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What no @KKtrips? Assume someone tells Shazz about these?

Anyway, do we have to pre-order or what @Beaver

Pooch approved?

You can get 25 ft (7.6m) of 5/16 Gates injection hose for around NZD100 including shipping from Rock Auto. That's just under $13 per metre so not badly priced. Depends on how much is needed I guess.

/should order some myself tbh.

Tailgate parts both painted and somewhat shiny. They have been rust-proofed inside too, so shouldn't be an issue for a while.

Took one rear window out for new seal. Naturally there is a bit of rust in evidence. Odd that it is on the vertical section.

I also cleaned up and painted the lower edges of the floor panel that goes in the back over the petrol tank. I'm not going to paint the whole thing right now.

REPU

It's an official Jaguar product.

Will fit back, no worries.

Go alternative!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272839673364

22's or gtfo.

https://www.streetmachine.com.au/features/1703/tubbed-turbocharged-13b-rotary-1972-mazda-rx3-fatrx3

On 8/1/2017 at 21:07, jesselc said:

Thankfully nz is generally leagues behind other countries so I don't think this will concern us for a wee while yet. 

Concur with @RUNAMUCK about smugness ov EV owners, our neighbours have a Prius and electric outlander and they're snobby wankers haha. 

The thing I don't understand is why people get so excited about speed with electric cars, sure they're fast and all but the people who wank on about teslas and the like are generally "car guys". What about the sound, the manual gearboxes, the thrill of actually driving a car. I just don't see what the excitement would be with clocking big speeds if your car sounds like a fucking microwave. 

 

Ex-lucas. Battery pack where engine would be, electric motor where gearbox would be. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_is_the_enemy_of_good

Does the track care if the welding is a bit rough? 

54 minutes ago, MKD said:

so this is disgusting, but interesting point in the ad about the rego - could mean you can just up the displacement and run on a car rego rather than the 50cc moped limit? but...does that means warrants? dunno.

 

You can do whatever you want until the cops stop you.

Is it easy to get the starter out? I'm cheap so I'd just stick the new end on it, and maybe a degrease if you are keen.

That seems a good price from NW. They are USD70 on rock auto.

Good score!

Are you going to change your avatar pic from the "mid eighty's shitter" one?

1 hour ago, mo999 said:

And this thing,

Oh yes, the Hilux.

Look Ma, no teef!

Seems like an odd thing to happen. I guess it must have the correct ring gear (153 teeth) as it's been assembled and working for quite a while.

It was much funnier when @Threeonthetree had this car.

Justin is a member on here - barracuda I think.

Maybe he has some sexy outtakes?

If the rules specifically so 'no welding' then there's nothing to stop you locking the spider gears by non-welding means.

Holden powered!

It's a good thing that the 3rd Thursday is late this month. Won't be daylight savings though, until the weekend after.

I'd link to grunta's too, but his photos are all dead/pb'd