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Lol Hanmer Swap a Pie Meet stz. Anyone want a swift hand brake cable? 26mm flat slides?

Great to see the Anglia club so strong. Clearly the forum logo needs changing

Also, recommendations for a structural repairer please? (Certed welder, etc). Ta

And those bit arrived last week. Hat tip to Alex at mlracing.co.nz who sourced the parts from irex-jp.com. New water pump, new pistons, new rings, new piston pins, new piston bearings, new con rods, new big-end bearings. New, new new new!! All I need now is a crank in good condition. Chatting to the engineer, apparently from the two cranks split so far, I've got 1 good crank pin, so I'm trying to hunt down more cranks to split to find good ones. Apparently the pin is a moulded/forged/hardened part of the counterweight, so he cant bore a hole and fab a pin for it. I'll try Japan, but the odds of finding a new item are probably minuscule. Still, I'll try Classic car Nagoya, on the off-chance http://www.n-classiccar-jp.com/english/

I was chatting to a lass who volunteers in the LVFB, and she says they have trouble getting wrecks to chop up for their training (Jaws of life, hydraulic packs, etc). Just a tip off.

Just been to C - One for a slider. Smallish but yummy, and delivered by retro-futuristic pneumatic tube express. Would LoL again.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/stephentrinder

Sweet. Stephen Trinder, (of the flickr photo stream) may turn up to take pics.

noice

I'm down a couple of vehicles at the mo, anyone got a spare seat for this? I could prob'ly get myself to the peg OK if edgeware pickup don't suit. Ta!

...aaaaand 1400kg Jacks on sale at Supercheap for $34.999999 meeeellion NZ Pesos

Update: Pistons, rings, pins, bearings, conrods and waterpump are on the way from Japan. I've had the crank split, and the crank pin is apparently 'part of the counterweight'. The bearings have gone through the hardening, so I'm glad I had this done, even though there was no apparent movement reported earlier. The next question is, Can they be rebuilt. Suggestions here please? //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/36834-h4nds-1974-daihatsu-fellow-max-360/

Runamuck: "JCC list a piston for a daihatstu 360cc. http://www.jccpiston.com/" CubaStreet: "Your local powerboat yard probably does more pressed cranks than any bike shop these days"

Copied from a discussion thread, for completeness: Posted 15 May 2014 - 11:41 AM I've had the ZM engine from the Dai 360 pulled down (had no garage, EQC, blah blah). There are 5 bearings in the bottom, 2 of them 'inside' the cranks. Was intending to refresh all the bits, but spanner twirler says that: 1/ the two bearings on the 'inside' of the cranks 'feel' OK, but he doesn't know how the seals between the crank spaces are. The outside bearings have some movement, which may explain the light 'clatter' I was hearing (esp when cold). 2/ the engineer who splits the cranks is unclear if the damage that occurred to the last (other) crank occurred due to piston failure (deceleration) or if it 'picked up' (gained / tore material) from the flat part of the crank when split. Q/ Should I risk leaving the crank / bearings / seals, or split it and risk the split damaging the crank and causing it to become 'unserviceable' as happened last time, either when the engine failed or when the crank was split. I was hoping to re-fresh it all, and get another 20 years out of it. I can get another engine or 2 of unknown condition form Aucks sometime soon. I can get pistons etc from .JP and will rebore / do the top ends.

Love the choice of colour, that has precedent:

Who's for a burger eat meet on a weeknight in a couple of weeks?

M90:

Have found Derricks panel and paint to be cheap (for a cheap re-spray by request), but used Frank Leatham for my Soarer. Average cost, good quality.

I will likely be taking at leas one Dai Kei car. Thats 3 - 7 spare seats. Chortle

I may be in need of a few bits for the 550 (maybe quite a few), and a crank for the 360. I have some trim, suspension and glass, be happy to trade / buy / assist. Also, Have deets for the guy selling a couple on trademe.

That may have gone a shade past 'patina'. WTH you find them? I called all over the middle S island, seems to be nearly none at wreckers.

-1. I for one won't be able to attend Labour weekend, and there's also the Greymouth street racing clashing. Keen to hear other options.

also: http://www.andysautosport.com/supercharger_kits/suzuki.html and low speed awesomeness (Lotus gymkhana) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHgjFPhhzY8

Love the concept, why use an axe, when a scalpel works better in the right hands? This guy is building a 100mph, 100mpg kubota diesel, lotus 7 based machine which looks like a 60's race car: http://www.motherearthnews.com/search.aspx?tags=MAX#axzz30DZmAY6q esp. rad, cos he's a yank, then x2 cos he's been to NZ and loved it.