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7 please

Just got the engine crossmember built. I wanted to make a proper crossmember with engine mounts welded to it, rather than the original style setup where the engine mounts just hang off the side of the chassis rails. So I got some 63mm black pipe bent to shape, drew the engine mounts and had them laser cut and folded, and got our fabricator to trim them and weld them up. Really pleased with the result, ties the chassis rails together, and is very strong.

yeah g'day. so i spun a yarn at work saying i needed a wagon and something to move me furniture and go camping with. along came a chap with a friend who had 'this old wagon chilling at his place'. One thing led to another and i was dragging this old Crown wagon out of a tree. It's been sitting for 3 years, hasn't been turned on and is pretty well dormant. I chucked a fresh battery into it and she ticked over first try. Won't idle but i'm open to theories as to what would cause that - seems a bit trial and error at this stage. Will need a few parts here and there, but as it's a Crown, she's packed with lush interior and random knobs and bits all over the place. 'Royalty'. Anyway, here's pics. How it looked after we pushed it out of the tree situation. Weta for scale I need one of these if anyone knows a guy that knows a guy etc cheeky spot of rust that'll need sorting How she's chilling currently. Can't open the front passenger door either, so if anyone has any ideas, gizza yarn my way. Cheers.

Ah so yeah most definitely will be making this thing a lot lower. Couldn't fit it in the shed without letting the front tyres down. Here are some more photos of the rust/not metal. For example on what a peace I brought. This back left 1/4 is pretty terrible. Some one has had fun filling it with bog before. Bottom of the sliding door Yeah... Some one must of drove into a nice pole at one stage. Bottom 6 inches like normal. Just easier to replace the hole front. Yeap. Few holes in this part. Just looks pretty when I put a torch under the floor in the dark. See heaps of stars Drivers door. Just behind the drivers door. Passengers door Behind the sliding door. And the bottom of the front window. I'm going to be a great welder or grinder by the end of this.

Just returned from Dirt Masters Mk4, few oldschoolers around. Thanks to @Born Loser for organising such an amazing event! Ended up taking two bikes down the F50 and CD90 https://www.facebook.com/chris.wells.is/media_set?set=a.10159586542285725.1073741861.663260724&type=3&pnref=story

Lol.

@Mrs 64valiant was super excited about this build she even joined oldschool.co.nz. No covering up my tracks now..... Gotta be careful what I say in here haha.

I'll have number 4 please. Have been enjoying the recent updates too

A small but important part to getting a car legal on the roads. Really need to be black.It's funny, this car has been a shell for so long, every time I attach another part it's like I get some kind of shock, I don't like it, it looks so cluttered! after a day or two my brain has caught up the new part look normal again. uh-oh.time for a clean and a paint.and a couple new seals, the inside of the fan shroud has a nice coating of oil.no rust at least!

So had some drama today. Had previously noticed a bit of coolant venting when in traffic due to heat and after a run up the mway today to caffeine and classics we hit the queue to get in and airflow across radiator stopped and the heat got up. Started to get worse by the time i got through to find a park and then POP It dumped coolant and the top hose had popped off the radiator. Thankfully no parts damaged. The OS boes came to the rescue lending tools water bottles and filling them up. And holding the bonnet up for me haha. Had to take the airbox out, which we found had some curious mods, to get to the radiator as its angle mounted in the nose. Got the hose back on and topped up with some coolant and checked out all ok. Its possibly the radiator fans arent coming on from the temp switches. One comes on when AC is on so I can use that for now. Also seeing Clint the RB anorak loves these motors he cast his certifying eye over the turbo and spotted the waste gate actuator not hooked up and the wastegate itself was just flappin in the breeze. I knew i had an issue with lack of boost but hadnt even started to look. When I got home I hooked it up and whacked a split pin through. Fired up and it started making the noises you here when its a rainy night. Went for a doort through the tunnel and yup it does hunnits now. So just like that Clint solved my problem...pic of the culprit now restrained

exhaust fitted today

Hi team. After a bit of attention in the whipping a v4 thread i figure there is some love for a dirty old transhit so here we are First impression Discussion:

