OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Restoring, Customising and Modifying Victa Walk-Behind Rotary Mowers Another VC-160 to restore!!!

Well that's go that your ok.You are a very good source of information with these VC's. Yes the early Mustangs are the one's I'm trying to find.So I really looking for the one's with air hose on the right hand side when standing front on? Is that right? With the VC bases the one with the I was the base I had here.The one I got got off you is the one without all the cast makes.It just looks like a neater base.Well hopefully the head will turn out fine.
Good to see your back safe and well

So this starter guard that I'm trying to find for the first model VC (Impulse starter type).Is it made of metal or plastic?

Plastic.

That just means it will be harder to find as they would break easy then

That's the issue, the mower itself is not to hard to find, i have had 4 through here in the last month, however 2 had been fitted with the VC pull starters, one had the mustang starter,and the one i picked up the other day, has the old fashioned fixed pulley!

Do you have a picture with the pull starter I think that would look quite funny.

I don't at this point, but i will make sure to take one, they have screwed a piece of wood under it too to cover the hole, cant be great for cooling!!!

Oh my it sounds even funnier again.I was speaking to a friend of mine in Queensland.He is going to take some pictures for me of a Auto Mustang he thinks it was just after the VC.Was there such a model? or is it later again?

I would have to see it to work out when it fits in.

Ok hopefully he win send me some pictures.I think he was going to do that this afternoon.He said he was going to pull the gearbox off and sell it,then throw the rest away.I said to him give me first option on the whole mower first.

Definatly, it could be a number of things with that discription:

1) Some people refered to the later 'VC-Auto Drive', and the 'Auto Drive' as Mustang Auto's, when they are just re-named versions of the VC-160 Auto Drive (This would be a good outcome for you especially)

2)its a late 70's or early 80's Power Plus Self Propelled (a very good mower)

3)it could be a Pro 550 Self Propelled, or something similar, a self propelled model from the Professional range, and it may well have a wide cut, and other good features.

4) I have once heard somone refer to the super 600 and super 24 as 'Mustangs' this is unlikely, as most dont mix these up, but it can happen, and in the mid 70's, the super 24 came in self propelled (this is quite unlikely to be what your friend has.

I cant think of anything self propelled from the 70's or 80's that had the actual 'Mustang' Badge, but i could well be wrong.

Well the first example that you put there is the one that I'm hoping for.He is an excellent source of information with the earlier model mowers,but he doesn't know a lot about these types of mowers.He thought it was a VC,but when he looked at it last night,he wasn't sure that it was.Fingers grossed.

Well the VC-160 Auto Drive spanned a number of years, startin in 72, and running right till 79, it went firstly under the name 'VC-160 Auto Drive' then later 'VC-Auto Drive' and eventually it was dropped down to just 'Auto Drive' though it maintained the same style (With a few colour changes) right throuout that time.

It did have 3 changes to the gearbox the Auto Drive MKI Gear Box, the Auto Drive MKII Gear Box, and the Modified Autodrive MKII Gearbox.

The Modified MKII was also applied to the Power Plus Self Propelled Models

So with him saying he thought it was a mustangs.I guess really it wouldn't be? When he said Mustang I picture the green mustang as an auto drive.I've never seen one like that.So I'm assuming there wouldn't be such a monster?

Put it this way, if such a thing exists, I've never heard of it!

No well that's what I thought as I've never seen or herd of such a beast

Here's some pictures of that pulley starter VC-160 i scored:

Oh my lord that is hilarious.Can't stop laughing at that.You should make up a plastic cover and leave it like that.[Censored] that's funny.Do you say that you have a Mark I head? Only asking as I'm currently putting the Mark I engine back together and I don't know whether to put this head back on.I will take some pictures.It's alright and most people would use it.It just has some damage to the fins,and seeing as it is the most visual part of the motor I just want something that looks better.So I guess if you have one on a mower and your not to fussy as to how it looks maybe we could do a swap.I don't know I just put that out there.

Yep, I have a head you can use, I think i mentioned pricing in one of the PM's.

Just a matter of being able to get it to you, I don't think i will be in Canberra this weekend, and I may be away next weekend (Unsure Yet)

But if we can work something out i do have a head here in good nick, also a catcher for the corsair (it will need a little help, but it's complete)

Just thought I would share some progress shots of my VC-160 Mark I engine.







Naturally the last pictures are the engine all back together.I'm not to sure as to how this engine would have ran as the exhaust port all almost completely block off.All clean now.

That's looking amazing!

It's getting there,just don't know what I'm doing about the head.Did you read my earlier post about the head?

Yep, as i said,i have one you can have, Price is in the PM section, the only problem is getting it to you, I'm away next weekend.

Dont supose your going to be anywhere near braidwood tomorrow? lol!

No I have to do some cleaning and sorting here have to much of a mess here.I've got mowers and parts in about 4 different spots in and out of the house and I need to sort it out.Yes I have an understanding wife about it,but I can tell you if it get's any bigger I will be in the poo.So I'd better do the right thing.That's ok though I'm ready to fire it up yet.It just mean that I won't clean the head that is on it.All good.

well it's only a couple of weeks till our coastal run, I can give it to you then!

Well that's what I was thinking.It's certainly not a great hurry for it.However the twin may be a different story.

Well Looking at the pictures of your VC-160 engine, I'm excited to see what you do to the Twin!

Well the plans are the same.You see for most people they would be happy with it and mostly likely just give it a clean.Not me I want it to look like it just rolled out of the front door of Victa.That's why I needed the other as for one the cowl on it is just not good enough to make it look new again.Getting a new front sticker is going to be very hard to do.

If you work out how, let me know, Mine could use one too!

Well there was somebody up in Brisbane who use to do them,but they haven't for a while.I believe I have tracked a fellow down that still have some of the fuel mixture sticks left.I have to get in touch with him and see if he has some left. Hopefully he does.If he does would you like me to see if I can get you a sticker.I know he did have some a few weeks ago,but I didn't have a twin then so I didn't need it.