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Iv done nothing to this but buy stuff- probably won't work on it again until the sheds done, but we have a pretty good kit of parts ready for assembly, Narrowed front beam, full window rubber kit, door rubber kit, chrome trim, front air assisted shocks, narrowed front beam, new front torsion springs, caster shims, rear side windows, steering dampener, side running board things, plus the joints etc mentioned previously. Parts prices for these things are definitely a huge bonus, very reasonable compared to anything else I have been part of before. Will be EPIC once assembly can properly begin, is going to be like a big model set

I thought I was well prepared starting a bike build months in advance turns out it ain’t changed shit, and I’m still leaving everything to the last minute

This would have been in '85. It was from Oakura, white with 2 gears available on the column shift. Rust holes behind the back doors you could fit a hand into. We drove it back to Hawera around the mountain to avoid the popo with only 2nd and 4th gears. I heard the engine blew up shortly after I sold it. That was a 1600 crossflow that i put in with a floor change box, I didnt have many tools so I cut the hole for the gearstick with a cold chisel and a big hammer. The paint was terrible, I put more than 4 litres of bog into it along with some roofing iron to support things. I learnt how much I don't like painting things when the hours of what you thought were spectacular prep ended up with a sweet grapefruit finish. Hopefully I have learnt some things since then.

Well back on the dyno at protune yesterday, made some good power (175rwkw 445nm at 11psi) but found an oil leak, seems like this car just dont like dynos haha, at least i was only cleaning up an oil puddle on the dyno and not engine pieces Got home and checked it out, pulled the clutch dust cover...bonus its not the rear main rope seal. Waiting on an engine support bar to arrive and il drop the sump clean it up Gonna weld in a couple of sump breathers and go to town with the rtv Oh and all before drag day...

How did I not see this thread until now?? Ok where do I start? I have the following: - Commodore 64 (original brown/tan model) in box with tape drive, this was my first computer! - Macintosh SE/30 maxxed out to 128MB with ROMinator II and SCSI2SD, am looking for an ethernet card for it - Macintosh Plus with 20SC hard drive - iMac G3 Indigo - iBook G3 Indigo - bunch of iBook G4's of early 2000's - PowerBook G4 Titanium 15" - PowerBook G4 Aluminium 15" - Dell Inspiron 8000 & 8100

Speaking of industrial computers this was driving our batching plant until we had it rebuilt 2 years ago. AMD K5 PR133 and 8MB RAM was probably overkill for what it was doing:

Was only getting 3-9V, messaged @Raizer and he figured out I needed to earth the stator, now it’s 6-13v A+messenger fault finding Took the cub round the block, melted the fairing pretty good (need to bolt it in I guess) wants to pop wheelies in first A+ half way round it started chocking and I saw the filter wasn’t on right, tried to mcgyver it with the key as had no tools, until I remembered the factory tool set! idled it home and took a few attempts of carb cleaning and swearing to sort it made it all legit with a speedo.... great idea @Truenotch still didn’t sort any tyres-might try and same day some tomorrow

I leave in just over 24hrs. I still need to do a wheel bearing on my trailer yet.

i can offer a carpeted garage with a tv and couch

Ever watched a awesome movie at home by yourself and then have no one who is at all interested to tell them about it. well here is the potential game changer mate And this came to mind after watching some great car films within the last 6 months and thought it would be great if it became an 0S event. to bring some like minded people together so my idea is that get a whole bunch of Auckland OS members together for a oldschool car themed movie evening and the idea would be sometime in the weekend evenings unfortunately can not host the event but im sure someone else could but can provide shit sharns seen as OS in auckland has no other meeting events on let me know on your ideas and thoughts Cheers MATE

Old disc was sloppy as fuck on the drive spline, was pretty sure that's where the noise came from. Can't wait to get my hands on another engine to do a full rebuild and port, can see so much room to improve on the factory castings!! Managed to get hold of the specs for the factory Suzuki R-T disc, so after checking and double checking I got cutting The worst of the noise is gone, thinking one of the bearings is responsible for what's left now. Cutting the disc has given a decent gain, it's still not fast but it's a LOT of fun to fang about in town at least. Need to pull a few degrees of timing out, hearing a bit of pinging at WOT and under high load.

