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Some Jap Crap Wagon

Started by Heath , May 28 2011 05:43 PM

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#26 _Gunmetal LH_

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Posted 02 June 2011 - 01:47 AM

Trans fluid does what you don't want it to do when you spill it everywhere- it soaks in.

Works on black plastic trim that's gone grey too. Soaks in and is a bugger to wash off with water so it should last a while...

Might get rid of that frosty look, shine them up a bit and might fill in the crazing?

Ever heard of 'oiling a stone'? Stones like opal doublets or triplets can have their layers separate and look like crap. A bit of 'light' oil (like baby oil or sewing machine oil) gets in the split and walla- the split disappears!

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#27 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 02 June 2011 - 06:31 PM

You have done a bit of Lap i presume Pete??

Oh yeah, looks awesome Heath.

Cheers.

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#28 wot179

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Posted 02 June 2011 - 06:37 PM

What do original hubcaps look like?

Id like to see it slammed with caps.

Sorry,man.Those wheels are rank.

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#29 Heath

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Posted 03 June 2011 - 12:29 AM

Well I got the wheels for nothing and the offset is mint so I can't really complain. I don't think they're ideal but I think they're perfect for the time being.

The stock hubcaps are really ugly:
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And the original steelies are really ugly too but would probably come up okay if you widened them a lot. But I'm not really interested in having that kind of look anyway. I had more of this kinda thing in mind...

Techno Racing Phantoms
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Rare as hell 5-stud RiverSides
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5-stud Hayashi Streets
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FR5s

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#30 _nzstato_

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Posted 03 June 2011 - 07:20 AM

Have you check out oldschool.co.nz like I told you to? You'll find tons of fellas there with the same ideas, they're a bit of a laugh too.

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#31 wot179

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Posted 03 June 2011 - 08:34 AM

Those caps look OK,but I see where you are going with this.

Not my cup of tea,but far better 20inch Chinese transformer-mask wheels.

I hope you spend max effort with a speedfile if you decide to paint it,the car deserves good paint.

Do you have any leads on a front bar for it at all?

Im thinking you would take one in just about any condition.

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#32 orangeLJ

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Posted 03 June 2011 - 09:55 AM

There is a bloke I deliver to that has a workshop full of old carona and crown wagons (similar year models to your rig) if you.find out if anything is a similar fit (like a front bar) it might be easier?

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#33 Heath

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Posted 03 June 2011 - 12:15 PM

Sam mate I just went on there and posted it up, got a very warm welcome! hahaha they love it. Maybe I should move to NZ! Thanks for the heads-up dude

Not your cup of tea? There's a word for that you know... philistine! :tease:

Have no intention of painting the car any time soon. Probably going to make it grow a bit more surface rust for starters... hahaha. Kinda got some leads on the front bar but nothing has come through yet. Not really in a rush, something that's a bit dinted should be fine. I don't really want to cross-breed the car at this stage, we'll see how we go.

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#34 _nzstato_

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Posted 03 June 2011 - 12:51 PM

Sweet, knew it/you would fit right in. If I could make but one suggestion....

Mattress in the back

Tidy young female

Roadtrip

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That is all

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Posted 03 June 2011 - 04:02 PM

Funny how you never notice some cars til someone buys one.
Today i spotted a wagon the same shape and style as yours. It was in very tidy condition and a old guy in 70s was driving it and it still had the early 1970s numberplates still attached.

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#36 Heath

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#37 wot179

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Posted 06 June 2011 - 11:16 AM

siiiiiiick

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#38 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 06 June 2011 - 05:34 PM

Hahaha

Cheers.

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#39 _mick74lh_

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Posted 08 June 2011 - 08:38 PM

Sweet. Nice plates Heath. I'm jealous. I really wanna work on my car. I'll be able to in about a week. Then we've gotta catch up and talk shit

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#40 _stooy_

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Posted 09 June 2011 - 12:14 PM

I smell another car BBQ coming up.

Perhaps we should host it this time in the shed.

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#41 _SLR Torrie_

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Posted 10 June 2011 - 09:33 AM

Nice car Heath! Got a soft spot for old Jap cars.

By the way, do you know what the model name of those Riversides are? They are fricken awesome!!
I've got a set of 16x 7.5 +0, 16x8 -2 SSR Xr4 Longchamps on my Galant Vr4. Extremely rare in that size.

This is them when I replaced the bolts and polished them up.

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#42 Heath

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Posted 10 June 2011 - 12:58 PM

frOck yes gotta get on the bbq's again, just so many 21sts atm and being out of Melbourne during the week I don't have many spare evenings!

John those SSR Longchamps are mad as, absolutely want some but they never made XR4s in 5-stud, they had some other 5-stud Longchamps but they aren't as nice. Still I've got my eyes on some knock-off XR4 kinda things, 15x8, I'd probably go +10 with 185s... should sit about right under the arches

I don't know what the Riversides are, if I did I'd be looking for them haha

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#43 _Woodsy_

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Posted 10 June 2011 - 01:09 PM

A sedan went passed me the other day similar to this, it was a browny colour though, was quite tidy.

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Posted 11 June 2011 - 11:41 PM

Heath, couldnt help but comment, the under bonnet light is I believe identical to that fitted from the very early 60s Bluebirds into late 60s Datsuns, they sure got some value out of that design.

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#45 _SLR Torrie_

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Posted 12 June 2011 - 01:28 AM

John those SSR Longchamps are mad as, absolutely want some but they never made XR4s in 5-stud, they had some other 5-stud Longchamps but they aren't as nice. Still I've got my eyes on some knock-off XR4 kinda things, 15x8, I'd probably go +10 with 185s... should sit about right under the arches

I don't know what the Riversides are, if I did I'd be looking for them haha

Yeah, they are a sweet old jap rim. Have never seen another set of 16's. I reckon I know the the other Longchamps your talking about. They are called XR4Z and are similar but yeah not as good. Come in a big range of sizes and offsets. I thought they were rip-offs when I first saw them.

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