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[punk_a_saurus]

sup
bought this last week, got it pretty cheap, one owner from new. been sitting in a shed out whitford for around 8 years...
so i got it home, it was in a pretty bad state, gave it a good clean and came up with this:






as you can see it still needs some work. wof is booked for next week tho.
has rust in the bottom of front guards and boot lid, thats about it. my mate told me i would pass a wof coz it aint structural??? but hes probably talking out his ass. anyhoo.. what u think??
plans are to sack on its ass, find some decent rims for now. then eventually im gonna paint the roof/door pillars white, then the bottom half gloss red. ive also been thinking about engine conversions... what is easiest?

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its mine, all mine, muhahahahaha
did the danger mouse run home and made it with only 2 mishaps

had to top up brake fluid as the pedal was going soft.

the exhaust decided it had had enough of gravity and had a lie down


so a bit of wire later and it was back to where it should be


plans so far = WOF, lowered and mags
probably not in that order

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starting to get on top of the electrical issues. dirty connections and blown bulbs mainly

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Brakes are sorted. stops pretty good for an old girl.
electrics all ready to rock. just have to buy some bulbs.
cleaned the glass for shits and giggles

things to do before WOF check
-new rubber mounts for exhaust
-weld up a hole in the muffler
-new battery
-battery strap

should be heading for a test next weekend all going to plan

no pics cos im to lazy at the moment

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got creative with the white paint

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had some time today to get my hands dirty

removed the rear bumper to straighten it up a little

Found a dead wasp nest hiding behind one side( no wasps left on it luckily)


sorted the rear muffler mounts so its hanging properly again.
oh and removed tow bar while i was at it.


Have been polishing her up a little this week. is not super shiny but it came up alright



also
got the rear lights all working sweet
sorted a battery mount
fixed leaking heater hose
got the heater contol unstuck (still need to fix the fan)
fixed the head light mounts so the hi/low beams were both on the outside and hi only were on the insides, the passengers side ones were reversed? nothing a dremmel cant fix in 5 mins

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let there be light - 4 new head lights are in and doing what they should
new battery and it starts on its own again - sweet
sanded the cam cover and painted it matte black, this makes the engine bay look 138.4% tidier.

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had the exhaust welded up and took her over for a WOF.

failed on a few things but less than i was expecting
2 little bits of rust - all sorted now
exhaust leak - 2 zaps with the MIG and its all good
brakes not balanced - have bleed and adjust the rears
head light not secure - damn trim ring lost a leg, will hit the wreckers today
and all 4 tires are perished and need to be replaced - new this but took it down like that anyway

so find some tires and a trim ring an see should be ready to roll, might even happen today if i can get my ass in to gear

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four tires and some wire on the light ring and She's legal

fucking stoked. now to do some driving

full update and pics tomorrow

[SloNLo]

did some cruzing around last night
put 130 miles on her with out a hitch
apart from the blue whale like handling she runs sweet



pic of cleaned up engine bay and painted cam cover


here is the curent ride hight - went down to a 185/60r14 tire in preporation for lowering to come( looks a bit odd at the moment)


and here is a quick photoshop at about 2 inches slower, will aim for 3 but want at last 2 inches of drop

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had a play with the rear springs


flipped the top two leafs(the second leaf over hangs the eyes so cant flip just one without trimming the ends)


chalk line is springs original arc vs new reset hight


and all bolted back in and its dropped it about 5 inches



its about an inch off the bump stops like that, will flip it back till i get the front dropped as she's too nose high at the moment.

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took to the parcel tray today. the old fabric was ripped and looked like ass



removed the old and laid down some new

its just taped to the board at the moment. when its back out to put speakers in i will put some thin foam under the fabric and staple/glue it down

and back in the car looking so much better

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bit of maintenance crap done
oil change and filter
new fuel filter
changed a couple of heater hoses that were well past there use by date

nothing pic worthy

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didnt like the idea of a new sterio in the dash
all the talk of running an ipod/mp3 player got me thinking.
am radio has no static and has a built in amp

opened her up and had a quick look at my options


cut the ear plugs off an old set of head phones and bridged the channels together
Located the volume control and tapped in to the input connection an grounded the negative channel from the head phone jack


heres how its connected at the moment


set a button to a blank station. uses the factory volume control and the AM radio still works as Factory

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have obtained these wheels from Ratt


as seen on some thread or another, jacked the rear end up and polished two of them up with the car idling in gear
damn it makes it quick and easy.

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Lower front springs will be in my possession tomorrow

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springs in and im happy as a fat kid in a candy store

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have lowering blocks just need some u bolts now and damn it nothings open

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so alternator died the other night and took the regulator with it
so after much searching on the net and some measuring,
ended up swapping on an r33 skyline unit
mounts line up and with a little time on the lathe the Datsun pulley fits the new alternator
i little wirering later and its all ready to rock


oh and did some other stuff as well
will get some better pics some time soon

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the front shocks were toast, so i managed to find some suitable replacements for a great price.
holey crap it drives so much nicer. huge reduction in body roll and boat like handling.