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yeah got a heap of new steel parts coming from the states, luckily everything is still made new. Rear quarters look nice from the outside but when you have a look how htey been stiched they are shit house so iv got 2 new rear quarters coming to get stitched on properly. Going to be a bit of work but at least ill know everythings new.

Nah Thames Valley Sandblasting did it in the end as they are just up the road from me. Did a good job, have used him before for work stuff.

Picked up the car today. Got to have a good look around at all the lovely repairs its had in the past. Would love to count all the pop rivets in the car there everywhere!! Holes here, holes there and more over there Angle iron and pop rivetted repairs. Some more angle iron and pop rivets, can see in top of photo the replacement rear quarter stiching with pop rivets and shitty welding! Boot area rust and some more rust! Sad state of disrepair! Discussion thread > viewtopic.php?f=18&t=36383

lol word..

haha yeah was quite a laugh, i actually cant believe what was covered up lol...quite astounding really. Super stoked that can basically buy a new car in pieces everything is still made so means replacing the floor and the likes isnt the end of the world/to bigger broken wallet

yeah a pain in the arse job if you got to whip out and do in a year cause you didnt spend another $200 lol.....

Been waiting for a couple of weeks to update with pics but cant wait so pictureless update lol Soooooooo its amazing what bog, underseal and rust can cover up! Sandblasting found allsorts of amzaing holes, dodgy repairs and sweet pop rivetted patch panels... There were holes in the floor that just had panels pop rivetted over the hole lol. Angle iron welded into the boot and heaps of botchy as rust repairs. Sandblaster was complaing about all the bog that came out of it haha. Got floor, firewall, boot windscreen frame, chassis & arms/diff etc sandblasted and primed. Most of its going to get cut out and replaced with new bits enroute from the US of A. Firewall and windscreen frame came up good but rest of floor aint flash. Got a new floor, sills and rear quarters coming along with a few other misc bits and pieces. All going to plan will be off to panel beaters end of Jan to get hacked up, new bits welded in and prepped for some paint. Will post a couple of pics up in the next few days when its not raining and i find a moment to collect the car. Discussion therad > viewtopic.php?f=18&t=36383 talk some shit! give me some ideas, pointers or bullshit!!!

maybe should pull the turbo water pipe off and check if its split? might be a good start!

357 is my guess lol

Will definatly be at beach hop its only 40mins up the road, got mates live there so prob crash at theres but will be around for the weekend at least. Damit same weekend as Leadfoot, will be at both i guess then lol..

ahh yup theres a pic of it in this months NZV8 mag, looks fucking cool...keen for a look sometime

is that the new one that opened? saw a pic somewhere looks good. where is it exactly?

i love it when things like that happen..makes for a great day lol

cool project man, coming along nicely!

Yus, 1kz be good improvement!!

So much cool, dont see much of these around? Specially with blower hanging out nice work. Pics not working of engine in hole?

Long live the van!! looks epic on those rims. Plans aside from exhasut?

White!!!

mmmm low.......that is all haha.. what more reason do you need to four link than that!

Cheers K-Trips!! Need to start stripping and painting n gasketting the 283 so she looks a bit nicer!

Yeap thought that stuff might be the go, have used it for engine bits before just not a whole engine..... You just bought it in a spray can (didnt use a spray gun or the likes)?

Whats the best way to paint a engine? Degrease, waterblast and blow some paint on? Any paint in particular (does it need to be the heat paint like you get from repco) Dont want to do it and find it all falls off once its back in car and got to pull it all out again lol

Possibly, need to talk to someone in the know with the things, cause I dont know fuck all about sizing etc for them lol...

Would be so keen if was up here.. The life ed trust run one round our area a few months back...Got to go into Paul Radich (V8 Super car driver) old man shed...And he has a shit load of cars that are pretty fucking cooll.....Gutted i couldnt make it along cause would of been worht a look

Discussion therad > viewtopic.php?f=18&t=36383 So turns out the 450 Holley is actually a 600 so too big for what I need. Need to now find a 450 floating around somewhere Have acquired a few new bits - Holley Street Dominator Alloy Manifold -Chrome Rocker covers -2nd Hand as new mini 2kw starter motor Have finished stripping the car and its now at the sandblasters. Getting sandblasted and primed while its there. Got a list of new steelwork to get from the states, once its finished sandblasting ill have a final idea for one big order of steelwork. Few pics of the final stripped product,