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

The head well i cant say there is a easy way to clean them the fins are a bugger, but the combustion chamber is easy i use a Dremel to polish that..I start with a wire brush on a drill and degreaser, and use the wire brush on the hole head not to hard as to mark the head just get the thick oil and gunk off... Mini steel wool the little soap ones i use them with water they work good, and i find heavy duty green scourers work good in the fins and i use them dry no water.. hope that helps...there are two things on a mower i dont like cleaning they are the head and barrel i dont own a bead blaster or anything like that....Cheers

Thanks man I was hoping for an easier way,but I figured it would just be down to the elbow geese.At least I have a shopping list now.

well my VC 160 is looking nothing like it did when i got it ,or how Victa made it haha...but i really like the look of it now its a one off thats for sure...i found better wheels to the ones on it are very crapy...Here are a few pics of where im up to with it....

have u got new axles an height adjustment bar n spring on this mower?

Well in may not be the original colour,but wow awesome job non-the-less.Well done just need the badge on the cowl and starter then look out grass.Keep up the good work.

I just clean and paint them is all no new parts....

Thanks, i really like the way it has turned out...for about 1 second i was starting to think it's looking too good to mow with haha never!.. It will be put to work on the lawn as Victa made it to do way back when and do it well at that! like any Victa really...Cheers

Yes made tuff in 1971,Hey I would know it's the same age as me.

WOW thats an old Model 1971! how is the rust? ,i think Victa had the kinks worked out by 1973 (me) haha...just joking about Cheers...;)

Yeah just a bit of rust around the middle section,but I keep it covered,but yes it's a 1971 model.

haha yeah a bit of rust setting in here to...It's amazing how well the old Victa's hold up to time, better than we do im thinking..this old VC could well see me out now..Mighty old machine's......

Well only if it's look after I guess.I got a VC-160 Mark II (same as your) when I started pulling it apart to restore it, I did find much of the original mower left to restore.I think the only parts that are going back on it is the base axles and crankcase.Not very well looked after.

bugger about your VC, I was lucky with ths one it's 40 over and not done much work on that.. Most old mower's if they play up i think get parked undder a gumtree in the weather...Even better no oil in the fuel then parked undder a gumtree in the weather win win not...

Yeah it was but I had a few to pinch parts off.

Ok guys im done with my VC im very happy with the new look..And yep runs like a dream, the only thing i had to put a better carby on was not running very good with the one that came with it..just have to keep my eye out for a good catcher as i dont have one for it...Here are a few pics of my one off VC 160 Cheers....

what a great job even if its not orig' . wil do it by itself with the red bull wings but that would take all the fun out of it huh .

A red bull 160 don't think I've herd of them before.Seems good any reason why red bull?

I stuffed up the VC 160 sticker and i had to put something on there so i used a red bull can to make that.. I like it kind of goes with the rest of the mower.It was hard getting the look wright not being original in colour..It would have been alot more easy to do if i just went with the original colour....the next mower i do will be original in colour thats for sure haha...

You should change it to Chris 160.I think that would look better.After all it is now your creation.

Looks good and shiny.
Probably a bit too good to mow grass with now. lol.


Not sure if its my eyes or the pictures, the ones you put up of the motor, looked awful dry in the cyl with the new piston in it. Pays to slop a good bit of two stroke oil in the crank case and all over the piston when you are putting the engine together.