i have been working on this ute, i had scored 2 of them ... one went as a swap for the 68 .... which was a great swap the ponti is going be a fantasic car !!!

This is a holden vz crewman s has a v6 and its now tidy, i have had to do lots to it justa to get it back to presentable !! including a new ecu ! that was not cheap !! the thing had been sitting in a paddock for 5 years ! thanks to the fried ecu 

lots of stupid things like steering  rack boots, oil cooler, brakes refresh. new radio with backing camera, i bought a passenger seat and used the covers to make a new drivers seat ...that was fun and it look like brand new !

any who .... its only for flipping so i can generate some cash for the 63 amd 68 

 

Edited February 1, 20251 yr by 64 kiwi boni

fitzy ... does the bus you drive look like this one on my lawn ? 

 

Edited February 1, 20251 yr by 64 kiwi boni

47 minutes ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

i have been working on this ute, i had scored 2 of them ... one went as a swap for the 68 .... which was a great swap the ponti is going be a fantasic car !!!

This is a holden vz crewman s has a v6 and its now tidy, i have had to do lots to it justa to get it back to presentable !! including a new ecu ! that was not cheap !! the thing had been sitting in a paddock for 5 years ! thanks to the fried ecu 

lots of stupid things like steering  rack boots, oil cooler, brakes refresh. new radio with backing camera, i bought a passenger seat and used the covers to make a new drivers seat ...that was fun and it look like brand new !

any who .... its only for flipping so i can generate some cash for the 63 amd 68 

 

Must be the Aussie version of my Chevy Colorado. Mine is a 2018. It also has a V6 and an 8-speed  automatic transmission. It’s my daily driver.

1 hour ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

fitzy ... does the bus you drive look like this one on my lawn ? 

 

Thankfully not. I do have a crummy job but at least I drive something a bit more respectable. Our coaches seat 53 peeps. That looks like accommodation for 6 drug addicts which is probably why it's sitting at your joint!

What's the story with it?

12 hours ago, Fitzy said:

Thankfully not. I do have a crummy job but at least I drive something a bit more respectable. Our coaches seat 53 peeps. That looks like accommodation for 6 drug addicts which is probably why it's sitting at your joint!

What's the story with it?

The 90 year old owner wanted me to install a new gas cooker , problem is 

the whole gas system in the bus has been done in rubber hose !!! Which isn’t legal 

I will have to repipe the appliances in copper right from the bottles to each fixture 

and !!! It has a califont inside with no flue off it ! … that will need to rectified too ..

the boss how ever likes it 🤮

So does this technically qualify as “yard art”?

It's a fairly stylish old thing. There are people out there who like old buses and just like old trucks there have been some flamboyant designs over the decades.

90 years old and driving a bus...this is sounding a bit too familiar. Me in 28 years?

3 hours ago, Frosty said:

So does this technically qualify as “yard art”?

hmmmmmmm

yeah !!!!

Kiwi - here is my Colorado. Look familiar?

2 hours ago, Frosty said:

Kiwi - here is my Colorado. Look familiar?

thats wayyy flasher than the commodore based ute i am fixing 

 

Edited February 2, 20251 yr by 64 kiwi boni

Saw this on Pontiac’s down under face book page 

my new gas tank arrive today, that i ordered back in november ... 800 notes latter !! 

but my 72 so need this tank 

so its a good upgrade ... i will post pics of the swap when time allows 

 

 

Edited March 1, 20251 yr by 64 kiwi boni

News flash !!!

beach hop at whangamata  next week !!!

watch out for a thread to show you all the cars, it starts Tuesday but work has me fully in its grip 

so we will be going up on Thursday 

hopefully Russel are you heading there ? 
 

I will be taking the 72 this year 

the boss isn’t happy about it 

as she still hasn’t got over the near miss last year … but I have told her …. We are alive , we didn’t die … let’s moooooooove on ! 
and my mate who’s mustang got near totalled , got it back this week and it’s brand new !!! So I am looking forward to showing you all what it looks like now !!!

here is where it was this time last year after a tourist went across the road . Hit him ,,  then barrel rolled in the air and justA miss me !!! 

I remember that photo and how upset you all were (rightfully so I might add). That's a lot of work to put that Mustang back together. I hope the shop that did the restoration work really did top notch work.

5 hours ago, Frosty said:

I remember that photo and how upset you all were (rightfully so I might add). That's a lot of work to put that Mustang back together. I hope the shop that did the restoration work really did top notch work.

Matamata panel works is the name of the company the mustang went too 

they are considered one of the best in New Zealand 

I look forward to seeing there workmanship 👍

My beach hop score !!!! 
cut out of 3mm plate steel 

Love it! Nice grab!

Easter weekend at the beach and the oceans wayyy angry ! 
there’s a cyclone going through and currently 32 knots outside !!!

great day to read and do research … 

hmmm how sells a full set of arp bolts for a 400 😜

Last weekend was v8 Supercars here in Taupo and while working a solstice drove past me !!!! I have never seen one in nz !!!!

sooo I got to reading !!! Very cool little car . And I liked the ls2 conversion !!!

Bath time for the grandies 

it’s blowing it’s arse off but the kids want to use pops out side bath …. 
who am I to say no ! 

You are a push over when it comes to them, aren't you? 

9 hours ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

Bath time for the grandies 

it’s blowing it’s arse off but the kids want to use pops out side bath …. 
who am I to say no ! 

looks nicer than my indoor bath tub 😲

7 hours ago, Frosty said:

You are a push over when it comes to them, aren't you? 

Yeah I am !

My classic industries and rock auto arrived today …

power steer pump from rock auto … with fridge magnet !!! Which is a first in a long time !!! Last few orders have arrived with zip magnet! While my mate orders f__d parts and gets a magnet every time 

 my stock pump that i had rebuilt 20 years ago failed as we where heading out  on a weekend long rod run !

i am glad it failed close to home !! like 6kms away ! i man handled it back to the garage and we swaped cars ! if it had failed while we where on the run, that is 3 hours from home , it would not have been fun !!!

anywho 

 

Edited April 24, 20251 yr by 64 kiwi boni

The classic industries order,   new door locks , both the ones on my 72 f body are tired , so I have been collecting parts to do a whole door refresh … so far I have hinge pins , new door cards, new glass, and the new locks . All I am waiting on is a complete door rubber set …

Also in my order is a new mirror glass for my drivers side mirror !!! I am so over looking behind me into a crappy bit of glass !! This is a major improvement as I drive the 72 on lots of long trips 

It took me all of 5 minutes to replace the grotty bit of mirror glass ! 
I should have done this years ago !!!!!!!

Edited April 24, 20251 yr by 64 kiwi boni

Aah - the joy of boxes of goodies arriving. I remember those days - heady, joyful..um, expensive days.

'Should have done this years ago.' How many times have I said that???