Well that's been robbing HP for longer than it needed to a Cheap China had already been installed, not to sure what was wrong with the OEM carb so we've frankenstiened both together (top off the Hitachi & body stayed in place seems to go heaps better for now! that's the Accelerator Pump seal btw, scary pulling out in traffic, anything below 40kph was walking pace! I tried a can of Carb cleaner, draining fuel (in case of water) & still have my eye on the Black Friday deals for a complete carb

I believe we will be doing a sat or Sunday avo bbq meet for the next one because summer.

Hi guys -I stepped down from Auckland Area rep a while ago due to having a bunch of shit going on at the time that I felt like I was drowning in. Apologies for being so slack. Still don’t have a OS car that works but eh. -would any Aucklanders still be keen to attend unofficial burger meets now the weathers getting nicer?

Holy shit the IBM 5155 hdd is working! All I had to do is take it apart, plug it in while open and give the head arm a bit of a nudge. 20mb of glory. Some read failures but shit, it’s 35 years old!

So, without going into too much detail about all the boring shit I have done, it's starting to look quite good. 2000 Honda Integra Type RX-195-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr 2000 Honda Integra Type RX-308-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr 2000 Honda Integra Type RX-350-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr 2000 Honda Integra Type RX-434-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr 2000 Honda Integra Type RX-294-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr 2000 Honda Integra Type RX-129-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr 2000 Honda Integra Type RX-151-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr 2000 Honda Integra Type RX-56-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr 2000 Honda Integra Type RX-37-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr

made some panels to covers... the firewall recess

First Clean and Car Show today (and yep thats a Bike Summit Flag on the Datto's ANtenna from 2012, just need to find My aerial & pop another flag I have horded on it matchy)

DC2R Phone (11)-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr Here's a pic from this evening, it basically looks exactly as it did in post 1. But honestly, I have done a lot of things to it.

So I flicked the 944. It wasn't something I was intending to do, but a fella on the Porsche Transaxle NZ Facebook page popped up a 'WTB' post and I responded. With a high price. He initially declined, I didn't budge an inch and then a few days late the wife had mysteriously allowed him to purchase the car. He drove across from Tauranga, was rapt with it, and drove it home. Am I upset? No not really, I didn't get especially attached to that one since it burnt me (and my wallet) a lot during my near 2-years of ownership. Decided I wanted another DC2R, some of you might remember my 96-spec I had about 2007-8 and came along to a couple of NZH NIMM's in etc etc way back then. I put the word out that I wanted another one, and happened to meet Tim Bell (unsure if he's on the forum yet?) around this time through some of the other Hamilton fellas and a group chat. Tim being both an excellent human and the owner of a minty fresh DC2R put the word out among of his Type R friends, and turned up this car. DC2R Phone (1)-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr It's a 2000 Integra Type R-X. The 'X' is basically the final run of these cars, from late '99 through to mid 2000. You all know what a 98-spec car had over a 96-spec. But the R-X added to the list with a few more luxury mod cons. Power folding mirrors, 6-speaker audio, blue-tinged faux carbon trim, privacy glass, bla bla bla. Basically the best spec they came in, unless you reckon no options at all is the best. Which is kind of is. But anyway. It took a little bit of negotiation. The seller got semi-cold feet about the whole thing, had a change of heart, then another, and I ended up buying it for a fairly premium price. But it's clean and tidy, with absolutely minimal molestation. When I first viewed it, the car was on TE37, had a Recaro SPG on a fixed rail, was running a Neptune-chipped ECU via adaptor harness (yay no splices etc) but I was happy enough to not bother with all of that as I wanted as close to stock as possible. As it stands, the car has a Mugen Gen 1 exhaust (cat delete via welded in stainless pipe), and Ohlins adjustable coilovers as it's only mods. Which is fine. Oh and a very terribad Japan-spec hodgepodge stereo of shitness. DC2R Phone (2)-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr But the good! It's clean, straight, has new rotors, Endless pads, 160000km on the odo, a VERY clean engine inside and out, great even compressions, the suspension has $1700 worth of recent rebuild receipts, excellent black Recaros, tidy dash and is the perfect base for what I want. Actually I need to speak to @64valiant about replacing the bolster on one side of the drivers Recaro. DC2R Phone (4)-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr My plans? Chuck some nice fresh audio at it - I've bought a stack of Focal speakers, have a nice Image Dynamics amp and an Alpine bluetooth headunit for it. Tidy up the alarm/install a new one, refurbish the tired OEM wheels, go through all of the tarnish fasteners beneath the bonnet and replace with nice fresh ones. You get the idea. DC2R Phone (5)-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr I'll leave you with these phone shots for now - once I have the wheels done and dusted I'll be heading out for some proper shots with my big boy camera at some stage. Nice to be back though. Forgot how addictive these wee engines really are. And how rattly and generally shitty they are/racecar.

