Sambo

So I just spent a few hours pulling the head off the Z24 in my Navara. I thought the head gasket had blown (apparently they delaminate on Z24s quite regularly), but no such luck. This is the exhaust side of the engine: So yeah, someone has drilled and tapped a new hole under the proper exhaust manifold stud, scoring the top of the block in the process, then spot welded some threaded rod in there. Was gunked up with some sort of gasket goo. Is it worth having this head fixed? My thought is no, but finding Z24/2 engines at a decent price is pretty difficult. Also the block, can that be machined out?

Mods can now ban Berjjj.

I'll have you know, that thanks to you my missus has been scoping all second hand sources for one of these for me to fix.

Holy fuck. Sell Levin, buy V8 Merc. Thoroughly enjoyed that video, the Alfa sounded sweet too, was fun watching it take the 300. ....Oh yeah, that blue corolla was aiight.

That was the car that enlightened me. The guy must have still been driving it when I was younger. I grew up around the corner and used to pine over it. Never had anything close to enough cash to make a decent offer though. Would be choice if you'd PM me what you paid for it.

You bought COSSIE?! Very, very dusty from under a house in Devonport? Has been sitting there since I can remember, going back 20 odd years.

Wicked, cheers guys. Will see how the auction goes and get back to you.

I'm looking at buying a gas bottle and regulator off trademe, seller has it listed as must pickup. Would any one be willing to pick it up and drop off at a freight place? Help would be gratefully compensated (if I win the auction). Sam

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Old mate HighLUX the opportunist. Got any manual stuff?

Also keen to see some sheds. I may only be able to do one of the two days though. I've met a few oldschool cats, promise there won't be any stealing.

Dibs on tweeters! Will PM

If the weather is good I may turn up. D21 counts as oldschool, right? It has a blown heasgasket..

Woah, trippy. Wish I'd taken a screen shot. Is back to tyres now. Anyway, I wasn't complaining.

What have you done Berj? When I look at this on my phone the picture of your tyres is a selfie of a girl with nice assets.

Looking at a set of tyres on TradeMe. Located in LH. They must be picked up. Wondering if anyone might be able to do that and old them until I could sort a way to get them to Auckland? They're biggish tyres, 215/65/16. Cheers, Sam

I'm getting ready to paint my motorbike frame (have compressor and guns etc). Paint shop guy recommended lacquer, got home and found that I have etch primer and acrylic primer. Are these suitable to go under lacquer top coat?

Did it come out through the top in the end? Quoted for notification.

I always wonder with modded cars, (and this is in no way a criticism, I lucking fove it) what the guy who bought this car new, ticking the options boxes and coughing up all that dosh, would think of what became of his car. I'd like to think he was amazed.

Jif and then toothpaste works great for plastic.

Sounds inspector specific. I got a recheck almost6 months after initial check, was sweet as. I had to get a new wheel alignment sheet and stuff though.

You know that used to be a nudie beach? Still see the odd schlong around there if you aren't careful.

Spargs is really good. Can also recommend JCE Autos on Hillside Rd. He's a real foamer who can find merit in pretty much any car, good guy.

That's what I was going to say. If you're leaving the engine standard and it's working fine then why bin it? Toyota didn't put it in for no reason. I used to love it when TVIS opened at 3400rpm. TVIS just kicked in y0.

Is there a particular reason you want to ditch the TVIS?