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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.

foamer confirmed. It's not actually to bigger job to drill out the spot welds and re-weld them lower down. ew, more foam, were your bump stops at mang? my car a mongrel too, built from about 12 cars, all the shit left over/survived the war/50 years.

I thought there was somefin a bit funny about this car. "It's a 1200 '62 with later panels" I would say its more like a 62 floorpan under a 72(?) body, with earlier panels. windows are to big to be a early car. you should not have that gap between the body mounts like that, VW changed this when the proper IRS chassis came out. that hole with the two studs is for the factory swaybar, or Z bar. There should be just a thin, 5mm rubber pad between the pan and shell, but that spacer will be okay, no sure if it's going to like jumps! This does mean its a king and linkpin front end though right?? perfect for slamming and Baja-ing, heaps more traval than a ball joint beam.

You and me both! At this rate, you'll be finished before me. Haha.

holy smokes! I just clicked that the pics on the mags are not photoshopped, haha. well done.

sTRANGE bED FELLOWs.our cars couldn't be any more different! finished mounting the fuel line, ended up going under the throttle tube. mounted the coil on the cooler scoop, the extra weight makes the scoop flap about, might need a couple more screws to hold the scoop now fitted up the crusty old heater boxes, so I could button up the tins. valve covers will be painted dark grey at a later date.found these little RUBBER NIPPLES at pineline, that place has everything! these block the vacuum ports on the carbs, very handy for keeping you walrus protected also.test fitted the old bugpack zorst, fuck it's shite!!get in there ya wee bugger!! guess I'd better install the rear engine bay seal.ah yeah....

need more photos please, engine&insides, you must know someone with a camera?? I'm not all that fussed on the blue, but man it looks mint!

we gonna rock down to electric avenue...please please work!spent several hours of my life making these air cleaner spacers.now looking not quite as homemade, still need holes for studs on top of the crabs.played mix and match with the fuel inlets on my old single dell, twins now both the same fittings with one side blocked off, so the line will come up though the firewall, to the left carb then over the the right hand side.got the linkage working nice and fitted the sparkplug wires.test fitting the old k&N off the single, new ones will be the taller ones I think.so close!

B6HS.Hmmmmmmm.that don't look right at all.so I took it all back apart, double checked everything, took the Alternator off, put the gennie back on, still the same.I think it's been like this for years, I blame the shitty aftermarket tinwear, the Alt can move back into the stand but the shroud and everthing thats bolted to won't let it, I even leaned on it and got a mate to tighten the strap, but that juts made it crooked and out of alignment.need more beer

fan stuff.new oil cooler sealsso the fan housing could get bolted down now. thinking about mounting the coil here.on the top of the oil cooler scoop.

been focused on the engine for the last couple weeks.dirty.clean.mean!was hoping some of it's hp might rub off on my bucket.back in the cave.gave the heat exchangers a good de-grease.they're pretty much worn out, but will do a few more miles/years, until I finally give up on this fantasy of having a working heater.(its never worked)Alt stand and a very quick black paint job.if you look back a couple post, you'll notice the fan shroud had two holes for the throttle cable, neither were in the right spot.sorted.terrible paint on this thing, ran out of primer, ah fuckit!shiny!sparky!after spending a not insignificant amount of time cleaning up all the old, oil covered stainless tinwear screws,I found these new button head ones, ah well!

looking good man, its like it's always been there.