Bearded Baldy

Yep nz made savage. Old boss had a 16ish foot one with a 115 yammie. Went hard as a ski boat.

OMC 4 LYF Y'ALL!

End of the day it was going to bug the shit out of him for the next 6 months then he was going to do it anyway.

It isn't doing a full resto it is called fixing the damn thing properly.

'eye appeal is half the battle, if it looks right, i ain't gonna waste 5 minutes proving it is.' Sun Tsu. Maybe.

Wat bot?

Taupo hobby show is on July 5 and 6. If any of you guys want to go, sing out for wintery accomodation in the frostbelt of Broadlands.

The vanity light switch is still luminous! I know what you are thinking, that is a fantastic photo of darkness. But look on the rh side.

Tonights episode of hoarders brought to you by trademe. Was warmer when i got home tonight than it was all weekend so i took a torch and some screwdrivers outside and started pulling the dash apart. This ute must have been well appointed in the 90s, upon taking the glovebox screws out i found it has the 'glovebox vanity light' option fitted. This coupled with the padded dash panels and 5 position wiper switch makes me think that someone must have stripped a fairmont and fitted all the option parts to the ute, or it was the fanciest tradies ute sold in 1979.

Their server doesn't recognise gmail as a valid email. Hotmail and damn near everything else works fine, i had them send my wife a copy and she sent it to me lol

Started the cleanout properly today. Padded dash for the win! Hadn't noticed it before as the catch is missing so the glovebox has been open.

V4 capri/transhit motor. All the lols in one package!

Napier auto supplies i think it was sold me one for really good price a year or so ago..was new and for a customer. I remember nissin king also doing new aftermarket.

Never mind that bland post there @RUNAMUCK,must have left the screen open when i went to sleep and when i slapped the screen to shut down the morning alarm i managed to qoute and repost the one above it. Anywho, this blue pile of bog has revealed some real gems this morning, i braved opening the doors and seeing if the floor would collapse, it sagged but didn't flop so happy days. It has something so rare i was not aware any survived the 80s, intact crack free A pillar covers! And looking under the door card lying on the passengers side was.... Spare tail lights, front indicator lenses, a bag of factory black inner door handles, new gearstick boot retainer, unbroken lower steering column cover (normally all cracked or drilled for switches). All were in bags too so somebody had a dream for this.

Though it looks like a weak viscous coupling on the front, haven't looked into it.

May i introduce the rear end from a gk6 honda fit/jazz. Alledgedly capable of 130hp stock.

Did you win? I have had success with standard issue cocacola poured in the bores and ignoring the problem for a week.

What is in the back of the old suzuki cappucino?

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Oh. And the COMPLETE steering assembly, box and links, idler blah blah blah.... was in the tray! Another day tomorrow to deal with that.

Good stuff. In here is a set of gxl rectangular headlights and buckets, late xc to xf wide radiator i can use for mocking up as the copper car has the older narrow rad. And the ute/van specific stainless upper doorframe mouldings and rubbers i can sell off. Here we have yet another 5 position wiper switch for the hoard. And another clock. Dash is in very good condition really so will dismantle that part nicely, the rest will be cutting discs and kicking.

Got to vegas just after 10am, had the front end assembled and ready to go on trailer by 10:45 and then noticed the hire trailer has no winch. WTAF! Thankfully fella had an old excavator so with some precision chaining, nudging and forcing, the ute was manhandled onto the trailer. This thing is so rusty that when i climbed over the front to tighten up the steering idler the frame folded down a couple of inches! Anyways. Got it home and off the trailer, swapped the rear destroyed tires for some not so nasty, might hold air ones. Then had a walk around and made a plan. It will definately never be on the road again so i will be cutting it up and stripping it. Pics of perfection. Cant have rusty sills if the sills aren't there. BadChad must have practiced here in NZ. Tray and fuel tank zone. Only a little bit bent!

Fecking got the bastard. Forgot home much of a prick drop arms are to break free in place. Bonus though, found a very cold box of double brown which had made its way into the shed fridge at some point. So will work my way through half of those then an early night for me. Leaving at 9am for the super long drive to the big smoke of rotovegas. Updates to come by lunchtime all going to plan. No pics because it is dark, cold and wet.

Well. Shit. I couldn't buy just the idler arm pivot on its own so ended up buying a second steering assembly minus the box. While laying everything out last night i thought the 'racks' looked different. Ignored it. Lay them on the bench this arvo and sure enough the one i got as a spare with the car is shorter than the newest one. I just ran the part number on the steering box attached to the shorter one and...... that setup and box is from a 67 to 70 mustang. Which won't fit. So tonight i have to take out the power steer box out of the bronze bitch and try not to spill manky old p/s fluid everywhere. I am one rounded pipe fitting away from having regerts about buying the ute....

Name of the book please @RUNAMUCK. Sounds like one i need on my shed bookshelf.