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The main thing I'd worry about with one of those is the ECU - they were a problem in the day, and water is not going to help.

We had one of those flat 2 Toyotas in for some work in the '70's, we couldn't get any parts for it at all...maybe plugs and points.  The headers were completely rotten, and no pre made bends in those days. We got the smallest pipe we could get, and I split it, and double sleeved the pipes, hammer forming the bends. We were glad to see the end of it.

I was helping a mate, who is an argumentative and aggressive type - he said just do it, I'm fucking sick of this guy, but we haven't got time. They had to be done by Nov 2021, no allowance for Covid. 

Went through a similar headlight thing a couple of years ago, trying to get some '90's Harleys through before they had to get ABS. The lamp was branded HD, it had DOT, E11, and on the bottom had in large letters MOTORCYCLE.  It dipped straight down as a motorcycle should, and is allowed to do. No, he wanted an H4 in there....we had to find another bucket to fit, wire it up etc. The pictures in the VIRM all show an H4...the text doesn't require an H4 at all, but he doesn't want to read and understand, he just wants it to fail.

I'm pretty sure I know who had this...pre 2020 Covid anyway.

On 27/12/2022 at 16:18, Metalhead96 said:

 

With that front suspension, Austin or BMC, but no idea what model.

 

 

 

On 27/12/2022 at 16:18, Metalhead96 said:

On a mates farm on southland. No idea what they used to be 

With that front suspension, Austin or BMC, but no idea what model.

 

 

 

0.8 is GP rod for MIG...you don't want to be changing spools going from panels to exhaust tubing to plate. But if panel steel is all you are doing, the 0.6 is what you need.  I'm usually patching in 16 gauge, so 0.8 is good.

It's full of copper and lead - feel the weight of the bottle. Stupid shit to put in your engine...but, ah, it does work on noisy lifters.

''No Rust'' - Bullshit !!!   I've never seen one that wasn't just held together by the paint.

Some of those bump stops you get in a strut kit are generic, some don't even work and get tossed. I've had them blow apart because they are too long. I'll give them a trim....if it's got a boot you can't see them anyway...or even if they are fitted.

On 31/07/2022 at 18:19, SOHC said:

Go to the tool ban in pamure and look through the many bins of loose scokets, I 100% garentee you will find the one you want

I go there too, when I make a trip to Auckland.  Last time I got some 18mm sockets...because 18mm didn't exist when they made my socket sets.

Octopussy !

I had a customer who had a Volvo 245, and it broke down Opotiki way, last century. She stayed in town for 2 or 3 days while the local garage fitted another engine, and she drove home again. What they fitted was an LD28 !  Of all the engines to replace a 2 litre 4 cyl, they chose an LD28. An OHC Cortina surely would've been a better option, so it must've been all they had. I maintained that car for over 10 years, and it was a Volvo, so not much went wrong...even with a bloody LD28...so they had done a pretty good job on it.

The clutch will be worn out.  We used to put washers behind the  slave cyl to get a bit more life.

I've had a Raytec for about 20 years, it was a cheaper version, and you can get ones just as good for a good price these days. Even for just diagnosing a misfire - point at exhaust ports...that's the one !  A very important part of my tool kit, but the 9 volt battery is a pain, expensive things...I have one battery and move it around my devises. A USB one would be nice in the modern world.

I had a MkIV Escort Van, when all Fords were badged Mazdas. One day I spied a MkIV ute, so had to check it out. It wasn't a Ford, it was a Mazda...from South Africa. When the rest of the Pacific Rim were slapping Ford badges on Mazda, they were slapping Mazda badges on Ford.

The Humber Hemi.

On 25/07/2022 at 22:22, Thphantum said:

Black Pete's. His wife Loraine used to drive it when he got a bigger one. And Mick at West Coast Towing had an International.  I've been looking for a photo of that short 3 axle Leyland for ages.

I used to have a Charade GTti - that was one hot hatch !

We are now running 3 norty Hondas in the family fleet now - I have an 05 Airwave, the wife has an 07 Stream and one daughter an 06 Fit. These things are all about economy, and every little thing alters fuel economy...shit, the other day I topped up my car with 500 ml of 15W-40, and it dropped from 18.5 km/l to 16.5 km/l. 

We took our LPG bulk tank at work out and have storage containers in it's place. And swap a bottle.

Yeah but a 214 will climb any hill in 3rd gear no matter what the load. And it just takes a whiff of fuel compared to a 300.  The 3.6 goes like stink and sounds awesome - but it's a TRUCK !!!

The engine conversion has been done very well, but don't see the point. The rest is not so good. At the moment a cyl out, possibly a stuck valve...was previously running real sweet.