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They are ok on a vehicle that have a Motorsport Authority Card, have to pass the MSNZ check.

Are these the kind of toyota that need a new set of ignition leads every so often?

@vk327 might know something?

Me2. @Goat I'll bring your pants down

You should come early and hit Atomic Atomic (sanfran.co.nz)

Hudson Hornet I hope? /ling

Traded the PP for a black one, much tidier Rusty Woodie has been sitting outside for a few months while I've been working on other things, but a few pieces got put through the molasses bath and Durepox treatment this week. Windscreen garnish moulding is pretty frilly but should be OK with some judicous filler or jbweld repairs. It's not a structural piece at all. Other garnish mouldings from upper tailgate, some piece of the back seat and a couple of radiator top panels got done. Window winder got Zinc-it instead. It will get back inside soon, once the Mercury are brakes are fixed so I can shuffle cars again.

Next up was Gnats. @piazzanoob couldn't get his ass on the ferry some came down with me for a ride. We did get onto a ferry through all the disruption. Had an extra day in Nelson so visited the classic car museum with some folks Checked out my parents place which sold recently. Colour change is dramatic Before: After: Saw a flathead at the collection Visited a Hudson restorer And a beach Had a good time and trip back on a delayed ferry. Also an entertaining drive back up SH1 late at night with @UTERUS and @64valiant. Some nice straight flat roads up this way now. Burnt a bunch of fuel but never calculated mpg.

So, after a damp Whagnats I was a disappointed to find some varnish issues. This first patch was where it was damaged by falling over in the garage, so OK, but the water got a lot further under the finish than I liked. This piece was not so good, where there was a pre-existing crack in the wood. I sanded back the damaged areas where I could and re-coated, but I'm going to have to take the doors apart again soon and re-do them better. I had a chat with my BiL who is a boat man and he recommended this book. Brightwork is what they call unpainted wood in the boat world. It's helping me be more philosophical about dealing with wood.

Real soon? Well, the pieces were with SGS for a year or so due to delays on both sides (mostly mine) but I got them back with the requisite paperwork so that's good. Then they sat around another few months getting rusty again, so they went back in the molasses tank. I made an effort over Easter to deal with all the rusty / cleaned up bits and pieces around the garage. Things flash rust really quickly when taken out of the molasses tank. Lift makes a handy hanging rack. Couple of coats of Durepox should keep things tidy for the next few years. I intend to get some new lower balljoints and assemble the front suspension (at least) so I can move the thing around. Next update in 2+ years.

That a centre bearing for the two-piece driveshaft that's fixed to the chassis. It won't move around. I guess if you lower it a lot the joint might bind and need shimming for angle as per this lift kit blurb

Man that is tempting, I hate grease guns!

Maybe the verb?

That's a sneaky trick on their part to eliminate the 15% off price match deal.

@anglia4 Want another? https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/austin/listing/4072696962

Wagon is looking sweet!

You know wagnats was 2 months ago right?

Nice work KK!

Visit pickapart and scrounge?

Good to see someone else tackling a massive rust bucket. Your patch looks good, but I wanted to point out that if you make it to fit over the existing panel, it won't be quite right when you cut the rusty bit out due to the metal thickness - your swage will be wider etc. For a hidden piece like this it won't matter much, just adjust the ends to match at the cut.

Here is where it is specified Certification Threshold Schedule (lvvta.org.nz)

Not if your WOF inspector is awake Technically 50mm is a smidge less than 2" but you'd probably get away with that difference.

@fletch Have this running now and it seems to start and run the pump OK, albeit with a bit of smoke and racket. Running a couple of extension cords mostly because I didn't want to drag the gen closer. Probably should put the cover back on the electrics.

I'd look on FB marketplace probably, although they don't seem that cheap there either. This one asking for $1400 compared to $2600 new