yes! that was a great idea and i would've gone if i hadn't already watched it would recommend the movie to everyone 10/10

Forget that one, the new tune is better. That one sounded like a series of tiny gearshifts, kind of like an early fast&furious movie. Eww why is there a digital thing on my dash? Oh, if i look closer it's an exhaust temp' sensor. But the gauge seems to have suffered damage from a 25 volt alternating current charging system. But it worked for a month so i guess i got enough data...

I’m a bit stuck on the IBM 5155 memory expansion card and still waiting on the mouse for the 486 so I am now trying to revive a 386sx. Yep the poverty spec one not the DX. Have not been able to identify what the motherboard is. I love the case on this thing, its a lot like the one we had in the early 90’s, metal lift up hinged top with two push in clips on the sides. But it has very little sign of life and bios error beeps which indicate possibly a ram issue and video card as well. I don’t have any spare ram to suit or an ISA video card that will fit. Nothing at the local computer recycling place and nothing on Trademe. It did have a leaking cmos battery which corroded some traces but after cleaning it up and doing a continuity test it seems ok physically but still getting errors. Either the monitor (monochrome) is stuffed or the video card is stuffed. It’s designed to output to a monochrome or CGA but it’s just a garbled mess of text. Does anyone have some old ISA video cards they want to sell?

How careful do I need to be with paint stripper and seams? I am planning on paint stripping (clean off with water), treating with phosphoric acid (wash off with water), rubbing back with scotch-brite/prepsol then painting with 2K epoxy primer. I was reading some threads online that recommended maintaining min 20mm from any seams to stop the stripper tracking. Provided I wash the stripper off carefully with water, is this something I need to be concerned with? How about with the phosphoric acid, do I need to do similar with this?

Definitely, now I'm on the road again!

Been a while, work and house etc getting in the way. Having issues with the brakes, VCM is saying low pressure and the pedal is sinking to the floor. I've bled the system and I'm fairly confident there's no air in it. I think the fluid is going down after using the brakes, but can't see any obvious signs of leaks under the M/C or from the pedal box (but will double check). Is this a Master Cylinder failure? or perhaps a failure in pressure switch where the brake booster/accumulator meets the brake lines? New accumulator sphere needed? Thought I'd post this here, to see if anyone else had any ideas, cheers!

I'm sensing a "snore-off"

Shhhh it’s a 49cc honda ow

Safaris had a factory voltage reducer did they not?

I'm one of those too scared to touch mine & its compelte with a Green eye'd Screen hah (which has ahd to be re-flowed at least once)

The initial start up failed to read an executable but it didn’t say what, but then it continued to this: It has Tetris! Some corruption happening here comrades:

I was yarning to a fella I.met at the first pub stop yesterday. Hed spent time up where were going. And knew the area. He asked me to show him my bike. As we were walking to it he said, any bike that can tackle the Motu must be a beast. Ha! Behold my twist and go of destiny on road tyres!

