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Sweet as, I have a really good one here at the moment. I'm busy trying to sort out why my 1300 GT is constantly running hotter than it should be.

I have some parts for these if you need any. Good luck with the project

If you need any parts, I have heaps. Local in CHCH also.

I found out what the hole in the roof was for. Another optional location for a radio antenna. I now have an original rubber bung to cover it, but i've also found an original antenna to fill the hole. So i'll use that and weld up the holes on the A-Pillar. I'm having trouble remembering where I was up to..... I bought a set of wheels. 13" SSR Formula Mesh in Gold with polished lip. All had original centre caps and valve caps. Wheels are near perfect, so very happy purchase they were. I just need to get the right size tyres now which isn't going to be as easy as i'd like. The guards will need a slight pumping. I have thought about bolt on flares but finding the right shape etc is a bit more work that I need at the moment. Hopefully these images work - Please let me know if they don't. Seats are going to cost more than they're worth to fix. They're not that bad and it would involve a complete re-trim to fix them, so I'll leave that for now. I acquired a set of N600 seats in black with headrests. They might find their way into the car at some stage. I kinda like the blue/white interior for now. I also needed a new steering wheel due to mine cracking when I bought it. It had a seized rear wheel bearing and I put too much pressure on the steering wheel trying to push the car. Thankfully a guy got hold of me who helped out significantly. N600 Steering wheel (MUCH nicer), a fourth hubcap, tools and Jack. It was awesome. I've pieced the car pretty much back together now. I also went down to Oamaru to pick up a parts car. Got a few got bits off it, including a fuel cap which I desperately needed. I'm selling a few parts off it that I don't need. I think i've pretty much got rid of most of it to people I know, hah. I have got heaps of little bits of interior plastics that I needed that mine were either missing or broken.

It's a shame it's not closer! I do need a few parts, but pickapart means removing parts yourself? Do you know thier contact details? Cheers.

Long time no update. I have a new window, exciting stuff that. Actually feels like I have achieved something - going forwards, not backwards. Whilst going over the car looking for surface rust to attack with some paint, I noticed a fully paint cracking crease in the roof, just above the B pillar. gave it a wee tap with a screwdriver handle to find it caved in effortlessly. [More backwards]. Was a perfect spherical hold cut into the roof and then patched up with bog. I don't know why. But now it's something else I need to get welded back into place. Which means the roof liner needs to come out - which I really don't want to considering how mint it actually is. Will probably never go back in the same way. To be completely honest, I don't even know where to start it taking it out! Damn you, well built 70's Japanese cars. Little struck for spare cash at the moment so things are moving slowly.... I'm STILL waiting to hear back on a QUOTE to get my seats fixed up. I need them back so I can get the seatbelts made. Once Ive got this surface rust sorted, i'll start re-assembling the vehicle getting it ready to take for re-vin and/or repair certification.

Hooray for new parts coming soon. Managed to finally get a window made. For a good price too. That'll be ready next week. Still waiting to hear back about the seats. I need the seats back before I can order the new seat belts. as I need to measure the length of the stalk. Going to get some material for the door cards over the weekend. I just need to find a very shallow stapler. Not this car, but the Triumph will have a fully refreshed cooling system. Radiator be back next week too. Looking forward to having it available to drive again seeing as my daily driver seemed to be a target for thieves last night. Got the car back without all the stereo equipment. So please, keep an eye out for a 12" Atomic Sub, Clif Designs Amplifier and Sony CD/MP3/USB Faceplate only. Other car news, taking the Austin to work tomorrow for a leak down test to see what the #@$% is going on. MG is still for sale, struggling to justify Trade Me's price increases in order to list it. Civic, Awaiting some info to get it going again. Stupid Vacuum systems. Commer, Collecting dust. Other Austin, the gf doesn't believe it's exists cos she's never seen it. Thinks it's a cardboard cut-out :/

Cheers, just a simple android app that I like playing around with. cheers Rich, will go check them out

yea I sent an enquirey through and they never replied. Where would I get that type of board from Rich?

Cheers Will see what i can find.

Thanks man. Will get some tomorrow hopefully.

Does anyone know where I can buy some board that the door cards are made from? Have found that maybe something like 3mm MDF might be good?

Have gone and got some prices for the seatbelts. I've been given a choice in colours..... If I don't just settle for black, I'm looking at a nice light blue colour (Very 70's sty) that is very similar to the paint colour but a little lighter than the seats themselves. Help me decide!? Good price, so I just need to phone the order through. I also dropped the seats off at a local upholsterer (Again, bigger companies didn't bother replying to my inquires, so my business goes elsewhere.) He's going to strip down the worst seat and see what he can work with. He tells me they've been home sowed before and there may be very little material to work with. Will see how we get on.... Does anyone know where I can buy some board that the door cards are made from?

More photos, I must be bored. My kitchen looks like a wreckers yard. Tail lights, before and after. A screw has rust seized in the bacl of the other tail light, may need to drill it out :/ And front grill. Will need more polishing.

Time for some random photos! Biches love photos. On the way home from auction: OMG, I just bought another car v - What I said the the GF once the auction had finished. Teaser photos: Halfway through stripping: Original Sales Brochure: Complete with pictures of Luggage that would NEVER fit in this car. Brand new parts! With JDM packaging and all. What I've done tonight...