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Looks like your going pretty hard on the crown man, but ive gotta warn you. fibreglassing/bogging rust like that will not solve the problem, it wont even slow it down, the water will just sit on the edge where the fibreglass meets the steel and eat away at it, making the hole bigger especially if the bog fills up all the drainage holes in the door.

if he kills the rust in the doors and sprays the inside of them with something to stop, water which gets in, from sitting on the bare steel then he'll be sweet surely

but i would be careful not to fill in any drainage holes

fuck thats so awesome. i reckon the wheels suit it, i wouldnt put any sort of modern rims on. although it would look even tougher with some whitewalls

you can really see where ford got their styling ques from old gloria's

^^he used fiberglass so he didnt weld any plates in

fuck your doors warped? thats the sort of stuff thats making me a bit wary of trying to teach myself

did you put the fiberglass on the inside of the door or the outside?

is it very hard to do? i might do that to delete my key holes

@ methz- oh yeah? that sucks

there was a set of mounts for an fj into a 1600 a month or so ago on trademe. An fj turbo would be mean

also i would go for a datsun 1200 over a 1600 with the price people want for them nowdays

you seen to have your heart set on a nissan powerplant so maybe another option is a datsun 1200 coupe/sedan with a ca or sr.

its not a bolt it but its been done enough times that you'd be able to find someone with measurements for engine and gearbox mounts.

you could also just do what others have already done it the suspension and breaking departments.

im sure you could do this for under $13k if your prepared get your hands dirty

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 293906.htm

i could get this or do you think it would be better going for something newer?

how would these do?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 961547.htm

also what box are you using again?

im a little sick of my auto

hey kyteler and alfadog, how much different would my engine be from what yours originally was?

other than the extra 200cc obviously.

240k's are single carb right?

chuck up a pic of the car and one of the mags and if i get enough time ill photoshop them

if i was you id straight swap that guy for his modgies

i doubt youll get more for yours, there not anywhere near as popular as modgies

with the front bumper gone wont it make the grill stick out wierd?

unless the panel you make will stick out also

i would keep the bumpers man, theyll look good once the grill is black

hotwires would look ok

its ur decision tho mang,it depends on what style you want for your car..

thats what it comes down to. if your into modgies go for it

just shitkicks dont dig = good IMO

that thats definitely a good thing

ive always found it kinda wierd how the ms65 has alot of design 'flare' and the ms85 is such a plain looking car

if you know what i mean

yeah im not a huge fan of modgies, which is why i put some shit looking ones on it and didnt lower it

black mirrors would be the go i reakon

i guess it comes down to what sorta condition its in

i wouldnt pay more than $2000 for one that was in real good nic, unless it had really nice wheels or something

im sure you could get one a lot cheaper their not exactly sort after

haha the mirrors are so rangi

that bottom shot looks like you can see someof the bog, could just be the light

i reakon this looks heaps better and itll be cheaper

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there you go

ill do another one later on to show you what id do

yeah ill give it a go for you

i have terrible photoshop skills tho

have you thought about getting the centres of the mags youve got on now powdercoated black or dark grey? That could look good

If it was my car thats what i would do.

well i cant get that pic to work for some reason but heres the page

http://www.retro-rides.com/ViewImage.as ... .JPG#image

looks wrong IMO, but for some reason im really digging it

http://www.retro-rides.com/gallery//Shows%20And%20Events/2006/Hot%20Olds%

oh ok, i really dont know a hell of a lot about diesels to be honest

just out of interest does it affect the seals for the pump in the tank?