This will make you smile

[Old guy44]

I see the wine and the sippi cup in the same picture. Was the birthday girl  also drinking the wine?

The one that concerns me is the one the 4 year old is driving, it is one of those four letter words.

Kiwi, I do have an honest question, your 64, what trans does it have in it and what is the shift pattern PNDLR or PRNDL?

[Fitzy]

Ahem..remain calm everyone. I shall be the judge as to how good the pizzas are when we get over there in September.  Mind you, if they taste as good as they look, I'm in luck.

[64 kiwi boni]

1 hour ago, Fitzy said:

Ahem..remain calm everyone. I shall be the judge as to how good the pizzas are when we get over there in September.  Mind you, if they taste as good as they look, I'm in luck.

oh no pressure then!!!!! 

Tell ya what Fitzy if i stuff up we can just eat some scotch or eye fillet from the last cow we killed.....or if your keen i have some really nice venison back steaks!!! 

[64 kiwi boni]

i tell you one thing about the pizza oven, you have to have it at just the right temperature !!! last night the boss pushed for me to start cooking and i told her it was too hot.... justA wait a half hour.... no no cook now ! ( i got the look !!! have you guys ever had THE LOOK ?? ) 

so i cooked, and yes they where burnt on the edges and the base was not crispy !!! and whos fault was that ! 

its real simple... oven at 360 Celsius  pizza in for 1.30 mins and out ..... job done !! you dont even have time to drink half a beer!

 

Edited June 25, 2022 by 64 kiwi boni

[64 kiwi boni]

I little while ago I bought a dual circuit master cylinder for the mk1 cortina to get it legal and also bought a dual master cylinder for the 64 bonneville  

well today I fitted the Datsun master cylinder too the mk1 cortina 

Wayyy Better braking and that’s justA manual no booster ! 
I can’t wait to do the upgrade to the 64 

she has a brand new stock single outlet master cylinder and that’s going to be half as safe as a dual circuit master that feeds fluid to the rear brakes completely Separately from the front brakes  

Edited June 26, 2022 by 64 kiwi boni

[Fitzy]

Better braking? Really? I'm curious as to how you go with the Bonnie. I can't figure out why it should improve the braking (unless the internals are larger, or your old one wasn't up to scratch.) Anyway, it's good news.

[64 kiwi boni]

19 minutes ago, Fitzy said:

Better braking? Really? I'm curious as to how you go with the Bonnie. I can't figure out why it should improve the braking (unless the internals are larger, or your old one wasn't up to scratch.) Anyway, it's good news.

bore size was the same 11/16 but it must be that its 2 pistons and probly that the front discs are getting more pressure before the rears

it certainly stops faster and feeling better.

 

[64 kiwi boni]

Saturday morning I took the mk1 for its certification recheck 

my little list of things the certifier wanted done all got ticked off , then he fitted the certification tag and I will post a picture … I forgot to get one !! Tomorrow 

but he did test the shit it my front suspension system and did a bump steer test and a Ackerman test , both he was happy with ! 
now it’s just a paper work blah blah and the car can go to a testing station and get a warrant of fitness and it’s road legal !!! 
last weekend I had fitted the new brake master cylinder and was very happy with how it braked ! I can’t wait to see how a dual circuit unit works in the 64 !!! 
 

On a side note I took the cortina for a spin and wow !! Can it do good skids 

car weighs just 750 kg and is 162 bhp at the rear wheels 

so no problem loosing traction !!! 
it was a whole bunch of fun !!

 

Edited July 3, 2022 by 64 kiwi boni

[64 kiwi boni]

Note the blue sky standard Taupo winter day !! Super cold but dry !!   

[Fitzy]

Wow. 750kg is nothing. I'm sure it's bags of fun.

Hey, what's going on with that green hot rod? Why is the windscreen divided with several chrome bars, or am I looking at it wrong? That would NEVER be legal, surely?

[64 kiwi boni]

30 minutes ago, Fitzy said:

Wow. 750kg is nothing. I'm sure it's bags of fun.

Hey, what's going on with that green hot rod? Why is the windscreen divided with several chrome bars, or am I looking at it wrong? That would NEVER be legal, surely?

Haha 

it’s the reflection off the steel shed it’s facing 

My mates shed is clad in vertical 5 rib colour steel 

that’s my mopar mate who built the orange super bird 

 

[64 kiwi boni]

We are getting the beautiful sunny days now with the sub- zero frosts over night !

spring is coming to the southern hemisphere 👍👍👍👍

Edited August 14, 2022 by 64 kiwi boni

[Old guy44]

So this is the new project?

