GuyWithAviator's 1974 Austin 1300

[GuyWithAviators]

Tell me what I'm doing wrong here and any suggestions you may have

Project: //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/35013-guywithaviators-1974-austin-1300/

Thanks

[MRWEST]

Missing first photos haha, looks like a good project though.

Weve got one thats one owner been in the family its whole life. In the shed now as old man got sick of repairing the suspension.

Quite a cool old car though.

Auto or manual?

[GuyWithAviators]

Yeah cars like that are cool, this one had the service booklet in the glove box. Looks like it was a rental for a few months then owned by an old lady for 25 odd years in blenheim before changing owners down here for a few years.

Manual, I've only seen one auto and that was a Wolseley 1100

Will try fix photos later

[MRWEST]

Ooohhh manual, ours is auto got a sweet t shifter.

Austin 1300 cant remember, bright orange with black vinyl interior!

[durty]

host the photos somewhere else, that site seems to be shit

[KKtrips]

Ooohhh manual, ours is auto got a sweet t shifter.

Austin 1300 cant remember, bright orange with black vinyl interior!

What is your dad planning with this orange one??

[KKtrips]

Also the best way for stereo I've found is to put some 6x9's in the boxes you can get from Repco etc and put them under the front seats facing forwards - they fit perfectly and the sound bounces off the firewall giving you surprisingly good staging.

Chuck the amp under the rear seat or in the boot - I had the amp attached to the side of a sub box and it was in the boot.

[GuyWithAviators]

host the photos somewhere else, that site seems to be shit

Yeah I'll chuck them on Flickr tomorrow and change the links. Cheers for letting me know.

Also the best way for stereo I've found is to put some 6x9's in the boxes you can get from Repco etc and put them under the front seats facing forwards - they fit perfectly and the sound bounces off the firewall giving you surprisingly good staging.

Chuck the amp under the rear seat or in the boot - I had the amp attached to the side of a sub box and it was in the boot.

Sweet, good ideas. I might start putting it all in soon. Just below the doors on each side is a channel with a hole on each end, looks like a perfect place to run some power and speaker cables

[MRWEST]

What is your dad planning with this orange one??

Not sure need to find out if its still on hold or dead, grandad was keeping it on hold for years but havent checked in a while.

Was all running fine nad interior still mint, even the exterior was still mint bar one scratch/dent thing.

[GuyWithAviators]

Not sure need to find out if its still on hold or dead, grandad was keeping it on hold for years but havent checked in a while.

Was all running fine nad interior still mint, even the exterior was still mint bar one scratch/dent thing.

http://new.minimania.com/part/MTB-AA/Vtec-Austin-America-Conversion-Kit-For-Honda-B-Series-Engines

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Also,

Are the photos working now?

[SP450andLE]

Yup, they are

[durty]

much better much better

[felixx]

Mate, I did what you plan with the stereo, come round for a look sometime

[GuyWithAviators]

I might have to do that When's next chch meet? I'll see if I can drag dad to that

[capone]

Cool car, always loved them. I like the white wheels.

[felixx]

I dunno when next chch meet is, best to ask our area reps, come round once exams are over

[GuyWithAviators]

I can't deicide between white and blue. Anything would be better than surface rust and silver that they are at the mo'.

Sweet as Felixx, will suss somethin out

[MRWEST]

White!!!

[felixx]

dude, i got mine powdercoated out hornby/halswell way it was $200 to get them blasted and coated.

He did a top job and it saves a shit ton of work.

[GuyWithAviators]

I've had a bike frame powder coated before, can't remember who but it turned out really good.

Hopefully by February ill have a colour picked and get it done. $200 isn't bad for something that really sets a car off