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The Mitsubishi boys seem to be dominating.

My Civic was refused a wof a couple of times for weeping oil past the sump gasket. Once again not a huge amount but they didn't like the look of it on the day.

Pretty sure I have a waterbed heater somewhere. If anyone wants it I can have a look for it.

Very good. Looking forward to pics of "rusty" car models. Will be interesting to see how you make the holes look realistic.

My first thought on seeing this was to wonder if it was my dad's old car (rego KH854 I think). Then I decided it was the wrong shade of blue. Wish you both all the best with it.

It cheers me to see a couple enjoying a project together the way you two are.

The tag on my Wolseley is held on with screws. It was never a problem at wof time. Guess they didn't look very hard.

Have you tried another spark plug? Given that the other three have spark and you've already changed leads that's pretty much the only thing left.

Ex Northlander now resident in the South here. Where is Burger Fuel located in Whangarei? Was back up there in January visiting family. So much has changed since I left in '94.

Was thinking of you and this just the other day. Good to see it's not been forgotten.

The Hilux we had at work in the early '00s was so shagged the front leaf springs bent the wrong way. It wallowed like a pig and was generally terrible to drive but everyone in the office knew that and drove it accordingly. It still got wofs but maybe it shouldn't have?

So theoretically I should have got a cert to change my Civic from the factory 12" steel rims to 13" steel rims of a later iteration of the same model that I bought as a parts car?

Following both your build threads with interest. Have vague memories of seeing pictures of River Rat in NZ HotRod magazine back in the day.

Still sounds like a win to me.

Nothing wrong with that.

The Undie 500 lives again?

Late to the party but I think it looks pretty damn good on those black steel rims without the hubcaps.

Or even fifty years ago. Was load rating of towbars even a thing way back when?

Been up to 70 demerits back in the '80s when any speeding ticket was 35 whatever the speed. But that's enough of that.

Gotta love old cars with simple electrical systems. The issue with the interior light may well be related to the wee push switches in the door shut area. Does it work on door with one/some (edit, forgot it was a coupe) door open? You will be reinstalling the trailer plug in a more sensible manner?

Can't join you this year chaps. Sadly I have to spend the money I don't have getting the coon a wof. All the best and I look forward to reading about it here afterwards.

What's not to love about a Marina? Disclaimer; I may be biased cos Grandpa had one. Still pissed off with uncle for selling it outside the family when the old boy died.

Stayed there once when it was a Top Ten. Was pretty good then. Still sorely tempted to spend money I don't have and join this circus but resisting strongly.

I had one for a couple of years in the early '90s. Original 214 petrol and four speed. Top speed on the flat 35 mph but didn't like to take it over 30. Fuel consumption averaging 10 mpg. Real stump puller diff gears. Almost never used first gear unless heavily laden. Perfect truck for town deliveries or hay making. Rolling roadblock on the highway.

But then you have to get them all out again. A chain might make that easier.