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Great work there man, looking good!

can't believe you got it running so fast! haha. front end looks cool, I thought they were all had square headlights but there you go.

Aaaahhh photophuckeit! manifold is sweet! you had it custom made?

that was working?

Oi, how did I end up in here? That is the model I got, seems okay so far, will know for sure once I get the engine running better, seemed fine for the time it was running. But the pump its self works well, quite, self primes, doesn't seem to over power the floats like the 044 I tried out.

I got the battery hooked up good last night and it barely had enough juice to run the fuel pump.Had it on charge all night will see if it works tonight pretty sure it's FUBAR. Lookie Lookie what turned up yesterday!ah yeah.was slightly worried they might not fit under the engine lid, my old single dell had the shorter 1inch filter which rubbed.the 1-2 side is close but no touch also had another play with the front drum adjusters and the pedal adjustment for 1/2 inch of free play,much better! still seems a bit soft and firms up after a pump but at least it's not hitting the firewall anymore.air in the lines? needs more bleeding?? what you guys think?

rust never sleeps, even under a matty b blanket.

haha. good luck man.

Cheers guys, flasher would be great bro.

No idea on price, but Pipeline on Patiki Rd has this stuff with all the fittings and top quality barrys behind the counter.

Seems to be heaps on TM this should work? the current one is two pin

also, proof it has been out of the shed. all the neighbours came for a jack, colour looks different outside, got the carbs tuned a bit better, set the tappets, changed the oil, and then it wouldn't start. faaarrk!

installed the tiny lights last weekadded another nut to jam it in place and so the thread bit doesn't stick out to much.took the opportunity to replace the left chrome ring with a non dented one from my stash.clean and polish everything.the adjusters on the old ring were all lose and broken, so two birds, one stone.looks pretty good.tried to wire 'em up but no dice, I did get the left park light working just by fiddling around with the park light bulb and other wires, no such luck with the right hand side, bad earth I'm hoping? i think I need a LED flasher unit?

very tidy.

Now I did say I'd sort the indicators today didn't I.got these off trademe for 20bucka, it did say mini LED indicators(mouse for scale) The plan is to drill a hole in the headlight inner bucket thing.Artsy reflection shot because art school drop out.

I actually tried to fire it up last Friday night, but the second hand fuel pump out of Darrell's HZ Statesman, which I've had in a box for a few years, had died from natural causes.I wasn't keen on changing all the lines and installing the factory pump, so I googled up the brand of the old pump and found they are a NZ company manufacturing these pumps in a Waihi, 95bucks delivered to my work yesterday, 5 o'clock couldn't come soon enough! I rusted home and mounted it up.This is a 2psi low pressure pump for carbs, they do a 4psi 6si a 6volt version and 24 volts version.I like it as it's small, in line, no regulator needed, and very quite.So after battling to find a good earth I ended up using the screw that holds the left service cover thing on.By now it was nearly ten at night but I've waited to long to let that stop me!I took it for it's first wee drive up and down the street last night, woke up all the neighbours and stuck it back in the shed as no lights is a bit scary!Darrel came up and we quickly realized the "to do" list is getting bloody small!-lights-seat belts-4 wheel nuts-brakes still spongy-wipersplus non wof things like air filters, sunroof etc...so while we were on a roll we connected up the lights.still no front indicators, but I'm sorting that out today.moved the power for the fuel pump over to one of the only on when car is on fuses, indicators I think?and holy shit! everything works! the wipers! both speeds! the horn, everything!can't believe it!!even though it is technically running like a bag of shit, carbs need tuning/jetting/sync, brakes where scary bad and the steering felt heavy as(might have just gottin use to power/no tiny wheel) it was awesome!I even gave it a bit of welly in second up the road and man, it wants to go!

Answer to question #1- yes, postive and negative to coil, wire were red and black, not red and blue. I forgot about the compufire points replacement I've got in the 009.Answer to Question #2 - yes I have the big red wires in the correct places, has thats the only place they could go, just had to crimp a connection on the end of the wire between the starter and the Alternator.Still no idea about the fuse box clip thing!!!meanwhile....it's off the stands, ass starting to squat down.lost that sweet rake it had, just need to drop the front another inch or two!popped the muffler and rear valance on, easy.looking good.Darrell to the rescue again with his tiny little 1/4 inch socket set.sorted those pesky manifolds out! wired up the coil, oil pressure sender, Alternator and spark plugs.Should fire up nowspend a couple nights sorting out the fuel system at the front end, looped the line around to the front, through to the old washer bottle spot, which is now the fuel filter and pump spot, and back to the hard line under the tank.I have had this set up in my head for a while now, I had even drilled the holes for the fuel lines, but no hole to mount the pump, drilling into my nice new paint fun! but at least gives a good earth, the power for the pump is for the moment hooked up to the spare radio fuse circuit, which is always live, which is not ideal.Anywho.rear bumper and mutherfucking number plate bitches! legal beagle.bumper rubbers not fitting all that great, will fit rubber first, then bumper when I next remove the muffler as the bumper mounts are a pig to get to with that big ass muffler in the way. So the correct process is Valance-Bumper-Muffler. reverse of the way I just did it.time to fire it up.

the end? sounds like it's just starting! those 90 wheels are not the prettiest, I'm sure you can do better.

Did kwikstrip in patiki rd strip your doors?

Thanks man, Darrell sorted me out this week. this tiny set can reach in behind the carbs, getting ready to fire it up, you might still see me!!

Thanks man, was expecting to be fizzing, but its a bit of a anti-climax sort of feeling, still so much fiddling to do! these manifolds are cunts. near, ly, there, must, keep, go, ing.....

have hopefully fixed the worn out gas sender problem.I have no idea how much gas I have, but the old gauge don't work anyway, I can just look down the filler neck and at least I can full'er up now.And then as Sunday drew to a end...dells seem to fit. oh man those manifolds are right bastards! hooked up the throttle wire.made brumbrum noises.just need to finish wiring and install electric fuel pump, K&Ns should be here at the end of the month.So questions,1; I have a Red and a Blue wire coming from my 009 distributor, is one positive and one negative on the coil?2; loom has two large red wires in the engine bay, one goes to the Alternator?, and one goes to the starter?, and then I think one goes from the alt to the starter? my loom had no instructions, and because I've gone with alt from genny, this has changed a few things??Also how the hell do you keep the fusebox in place? I bought that little clip but I'm buggered if I can make that work!trying to avoid using a washer and wood screw like it use to have.

wide 5's or GTFO! haha

very nice bro.

yuss.