piazzanoob

sweet project vehicle.

would look sweet with some low and some form of hand painted company signwriting of its era.

also the lady at nzta who deals with the black plate stuff might be able to dig up some info on the van too 

otherwise fill out a ownership form. there is a specific one for deregistered cars and get a jp to sign it. and maybe get the all clear from police that there is no interest in it   

Sweet project car to start off with.

Its also nice to see a couple who don't know much about cars to give it a go and learn along the way. this is also the best way to learn but can also be frustrating and disappointing when you don't know how to fix an issue or break something from a rookie move.

 Also with the fuel tank situation I've seen very mixed results with the por15 kit. where a friend did his and the sealer did not stick and went through the fuel system. tank was a throw away and rockauto to the rescue for a new one.

i also guess that the budget on this vehicle is limited just by going on the posts. as have seen people often get there fuel tanks reco'd but can be spendy. but often radiator shops can do this service. which i suspect the tank gets electroplated  

also now that you found media blasting. often getting a small blasting booth is handy for car resto stuff and would be a good investment. 

also yeah get proper efi rated fuel pressure hose. because being efi the system runs at a higher pressure. where a car with a carb might only run at 5-15 psi. and any hose clamp is better than none. 

keep up the good work 

And if you get stuck on something there's plenty of people on the forum who can help or take a look through the tech talk part of the forum.      

@Mr Vapour knows a few things about this 

the easiest way ive found to do selector seals on 727 or 904 trans is to pull pan and valve body out and put new seal in then the seal is fitted square. 

but this is how its done with trans in car.

nice progress looking forward to the end result   

galaxie may be there tomorrow if the correct parts can be obtained. then put back together and hopefully go otherwise will take daily 

Marketing chemicals in Auckland sell methanol but not sure if they sell in a small amount as normally in a 205 litre drum and goes off if left for too long.

Also try STA Parts as they sell race fuels  

for the cam situation i would recommend henry at Auckland cams 

have used him and is very helpful and isn't badly priced. i would also talk to him about compression ratio and what you want to do. 

I take it that haul of parts were from trademe?

also are you willing to sell some of your spare engine bits? 

14 hours ago, ul9601 said:

Bummer - when I was there last lockdown the queue was snaking out the main road so I gave that a miss. Wendy's used to be pretty nice joint but not any more...

By the way, do you think we'd attract more interest in the meet if I offer a free can of Double Brown (I have a 18 can box sitting in the garage not being drunk any time soon) or would it put people off...

yeah its not as good as it use to be. the orange juice isn't bad when its good.

haha perhaps on the wrong part of the country for that one! 

ive also got some in the fridge that need drinking and have been there for some time 

9 hours ago, ul9601 said:

How did it go last night?

 

i was the only one haha 

and burger fuel was only doing online order so put that in too hard basket and bought Wendy's instead  

On 17/02/2021 at 09:55, Mark_Fleming said:

^ can you see if the bumper has been wrapped with one piece or are there joins.....I have been told the chrome substrate doesn't like rolling around corners/bends....

had abit of a look and appears to be no joins and is one piece. but yeah in some of the bends it is coming off

I'll be there if anyone wants to join also 

On 15/02/2021 at 09:35, Mark_Fleming said:

piazzanoob, any chance you can take some close up pics of the gold chrome wrapping on that chrysler's rear bumper for me? I spoke to the guy who wrapped it but he wouldn't send me close ups......at the very least I need to know if the wrap is one piece or a series of individual sections.....yes, chrome/gold metallic wraps are hard to do....

Does this show you enough? 

Spotted this northland roadside special. 

Battery and gas and would probably go 

@63Ragtop

happy to take a look if you haven't already found someone.

send me a pm cheers

On 14/12/2020 at 17:58, piazzanoob said:

Burgers this Next Wednesday 17th February

who is interested?

@sentra @locost_bryan @sheepers @rich1179 @Shakotom @ul9601 @Styles @cletus @Tumeke @Snoozin @V8Pete @tortron @Kiwibirdman @punkoutnz @SOHC @michaelme @Avenga @MIRAGE-MAN @Thousand Dollar Supercar @Ghostchips @Ghost @Hurmeez @Snorkpipe @xsspeed @The Bronze @The Dude @ae85 fiend @63Ragtop @MichaelJFox @rusty360 @Matteybean @66gt @Mr Vapour @Corbie @SOHC @sluggy @Sambo @Not-a-number @Taistorm @zep @f100_dreamin @Ashkellybarr @sleeektoy @rivalrx @dabuzz @mk2marty @shizzl @beachlander @mlracing.co.nz @Sourkraut89 @slacker.cam @chris r @Threeonthetree

And maybe some others i forgot?

I know you said this on your latest post but is it okay to wet sand expoxy primer?

i would've thought that it isn't sealed and ends up wrecking the primer

also what grade sand paper do you start and finish with? 

progress is looking good 

On 14/12/2020 at 17:58, piazzanoob said:

Burgers this Wednesday guys

who is interested?

@sentra @locost_bryan @sheepers @rich1179 @Shakotom @ul9601 @Styles @cletus @Tumeke @Snoozin @V8Pete @tortron @Kiwibirdman @punkoutnz @SOHC @michaelme @Avenga @MIRAGE-MAN @Thousand Dollar Supercar @Ghostchips @Ghost @Hurmeez @Snorkpipe @xsspeed @The Bronze @The Dude @ae85 fiend @63Ragtop @MichaelJFox @rusty360 @Matteybean @66gt @Mr Vapour @Corbie @SOHC @sluggy @Sambo @Not-a-number @Taistorm @zep @f100_dreamin @Ashkellybarr @sleeektoy @rivalrx @dabuzz @mk2marty @shizzl @beachlander @mlracing.co.nz @Sourkraut89 @slacker.cam @chris r @Threeonthetree

And maybe some others i forgot?