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ah right sweet ill see if the noise is still there after i drive it with new cvs, my steering rack seems pretty tight. the inner cvs make the same noise as a flogged  steering rack

bmc for life i love the guy at mini bits such a good guy =D

hey hey just because it likes to leave its mark =P haha i have been pissing around working on a water methanol injection system =P, how long till i kill the 1275? 

Well I was right blew the inner front cv, had fun on my driveway  messing around pulling the Austin apart.
after all that of putting the new cv in the bang the drivers side cv decided to go aswell =(
well it will be wensday till the old girl is on the road.
I really need a shed

made this so we can have a yarn about Emily 

Well i brought a Austin, not much to say, got a really good deal and is in original and okay condition, plans for this old girl.
well first i need to fix the clunking noise in the passenger left front, i think it may be the inner cv.
Buy new house carpet as the 80s house carpet aint to flash.
 

1. well it is kinda off white and yeah i was out marahau visiting friends haha, im going out there this sunday stay at a bach chill in the sun. ill make sure to make a noisy pass =D

ello peps sorry for going underground, I guess I will see you all at the swap meet I'm rolling a slow asf Austin 1300 now =D I call her Emily

Might rock along if I can afford it (poor student) sounds like a good day out

yea I might just hold off haven't cleaned my car which is a prick haha joy of daily and metallic paint (dust whore), dose it cost to enter a car into the show?

Not sure where to ask what was the outcome for this sunday with car show? anything happening?

Wow just read this whole post, well done to both of you stella job

So thanks to a lovely chap at the swap meet this weekend I got a free Cortina bootlock which is the same as an escort WINNNNN
The lock had no key which was no problem for me as I want to use my escort key

How to make your key fit other locks
FIrst I pulled the tumbler out and then inserted my key, holding one side of the tumbler you should see prongs protruding, all you basically do is grind those flat so no prongs are protruding, the old key can still open the lock aswell as your key good to know =P.
Simply put back together test with key until perfect sorted, this can be done with any barrel tumbler lock.

If you want diagrams or more indepthh I can do so

Was good meeting you and the misfits aswell, remember to send me a pic of meter box

Thanks means a lot, yea was a pretty solid effort im glad I had few people around that where awesome and helped me out.

 

The k cab is lovely is about the only vehicle related thing I want in life now have my dream car.
these pictures are of my granddads tk Bedford housetruck, he has lived in this in varying stats for over 30 years and it is always been tinerked with
from looking in the back door the screen door on the left is hiding the shower,full size bath that has a composting toilet that sits in the bath
also has a woodstove made out of a old lpg cylinder with plate steel on the top for cooking them lovely stews
features a full four burner stove and oven aswell as a gas electric fridge
Hope you all enjoy

so my plans for this car is now
upgrade front suspension -anti dive kit - camber plates- quick rack steering - upgraded brakes
back end- reset leaf springs- anti tramp rods - lsd
engine- turbo 1600 kent or engine transplant at this point im looking at 4age
overall plan- tarmac club car

So this housetruck is my dads built on a 1949 Bedford bus been his home for the last 24 years has tiki toured all over the north island, My dad and my grandfather built this when my dad was a teenager
Note the number plate

so did she pass, you bet she passed after the wof dude gave her box a true smashing like I mean I was cringing she was legal once again after four years of hard work, Have a few photos I will share, it even made the journey of 1200km to nelson and tiki touring without any to major hickups, not bad for a engine that was sitting for four years, So yes I defied all the odds people where saying "you cant build a car in under a month" well guess what your wrong because I did plus some
Here are some pictures from along the way from getting stuck in a reserve to scenic views

Now I didn't get many photos on finishing as I had two weeks before I had to be on a boat with this car, due to holiday period everyone was in a go slow and panic was setting in, however with a week to go she was ready for a wof these are a few photos before the wof, 2months work is now depending on how well I built this car.

I got gifted a original rug from my granddad and it goes perfect on the back seat to hide the shitty seat (he calls it a struggle rug, says you put it down to stop her knees getting dirty) , spot the perve

Next was a exhaust I was very strapped for cash at this point and managed to pick up a 1 3/4 exhaust of a angle box how ever it was to short so we added a bit of Bedford pipe in the middle so now is more like 1 3/4 out of extractor 2 in in the middle then back to 1 3/4 the system runs through a coby before the diff then straight out,thinking I need a muffler as it backfires underload,
I also re installed windows door handles etc with 35 percent tint all around including back window screen, don't have any pics of this but more pics of car progressing in other pics like exhaust ones

While I was at it I installed new window rubbers RS type which where solid rubber I was lucky enough to have a awesome granddad who was a glazier and helped me install the windows here a few photos of the lead up to install then installing the window rubbers, this job is honesty cringe worthy at points
Also forgot to show you my tyre choice I scored a set of 13x7 hotwires and there laced with 205 13 60s
 

Next step was extending and hiding the loom, I dinit get any photos and this was a very tedious task,i installed oil pressure gauge and a accurate water temp gauge aswell, first few photos are of a custom dash I had made and then last photo Is of the engine bay as it stands today the loom comes in beside the gear box then under the gear box as I couldn't go around as of extractors.

Next order of business was a engine, I pulled out the orginal 1300 from its resting place after four years put new plugs, electronic ignition extractors that was about it, was a strong motor when I pulled it out.
I clean the gearbox and engine and proceeded to slip it back to where it belongs
I installed a new clutch while I was at it aswell

Right so now I had a month left to build a whole car, the list was huge as it was not just all put back how it come from factory, I had to reout all the loom extend the loom and locate battery and washer in the boot aswell as reconstructing the front suspension the list went on
First order of business was the front struts, I put new inserts new 2 inch lower springs new bearings, new rotors and new pads.

Right so into the paint shop
First photo shows the first spray going on
The paint is a pearl blue with a metallic absolutely love this colour
Lets say everyone was very happy after this haha
Ive added a few photos to show the pearl in action