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  1. RaceKa guards were about £1000 when new, and rocking horse poo now. The grey cosKa above actually has sportKa bumpers and guards, not as wide as raceKa ones, but better looking IMO. Been thinking about seeing what a set of sportKa bumpers would cost to freight from blighty, would let me fit some proper wide wheels on, at the moment i'm pretty much limited to 7's on the front with standard arches.
  2. Yeah, I always hated the evo4 red fabric, looked really rude mismatched to the stock rear seats.
  3. Well despite a long period of denial, i have given in and in in anticipation of selling the brumby bought this: a 2003 ford ka, 1300c of eyeball ripping power. So far i have ditched the awful factory seats and replaced them with these: Plans are: lower it, decent wheels and tyres, go and thrash it some. Also been having evil thoughts about a quick and dirty supercharger conversion.. we'll see. Cheers, Dan
  4. an 1888 full suspension bicycle built from scratch. http://www.retrobike.co.uk/articles/who-is-paul-brodie-and-what-does-he-do-in-his-shop/ There are links at the bottom of each update with the next article.
  5. Presumably there will be some form of slab/driveway in front of the doors, if so you could cast some retractable bollards in, either manual or auto. A la: http://www.sopers.co.nz/products/-p8228.php Has the added security of being highly visible too.. though this could also work against you, plus depending on the door type they might prevent the doors being opened if hte bollards are up. (though this could be a pain if you forget and try to open door form inside shed...
  6. Bit of a lol. TT v12 legacy.... http://www.performanceforums.com/forums/showthread.php?67274376-Cracka-s-white-boy-shitbox-Gen-3-Liberty.-TT-V6-wouldn-t-fit-so-now-V12
  7. Lack of cylinders could be easily accounted for with IDA's on high rise manifolds... Or find an old porker motor, would be spendy but sweet..
  8. Dam i just came here to post that. Mildy keen on it myself, but alas, tis not what im after atm. doite. Hot diggity! I am super keen on that merc 8 pack. Have been cranking the job search up to 11 so I can buy it. Also, Keegan (japawagons) came over on the weekend to pickup a surfboard I sold him. He happens to be a bit of a fiat expert and has managed to source me some self adjusting wheel cylinders for this thing! coming monday, so stoked. will finally have this bitch legal, bring on summer wagoneering! Maximum profit if you get it and leave the whole motor looking as haggard and dirty as it does right there, extra points for remnants of rodents and pine needles..
  9. Tis a shame the crankshaft is not supported in both ends of the crankcase, could then couple all of the motors in one long line, no side loading then..
  10. It's wider than a smallblock, but narrower than a rover.
  11. Solo seat could work in a 'that so doens't suit the style of bike' kind of way..
  12. Older merc 8's are pretty compact, bit pooze for power though i think..
  13. 4 motion volkwagen box might be worth looking into, will be spendy though. Also there are 2 types of transverse vw boxes, one with a viscous centre coupling (syncro) and one with a computer controlled one. (haldex) Off the top of my head a 4motion golf box will be viscous, audi s3, tt, and r32 golf will be electronic.
  14. QFT. Looking forward to seeing how this pans out.
  15. i think that the shell had to be stock, and that the same type of suspension had to be fitted ie, mac strut for mac strut etc. some of the manufactrurs made fancy subframes that moved engines down and back, and also moved driving positions for better balnace. Also engine was pretty much open to an engine from another model as long as it was below 2litres, and N/A
  16. Brace the cabin. Since the roof doesn't add much structural support they sort of triangulate the frame in the door area aiding in reducing body flex about the centre. That is how I understand it. Excuse my ignorance, (and i'm not taking a swipe) but wouldn't a closed door do just as much if not more?
  17. I made a panel up with these in them for one of my old projects, seemed to do the biz. (Click on pic for link) Only available up to 15 amps though.
  18. Is there any rule stipulating what material a drive/tail shaft can be made of? I know that in order for it to pass muster it must be inspected and balanced (if required) by a driveshaft specialist, but my question is, can i use 304 stainless seamless tube for the actual driveshaft body? It is thicker wall section than the original and is seamless so must be stronger yeah?
  19. http://www.msel.co.nz/epages/motorsportelectronics.sf/en_NZ/?ObjectPath=/Shops/motorsportelectronics/Categories/Hardware/Cable_Acc Heres some similar to the link you posted earlier.
  20. EF and EG civicstruts are very similar in both size and mounting method (but quite a bit shorter) except that civic struts do not turn, adaptation would be required to put Subaru bearing plate on top. IIRC the subaru clamp diameter is 44mm, the honda struts are 43mm or 38mm if you get the wrong ones. Other struts that are worth a look are mitsi galant 94-98 (7th gen?), these too mount like the civic ones and have a clevis fork that straddles the bottom arm thus would need the bearing plate adapted to them.
  21. Bit of progress, should have the screen back in during the week.
  22. I find Brad at DB automotive in seaview good, he won't pass dodgy safety stuff, but he does know that old cars don't necessary stop, turn or generally behave as well as new stuff does.
  23. Stand down Boes. No luck for me this time. Thanks to all who offered assistance.
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