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Exactly this. There must be a market for them. I can't be the only one who'd be keen for something similarly sized to a '70s/early '80s Hilux or B1600 that isn't worn out and fucked.

Cool ute. Wouldn't think there'd be many of those in New Zealand. Shame about the Hotwires though. I thought they suited it just right.

I like that you've kept the old doors.

Agree with ky here. White wheels, white roof, and a period correct body colour would be the way to go.

My first car was a '70 Mk2 850. Loved it. Had no trouble at all keeping up with traffic. If your after an easy power increase you could do far worse than to fit a 1098. A lot of wof guys won't spot the difference.

Forgiven. I had to go to wikipedia myself to spot the badge on the grille not the bonnet and the lack of C pillar vents and I've got three EAs. The thing that made me check was the radiator overflow tank. EAs don't have the same one as EB onward.

The one that is the subject of this thread is an EA2 with the 30th anniversary side badge. The one ky linked to on the tard is an EB

That's true. Just like the XC was an XA with most of the bugs worked out of it.

That's an EB.

How'd you manage to find one with such low ks on it? Thought I was doing well to get one with 240 odd thousand on it four years ago. Also how is it so high in the before lowering picture? Like it's lifted. Pretty sure none of my three have been that high.

Good progress mate. Won't take you long to mow the lawn when it's all finished. Be fuck all of it left.

Saw this at Hanmeet. Very tidy I thought. Please tell me you're going to fix it so the mudflaps don't drag on the ground.

I love it when a car sits for years like that and then starts up pretty much straight away. Enjoyed those two short vids. Karl's taxi was one of the more memorable cars for me at Hanmeet this year.

Seven inch sealed beams on my BMC cars and the Civic are actually better than the replaceable bulb seven inch round lights on my XC coon.

All the rotang stereotypes there. Goes hard but doesn't last long.

Our old Presbyterian minister dailied one of those back in the day. Went everywhere in it, unsealed back roads and all.

Saw this in Te Anau two summers ago.

Good to see this thing again @rustisize. I have a Holley carb and a manifold somewhere that might be off one of these. Not in real good condition though as I found it out in the paddock.

Not sure revving past 9000 is terribly conducive to long engine life really.

Bit noisy on sealed roads though.

Yes totally fit farm service lug tyres. They work for me.

Rustoleum tractor paint mate. Goes on thick and covers well with minimal runs.

Who the hell'd drink Tooheys?

Coat of paint hides a multitude of sins eh?

Been looking at those Shelter Station garage tent things for a while now. How good are they irl? Reasonably stable in the wind / as a permanent structure? Advertising material says they are but we all know advertising is mostly lies.