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I say skip wow altogether and just meet at Belgrove tavern. Go from there after chips and drink.

I think I will pop into the cars and coffee meet and suss it out

I also note that "cars and coffee" is the same morning at wow.

Top down and fill her up. Should also give it some nice slam!

To be fair belgrove has no sweet roads to it. Straight through from wow. What if we meet at belgrove, then those that want to can go for a cruise after? Say spooners, kohatu, tapawera then mot down the mot valley?

So how does meet at 10am at wow sound for everyone?

No problem at all, I now have a golf on my property. I'll have a look over it tomorrow in the light, if you're lucky I might even drain the swimming pool that is inside it.

I can help you out!

Well it just so happens that I've put my name on a 140,000km E34 that resides in chch.

M50B25! Twin cam goodness!

So I'll be figuring out how to get that up to Nelson. Cheers 1500gt

I do like the idea of a rb26 e30.

Well I do have 2 rb26dett turbos lying about the place

So the other Friday I started her up to go to work, and while winding over I heard it miss just once.

This was enough for me to think something was wrong.

It was a cold morning so there was plenty of condensation/gas shit out the zorst,a good 10 min warm up, get in and go.

A couple of Ks down the road and it drops a cylinder and becomes steam powered, cheeching like a champ out the Zorst

Fuck

Long story short. BHG/Cracked head

Source very cheap engine off a friend in unknown condition and a cracked sump.

Swapped that shit over and she's back in action.

Although.... the replacement engine doesn't fill me with confidence, yes it runs fine but anyone here can tell that it's an engine that hasn't been loved.

Under the rocker cover of the good bad engine (current runner)

Under the rocker cover of the bad good engine (original with BHG)

Go figure huh?

So I think I'll be stripping the original and getting it going again, Hopefully its just the gasket.

You called it Bart, but it's still a much better platform as a daily than a shitty corolla.

On another note I also picked up a diff that will get welded.

Pic

So next meet guys/girls? Shall we do some pub food somewhere?

It's fine. Because I know it leaks I literally refill it with any kind of oil that I have lying around. I may get it a new ram one day.

Cool that's fine

It will fit, But leaks oil when lying down.

Pick mine up after work tomorrow if you like?

Sure do. It's a bit of a log but it works. Have you got a way to transport it?

So shall we get the ball rolling for the next meet? Any ideas? Throw em up!

Sorry guys/girls I'm definitely not going. Woke up half way through the night with cold sweats, now crook as fuck.

I was looking forward to this one too.

Have a great day and I'm looking forward to the photos

It's not a e36 so I'm safe.

Cheers, I'll keep that in mind

There's a very high chance I will not be attending.

Just thought I would warn you all so there's no tears.

It's because I brought a euro as a daily so yes... now I have to fix it.

Alright. Locked in. See you guys Sunday

Geez I've been slack on this one!!

So I've just confirmed that omaka classic cars will be open for us.

It's a $10 entry fee.

Plan is to meet at wow from 9.30am onwards. Leave around 10am and cruise to Picton via Queen Charlotte sounds. Lunch somewhere over there.

Cruise out to Blenheim for the museum.

Because of the late notice I'm happy to push this back another week if need be. Or is everyone happy with this Sunday?

Chur!

I think it's a good looking bus. Other than the charging issue it gave me it's pretty sound mechanically. I can confirm a few things on it.

First and second gear are very well matched to get that thing up to 50k. I laughed when a Tiida decided to take the outside lane at the lights, along with about 4 other cars but then got out launched by some shitty bus.

Tests have proven that it will do skids on gravel.

Tests have also proven that it can and will go off the clock (indicated 125 kph). This is on flat ground too!

Tests have also proven that if you drive for hours at night you need a survival suit to keep warm. But I'm sure some insulation and lining will block up a lot of the draughty holes.

Not in my opinion. 4 doors for more whores!

That's right.. I have to pay for it.

I've always preferred 4 door over 2 door.