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Hello NZ .I bought this awesome car . Immediately after the purchase, I got into the car and drove it across the country from north to south. You can see some distance from St. Petersburg to Sevastopol. The road was just stunning, sometimes we accelerate to 200 km \ h, as the registration numbers were paper they were formed at a speed and speed camera sucking dick.It took two days, and then I just fell sleep for 14 hours. Machine RB26 crazy with his twin turbo do wonders. With the current dollar price is beginning to be very attractive. These photos were taken as early as 2004-2005, when the car just arrived from Japan. This photos were taken during playout machines from St. Petersburg. We expect the ferry. On the ferry : Home sweet home and my new registration numbers . This is soo close : Update is coming soon

I think Thursday should be good to work on your bike , me & your mother are spending the day/night together

bit of an update got my flywheel cleaned up and skimmed thanks to mate matt at waikato clutch and brakes (fully recommend the dudes there) put that on dont worry we done it super tight with a socket and a long bar. installed my new arm and put the new thrust bearing on. cleaned out old spring from last thrust bearing shitting itself (in the starter motor) made a clutch aligning tool and put all that together (tape and some 10mm stainless rod i had at the shop) put some new spark plugs in and then put it in and thats that for now. hope to have it running tonight and then il pull the front beam out.

Tricked off a couple of boxes last night... .....and found some news ones, Doh. The bigger tires are just touching the rear drum brake arm. Should be an easy fix, doesnt need alot of clearance. Cut up the new gear lever, and welded on the old arm. Now clamps tight on the shaft, [insert jokes about mothers and or teen daughters here] Finally re welded the foot pegs, after fucking them up and having them fold up the wrong way, [face palm] Good job Noticed while its been sitting on this box, as i keep adding parts the bikes got more and more balanced Dont real know if that mean dick, but yeah, cool story Mums (real mum) over from Ozzie next week, Ive taken a week off work, might try and lower the front end if I get a day where we arn't doing anything. that is all.

been chipping away at this when i can, have got the lsd nugget in after giving it a paint also had to trim the right hand axel to make it work with the lsd, also put one of the reset leaf springs in I'm guessing they have been reset approx 2" will need to see how it sits combined with the 2" blocks if its too low i can trim the blocks down to suit, now need to finish getting brakes back together and sort out fuel line to the pump. Carpet has also arrived looks pretty good also got some under felt to help it sit nice, will get onto to putting that in after the well side is back on for good. got the exhaust manifold back on and fitted the new alternator, so many little jobs yet to do

Managed to the the old girl out to the Hamilton monthly meet last Thursday. Unsurprisingly the car handled much better with air in the tyres Also replaced the windscreen rubber in the weekend. I have also removed the bumpers to take them to Onehunga Electroplaters to get a few dings out and add some sparkle.

Had been looking for a kit that someone had not started for years. Found this on Trademe late one night and rung and done the deal next morning. My little girl Shelby and I picked it up the following night. It came as body/chassis/front A arms and the Le Mans fuel cap. Unloading early in 2008.A trip to Wilfs junkyard got me some headlights, Mirage steering column and Torana rack. fannied the lights up a tad.Won a dual quad manifold on ebay so the engine was decide on at that point, a 428 FE Ford.More ebay goodies.Header tank.Trademe came up with a pair of seats.428 Fe turned up from the States. Cobra Jet heads.Hardened seats fitted and skimmed.N.O.S isky cam kit from ebay.More ebay, big bellhousing for 12" clutch, Mcleod Flywheel, starter and clutch fork.The rest of the Mcleod clutch setup from ebay.And last of the bunch, an Edelbrock alloy water pump. I have other projects,mortgage, kids etc so things will happen eventually.

Thatl suit the waikato boys perfect......................

