dr.wylde

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Voted! 

Gives me motivation to get the statesman legal.

Shit I may even update the thread!

If this goes ahead, then I will actually come!

Have you considered the Leyland 4.4 V8? 

Just make up some 19mm spacers for the efi manifold and enjoy an extra 900cc

Yes the early models were BW35s

Later ones were trimatics... ( would like one to run in my P76)

1 minute ago, igor said:

When the P76 first came out I thought they were huge and ugly. Now I rather like the look of them. Following your build thread with interest.

I agree but If done right they can look quite good

Taking a bit of inspriration from this car

20 minutes ago, Lord Gruntfuttock said:

I attended P76 club nats a few yrs ago. Quite a high Barry quotient, but lots of knowledge...

I'll see if I can dig out pics.

Im yet to meet any members in person , they seem to be a good bunch... but yes they definitely fit the description of "Barrys".

If you cant beat'em 

Join em!

9 minutes ago, HighLUX said:

Im glad a P76 has finally surfaced on OS as a project 

One of the foundation cars of OS lore that is often spoken about but everybody actually wants

Fixed!

Yes it is aspen greeen. At some point in its life it was repainted in a slightly lighter shade.

As a result of acquiring the car ive ended up joining the NZ P76 club, they have given me a full history of the car dating back to the late 80's.

Its been through a number of owners in its time but at some stage it languished in the elements of wellington for about 10 years until the people I bought it from brought it down south. And I bought it from them .

Random thing is though given its history its only done 74000 ks from new.

Not sure if I want it to stay green!

Unless its the factory booger lime green a.k.a Leyland Hairy Lime!

Nah its not a Targa , just an exec with the stripes

They certainly have room for more activities in the boot.

Dont have a Drum to put in.

I will upload a boot shot later in the day as currently working on it.

Tell me that this car is not more Aussie than ya Holden.

Or just hurl abuse ,either way.

cheers mate , looking forward to seeing how it works out for you. I might do the same on my car  when the time comes .

Love what you've done with the ignition system, I'm in a similar position as my Holden V8 Hei distributor module has started to pack up. What you've done has given me something to think about.

Would you be able to show a diagram on how youve wired it in? no pressure! 

call Me crazy but Ive always lusted after an Aussie Mini Clubman GT ( the rarest of them all)

Basically A MKI Cooper S with a clubman Nose and fancy Door handles!

On 15/10/2018 at 17:59, Kiwibirdman said:

The old pack the oil pump with grease (or better still Vaseline according to @Threeonthetree ) has never failed me. I also have an old capillary tube type oil pressure gauge to make sure all is well.Easily screwed int the sender hole and doesn't care about old wiring.

I second this! I've only ever used Vaseline , works every time!

Thank you I'll look into it !

enough of my threadjacking, Which engine are you planning to drop into your MKII?

oh dear! Sorry Mate, I'll have to pass I need the rear roof gutter intact aswell! 

Thank you for your time! I'lll keep looking for another roof cut