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I see that the NZ Car Construction Manual is now available online (new name too)

By chapter too, if you are so inclined.

http://www.lvvta.org.nz/shop/

Princess Bay is last to get the sun too (for those who like that sort of thing =)

All over tan ftw.

Blardy jetsetters

The under floor structure has new metal now.

Including the inner vertical parts of the sill.

Next is the outer part of the sill, including a curvy bit that goes under the front guard, and the lower bit of the guard itself.

There were replacement sills in the spares pile, but I'll just make new parts for now.

Looked a bit more closely at the drivers side, and I think it needs a similar operation, along with a bit of the floorpan done too.

Followed this home for a while near Levin.

Those boot-mounted spares are seriously ugly. Was a bit smokey from one pipe though. Probably the wrong tobacco.

Saw this Viva replica at Pukekohe

A couple on The Terrace

So I got these old trucking books out there are some sweet old trucks in them. There was even this awesome Mack sticker in one.

 

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There's a copy of this for $15 in the Raumati second hand bookshop if anyone is pining.

I think you could fit that into a carry on bag?

If only the poms had invented an engine where the valves were up top and easy to adjust.

Nice!

We need more quality British cars around here.

Found a pic

I see your problem....

Found this lurking in my garage - hopefully going to me moving out soon (it's not mine!)

Tidy escort in Taupo

This sweet Vitesse was in The Terrace carpark this week.

I expect Neil to be looking for one of these for this squeeze - make great his and her triumphs.

Selling shit in Cambridge

Getting work at Valley Custom

A few from the NSRA thing at Cambridge

I relocated the shocks to the rear, above the steering, on my Mercury.

There's no reason they can't be on the front side though, the lower arm moves in the same arc regardless.

Go crazy!

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=174553

Going to leave the welding on the front bit until I've acquired some epoxy primer, and also finished the valence which is at the strippers.

There must have been a battery incident in the past because there were some holes in the inner guard behind it.

Metal is a bit thin, but I got it non-holey at least.

Check out the inner guard area on the passenger side.

The area between the floor and the sill wasn't so good though.

So, cutting time....

I'm only going as far as necessary to remove the really bad bits. Time for some new metal now....

I reckon they might get that.

Is that flow reversion when you rev it?