snapper

yeah bummer, trust your ankle heals up soon.

car's looking grouse.

wow, that's just like the one my Dad had as our family car when I was a lad, in the late 70's. in fact, it must be within a few months of our old one - less than 1500 plates between them (ours was april '73, IIRC). it'll be an nz-assembled 16L made at todd motors. ours was metallic green, with dark brown interior.

yes, they rust out badly at the top of the guard, below the A pillar - I think there's a mud trap around there. it's a feature.

you even have the original factory door mirror. might I suggest you don't put wing mirrors on, they were the preserve only of the GS japanese assembled editions (my mate's Dad ran one of them, orange with black interior and the white GS stripes on the seats.

great to see one of these on the road. you even have the original wheels - kudos.

thanks for the nostalgia trip!

I'm keen to come to a wellydrome meet, snap a bunch of quality images. I don't always cruise the drome threads - I'd be really pleased if someone from the core would IM me when it's set.

anything with a bent shaft or an electric engine is a waste of time

someone's wife once mentioned that to me #; )

committed to the crusher/shredder, dude.

great ingenuity!

need photos or it didn't happen. what did you buy?

how come you never considered the 1159? they breathed better than the 1256 in my experience; my old HC was an early one with the 1159. shame you're selling it!

Yup.

Had a shitter Hyundai accent come in 15000 km over due for service.

Knocking its arse off.

Banged some castrol Techion oil in. Shut it up almost instantly.

Silent now.

thanks for that, I'll commit that to the memory banks may be very useful!

vidjo is fascinating. big roll, and quite an understeerer, yet predictable (eg not twitchy) providing the commitment is there. I'd be totally replacing that setup! #; ) left that shit long behind in the 90's

Nice gash too, by the way!

snigger

If its been sitting a while the lifters might be all jammed.

Bit of sludge?

Try run it on diesel oil to clear the crud out.

is that because the oil for diesels has more detergents?

perhaps all of the solvent's gone now, and it didn't set while it was there. you could try a heat gun to set it.

I'd be freezing it off, doing that section again, and ensuring there was some heat *NOT A NAKED FLAME*. BAKING on a sunny day might help.

right, if all that hasn't convinced you to buy it....

just be sure it's not ponding inside

and post up photos once you've acquired it - after the forum has finished doing the TIME WARP

yes, the leopard is doubleplus swanky, with performance as well. you'd have VG power; the manual only came with 2 litre models. you could luck out and find its a VG30DET. [edit: sorry, earlier you said it was the turbo - so you have indeed lucked-out with the VG30DET]

surely worth pursuing.

my sister's father in law used to run one of these, it certainly had something about it.

I found this thread, which should give you some interesting info on nissan-lego for the suspension.

can't walk away now, man.

haha so much for having a cheaper gas bill!

I was thinking the same thing #; )

how much does a 1UZ weigh, anyway? I was wondering about the relative merits of that vs a 5cyl turbo volvo donk.

inspired work, using those e34 flares. where did you discover the bodylines matched with the e30? brilliant!

love to know how much material you remove before welding them on.

any progress on your powerplant selection? here's some swedish options:

* B234FT or FTX - about 190hp,

* B5234T from the 850-T5, 5cyl 225hp 300nM and a TD-04. or B5254T from the S60/V70 I'm sure there's plenty of length in the bay for the 5cyl, and the song it makes is addictive. Not a lot of info on RWD conversions, though the second link has useful info on adapting to volvo 240's and they recommend the Tremec T5 transmission. From what I've seen, you've the skills to do the machining for the adaptor!

+1 on 'keep up the good work'. watching this one with interest.

EDIT: oh here we go - e30 T5 build thread

its a membership ring for a swingers club.

Admittedly, the Rx-7 will serve as the Nats backup if I somehow fail to get coupe ready in time, but I wouldn't take it on the track.

I would be quite happy with this amount of slam. Tastefully low, without being too outrageous. Steelies are a nice touch too!

curious, given at the time nobody would have driven an RX7 on steels. hell, it's not a commodore!

A guy from the Alfa club owns it, together with (back on a 2009 garage crawl anyway) a Lamborghini Espada:

That's the practical Lamborghini, for taking the family to the supermarket etc.

See, fully-grown men can fit in the back:

He rightly believes in driving these cars properly / no cobwebs in his carburettors.

back in the day, Paul McCartney had an Espada.

if it wasnt' me with the cars and i was voting i would vote the wagon too but it might just have to wait for 2014 nats by then bit of coin may have been spent on it and be more user freindly anything can happen between now and nats tho

so you're telling us el rancho wasn't really a choice. at this rate you'll be taking my 850 T5.

yep, you asked, and the people have spoken. if it wasn't an option...

EDIT: sell escort to fund Ranchwagon epic tour!

If I could spell better, I would consider it

can't be any worse than the incumbent - look how many times Be4vers had his plate re-done on the Roto-rona!

LOLZ.

Yeah I'm in Feilding but can't really take a lodger at the momento.