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Just got a message saying shes done.....and here I am in the 04 for another week....

Damn.....in need of a roadie to do a pickup, but we are booked to go in the other direction for a week.

Oamaru?

Latest update from Jeremy @ Kaos Kustoms. Fizzing at the bung.

Site meeting with Jeremy @ Kaos Kustoms....well, at Resenes actually. Chosen colour is Jaguar Racing Green. Should look mint.

Working on it....whether its suitable or not is another matter.

No, thinking....although my brain does go like a 2T at times....

Hmmmmm...........

Did I see a rumour previously that the next installment could be in the MacKenzie Country?

Atomic Zombie sell bike plans and instructions for all kinds of strange.... https://www.atomiczombie.com/plans/

Bit of a change of plan here....life has taken a couple of major twists and turns over the last month (some good, some not so...) and decisions had to be made about what my miniscule amounts of free time was spent doing. In the end, I realised I was never going to get the bike done (a major theme developing here....) so it was time to..... Send it to Jeremy @ Kaos Kustoms to fix up! The style of bike has yet to be agreed on; The owner and I are having "negotiations" after it was pointed out how awesome (and cheaper) it would be to retain the rusty patina, but she wants it shiny and fast. <sigh>

If I dont have the plague I'll make an appearance to have beersies.....no real projects on the go at the moment...

After a hard day out in the sun, I drank to many gins and made a thing..... (Well.....I butchered together some of the Xmas presents I got in a weird box I found.....) (All temporary, real case coming soon.)

Pics.

I was about to say you have no sense of danger or adventure....but your current escapades suggest otherwise... Do you get extra points if you sell it at the end of the trip to some clueless 16 year old?

Swap for a Sierra?

I hate to say it, but that Mirage does look rather fetching in its two-tone scheme....

Another day, another clean WoF.....

What time are we talking?

@h4nd Bring the Dai....

Not me, but heres Laura Kampfs latest effort.....bar in a toolbox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIRQhXaLvAY

Agreed, when I was researching this years ago the CG10/CG13 was head and shoulders above any other recommendation. I never liked the VTec jobs, you ended up with a mini where the front track was so much wider than the back plus a mate tried one in Upper Hutt and said with the insane torque steer it was downright dangerous. Another plus is that the Nissan job requires no changes in the engine bay as far as the side wings are concerned, everything else needs a decent level of hackery. Who knows, I might go back to a mini project once I get Sierra wagons out of my system. I collected a bunch of photos from the webs of the swap which I've still got somewhere if that would help.

You might want to dial that back about 20% there......

Well, its been a while......Stepped back a bit while changing jobs, ignoring toxic covid shit (from both sides) and being busy over summer. So since the last update, Clio the Sierra (Cos you should always name your cars) has done tonnes more km's and only disgraced herself a few times. Highlights included: - While coming home from another business trip to Cromwell hitting 130km plus coming down the Waitaki valley with a strong tailwind.....before running out of testosterone. - Driving home from Blenheim in full cyclone conditions; 7 hours of white knuckle grip on the wheel, huge ponds of surface water, aquaplaning and full 3 second whiteouts from passing trucks. - Still being the best tradie vehicle I've ever owned. And then....warrant time! <GULP!> I gave her a good clean, checked everything over, lit some incense on several different altars.......and then on the drive over had a quiet word to her (as you do) promising multiple upgrades if she was a good girl and didnt end up costing too much.... CLEAN SHEET!!! OMG!!!!!!! So, now its my turn to uphold my end of the bargain. About to go shopping for some new shocks/wheels while thinking about an exhaust upgrade (less tractor noises). Maybe some new paint. Who knows, I'm feeling so thankful she could ask for anything at the moment and I'd say yes...