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[rodomo]

I used to get asked this when I was in business.
My answer was: "Yes, $50,0000"
That was what my R.W.C. licence was worth to me per annum at the time.

[Bart]

ive cleaned the exhaust manifolds and looked into the shifter linkage and
to change it to the other side will be too much trouble

what is the easiest way to get thick grease oil and dirt off the motor and box
are there any certain ways to do it?

does any1 know of a place in melb the will do dodgy road worthys?

if you going to ask for dodgy road worthys at least PM it. Not in public

[benno81]

i agree i use to work next to a mechanic that does dodgys and half the cars that went there should b in a crusher not on the rd
yeah i agree there are things that should b over looked like small rust spots diff coloured panels but not wat some expect to get away with
the tyres should have tread on for alot of reasons for example so u stop in time as to not run up a car with kids in the back!

all i can think of is someone getting a dodgy and driving there car into another one that has one of my kids in it all because "the tie rod end will be fine mate cant afford new ones yet"!
(well dont drive the f#@%ing thing until u can afford the bits that need attention)

sorry to take over ur thread mate just an issue that i believe we should all face i like most on this forum make sure my daily is safe enough that it is not going to fall apart and kill someone!

[hawk]

im going to do the brakes tyres suspenion driveline and bushes i just need some rust overlooked

[Heath]

Glass the rust up nicely and you won't be able to see it. Ooops did I say that out loud?

Look you may or may not be able to get a dodgy roadworthy, but I would encourage you to try and find a relaxed inspector, rather than some dodgy c unt that isn't even gonna tell you what is f ucked and why it's unsafe.

[hawk]

wat sort of glass should i use and how easy it it to use

[benno81]

just go to supercheap mate easy to use it comes with directions i did my boat with it yrs ago and never had a problem cheap aswell

im going to do the brakes tyres suspenion driveline and bushes i just need some rust overlooked

glad to here this mate sorry if i raved on just see so many accidents waiting to happen out there all because ppl have better things to spend there money on
life is short enough why take the risk of making it shorter or worse case making someone elses shorter

[hawk]

yeah i know wat u mean and fair eonough i wansnt clear on wat i meant

at the moment ive got the motor out and today i cleaned the new box and got exhaust manifold gaskets
so hopefully i will have the motor back in and going soon

for the roadworthy im removing the gas system to save money having to get a new tank
so that will come after when i can afford it

[Bart]

yeah i know wat u mean and fair eonough i wansnt clear on wat i meant

at the moment ive got the motor out and today i cleaned the new box and got exhaust manifold gaskets
so hopefully i will have the motor back in and going soon

for the roadworthy im removing the gas system to save money having to get a new tank
so that will come after when i can afford it

Its a pity to glass it up. The old Statesmans look so good when fixed nice.
I got a 1984 Caprice, will do that up some day, looking a bit shabby. I wont be using glass for the small rust spots.

[hawk]

glass will be a temorary fix for a roady as i only have 5 months to get it there
after the roadworthy i will slowly rebuild the car properly

[Bart]

glass will be a temorary fix for a roady as i only have 5 months to get it there
after the roadworthy i will slowly rebuild the car properly

Sweet, fair enough

[hawk]

i took the shifter up to the local garage and they changed the linkage for me

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old box

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trans support painted

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[hawk]

what colour should i paint the new box

[Heath]

Why paint it at all? Just clean it up nicely and if anything is gonna rust paint it silver/black.

Just a dirty old auto mate, don't need to show it off!

[hawk]

yesterday i got some chrome rocker covers and caps
the rest of the welch plugs i need and some auto trans
fluid so it should be up and running next weekend

ive also done the rear welch plugs and painted the box red

[hawk]

jus finihed putting the motor and box back in
ill reconnect everything 2morro

i had trouble getting the trans crossmember bolts to line up

ill have some pics up in the next hour

[hawk]

because it only has 5 months rego now and after that it will need
a pit inspection which i dont like the idea of

[hawk]

my chrissy presents

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[hawk]

got the motor back in and running now
we found that the dizzy rotor and cap were screwed
the only problem i had was that the new exhaust manifolds dont line up with the
exhaust so i have to clean up and get new studs put in the origional ones

[hawk]

my nets been down for a while so here r a few pics

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after the motor was running well i took it for a drive and got
home to find a rear main leak

ive decided to take the car off the road at the end of five months
and do it all properly

[mr5000]

if i was you id just be getting it to reasonable standard most places wont go to hard on rwc if its just a transfer to your name then concerntrate on your torry so ya got something sweet to drive for ya ps and just use vk as daily thrasher/work car and while ur on your ps go over the stato and fix her up properly then at the end u got a sweet torry a sweet stato and you dont have to worry about driving it and getting done

[wot179]

Your shed could use a coat of paint ,too,by the looks of it.

[micklx]

Not sure if they're the same, but I''ve probably got a battery tray and inner guard from a WB that you can have for a few cans. (full of VB that is)

[Heath]

So what's the story? You're driving it for a while and then pulling it down for a bit of a rebuild?