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Been a minute or two.. had shoulder surgery late last year which slowed me down a bit. Just prior to that I got dad to come up and help me build a retaining wall. Still got the ends to finish off but it turned out pretty neat for a first timer. Moved the bus up to the building platform and built a sketchy roof over it so it could dry out better. I’ve since removed the tarp. I’ve also got my container down there now and the place is looking more like a builders storage yard.

Took it in for a WOF, needed to replace an axle seal, front left brake line and repair a tear in the sill that looked like it’d been there for the last 20 years. Giving a rap to Tuakau Panelbeaters for doing the job on such short notice. Car is sold, I’m happy/sad.. time to focus on building my shed now.

Good to see a couple of paddles handy.. but in all seriousness, looking forward to hearing your plans to remedy the flooding.. Would it be a matter of better redirection of the water or raising the house onto a basement for said vehicles as well as water management away from site?

Nothing like full send on the revs straight after putting it all together.. bloody well done and great job so far man

Those teddy bears are spinning pretty fast.. I think you should call it 107.8 fwtb instead of 107.8 fwkw

my brain hurts. a lot.

Turns out the mechanical fan does a better job with the new water pump.

Looks awesome, prefer the look of a well used and maintained car.. that mechanical drama didn’t sound very enjoyable.. engine bay looks great though

Battery balls hanging from your car.. guess that better than the other tryhards on the road with their fake ball sacks

Agreed, from memory the VIN on this car doesn't match what's on Carjam. Edit.. looked back on my previous thread & it was the calling it a Firebird & not Trans am that was wrong on Carjam. @Al1, wouldn't surprise me if the '5' on the Carjam VIN has been misread & its a 6 or 8.

@MARTS-PL310 wow, love the engine bay pics.. restoration goals right there. Feel free to post more pics of the outside & interior mate.. cheers

@yoeddynz I'm your 200th YooToob subscriber.. do I get a prize?

This is awesome, and in a wonderful part of the country that I feel proud to call home whenever I go back there.. congrats man.

discussion thread.

Been a while. Update coming soon on the latest update/fix being done to the car. Took a photo anyway of WIP to show proof of doing things.