gyro550 by John Bell, on Flickr

Seller pulled the auction for that pipe with 3min left to go even though the reserve was met, a mate in Japan reckons it happens a lot when bidding isn't high enough for the seller. Was re-listed 2 minutes later too. Little bit more progress today, discovered the basket case 14mm crank engine has some thin fibreglass looking reeds in it, they may come in handy in future! The factory throttle and oil pump cables were miles too long, on the original engine they went along the inside of the engine cover sides right to the rear then came forward over the engine to the carb and pump. So I cut them shorter and crimped on new fittings, well I cut the oil pump cable shorter and then used an old Suzuki throttle cable and made a throttle cable from that as it already had the right angled end for this carb unlike the stock cable. /\ Oil done, was working out length for throttle. Came out well, at WOT both the carb and oil pump are at full open and there is no way those crimps are letting go in any hurry. Am struggling at bleeding the oil pump though, can't seem to get anything out of it, I'd seen videos saying to hold the lever full open then use a syringe on the line that goes to the carb to draw oil through, but even with a bit of pressure in the oil tank as well I'm getting nothing at all out of the line. Routed the cables and ran most of the wiring though the frame Still need to work out the White/Green and Yellow/Green stator wires, can't find a Gyro Canopy wiring diagram that isn't for a 4t with a completely different set up. That's not the stator I'm using in my engine, just the same type for comparison As I mentioned in my last post, the rear brake cables are a bit short for this engine mount, I tried a couple of times to get hold of the guy I got the engines from to buy a Canopy cable, to no avail. So I picked up a length of m6 all thread and then swung by my old work and had these spun up on the lathe Perfect! Chopped the adjustment thread on the ends of the cables down, added a lock nut and threaded on a long nut, then attached the all thread. Now once I go get another long nut to replace the one that vanished under the bench and finish the other side it'll have rear brakes again. At this point I think it's just a case of changing the carb's float bowl as this one is leaking from the mangled drain screw. Prime oil pump. Figure out that stator wiring (may just get it running with it unhooked and check the voltages, then if possible just ignore the 2 extra wires...) Make a mount for the coil. Replace the front shock bushings. Then it should be ridable again! Got an email just before, my first Gyro goodies from Japan are on there way! Still need to find decent plastics, front rack, carrier, 10-12" wheel, exhaust then pull it to bits and paint it/have it painted... Oh and maybe build a 70cc engine with new bearings, soda blasted cases, Daytona CDI, 10cm mount stretch etc...

Rainbow AE86?

Rode this thing at Dirtmasters. The torque! High compression big block goodness.

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Sure i'll go get my arc welder warmed up. What are the runner lengths you require?

Disable all your warmup and cranking enrichments and then tweak your fuel map until it starts hot. Then fiddle your cranking enrichment until it starts faster hot.Then redo your cold fuel enrichment if necessary.

Can get them for $200nz plus gst

fucke yeah this is awesome! skid vids plz

pics so I remember how it goes back together.scored some bike wall mounts, made some room.might be able to get the car out now.suspension has settled a bit already.pics coz awesome. Cleaned up and painted the two bows for the sunroof, I have one screw I can't get out of the front part of the mech, The large part that carries the catch, trying real hard to not have to drill it out, these parts aren't easy to find I would imagine? I've got it soaking in ATF and thinners.getting close!!

Nothing too exciting has happened, just lots of little things, hence why there hasn't been many updates, but I thought I'd better do one before I get too many more photos. Rust killed and painted the back of the dash today. I'm tempted to weld it in to the cab but I know that I will regret it when I need to fit the wiper motor, heater etc behind it. Pressed the holes in on the airbag tray, looks heaps better! Needed to weld some box section behind it as it warped quite abit. I'm thinking I might paint it with some black crinkle paint. Had the certifier come and have a look at how to mount the seat belts, since the upper back of the cab is a thin double skin. Came to the conclusion that we needed to slide in and weld some plates in behind the skin and door frame. Hard to see in the photos but the inner skin has quite a weird shape to it; curves out and then back in and around to the rear window. It also slants down at an angle, so that's where these brackets come in. Took awhile to figure out how to make them as I started off trying to shape them to fit the curved profile but that was a fail, then realised that they could just be flat plate at the two angles. Drilled some holes, hoped they were in the right place. The plates fit through a gap up by the headlining. I could only just fit my hand in there, caused a lot of pain trying to get them fitting right. They were perfectly in the right place so plug welded them in. Also another two plugs above and below the nut. Scored a handbrake for a few dollars from the vintage car club Cleaned it up and cut some holes in the floor Because the dash has been swapped from LHD to RHD there wasn't any holes in the firewall for the support brackets. Instead of drilling holes and having some horrible looking threads and nuts sticking through, I made up a mount and shorted the bracket to suit. Need to do the same on the other side now. Welded in the cowl vent pivot/gutter thing as well. Gave it all some decent coats of paint so hopefully it doesn't rust again. Put the rubber seal in but it's too thick and hard so the vent sits a little high, will have to sort a new seal one day.

The idea of going all red is growing on me for this reason:

mayte no need for a welder I've got some jumper leads here

nah mayte cast factory shit with adaptor is how I roll. Want to make me a nice one lol

Double dose of lol's. Gotta take the fire too it and introduce it to the bent way of life. Getting there for the AKL ride on the 27th.

I like 4 but can't help but think a proper scheme would be best.

6 seems to be the one that grabs my fan-dango

6 Please

That might work. She's used to being manhandled by a 5 year old.

