Reply With QuoteSame as ever, waiting to get it back.
What's the go with this thing? I wana see more!
Same as ever, waiting to get it back.
Feels like ages, bet your itching to get it back haha
Oh yeah, he is actually working on it now. Im supposed to have it back before easter holidays supposedly.
Feck yeah
it will still need a lot of work. Ill probably remove the cage and engine and paint all the insides, the cage shuts and engine bay myself. Then Ill have to get the rear gaurds extended and have it in to the paint shop. Might end up buying a gas mig, I love them. Need one desperately, the amount of shit I could make for the car and the workshop is crazy!
I think the numpty who had her before me has cut off the hinges that the fuel tank straps connect to, so I need to find a car to cut some out of. I also realised I have no rear bar mounts at all of any description. Ill need to fab a these small things, plus no doubt countless others that arent really specialised enough to have someo do them for me. Plus I like to do such things.
Been selling shit to make room for her when she comes back. Still would like to shift a rebuilt bigport with a rwd manifold and new clutch if anyone needs. Also have a lot of ke70 bits to let go of, stockie wheels etc. Need to do a scrap run and clear out whats not going to sell. Does anyone know a good place to sell mag wheels for scrap in Brisbane? Most places just stinge you hard.
Ill be using a booster, its a street car.
I finally have some sort of an update. My fabricator located a wheel well for me, so I drove up to petrie and met an ae86 owner called Josh.
I also got some beat up old trims to restore so I will actually have some door cards.
When your rear end is rocking horse poo, its nice to have a spare one.
Its been a while since Ive seen it but I'm loving how it looks now. Ive already arranged Medicine Man to pop over next saturday and organise the wiring of the car. I'm pumped!
I'm stoked on the exhaust and headers. Full custom mandrel bent from front to back, over diff, super neat looking. I'm going to finish off the systems one by one and get it back to ricks for one or two minor things after the rest is together. Rick has held off fitting the A pillar bars because he wants the trim in first and the foot appeared to land right in front of the gas pedal. We will se how the car looks when its all back together I suppose.
I need to fit fuel lines, wiring, plumb the radiator up, connect the fuel system, finish the idle control manifold up, fabircate an intake box. Put the door on, fit the hatch and adjust as needed, quite a lot really. At least I can do it now I have it back!
Custom radiator mounts
A slightly more complete engine bay
The main hoop and rear legs are permanent welded and sikaflexed in. The bolts are really for show.
The nicely repaired boot floor:
Rick does amazing headers and amazing prices on them, Ill never buy off the shelf ones again.
I can also higly reccomend Mark at Best Rate Towing: 0411 315 228. Very good prices and service, tell em matt with the sprinter sent ya.
So tell me what you guys think!
and before any one playing at home says anything, yes I know the headers are out of phase, Ricks going to fix them for me. Fuck! They looked rad too!
A little confused about the bolts in the cage, I love to see progress though
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