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If you go to this page you can check any plate without drivers license etc Check expiry query (nzta.govt.nz) e.g. for that Trike

Hope those are Ward alloys from Palmy North on there.

I just got one today, depends if you have given your email address when you do the renewal I suppose

Anything from 2000 onwards gets 1 year WOF, it's not a sliding scale.

Kenny Who?

Tell me about - how you/brother/dad/uncle/cousin/mate used to have one Never had an HQ but did have an HJ(?) Wagoon - why my mrs is now tougher and cooler than me Always was - why big Australian cars with a mix of metric and imperial fasteners are better than silly little European ones that only use metric ( i had to dig out my very limited and mismatched Imperial sockets and wrenches that had been banished to the back of bottom draw of the tool box and put them right in the top bit ) Hey, at least they don't have BSW - where to get new parts easily/cheaply/locally Um, BNT? - why the second hand stuff on FBMP is outrageously priced and clearly owned by meth head bogans and how to avoid them Maybe try Invercargill area? - tips and tricks for hotting up your 173 using OEM + parts (commie inlet and exhaust manifolds? - the single stromberg and right angled log exhaust manifold offends me!)) I've got a couple of twin carb setups but never fitted them - can you bolt a 202 to the Torana 4 speed? Should be fine, I think the red motors are all the same - where to find a nice 202. In a rusty Landrover or CF Bedford - why do i even want a 202 (re-rego mainly), the 173 is probably perfectly fine, KPie doesnt really care (unless its a v8), and it wont be the engine from the Torana any more, You don't - where the fuck is the fill port for the CNG system on this car? (its not behind the number plate with the petrol filler) I dunno, but I made a brazier out of a CNG tank many years ago and it hasn't rusted away yet. Those things are stout.

On the way back the LF tyre was going flat fairly quickly, and needed some air every couple of hours. All good until Levin when the core of the valve blew out while I was putting the valve cap back on. Spare is an original 14" and doesn't fix over the discs. I think my plan for this situation was to put the spare on the back, and swap a back wheel to the front, but that would be a faff as the rear tyre needs to be deflated to get the Radir wheel off, then pumped up again from the air bag system. There happened to be a tyre shop nearby so I humped the wheel over there and got the valve replace (for free - thanks Advantage Tures Levin) Even thoug I just got a fresh WOF one of the mufflers gave up the ghost on our travels. It might have involved a bit of road contact but I'm not sure, these have been on the car since we got it in the USA in 2003, so notbad.jpg Got it off without too much effort, will replace both sides. After driving it a lot over 10 days I realised I have been ignoring a lot of small and not so small issues so I made a list.... have already ordered some bits off rockauto, so will pick away at this while we wait for a house sale.

Made it up to Waihi Beach the Whangamata OK. Parked near the beach, and then in the slamfest on Saturday (bit damp that day). New paint is a big improvement.

And it is a lot cheaper.

Fabulous writeup!

I suppose they are building in a bit of triangulation to control side to side movement? They don't have to be straight as there needs to be compliance in the bushings to allow wheel articulation.

Collected from the paint shop on Tuesday basically a closed door repaint in the stock colour, nothing fancy Had a bit of reassembly to do, the bellflower pipes and the back seat and associated trim. Also had to find a bolt to fit one that went missing from the convertible top linkage (you can see the disconnected link in the photo above) Might have to hit up @ajg193 to make me a proper one as it is a special shouldered design. Looking it over the rear tyres looked a bit sad, so I pulled the wheels (which needs the tyres deflated) and got that sorted. WOF acquired today so have paid rego too. Just needs a bit of a clean up for the Beach Hop.

I tailgated a Golf gti with the plate 321GO in the morrie today. When he could finally pass the car in front there were so many pops and bangs /ling

Where abouts in Wellington are you? There are a couple of OS members who do wofs out Porirua/Plimmerton way.

Good to see the wagon getting some love! Maybe wagnats ready next year?

There is a lot of info online that might help identify where you need to shrink or stretch. I like the allmetalshaping site as there are some very experienced people on there e.g. first result off google e.g. https://www.allmetalshaping.com/showthread.php?t=11929 Kent at tinmantech, MP&C and John Buchtenkirch are all worth listening to (reading)

I've done it a bit with an O/A torch, just heating a spot then cooling it with a damp rad, and also with a shrinking disk I made from something round and stainless on a sander/buffer thing. Not quite as flash as the one below though. I've also seen a tutor get a hot spot using a car battery, some jumper leads and the carbon core from a D-cell battery.

Body painted, trunk and hood should have been done today. Popped up the road and collected the rear bumper and other parts from the panel shop. Plan is to be all back together for the Beach Hop.

A32 Maxima / Cefiros are great!

Buyer beware.

Well, if I was called maxpeedingrods I wouldn't put my name on things either.

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Good advice I reckon.

Say Aaaaaah

On call this week so won't make it.