What happens when i cant work on my Pontiac !

[64 kiwi boni]

1 hour ago, Fitzy said:

That missus of yours is a slave driver. Do what I do: put on a crash helmet and some padding and then tell her to f@#k off and leave you alone. This method works for me, although I still get bruised a bit. Thank goodness beer is there to soothe the pain.

Hmmm

might try that 

but then I don’t think so !!! I like my balls ! I don’t think I could part with them ! 

[64 kiwi boni]

Progress on the additions !

frames up 

and trusses are next 

but waiting on scaffolding To go up first 

I have a mate who I bought a trailer off to sit the spare 64 Pontiac body on and he is doing my scaffolding for a suitable beer price 🍻🍻🍻🍻

[Frosty]

Nice to have friends who work for beer and pizza!

[64 kiwi boni]

Here in New Zealand if you modify your car in anyway you have to get the modification's certified by the gods.. aka lvvta  low volume vehicle testing authority to comply with the nzta ... new zealand transport authority  and then you can get a warrant of fitness for your car every 6 months , to be legally aloud to drive your pride and joy🙄

fitzy can relate to this as ozzy has a similar system, except theirs is even harder than nz...

well today i spent from 8 am till 5 pm standing around waiting my turn to get the Cortina through its first lvvta inspection.... 

in this car it has a non stock engine and gear box, diffrent diff and a whole change for front suspension.

i came away with a list of 4 items to rectify , none of which where what i would consider major things to change, i had used a bolt instead of a pin for the brake pedal to push rod pivot, i had  washers spacing the wilwood front calipers and they want that to be a single bush.

they want a rear drive shaft loop to stop the drive shaft from cutting the flow and return fuel lines.... i had piped the line in the drive shaft tunnel and already have a front drive shaft loop. 

and the guy did not except my aftermarket single circuit brake master cylinder,,,, if it was a factory Cortina one i could keep the single outlet system otherwise it has to be a dual circuit master cylinder.

you guys state side are so lucky you dont have all the southern hemisphere bs we have !!!just to keep our old cars on the road legally !!

 

some of the projects where chassis inspections like my mate Johns 56 chev truck chassis, 

some where there for seat belt mount certifcations

this guy with his brand new purchase had no idea that even though he paid big money for a dodge charger it was a real mess under side and the list of things that need doing is LONG ,, i will not elaborate. 

Edited April 23, 2022 by 64 kiwi boni

[Ringo64]

2 hours ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

Here in New Zealand if you modify your car in anyway you have to get the modification's certified by the gods.. aka lvvta  low volume vehicle testing authority to comply with the nzta ... new zealand transport authority  and then you can get a warrant of fitness for your car every 6 months , to be legally aloud to drive your pride and joy🙄

Here in Florida, no inspections. Long as my car doesn’t have a loud, custom exhaust, no laws to stop you. I have seen trucks with bent frames driving down the road where their front wheels aren’t aligned with the rear.

I like it and hate it at the same time  

[JUSTA6]

On 4/8/2022 at 4:26 AM, 64 kiwi boni said:

Hmmm

might try that 

but then I don’t think so !!! I like my balls ! I don’t think I could part with them ! 

Good plan, Justa remember you must sleep sometime.   She is lurking/waiting.  As Red always said...If women don't find you attractive, they should at least find you handy.

Edited April 23, 2022 by JUSTA6

[Wrongway]

Great pics bud, thanks

[Fitzy]

Kiwi - because my car is essentially stock I got out of it lightly. It turns out the reason why they wouldn't register my car the first time around is that the old style chassis number needed to be manually inputted into the system and that was it! Modern VINs are 17 digits but not the old 1965 Pontiac one. So: no inspection (apart from Safety Certificate) no engineer, no mod plate. They have a new rule now where the Qld Transport staff are not allowed to go outside and physically check the car for details like chassis number & engine number because they might get skin cancer. This is true! 

Anyway, they sound like minor mods except for the master cylinder which is a good one to do, anyway. I should have done that as a priority when I first started doing my car.

Lots of old cars in those pics - that damn place must be chockablock with old cars! I'm forever astounded as to how strong the old car scene is there.

[64 kiwi boni]

yeah mate, kiwis are truly petroheads !! Taupo is just a little place and yet we have dozens of cool old cars here!

this certification stuff is justA pita but we have no choice them be the rulz! 

 i want to get this cortina certified and sold ! i need the space and the boss fancy's the cash!! for her new room !!!

happy wife.... something about life.... death... i forget what the saying is !!

[64 kiwi boni]

Fitzy, you will be interested in this, i sold the vr ss commy i have today, spent most of the day cleaning it up and fixing crap on it, guy turns up this afternoon and want to do a deal, he wants my vr and get me to do some plumbing for him and i get a xy falcon ute project less engine a box that he wants 12k for ... now would you know what xy falcon utes go for in ozz ?

this is a rolling body, sand blasted , complete 1972 xy ute with registration on hold( which here in nz is gold) 

[Fitzy]

Easy 20k for an XY without powertrain. A complete XY ute? Start at 35k and go up. With a Clevo and top loader, start at 50k, at least.

Make sure it's truly complete - it's the little trim pieces and badges that will drive you mad AND repro parts are available but big dollars. 1972 is the last year of the XY - the XA replaced it in the same year. 

[64 kiwi boni]

14 minutes ago, Fitzy said:

Easy 20k for an XY without powertrain. A complete XY ute? Start at 35k and go up. With a Clevo and top loader, start at 50k, at least.

