reTRD

they are like rockinghorse shit over here in NZ i picked mine up CHEAP for $300NZ and when i got it, it turned out to be a factory cable item , instantly making it even more rare so i was told

you think 10k is bad check out this link for a rota up for sale here in NZ ATM http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-244845930.htm

you sir are mad!!!! i like it.

good stuff can't wait to see some more in the progress of this car. also good to see an other kiwi on here I'm just down the road in dunedin. should catch up some time when you down this way or i up urs. reTRD(Brodie)

progress finally... i have now finally fully stripped the front end, except the steering stuff . there is nothing in the engine bay at all and have it book into the sand blasters on friday to get the bay blasted as i am far far far to bloody lazy to sand that shit. and we have been dead at work of late.............. so i tool all my panel beating bits and bobs to work with me and have fully bear metaled 1 guard , got all the little dings out of it, etch primed and put a tiny skim of bog over the 2 bits thay needed it. tomorros job if we still quiet is to load it up with some 2pack ( not to be confused with 2pac :hmm: ) primer and have it all ready for a block down. should have car back on sat, or monday and i will start on the process of smoothing out the engine bay.

i hope the $800 was new !!!! you can get a tidy chrome bumper over here for $100each with mounts and end caps. and to think i gave my last set away coz i was sick of tripping over them, am dumping a 4age, 2 k40's and a W50 tomorro because of that reason

considdering they were wanting NZD$700 each for the kits we managed to get the price down as far as we could. and that price did include shipping from NZ to AU with shipping insurence covering to the value of $1950 and was sent via fast post. but at the end of the day you get what you pay for.....

just find some1 that is wrecking a KE74 (high roof wagon) as they come standard with 5k's and T40's .take the bellhousing off that and you will be done.

just brought some more quads picked up some blacktop ones on trade me for $50 oh how i love trade me

my 2 new 5k's turn up at my place today, they are very rugged but i sure i can make 1 good 1 out of the 2 to sell to fund the build of the good 1 :sob: i got 2 mostly complete 5k's for the princely sum of.............. $52.50it has been said a few times " man i love trademe"

blown5k came donw last night to pic up my t50 and bell housing to comvert it to cable clutch, i have since been told it already is :) (yus!!!!) and to get my quads and the mounting flange so he can start to mock up the intake manifold, so can't wait to see some progress on that but hey i am in no way in a hurry need to get more money 1st :bugeye: got an e mail from allen at endever engeering today with a pic of the progress being made on my gilmer crank pully. he has bored out the guts of it and replaced it with a steel center all in all things are happining slowly so i happy bout that i really need to sort my shit out and prep the engine bay but its just to cold out there with snow all around me o nthe hills so for now ill keep sittig my on bum infront of the heat pump

oh shit hahahahahaha took you to point it out for me to notice hahaha

do them silver dude don't take the focus away from the car with a funny looking gold center. when are you back in dunners for uni, still need to catch up like we said we would lo. cheers, Brodie

5grand will get you laughed at if u tryed to use that as a deposit over here ay :) (stupid NZ econemy!!!) we got turned down for pre approval to buy a house and we have 80k deposit. my motor going to cost so much because we are doing everything to it. including a solid lifter conversion new pistons the lot. and $2000 for the ECU to run the thing so that were the big hit of cash is going lol we are going for 100kWatw so its goign to be a weapon

my T to K bell housing turned up the other day intime for my birthday. Best b day prezzy yet lol. i have given my motor builder $1100 to make a start on stripping down the 5k, only need an other $6500 or so :bash:

being able to see the modern headunit = mega FAIL. that bobber is HOT!!!

and an awsome engine bay pic

my 1980 KP60 Starlet a factory Starlet ute (also known as a publica) Datson 1200 UTE and the ratrod of DOOM!!! oh i could do this for days hahaahhaah i got about 10,000 pics on my comp of cool shit :yes:

yea its odd. i have not herd if it ever happining before. i think i was just unlucky. allen from endever engeneering has the danages pully atm and is making me a new 1 as they garentee every bit of there work, so that is cool that i don't have to pay for it and frankly if i did have to u would just cut my looses and sell them. your's was an odd 1 Si mine never did that . let me no how you get on with getting it sleved i might have to get sheldon to look into it for mine to minimise chances of it chewing out the keyway again. considdering this time around with the new motor i going to be rocking 100Kw

it was an epic turn out simsey. sadly wont be making it to the drags in the bugeye now i sold the motor. but i have been toying with the idea of gathering up some of the boys and doing a trip to see blown5k in oamaru , should c if people are keen to come down from up ur way. that would be an awsome cruise.

na man no freaking idea ay, it pisses me off because the motor only 20,000kms old gilmers were only on for 10,000 the belt was never tight, and to top it off the crank was fully reconed before it was built to the sum of $700NZD. but oh well that cars for ya.

some pics of the damage to the crank from the gilmer's good key VS f**ked key what the key is ment to look like in the crank f**ked keyway in old crank

just got to get some money now so i can build the new motor hahaha. here are a couple pics of the panel work thus far, the dent on the drivers side rear guard was bloody mammoth but have banage to knock it out just got to strip it back and give it a skim of bog. got the motor out in the long weekend while the new 1 is getting build i will be stripping the engine bay and repainting it all and giving it a full over hall. and look what i scored for $40 needless to say i am as happy as a dog with 2 dicks

after a quick last min decission to go up to oamaru to see blown5k and talk turkey bout the new motor all i can say is that "its on like donkey kong". got the motor and box pulled out of my car today, just got to put in the new bearings and crank into the motor and sell it. while there is no motor in the car i am going to give the bay a good ol tidy up and repaint the factory red. iam wanting to de-loom or atleast semi de-loom it, take out all the break lines and repaint them black. the break master and booster need to be rebuilt as the seal between them has perrished and is slowly leaking on the chassis rail causing it to rust. if i remember il do my best to get some pics up during all this

you can get T to K bell housings i brought 1 the other day :dance: