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Very nice choice and top notch job refurbishing them!

^ @ Alex , no the Swift Sport are 5/114.3 Was about to say they look good with R33 wheels on them..

Well done on all the parts. Always enjoy your updates. How much of those parts there are Genuine vs Reproduction? Either way Im sure the bank account has been thoroughly drained!

Cool project, should be rather rapid little car indeed. Brother had a injected one for awhile If I remember factory front spoiler and side skirts, Rear Black Rubber. I want to say it was on 14" alloys too , but cant quite remember now. It was pretty light weight though

What about adding a 45 off the rear of your shifter housing and bolt through what was the old support for the shifter housing- tying in to the rear

Did you end up getting a hurst shifter bracket? I find if you use ebay, change your area code to USA (use beverley hills 90210 for instance) then you'll get alot more options come up - should be heaps on there Is that 8.8" completely stock width?

Technically he can do mobile - but more for massive jobs on machinery - you would be better taking parts to him or whole vehicle. From memory he even has a hoist (for doing compliance cars etc normally) Fast Blast - he has a yard in Hornby and still has his yard in marshlands. Blaine is a top bloke and very thorough - and can even advise what areas might be problematic etc Has forklift also for ease of getting things on off if required.

Axlelign should be able to do the diff, otherwise Ray @ Blackwells Commercial has an induction wand..

Not sure how I missed this, sounds very similar story to one I had some wheels made for. Customer got it from a Hanger down south, where it had languished for 10-15+ years. SBF, Renault Transaxle (open wheel non lsd) - he has a Turbo Axle he will swap into it. I think that particular car had some mechanical problem, a "mechanic" got hold of it with great intentions but no follow through until this guy got it. If I remember it was something like 5000km use in 25 years. HQ Front brakes - He's dealt with Les Hunter for a Wilwood Caliper & Rotor upgrade. I guess because of the Renault Trans-Axle is the reason it was running 5/112 all around. Was quite a tame SBF, think stock 70's 302 with smog manifolds & low compression, thats been pulled for a crate motor He had a full big list of what parts from what donor cars were used in the various areas of the car You can guess his theme;

Steve Allan Customs Canterbury Auto Fabrication Hammer and Weld They're all pretty busy and turn out great work. Josh works at Canterbury Auto Fabrication and pops on here- but whether he has the spare time after hours to tackle or not, best to ask him directly (Mr Mk1)

This is a good calculator to help you out; https://spicerparts.com/calculators/transmission-ratio-rpm-calculator https://tremec.com/aftermarket/resources/gear-ratio-calculator/

Simpson beat me to it, but Im sure 50/50 Acetone and ATF is the go to, then working what movement you can day by day. Rather than trying to force it

I would recommend he re-taps all the hubs, plenty of cutting fluid as you go and a new set of wheel bolts. More often than not with the wheel bolts you'll ruin the bolts before the hubs 99% of time at work fixing said issues from similar stories will fix, and torque to spec

GAZ Shocks in the UK used to do custom ones if I remember correctly, and there was a agent in Auckland I want to say Zep used them?

I've even got a complete long block, manifold, Carb & dizzy you can borrow to mock up