Roman Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Heh yeah it's been a while, the car is buried under a mountain of crap in the garage at my Dads place currently... We're just working on clearing it all out so we can get stuck back in this summer. Always on the lookout for soarer parts though, shout out if anyone's got some Z10 junk lying around! Or a 1JZGTE VVTI downpipe/cat converter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I was just now looking at some pics of an 89 soarer that I wrecked back in early 2000 for the 7mgt and leather interior for my ms75 crown.. being the douche I am I left a lot of goodies on it.. i.e. lsd diff.. Like you say it was full hi tech, spesh for the 80's. Sat nav, full heads up crt, or something, display for said sat nav/audio/climate control/suspension control, auto dimming rear vision.. the doors had these massive ali hinges which blew my mind.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bronze Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Where do you live - that pic of the trailer behind the truck is fucking dope, looks perfectly peaceful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachlander Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I think you should give it to me when its going. Yea. Thats a good idea. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 Where do you live - that pic of the trailer behind the truck is fucking dope, looks perfectly peaceful. That was when we were leaving from, not where I live unfortunately! But yes an awesome view from there. It was about 45 mins drive north of Auckland (Kaukapakapa) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taistorm Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 ** Kaipara harbour has some pretty awesome views if you head of to the right past Kaukapakapa town and head up the Ridge there are some sweet spots of McLachlan rd. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLUX Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Fuuuu 3.7 F series is hens teeth spec What you doing with the 5m or more importantly the sweet aftermarket ignition system it has? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 Yeah I dont think we need a 5M for anything, but will see if it's healthy before making any decisions. Either way the car will stay as is, in one piece for a while yet until it's needed as an organ donor for the other car. And yeah I shat bricks when I saw it was a 3.7 as well... We'd better treat it nicely, wont be easy to replace haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Very much looking forward to seeing this thing again in person, hopefully in running and driving fully legal form. Neato. Fucking, neato. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 Same here man, even completely original spec it was so awesome to drive!80s Soarers are just so fuckin sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachlander Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 I forgot you bought that fucked one. Any idea if you are keeping the tail lights? Also keen on some other bits for spares if you arent keeping everything 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 Oh just saw this...We're keeping that spare car together until we're at the point of putting the other car back together.So no parts up for grabs but I'll keep you in mind if it comes time to get rid of it or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Hey Dave, finish the story already. Thankyou please come again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted December 1, 2015 Author Share Posted December 1, 2015 Well we havent done any work on it in a long while, but things are heading in the right direction. Rather than it being cramped up in a small shed completely full of car parts and stuff stacked on top etc, it's now in a workshop where we've got heaps of space. Awesome! The other Soarer has it's own garage now too, out of the elements. So hopefully that should keep the interior in a good state. Realistically thouuuggghhhh Soarer project is going to take a back seat behind getting tow vehicle version 2.0 sorted. Dad has had a dual cab truck for towing his boat around, which we use for trackday towing too. However it's been dunked in and out of the ocean a few too many times and ended up with some structural rust thats uneconomical to repair. So when looking for replacements, wanted a single cab and shorter wheel base. Found out that there's a common type of rubbish truck that an auckland company uses and always wants lots of parts for.So... bought a rubbish truck! The intent is to strip the compactor etc off the back and sell it to recoup some costs for fitting the 5th wheel and a regular tow bar etc.This will be a bit of a project in itself obviously, not quite sure what the plan is for removing the compactor just quite yet... I dont think the 2 tonne engine crane is going to be up to task! haha. At some point I'll CAD up some plans for building a trailer that fits the Soarer and Carina nicely too. I'm slowly convincing him to buy a Link for the Soarer as well, for maximum tinkering / graph drawing ability But after my last experience of "she'll be riight maatttteee" driving to Taupo trackday without a trailer and blowing up the clutch... I'll be happy to see a working tow vehicle again haha. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sentra Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 1: holy heck 2: can we go for a cruise in this before its pulled apart? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatestben Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Step 1. Unbolt compactor Step 2. Tie compactor to solid object Step 3. Drive. All taken place in your local refuse contractors yard (at 3am when no one is looking) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted December 1, 2015 Author Share Posted December 1, 2015 Since I was thinking about making a trailer at some stage, and there's all of the cool hydraulic stuff from the compactor... Hmmm how about a self lowering trailer or ramps or something like that. But then I thought... Imagine getting to a trackday and you cant drive, because your trailer has broken down hahaha. Dave - Yeah I'm sure we can arrange! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachlander Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 OS rubbish collecting meet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatestben Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Play a few rounds of "will it compact?" 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicT Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Progression? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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