Snoozin

^ A refreshingly non-AI advert in todays world.

That's something at least, sounds like its vetted too which means less chance of sub par vehicles on show.

I'd rather set my car on fire than run another OS club stand for that lot after the absolute scam of last time we did it. Pay for X amount of space per car and get short changed with no refund. Yeah no thanks.

You got one. You know my thoughts on these lemons but I'm glad you've unearthed the bargainous opportunities.

@vivaspeed can also testify to baking some tyres at an opportune location aboard this vehicle.

That's DJ Provai from Kneecap, he goes everywhere with me. The Irish LOVE KPs.

Cheers, nah never been a consideration. A handful of choices on this have been made due to influences of various different facets of car culture over my life. The catch tank with the lines is one of the Group A touring car influences I wanted to incorporate - just things that fascinated me wandering the pits as a kid etc. Its also a cool opportunity to highlight the fabrication by a mate, but the end goal for the bay wasn't to be a show car bay, more a tidy functional appearance.

I wish I had heaps of stuff to yarn about in a project thread but this thing's gone pretty well. I've now done just over 15000km in it since it was finished and the only problem has been cracked headers which have required 4 repairs. Since I got these stress-relieved by Heat Treatments following the last repair and addition of some tabs on the runners to manifold and a new flexi, everything has so far been OK (touch wood etc). The car has won a string of trophies which is pretty good since it's not a show car. It's been on tracks, done multi-thousand km road trips, used for groceries, done a few burnouts/donuts and etc. Here it is from Toyota Festival at Hampton Downs last weekend (where it won a trophy, lol). 2026 Gazoo Racing Festival-114 by Richard Opie, on Flickr The engine bay is holding up well, appearance wise. 2026 Gazoo Racing Festival-120 by Richard Opie, on Flickr And here it is hooning. 2026TOYOTAFESTIVAL_SHOTSBYTAYB_TAYLERBURKE_441570-Edit by TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand, on Flickr 2026TOYOTAFESTIVAL_SHOTSBYTAYB_TAYLERBURKE_441722 by TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand, on Flickr Having a finished and operational car is a double edged sword, on one hand the ability to turn the key, jump in and do doorts is fantastic. On the other, the urge to tinker occasionally kicks in and the want for something a bit less resolved does kind of surface. I'd be loathe to fuck around with this thing as it is, since it just seems to work so well. Whatever eh? Thanks for looking. Tell me how I should trade it in for a rusty sack of poo, below. https://oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/18803-snoozins-1981-kpiz-starlet/

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Great job on the feature, look forward to reading it.

@Hezath is on here too. Just never blessed us with the elite Torana project fred.

I love it, but you knew this. Happy hoonsing.

Well, I've been pretty busy with work and life... add to that the weather's been pretty average so I haven't had a lot of time to go motorbikin' of late. But managed a couple of minor hoons into the Central part of the North Island. 2020 KTM 690 Enduro R Phone (143) by Richard Opie, on Flickr 2020 KTM 690 Enduro R Phone (146) by Richard Opie, on Flickr 2020 KTM 690 Enduro R Phone (151) by Richard Opie, on Flickr I did however pick up a Nomad-ADV rally tower off marketplace in pretty good order. I needed to get a couple of new parts and some missing fasteners, so also bought the graphics kit from the manufacturer who kindly offered to assist with product support, even though I didn't buy it new. So on the lift it goes. 2020 KTM 690 Enduro R Phone (155) by Richard Opie, on Flickr You know what though? I SUCK at taking progress photos, because these days I get so immersed in the process. This wasn't a pleasant job. All of the wiring/connectors for the controls, the ABS wiring, almost EVERYTHING is smooshed up inside the factory headlight mask. So it's tedious to remove it, there's a good 18 or so connectors in there. Then you need to carefully remove the (interference fit) idiot lights from the original dash plastics... and actually cut a portion of it up to get the clutch line and brake line to the ABS unit clear, lest I disconnect them and go through the process of refitting and bleeding and no doubt opening a whole shit show of hassle. Mounting the actual unit itself wasn't too much of a headache. Routing the wiring is one thing - but at least there's a little more room inside the tower frame vs the original setup. I think it's a bonus now too, the main loom that used to run into the headlight mask and turn with the bars, now does not, as the tower is frame mounted. One less pinch/pivot point to cause a problem. Anyway this is it now, I'll get some more detailed ones when the weather isn't garbage. It has turned the bike into this luxurious thing though. It's actually quieter with a proper screen. Even the rain was less, uh, wet. I suppose it was being swept in other directions instead of on me. And the headlights. OMFG. No longer do I have to make do with Austria's finest candle. Instead I have 60w or so of LED firepower at my disposal. 2020 KTM 690 Enduro R Phone (160) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Also got my full license, woo. But am on a promise to not do anything too hectic until we come back from a holiday in January... Bex thinks my track record could potentially be a holiday ruiner.

Is there a TL;DR version pls? Jokes, that was a killer sharn. Looking forward to subsequent sharnations and developments on this sweet machine.

I put a POR15 kit through my KP tank after modifying it, to treat the haggard old metal, seal the newly installed metal and give me some future proofing. It's not a fun job and it's quite tricky to ensure even and thorough coverage. Not to mention making sure it is absolutely bone dry internally after descaling. However, 4 years and 15,000km later everything is fine with no blockages or scuzz in the filters. The tank is due to come out for some other reasons so I'll update after inspection if the lining is not holding up.