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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."

Its fairly well vented. There is an open port on the cover near the air intake. Its open between the floor and bilge space and there are small vents on the rear bulkhead. The fuel tanks at the rear are vented separately If you are worried about water ingress I'd seal up your top cover as best you can, add a vent (wherever is best) for the intake and run a bulkhead vent well above the waterline. Helpful I hope?

Went to go out the other weekend and did not turn over. Suspected the starter had gone dud (I doubt the previous owners ignorance to a bunch of water in the bilge didn't help). The position in the V is a blessing and a curse, it keeps it out of the way but is then a bit of a pain to get too.... A bit more challenging than usual with the coolant pipes running along one side. Got a new one quickly ordered (will look to rebuild the one I have there) and we are back in business. While running it up on the trailer with a water feed I also took the time to do a bit more tuning on the accel map, very much feel I've got this in a better place without having a wideband to tune off. Without the idle air valve I barely even notice now, starts no problem any temp. Was rushing a bit to get done for a planned weekend in Wanaka, had a good blat on the lake up to Stevensons Island and then a bit of time on the Clutha river.

Site is looking better now, footings are in and remainder of the fencing is in place. Blockie is coming on mon.

Tiny bit of rust on the firewall I fixed up Filled in all of the extra 'speed holes' And shot some epoxy, not super concerned on the finish for the interior, its all going to be covered by sound deadening and marine carpet. Got epoxy onto my dog leg repairs so I could fit these panels, rather happy with the result Bit of a tidy up and then we can get some colour going...

I do but the door handle is cut and in the wrong place... that going to work?

After a few setbacks we are starting to see some progress again. We have a new fence to separate ourselves from the neighbours, after a few grumbles on when/where it was going up from those next door I am yet to hear a thank you.... Also the storm water connections have all been made. They were able to use my existing connection to the main as the new connection for LOT1 (below) My temporary connection uses the new one which will end up for LOT2 and we have one there waiting for LOT3. Now they will tidy up the dirt piles on the section a bit, build a fence between us and the build and then start on the footings for us to get some concrete in the ground... Market is roaring on regardless, very little stock in Dunedin. A future post will go through how we have gone through the sales process -> currently undecided if will sell privately (my job is in sales) or if through an agent but expect them to be put through the wringer

Doing my last run of door skins for a while as really need to get back onto this project before I loose my shed. Here's how I do it.

Planning on being there, wanted to have the LR ready but unlikely. Might grab a ride with some of the LR Barrys

Very cool All fixable.... will be a fun project to watch

At this point I had the 'grumpy client call to contractor' moment - I had specifically had a conversation that I wanted the tree in the corner kept wherever possible, then I had my wife message me that it was gone when she got home. It ended up needing to go to run the services but called them out on poor communication and that they have pulled down our fence with the neighbours without replacing it. They've made a hell of a mess digging the foundations first (and found all of the old pipework in the process) rather than digging the new services, making the new connections/getting rid of the old so then they could dig foundations at will. Obviously had an effect as there was a 'site meeting' within 10min of my phonecall whereby the civil subbie has been advised the direction this now needs to be heading in... The boys do enjoy watching the diggers..... Thats kinda up to date to now, it's just build progress from here. At the end will probably have sections on the legal aspects of a subdivision and my all of my final numbers to figure out if this was even financially worthwhile. Anything else I'm missing as unanswered questions? Cheers

Consents, I dont really have much to add as the surveyor/builder has handled all of that. Only bit (that I said previously) is we are doing everything within the council plan rules for zoning so it makes this relatively straight forward (and relatively quick). Its a 2-stage consent so I only need to pay and do lot 1, with lot 2/3 to happen at some point in the future. It does mean that we need to make all of the temp connections to our existing house but its worth it... Only other bit is I thought I would get away without a stormwater management plan (it wasnt on the subdivision consent) but got picked up on the building side (go figure), just means we need to put in a small retention tank. Likewise we have quite a 'high' floor height on the build due to us being in a 'flood zone'. So, now you have all of your finance/consents/contractors arranged you can call in the digger.... Lean to came off the back of the house no problem. Wasnt surprised as it was just a small floor built over the original concrete slab. They did find the old septic tank which would have been used prior to the town connection in the 1950s, pulled the top off and filled with gravel no problem (it was empty). Sadly none of the trees could be saved in the section which was a disapointment, ended up with a relatively clear piece of dirt. They tidied up the back of my house - moved door and gas hot water etc.