nickrock

5 hours ago, yoeddynz said:

Found these beauties yesterday in Blenheim. Oh man.. if I had the money I'd roll one as a daily Looks like they might slowly get restored. I hope so.

 

I know a guy that would drool at the thought of aquiring some of that stuff

I would research some type of glue or filler the aly will warp to hell 

Try some plastic steel you get it at repco i know a panel beater that used it to fill a hole in car roof where arial was  he was very happy with the result

20 hours ago, Alfashark said:

Looks like ex trident cranes from kawerau

19 hours ago, Get it done said:

Yup still have it .

Is some one doesnt grab it i could well be interested

9 hours ago, Nominal said:

 

Pretty sure thats a ww2 scamell

On ‎4‎/‎08‎/‎2018 at 20:19, Adoom said:

If you want to, that would be great! I've never got anything laser cut, so I need to find out if there is someplace near me/work that does it.

There is a place out the hutt valley

Worked there for many years used to shoot across the airfield on my dr400 as a short cut in to work on nights

2 hours ago, Alfashark said:

K-hole mill, 1994.

Was that taken at kawerau

Broomwade has been around for decades was always a good brand 40 years ago , they mostly made industrial compressors

Thoes auger type log splitters suck they get stuck in a knotty bit of wood and can be a mission to get out the spear ones work well you just retract the ram and the wood falls off

Or as a mate of mine in the panel beatng business says 

No dough no go homo

I seen him park a almost new cayenne turbo down the back of the  panel shop because the owner thought he could just drive off and maybe pay next week

If i remember correctly super cheap used to sell the kit with the wire and the handles that grip the wire

It was some years back

What were yo driving some sort of tractor going by all the debris on it

That international looks like it was a ex warick johnston house removals truck

Last 2 weeks i have been driving a 2017 nissan quon 380hp with a palfinger 22002 hiab up its bum ( i think its 16m reach)doing local arond town deliveries in wellington the12 speed auto with hill start option is totally magic i shudder at the thought of going to a old road ranger again

If you just clean it up and por it the rust will be back soon only real way is to remove it and weld in new steel  when you clean it up there will be several more holes 

Used to do that stuff on  weekly basis

On ‎28‎/‎01‎/‎2018 at 16:11, flyingbrick said:

Wiss are bloody good but $$ and i never seem to see them for sale when needed. Youd lose them before ya wear them out 

I have  set of footprint brand brought them in mid 70s and still cut nicely thin slivers of panel steel no folding on the edge

27 minutes ago, flyingbrick said:

Haha. A selection of aviation tin snips is one of the best things ya can have in the toolbox

Only if they are old school ones

Mate of minethats a old school panel beater has a gun like thing that has a carbon  rod and uses that to heat small spots to shrink them but tends tomake the spot quite hard ( iguess it tends to add carbon to the steel) worked well on mynose cone that was a bit streched in the front 

Pm me if you want it that way I will see it

When your ready to change the front springs I have a porta power ram with a hollow ram you shove a screwed rod through the ram and the top shock mount to a plate ( lost the plate ) and compress the spring 

If you want to borrow it 

I know a guy in Auckland that would take all the side valve v8 running gear as a job lot ,he has trucks with hiabs so getting them out isn't a problem

If the guy is interested get back to me with how many and how much and I will pass it on 

Cut the bits out section by section small tacks then cool with the air gun that will dramatically reduce the warping and small sections make it easier to fabricate at home the 3 tools I use the most are all air powered 3inch cut of blade its that thin that if I have to cut past where the patch will be its easy to weld up the cut , 20mm belt sander with 60 grit belt for cleaning up rusty steel removing paint around the weld and grinding up the weld it doesn't chew up good steel as much as a disc grinder and more like a scalpel than a machete and a small rotary burr to get in to the small radius that the belt sander won't get in to 

Patch more than just the obvious rusty bit as it will have crept along the seam 

When you clean up the rest of the screen area if you see small rust spots its more than likely just starting to come through from the inside get the burr and remove it if you go through so be it just patch it or a years time it will break out and piss you off 

I have done dozens of them mostly jap cars 

Depends on what paint you buy 2k has a harder and you don't use a clear coat it is your cheapest option , base coat clear coat is more expensive and requires more expertise in getting a good finish you will need the correct thinners , total body shop in lower hutt will sell you all the stuff mixed to match your car

I have a super cheap gun I use for primer its ok 

4 hours ago, Testament said:

3 hours ago, Firetruck said:

If the car's already been certified with a big engine, and as long as your engine mounts and g-box cross member aren't garbage it should fly through cert with no issues.

 

having to recert isn't the end of the world. I think people are more scared of it than they should be. but maybe selling your 304 and buying a chev would not be all that different cost wise and less work to do.

if you want to tweak things more later I would definitely be considering chev, more stuff available etc.

but maybe you prefer the sound of the holden motor, or just would like to have a holden with a holden motor?

basically you just have to decide what you want, neither is right or wrong.

It w's more a case of I got the bits , I really don't need another project just a bolt in and go plus no where to park it but outside and its super tidy

That a bigger cause I got a 304 and trans sitting under the bench 

It comes with a fully rebuilt auto that works like a AMT would a injected Chevy be ok with out a re cert