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Yeah, don't want to show up after a two hour trip down to Hamilton only for it to have been cancelled! 

Yup, that's my name, thanks for letting the world know (I almost forgot to!) 

Hello 

EDIT: ...Oh, it's Thomas. Of course it is. 

Hmm, I'm thinking the guards might just be fibreglass... I think I read the specs he gave me wrong and the cutting/re-welding was only for the guard rolling process lol. In that case it's not too difficult a task to go about it the way you guys reckon to (and rightly so). I'll concentrate on getting the dent in the rear popped out, duck-tail spoiler moulded to hatch and chip out of front-right guard sorted first and then go from there   Haha, the reason I haven't been updating the thread a lot just yet is because I haven't been out of the bloody thing 

Cheers man, it will definitely be coming along to the drags! Might try find some 14" rims for the rear with slightly wider tyres to use on the day.

Until I start getting crap done on it next week, here's a phone shot from yesterday:

I've got sunburn on my sunburn

Yup... but I'm at everything anyway, so...  

Yeah, I got under there and they are bloody low alright. Will have to be careful at times. 

They guards definitely look different, but as the whole guard has been cut/widened and re-welded, I don't want to go trying to change them just yet! I think they sort of suit the theme of the car, so they don't bother me too much personally, but each to their own 

It had 2.5" of clearance at lowest point (exhaust), so it's much more sensible and doesn't even look much different at all! Still bloody low lol. I'm going to make this thing tidy again, no more drift spec average-ness

It would've been better if it didn't go cold 30 seconds after unwrapping it

I'm there

Car looks good man. Be good to see it all sorted. Matching rear guards on the cards at all? Looks tough as in the front.

I may spray the sideskirts white, but I think it may actually be a bit too much going wider rear fenders as well

Found this at a storage unit today... needless to say I was more than slightly concerned about the operator's possible underlying intentions

You towed it home with a hummer and a general lee trailer? 

I don't know what to say.

I told the old man that when he had the trailer made for his General that it 'probably' would end up being difficult to sell come time it isn't needed any more. It also makes towing anything else just as confusing for the general public trying to figure it out haha

Car looks good man. Be good to see it all sorted. Matching rear guards on the cards at all? Looks tough as in the front.

Cheers dude, I'll consider it eh. It looks decent as is in person like that, but we'll see how it goes! I'll go through my mental list in order first

 

Are those trailer strops just for show? Unless they are some fancy super strength lightweight ones. They just look like something you'd hold a ladder on with, not a car lol.

Funny you say that. They are rated to 400kg a corner I believe and we've always towed the General perfectly fine with them... today I looked in the side mirror and saw one side sagging, so got out and the back ones were a couple of clicks too loose. I think just limiting ourselves to the orange theme means only these flimsy ones are available. For the Dodge though we put a couple more through too just for reassurance and that works

Ah yusss this thing is still alive. Good to see it going. Keen to see what you do with it.

Thanks man, yeah, stay subscribed

Loving the title haha. Yeah, it was initially an auto, someone mentioned it may have been the only 'original' auto AE86 in the country?

Nah, I like the red/black but the paint's quite tidy and looks good in person, so I'll just give the bumpers and sideskirts a re-spray, pop that dent out of the back, ducktail moulded to hatch and enjoy the car as is I've got other little plans at the moment, but I'll get the ones mentioned sorted first and see how the budget looks.

...on that note, is anyone interested in a NZ new, low KM, mint, supercharged 1996 1.8L MX-5?

Saw so many old school cars today on the way down to Taupo, but failed to snap most of them. Here are the few I managed to salvage:

AJ @ Albany Pitstop like everyone else is suggesting. Good dude, most of us know him anyway - he's a safe bet

I MAY have eaten dinner before the attempt, I forgot. But I'm keen to try it again just to say I did it before the company goes under... although it was pretty bloody gross lol. Dem black beans. 

Want to see someone else try eat a 1kg burrito, was many lolz

Yes, I failed miserably at the last meet. As soon as I got home I put lipstick on and screamed at myself in the mirror until I passed out.  

That's my excuse

People will be asking themselves at this point, "surely this can't be real?". Oh yes... it's real and it will be magical. 

LOL'd. Best excuse ever.

(will need pictures to confirm this isn't just a pike...  )

Haha, not even kidding. Don't worry, I'm sure one or two photos will be popping up ;D

Bugger! I would, but I've got to be a dinosaur that day 

Really? Classic Cover in Hamilton is the only way to go. You should call back and talk to someone else, because I've been insured on my 01' Corvette and 72' Corvette through their company from when I was around your son's age and still use them for my current cars because they are the only people who would insure me (other than NAC - who by the way will look at any way to not pay you out when your car is hit/stolen, I've seen that happen too many times with mates cars over the years... I even recall one story a couple of years back where someone was hit whilst parked and they didn't want to pay him out because he didn't mention he installed an aftermarket pod filter). 

It has sold twice in the past year-and-a-half for between 16-20k (if I remember correctly) lol