4 or 6

4 or 6 please

Number 1 looks good to me

How old is your youngest? I might be able to swing by after swimming. But miss 2.5 would need someone to play with to keep her out of dad's hair* *metaphorical hair, as I have very little left

The guy I did the kombi for piped in to the workshop to day so I asked him about the panels the good ones were only about $50 more expensive plus he's got a 2l ( I think he said 914 engine in it ) scary at over 100 kms and your over taking going up hills , his own words lol

@rusty360 25 each mate. He grinds/etches off the writing using this machine then paints it on using a roller type hes been doing it for many years n im more than happy with them

The weird thing is that he had been told a total of what the build would be and had heaps of time to say no don't go ahead on the job. But they went ahead with it and then couple months later they hadn't heard anything back from him and he just became really hard to deal with. They ended up trying to sell it on trade me for 3k and had no luck at all. I said I'd give him 800 dollars they said no they had been offered 1000 for one door........ Vw people are crazy. I then emailed him going at 1500 and settled at 1800. So I don't know what he was upto. He still owes the vdub shop money for the work/sand blasting of the buss. Aiden and I have a funny feeling he lives in Australia now and just gave up on it. Also the side doors are huge. Don't fit in the boot of the wagon. So roof it was.

Isnt it amazing how time flies almost a year since i updated this! Its been a very busy year. Mrs n i brought our first house here in pukekohe auckland so in the mix of renovating the crap out of it i enjoyed this car during the summer until its WOF expired and put rego back on hold n put her in dry storage! Im not finished with her yet! Made it to OS drag day had an awesome day out! Made it along to some meet ups also. Fun times was had. Also finished off the interior got some front seats and a dash mat to complete its look and a front chin spoiler! Pic dump! Mind the white plumbing pipe needed wipers hooked up for wof Bootlock has since been installed! That moment i almost lost my loose taillight.. phew Kumeu hotrod show! I brought another project to keep me busy in the mean time. A 1966 prince gloria. Should be good Cheea

This could be a stupid goal to reach to.

Can't get at screws from the inside

It's been a while because I'm back at school now but finally the weekend happened so I got back into it. I didn't take any photos of the other repair panel but I did it the same way as the first. Then I moved on down the front edge of the wing. This is what I had to work with. I decided the best way to deal with it would be to cut most of it off and rebuild it. I started with a paper template. Started to transfer it to steel, Once it was close I cut out the rotten steel and began to offer it up Then I started to trim the panel up to fit the hole. It was about now that I decided it was all going to well and that I should fuck it up to mix it up a bit. So I cut off too much and had to fix the cock up. Finally I got it trimmed and fitting nicely and clamped it in place to check. Primo. I ran out of time to tack it in but I checked all the measurements and it's centered and square so I'll tack it up when I get a chance. I also picked up a new (to me) bonnet which is full of fish oil or some sort of greasy rust inhibitor and in much better nick than my one. So that's another win for me.

Hey guys and girls! I'm running an event on November 18 called the Hamilton NerdFest which will be at Zeal (Ward Lane, Hamilton CBD) between 12-4pm which will house a record fair, comic book fair, retro gaming zone, sneaker exhibition etc. Basically a bunch of us nerdy collectors will be there with a LOT of content from the 70s-00s. I think it will be a hit and I'm currenly sorting consent to block off a part of the roadway on Ward Lane What would it take to have a handful of cars park up for part of the afternoon (if the roadway consent goes through) and alternatively on Ward Street which is by the venue? I would really love to have some automobiles that reflect the 'retro' theme so just wanting to know what is required to make it happen! Cheers

Took this to Redrocks on Saturday with my brother in his Terrano, it was 9degrees with some epic wind. Got to a valley that I hoped would be more sheltered for my 2.5yo boy to play, the wind was blowing him off his feet but he had a blast anyway. Saw some 'seals SO big daddy': This one was sleeping right on the outside of a tight corner, I ended up edging closer then climbing over a big boulder in order to not squash him: Its been years since I've come here, the few baches are corrugated iron rust boxes, then this place turns up?! Its epic, dining tables and shit. I mean in a bad storm its so close to the waves it must get battered? I thought there were limitation to new builds too...

Almost finished the aluminium work now.

The dash now has all the rust fixed, really happy with how it turned out. Took maybe close to 10 hours to just weld it all up though. Should only need bog in a few places, the rest a few coats of primer will fill nicely.

Time has been marching on, and I haven't touched the van for ages, as I have been so busy with other things.So I decided to book it in at work, as we have a new fabricator just started, and he is rather good! First job was to make the trans mount, and exhaust system. The trans crossmember is a tubular design, from 1 3/4" roll cage tubing. The exhaust is TIG welded 304 stainless, 2" primaries into 3" main pipe, and large muffler with side exit pipe. Next week will be a new engine crossmember and mounts, to a similar tubular design as the trans mount. Also a swirl pot for the fuel injection, weld in the battery tray on the RH side, wiring, fuel lines, air intake, etc.

gave the old girl a workout a couple of weeks ago, and moved the Sundowner back home into my garage:) It tows really well The NA engine is no more! I pulled it out yesterday, along with acres of really bad wiring! Gave the engine bay a good clean up, and I will fit the power steering box, and prep it for the supercharged engine //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/50625-browndogs-supervan-2-yet-another-one/

just bought another engine for SV2. Very similar to the one already fitted, but has an extra pulley on top