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j.e.d.

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  1. Got the front end together tonight.. probably hard to see what it looks like, but I’m happy so far.. everything is cleaning up good. then for something different, I picked up a scooter for my son who is showing an interest in riding a bike.. figured he should see if he actually enjoys riding on something simple.. it’s a 2003 Bug Bandit.. never heard of them before. Top speed of about 50km/h downhill apparently. Love the smell of a two stroke.
  2. Painted some things Happy with how the rim came out.. may not last long/may rust from the inside out on the spokes, but it looks nice and tidy now. Starting to put the front end together now
  3. Shining old shiny things. Using some modellers steel wool works wonders cleaning up the old chrome bits. before: after: and some shiny controls.. I’m really happy how these have come back considering the finish looked like the fuel cap still a little bit of pitting if you look close, but I’m not too concerned.
  4. Any recommendations for a Repair Cert guy? Travelling not an issue, or are they mobile?
  5. Sorry if this has been asked before.. Can someone please confirm the order of things when it comes to getting a US car complied. I feel I will need to employ the services of a Repair Certifier so not sure where that fits, whether before or after a trip to VTNZ. Just looking for a real basic list like this: 1. Take car to VTNZ to get VIN issued and attached 2. Take car away & to Repair Certifier for an initial check & what needs doing & by who 3. Take car back to VTNZ for compliance check once repairs done & signed off 4. Take car away to sort failed issues 5. Return with car for recheck & sign off I also want to sandblast all the underside, can I do this & seal/paint it before going to VTNZ/Repair Certifier or will they think I'm trying to hide something & ask me to do it again
  6. Totally got forgotten about did this thing as it sat in the container.. but tripping over it every now and then reminded me. Spent 3 days last week driving in shit Auckland traffic which has spurred me on to sort it out. Spent Saturday with one of my boys moving things around and getting it in the new garage where there’s a bit more room Started stripping down the front end. Shit pics sorry, I was surprised how finger tight things like the axle bolt and fork retaining bolts were.. sheesh I’m trying to keep an orderly setout on the bench to reduce the chance of the ‘now where the fuck is that bolt’ question being muttered to myself on re-assembly. And still not sure how much gets blacked out, so will tidy the things that need tidying/painting then go from there.
  7. Great job man.. now have I got a job for you..
  8. Costly update time.. Took all week prior to drag day for the exhaust to be sorted out, didn’t pick the car up til 4:45pm on the Friday with a new WOF so was cutting it fine to say the least. I bought these headers on the understanding they’d bolt right up… weeeell, nothing works out how you think. Wes at E&H Motors was tasked with the install and he came across a bit of an issue where the drivers side header was running right into the column change linkages. The fix was to get an Aeroflow column change cable kit to replace the rod linkages.. took a lot of mucking around, but the result is a much firmer feel the the gear change which is nice. The body mount on the right required some trimming, there’s about 2-3mm of clearance now. Got Wes to weld in an H pipe while he was under there. Will continue from that next year. Unfortunately this hasn’t solved the chuffing noise like I hoped it would. I was hoping the noise was a cracked factory manifold, but there was no sign of any cracks and the noise is still there.. perhaps a bent rod preventing a valve from completely sealing is my next thought. I did remove all the rods to inspect about a year ago and noticed a very slight bend on some of them but didn’t think that would be enough.. anyone with ideas or feedback welcome.. looks like another costly fix? Had a nice photo taken of the car at the drags though, and managed a 17.441 quarter which I was happy with for a first time.
  9. Couple of little pick ups over the last week or two.. needed a better steering wheel as the factory one is down to the steel.. not being a factory wheel may be a problem come compliance time but will cross that bridge when I get to it. This next purchase would have to be the ultimate find for me.. I looked at getting one in from the states a year ago and that would have set me back about a grand or more. This Hammond aluminium louvre popped up on TM last night for half the price so I jumped on it straight away.. looks perfect!
  10. Probably a premature post on this considering I may not get started on it for a few months, but I did buy this off my mate a year ago and finally built a garage for it to go into last month so it was about time to pick it up! The day was an entertaining shambles from the start, one highlight was my winch crapping out so borrowed the boat winch.. then that popping off the trailer on the way home and went tumbling down the road. Amazingly it still works. Anyway, the car is safely tucked away in my garage.. some may recognise it as Ben’s old car originally. My mate has done a few little things in his 6 year ownership, notably putting on an Edelbrock manifold and Holley carb (I’ll find the details out later for reference), and buying a full exhaust for it which needs to be installed. Carb needs setting up also, it’s missing a spring for the kickdown, and I’m not sure what else needs doing but it’s not quite running right. Also installed a trans cooler, headers, some new shocks and bushes here and there. Barn find.. New home.. wish me luck
  11. Got the correct filter the other week and chucked it in.. jacked the car up to bleed the air out of the system and the steering feel is so smooth now with no apparent shuddering at full lock. Took her for a test drive into Puke and also see a guy about the exhaust, so that’s booked in for tomorrow along with a WOF when the work is done hopefully.. Pic of wet Galaxie for post
  12. Doing fucking awesome man.. no matter what
  13. Guess I should try getting this thing road worthy if I’m to take it to drag day.. Finally managed to install the rebuilt PS pump.. had a bent pin I believe. When I went to install I noticed how far out of alignment it was so that may have had something to do with it failing, so I’ve shimmed it out and it’s pretty much bang on in line now.. was about 4-5mm out originally and I noticed the pulley on the pump wobbling prior to the rebuild, hopefully this will help it all last a long time to come. Last thing to do was to put in the new filter, unfortunately I ordered the new one off the code of the old one without realising the old one wasn’t correct.. needs to be 2.5” diameter to fit in the cup in the base of the reservoir, but this one is 3” so sits on top.. probably not a big deal as the spring holds it down, but I’d prefer the correct filter so I’ve got it ordered and should turn up next week. Getting there..
  14. you'd almost wanna clearcoat it, paint the chassis black and call it done? looks great stripped down.. like the english version of an Airstream
  15. Yep, did that with my old Camaro.. does the trick
  16. I see in that listing it doesn't work with iphone.. could that be the reason my aliexpress one doesn't seem to work? it looks like this..
  17. Not much happening, but a scenery change for the car.. been sitting up at the parents since my breakup early last year, been a year since I moved into my rental and finally have a garage secure and dry enough for it to park. Firstly it involved moving the existing garage around the back as it’s current position didn’t allow good access for all my other stuff I needed to move from the parents place.. the old man and I braced and jacked it up to put on the car trailer and back it into its new spot.. Next required some GAP65 to be laid to reduce the mess. I love my grass, but I love my toys more Then some rough and ready concrete laid I’m sure the old girl was not happy going from relative space and luxury of my parents garage.. to this.. so much so, she decided to shit the bed and start leaking out of the PS pump.. So that’s my first fix now she’s back home (wasn’t supposed to be).. PG Hydraulics have already rebuilt the control valve and PS ram so they might as well do this for me as well.. then I’ll get the leaking manifold sorted before taking it in for a WOF
  18. Jigsaw puzzles are fun.. looks great
  19. You’ll still have it, you’ll still be driving it and guzzoline will never die.. FTW and rock on! haha oh, happy birthday mate!
  20. Cheers for posting this up mate, it’s awesome as others have said that you’ve had it for so long and still enjoy it.. bring on the next 26 years!
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