JustHarry

I have a sagola gt3 that's a decent gun. 1.8 tip from memory Dont be tempted to buy a cheap shit one as a good even coat of epoxy/primer is the first step to a good paint job. I cant speak for the iwata az3 specifically but I also have a w400 for a top coat gun and is decent for the money.

I work for auto restorations ltd. We work on stuff like this on the day to day. Most of the mechanics are top notch. Even @Bluebear01 works here too. I am panel though so I cant ruin it to much. Haha

+1 for CBC We use them at work and I use them myself for my one cars. Never had a bad job from them Safe r brakes can some times be better for old shit like that as they stock a lot of older parts

Has it been inspected for repair cert? Something like that can sometimes create dramas with repartee cert proscess

That too

@Mr.Mk1 why has the new floor been plug welded to the driveshaft tunnel? Personally when I'm doing floors an area like that will get but welded and a light dress to look factory

Derp shoulda posted that in the van discussion. To bad here now

@azzurro

Good progress. Welding them back together is the best feeling. Boot floor is a work of art. No small feat making a panel like that. Good shit

I'll add to the stretch of main rd before the pelorus bridge is pretty punishinh if you cant maintain 80k + And day 3 has a good tarmac stretch from nelson to st Arnaud so top speed helps here.

I'll definitely run the cruiser around behind the pack again. Bacon and sasuages on the trusty Kent bbq for the win

ANY engine change requires certification Cc increase requires certification

I guess whats your end goal with it @EpochNZ a pinto with a 32/36 webber and a 5 speed will be a good drivable motor that will last and not cost the earth. Im sure that @- i5oogt - can assit with sortinh a set of headers and a decent carb for it to liven it up a bit

Is the blue shell manual or auto? Getting a manual box to go behind the pinto motor may be the most expensive part of the exercise

Yeah still wof an reg somewhere. I sold it about 5 years ago The tail gate on the wagons weights about 120kg so balances the car out well so they handle. Mine also had the sway bar and sump guard from a mk3 fitted to tighten the front end up. Used to handle pretty good for lever arm shocks up front still haha

Seeing your thread makes me miss my old wagon This was my only car for over a year. Lowered 2' on widened steelies with original centre trim and beauty rings Was a riot on gravel roads. But had a tendency to grade the centre flat....

Ive had this mz11 soarer front cut sitting around for a while because it has a 5mge in it. So i decided to pull it today and start preping for it to go in the ms65 After lockdown will get all the cam covers vapour blasted and paint them The wiring is a pain to follow Im tracing the wiring for the airflow meter from the ecu plug which is all inside the body loom fml Atleast the engine loom is mostly seperate

Since your not in a hurry it can wait a bit. Ive been crook the last few days anyway. And i dont need to spread it further than the rooster at work decided he had to . But yeah i can come have a look at some point

It wont be worth taking off unless your getting a new one I can come show you a few tricks but all my tools are at work and lockdown. So i cant get them You will probably just end up re filling the wheel arch as its to hard to get to. Newtech is good for stuff like that where you need to get some decent thickness

Is the rest of the panel bad enough to warrant total replacement? If not its a 2 person job hold a block of wood (2x4 pine is adequate) on the outside and cork the swage back into it with an appropriate corking too Always get edges back first then dress the rest of the panel to suit. That way you reduce the risk of getting a full panel that requires shrinking. If it just needs dressing then its probably not worth replacing if its quite rusty maybe it is. The arch looks pretty munted too

Often pictures of the repair during stages and pre paint is more than enough to show it hasnt just been boged up

Day 3 * By the time 25ish people have 2+ double browns at lumch time over 3 days.... thats a lot of double browns

Going down the molesworth on day 3 could be a bit boring after 2 days of pretty hard riding. Also @RUNAMUCK bump up entry so we can get some decent butchers sasuages for next years ride. And equally as many double browns. Not that i condone drinking and riding

Yes i need to return that. I keep looking at it then forgetting again

Dont be a sook We havnt had a meat for ages