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So finally the time has come that I decided to make my first car thread.. Years back in December '13 I bought this mighty looking lux off Turners auctions in CHCHland without having a look at it.. Made all the mistakes of not looking at it, not getting a pre purchase inspection, purchasing without wof, and falling in love at first sight. Paid $3800 and then shipped it up to Auckland. About a day before it arrived I realized how much of a bad idea that was and thought I would literally receive a pile of rust with a blown engine etc etc. But.. Finally got to see the beast, turns out to be the tidiest looking surf I have seen of that age, all completely original (Even head deck) seats were nice, carpets all original and stain-free, pretty much new all terrain tires. Took it to for a wof, passed with flying colors and my mechanic got in touch with the guys who did the last service in Christchurch. Turns out the engine had blown up 15,000kms ago and they had completely rebuilt the damn thing. So now I have over $5k worth of invoices as proof of the engine replacement Since purchase, I have done a few significant trips; Auckland - Gizzy - Whangamata - Home, Auckland -Christchurch and a few Christchurch - Dunedins. Only needed to change oil once Topless pic Anyway my first fuckup, wof has been failed because all the rear suspension bushings are fucked and need replacing which apparently is a $450 job so I told him I'd come back with new ones fitted. Anyway straight home, and getting to work, removing the tow bar to get into the leaf springs. However tow bar nuts are rusted/corroded solid and any effort with spanners is just rounding the edges of the nut. Thought that it was finally time to put this up here and ask for some good oldschool advice. Meanwhile; any oldschoolers around Christchurch/Ilam/UC area? Admins: If this post doesn't belong here just let me know and I'll copy paste it somewhere else More photos to come..
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i know, not really oldschool, but hey... just imagine its a ke70 wagon with big tyres this is my surf when i first got it, after a nice wash all 2.4 litres of turbo diesel slowness... speed cameras are no longer a cause for a minor heart attack got sick of the puny pajero rims and useless (although brand new) tyres, so went shopping on trademe and found a nice set of 15x8 alloys that have a rather large set of tyres measuring in at 33x12.5x15 thats 5 inches taller than my old tyres, and nearly double the width and this is how it looks after chucking the 33's on, and losing a few minor bits of plastic and steel around the front and this one shows how big my flares are going to have to be where will i find flares to fit? if even available... i looked on 4wdbits but couldnt find any flares of any type, or on trademe... oh, and i still have my trueno, its just hibernating in the garage until i decide i like it again
