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I bought a set of new remanufactured Mk 1 Lotus Cortina straight steering arms ages ago and I’m a bit nervous about using them on my Cortina build without getting them tested. They are cast and from a very reputable source in the UK. What’s the best way to get some peice of mind or should I just bin them?

Probably make more out of selling cups of English Breakfast Tea

Rego is dead on it. Wonder if it’s still hiding in someone’s shed or it’s rebar in a building somewhere 

That’s tasty. Screaming out for a Lotus Twincam repower

Which would have rusted quickest? I’m picking the XF Coon

Looks like a very tidy Sport. That’s a great score

No difference between  Escort 1300 and 1600 sumps. Sounds like the engine maybe out of another Ford with a different sump or the engine mounts are fucked. Engine mounts are the same as well the 1600 block as a higher deck height

Use the minimum thickness to get the required clearance

That really sucks

2 hours ago, bonkas said:

Thats the bit I like haha as I only have a kitchen sink available to me for cleaning, I dont think the Mr's will be too impressed with that

I’ve got a parts washer here at home. One of those Supercheap ones if it’s of any use. I’m in Mangere Auckland. I don’t use it fuckall as I find kero still does a bloody good job

2 hours ago, Mr Vapour said:

I can vapour blast the parts for you. Happy to.help. 

But I hate cleaning bolts. I can do them in the blaster but it kills my hands holding the bolts. 

Hot water and scrub. Then hit them with a wire wheel.

Who do you use? Every one I have spoken to expect them to be pre cleaned.

Otahuhu Chrome Platers Huia Rd

Old dirty bolts get them zinc plated. Come up like brand new and costs stuff all to do it. Take them in covered in crap and pick up looking like new. 

Make sure the thrust bearing is the correct one for the pressure plate.

Be very cool to fire that beast up again

Looks bloody awesome! I’ve never really been into Jappas but keen to see how this build goes.

Here’s the link to the old light blue KW above in action

Here you can see the original Arundel coulors under the white paint

Some more LW 924 KW porn. The last 2 are of the ex Arundel Lumber KW which started out with a Jonsered self loading crane. Was repowered with an NTC 350 Cummins back in the early 80,s. The pic of it green would have been in the mid 80,s and then the white pic was when it was sold in Whangarei a couple of years ago. Pretty sure Dynes Heritage bought it.

Probably competing with the likes of Zebra and Pick a Part fucked them if those 2 business operating around Lower Hutt

On 15/03/2017 at 14:35, glen said:

Took some pics of some of the cooler race car transporters the other week at Western Springs.

 

How many of Brett Marsh’s kenworth’s being stacked in accidents over the last few years? At least 3 I know of

Accelerator pump sounds like the culprit. Does it start easy and when on the road runs fine?

14 minutes ago, Ghost said:

Saw this at C&C, I need one...

Worth big bucks if it’s a genuine one