Valiant Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Cool. Keep it up. You have everything else off the other cars to be pretty close to getting it done don't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattj Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 Yeah I think so, my only real concern is that the motor has been sitting for a long time and I haven't turned it over or anything so the apex springs might have lost some spring plus it will be full of spiders but they should burn out ok. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Really cool to see such good progress on this. Who are you dealing with for the cert? If its Barry in Mot he's really good. When this is all done we must get you along on some nelson OS meets. Ive been thinking of planning a run over to Takaka soon if you have another old car you can bring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattj Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 I have been talking to Gavin at Rodz, Ridez, and Restorations in Richmond, he has been really good to deal with so far. Yeah definitely keen to get along to a meet, unfortunately no other old cars lying around (or none that run anyway....) I did a run over that way with the Anglia club in Nelson (this is before I ripped the car apart) and its pretty good fun on the hill. I am off work tomorrow so going to hit it hard again and try and get the welding finished off 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_spitfire Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Nice build man, ive seen another anglia getting round nelson thats been resprayed in a new ford blue same wheels and thought it might have been yours when i saw your build thread. Id recommend Barry Dowler in mot for cert, hes really good and really helpful and he'll come to you before cert and go over the car just to make sure theres nothing blatantly obvious that it will fail cert on, ive heard a couple of mixed reviews for the certifier in richmond.. but in saying that i havnt dealt with him myself, just had mates who have. cheers Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Id agree with the above statement. Barry is very easy to get along with and is fair. Safe but fair. But the other certifier, Gavin, who is being taught the ropes by Barry, does have an amazing mullet (and squeaky voice) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattj Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 Ok cheers, yeah I did actually talk to Barry when I first moved to Nelson but then figured it might be better dealing with someone closer plus I drive right past Gavin's shop on my way to work. What sort of issues did your mates have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattj Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 It is a sweet mullet! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_spitfire Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I know a lot of the guys that run the mot drags and are in nzdra, they own their own car orientated businesses and do everything by the the book in terms of building their cars/hot rods etc that have had to redo a lot of stuff that's all been done to a high standard because the certifier either isn't familar with the car or the way something's been done (more that one way to skin a cat). Also heard that they can be hard to deal with if the car isn't to their liking in terms of make and model etc. thats just what I've heard from a few older guys that have dealt with both certifiers. Not trying to bad mouth anyone that's purely word of mouth but it's from a lot of older guys who build hot/rat rods and V8s etc and have dealt with both certifiers in the past. I've only dealt with Barry so maybe a bit biased but he's definitely a top bloke and more than happy to help, supply info on how to do the build and come to you to view the car and go over any issues before you fork out for the cert test 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_spitfire Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I also know of a place in Nelson that does crack testing in stoke and they supply the paper work required for cert, I got my front struts done for a box of Heineken haha 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattj Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 Ok, interesting... It's a bit shit that things can vary between certifiers but it's the way it goes sometimes I guess. I have followed the hot rod manual pretty closely so there shouldn't be much that they can pull me up on. But I will give it some more thought anyway Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxted Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 cool build man, a guy comes into work with a really tidy blue one on steelies and hubcaps it looks really awesome, it will be neat with a rotary! I've also had two cars certified with barry super nice guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxted Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 engine bay looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattj Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 engine bay looks good Cheers, yeah it would be nice to get it painted to finish it all off but unfortunately I can't afford it at the moment. There are still a couple of big purchases to come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valiant Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Awesome Matt! Keep up the good work it sounds like you are nearly there. Have you thought to get a couple of extra sets of steering arms made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rxtoy Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Love this build, probably my current favourite on the site. Surfing facebook and found this video, might provide a bit of motivation https://www.facebook.com/rotarymotorsports/videos/877024002346752/ Cheers Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattj Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 Awesome Matt!Keep up the good work it sounds like you are nearly there.Have you thought to get a couple of extra sets of steering arms made? Ha ha funny you say that Pete, I am actually getting 2 sets made. I will post some pics up of what I have done over the weekend and see if anyone else is interested though. And yes nearly there but I have been saying that for a while now..... Motivation is high though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattj Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 Love this build, probably my current favourite on the site. Surfing facebook and found this video, might provide a bit of motivation https://www.facebook.com/rotarymotorsports/videos/877024002346752/ Cheers Matt Thanks mate, that video is pretty sweet, there have been a lot of times when I have thought that I should have left the motor and run a turbo, in some ways it would have made things easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDA780 Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Loving this build. Top notch work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxted Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 haha yeah mate know what you mean, need to prioritise the spending to make the most progress, be cool to see this thing in the flesh sometime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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