Dunno about the weather but my undies are moist. Check ya straps folks. They don’t tangle with chain / wheel well.

Not much to update, except I’m back on the road again. Thanks @Shakotom. Somehow for a guy that never used to like red on cars, I’ve ended up with 3!

New rear Tyre sure does feel clunky/notchy when it’s rubbing my butt did some hitting and bending got a longer chain and thinking I’ll order some longer shocks (325mm firm vs current 300mm floppy boys) 5 days to go (and I’m working 4 of them....)

Local recycling place has a couple of 5 1/4 drives. $5 each with no warranty and not tested. One of them works! It must be the 6th one I’ve tested lol. It has a label saying it was purchased in 1992. It even formatted a disk. Now installed with the USB 3.5” emulator jobby: Also my computer desk is some plywood I had screwed to a couple of drawers.

Don't mind this, it's just a basic, primitive tune i spent the afternoon adjusting // constants won't change. Used here to set a pin number: const int coil1 = 3; const int coil2 = 5; const int coil3 = 7; const int coil4 = 9; const int sensorPin1 = A4; const int sensorPin2 = A1; const int sensorPin3 = A2; const int sensorPin4 = A3; int sensorValue = 0; int sensorThreshold = 200; int sensorMax = 0; // Variables will change: volatile int coilState = LOW; volatile int coilPin = LOW; volatile int sparkTriggerDelayActive = false; //added this to try & see if i can delay spark at low RPM. volatile int sparkTriggerDelay = 0; volatile unsigned long rpmCurrMicros= 0; volatile unsigned long rpmOldMicros = 0; volatile int sensor1TriggerCounter = 0; // counter for the number of button presses volatile int sensorTriggerState = false; // current state of the button volatile int lastsensorTriggerState = true; // previous state of the button/sensor in this case. // constants won't change: // Generally, you should use "unsigned long" for variables that hold time // The value will quickly become too large for an int to store const long dwell = 10; // but this is how long the "points" are open, open longer reduces duty cycle of coils. // constants won't change: const long coilCharge = 2; // interval at which to charge coil (milliseconds) void setup() { // put your setup code here, to run once: Serial.begin(9600); pinMode(coil1, OUTPUT); pinMode(coil2, OUTPUT); pinMode(coil3, OUTPUT); pinMode(coil4, OUTPUT); pinMode(A4, INPUT_PULLUP); pinMode(A1, INPUT_PULLUP); pinMode(A2, INPUT_PULLUP); pinMode(A3, INPUT_PULLUP); } void activateCoilsIfLow(uint8_t inPin, uint8_t outPin) { volatile unsigned long timestamp = 0; sensorTriggerState = true; if (analogRead(inPin) <= sensorThreshold) { if (lastsensorTriggerState = (false)) { delay(sparkTriggerDelay); lastsensorTriggerState = true; } else { coilState = HIGH; coilPin = HIGH; digitalWrite(outPin, HIGH); timestamp = millis(); while (coilState == HIGH && coilPin == HIGH && (timestamp + coilCharge) > millis()); //Busy wait digitalWrite(outPin, LOW); coilPin = LOW; timestamp = millis(); while (coilState == HIGH && coilPin == LOW && (timestamp + dwell) > millis()); coilState = LOW; coilPin = LOW; } } else if (analogRead(inPin) >= sensorThreshold) { sensorTriggerState = false; if (sensorTriggerState != lastsensorTriggerState) { rpmOldMicros = rpmCurrMicros; rpmCurrMicros = micros(); lastsensorTriggerState = false; rpmConsultRatioTable(); } } } void loop() { activateCoilsIfLow(sensorPin1, coil1); activateCoilsIfLow(sensorPin3, coil3); activateCoilsIfLow(sensorPin2, coil4); activateCoilsIfLow(sensorPin4, coil2); } void rpmConsultRatioTable() { if (rpmCurrMicros - rpmOldMicros >= 497512) //sub250rpm { sparkTriggerDelay =0; } else if (rpmCurrMicros - rpmOldMicros <= 255024) //125rpm { sparkTriggerDelay =57; //prev'55 } else if (rpmCurrMicros - rpmOldMicros <= 169491) //177rpm { sparkTriggerDelay =39; //prev' 37 } else if (rpmCurrMicros - rpmOldMicros <= 127512) //250rpm { sparkTriggerDelay =27; //at 250 RPM and 45 degree sensor advance, this would be 30ms to TDC, subtract 2ms for coil charging and subtract more m.s. for advance } else if (rpmCurrMicros - rpmOldMicros <= 85008) //375rpm { sparkTriggerDelay =16; } else if (rpmCurrMicros - rpmOldMicros <= 61000) //500rpm { sparkTriggerDelay =11; } else if (rpmCurrMicros - rpmOldMicros <= 48000) //625rpm { sparkTriggerDelay =7; } else if (rpmCurrMicros - rpmOldMicros <= 41000) //750rpm { sparkTriggerDelay =2; } else if (rpmCurrMicros - rpmOldMicros <= 31500) //just under 1000rpm { sparkTriggerDelay =0; } } Posting this here so i can find it later if i'm not home. Side note: i am probably the only person using milliseconds to determine when to fire the plug compared to using actual degrees.

