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On 10/01/2018 at 18:46, Firetruck said:

Which wagnats did Lee walk backwards off a cliff and didn't die or spill his Dobro?

Now that takes real skill.

I'd still reinforce the floor, probably more than for a house, if I were going to have vehicles driving on it. Suggest 100mm thick slab with 665 mesh centrally located on 100mm well compacted AP40 basecourse as an absolute minimum. 

I built a pole garage on the home place about thirty years ago by driving in eight foot fence posts with a farm post driver just deep enough so they'd stand unsupported then building around them. Design drawing was a carpenter's pencil sketch on a car bonnet. No site prep whatsoever, just a gravel floor laid over the grass after the poles were in. Rough as guts but it still stands and is in use to this day. 

Thereby ensuring that he died sooner than he should have.

Bit of iodine spray on those grazes and you'll be right as rain. It will only sting a lot.

But you'll only need a small bag for a couple of batteries. A 25 would last you years.

Bet it felt like 110 mph in a thing like that though even if it wasn't.

Keen for something like that. Fire ban might be lifted by then. Still be good enough weather to gather round a fire outdoors but not too hot and dry to light it.

...and to bring this thing to Nats.

Love these things. Was sorely tempted to buy one as a daily about twelve years ago but figured it would hog the gas like my coon so bought a Wolseley 1300 instead.

Are the water bridge gaskets just normal paper ones? If so weetbix box to the rescue.

At KP today

I'm amazed any Kubelwagens survived the mass destruction of German military vehicles after WW2.

There is a lot to be said for having a go at something relatively easy where everything should pretty much be a straight swap for a first project. Good luck with it. 

5 hours ago, chasinthemirage said:

There ya go 

https://trademe.co.nz/1498513355

SU webber off a Mini?

Teaspoon or tablespoon? Got a big old tractor battery here that's as flat as a witch's tit and wouldn't charge even on an OS charger that doesn't have safety trip switches. Sounds like being worth a try

+1 for that mural. It really needs to be a thing.

Boss got his Mk4 Cortina done 10ish years ago for $6k including minor rust work but he did all the dismantling himself cos he's fussy as fuck and trusts no-one not to break / lose trim parts etc. It went to the shop pretty much as a rolling shell I think. Came back looking sweet. 

The other day a chick with a 2.6 L200 4wd told be it has a horrendous appetite for petrol. Could this be in part because 4wd or are they just hungry beasts generally?

Also flat deck rules for practicality.

Yes, I'm pretty sure it was in there that I saw it.

1 hour ago, a.craw4d said:

This one?

I'll see myself out now.

Similar but a neater job. The one I saw in a magazine article was road registered in NZ.

Instead of just rattling on until the chain snaps and valves hit pistons?

That does not instil confidence. How long / cunty a job is it to replace the timing chain?

1 hour ago, smokin'joe said:

apart from traction, there would be no Nettie gain..................but.................

 

if that was done to a Traveller?? wagon/van/mini thingy,  it could be a sales pitch !!

Morris Minor woody wagon on Suzuki 4wd chassis has been done. Looked good too. Probably been posted somewhere on here before.

Any of you mechanic types familiar with the Nissan QR25DE? Known weaknesses? Redeeming features? Car I'm looking at with one has 166,000ish kms on it and has a four speed automatic.

Had a look at this today, '01 Nissan Bassara. 

https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=1487967889

Drove it around the yard a bit and had a listen for bad noises etc and didn't hear any. It desperately wants an oil change and the radiator might be cracked but apart from that it seems clean and tidy. 

Anyone know anything about them? I'd never seen one before, wondered if they're the same as something else with a different name.