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I've 4 sets of Surf calipers here if you know anyone that needs them? Selling stuff on behalf of a stockcar mate. $25 per pair? Pretty sweet how close they are to being usable!

Tidy setup Josh, Nick M could do your tig welding? Going to be a small air box/filter

What manifold do you end up using? Gives it a nice factory (ish) appeal definitely!

Jesus that deteriorated far worse than I thought Bart! Josh, are you keeping a pile to weigh of all the shit being cut out?

Started tidying the engine bay up a little more, splicing some vacuum lines, re-taping some wiring up, relocating the ignition wires to the back of the motor. Then had a poke at the rust below the CIS unit - ended up cutting a hole out. Welded it in, flapped it flat. Seam sealed top and bottom. Fired some cavity wax in there also. Body deadner applied underside too. Scuffed it back, primer applied - also put some elbow grease into the guard with some meths - Came up pretty nicely indeed! Used the same colour matched can from when I repaired under the battery tray; Removed the air con pump, pressed the alternator rear bush out, trimmed the factory air con mount, shimmed the alternator so it sits inline for the v belt. Modified the adjuster bracket also - could Ideally do with a belt 5-10mm shorter as it is maxed out on adjustment and not quite as tight as I'd like (this the the original aircon belt shown here). Polished up the slam panel, modified the radiator top mounts - pulled it under another 8mm or so. Hit it with some Black Zinc paint and clearanced the shroud for the Bike Carb filters Discuss; http://oldschool.co....ith-added-moss/

Long time no post! Unfortunately haven't raced my car this season at all - was about 6 months behind the offseason rebuild due to having to focus on finishing my old house, selling & shifting to a new one. Kindly however I was offered a drive a couple of times, then basically the whole of the season of 81c - Higgins Chassis with Hartley Holden V6. Owned by Trevor Lineham from Nelson (Prepped by Blaine Blythe, & Gary of Baldman mechanical) The car had a update at the start of the season, and really run flawlessly for the season - only 1 gearbox and a flat battery, minor steel work. Had my best results to date in the car with a second and some thirds. Definitely well on the pace and handles very well indeed! Considering I still wouldn't call myself a experienced racer - managing .3 of a second off the leaders quickest laps in my best placed results Im quite happy with that result indeed. Anyway; End of last season I took the car up to Blenheim for the Eve of Destruction meeting, Syncro's in the gearbox were on the way out going into the meeting, come meetings end I had blown the input shaft, and sustained some chassis damage - this was in part due to the design alterations made to fit the Falcon - oversights/lack of experience left some weak spots. Steering pump failed mid corner , locked up and spun round, then collected by another car head on and tweaked the chassis in two places (Top & bottom angled rails on the RH side only) Unfortunately I've since lost the damage photo's. However basically I decided to chop the whole lot off at the radiator and start again with laminate top, bottom and both sides A little heat was required here to straighten the bottom rail; Because I feel jewish throwing away all that steel I saved some; Laminated the steel in preparation; Tacked in place, squared it up; Added the braces, shock mounts; Fish plated rail joins top & bottom, laminated the LH top rail to give more strength for the manifold scallop; Gusseted the rear end (due to my chassis's width I decided its a good idea for the lack of weight it adds), plated on the chassis side, but not the bumper side Bought a new body, bonnet , Colin Summerton folded a wing up for me.. I put the skills I learnt to use reglassing the body, bonnet lower (its all about the fit!), moved the scoop up, back and over to suit the new carb Bonnet is waiting the final signwriting, but the car is otherwise now complete again, waiting to be primed, fired up for next season. Gary spent half a day teaching me the ins and outs of putting together the HQ gearbox's (I have several spares now) The new Colour scheme photo's will have to wait till next season now!

Thats mighty impressive work Josh indeed! My hats off to you, if it went to many others I doubt the car would've resurfaced at all let alone in this condition! Credit to your work!

Is this the one you were going to put a 318 auto into Bart?

Top work, you've done well in such a short space of time!

Take your fuel flap off - or some other small removable panel - or the whole car in Id image theres a few paint suppliers up there can do it. But they can do a spektro (?) match, we have a couple places down here that can do it. Spray store, RJ Patersons down here do it

Hey Clint, Was told today by a customer, that other than a car having a declaration papers with it, there's no way of identifying if that car actually has a "declaration plate"? I thought surely this is a bit of barry sharn, must be some flag or something that comes up in the system when it comes in for wofs - Id imagine something like that for certs too?

I can bring the plasma cutter for more lols

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/nissan/other/auction-1222996414.htm

Also the rally one looks like it has Mx71 Cressida wheels on it (4/114.3)

Nice indeed! Tom (cuteweegem) has one here Did you see theres a G200z piazza on trademe wrecking in auckland...

Crank angle sensor is common bart, that and coil packs.. Brother still wrecks these and his place it out by your old mans if you need bits

Yea be easy enough to repair a fibreglass one. Ive got some matting and resin here.. Try Graeme Marley I think his name is too, fibreglasser - he may have some moulds to do a new one.. 0220431239

Have a look on macgors (speedway ads) Josh, you could put a wanted ad up mate? Good score on all the parts! http://speedwayads.co.nz/

Sweet offer man indeed!

Thats mighty impressive indeed! Loved the write up and explainations along the way, look forward with to the progress!!

Install 409 and 4 spd? Sweet car, have a soft spot for '61's

Keen for a tuner amp if theres a going on lol But I dont need that much stuff...

Man, that is awesome! Where did you find the blue wheels and what are they! Bad ass. Nice Coilovers - how close are the SOHC intakes to the MK2 golf Dohc gti's? Rob is in the progress of doing some runners for my R1 Carbs..

Likewise, really want to see these pics!! I use photobucket, then cut n paste the links into the browser

I think I bought it from Shuck Engineering