Evan Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 9) NO rust, plenty of bog, but i have examined behind every panel,sill and skin and it has no rust. but seriously that engine bay looks the biznezzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 yea, you could argue that it has some rust. but i stand by my initial statement, "apart from the rusty bits, it has no rust" thats what i said and I'm sticking to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rxtoy Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Progress = good. I religiously follow this thread and hope for updates, just don't comment much. In other NZ Crown coupe news I recently found out about this one through a random FB post: You know it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ja1lb8 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Thats my younger brothers car, brought him a new front end over for it from aus last time i was there cause i was shifting all my stuff back to nz and had spare space in the container Has L series nissan motor at the moment , came out of the bush up ruatoki valley i think or somewhere rough as like that That chevy truck in the background is his too and hes got a mid 60s rambler classic thats on bags and sits on the ground I keep hounding him to sell me the ms51 but hes not keen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Fuck yeh Ruatoki Valley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 fuck yeh sheepers crown. shame on me, only just looked at this now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Thats my younger brothers car, brought him a new front end over for it from aus last time i was there cause i was shifting all my stuff back to nz and had spare space in the containerHas L series nissan motor at the moment , came out of the bush up ruatoki valley i think or somewhere rough as like that That chevy truck in the background is his too and hes got a mid 60s rambler classic thats on bags and sits on the ground I keep hounding him to sell me the ms51 but hes not keen im pretty sure i spoke to him at last years Kumeu hot rod show. ive seen that car before but i have no idea where the guy lives. it would be cool to go and have a look at it if its not a million miles away. is he working on it? what are his plans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ja1lb8 Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Hes in Timaru, cars in Whakatane Its just resting at the moment due to other projects, I think he was talking 1uz but I expect itl be a while before he gets onto that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 i see. Ive seen a sedan with a UZ in it. it wasn't finished and had no exhaust but the flange face on the head was about 15mm away from the upper wishbone of the front suspension. the exhaust would have been interesting to say the least. does your brother know about this forum? you should hook him up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 i see.Ive seen a sedan with a UZ in it. it wasn't finished and had no exhaust but the flange face on the head was about 15mm away from the upper wishbone of the front suspension. the exhaust would have been interesting to say the least. was that the light blue on that was on trademe a few years back? was in morrinsville i think it was definately a tight fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 yea, thats the one. i went down to have a look at it (read convince the wife we should buy it) and it was fucking tight, like, FUCKING TIGHT!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rxtoy Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Cartune company had something to do with that, not sure why it didn't get finished. Or maybe they were finishing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 i think the guy ran out of money? dont know what happened to it, he said if it didnt sell he was just going to leave it in his mums garage for a few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ja1lb8 Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 i see.Ive seen a sedan with a UZ in it. it wasn't finished and had no exhaust but the flange face on the head was about 15mm away from the upper wishbone of the front suspension. the exhaust would have been interesting to say the least. does your brother know about this forum? you should hook him up. i see.That doesnt sound very promising, any chance of just repositioning the engine? Yea he knows about the forum because he said hed been looking at some of my stuff on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 the UZ is too wide for the front upper arms, you could move the engine up but it wouldn't help you much, the flange face would have to go up 100mm or so to clear the A arm. i reckon you wouldn't get the bonnet closed if you raised the motor that high (not to mention how crap it would be to drive) its not like its impossible, its just the the exhaust would be really difficult and very narrow in places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozin Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 That looks heaps better in pics than it does IRL. Godspeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 oh yes, the photos are kind to say the least. its pretty bad. there is going to be many hours of my life spent trying to fix this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 So jelly of car, and the fact that you can weld, lols. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS 2 THE DEEE Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 whats acid dipping worth per panel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 sheepers you're a wizard. it's so awesome to have work like this to aspire to. one day i want to fix broken things nicely too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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