So, still chugging away on this, finding all sorts under the paint. Nothing major, just annoying. All in all, very straight and rust free. I have been getting some spray gun tips from a friend, so far so good. A few patches of paint from one of the old resprays reacted weirdly, so had to re-strip back further in those areas. Front guards and both sides of the bonnet are primed and looking good. The rest of the car is all masked up, hoping to get it primed this week. Not very exciting really, but will be a big milestone for me to have it all covered and one colour again. Starting to feel like the end is in sight. Also I figured that while it's still a garage queen for a wee bit longer I might go ahead and get some of these. Will get the paint done, everything back together and warranted. Then, when that's done, fit these and sort out the new suspension.

I still have my last save game from 1996 and it works!

Also as it’s not very busy at work/too windy to do actual work I’ve taken the cub in fitted slotted brake pads from webike and new wheel bearings in the rear fired it up for some motovation hopefully do the front end this week and try and get the lights/indicators working

AS she sits today, now I know many don't agree with the tires (faux white-walls bought from OS'er) so suck it, we're getting the moneys worth out of them! Begging for a A15 (or hot A12) and 4 speed (period correct upgrades that might just pass a WOF without too many hassles in no hurry to Butcher anything & will remain STOCK for as long as possible (or until I am allowed to unbolt anything more than the Rims) Had a nice policeman pining over it on the weekend & he was disappointed the VIN tag isn't straight :/ and now that's all I see in this picture

Did you know those high voltage generator things they sell on ebay are actually really good for low revving engines as ignition parts? The increase in fuel economy is slightly better than the electronic ignition i am using currently. I suspect they burn away the spark plug electrodes over time though. I might explore better power supplies in the future & re-visit this idea. Do try it.

I can wind the mixture screw in 1/8th and not melt the pistons. i also made a music player for summer. The first one, had no support for remembering where it stopped playing when it was turned off & i didn't want to stress the EEPROM by writing to it every time you changed a song. So i made this hilarious work around. The first one, had no support for remembering where it stopped playing when it was turned off & i didn't want to stress the EEPROM by writing to it every time you changed a song. So i made this hilarious work around. Ultra capacitors running the player for a few seconds after it is turned off.

lol sponsoring the Cancer Society as he smokes like a train?

