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I all ways get asked to weld something that is in the bush or at the bottom of a paddock and I carn't get my MIG there or my AC ARC is way too heavy and most people dont have a 15 AMP plug, thought I would make this. This is a welding alternator that has triple bridge rectifiers and super heavyduty windings. and it has a 240 volt DC 15 AMP power supply, very potent! The idear was to fit this to your vehicle so you can weld and run a grinder or light or anything that dosn't mind DC. Has a throttle knob to adjust engine speed witch controls the AMPS when in welding mode. 240V output, My plan is to mount it to a trolley with a Honda GX390 motor witch I got given, it had no muffler had had been sitting outside for 3 years and had locked up, I got it free and it seems to start and run very well, I made a glass pack muffler witch is very loud and I might need to rethink. I have a trolley with cast iron wheels I will mount all the shit to, just need to find some pulleys and get a couple pillow blocks, I will need every ounce of power from this motor.

we are going to reuse the old internal doors in the new house. i took them to be stripped and this is the result. 2017-08-24_11-38-36 by sheepers, on Flickr in other news more weather boards are on and the spouting is finished. also some of the windows are in.\ 2017-08-25_01-57-48 by sheepers, on Flickr

2017 Event - A few of us are planning to ride on smaller bikes from Whakatane(ish) around the East Cape and back over 3 days, at the end of November when its nice and warm but not too busy. No requirement on bikes, something unsuitable and small is preferable though. I'll be on a CT110, VG his NBC110, couple friends on scooters(~50cc). Looking at about 600km, about 200km/day. Thinking a riding speed around 50km/h should give plenty of time for looking around and activities and sightseeing during the day, but not too fast for the smaller bikes. Where possible the route is off busier state highways so there will be some longish sections of windy gravel, but little traffic and no rush means you'll be fine. Accommodation around Whakatane, Hicks Bay, and Gisborne should be easy to arrange, be it campgrounds, cabins etc. There will be a ute and/or trailer that can carry fuel/luggage/spare bikes as well if anyone wants/needs to sit out any parts. Coast trip Total by John Bell, on Flickr Things to see and do on the route may include but not be limited to Serenity Lighthouses Wharves Churches Time travel. Horses, all of the horses Gangs Waterfalls Slip'n'slides And some of this You got 3 months Holla at cha boy, what do you reckon?

Went and got a TIG lesson from a mate, told him I'd never used one before etc and expected to be zapping up some scrap. I was wrong, he set up the welder and explained it all, put 2 tacks on my handle bars and then put me straight onto welding up my bars without so much as a test spot weld! Added a couple M6 nuts to the underside of the cross bar so I have somewhere to mount gauges from. Not perfect, but a bit more grinding and a coat of paint will hide all sins lol Oh yeah, another parcel arrived today... We'll call that a 50cc bore kit for legality sakes... Also CDI, small end bearing, a pile of cable end fittings, 3 sets of wrong clutch springs, stickers etc. Think I'm going to build another engine rather than swap the kit onto the current one, need to talk to @Mr Vapour about getting one of the spare engine's cases blasted up all pretty I think.

READY NOW test ride this afternoon included going past a pub with a bunch of v rods/ harleys parked outside They all lol'd and waved

Hi, I'd like to claim the spare postie bike for the weekend plz. I can trade shit beers and even shitter yarns.

Damn dude that looks like the kinda mission I would buy c50 in north island and fly up with my 110 motor and do a quick 1 hour chop and come riding with you lads ! Enjoy guys looks like good times will be had

Excellent. @Raizer you best be coming too, or there will be a lot of little bikes/scooters doing skids on your lawn Saturday night.

Done. Booking 24th off as I type.

Checking calander but hella keen

and at the top of those stairs i made a floor for filling up with shit. 2017-08-22_03-43-01 by sheepers, on Flickr

Auckland! Ride happens tomorrow no matter the weather. Looks like it will hold out for the start time. So I'll see you all in Ponsonby at 10.30am. Meet at Service Denim, 208 Ponsonby Road. see you tomorrow!!