If the weather is nice the Firebird will be out and I have a couple of spare seats. Wet weather and the Silverado will be there, it has 4 spares seats. Passengers must like V8 noises and loud rock music. Mike

cheers gang re- steering wheel so.. put the wheel on and take it for a wof then if needed a $95 letter to lvvta tac and whatever flaming hoops come from that guess i'll have to make the 10" by 6" deep wildcat quite sturdy. ps. no chain steering wheels, theyre outside someone elses house with the 'terminator' made form sparkplugs and gearbox guts

Update time ! Picture less update but an important one ! Car is getting taken to panel beater on 10th July who will prep the car for paint over the week ready for paint July 17th/18th . Mate works for Gemini in aussie n flying over to paint it that weekend Also sourced some top of the range ppg clearcoat for the exterior so it should turn out awesome ! All going well should have her wof n reg by end of month ! Giving me a month to test her out / run in motor ready for the big trip to hanmer !!

new rear brakes vs old

i used to put my fingers in the holes of the wildcat wheel i had in my escort van, til i twanged a kerb when parking once Bad idea

although upon saying that, having one vw is enough to drive me insane lol

I also started on the next door which needs a little more work than the last You can see the skin has a couple holes which did have braze filling them and you can see the frame is quite rusty in this spot. Sweet shot with a repco screw driver in the pic Replacing inner frame before working on the skin There is only 3 more spots of rust repair left on teh car to do after the doors but I'll try cut down on the patch photos as I'm sure they are pretty boring.

Cant help with anything except Gumboot throwing is a far cheaper sport to get into

not this one? if not here are some photos of one i worked on a couple of years ago for you AC Bristol fans.

yeah 'special' drums to allow wide 5 on IRS, and these will get a set of stock front master cylinders and pads inside them... so braking and handbrake should be excellent all around... I didn't think 4 wheel discs was worth the additional cost/engineering etc and the front's are a zero offset kit... http://vwparts.aircooled.net/0-Offset-Wide-5-Disc-Brake-Kit-1949-65-Link-Pin-T1-p/401498.htm looks like really nice stuff uses Mk2 Golf callipers (did have to get a rhd master cylinder separately from the UK though)

I also removed the roof lining, this was a terrible job, I wanted to save the original for a template for a new one, the way the roof lining was held in at the sides and the fact the material was quite dry and almost brittle made this another slow and painful job. Eventually got it all out and above where the metal rods used to hold the lining up was a length of fabric which I assume was to stop the rods touching the roof, the problem with this was the fabric caused the roof to rust(not too badly). I used a wire brush and just hand scrubbed at the rust I then coated it with three coats of POR15 I feel this should seal up what is there pretty well and I think it would also be safe to use a fabric strip between the roof lining rods and roof again with the POR15 there now. I also have quickly cleaned up my spare pair of struts and removed the inserts. I'm going to test fit the brake upgrade to them, assuming everything is good I'm going to try find a shorter insert have the struts cut down and have a adjustable sleeve welded on to them. Sorry no photo of any of this yet.

I've made a start on mounting the seats. It's a start! Also scored this bad boy Needs a bit of maintenance but should be handy

Well fuck. Got front temporary tyres on, correct sized rear tyres played hard to get last night, so dropped them to be done. Wheels on tomorrow kids!

Or if you are going old school and won't be traveling with the Internet just buy a map.

New shell, new thread. purchased this gx61 with a 1ggte with a blown head gasket, parted out all the things i didnt need or already have. got rid of the sportmaxxs and sat it on something a bit more worthy whilst i went on holiday purchased some new old stock wheels while in japan (big ups to my mate josh for helping me carry them on the train) had pine engineering take them from 6" A type to 8" up front and 9" in the rear which brings me to today, car is currently a rolling body, i will tidy up the engine bay and set up the wiring and radiator for the 2jzge +w55 setup from my rx60 cressida and then swap everything over including the coilovers and give the interior a damn good clean.

Let me proceed : In Sevastopol : And spoiler has been turn back : Key from BCNR33 : Another pics :

Yup same deal, pretty much everything is 2 part urethane for top coat and 2 part urethane primer underneath. I mean there are modern waterborne paints,. but they aren't for what we are doing.