So it failed it's first WOF under my ownership. Typical Honda things. Bushes. Front LCA outer bush on the RHS, and both RTA bushes. Bought the following from Speed Science/Hardrace - Front LCA kit (all 4 bushes) - Front swaybar end links (D-bushes unavailable in 25mm size!) - Front compliance arm bushes - RTA bushes George, being the excellent human that he is let me clag up his hoist for a week. With some help from Dustin (DNG) and Scott (East Tamaki Auto) it's all buttoned up and ready for it's recheck. Feels AMAZING with all the new bushes. Also learned it has a Spoon rigid collar set installed, while I was rummaging around underneath it. Also; Scored some nice clean, unfucked arch liners from Pick a Part. Have since cleaned and gotten rid of all the tar on them, will install this weekend. A few other little pieces. Brent at Doozi in Hamilton organised some showroom plates for me, and a new INTEGRA sticker for the center console. Plates as below, just real stupid nerd/indulgent shit. 20190830_175357-01 by Richard Opie, on Flickr 20190830_175651-01 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Car is looking clean and ok though. Just a few more small jobs and it will be ready for market. Standard suspension is en route but the Stacked! container is having some difficulty with fumigation for the ol' stink bug. DC2R Phone (28)-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr

This morning, we fanged across to Caffeine and Classics, then rolled straight back home, where I had intentions of mowing lawns and doing general yard work. Anyway I started cleaning something in the engine bay. Next thing you know it was 6:30pm and I'd just finished cleaning up - after giving the whole engine bay a bit of a tickle with some cleaning products and a range of brushes and micro fibre cloths. Shit I used included - diluted Simple Green (beware, some people have had this stain alloy), Armor All Multi-Purpose cleaner (this shit is amazing on damn near anything) and Interflon Foam Cleaner (beyond incredible cleaner, kind to plastics and electronics, also a weapon on upholstery). Brushes ranged from a toothbrush, up to a soft dish brush. Start - this is in the battery tray corner, the general filth on the firewall is indicative of all the painted surfaces in the engine bay when I kicked off. DC2R Phone (18)-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr No real in-progress shots. I did snap a wee comparison of the old cam cover and the NEW HOTNESS just prior to fitting it up with new seals/gaskets etc. DC2R Phone (19)-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr It looked good before right? But how much is the difference when you line it up against a brand newie! DC2R Phone (21)-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr Basically the end result. I am aware I need to remove a few painted brackets etc and get them recoated. I've also put wheels in motion to buy a whole swag of OEM fasteners to replace anything a bit tarnished/rusty etc. Mainly M6x16 factory ones in the grey zinc finish. DC2R Phone (22)-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr This thing positively glows. It's a thing of beauty. DC2R Phone (23)-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr Even the letters have a shine and crispness beyond anything I've ever seen on a B-series. Machined OEM finish! DC2R Phone (26)-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr Likely the most boring photo I've ever snapped. But it illustrates the finish on the firewall/paint at the end of the proceedings. Turned out pretty good. It's not perfect, no, but it's definitely up there as far as 20-year old engine bays go. DC2R Phone (27)-Edit by Richard Opie, on Flickr And a parting shot. Pretty chuffed with it all, will carry on with a few more jobs to sort in the bay, and also clean the underside of the bonnet which is quite grubby. Toodle-oo.

