I'd rather be thinking
Sorry to talk about 4 wheels here, but I would appreciate any information about NZ forums for those interested in restoring old cars. I posted an enquiry on Classic Car forum but it seems to be rather inactive - in 6 days only 5 views and no reply. Is there any other forum that might be more useful??
Thanks
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my next door neighbour is very involved in that scene so I shall see what he knows for you.
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You might need to be vehicle specific MikeL...so,what have you got...or thinking about getting?
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Why?, KB not good enoough for you?
I'd rather be thinking
Hey, I've been posting on KB for several years now - will never lose my interest in bikes. But life holds infinite possibilities for enrichment. There's room for 4 wheels in my life as well...Originally Posted by MidnightMike
Why?, KB not good enoough for you?
Age is too high a price to pay for maturity
I'd rather be thinking
Well... at the risk of exposing myself to undeserved ridicule...
I've bought a 1960 Ford 107E Prefect... genuine 42,000 miles, 1 family owner, last registered in 1992, been sitting in someone's garden for 13 years, petrol gone bad, all hydraulic fluid turned to sludge, bodywork covered in surface rust... But I changed the oil, cleaned out the carb, flushed the radiator, put in a new battery, and now it's purring like a kitten...
I just need some advice on restoration. Call me crazy, but I feel this car has been waiting for me.
Of course I could never feel the same way about it as I feel about my bikes...
Age is too high a price to pay for maturity
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107E ? That was the 100E body with the 105E OHV motor? Very rare...all the problems of the 100E solved,too late.The 3 speed behind a screaming sidevalve was a right pain in the arse,they also had rear wheel bearings running direct on the axle housing.So,good choice....
I'd rather be thinking
In a previous life I had first a 100E, then a 107E. Chalk and cheese. The only problem the 107E didn't solve was the vacuum-operated windscreen wipers. Apparently you can fit the Anglia electric wipers if you are very determined...
Age is too high a price to pay for maturity
Jam and tarts....
i kinda love classic cars and would love to do some restoring. although im more of a commoner, austin heally 3000, mgb gt is one of my dream g=vages except with nice wee inline 6 or smallish v8 [yeah rover v8 from a p6 3500s] and i cant forget all the lotuses mmmmm lightweight with no fucking anoying go wrong gizzmos. sorry rant over.
good to know theres people out there that like old cages
Alloy, stainless and Ti polishing.
Bling your bike out!
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hey mike, try www.oldschool.co.nz
I'm a fan of the Caddys..this ones a 1972 Seville.
Good luck.
Young & dumb!
In the riders seat
We did to,but it was fitted with a 1300 cortina motor, we managed to roll it on three seperate occasions over one weekend
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
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The Ford Pop was good for that - whats that - a 93E?. The Pop's more.......fell over, than rolled...pile out.....put em back upright and off you go again in a cloud of oil smoke...........aaaaaah, those were the days. Tell the youth of today that, and they won't beleive you........We did to,but it was fitted with a 1300 cortina motor, we managed to roll it on three seperate occasions over one weekend
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Jeez I feel like a boy round some of you fellers! I don't mean that you're old but the things you guys know... that's pretty cool. Me personally? I'd like a '71 HQ 2dr Monaro. I know it's fairly standard but done nicely without too many mods they can look real nice.
They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the evening,
we will remember them
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I don't really get into ''classic'' classic cars,y'know,they ones they all rave about,like Healey 3000s,SP250 Daimlers,the American cars etc - I have a soft spot for the British daily drivers,like MikeL's 107E.Most likely because the early part of my like was full of them,as a kid they were our family cars,as an adult (or as adult as I can get) I spent many years working on them....although the work was hard filthy and slow I got a lot more enjoyment out of it than modern cars.I like old trucks too,I've spent years working on them too - nothing like driving a big British COE like a Leylend,AEC,Albion or Atkinson....the big old slow reving 6 cyl diesel and the gearlever coming out of the cab behind you,you had to reach back to work it....or on the Atkinson it was beside your left leg,but you could only use the clutch for 1st and reverse,all the rest of the gears you had to move your left leg out of the way.I'd like a Phase 1 Vanguard,EIP Velox or A70 Herodshire - but time and space are not available
It growed up
I always thort the ford club are quite active, you should be able to link to that resource.
I have restored Mercedes in the past, don't forget to properly kill rust, the POR system is one of the better systems, Petrol Head magazine has plenty of resources.
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