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That inspires me to fit as many bells as I possibly can to mine, like a Vespa with mirrors only... not.

The end result of all my polishing and hard work ended up looking like this: Super happy with the result, just got to find time to finish the ladies one so that wifey can ride too!

About a month ago, I started to put this together...

This is coming together well! Chatto Creek pub has good food. And beer.

Oooohhhhh yeah! Just won an auction for a matching ladies bike in same colour scheme for wifey!!!

It's open?

So took my wheels to the local bike shop here in Mosgiel to discover the dude was a real GC. Understood what I was trying to achieve on a budget, and was happy to do what I wanted instead of selling me new stuff. Hopefully today he will have replaced a few broken spokes and trued my wheels so I can polish them. He also suggested I run the current chain because "it's not that rusty" and "a new chain will look stupid on something like this, just run it as is man!" Will update when I receive wheels back, but super happy how he has approached it so far.

I could get us in to fire service resto society if you're interested... I feel your pain, my subaru is in a million bits in my shed with holes cut in it. So i bought a bike. Then another.

Anyone got any old bicycles? Could do a drive and then a short ride to the pub for a few bevies?

Checked out the frame serial and as best as I can find it was manufactured 1953, which also matches the serial on the Sturmey Archer hub. The bike is older than both my parents, Lewlz!

So was wasting time on the interwebs the other and ended up buying this cheap: Then when I turn up to pick it up the GC I bought it from says "you want this?" So naturally after spending ages yarning in the dark and the rain, I loaded them both up and bought them home. I intend to build the black one up for a nice cruiser and ride around nice flat Mosgiel. Got stuck in today and this happened: I pulled everything down and cleaned everything down leaving it on the fence to dry... Couple more cool old details: So basically I have cleaned it down and I am going to steel wool it and clear coat it leaving it to look as is... Yeaboi!

YEABOI! Old school ride is still in the garage, but I'm in town and keen as a bean!

I use a Meguiar's product called Plast-X. It's essentially a fine abrasive polish specifically for the task. I use this with a low speed linen mop on the linisher and it always comes up mint.

Epic ride my man! Just had a good look at your build thread and have become instantly jealous.

Auto will have a flex plate and torque converter, not a flywheel.

Pete, you are ridiculous. Ridiculously awesome. and I'm jealous. sooooo jealous.

Man you guys are seriously awesome! I ask one question and get an exploded view diagram and a picture of the replacement sensor! I really appreciate your help and the effort you have gone to for a simple task. Cheers!

Just the sort of answer I was looking for! Will try that and see how I go. Why the coolant temp sensor? ECU thinks engine temp too cold and dumps in too much fuel or something? Also, where might I find said sensor Chris?

I have an A32 Cefiro S-Touring as my DD and it has an intermittent issue that is a real pain, especially when I have the caravan on! Car has always been maintained perfectly and belonged to ex-service manager at local Nissan Dealer before me, perfect inside and out, VQ20DE, 170km. When I lift off down hills (I live in Dunedin, so all the freakin' time) and then pull it down a cog it runs fine, but then when you stop at the bottom it stalls out when it returns to idle. It only does this when you have held it back with reasonable revs on and no throttle in high vacuum situations. Gives you a fright when you hit the intersection at the bottom and all of a sudden you have no power steering! If you leave it in top and fry the brakes it doesn't cut out. I notice that it has had a second hand AFM fitted in the past also, but it hasn't fixed it/problem reoccurring. When it stalls it starts again every time but does smoke a little on start up and takes a few extra cranks (injectors confused?)... Ideas on where to start?

Too hard! I'm going back to my 70's Subaru. Bugger this modern crap! Thank you all for your help, it seems that lubing the windows helped. Current switch has lasted 8 days so far! As for the heater... I'll just put the windows down. Hopefully.

That's right. It is the switch. To be clear the switch consists of silicone pad on a PCB.... There is no connection through any of the switches. It's not the wiring through the door, there is always power at the switch. By master I mean the drivers door switch that has all doors on it, that's what we called them at PartsWorld and partmaster where I used to work. Old switches don't work at all once they stop.

FE3 in an Escort? Shit yeah!

Ha! I have just spent half an hour reading your thread on your alfas! How funny is that?! Fantasically frustrating reading! I have tested the voltage. What happens is: one day everything is operating fine, next day you push the switch and nothing happens. No relay flick, no motor trying to work, nothing. All of a sudden there is power to switch, but no power to motor on other side of switch or to any other door. Replace switch and problem goes away. No other door switch works until you replace the master. Windows that don't work goes awesome with a heater permanently on hot!! Maybe I should put an alfa badge on the front?

Correct. Climate control is all electronic and part of heater box. No tap and cable here! Will try exterior sensor and see how I go. It is plugged in, but could be faulty. As for windows, will try lubing to reduce load required to move them. I have stripped switches and everything is fine. Nothing damaged and continuity where there needs to be. Got me stuffed! My old '78 Subaru doesn't have these issues!

Ha! Yeah no worries. The blower resistors were poked as well, but that was the easy part!