3 million poundsoftouqueperfeets

Get one, watch some YouTube vids and have a play. Would be my advice.

you mean 3 adjustable spanners

Doing up the flywheel bolt/nut with an adjustable spanner......

I have some ramps if you can't find anything else. I'm on the shore

Yea the three cylinder units are quite a bit quieter.

Born Loser could pick up all the school girls in his van.

Off to the strippers Probally no where near as fun and just as expensive.

Jeezy ma neezy!!Thanks for sharing such valuable info. Looks like a few volvo enthusiasts in oldschool...i hope your all coming to nats ????

T5's are pretty tough boxes dude. I doubt very much a V6 bombadore engine with 11lbs of boost would put out much more than 260hp. Id imagine your wheels will spin before anything breaks unless what was said above and your box has been thrashed to death or done very high ks.

Yea they are all rubbish.

Even more snug in the garage

Amazing sticker on the back! All snug ready for a night under a cover

During washing - Potato picture, but you can see the before and after colour Finally had a clean for now, bit worried about the amount of white paint that came off with the wash, possibly repaint at some point :S But it's actually pretty good under the dirt so extremely happy with that!

i get nervous taking passengers in the escort i guess you would be ok being a car person but wife, whanau, frunds are all like is it sposed to smell,sound,shake like that and im like no but it does and i dont know how to fix it. then they look nervouserer

Farrrk those chain steering wheels scare the shit out of me. I can just see your pinky getting caught in one and bam the pinky is gone.

Painted the wheels, fitted the tyres and to be fair it looks awful. Fronts too wide, tyres too small, ride too high. Nothing looks right about it at all. IMG_6858 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_6848 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_6838 by Richard Opie, on Flickr

Soooooooooooooo much awesomeness. May I inquire as to what colour you are considering? I seem to remember as a kid there was an AC Cobra that was also twin turbo? Pretty sure it was blue. I just like remembering that how awesome it was that someone wasn't satisfied with a V8 powered set of seats so decided to turbo charge it. There is also a cool old boy how drives around the Bay's (Auckland) in an all original AC Bristol. Was the coolest old boy to yarn to and didn't mind my drool all over his car and my ethusastic questioning. Sorry. I like Cobras. A lot.

Got busy in the engine bay on Sunday and primed it this evening. First time doing an engine bay, couple of runs, not really bothered at this stage. Was tighter then your mum in there. Picture before i pulled it apart for engine spray. Most complete its looked for a long time.

Still space for any more attendees?