Did the other package arrive yet?

[64 kiwi boni]

1 hour ago, Old guy44 said:

So this is the new project?

Did the other package arrive yet?

Yes Dwight this is her 

I have a new thread for it 

if you look at 1957 Chieftain restomod Build

and no!!! The “”package “”””is still on a ship heading this way 👍👍👍👍

Edited August 16, 2022 by 64 kiwi boni

[64 kiwi boni]

More progress on the boss’s additions 

I am in painting mode and it’s going every slow ! JustA one wall completed this weekend ! 

[64 kiwi boni]

This one needs its alternator fitted 

carpets installed 

get it a warrant of fitness and sold ! 

And the boss wants to take this one to beach hop !!!!

[64 kiwi boni]

Not sure if you guys are aware of beach hop .. so I will start a thread next week 

we used to go to the hop every year . And stopped when we lost our accomodation .

Well we found a new place to crash and this is a week long event !!

We leave next Wednesday for Whangamata.. 3 hours north of Taupo   It’s justA little gathering of cars …..remembering nz has a total population of justA over 5 million.

 here is a link to the hop web site...

  https://beachhop.co.nz/

Edited November 15, 2022 by 64 kiwi boni

[64 kiwi boni]

And here on the complete other end of any man’s scale of priorities … the boss needs a tooth replaced !

more bloody work !!!!

[64 kiwi boni]

9 minutes ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

And here on the complete other end of any man’s scale of priorities … the boss needs a tooth replaced !

more bloody work !!!!

you laugh mate ! she wants this done asap ! 

 the hippo has been toothless for over 10 years !

now the boss has her new room its gotta be done yesterday 

 

i have car stuff to do !!!!

i should have given the hippo to Fitzy's boss and it would have gone to ozzy!... but i would not have told Fitzy.. i would have hidden it in his luggage !, and see if he got caught at the bored entering oz with a toothless hippo !!!

Edited November 15, 2022 by 64 kiwi boni

[Fitzy]

Who are you calling a toothless hippo??? Just because I look like Uncle Fester (apparently) doesn't mean you can call me anything you want! 

Have you tried, ahem, "dropping" it on the floor and having it smash into a hundred unsalvageable pieces? My 'Boss' (a term I will always struggle with) once did that with this exquisite German snow dome that a female friend brought back from Europe for me. It was made of glass and was truly beautiful. She reckons she was vacuuming and it fell to the floor. When she told me, I must have looked decidedly unimpressed because she then burst into tears. I guess I won that one - all it cost was her happiness! You should try it.

[64 kiwi boni]

3 minutes ago, Fitzy said:

 

Who are you calling a toothless hippo??? Just because I look like Uncle Fester (apparently) doesn't mean you can call me anything you want! 

 

Oh gees ! 
i didn’t even think about your toothless face mate ! 
your safe as bud. Your no way near hippo status 

[64 kiwi boni]

I do like your idea of dropping it … but … 

i need brownie points … 

long story short … MY mower is in its last legs .. as in . I can see the axle is about to snap- worn out ! 
now I have done the man thing … drop a hint . And had acknowledgment .

next stage is to scare the sh-t out of her with the price !!!

i need your thoughts mate ! 
you have seen my place..

I want !!!!…..

the John Deere 48 inch zero turn …

it has a 22 Hp motors . Has twin over head fox tails and zero to 12 in about a hour !

and …. Bottom line . 8 and a half k . 
that’s the bit that I know is going to get me in trouble . 
my question to you … do I still drop the hippo ?

[Fitzy]

John Deere? Why? Try and get something called a Hustler. All the contractors here in Oz use them. My Husky has a 21hp Kawasaki V twin: fantastic engine. At least aim for that.

Oh, and defo drop the hippo. Whilst she's crying, run down to the mower shop.

[64 kiwi boni]

4 minutes ago, Fitzy said:

John Deere? Why? Try and get something called a Hustler. All the contractors here in Oz use them. My Husky has a 21hp Kawasaki V twin: fantastic engine. At least aim for that.

Oh, and defo drop the hippo. Whilst she's crying, run down to the mower shop.

Hmm they offered me a hustler .. 

I will look again 

[Fitzy]

From memory, they might come with a Kohler engine. Still good, but I reckon the Kwacka is primo. I would go for the Hustler. If I could afford it, I'd get one tomorrow.