Make sure it's truly complete - it's the little trim pieces and badges that will drive you mad AND repro parts are available but big dollars. 1972 is the last year of the XY - the XA replaced it in the same year. 

yes  xy ute....justA no motor or gear box, the guy says its complete.... i will need to check but i think i should grab it. ... what do you think ? 

oh i haven't told the boss yet !!! haahah ....here we go again !!!  

one car sold and another coming.... i am sure i am going to get in trouble again! i think i need AAAC

..... awesome automobile addiction club

[Fitzy]

I thought you said you had another purchase in the wings, but you were cagey about details. Your missus is going to kill you. In fact, I have to wonder why she hasn't already!

Many years ago, I had a 70s Valiant and needed some parts. Someone told me of the 'Valiant Man' who had a residence up the road from me. This guy had about an acre and it contained an old Queenslander house amidst a sea of overgrown grass and Valiants everywhere. I turned up to see his long suffering missus hanging up the washing on a Hills hoist in amongst the sea of abandoned wrecks. I often wonder whatever happened to him and for how much longer did she put up with living in a snake infested hovel absolutely bursting with wrecks in various stages of decrepitude. My guess is she finally located his shotgun and let him have it!

There's a cheery thought for you as you drag home the next, ahem 'project.' You keep the shotty locked up, right?

[64 kiwi boni]

oh!! sorry for our northern hemisphere petrol heads xy falcon.....ute  !!! hahaha

3 minutes ago, Fitzy said:

I thought you said you had another purchase in the wings, but you were cagey about details.

mate this is a super cool surprise! and yes its still happening,,,, its justa taking a long time to happen... hopefully its here before your are !!!

Edited April 24, 2022 by 64 kiwi boni

[64 kiwi boni]

5 minutes ago, Fitzy said:

Your missus is going to kill you. In fact, I have to wonder why she hasn't already!

shes getting her new room!! 

have you not herd of brownie points???

8 minutes ago, Fitzy said:

There's a cheery thought for you as you drag home the next, ahem 'project.' You keep the shotty locked up, right?

my boss doesn't need a gun! 

have you ever herd of "the look" ????

[Fitzy]

XYs will always be sought after, much like EHs & HQs - handsome, significant cars. Yeah, go on - get it. Unless there's something drastically wrong with it, you can't go wrong. Have a good look at where the rear leaf springs attach to the body - utes are workhorses and I once had an HG ute and the leaf spring attachment point broke through the floor and goodbye ute - back then it just wasn't worth fixing.

[64 kiwi boni]

Fitzy that valiant guy has a condo in Waikiki, and is laughing all the way to the bank now ! 

old is gold now and if you have a old car yard your gona be set up for the rest of your life!

 iam sure you are seeing where classic car prices are going/gone ! 

6 minutes ago, Fitzy said:

Have a good look at where the rear leaf springs attach to the body

i will !!👍

i dont know my falcons ! i only ever had cortinas when i was young!

Edited April 24, 2022 by 64 kiwi boni

[Fitzy]

The old crap that we were forced to drive when I was in my 20s are today's 'classics.' The point is that old cars look far better than they drive, unless you restomod it. I had enough old Australian Holdens & Fords to last me a lifetime and simply cannot bring myself to shell out tens of thousands for a four door, bench seat, three on the tree crappy old 6. I wanted my last project to be special, so I went Yank Tank.

Oh - the guy who sold me my GP now has a 65 Bonnie coupe with a factory 421 - about 23k. When I win Lotto...

[64 kiwi boni]

11 minutes ago, Fitzy said:

The old crap that we were forced to drive when I was in my 20s are today's 'classics.' The point is that old cars look far better than they drive, unless you restomod it. I had enough old Australian Holdens & Fords to last me a lifetime and simply cannot bring myself to shell out tens of thousands for a four door, bench seat, three on the tree crappy old 6. I wanted my last project to be special, so I went Yank Tank.

yeah i understand that

[Wrongway]

                 

Thats justa cool bro

[64 kiwi boni]

more progress today the scaffolders turned up, with justA enough scaffold to get the trusses up, 

sound like they are under the pressure with being able to supply scaffold to all the building site. !!

 i need this scaffold or my roofers wont get on the roof full stop !! health and safety requirements !! 

 back when i was installing roofs we didnt have any of this bs !! you used common sense and did not fall off roofs!... not now !!🙄 

Edited April 29, 2022 by 64 kiwi boni

[JUSTA6]

On 4/24/2022 at 4:09 AM, 64 kiwi boni said:

 

 iam sure you are seeing where classic car prices are going/gone ! 

i will !!👍

i dont know my falcons ! i only ever had cortinas when i was young!

OLD FALCON

Young Falcon

 

[Frosty]

FALCONS IN TREES....old joke but still funny.

[64 kiwi boni]

More progress, trusses in place, cut into the existing house .... Wifes super happy when all the rat poo fell out of the ceiling  for years before we owned the place there was a lemon tree growing next to the house, the rats would climb up it, into the gutters and into the roof space!!

Barge boards up next, and should be ready for the roofer who is booked for mid week next week, hopefully we dont get too much rain !!

Edited May 4, 2022 by 64 kiwi boni

[Frosty]

I've crawled through enough junked cars in bone yards to see enough rat and mouse turds to last a life time. I can only imagine how thrilled your boss must have been. Imagine the case of gonnasyphilria you could get from these wee beasties!