Update time. Wow! I thought this would be a quick little write up but actually turned into an essay length spiel. Best you put the kettle on... So a fair bit has been going on in our little valley. I've been trying to remember to take photos but usually get carried away and have finished whatever before I remember. I did go up to the ridge a wee while back and take a pretty photo or two of the sunrise. Very nice up there. Cant wait to build a cabin for that place! Coming back down to the truck via the ridge track- Tuis playing morning tunes in the Lucerne tree next to truck. Since getting that lathe in place the shed has been getting used and sort of just evolving in doing so. Things/tools have found a place. With the winter weather it feels cosy- especially in heavy rain. Really needs a wood burner or waste oil burner for the colder days because man can it be chilly in the evening. I will make something but accept that it will only heat up a little area and be hugely inefficient trying to heat it all. Maybe something arond the main bench/lathe area would be good. One thing that we are both stoked with getting is the hoist. We could only afford it because we bought the secondhand lathe instead of a new chinese lathe. The bank balance is getting low as and we ummed a bit about spending the coin on a hoist but so glad we bought it instead of waiting because man its useful! I ordered it from trademe and had it delivered to a Nelson depot. Just managed to squeeze it in the van for a slow trip home which saved on the silly rural delivery charges. Shane came round the next day and helped put up the main structure. It went up pretty fuss free and seems fine for a cheaper chinese hoist. I can see where the costs are cut when compared to a Heshbon etc but its strong and well built where it needs to be. Currently we just plug the hoist into extension cord. Must order appropriate lecky supplies and lights then wire up shed! It dwarfs the Viva. Oh yeah- also note the steel rack we recently built. Was great to get all the steel we have found while clearing the block out of the rain and inside. Stepping away from the workshop we have been busy with many other things. First off we needed to get the ever growing piles of firewood out of the coming winter rains. Into our pile of telephone poles and old iron and we built this. I also nabbed some old wooden shed doors left outside a nelson garage doorplace. Free to take- i like. These I turned into a storage bin for all them little offcuts of wood that are a pain to stack. So now we have some storage but will need more. We have at least 50 pine trees big and small to chop down over next few years. Some in the gullies will just rot or be made into north shore style bike trails. Many we can use to keep us warm. Then that little sailing boat. The sun and the rain wont help it at all plus it was in the way- taking up space I could fill with another old car. So more telepoles and the 6m lengths of NEW iron that had been left in the bush edge by previous land owner came in handy. We built this... (turns out to be also very handy for lawnmower, old pushbikes and bike trailer storage) Meanwhile our neighbour has offered us her field which was overgrown with gorse and blackberry for the past 20 years. We wanted to clear it out so our view was nicer and had been intending to ask her if that was cool. Then she just said one day- hey how about we make it into a fruit orchard. OK ! So it was out with the scrub cutter and chainsaw and with a couple of days hard graft we had it all clear. It looks so much better and the soil is amazing as it originally had two pigs there then getting nitrogen fixed by gorse for past two decades. Next step is to plant it out but for now its just great the have a view with out gorse and masses of blackberry. Before.. During.. After... That little fence we have left up to plant grapes and kiwis on. We are both still very much newbies when it comes to growing things but no being stressy types what grows will grow etc etc Our neighbour- well shes very green fingered and will help us out heaps. Plus there's the nerd net for info. Main thing is I'm enjoying this whole land thingee and planting stuff way more that I thought I would Then there is the track up to our ridge. We had been planning to clear it for ages so a day or so with the scrubcutter and now its way nicer to walk up. Horse and Jen happened to turn up one day whikle there were up here for holiday so they got a tour of our freshly cleared track. We have now almost cleared out the building site at the top where we are planning another cabin build. Not photos of the now cleared track but I did take this one the other evening when we went up to watch the sunset and drink beer. When we got to the ridge a huge deer went storming away from us over the gully. Quite a sight ! What is cooler was the picture on my beer bottle... Speaking of tracks.. Hannah went away on a few days trip with her sister who was visiting. While they were gone I hooked into the start of our first mtb track. We have always planned the first track to head as gently as possible up to the ridgetop- a gentle enough gradient for an easy ride or walk. I really wanted to get something done while hannah was away as a surprise. I cut, dug, raked, carted, stacked, walked, toiled, bashed a track through the Kanuka grove just behind the cabin over two days and built whole first track. I really enjoyed it and worked through till it was almost dark. I was knackered at the end of the second day. Hannah got back from the tramp and I surprised them both with my new track. Its still a touch too steep to ride up easily up so Ive worked out a path for a track that seperates off where it gets steeper and will head back towards the truck then back again. Pretty much..more hairpins = more track = easier gradient (but also = more work....) Big thing getting built right now is our outside bathroom. We have had this planned ever since first viewing the property but had not yet decided on where, what and how. The 