vivaspeed

On 07/03/2022 at 22:09, xsspeed said:

not sure about there being heaps of EP81/91 GTs anymore. I think @vivaspeed liked them before they were cool though

I had my EP82 GT nearly 20 years ago now. So much fun.

Don't see many now, a lot got thrashed and wrecked like all the fast cheap cars.

@SOHC phase to earth is 230v nominal voltage (may be 220v out your way if the power is a bit crap).

Standard low voltage is 230v +/- 6% by regulation.

Three phase is 400v phase to phase, and still 230v phase to earth.

Plenty of online info about this.

Don’t look at US info because they are different, e.g. 110v, 220v etc. They also run on 60Hz not 50Hz.

Basically don’t buy crap off Aliexpress and buy some proper NZ stuff.

Small turn out but we still went for a drive and ate some lunch. 

Thanks @nzstato and @azzurro and Mrs Azzuro. Good yarns.

Will try again for a longer run into Central in the new year.

So who is actually planning on coming along?

Weather looks cold and grey, so if there aren’t many people able to come then maybe we defer it until the new year when the sun comes out again?

You've still got 24 hours...

7 hours ago, Lord Gruntfuttock said:

Ranfurly pub is a hole apparently...

I can confirm that. Would not trade again.

Right, let's lock this in.

Sunday 12th December meet 10am at Peter Johnstone Park (I have no idea where that is but @nzstato recommended it).

Cruise this route below, bring some lunch or things to buy lunch with in Ranfurly.

Who's coming? @azzurro @danger @a.craw4d @kyteler @Toddy415 @Lord Gruntfuttock @kiwi808 @xsinclairx @smokin'joe @Marsh

8 hours ago, Lord Gruntfuttock said:

 at the races 11th Dec.

We're talking about the 12th.

Right so I’ve now got to be up north on the 5th due to family commitments so you guys can carry on without me, or we push it out to Sunday 12th instead?

Do Chamberlain still have a workshop?

They make springs and used to do suspension work so can probably sort you out.

I’ve had them make me custom springs for Vivas and Toyota stuff over the years.

Okay so let's make a plan here.

First weekend in December (Sunday 5th December) might be the go.  I've got commitments on the weekends either side.

Not sure what kind of distances people want to cover, but I had thought about the route below - meet Dunedin say 10am, head off through Middlemarch towards Ranfurly and/or Naseby (cool little town I visited for the first time today) for a bite to eat - BBQ or pie or pub lunch or whatever then back out to Palmerston.  Central Otago people can head off home from Ranfurly if they wanted.

The other option might be to go in reverse direction and head up through Warrington, Karitane, etc but trying to avoid too much back tracking depending on where people are travelling from.

Yes I was thinking I should lock in something... took my car for a 150km run on the weekend and nothing British happened so I'm good for this.

Weekend of 20/21 Nov or first weekend in Dec?

On 17/10/2021 at 09:48, kiwi808 said:

We will have the work wagon as a support vehicle.

Where's the adventure in that?

(says he with a British car)

8 hours ago, Transom said:

Plus buy another reel of wire to use with gas and swap polarity on welder 

Ha. I learned that lesson a long time ago.

Bought a second hand MIG and hooked it up. Ran like shit for ages then realised it was reverse polarity for a gasless set up and I was running gas.

The other option is I see Ezi Swap do a baby B size Argo bottle. 1m3 rather than 2m3 in a D.

Higher upfront cost but probably better in the long run.

Gas.

So for various reasons I have two MIG welders at opposite ends of the country. My owner D size Argo bottle is with one of them and the other is set up gasless but it’s a bit shit.

Don't do much with it, but was considering getting one of those mini bottles of CO2/Argon from Toolshed or wherever. Those ones that run a 10mm threaded connector and mini regulator.

Anyone run those or have any feedback on them? Do they leak out or anything seeing how they don’t have a proper valve on them?

Cool, sounds like a bit of interest.

I reckon we meet somewhere central and then find a few good driving roads  and hoon about then end up somewhere for food/drink?

Open to suggestions.

Isn't Zeb down in Dunedin as well?

So I've had an OS car down here for a year now and done very little with it.  Summer is coming.

Any Dunedin/Otago locals interested in a meet up, cruise, whatever?

@danger @azzurro @a.craw4d @xsinclairx @kyteler @nzstato who else lives down this way?

@GuyWithAviators I know of an empty ute heading to Tauranga at Christmas time if you do get them/need freight.

16 hours ago, - i5oogt - said:

A good condition MK5 Cortina S is 15-25k these days. Madness 

Wow.

I bought a very tidy 1983 S in 1999 (?) for $1,000 (~16 year old car) and then sold it a year or so later for $1,200.  20% gain was pretty rad.  Should have just stuck it in a barn for 20 years. 

But then nobody in their right mind would have ever thought a Mk5 Cortina would be an appreciating classic.

Don't worry, I got that email forwarded on to me.  Will have to see what it is.  1969 is an HB so is relevant to my interests.

Viva's are going for silly money at the moment.  I don't mean lots of money, but silly money for a Viva.