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When's the IH powered Go Kart going to be finished??

Heh, I say the yellow and blue car heading down the road too, and wondered. I can confirm that even with 390 cubes, the Merc is really hopeless at skids. Good night, nice to get back to daylight savings/fine weather.

Any suggestions on a good takeaway place nearby?

Might as well plan to replace all of them.

Spotted this bad boy on my morning walk - In Wellington, new world thorndon.

 

Dang hipsters!

Have you looked at www.autospeed.com? There's a lot of stuff there, and I think it is all free to access now.

It could use a better system for finding content, I use google with the site:autospeed.com parameter.

e.g. http://www.autospeed.com/cms/article.html?&A=2934

Took these pics today.

Hillman:

'ota

Clean Cosmo

                                                                          

 

 

 

 

 

*edit.. looking at that pic makes me feel sick

I raise you and Abelard Snazz

It's a pity really, that the regular versions are dodgy, as they look really sweet!

Another option is these Radir's - one piece aluminium so not problems there. I'd have a set if I had the bux.

Convertibles are sweet.

POS crap-boxes aren't.

Morrie's are cool, even if slow. An early convertible would be worth something.

Here's a pic of the back of one my 'Astros'. I don't run them anymore.

I suggest you trim down your bump stops some, or they will get smashed off the inner guard. Known problem with lowered Minors.

I'm even an NSRA member, but will be offshore that weekend, dangit.

Blown HQ is driven hard by a lady. Black falcon is EZPEEL and is damn quick

You mean Galaxie, right?

Saw this Rambler taking its last ride through Porirua recently.

I got myself a couple of projects! They are some old 1930s-1950s valve radios, got two of them from Trademe for $20.

 

The first one was in relatively good condition, and still worked when I plugged it in. It seemed a shame to ruin it so I gave it a semi restoration. I know little about electronics, so it was lucky that it still worked! The main focus was on aesthetic repairs, so I pulled it apart, sanded it down and oiled it, replaced the speaker material, fixed the tuning mechanism/display thingy inside, and various other small bits and pieces.

 

First radio at the start:

 

 

 

That's it for now - I'll post up some photos of my second, more adventurous project later. That one is still a work in progress, but a bit more interesting/challenging!

I have the same radio at home. Actually plugged it in and tested it out the other day, first time for a few years. IIRC I did the cosmetic restore thing about (mumble) years ago.

4-post can be useful for project work. Being able to just drop the chassis on the rails and lift it up/down for brake line routing etc was handy. Also dropped the engine + box in while it was like this - you couldn't do this on a two post without risking dropping it through imbalance.

Suspension work is more of a hassle - need to jack up the car off the lift deck and then block it up (I use a plank between each side for this). Space to work on suspension/sills a bit of a hassle though.

Fuck is that a Kimberly? Want.

Not there anymore. Drove past yesterday, and cars were thin on the yard. An A30 and a lowlight Minor that have been there for ages.

Well, obviously you need to make sure you have enough clear height to allow the lift to work. Measure a typical car height, and add that to the proposed lift height.

My shed is 3.3m at the front, sloping down to 3m at the back and is only just high enough - I can't run the lift to full height with a normal car on it - OK with convertibles though.

I agree that a 2-post if the best choice for working on regular cars. I have a 4-post because it was available used at the right price, and it is way better than no lift, and good for project building.

I have it anchored into the standard 100mm reinforced floor. Vertical loading only with a 4-post though.

Three phase power may be needed, depending on what you buy. It's useful for lathes and stuff anyway.

There are heaps of discussion on t'web about lift installs. Try garagejournal.com.

There is a Hell Pizza a bit further along Mana Esplanade. It's off the road fronting a carpark. I haven't been there for some time, but IIRC it wasn't very large inside.

Well, duh

How could you resist?

There is on listed at P-a-P in Chch

29-07-2013 Alto Model No F8B 4 Door Hatch - 1986 - Red - Petrol - Automatic 850cc

A better option, but Alexandra is a long way from anywhere aye?

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