Blue Rona

I'd say hell to the no - this is a scam for sure. Good on you for saying no

WoodHead Panel and paint Mt Wellington 

cut much rust out of my 260z and Corona and did a damn fine job 

On ‎12‎/‎18‎/‎2017 at 14:37, MRT1TRD said:

I know p411s quite well since I owned one once but i'm not in your area.

But to broaden your search the engine is a B series BMC copy so a old school barry mechanic should know his way round your engine

PS i think I have the chrome sill trims lying arround

 

Nice car mate - thanks for the advice. Mine is in pretty good shape but i am looking for a few small bits. I could always check out your chrome trims for spares.

7 hours ago, 66gt said:

Mt Roskill is a hotbed of Indian garages and a lot of them are used to fixing old school cars so it's just a matter of finding one. I use Glenburn Automotive in Avondale for  fixing the kids cars and the Hiace van. Good service have loan cars and reasonably priced

Cheers for the tips I will check them out.

Nothing major , the chasing down of a pesky oil leak and a little brake work. Stuff I could do myself if I wasn't away working all the time.

Hi all

I recently purchased a tidy 411 Bluebird and was looking to fix a few small bits and pieces. Could anyone recommend an old car friendly garage around Royal Oak/Mt Roskill ways?  When I had my 260z it suffered at the hands of a few rough kents I took it to , so I thought it would be worth an ask.

Cheers

On ‎9‎/‎9‎/‎2017 at 13:41, Bellicose said:

 

 

Thank you both for the endorsement, it's appreciated.

 

Matamata (technically almost Wardville)

If that's what you want mate, i suggest hydrographics. For me to do that would be time consuming and therefore wallet emptying lol.

All good thanks heaps man , I am looking to do a more simple design but just that level of quality in the pic. I will check out Hydrographics as you suggest.

10 hours ago, chasinthemirage said:

Sounds like you're sorted but if this falls through Ben at GT Refinishers has posted some wicked stuff on Instagram

Is he the dude with the 86 that was in NZPC and such? They have done some mean paint jobs over the years. Cheers

Sweet cheers all , sounds like he is the man for the job

so does someone have contact details for this chap or should I just shoot him a PM? Cheers

33 minutes ago, Seedy Al said:

 

But seriously im not sure where @Bellicose lives now but he did a fucking amazing job on @Goat's bike tank etc.

 

Rocker covers are cheap enough to send away. 

yea that is exactly what I am looking for - that looks awesome!

Hi Team

I have a Datto 1200 Rocker cover that I would like to get proper tarted up - any suggestions of a quality painter? I would do it myself but 1. time poor at the moment and 2. I am a better wrench monkey than painter.

Cheers in advance

Good luck with your first Zed mate , I owned a 260z for many years before getting married and downsizing to the Corona. I spent a lot of cash fixing rust and previous dodgy bog jobs from others. I can only echo what others have said - get it done right once. these old girls are super rust prone and it could end up being very serious.

Apart from that they are mean cars , I stuck with an L26 with a little bit of work and it sounded cool and still went ok. Dropping an injected engine into an old car is more work than others will lead you to think. "drops in there" isn't quite it. Remember bigger engine = bigger brakes and handling upgrades.

I got a lot of my bits of Ebay and from Motorsport Auto in the U S and A , many Z cars went to the US and they were the car that really sparked the import tuning explosion there.

I ran tokico shocks with lowered springs and a full bush kit  , helped the handling like night and day.

Looks like I might be the only one left rocking the 6R by the looks

That is one mint looking Zed man , I had my 260z for 8 years and replaced just about all of it in that time. Hard to find a tidy original one these days.

The car looks fricken sweet man , that manifold is a work of art.

Good stuff man , car looks awesome!

I thought that after 8 years of owning a Datsun I knew about rust , the Rona has shown me that it hid a Jag level of rust under it's faded blue paint.

Here are the cut out parts of the guards to show exactly how must rust was in there.

The last one is the new guard made by my panel beater.

Update on the Smurfmobile

It spent a three month holiday at the panel beaters getting all the rust cut out of the guards and new metal welded in. It had a three page WOF sheet. Fixed the following to keep the man happy.

Four new shocks

serviced brakes

Wiring fixed

new lights

Yea man that was my car , got the Rad re cored and cooling system flushed.

Hi all , The Corona is matching numbers and still has it's original 6R engine. I have recently booked it in to start the rust work.

 fair bit in the front guards and bottoms of doors. We are doing it right by cutting out the rust and surrounding , then welding in new metal.

I have purchased new Chrome mirrors from Ebay and some other parts. The only change I will make to the car is a set of period wheels - SSR Star Sharks or the like.

Greetings All

Here is a little about our newly acquired Corona.

We purchased Her of Trademe through a Chap over Matamata way.

NZ assembled in Christchurch. The car has all of Her original fittings and even a owners manual and full tool kit. Paris blue with smurfy matching blue interior.

The main owner had the car for 36 years - the engine runs like a dream (only 113,00km)

Discussion Thread

Hi All

My Wife and I have just purchased an original RT84 Toyota Corona , looking forward to meeting likeminded folks and coming to a few meets.

Mike