'what' bit we have sort of picked away at since before moving here. Discussed over coffee or beer (but not both) we have gone over ideas that have come about from years of using various homemade showers and dealing with a variety of toilets. Fascinating stuff. The 'where' bit sort of just fell in place once the cabin was up in its new location. Its on a slope backed with bush which is ideal for what we envisaged. Situated halfway between the cabin and the back of the shed its in a handy location for us and the cabin and its private with lovely views. The 'how' bit is just evolving as we build. Its an elevated building over composting toilet system. For now its the well proven batch type setup with wheelie bins. Rotated as they fill with a minimum of 1 year composting in the bins before going into a seperate compost area up off the driveway for another 6 months. Then the compost can be used in places like the fruit orchard and areas we are building the native bush back up. From all the reading we have done this is total overkill as far as dealing to any pathogens but hey. No harm there. Its going to be awesome having a decent setup that has a minimum amount of moving shit about, he he, and not have to pay or worry about involving outside services like septic systems. In the future Id like to build our own 'Clivus multrum' style system, a setup that uses a sloped bottom vessel and is continuous in operation. You can buy 1 m3 capacity units made in plastic if you have a spare $4000...which is an absurd price considering our 25000 litre tank cost $2600. I'll use stainless steel to make the structure. But that still involves more pingas and time which we dont have- the latter due to the longdrop filling fast. The grey water will be treated using a reed bed system. This is pretty easy espicially on our type of land because of the clay below. The water will only go down so far and then move along. Moving water through soil is the quickest way of treating it. It does not take many meters before any nasties are dealt to. First off we dug out the bank. This did take quite a while. I had to take breaks and sit down to sip at beer while looking at the mountains. We would take turns at this after Hannah saw how nice that looked. Eventually a large 'void'? was created and funny enough a hill appeared somewhere else. Much of this hill appeared next to the graden because there's some very lush dirt with some mighty fine looking well fed worms in it. Kevin just watched or chased clods down the slope. We also had this fella stroll out of the dirt where we had sadly destroyed his underground lair. What a huge bugger he (or she) is. I released him later further up in the bush but not until Id worked out what brand he was.. Turns out he's of the 'Stanwellia' species- related to trapdoor spiders and quite rarely seen as usually underground. His burrow was massive and we had sliced right through it with the spade. See here for another one.. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11307026 Then we planted four H5 treated poles set well down into the granity clay below. A thick plastic groundsheet runs up past the decking and right up the walls sealing in the treated plywood clad basement. The decking is insulated below with 40 mm thick insulation and the inside has reflective foil insulation. We want to create a heat trap to keep the interior as hot as possible so promoting a decent heat in the compost. Inbetween building we cleared out the bush around that area. When intially clearing the land last year of gorse we worked up to the bush edge and only so far in. We had left the gorse hiding within because its dying back anyway. But this area was still pretty bad so a few hours and we not only had a lovely little spot but yet heaps more firewood. Some of the old gorse was huge! So much more light into that area and on the bathroom. The pile on the left is gorse from just that little area. Above this we've built a nice solid little bathroom that measures 4 m2. It'll contain sssb - the shitter, a shower, a sink and a bench. Then we built steps using some more of the telephone poles. Its quite high up and we have to allow for our olds etc when they visit so easy to climb steps they had to be. Must build a rail soon because man I'd hate to go trippin off that ledge... We have made a little track through the bush and once tidied up will be a sweet way to walk to the bathroom from the truck. The steps come right down to this track. We picked through our pile of Rimu, picked out some possibly nice bits- possibly because you really cant tell until it goes through the planer. These became window and door frames plus some rafters. When the main shed was delivered the piles of sheets were protected some extra packing sheets in a dark grey colour. There were just enough of them to clad the roof with a decent overhang. Sweet! We still have a little left over for another wood shed too My old boss gave us a whole heap of wood leftover from his house build. All Cedar, Macrocarpa and some Douglas fir. Ideal timbers for building things with! So the Douglas fir we ripped down and planed then made doors with. They are barn style doors and Hannah has oiled them. They look nice. Photos later of them completed but heres a action shot.. Hannah painted the outside of the window frames with paint left over from the housetruck. Then I scored 4 litres of 'mist green' paint from nelson house parts. Its the same colour as the water tank and similar too the main shed. It should help the building blend into the bush nicely. I have a neat idea on an overlay method using random wood to break up what will other wise look like a tall painted ply building. I think it will work well. We will see. Here is the building so far with the primer coat on...

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Hachi-ichi, yea Im looking for one now! and I lied.. I didn't have time to lower it! I will do it tonight. lol I realized, My car height becomes unbalanced when carrying 4 people. I didn't think of that. lol whahahaha