I've actually done heaps to this, like; - source and fit factory airbox and intake pipe (as seen in pics earlier). - fitted nice new K&N filter. - wheel refubishment finished, tyres remounted etc. - replaced dashboard with one that wasn't cut up where the stereo sits in the DIN slot, also a nicer dashtop than the one in there. - installed new audio. Alpine head unit, Focal components up front, Focal 2-way coaxials in the rear. - existing door trims had been hacked to fit some dubious audio, so replaced those with some sourced from same car new dash came from. Full clean/shampoo of upholstery brought them up A1! - rear interior stripped, everything cleaned, all fasteners sourced and replaced (had maybe 1/3 of what was supposed to be holding the side trims in) replaced and there's not 677864254% less rattles. - front bumper resprayed by Brendan at Platinum refinishers, no more stonechips or cracked paint. Scrapes on underside of lip reappeared pretty quickly while negotiating driveway though. - full Royce-spec paint correction and wax. Including ceramic coating on the wheels (OK I did that bit...). - new OEM Type R stickers on quarters, it had non-OEM ones on there and they weren't put on straight. - boss kit acquired to fit my Personal Neo Grinta wheel (although the plan is a red stitch MOMO Monte Carlo in time). - OEM optional rear strut brace fitted, and shock covers cut and trimmed as per the OEM template you received if you bought this new in period. Did it like they did in 1998 basically. - replaced rear boot carpet with a bloody mint example Mr. Jimmy Lucas scored from Zebra for me. - bought a replacement OEM key cos well, choice, and available. - replacement foam inner for the drivers side Recaro has been purchased ex-UK, just need to install/get @64valiant to help me install. - sourced and fitted an OEM clock, mine had a blanking plate fitted but the Type R-x was supposed to have a clock (loom was there etc) Then I got word Honda NZ had a single, solitary one of these NLA Type R cam covers sitting in their stock. So I thought "that's pretty flippin' neat" and I bought it because magpie. Haven't fitted it yet. 2019-06-24_01-57-46 by Richard Opie, on Flickr So we're sort of nearly where I want it to be. Some stock suspension on it's way from Japanland also. I actually haven't taken any other photos of it yet.

OK so as you can sort of see in those initial shots, the wheels have seen better days. The rest of the car has definitely seen some paint in it's life, it's a bit peely and not super amazing but luckily white tends to hide it a bit. But those wheels. Yeah I needed to do something about those. DC2R Phone (7) by Richard Opie, on Flickr One short trip down to Kwikstrip in Te Atatu, and these were done. Old mate turned them around THE SAME DAY. Who even offers that level of service anymore? Admittedly he did say they didn't have a lot on that particular day so yeah, result. I chose to dip, as it preserves the edges on the spokes nicely, if a blaster isn't careful they can be rounded off etc, end up with slightly different profiles on each spoke. Not ideal. Next step. GT Refinishers. Grant and Ben gave em a coat of champ white. Pretty fresh out of the booth when I picked them up, look not bad at all. Went out for the night so popped them in the living room with the heat pump maxed to try and get the paint to harden a bit quicker. DC2R Phone (8) by Richard Opie, on Flickr The idea was to have them ready to fit tyres on the Saturday. But when we got home it still smelled of paint fumes a bit, so figured they should probably spend a day in the sun. And I just wanted to see them in the daylight. DC2R Phone (6) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Anyway, I didn't fit the tyres then... they were sorted out yesterday. On the car now but ran outta time to go take a reasonable picture. Shit it lifts the appearance maaaassssively.

Looks like i-force has pooped itself and all my images are gone. Bummer. Anyway, drove out of the garage for the first time in who knows how long to give it a bit of a rinse and rearrange the garage. Got a real ratrod vibe going on here. Out and about 1 by Thomas Addison, on Flickr Out and about 2 by Thomas Addison, on Flickr Pretty much done with stripping now, just finishing up the underside of the bonnet. This is the first thing I will paint, get some practice in with the paint gun on a big area that doesn't matter much. I've also been buying things. Found a single NOS fender mirror. These are usually astronomically priced for a pair, on the rare occasion they turn up at all. This one was surprisingly cheap and is super mint. There's one slight scuff on the side which I think will probably polish off completely. Nice. NOS mirror by Thomas Addison, on Flickr Got a cool gear knob to match my kitty cat headlights. Gear stick by Thomas Addison, on Flickr And lastly some 70s galant hubcaps. Really tidy and shiney. One has some curb scuffage, but no big deal. They came up on TM pretty cheap and I thought they make for another nice nanna spec wheel option. My current thinking is to have these, widen some steel wheels with the little centre caps and trim rings I have now and get a set of 14 inch japanese, period appropriate mags, as wide as poss without flaring the guards hubcaps by Thomas Addison, on Flickr