MightyJoe

yeeeees! i'm liking the flames idea. much piss needed and then get mates at it with some dazzle. 

DB is in progress. 

saw this earlier, jizzed a bit. i might look for XD parts... 

loll ok skid pics soon. as in give me til the weekend!

Ok so really early doors yet but plans are to implode the canopy ( or remove it and sell it, whatevers most fun)

peel off the tints,

give it a good service and check it all over etc. not that it seems to need it, everything seems suitibly worn in / out for a 30 year old ford.

everything seems to work, which is cool and useful for a daily.

 needs an alignment badly, 

has airhorn (sigh) so thats getting ripped out soon

and i started on my mullet today ( there will be lots of mullet jokes and banter, you have been warned) 

i'm keeping the hilux for a week or prob slightly more to see if this ones up to the task of basically taking me to work, the tip, and the bottle shop. we'lll see... 

the paint is some rubber shite that peels off and its nasty to touch but its staying for the time being as i'm really lazy and i also have the cortina to finish. 

Tell me how much of a fool i am. 

Got myself a new project tonight. 1988 XF falcon. 4.1, 3 on the tree. Cheers to XSSpeed for basically kicking me up the arse and getting me on with it. i startet looking at XH xr6's, always wanted a XD V8 so i'm kinda in the middle. 

canopy is going sooner rather than later, tints are already peeling themselves off which is great, bit of tinkering and see if she's a good daily. 

Plenty of room in here for the future

Tidy Enough

I love the wheels, ok so they're not tridents and eagers, but i'll get there. 

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Discuss

So i've been woprking on the Triumph for a few weeks, it needed a wof and rather than patch it up here and there i gave her a wee tickle and re did some stuff i wasn't happy with from the first build up. this was a list as long as your arm of small bits, but now, for the first time in a long time i'm happy with her apearance. i did some stuff the missus wanted doing too, and gave her some upgrades, namely, a cup holder on the glovebox lid and some usb and phone charging ports in there too!  simple things to keep her indoors happy! haha.

things i've re done. 

the front seatbelts were old and wouldn't retract that last 6 inches, so imounted them on a collar sruch tube so they dont rub. re greased the spindle on full extension and schweet! 

fitted the mudflaps at the missus' request. i prefer without, its less grandad-spec but meh. 

re wired the radio with a proper inline fuse and safe permanent live, not one twisted into place off the clock loom

found a centre console that isn't cracked. since the dash is recovered it needed 2-3mm chopping off the top so it'd fit. scary, but it worked. 

re attached the vinyl on the front of the parcel shelves. 

put the carpet in again from scratch after taking the lot out, scrubbing it and letting it dry properly, i prefer the fit this time. plus now the screen doesn't leak it wont smell again. its lush. 

fitted the chrome trims and stuff i still hadn't done along the doors and stuff, that was just me being pure lazy. 

re touched the seats with the vinyl paint. i'm stoked at how tht stuff sticks and lasts. 100% recommended by me. 

new screen, professionally fitted this time. 

rebuilt the choke mechanism with a new sleeve with a plastic insert so its soother. its still stiff, cos of the stupid length of the inner wire and the bends it has to make but its a massive improvement. 

fixed the dash lights, all sensors now present and working. 

new brake disks and pads. 

new quarter light rubbers, she's now officially new rubbered up all round. there isn't a single old seal on the ol'girl. 

fitted the cheapo SU air filters i've had forever too. she barks hard now but its eaned right out and changed the idle, so i might put the standard airbox back on, i dont want to fuck with the carb tuning, she's too good a runner, plus its the missus' car, no real need. 

The engine bays still messy but its honest dirt, not an oily mess anymore. 

Took her for a wof today, right front wheel bearing needs a tweak up and 2 tyres, which i already knew about the tyres so i'm stoked to hell!

Hopefully i'll be able to get the new mags sorted in time so i wont have to find 2 tyres i'll only use for an hour. 

Token pics, cos thanks for reading. 

shame to hear the story behind the puncture wound, fucking dumb cunts. 

but you should add a few more for the 'pew 'pew 'pew police chase effect. 

also, if someone wants the valves for another radio, let me know before i bin them. 

Yeah i have an old chrome radio bolted to my dash which is a dummy and a modern one in the glovebox, but its a pain in the arse to keep reaching over into the glovebox to fuck around with it even to just change the volume so i found i wouldn't really bother with it at all. if i can getsomething to work on the radios existing on /volume control i can at least turn it down with easy reach when i need to.That bluetooth unit looks good but how easily could i unstitch that volume knob and use the one on the front of the radio? i dont want to be unlocking my phone to adjust volume if the unit itself is buried in the back of the radio case. 

I was going to use the phone as a radio reciever and thats it, the phone will sit out of the way on the parcel shelf once i've plugged it in. 

i've put power to it on the bench and i can get the light to come on with the on/volume knob. thats about it, so i was going to rip out all the electronics and keep the tuner cassette in for looks only. 

