Shakotom

I do enjoy a good swift

This rules

Thanks for the advice @Crispy, I will mash car back to original next year and then start the process - it least it sounds promising, for now it can sit in the corner of the shed and I can imagine

Hi, probably been asked before but here we go Have a very very old car I’m looking to get back on the road - was maybe last on the road in 1967 in Auckland area have a couple of sets of plates off it - the last set from the 60s - which corresponds with Plates used in Auckland from 64-65 and the previous non permanent ones which correspond with it being regoed in Auckland in/from 1961 ive got old photos of the car with both the plates fitted to it but no papers or reg/wof stickers 64 plates of course don’t exist in car jam, ID plate is very poor condition, painted black with nothing visible except for the car brand Owners passed, His son can vouch for the car being the car it is Car doesn’t run and has some grandfathered mods done to it - have parts to return to OE spec from build year Where do I start?

Bought some cheap coil overs and put them in Then removed them again as K11 went to Nats and needed the suspension travel to load it up invisible caravan Had a great trip down with @GuyWithAviators riding shotgun - Front seats nice for a nap even with all the rattles and wind noise this car has. 11/10 weekend camping and touring

Two and a half years later…

Grandad passed away start of last year, one of the things I’ve inherited is the garden trailer he built in 1966. It’s just a trailer but cool points are OG black plate and sentimental reasons. I had tried to get a WOF on it a couple of times since it expired at the start of the year but it’s really a little too bubbly in some spots, the paints pretty thick from all the years of touch ups and it’s probably 10 months is getting a bit past it for running tip runs with no WOF, so biting the bullet and pulling it apart for a tidy up. Drilled rivets holding the metal floor in - which was covering a sheet of fairly rotten plywood. Plywood sat under the folded metal sides. Has rusted out the lower edge of the sides and the frames pretty flaky. Front edge of the floor was welded to the frame and the sides were welded to the uprights front and rear. Got to this point Sunday afternoon. Hoping to get the other side off this week and then drop it to the blasters and see how much of it comes back… I would really like to find another pair of latches the same as this to fit to the front gate and some similar looking LED taillights to these Lucas ones for ease of not having to deal with cleaning corroded bulb mounts every WOF. Any clues please let me know.

Long time no chat, Am starting this to document some of the things I’m tinkering with that aren’t worth a solo thread but I’d like to throw photos somewhere for records / motivation/ self accountability.

Very cool

Good bus

No welding of steering or suspension components but can I weld new mounts for brake hoses/abs lines to the bottom of a adjustable coilover body? - mounts for these differs from what car needs

Got a couple of genuine key blades ordered and cut to replace to one I had which was sticking in the locks due to wear more roof rack use -best mod so far

Roof rack testing Very practical.

Aerodynamic. - wheels are AME Windmuhles in 14x6 and are directional lefts and rights. Tread pattern combined with the roofracks from @hampie (and the ride height ) give it more of a rally car vibe than intended…. Would really like to get to a track day or something in this sometime soon. -Oh and have a AutoSport bucket seat sitting in the garage I need to figure out how to attach to some seat rails but thats a story for next time…. -And looking for another cheap set of cool wheels to put aside for getting some track tyres eventually ( 14s or 13s)