nickrock

First car was a mk1 zephyr, but had lots of cars when young apprentice 64 impala ( pos kept blowing engines bit like my 49 bonus till I put a 332 in it , it had nothing to do with how I drove them) Humber 80 was probably my most reliable car lots of hard case stories I could tell about that car

Cleaning it up is at best a temp fix rust is like the proverbial iceberg you only see 1% of it I bet its well along the seam

Look for a Isuzu elf early 90s they have complete brake and clutch set up that bolts to the firewall with the booster etc ,plus the clutch pedal is vacume assisted as well all in one reasonably compact assembly ,it all sits behind the Speedo in the cab

I owned a few acco s the 555 went well but had a deserved reputation as a bit of a handgrenade but the 3070 with the 903 was a awsme truck in its day , mine had a turbo fitted the sound of it spooling up pulling up a hill was orgasmic

Mate of mine had one it was horrendously thirsty

Yes when you have a run of problems that you are never sure if you have fixed them I get this nagging thought ok when is it going to die again

4 hours ago, datlow said:

Powertool centre is who we use for work, but it's not coming out of my pocket so never cared about price

 

are they brushed motors check and see if they're getting low/bad connection that can cause it too and makes for a cheap DIY repair 

Brushed and brushless  the brushless drill has had a ton of use but the brush disc disc grinders is hardly used

6 hours ago, Get it done said:

Try power tool centre Lower Hutt  they can be a bit spendy though

That's who I used last time ,didnt feel there was much value for money

Any recommendations on who to take some battery drills and a disc grinders to for some repairs ( 18v Makita ) I think t's mostly switch problems one drill you shake it to get it to run after pulling the trigger

Fridge is 1600 high just measured the hatch back can only fit 1500 in it

Have to go out to Avalon tonight but if I put in the back of the rubbish compactor truck it will look very second hand

Thanks I could be interested in a good 3.56 ratio diff as my 2.78 one is too high with my 5 speed

Does he want to sell the sway bar on that diff

I got a couple of hammers with pick ,one I cut off and welded a old smallish cold chisel ,great for forming a bend in a panel or reforming a bent one

I got a few spare comma and heel dollies will send them up might still have a shrinking hammer wit busted handle

I know of a xf Ute here that could be for sale body is getting rough but it was daily runner till parked up when he got a company vehicle pretty sure the rego is dead

Come to my place you now where I am have a couple of spare beds

Lucky it didn't have the number plate on it and its imbedded in some super expensive brand new car

What does the oil look like ? Milky

I believe that one Auckland stripper brought he dip tanks from the Thames Toyota plant a few years ago

Had experience with all three

sand blasting pros it removes the rust and every thing else

cons prick to get the media out of evey crevîce and the shit flies out as your painting and unless you got a real patient through operator its so easy to stretch panels won't remove rust in seams

Soda blasting pros environmentally more friendly less likely to warp panels dissolves less mess in every cavity

cons won't remove rust still leaves debris to fly out at the wrong time won't remove rust in seams

Dip striping pros gets in to spot welded seams where potential rust starts I believe it kills rust ( from where I have removed spot wilds to replace panels and seen the pitting where there had been rust forming )

cons can stuff a car if not cleaned out and neutralised properly also removes the original steel coating and sealant

My next project I will have key areas soda blasted ( the rust sticks out like dogs balls ) and etch prime

Ben is that the guy that rang me

Hey thanks for the offer. May of taken you up on it a few months back but i already have my front end sorted. Rods by Reids LoRide3. Power steering, ridetechs Shockwave airbags & 6 piston wilwood. Zero bump steer etc made to my specs.

Its been sitting at a local garage for a couple of years the owner got sick and died

The garage kept the ergo on hold for him

If you decide to go to the jag IFS there is a complete going car here in Wellington its low mileage with rego on hold you could have for 200.00 perhaps 100.00 either take the whole car or strip out every thing you want or could sell off .im sure my mate wouldn't mind you using his yard to disembowel it and load it on to trailer with his digger

Dam wish I lived in Auckland I would throw in a bit of old school expertise

I way prefer / motivated to do mates cars than mine lol

Have people that come in every week glue a patch on top throw some paint at it for a wof