Popular Post datlow Posted November 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 23, 2018 So late last year we got a call to go visit my wife’s uncle who was on his last legs Sister in law was trying to sell me one of his boats... yeah na how about a big D..... wife and I had been looking for a wagon, but as this one was the one she used to get driven around in as a kid and it was bought brand new by her great uncle figured why not he ended up dying and we had to wait for probate to do its thing fast forward to today and it’s just been delivered DiscussT 28 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post datlow Posted November 23, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 23, 2018 Oh yeah and old great uncle Lin had taken the head off around 1988 to fix the spark plug threads (apparently pretty common/easy to cross thread) dont know why but he never put it back together after installing helicoils? He died early 2000s so it’s been sitting in a shed for 30yrs, so there’s a bit of work to do gave it a couple of washes today and wheeled it into the car port will start making some room in the shed to store all the bits/sort out if all the motor bits are present 37 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post datlow Posted November 28, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 28, 2018 Started clearing out the car, was hoping everything would be there but def missing some vital parts have bare head, no valves cover radiator carb etc, hopefully they’re back on the farm seats have sweet 70/80’s retrim don’t want to loose your hubcaps on your travels If only the exterior paint was this nice 30 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post datlow Posted August 14, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2020 Fuck time flys when your lazy anyways, found a few guns stashed under the carpet was rather wtf turned out the uncle had threatened someone and was worried they’d take his guns so must have stashed them couldnt find the rest of the bits for the motor so was rather bummed about that, then the guy looking after the estate said there were a few motors lying about turned out they’re werenfor light 15s then the ooh there’s maybe another one, sure enough it was a complete motor/box(unfortunately a 4speed) front end! 15 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post datlow Posted August 14, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2020 Got the motor back to kapiti aaand now I’ve taken a job promotion so moving up to hawera (just down the road from where I got the car and motor...) plan was to drop it of at the local Citroen foamer to get all the bits together and return it running, then potential covid crap means I’ll just take it up to the sisters place for now as of this evening Hopefully take it to the fulla next week and cheque book build it Needs a few blocks to load 21 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post datlow Posted February 27, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2021 So yeah, life work etc got in the way back to sensible work hours and 5 days a week borrowed a trailer and bought it home got up early this morning cleared the shed out and by this evening will attempt to remove panels tomorrow and start cleaning and find places to stash them and strip down the other engine and find somewhere for the other g.box 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post datlow Posted June 26, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2021 Got mildly enthused today and pulled the remnants of the carpet out simple green, scrub brush, water blast and vacuum long dead mouse 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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