Positive Ape

word.

2ZZ?

Urgg, JZA70? I don't think so. Maybe JZA80? Or are they all electronic gizmo trickery/maintenance disaster waiting to happen?

Ditto S2000, urggg. I don't think I could ever roll a soft-top, it just seems so poserish. MX5 with a hardtop would be OK though

Four doors + tailgate cars would likely fail on the "less than 20,000 produced per year" rule wouldn't they?

Hmmm

Yeah, an R32 would be pretty sweet. I kind of prefer the rx7 though, better styling IMHO. Probably because the R32 looks too similar to the lower spec models of that shape.

On the other hand, when I sit in an FD the rear view mirror is right in my line of sight so it could be a non-option anyway. My long back/excessive height puts paid to a lot of cars like that. Any other good options apart from FD RX7s and R32s?

Anyway, I fail on the most basic SIV requirement which is owning another vehicle, so it will have to be something like

1. return to NZ

2. buy daily

3. investigate sweet SIV options

Ah Kris Holm. I'd just heard of his rims

http://www.krisholm.com/khu/rims

Supposed to be quite a good option for a 29er because they're strong and wide. Would would good for a front wheel I reckon, as the width could help the handling a bit

ooo, a special interest vehicle, what a cunning little exemption.

I guess an FD would pass all four conditions. Ah, maybe not the max 20,000 built per year though?

Cheers Cletus.

Runamuck, that's what I thought, but Cletus's one makes more sense eh?

What's this guy on about with his "special conditions"?

Is he talking about car club membership and a motorsport authority card?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/mazda/rx-7/auction-389128313.htm

(It's a 1996 FD RX7 that he says can still be registered for road use, as long as you follow the "special conditions")

plug gap. Mechanic possibly didn't check the gap when they put the new spark plugs in.

My 5 door GT had a different gearbox. At an indicated 100kph it was only doing 2700rpm.

Since your car is NZ new I thought it would be the same. Ah, maybe a facelift/non facelift thing?

After my car started jumping out of 5th gear (groan) we sourced another box and it had the lower ratio like yours does.

At that time I really wanted a Healing turbo 10+2 though.

off topic but...

This is what I ride to uni on:

I took the derailleurs off so its just a single speed now, i was getting annoyed with it skipping between gears. It used to have short mudguards and a carry rack.

I put on the longer mudguards but then the rack didn't fit, i will make it fit again. I also flopped and chopped the drop bars into bull horns, they suit my riding style better.

there is surface rust coming through the paint and its starting to look pretty old/shitty so i want to paint it beige and get the stickers remade in brown. I've already bought a brown front healing badge for it. This will be next project now that the BMX is finished.

EDIT: This bike cost me $30 2 years ago and came with another bike for parts which seemed to be fucked but I ended up rebuilding (some of you might have seen the blue 10 speed I built for my mrs).

Hey, you've got one! Choice. Yeah, my friend had one and there was one in the bike shop for ages when I was about 12 or 13. Mum and Dad bought me a healing skylark instead, which I think was also 12 speed, but it didn't have quite the same racey image

looks pretty choice.

shimano biopace (eliptical) chainrings are kind of collectible now. I presume that's what they are. Some people really like them and they're hard to find in good nick. That said, if they sprockets are flogged out then you'll have to put a new chain on, and if you put a new chain on you may need new chainrings anyway.

I remember thinking those super citys were all right back in the day, especially their triangular one piece stem/handlebars. So much cooler than the Morrison sidewinder BMX style bars. At that time I really wanted a Healing turbo 10+2 though.

I wouldn't chop it, and I wouldn't put a motor on it(!), but I would add one of those paperboy front racks. Those big custom-built steel ones. Some kind of plastic crate on that and it would be a handy load carrier. Good for a smallish dog too.

Just to throw my 2c in...

I'd go pinto if it was me. I know 16v twin cam is better in theory, and probably just as fast around a racetrack, but I prefer mid-range torque over top end madness. If you want both then I guess turbo 4age could work, but it sounds a bit dodge.

Ha, I can actually comment on this since I have actually owned a pinto (2l twin choke weber version) and a 4age. The pinto was better. 4age was a bit of a let down, since passengers looked at me funny when I dropped down to third and redlined it just to pass a car

I question your taste, Sassafrass.

Do not want

Hey, Esprit,

just encouraging you to have a quick squizz at the engine. Don't give up now!

My 2c...

sell one then pay someone to get the remaining car into a roadworthy state asap.

being able to actually drive the car will increase your motivation to mod it the way you want it

oh yep, cheers. Sounds like it's just a way of making a skid car then, not really a performance mod

seems to be a fairly common conversion, does anyone have any info?

lighter? better fuel economy? cost of conversion? cert required?

thanks a lot

-Positive Ape

nice one Yorick. Nigelwade too. Makes we wanna buy a dodgy vehicle.

Especially impressed with Nigelwade's switch to turn off the tail lights - hard core smuggler styles!

Yeah, me too. Who woulda thought a sigma wagon could look so cool when slammed.

oh aye, are they still a racing class? Shows how much I know about BMX. I thought everyone just rode 20inch, even giant-size adults.

missed that auction. No worries though, when I say "want" I mean "if someone I knew had one for sale then I'd think about it." Yeah, I know

Name: Tony

Location:Seoul, Korea

Cars you own:none at present. I miss owning an old car, so I come on Oldschool and dream.

Cars you used to own:

1966 Mk 1 Cortina 1500. Sold it in Palmy in about '98.

1987 fwd Bluebird. Horrible car. Handled like sausage on wheels. Sold it to a mate.

1986 ZC 1600 Integra. Awesome car. Great handling, but it put a rod through the block and was too rusty to fix.

1975 2 litre Mk2 Capri. Went alright but handled like a Cortina. Sold it to a guy from Palmy in 2003.

1986 Corolla GT liftback. Droney 3 inch exhaust, no torque, rusty body. Integra was much better. Sold it to a guy who wanted the engine for a Starlet project.

1988 CRX Si. Another good car, but the engine got smokey so I sold it for peanuts.

1990 205 GTi 1.9. Japanese import. Wanted to love it, but engine wasn't particularly sporting and the interior was rattley. Maybe a UK engined one would be better, but I'd probably buy a CRX if given the choice.

How you found out about oldschool:clicked through from Toyspeed I think.

Anything else you want to add:My favourite Oldschool phrase: "matty b". cracks me up every time

man that bmx (last page) is sweet. nice job!

I want a cruiser bmx (24 inch wheels). anyone seen one? I think they're pretty rare