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23 minutes ago, rusty360 said:

Just outa interest what did you get for the engine?

I could have sold everything for a lot more.. but I sold it all for offers.

So the motor sold for $1500

11 hours ago, Banga said:

Well that’s cheap enough to have a spare engine just in case

And you will get your money back selling parts easy

I've bought the car back and will be parting it out if anyone is after anything

8 minutes ago, cletus said:

Would it be worthwhile swapping mechanicals into a normal spec one? 

normally I might be tempted. (ESPECIALLY if I found a mk1 wagon)... but its my daily driver so I need another one... 

So if I can buy it back cheap enough I will and part it out.

Buy a cheap reliable daily and now I have 1 daughter about to learn driving and 1 not so far away from it it can also be something for that ...and use the rest of the money to get my mk3 legal

7 hours ago, BlownCorona said:

check with your insurance company if they can get a post incident valuation. ive had that in the past when i had an accidentally under insured car. i didnt even have to pay for it, though i also wasn't at fault. 

Yeah ill see what happens this week.

It was hard enough getting it insured for what it was as they could only go off a standard mk1 focus and wanted to insure it for $1800 and at the time there were none for sale in NZ to compare to (they couldn't even see that ment something).

So ut insured for what I payed for it (won't be able to buy another one for that .). But if I can get it back ..then ill part it out

Well its all come to an end.....

Thanks to some dickhead not watching where he was going ..

Cut across the carpark and drove straight into me... I seen him and stopped he didn't and ....he didn't. 

Nothing wrong with his car .... but the damage to mine ..is enough for ut to be a write off..(bent chassis rail).......pretty gutted..

I am insured and he has accepted liability....but it wasn't insured for enough to buy another st170.(I will be buying it back if I have the chance).

But for now ... I think ill just buy a cheap daily car thats reliable as I now have 2 teenage girls that are about to start kerning how to drive ...and ut can be something they can use aswell ..

RiP.....

by the way ....none car people DO NOT get it ... sometimes a car is not just a car and they do have a special place within.

9 minutes ago, cletus said:

yep hes under way

 

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Champion 

11 hours ago, cletus said:

There is a new guy- Jody Thompson 

He's a good sort

Thats the name I was thinking of.

Is he up and running yet mate

15 minutes ago, JustHarry said:

We use Jon palmer from temuka. 

He comes up once a month and spends a day up here.

Great for older/classic cars. He'd probably love what your doing

 

I did look him as he's only in temuka..

Might flick him an email .

Cheers mate

Hi all is it just the 2 Ian's we have here in chch to get a vehicle cert ?.

I heard we were getting another but not sure who or if that is even happening now.

Cheers 

Good on you guys..

Bunch of legends...

If you need one more I should be able to help for a few hours.

On 08/12/2023 at 17:05, Rod11 said:

Have put a single mass flywheel from Uk on mine.Clutch was always high, now soooooo much better. Hate dual mass!

Have you had problems with your cluster. Had cluster checked, OK, replaced sensor, checked fuses. All the recommended things, still works when it wants.

You seem to have fixed all the same things as me, IMRC, throttle control. Temperamental child it is but lovable.

Yeah I'm not a fan of the clutch .

My clutch lights don't work some times but I turn it off and they come back on fine.

Just done the fuel pump and that seems to of sorted some fuel surging issues out.

Just done the came belt, water pump and tensioners. At 205000 ks.

Apart from that yhe car is looking ruff these days .the canterbury sun has destroyed. Out of the clear coat. But I daily drive it and I still love it.

Plan on redoing the clear coat one day.

Did anyone get any pics..I totally forgot 

On 12/08/2023 at 14:15, PMAB said:

Hi, 

I see this was 8 years ago. Did you go through with this conversion?

Sold the car about 3 years ago. Lol

1 minute ago, shrike said:

Going to space up the rear of the bonnet with some washers to allow some heat out the back as well?

Can't remember bit are you going to coat/wrap your exhaust setup?

Bonnet vents look good in my mind

cheers man.

the headers have been coated..we actually put a model of a mk3 in a wind tunnel .. just on the internet one night while having beers.. and there's a low pressure area right at the back of the bonnet and it will actually restric air coming out. (I know I've got some real needs as mates lol).  but at the half way make on the bonnet like where they are and the factory cosworth as well as evos and heaps of other cars ... the air going over the bonnet helps pull the heat out.. (that's my understanding of it.....I was drinking ...they were explaining).......     even though lifting the rear of the bonnet was my 1st plan.... probably not now.

well the old girl is 20 this year ...

and just hit 200,000ks today... bless.

I've been getting some bits together for a bit of a refresh. 

front and rear shocks, cam belt and tensioner, water pump ,cam.and crank seals, cam cover gasket ,...

might even sand the roof back and re do the ckear coat

think I might find a cheap blacktop zetec and start putting together a turbo zetec for her.... and put the st170 lump under the bench...............    this will be later on down the line

7 hours ago, Sunbeam said:

I just got the Fiat head back from Kenelly’s before Christmas. Took a while, but no complaints. Decent price.

yeah I know PK was stupid busy before he went away for Xmas..  he's back to work on Monday so I'll drop it off to him.

cheers

1 hour ago, ajg193 said:

I've used cliff bond and Kennelly cams in the past. Fast turnaround, good prices

hahaha   PKs a mate of mine and I didn't even think  of kennely cams..   I'll give him a ring.. 

cheers