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

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.

yep your eyes are seeing right in that pic there is only very light oil in the bore, ive only got the engine dummy assembled the piston does not even have rings on it..and yep i use lots of oil putting the engine together....cheers

You do have a good eye for detail there bob.Should be using that for more than just building mowers.

Dont worry i do.


I look at porn on the internet. lol.

Ha ha ha ha you dag.I'm sure you do.

What are you trying to say. lol.




Two stroke engine use two stroke oil to lube up on assembly.

That's quite the interesting restoration you have there chris, Well Done!!!

Your machine is indeed a 1971 V96 VC-160 (VJ71) this is the second series of VC-160, which introduced the Series 70 MKII Engine (The first with Decompression Assisted Recoil, or "ZIP" Starting)

One of the first things I noticed though was your starter, which appears in the pictures to have originally been a very faded green. This is actually off the first series of VC-160 Auto-Drive, which was the only Auto Drive to use the green starter and cowl.

It's a pretty awsome colour scheme, and I think selecting the mustang wheels (or 'Whitewalls') really gives it that xtra touch, but tell me, where are the wings?

Thanks for the information on this old mower i don't know much about them...yeah i was thinking why the starter was a faded green the ones ive looked at on the net all seem white.. its a really nice mower to use i can see why you guy's like them, and the wings well if i was to put the blades on upside down i think she would fly! (joking) haha...Cheers

Yeah maybe that's something to think about a front spoiler,side skirts and a rear wing.Maybe the wing that goes on the catcher.Hey that's giving me ideas now.After all somebody made these ones up.

So why can't us Aussies do some?

mowing my lawn was not much of a work out for this mower so yep time to do some bush mowing! kind of does it too easy go the Victa!

Oh my god not looking not looking advert your eyes. Nooooooooo!!!!!!

Chris, Now look what you have gone and done, you have got grass clippings on it.

At least it should be easy to clean.