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Not sure, but better luck there than the other chem companies I know, there is an old guy (Neal) there who I used to work with. OG chem sales rep was on the road in an hq back in the day. failng that, try an online order at Sigma Aldrich

If you still want to homebrew, find a chromate salt you can buy (sodium chromate?), and a zinc salt which is benign (zinc chloride?) and mix. Don't drink it. https://www.ecplabchem.co.nz/sodium-dichromate-ar-500g-see-view-product-details-for-specification-xidp1417552.html https://www.ecplabchem.co.nz/zinc-chloride-100g-lr-anhydrous-see-view-product-details-for-xidp1416386.html

Cant get a roofer till the 27th, apparently these guys are super busy. Going through the process on selecting a RE agent. Might make a post on that if anyone interested?

A bit more progress (but not too much pics). I must have melted the main fuel line shut when I welded the firewall and after attempting to turn it around in my street it ran out of diesel 100m from my house after sucking what was there in the filter. Got a new line made up but the cartridge filter that is in it is unobtainium at the local BNT and the existing sediment bowl is leaking air through one of the passages so will run one of the generic setups. An ongoing problem for this has been it popping out of the gearbox selector from the janky DIY shifter. The alignment pin on the shifter ball (a ground down bolt) had worn which was causing the shifter to move sideways and cause the problem. I ground down a new bolt and gave it some heat treatment so hopefully that solves the problem for another 20 years. I still have my timeline of months before I loose this shed so trying to work on the big stuff while interior/tyres etc can be sorted if its moved to my warehouse. I knew the front diff was going to need some work (as they all do at this age/wear), and the front shaft definately needs new UJs. Not my first rodeo in one of these so I know what I'm up against... Brakes look ok (which I dont want to touch now, as have intentions for a disc break conversion in the future), shafts in ok nick, but these intermediate bearings need replaced (and are a little $$$), looks like there has been a bit of moisture in there and the oil that came out was sludgey brown.... Yep, need a few front diff (anyone got one?), there are some chips (old ones) out of the crown wheel and there is corrosion pitting. Annoyed at myself as I had spares of these from my 88 from 8yrs ago and gave them away. Lesson learned, always horde, never sell....

Carjam only shows 1x other 1100 for '61 and nothing else for 60-64 (unless they screwed up the model). Be an interesting story how it ever came into the country....

Milton.... former small industrial town... yep You said it would be yours....

These guys are tidy and I'm impressed, I've passed that on.

Again, I like the pace these guys move.

Wall framing was up yesterday, I like the builders, unlike other crews on site they dont work government hours.

Not my best painting in the world, nor the best photos in the light but I got the roof done and back onto where it is suppose to be. Looking alot more like a truck now...

Concrete truck was here early, slab is now done, a milestone I am happy to see.

Not terribly interesting but making some progress.. A tube worth of sikaflex to seal up the roof join. Also replacing the rubber donuts for where the safari roof bolts on, hope to get this all in colour soon so I can mount it. Windscreen back in with new seals Going old school glazing with the butyl tape (which I actually like working with) Bought a roll of sound deadening off TM (cheapest option I found) and working through layering all the internal panels. The roll is better than the flat pack as have less wastage.

Ground level up to something closer to normal. Plumbing is in, waiting on the pour

How many of us will be there? I'll probably look to shoot up and back on the sat

Just re-read this...., inspiring build Was your 15deg retarded timing come from opposite polarity on the crank sensor? Same issue here

Have just ordered some kilmat. Any advice on some additional undercarpet insulator? Pref not underfelt as it may get wet, options for a sticky backed foam?

Little bit more progress... they're back filling the foundation, you can see we've had to come up quite high on the blocks to satisfy the floor level with the council (flood hazard zone). It wont look as pronounced once we get the ground level back with some fill/top soil and there will be a small bit of decking around the front here. Have also had my negotiation hat on for the provisional cost revisions which are coming back, keeping em honest.

Thats awesome. I'd love to have the gear in the future to be able to make entire tub sides. I've previously bought those rivels from central 4wd in Qtown but if you want a bunch there must be somewhere else cheaper.

And the rest....

It was ~12 years ago I was there, bought seals for my HQ just one Barry at the time.

Tried this guy? I went to his shop in Melb years back, can source the weird and wonderful https://www.scottsoldautorubber.com.au/

Cheers Like any project there are stressful moments of "dear god what I have I done.." and a general drain on finances with the hope it'll all be worth it in the end... It is likely this will be slightly over our initial project budget but will do the financial wash up all the way at the end. Will do the next update when there is a bit more of a foundation to look at.

Best thing I can do is refer here and find an accountant for your specific situation, there are some further links here which go into way more accountant lingo than I have experience over. I believe main exemptions are if a) you purchased with no intention to originally subdivide and b) arent involved (or associated) with people in property development or construction, https://www.ird.govt.nz/property/buying-and-selling-residential-property/my-buying-or-selling-situation/subdividing-and-developing-property-to-sell Major quotes from there "The tax rules around the sale of subdivided and developed sections are complex, and it’s always a good idea to seek advice from a tax advisor to make sure you’re getting it right."