63Ragtop

Damn son, where do you get the time for all this! Saw you're a certified shed Barry now. Nice work.

Had a play with cad router the other night at work, we use it for cutting up signage, stickers, etc... Was trying to get it to mill tow different depths, but it think I got the layers backwards so it cut over everything the same.

Well that looks like a bunch of fun!!

Vids motherfucker!!!!

Fuckin sweet! Older the better I say.

Yep, she's lookin great man! Once it's all done I think you'll have earned a shed for those old cars!

Nice work man, all these awesome threads of yours and I didn't even know you had a car! I want to something similar for the bug, didn't have the heart to cut the dash.

Cool man, even a non turbo barra would make it shift! Looking forward to updates.

Hide it under your bus, drop bus to the floor, she'll never see it then! But is it legal on the NZ? Cert-wise.

Excellent evening of old vehicles and semi old people.

Wife doesn't have night shift that wendneday evening, I may be in the general vicinity and require a burger, will be in my daily driven 63, what a coincidence.

vote for black and silver combo. nice work mate!

I would agree, which does surprise me. Usually flares on flares look fucking shit. I'd be more inclined to rethink the tyre/rim combo? one of the things I really like about your car is how clean and uncluttered it is.

Mate...

6month update time, its been great driving the bug again, only real problems have been the electric fuel pump not pumping(earth being bad) and the right park light not working(also earth I guess?) headlight still works so ???The main thing was the brakes, or lack there of! After the whole, rear hard line episode, I had bled and adjusted them a few times and come to find when I reinstalled the handbrake cables the left one wasn't sitting its guide under the lever, which resulted in the shoe being on at all times, wearing away all the shoe lining and nearly cooking the rear brake to the point that a small bit of paint blistered off the backing plate and also braking the cable, nice.So, first things first, replace hand brake cables.here you can see the poor old cable. which is were I found the above shitfest inside the rear drums.lucky it still looks good!So with that fixed I took it to franks and got the rear bearings and seals sorted for good.(photo op with johns 63!)get the fucking brakes fixed! was franks professional assessment.Yes sir, New shoe and drum time. The thing was the brakes worked okay, heaps of travel on the pedal, and would pull up much better on the second pump, otherwise an emergency stop would just lock up the fronts there was no progression, just wooden and dead feeling.So I'm leaving work one shitty rainy night, the driveway is well over 100mtrs long, so I tend to give it a brat! in first, hook second, brat! and coast to the end to stop and lock the gate, and the gas pedal gets stuck down full tit!This is the first time in six months of driving this has happened, people say their life flashes before them, all I saw was bumper to bumper traffic crawling past and me t-boning some poor fucker at over 50mph! I hit the clutch, I killed the key and stomped the brakes, everything happened super fast, the front tyres locked up easy on the wet dirty concrete and I slide into the massive steel gate, bompa!!well damn.have roughly knocked it out for now, to cold to repaint so rattle canned it for now and kicked myself in the head a few times. Could have been much worse.the good!this looks better!quick matt black and thread lock the studs in.yep, worn out alright!New front drums.no oil everywhere in the fronts at least, I gave everything a good blow out and clean, guess I didn't take a pic?shiny new drumsswapped the bearing over front the old drums, I noticed the new drums have a groove to make this easier, the old ones didn't so there was only a tiny lip of the outer bearing to hit, managed without destroying the bearings.all fitted up.WOW! so much better to drive now! still need to bed in and might re-adjust soon, just to check, but it pulls up straight and quick, no shuddering at motorway speeds like they use to, very happy.At least this side still looks nice! Main thing its much safer and enjoyable to drive now you don't feel like death it riding shotgun with you.keen to start collecting some sound deadening and headlining materials over winter, I have big plans.

Bust out the lace!

need some more rust?? https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/parts-other-makes/exterior/listing-1660518514.htm?rsqid=a783b89de8ac404ea2449a61c6470f61

Now that, sounds like a party!! Love it man.

It has a cool name? looks like fun M9

and stronger when layed long ways, shit this takes me back! I somehow managed to talk my olds into building one of these in our back yard when I was 14-15, good shit man, now get them gommits away from those scooters!

Fuck yeah man, looks super tidy. Can't be many left these days?

220kgs!

Might have some tweeters in the shed also.

that gave me the weirdest boner.

Nice work mate, this ol' turd is polishing up rather nicely! the 500 is one of my favorite yank tanks.