Very ken. This sounds like a bit of me for sure.

Ive got the KM48 looks the same as yours, there pretty cool in how they work with fuel mixture coming in one side plate then through the rotor to the other plate and coming out a factory bridge port. Im the one that just got it vapour blasted as per above come up sweet just haven't got any photos on me haha. Hoping to put in the likes of ride on chilly bin when its done. There was also one on a drift trike at chrome was a cool setup

ZOMG is that.... a Hyundai Trajet??

Infinitely boned up over this. Also, if you like microwave letterboxes, it's a must do trip.

we got the trusses made with a reverse kingpin so the floor bit in the middle would have more space. I hope to fill it with car parts.

I've been collecting timber from a sawmill 'up north'. Is my ute OS? I reckon it are. It's also bloody awesome. It has self canceling indicators and power steering, but everything else you need to do yourself. The objects in the mirror are precisely their own size and I need to get out of the cab to engage the free-wheeling hubs. I love that ute. Sadly the generator died last weekend (as did a number of other things). It's a real challenge trying to keep tools dry enough to use up there, but after forking out a significant portion of the cabin budget on a replacement generator I managed to finish another frame today. I've gotten a bit better at calculating tangents... but of course there are mistakes aplenty. Sorry about blurry photo. It was almost dark

weather boards and the butinol done on the veranda. 2017-08-20_05-37-46 by sheepers, on Flickr 2017-08-20_05-37-37 by sheepers, on Flickr 2017-08-20_05-37-29 by sheepers, on Flickr wires and shit. 2017-08-20_05-37-20 by sheepers, on Flickr2017-08-20_05-37-29 by sheepers, on Flickr rondo for attaching the ceiling 2017-08-20_05-37-11 by sheepers, on Flickr steps for getting up to the roof storage 2017-08-20_05-37-01 by sheepers, on Flickr

I spotted this van about 10-15 years ago, driving down the motorway, and thought "ooohh, I am going to own that one day!" I tracked down the owner, and gave him a visit about 3-4 years ago, and have been in touch since. I told him if he ever wants to sell it, to let me know. Anyway, he spent the last 2-3 years getting it panelled and painted, and fitting lots of new parts on. He brought it over about 3-4 months ago to show me it, and said he would probably sell it next year. Anyway, he texted me last weekend saying he was ready to sell it, and to come over if I was interested. After another test drive, and some negotiation, a deal was agreed on. I have just paid a deposit to hold, and will probably pay for it end of November and collect it. Pretty stoked about it, unlike my other vans this one is not a project, I can use it straight away:) It has a 3.8 Holden/Buick V6 with 4 stage auto fitted. It is quite a harsh noisy engine, but my god does it go! It would give my Mk1 V8 a good run for its money I think. And being injected should be better on fuel too. Otherwise, it is fairly standard, not really any other mods done. discussion: //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/50625-browndogs-supervan-2-yet-another-one/

MK2..? http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/parts-for-sale/exhaust/auction-1399322652.htm also a gyro canopy listed at the moment. Pretty steep though

Tapered the end of one of the mandrel bends so the ID is a hair bigger than the port of the Malossi cylinder. Obviously went back and filled the gap I missed lol Attacked the exhaust from @MopedNZ with a hacksaw, almost fucked it, dunno WTF China blend metal they used but it really didn't like the welder, had to drop the amperage way down to stop the edges melting away and it just wouldn't weld cleanly (likely user error but still) Getting there, gives me plenty of room for improvement when/if I attempt MK2

The other job, was to mount the ARB's. I had a pair of 27mm bars custom made, and mounted the front bar to the front axle, using the U clamps and brackets supplied. I made my own top mounts, and welded these directly to the front subframe that the engine hang off. For the rear bar I drilled through the shock mount brackets, welded captive nuts inside, and bolted the clamps to these. I made my own chassis brackets, and welded these on. That should stop the rockin' and rollin'!

been busy last week on the van! As you all know, the old Transits did not have fuel injection, and the fuel tank is not set up for this. So I built an aluminium collector pot, which the high pressure pump sits inside. A Facet low pressure pump lifts fuel from the tank, via the original pickup, and feeds into the collector, with a breather/overflow going back to the tank. The high pressure pump feeds fuel to the engine via a high pressure filter, and the return from the engine feeds back into the collector pot.

