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I have the shave and paint white walls on the little red Mazda. No issues with wofs at all. They are only good for pin strip type white walling though, not the traditional full white wall from the rim. EDIT EDIT: The thread I was thinking of linked to STA tyres as mentioned above.

With Warbirds on over Easter up here accommodation could be tricky if you haven’t already booked. 2 years ago almost every room south of Chch was booked out for Warbirds.

Love this boat. That is all.

Well I’ll be following along to see how this goes. Your build threads are awesome. Hope you don’t sell it as I really don’t need any more cars. This would be super awesome with a rowdy as fuck 13b J Port. Just saying! PS. Found this picture:

I like the black. Love your work and Merry Christmas!

Think we need a picture for reference but I like the nude Ali look.

Anyone get pics/vid of the Black FD?

How many punters to we have on here in the lower South Island who would be keen to meet up and do something? As mentioned above there are a few cool car things coming up that are fun. In the Nats thread I posted about having it at Glendu Bay in Wanaka. Anyone interested in doing a casual over nighter at somewhere like Glendu Bay? After Waitangi weekend it’s cheaper and easier to get a spots. Be cool to do a Friday/Saturday night maybe and go for a big fang around Saturday. Think fang over the crown range, cool refreshing beverage at Cardrona. Could make it a bi annual thing like the first weekend after Waitangi on all years that are an even number or something I think it would be cool to get something happening in the Deep South again.

Dear Mr Sheepers, I hope this turns out to be something smallish to fix that will lead to bigger joy down the road (pun intended). Your perseverance will pay off eventually. Don’t buy a Mazda. keep up the good work!

That was a great read! Can’t wait to see the next chapter.

Hey everyone, The Arrowtown Primary School car show is coming up. They are doing a cruise around Arrowtown the night before. There is also a monthly meet in Queenstown at Placemakers. Hotlaps Breakfast and Fang at Highlands is also sweet. Be good to link up with other Oldschoolers this summer for car fun.

Sorry, I’m +1 here. Black door frames > 90’s painted door frames.

What if the car is black?… EDIT: SPOILER ALERT! Just seen that it isn’t black!🤪

Musings from a non rotary expert… Those bits of metal do look like water pump vanes. If your current water pump isn’t missing any they could have been in there for a while? If the water pump was toast that might explain the gunk build up. At least it can be cleaned and sorted. The gunk around the bolt might be a sign of a dodgy water seal? Hope it’s not a crack? new bearings are not that expensive. Or weren’t last time I brought a pair for the FC. Retailed at $62.75

Bright side: Rebuilding this motor with fresh seals will give you confidence that it has actually had a rebuild. Not needed a housing and/or rotor saves you a couple of grand. Only downside: Deciding how big a single turbo to go for and what brand. (Borgy for the win!)