger that will be my driver/cruiser when I get it on the road. Its got a 400 matching #'s engine with 2 barrel carb on it.

I tried to put up some pics but they were all too big.
Can anyone recommend a free downloadable program to shrink pictures?

Cheers
Dan

[elacruze]

Welcome!

I use Photoscape; easy to use, has a lot more features than I need. Free. No hidden bloatware or malware detected either.

http://www.photoscape.org/ps/main/index.php

[charger Downunder]

Welcome! We all love pics.

[Fred]

Welcome to the forum Mate.  I'm in Victoria, where are you at?

There are many ways to downsize your pics but one of the easiest ways is to email them to yourself first. That way they are the correct size everytime.
Fred

[Bob T]

Hi redgum and Welcome.
Keen to hear about your cars and see some pics.
A mine of information on this site, best around anywhere.

 

Bob from NZ

[TK73]

You can resize in "Paint"

[skip68]

welcome to the site.         looks like we have a lot of brothers from down under here.        we needs to see some pictures.      

[68X426]

Hello Dan and welcome.

If you have a Windows based computer you should also already have Microsoft Office software. Just open the pic in Office (with a right click)(not the Windows Picture program, or media program, or the photo prgram, just plain MS Office) and it's easy to edit and resize. Paint and Photoscape work real well also.

If you're a show guy it's always great to see pics of Mopars from down under. You can't post too many of yours, your friends', and everyones' on the continent.

Dan.

[redgum78]

Hey Guys,

Thanks for the warm welcome and for the tips on down sizing the pics. Hey Fred I am in Vic also, East Gippsland. Where abouts are you?
This is a bit of a test run for the picture shrinking and attaching. If it works you should see my 2 kids hanging out the window of the Charger!
I am not a huge show guy but I do go to the odd one here and there.
The Charger is no where near show quality. I don't think it has had any major work in it's life other than someone has done a cheap re-spray at some stage. They didn't even bother taking out the car park dints! The only rust that I can find is under the battery tray on the inner guard. Acid or corrosion over the years from the battery I guess. I haven't owned it for very long and have got a bit of mechanical work to do on it before its on the road.
It came with a stack of documentation when I brought it including the dealer warranty paperwork, original Texas 1973 Title, purchase order/options sheet, Broadcast sheet, service documentation from new to about 48,000 miles (got 50k on the clock now. Not sure if this is correct but most things suggest that it is roughly right) and other dealer broaches etc.
I will post some more pics if this one works ok.

Dan

[dodgey68]

welcome to the site
central victoria here
shitloads of info on/in this site

[hemi68charger]

Greetings Dan..
Well..... Looks like you mastered the photo uploading task... 

Car looks great, especially with the kiddos enjoying themselves.......

Cheers,
Troy

[redgum78]

Another one...

[Fred]

Hey Guys,

Thanks for the warm welcome and for the tips on down sizing the pics. Hey Fred I am in Vic also, East Gippsland. Where abouts are you?
This is a bit of a test run for the picture shrinking and attaching. If it works you should see my 2 kids hanging out the window of the Charger!
I am not a huge show guy but I do go to the odd one here and there.
The Charger is no where near show quality. I don't think it has had any major work in it's life other than someone has done a cheap re-spray at some stage. They didn't even bother taking out the car park dints! The only rust that I can find is under the battery tray on the inner guard. Acid or corrosion over the years from the battery I guess. I haven't owned it for very long and have got a bit of mechanical work to do on it before its on the road.
It came with a stack of documentation when I brought it including the dealer warranty paperwork, original Texas 1973 Title, purchase order/options sheet, Broadcast sheet, service documentation from new to about 48,000 miles (got 50k on the clock now. Not sure if this is correct but most things suggest that it is roughly right) and other dealer broaches etc.
I will post some more pics if this one works ok.

Dan

Dan, I'm in the Dandenong Hills.
Car looks great. I always did like the red with black vinyl top. I'm always out cruising about in mine so maybe we'll pass each other on the road one day.
Fred

[GT]

Welcome to the site Dan - nice looking 3rd gen.    Let's see some pics of your restoration project!

[redgum78]

Dan, I'm in the Dandenong Hills.
Car looks great. I always did like the red with black vinyl top. I'm always out cruising about in mine so maybe we'll pass each other on the road one day.
Fred
[/quote]

I will look out for if I am down that way Fred.

Here is a link (hope it works) to a thread on my Challenger rebuild for anyone that is interested. I have stalled a bit on it in the last month. So busy leading up to Christmas plus my shed needs a good tidy up....I can hardly move in it at the moment. I will fire up on the Chally in the new year, hopfully get some color on it.

http://challenger.mpoli.fi/board/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8922

[Fred]

Checked out the challenger Dan. That will keep you busy for a while. But it will be a nice car when it's finished.   

[redgum78]

I thought it looked a bit redneck in this picture with it up on blocks in front of my old shed. Unfortunately I can only fit one car in my workshop at a time. As you can see from the other pic the Challenger is not going anywhere soon.

I have done/am doing the brakes, ball joint rubbers, fixing the horn, wipers (linkage missing), oil leak on diff and rust hole under the battery tray. Got most of it sorted just waiting on brake pads and cylinders and wiper linkage bushes. Goes back for its final inspection on Thursday morning. If all goes well it will be registered on Friday Cant wait to have this baby on the road.

[redgum78]

Some of the rust repair under the battery tray.

The previous owner had sprayed it with rust kill so it hadn't spread too much. I think it was only caused by battery acid leakage. It was the only bit of rust I have seen on the intire car.
The Road worthy inspector couldn't find any other rust either but he wouldn't pass it until this bit was repaired.

[Fred]

Hope all goes well.................I'll kep my fingers crossed for you 

[tan top]

hello & welcome Dan            , nice looking thrid generation   

[400/6/PAC]

Very nice car.
Welcome 

[chargen86]

Hey man are you in Melbourne?

[redgum78]

Thanks for the welcomes guys. Charger goes in for it's Road worthy inspection tomorrow after I fixed all the bits from the 1st inspection. Then up to Vicroads maybe Friday to get her registered......I hope. There was a little bit of trouble with the import approval when I went to vicroads today to book it in but got it all sorted now

Nar mate not in Melb. In Gippsland a couple of hrs east of Melb.

[Laxy]

Welcome mate, very nice choice in cars!! I grew up in the Wimmera district so opposite side of Melb to you but love Gippsland.

[redgum78]

Welcome mate, very nice choice in cars!! I grew up in the Wimmera district so opposite side of Melb to you but love Gippsland.

Hey Laxy, I have been to the Wimmera distract a couple of times when I was a kid. Nice country from what I remember. Your not there now?

I am supprised how many USA Charger owners there are in Victoria! In my local area there are only a couple of dozen US cars and none of them are Mopars

I was driving the Charger home today from its final roadworthy inspection and got pulled over by the highway patrol.... No plates on the car as yet. I had a unregistered vehicle permit but I still sh*t thinking they would find something to book me for! Turns out they were really cool guys and just wanted to check out the car. Had a good old chat to them then we went on our ways.