Discussion thread here : and keeping eye on the remain Avengers down the road as well this one has this Datsun on top of it still Purlpe GLS under the Washing line is now accessible in front of this AP6 or AP4 Valiant, the last 70's Avenger I want to buy (the Diff I got in the early 2000's off it) & has been in My Rally car ever since this Chysler Avenger and one up the top by the Fence is safe for now I have no interest in them but just keeping tabs there were two others I note have gone, Blue one I tee'd up for a guy in Hamilton when Wilf was still around & a Brown one close the drive has gone since slightly better shot of it, impact damage is to the front of it

incoming barry thread? did you see the DIY mig on trademe?

I'll ask him if you can make an offer on it ay?

Update time on Viva two.... Lesson learned. Don't leave Vivas parked up for two months on damp ground. I went to move it the other day and the clutch is stuck ! I have tried all the usual things to fix it and no luck. Its now sitting out there with a stick holding the clutch pedal down. Funny thing is that I have only recently worked on a mates Viva HC and it had come in with the same problem, which meant we had to remove the box and free up a very corroded clutch. The reason for this mighty wagon of mine being laid up? Well it ran out of WOF at about the same time as I had picked up a genuine Viva '90' engine. I had plans to fit it but its not happened yet. Hannah went to the UK to see family and brought back some parts, seals etc so next week we will tidy it up and fit it soon. What is a Viva '90' engine you ask? Its the uprated 1159cc engine that was offered as an option on HB vivas, and standard in the Brabham spec model. It has higher compression, high lift cam (that found its way into the 1256 Chevette/Viva HC engine), twin outlet exhaust manifold and Stromberg carb. Possibly some other things too.. some foamer can quip in here.. It all combines to give a very useful jump in power from 50 to 70 bhp! Twenty extra ponies is not to be laughed at when you only start with 50. My wagons chassis plate states in the options that it came with one of these engines but at some point it has been stolen from the car. The engine I have scored actually came from this ropey old car here... ...which Slacker Sam had bought and then sold on to the fella I bought the wagon from. He split the car down as it was rusty as (although some of its shell has also made its way into my wagon) , hung on to the motor and I managed to score it a few years later for $100. Its been rebuilt and apparently goes really well he said, useful for towing other Vauxhalls around etc ... Came with all new ignition parts too. Pretty happy with this lot and looking forwards to fitting it! I have cleared a little area in the workshop to work on it....

Who knew all your previous Google searches would be relevant in another context? I think the big issue here is why no bug catcher?

I tried out its towing capabilities today...

have a vh45 here with a porsche manifold for $1000 has loom and everything. manifold hasn't been adapted yet but have some thick billet blocks for it, go v8

lol like there's any of those left

we had a roof shout and it was fucking great. approx 11 thousand people turned up and had great times. this is the last people standing. 2017-08-20_12-29-17 by sheepers, on Flickr

There are lol to be had for sure

Im imagining Sheepers on his roof

They are usually factory bridge ported iirc

I found the problem (I think) The libraries share a timer. Anyway.. have soldered one nano to a plug and put it into a box..

If you go down the speeduino route, get in touch, I sourced all the components off ali express where moq seemed to be 50 on everything......

When I rebuild my motor I'll probably be doing away with the factory airbox. If I do then I'll send it up to you. But you won't need it with a bridgeport turbo.....

Someone say J-Port?

The answer is J port, IDA and jilliez obviously.

Follow up snap at the Marina, actually clean this time and with new wheels and grill as well as my lovely Goodline front bumper