So i've been reading up a bit about fitting an aux input/output to old radios for the modern touch to motoring. i've got a sweet old valve AM only radio thats ripe for the conversion but i dont really know what circuit board to buy. this one looks the most suited to what i'm after but its output is a bit weak for what i want. 

 major advantage though is the "POT" which i can wire up the existing on/ volume control on the front of the stereo, and have this unit buried in the back. 

https://thingylab.com/

https://thingylab.com/shop/amplifier/stereo-audio-amp/

or something likd this with some more guts to it, https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/DC-AC-12V-Amplifier-No-Electric-Noise-Audio-Amplifier-Board-TDA7297-Chips-2-15W-Dual-Channel/1473441_32295185295.html

is it easy enough to wire this to the existing volume control on the stereo  if i remove that one from the board? 

i dont need it to pick up any radio signal, just plug in a 3.5mm audio jack and play off a phone. 

i know the dilemma, but ask yourself. if you blow up the v6, like put a leg out of bed blown up, would you reach for the L24 or would you look on trademe for another v6. 

thats your answer. 

in Canterbury, we build away from the north westerly, so no edges of roof tin on that side, you shuld take this into account with wellingtons strongest current and where it comes from. saves you having to knock on the neighbours to retrieve bits of roof every second week. 

build a lean to, so easy to do in a weekend. 

get some 4x4 timbers and get them 600mm in the ground with some concrete around them. (mix it yourself on a board or in a wheelbarrow 5 shovels sand, 1 shovel cement)

get some 6x2 to fix to the top of these and another piece to the wall to hold the trusses, notch these slightly for a better result. 

final piece is some roof tin or that clear perspex equivalent. tek screws work great too if you get the ones with the spongy washers, so no drips. 

pay mates with beer, sit car in the dry. especially with the summer coming up, you'll get loads of use out of it 

just looking for a picture and found this. google is your friend. 

http://howtospecialist.com/outdoor/pergola/how-to-build-a-lean-to-carport/

edit. if you're shit at woodwork, get some scaffold and bolt that together in said structure, and buy a tarp. lol. same same

wrong side of the engine for an oil return. 

engine bay luber is way closer to the mark, check out how well the engine lubed itself before the rebuild! 

she's a minter mate. 

small world man. well chch is anyway. but cool. we've been at it again today. loving this weather now. makes for such better evenings tinkering. 

Been tinkering away with this, I had a mates mini to fix last week so didn't get to touch the tina. got some done today though. the engine is together for the last time and i'm fucking stoked about that. i'm sick of looking at it on the bench now i want it in the car. timed it, set the tappets and rebuilt the fuel pump and whacked that on. i couldn't resist throwing some extra bits on for a photo.  also turned down my slightly too large wheel nuts by sticking them in my drill press and basically holding the grinder against them, one by one. worked a treat who needs a lathe? lol  I got 2 of those bad boys on just to have a look. 

the obligatory "i'm working" pose. whats the deal with playing a guitar in the engine bay too?   

she's not far off lads. exciting!!  

discussion.

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Thanks so much guys. yeah i suspected, just wanted a second opinion.  

yeah the hole is threaded, just cant see it in that pic. 

Hi guys i have a question regarding my cortina 1500 engine, i dont remember taking anything out of this thread but theres something missing now. i dont know whats supposed to be there. it looks like an oil gallery bung or similar, the machiners probably took it out when they washed it , but i'm just not sure. anyone with an anglia or cortina etc that can advise please? i have 2 workshop manuals and no mention of this in either. 

chur. Joe. 

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eh? 

Yeah always show up for court in at least shirt and shoes. They're not meant to judge based on apprearance but,well... Get a haircut and have a shave too. Monacle, top hat and Cain only if youre feeling overly importany that day.

if i may add an outsider opinion. 

The restricted thing needs to be scrapped. period. Introduce a learners permit which enables you to drive on L plates with a qualified driver sitting next to you until you pass the full test, in a manual car, to learn about clutch control, changing down to slow down and driving on hills using gears instead of riding the brakes. NZ has some beautiful but dangerous roads. But in my opinion kiwi drivers need to learn to be much more courteous in general. its simple things like not blocking smaller side roads whilst sitting in traffic on a main road, traffic flows much better this way. lane discipline, if you want to do 5 or 10 under the limit, fine, but stick to the left lane and if you overtake the slower car, pull back into the left to let others past. if they want to speed, let them. i dont understand why theres always a car doing just the speed limit with another car right up their arse on main north rd every, EVERY morning!  if i want to turn right and i'm in the left lane i need to indicate 3 hours early and basically make a space for myself because no one will hold back slightly or even speed up slightly if they see an indicator. its every man for themselves and thats just ridiculous, more courtesy needed. 

i'm far from saying i'm a perfect driver, we all take risks and chances thats part of life, but as a professional driver for 10 years i've seen some dumb shit that could've so easily been avoided. 

Ha. Milton st depo? . I only live round the corner. I used to work with him in Belfast but when he started at Milton st he moved in with me for a bit.