datlow

Do you have a pic of headlight mount? Would it be the same as a cx500 one?

Gif fixes all, Mate used it on a red familia that was all faded as red cars do, wouldn't do it too much as it's pretty had cutting agent tho

Pretty sure most any plastic can be sanded or polished, used to do my headlights with just automotive car cutting compound,

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4yp-kumgpoM Seems to be plenty of videos worst case you end up buying some new ones!

All there aftermarket ones that are ok are "gm" style and welds ok because they're a legit company, I'd imagine Holden being part of gm should be better than gm styled and there welds should be sweet too, the certifier can also strip the unit and ok it or send to lvvta to ok it, tho extra costs involved

One of my customers is having trouble getting some kinda hotrod thing certed.  Is using a HG Holden steering column and the shaft is welded from factory.  Any advice?

Should be fine then if he can prove its factory? Maybe the cer guys being over cautious

“A component within a steering system in a low volume vehicle must not be welded except:

a) in the case of a vehicle manufacturer’s original equipment operating in the same application for which it was originally designed; or

where a steering component has been modified or custom-manufactured, due to no other practical option being available, in which case...” (various requirements are met, including obtaining written TAC approval).

In addition to this requirement, a side-margin note referring to 7.41 said: “Note that welding is, as a rule, not permitted within any ‘critical’ steering components. Any welding referred to here is restricted to situations where no other option is available.” In the case of steering columns, the shafts are able to be made without welding.

http://www.lvvta.org.nz/documents/infosheets/LVVTA_Info_01-2013_Unsafe_Aftermarket_Steering_Columns.pdf

Hmm not so good, this is where the oil seal is meant to seal, thinking I'll try and get a speedy sleeve or machine it down and get a smaller seal, back to waiting for shops to open.....

so I got this last Christmas 1980 something honda cx500 with hopefully only a worn waterpump mechanical

seal seller seemed to think it was dereg too (carjam was saying otherwise)

so drove from Hamilton to napier and picked er up

promptly went to the post shop and changed ownership and put rego on hold, best $10 i ever spent

then we sold our house and moved to wellington and ive been super busy working and procrastinating until I figured I have a week off so should get some parts sorted

saw that dime city had free shipping so ordered some shorter shocks, clip ons and smaller gauges (found some similar ones on trade me the next day for cheaper....grr)

before

after no more wheel gap

also received a package of seals and gaskets etc from cxphreak in aussie got all the gaskets and orings etc that I need for same price as one gasket from Honda chur

so I just need to get of my arse and put all the seals in then reassemble into something resembling this

http://www.moto-verso.co.uk/motorcycles/project-cx-cx500-cafe-racer/

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/ford/radiators/auction-819108064.htm

Plenty of diff size Chevy ones that I'm figuring should work for sameish motor?

Think Segedins and a few other places sell them too

Ordered some bits, hopefully here in time for Xmas holidays

That sill guy advertises on trademe

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/nissan/exterior/auction-764688844.htm

Also pretty pricey looking,

Just tube frame it.........

You would probably fair better with the hvlp guns, probably what the earlex is?

Used to work for Wagner, i doubt rubber paint would work as they rely on the paint lubricating the piston, where always getting them returned from bunnings/mitre 10, with seized piston, easy way of fixing was add a tablespoon of dish washing liquid to each cup of paint, so I can't imagine the rubber paint being very lubey

White walls look sweet, makes me look bigger then 12's!

http://www.raceevolution.co.nz/122/shopproduct_details/9264/1

im sure edl or fortress fastener in Hamilton did/do some sort of 1/4 turn fastener too

Not really go with s13 etc Sylvia stuff

http://wiki.r31skylineclub.com/index.php?title=S13_Suspension_Conversion

Hey, bought these ages ago from a car yard to mod for a car a no longer have, they didn't know what it was from, trying to figure out so I can sell, googled all the numbers on it came up with nothing, any ideas the fronts have 4bolt tops which doesn't seem to common

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/51/4wdg.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/580/whpw.jpg/

Had a thought the other month of turning a old valve radio into a amp for MP3 player, also,googled it and I'm not the only one!, maybe able to use one as the base as cheap/ lots of old dudes fix them up and sell on trademe

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/SearchResults.aspx?searchString=Valve+radio&rptpath=all&type=Search&searchType=all&generalSearch_keypresses=11&generalSearch_suggested=0

Apparently ones with a gram input are easiest to convert to mp3 or RCA out etc, or maybe stick a gramaphone in

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/SearchResults.aspx?searchString=Gramaphone&rptpath=all&type=Search&searchType=all&generalSearch_keypresses=3&generalSearch_suggested=0

Used to use a company gasket specialties in auckland to make custom head gaskets etc for compressors, don't know if they could make what you want maybe worth a try, also a place that is on lake rd in Hamilton better industrial never used them but has a sign out the front saying custom gaskets

Cheers, looks pretty good, just have to remember all my plates now

Wide wheels look awesome, be careful with 350z box ,as early ones are known to crap themselves,