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It's probably more now, and extra for the electrogalv/zintec type, and delivery but likely affordable. The plain cold rolled does rust, I spray it with crc to keep that in check.
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7 minutes ago, Jusepy82 said:
Thanks @kws.
We have a steel and tube here in Palmerston North that sells sheet metal, im going to ring them on tuesday and see what they do and dont do.
That site looks good , Il email them aswell.
Last time I bought a full sheet of 1mm cold rolled it was $65+gst. That was in 2021.
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15 years is a long time - good effort getting it done!
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Well done on getting it back on the road - it's not any easy process to get there.
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Pretty newschool oldschool meet. You should have brought the falcon down @vivaspeed
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That's good.
I really the Schlumof Obsession book about the mad collectors in Alsace so I'm partial to Bugatti project.
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Have you got your tinfoil hat handy?
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I presume this bloke was happy when EV's were being incentivised
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36 minutes ago, sentra said:
the big question is, there is a $23/1000km difference between ev and phev, liv does around 35k per year, which is $805
so what is the minimum amount of work you would accept to lvvta cert a leaf as a hybrid to get the cheaper rucs?
Good question, stick one of these in the boot and connect to the charger? Probably NZTA you need to convince rather than LVVTA
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For a RWD you can wang a Lexus gearbox in and go for it.
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When it gets cold, you get less battery grunt, and if it's cold enough they won't charge either.
It's so cold, Teslas are struggling to charge in Chicago : NPR
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30 minutes ago, cubastreet said:
If we upgraded the ferry terminals and got some new reliable ferries and maintained the railway lines, some of that heavy cartage could go by rail instead.
Rail is never going to pick up that load, it's a dream. It couldn't even in rails heyday when trucks were restricted to local runs only.
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50 minutes ago, Mourning Cupcake said:
Oh hey, anyone keen on a catch up this Thursdee?
Yep, been a while.
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Annual-ish update?
I need to get this at least rolling to move it. Bought some new lower ball joints - I think the reason the old ones crapped out is that the come with no grease in them (facepalm)
Managed to break a 1" chinese cast press plate using my 10 ton chinese press when trying to get the second one together. It was a bit out of alignment, so probably exceeded the point loading.
Visited a friend to straighten up the press tool, then used his press to jam it together. Went in easily.
Hope I can remember what goes where, it's been a few years
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Went for a drive on Christmas Day with the famdamily, then next time I drove it there was a funny noise.
Stopped up the road and had a peek underneath
Hmm
Maybe the U-bolts weren't as tight as the could be?
Anyway got it back into place without too much trouble, and made up an extra clamp for each side.
Put them up this way to avoid the handbrake cables, I need to get some longer bolts I suppose.
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The phrase 'polishing a turd' comes to mind.
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Really, unless you are very attached to that particular car or have some skills in engine swapping, it would be better to look for one that already has one of the bigger engines.
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Something like a Datsun A15 engine/box would be easy (if they haven't all been used up in ministocks).
Simple engines, 1500cc so better than the 1159 for sure, and probably wouldn't cost too much overall.
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4 minutes ago, SOHC said:
Someone was saying on OS you will only be 80% happy if you pay for a jobe to be done in nz,
Probable me. Based on house jobs but seems generally applicable.
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It sure is fugly.
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Petes Mk2 Escort 1600 Sports
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Some plastics respond well to waft over from a butane torch.
Probably best to test it on a spare part, or the back or something first.
e.g.