camo_78

well,this is the XF i pulled out of a paddock a few months ago.dereg,had been sitting in a paddock for 4 years not running.hook battery up along with jumper cables,hello 4.1 springing into life.this is it as picked up on the trailer,yours truly in the background behind the black pathfinder. had a few "aftermarket modifications" anywho,got it home(towed it from dunsandel to chch) gave it a waterblast the next day(mid blast here) anyway,this brings us up to the past week,in which time ive decided to take it out for a skid comp on the 7th of april.so far the bits that cant be seen that ive modded are: extra throttle return springs locked diff(2.77:1 ratio,aka shit for skids) alloy battery clamp. and mods that can be seen............ note front bumper is just sitting there for now. so,to summarise: GOOD POINTS: mint running 4.1 carby 6 smooth shifting auto 4 mint tyres(have shitty s5 rx7 rims to burn out) everything electric works,including electric windows!! interior is tidy minus carpet from the "Aftermarket mods" and a hole in drivers seat IT WAS FREE BAD POINTS: RUST,and a lot of it.bottom of both front and rear windscreens,both a pillars around hinges,drivers sill,bonnet,r/f guard,r/r guard,bootlid,bottom corner of l/h C pillar. deregistered carpet is fooked. so,feel free to hurl abuse/suggestions/replace with a camry

i do declare i have seen this getting around chch before,nice example

only other noteable mod is a sierra 5 speed,which uses all factory parts anyway so doesnt need cert(as far as i know anyway)

seeing as we are on the subject of driveshafts loops,my partner and i are looking at getting our mk5 sport certed for lowering as when its on 13s its 70mm at Xmember.because its running more or less stock motor will i need loop??well,2 loops cause its a 2 piece shaft

unfortunately i dont,any ideas where i might be able to get it??and cheers for the help,good to know its not old enamel or some shit,lol

this one will be for the clued up ones on painting.i got given a tin of international paints "interthane 990",ex army spec green.what i cant find is what type of paint it is.its very old so could be enamel,but i have no idea.any of you knowledgeable gentlemen able to help me out??

for those that are interested,thats MY bluebird with me driving as the chase vehicle for the rx7.we are NOT sure what happened other than the obvious stepping out sidways off the line,but my good mate who was driving is absolutely gutted that he hit the 808,he would far rather that it was the rx7 that got rolled.last night was spent at the drivers house going through the videos and pictures,but until he pulls the car apart we dont actually know what happened.pegasus bay have an investigation going as well,all video footage has been given to them to help as well.Driver of the RX7 is very shaken up(as am i following it from 100m away),Driver of the 808 is in good spirits although with a very sore neck,as to be expected

i also enjoyed that RX7,personal favourite part is the switches for ignition and starting

yes and no IMO.yeah it would have been cool to see a feature done on it once its finished,but at the same time how often do you see a Carina in that mag??lol.id love to get my hands on an AA60 one day,had one lined up but then the guy who was storing it backed the tractor over it >

i spotted this lurking in the back of the latest performance car mag

hence ive been avoiding yaldhurst rd ae,its a c**t > .bu yeah,50mm is a good height,ill be doing 70mm once the sport is back on the rd(month or so i reckon )

valid point there oh wise one,especially with the way things are in chch at the moment(still :/ )

typical ltnz,as vague as any of us after a hard night on the piss.however,im with you guys,if its custom built below 100mm to begin with its not technically modified so shouldnt need cert.as it is i was going to make my chassis rails sit bang on 100mm off the rd,because way i see it with the right length ramps any car should be able to get on it

this is now relevant to my interests as im planning on building a low slung car trailer in the near future

we filled it from spluttering around a year ago at about $2 a litre for 91 octane,155 dollars later she was full to the brim

+1,although ill be there anyway if both my mates are racing their drag cars(s1 and s5 rx7s)

hey R100,old mans D21 pathfinder is VG30e 5 speed manual.can get from our place in chch to greymouth on half a tank,so good on the open road.round town...........bloody thing drinks like a V8,would be lucky if we get 350km out of a tank :/

what he said,thieving scumbags need their hands chopped off with a blunt reciprocating saw.eyes and ears open for anything about it

im not the biggest fan either but it was free with a reconned 4 litre,and it used to belong to the mrs' old man.and that could work,hadnt thought of that option

ive just looked into getting a deregd XF fairmont re-regoed.a mate of my uncle who has known me all my life came to see it as his work does re-reging.it has quite a bit of structural rust around the front door hinges.apparently to pass a repair cert theyve got fussy as (expletive),put cameras down inside the areas,the whole nine yards with bare metal once rust has been cut,then new metal welded in yadda yadda.so to cut a long story short i got told its a waste of time trying to put it back on the rd just thought id share the info

im out sorry,cortina will be a million bits .....unless i can pass off a u13 poobird as OS??

what beer will be consumed??could be keen to come,depending how course goes earlier in the day

do tasteful mods and keep all standard bits in a safe place??what i would be doing if it was mine anyway

as requested by our resident teacher,1300E's mk1 escort

ah true,shall upload it now