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EpochNZ

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  1. Working on it....whether its suitable or not is another matter.
  2. No, thinking....although my brain does go like a 2T at times....
  3. Did I see a rumour previously that the next installment could be in the MacKenzie Country?
  4. Atomic Zombie sell bike plans and instructions for all kinds of strange.... https://www.atomiczombie.com/plans/
  5. 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>
  6. If I dont have the plague I'll make an appearance to have beersies.....no real projects on the go at the moment...
  7. 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.)
  8. 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?
  9. I hate to say it, but that Mirage does look rather fetching in its two-tone scheme....
  10. Not me, but heres Laura Kampfs latest effort.....bar in a toolbox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIRQhXaLvAY
  11. 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.
  12. You might want to dial that back about 20% there......
  13. 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...
  14. Beaut day in the 03....so time to get to it! After visiting Andy @ mBike to swap my 19mm carb for a 22mm one, it was off to @h4nd's with the frame and motor in the back of the capacious teutonic hatch. Much hilarity with a grinder and dremel ensued. First job waas to cut back the upper mount by about 8mm. Finished off with the dremel...(Hands by @h4nd) And with much fettling....progress! Although the angle was all wrong and there was no room for the carb under there. So it was back home with some purloined tools to carry on the fight. Initially I was just going to slob around in the sun and forget about it, but curiosity got the better of me......and in the best trditions of CAD I made a start. Bloody Hell!!!!! It looks like it will need a bracket to allow the back mounting hole to be used (at the moment its just out in the breeze). Ive been conversing with Jeremy @ Kaos Kustom works who is plannng on doing an A50 swap so might see what he can do. I've taken lots of photos of what I've done so far for his reference. And then......silly season ensued and all manner of parts made an appearance. Please note I was just making it up as I went along so the fitment and placement probably wont be final. So thats where we sit. The owner has already been gushing over it and has pronounced it "Good".
  15. Always been on the radar, especially since EV4U in Cali did a Kharmann Ghia. Their conversion packs for anything VW start at 18K USD (unsure if that includes the battery but I'm picking no.)
  16. Cheers, I was wondering if it was a "case reduction" plan or a "bend the frame" plan.
  17. Thanks to Andy @ mBike (who was wearing one of your hats @MopedNZ) we now have a power plant. Also grabbed an exhaust to try for size as well as creaming over his collection of Dax/Chaly/Monkeys. Man, that yellow EFI Dax he has is soooo sweet. Next job will be the fettling required to fit it onto the frame while the trickle of chinese parts make their way into the country. Was slightly surprised to find the top engine mount is about 6.5mm wider than the frame so some thinking is needed there first.
  18. My impression is that most of the population now know nothing about the workings of the car they drive and turn up to a wof expecting to be told whats wrong so they can get it fixed then signed off at the second visit.
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