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viewtopic.php?f=18&t=21162 DISCUSSION

almost a year ago i picked up this vauxhall viva cheap as chips on trademe

you may notice the paints a bit dodgy and that inst an illusion it actually looks like a block of wood in real life too

mmmm red

we went and picked it up and towed it back got it in the garage, the previous owner said he had it for a year and hadn't got it running.

But all that it needed was a new wire to the coil and it started on the 3rd attempt that was surprisingly easy

then done nothing for ages just random little things that needed doing and i got some nice rostyles powder coated and repainted

i really need to lower this, looks a tad high

then once again nothing happened for a long time because of house moving and life stuff till then one day the engine died. i got photos of removing that ill do it in another post

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so this is my engine removal post

before


midway


after


big pole


that literally fell out


engine crane= plank of wood and rope

aaannnd now im stumped for what to do next.... ideas????

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I got a replacement engine to get it back on the road, I don't know if I want stay with 1256cc its pretty gutless but it'l have to do for now



thermostat housing is all eaten away so ill use the one from my stuffed engine and also the rocker cover is better on the other engine

its a bit dirty but hopefully not permanent so i wont bother cleaning it and the engine bay before i put it in
at least i got a mint radiator with it and hoses and also a new clutch plate

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ok new post not alot done except I've changed plans. I now have the engine bay sand blasted, and I'll get around to priming and painting very soon
heres some pics



still undecided about the colour, i change my mind every day

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I got bored today so i started to sand the body, was only doing it for an hour or so I'm going to get stuck in tomorrow
heres some pics
found a bit of bog in the front guard passenger side sanded it back to reveal a little bit of rust

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I bought a compressor and painting stuff the other day cos im poor and gonna paint my car myself. I've done a few practices on my boot lid. first time i painted it black and it was shit as, all rough and dull so i tried again with white glossy paint and this was result

that was after first coat and streaky as and after a few more coats this was the result

it was alot smoother than the black i did but still doesnt come up high gloss like it says on tin need some tips for painting i think

viewtopic.php?f=18&t=21162 help me out with painting! discussion here

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and found some rust and a big ass bog patch so needs panel beating next year when they all open up again

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painted boot lid blue yesterday its a bit light so im gonna go a few shades darker but at least the painting was good

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scored magnum front end and rear end woo!! got it from horopito motors pics to come on 15th when they arrive at the kumeu show

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I'll also add that i got magnum gauge cluster from horopito motors now with round dials woo

thats thew old letter box looking gauges

the new round dial gauges, there algood the shadow on it just makes them look all weird

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sooo finally managed to get hold of magnum bits yuss


now features a sway bar and significantly larger diff/brakes everything in general
ill give them a wash up and paint it

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Bought southern hardstyles viva off him.... plans to get it on road asap with my spare engine as it is engine less
pics




^^ first thing on the car

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no pics, but a small update on the primerd viva
Interior has been put back together and all the wiring that needs to be done is done
getting engine this sunday, so ill just put that in and wof!
leaving it unpainted for now because i cant afford paint so will be primered till i get some cheap paint
plans to sell me ford laser..lol and use this as daily driver

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well I bought an engine crane today, and got 1256 into the grey viva no photos because my bloody memory card snapped somehow which is soo stressful

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drove primered viva today... mean feels good to be driving a viva again
getting wof/reg sometime in the week

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the mighty grey viva has been given a wof/reg! woo

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a small update:
lowered it a bit more
re primed it
painted it metallic grey yesterday hasn't had clear coat or polish yet
might buy carpets for it
probably up for sale also.. maybe some interest?
anyways heres a photo of current state

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Just a quick look at whats happening with my first viva
I'm thinking red oxide bottom and the roof cream or black. I'll be painting the visor cream to suit the roof

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magnum suspension restoration is underway
I've stripped it all down and painted the main components
I'm just painting it with left over paint I've got so it looks like its gonna be black and blue and anything not shown in the photos will be white
diff will be black.


I have got most new nolathane bushes for it still looking for sway bar ones though, new ball joints upper and lower, new wheel bearings front and back new brake pads
for the front and cant find shoes for the rear so i might look into getting the old ones re bonded. I'm on the look out for front and rear shocks and springs
Does anyone know a good place to get nuts and bolts and washes etc gold passivated, I rung a place called acme platers in onehunga and they said it would be about $30 for an ice cream container full of stuff as long as they dont need to hang it

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engine update:
The dohc vauxhall 1800 is gonna take a while longer to get than expected so I've got this lined up while I wait, its nothing special just had new gaskets, oil and water pumps and ignition to keep it going, I think he said the heads been rebuilt also.


and a video of it on its first fire
its costing me $600 mainly getting it because it comes with a freshly rebuilt w50 toyota 5 speed with modified vauxhall bellhousing, crossmember, driveshaft with toyota yoke and a pedalbox and cable pretty much everything i need to convert to 5 speed