Nominal

Many cars don't.

Couldn't you have fitted it in the back of the Safari?

Something that has always annoyed me is the way the lack of clearance for the top hat of the coilovers - it means they don't sit square and the spring is bent in an arc. So, extracted the spring/shock from one side (it's been assembled so long that the chrome is looking tatty) Cut off the old upper mount tabs and fabbed some new., longer ones. Set up so that the shock is the droop limit, rather than the ball joints Had to re-wire the switch onto the TIG torch as the foot pedal isn't much use with a car on the floor. Partly welded one side, the will have to wait until the body is off to weld fully. Have to take the arms off and take measurements for the cert drawing, then do the other side as well.

Visited the Basis shop in Renwick and got a new fuel sender gasket, and some new pinch weld trim (not the furry stuff at $30 a metre though) Met some tourists in Cheviot (where the wheels don't come from) Conducted a sneaky search for more door locks, but nothing good was found. Natsed And returned home. Finally picked up the keyed lock (locksmith had a good gripe about weirdly engineered British locks) and fitted it this week. Can now lock the car fully, but only unlock it from the passenger side. Will have to do for now. Wagon went well on the whole, used a few litres of oil on the trip - I'm guessing we did close to 2000km though). Never failed to start except on the way home at Seddon. I think driving all day with lights+heater fan+CB+cellphone chargers exceeded the capacity of the generator. Started fine when we left the ferry later. Needs a WOF soon.

Took this oil-burner to Nats. I really wanted to be able to lock the doors to keep my junk inside while parked in towns etc. The drivers door lock barrel seemed to be well seized up, and the passenger front door was missing a spring for the locking lever. Back doors were OK. We stopped at Horopito on the way home from the Beach Hop and had a hunt around. Nothing much good in the yard But I found this rather amazing lock that looks like NOS (the one on the right) in a box of door locks in the upstairs storage area. Bought it for $40. There's a lot going on inside these locks with multiple levers and springs. The new one didn't come with a key, so I dropped it off at a locksmith before Nats. Didn't get it back before we left so.... We headed off south on the Ferry at Easter for a family love tour. Stayed right by the Blenheim substation. Good 50Hz hum. Did a bit of touring around Marlborough, including the HVDC link lines

If you make longer shackles that look factory and get them dirty I'm sure no-one would notice. You can re-arch the springs yourself if you are keen.

@RB30VB Want to fix my leaky HG Holden windscreen? Can leave it in J-ville for the day during the week.

Pics?

I don't like fixing modern cars either

WHAT A SURPRISE!!!!

How do they harden a soft head - heat treat?

I think you should be able to redrill the 4-stud axles to the new pattern between the existing studs. Slotting the wheels is probably a bad idea, even though some mags use that approach (with a bit fat washer in a recess).

They gave change from the cash register. Got over 40 million score on The Addams Family for free games. Good evening, we should go back sometime.

They have pinball machines here!

Or, so they look cool when used under hot rods?

I guess you could just sit in it in the garage and use it as a private gentleman's lounge?

Good choice - I approve.

Plan is to be there.

Not everyone drives a british car these days /spam

$200 seems like a massive bargain.

You can't weld any factory forged or cast component at all (or heat and bend it). You can make new steering arms from mild steel plate (16mm minimum). Best if they can made in a single piece.

What do you want to know? Basically, don't weld anything, and make sure you have no bump steer.

Good plan.

I dunno, but @Dangle6060 hasn't logged in here in almost 2 years.