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KKtrips

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  1. There is a place up in Porirua called Reklaw Upholstery, no idea what they are like but was going to do some research on them for the future.
  2. A few come in from Japan with coilovers and a few importers ditch them instead of certifying them. So I've got the word out to a couple of compliance shops for some quality second hand ones. I sure as shit ain't dropping 2.5K on a new set. Haha
  3. Looks like I won't be giving Cory Taylor a ride anytime soon. I love the call "the windows are tinted" at the end
  4. Yeah mine is a Gen 3 which is 1.8 litre. Curiously they are more economical than the 1.5 litre Gen 1 and 2.
  5. Nah. Wasn't a consideration till this one came up for sale.
  6. I just realised I never told you the $/km figure. Using current fuel prices, the Prius will be in the region of $90-95 petrol per 1000km, a Euro diesel would work out at $65-$80 diesel per 1000km, add $60 for 1000km of RUC for the diesel too. Unless your speedo is broken... Also I brimmed the tank last night and the range is 850km according to the gauge. I believe it has a 35 litre tank.
  7. Just lower before letting her see it. My mrs is all about the rough rides.
  8. Why? It has an inbuilt generator. Plus it has a fuel tank big enough for 850km. More than enough to get to the next service station. LoL edit - what these guys said above ^
  9. All my 2 litre euros were typically 1000km on a 50ish litre fill. Give or take 5 litres. That works out at 4.5 - 5.5 litres per 100km. The Prius is reading 4.2 - 4.4 litres per 100km on the gauge. But I'm yet to fill a tank to confirm this. So a Prius is more economical than a Euro diesel even before you add in the diesel RUCs. Include the fact that a Prius has no RUCs and it became the selling point for me.
  10. I did look at full body kits but fuck me that shit is spendy. I'm not thaaaat into it. LoL
  11. I have had this question before and the answer is yes you can have a bi-modal exhaust, but one side has to be quiet, and the other side has to be more quiet. ie: you cannot have quiet and loud modes. So effectively exactly what you and Cletus have said.
  12. Yup, yup. I know it's criminal, but I'm an old man now, with a mid life crisis impending plus I'm doing a fair number of Km commuting each day so I needed something cheap, reliable and I felt the need for some mod-cons like A/C and cruise control. There won't be that much to this build, but I do intend on modifying it to get it looking somewhat right. Because right now it looks a bit like an Uber and I feel I should be named Muhammed 806 or something. I plan on changing that fairly quickly, so I've just eyed up some Tanabe DF210 lowering springs from Japan. This picture is meant to be on DF210's but freshly installed on stock wheels so it should be promising if they settle down after a thousand miles and with some bigger rims and tyres to fill the guards. With that in mind I bought me this set of 16" Advan RG's and going to chuck on some 205-50-16's or 205-55-16's to give it a tiny bit of stretch on 7" rims so I also hope to fill in the guards about 1/3" - 3/4" more than the stock 195-55-15's do. Also one of the first things I plan on doing is removing the front number plate and mount, then try to hide it discreetly as possible in the lower grille recess. Kinda like the look of the deleted front plate bracket in this pic. Oh yeah, I've also ordered a front lip - which I hope will look fine but it's cheap enough so will not be a big loss if it looks shit and I bin it. I liked the JP Vizage kit the best. Not too wild. But still US$1K+ freight, painting and fitting. So extremely unlikely to happen  FYI - this is stock height, then freshly installed DF210's and finally 1000 mile+ settled in height. Oh yeah I forgot to say, I'm getting the windows tinted next Thursday - try and hide my shame somewhat.
  13. You can't get a copy. That's what I'm saying. We sometimes shares parts of the paperwork but never the entire file. Or not that I know of anyway.
  14. Fact of the matter is, we know that some people will change their car as soon as it is certed. Either by giving it lots of rear camber, fitting stretched tyres, changing the seats or whatever. But any cert done these days has a plethora of photos taken with the cert. If the car is involved in an accident then we can be asked to compare photos of when it was certed compared to the components it was when it was in the accident, if they don't match then insurance cover may be declined, the driver can be done for use of an unsafe motor vehicle etc etc etc. Much the same as changing a vehicle after a WoF, except there is photographic evidence to show the state of the vehicle when certed.
  15. Typically we don't share the paperwork with vehicle owners and in 1999 there was scant paperwork even recorded. If you want some detail in particular we can recall the paperwork and search for you. It costs $50 to recall out of storage.
  16. It's all kept in storage. What year was your cert done?
  17. Will require TAC application because you are potentially changing the factory suspension pick up points.
  18. Oh yeah, forgot to say. Guard is mostly welded on and I ground most of the backbone off smooth. Needs a bit more welding and trimming but on its way to good.
  19. Little bit more progress plus I sorted out all my parts tonight of what I definitely won't use and what I "might" use. The box of "might" use is quite small now so need to decide whether I'm going to paint it or keep it ratty for summer. Probably ratty for summer. Make sure everything works and pull it apart in winter for a tidy rebuild.
  20. Hey man. Don't get the headlights out of the USA. They will dip to the right because driving on the other side of the road.
  21. I want to go but new job and no leave up my sleeve.
  22. Anyone that was passengering from Auckland able to take a boring Euro diesel from Auckland to wherever you're all meeting before the ride? Chris Morresey will bring it to me from there.
  23. Fucked my back at the end of August, taken a few weeks to get my back sorted enough to bend over to do the twist and shout. I spent a couple of hours mocking up some more tonight. Tomorrow handlebars and weld on the rear guard... Not sure if I want to rock the leg shield or not, easy enough to make the call once it's nearly finished though.
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