Toyspeed

Not too bad with rust luckily.
I’ll go get a few estimates this week and let you know what they say.

Al wrote:How deep are your pockets?

Iconic Restorations on Falsgrave Street are good

Hmm, that may be overkill.

Price-wise, I'm expecting to spend between $3k-$5k. Does that sound about right?

Hey All.

I've got an '84 AW11 MR2 which I'm restoring. It has a little rust a few dents and needs a full respray.

Has anyone in Chch got any experience with getting restoration work done and can recommend (or warn against) a local panel beater?

Thanks

Black AW11 Wing/Spoiler.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... d=99920428

Cheers mate, already had it done

Hey all.

I'm after a cheap place to get my aircon regassed.
I don't really want to have it leak tested, then be told that I had to spend $500 before they'll gas it, I just really want the gas put in, then if it fails it's my problem....

Does anyone know of anywhere around CHCH, that'll do ...

I though it was a legal requirement to have a Odo?

What are you doing with a Falcon

Haha... It's not just a falcon, It's a fairmont! All electrics etc.....

We needed something with a towball, and it was gong to cost nearly $400 to get one fitted to our big car, one of my mates parents offered me this for $500.... so I basically brought my ...

Thanks for the suggestions, I managed to get another cluster for $20 yesterday, that has done 20,000 k's more than mine.. So I have just put that in. Now it looks like I did 20,000 K's over night.

Digital speedo....

Ahh well done, Thanks for that.

Do you have a link to where you found that?

Hmmm? maybe I should ring the LTSA and see what they say.

Will let you know.
Cheers

In my daily hack (XF Fairmont) my speedo has started playing up, So I have managed to pick up a cheap second hand one.

But of course the k's on the speedo are quite a lot less than the one in my car. Will this matter when I go to get a warrant or anything?

Or will no one actually care about it ...

Perky, you are basically right, just buy a Pot from Dick Smith for a few dollars, and put it in-line with you light feed.

If all else fails you can take the end plate off the gearbox bellhouse, and wedge a screw driver in the fly wheel ring gear.

Not the best idea but it can work.

Have you tried wedging a power bar on the ground, and flicking the starter motor for a second?

If you need an explaination of what to do just ask.

If you do try it make sure you take the cable of the coil, so the car can't start.

[EDIT]Ooops, took too long to type that [/EDIT]

I had a quick word to my mechanic (family friend) and he seemed to think that is a lie. He said the AFM's are set up on flow benches, and should not be adjusted, like some people who think that it is a good idea to turn the gear on them forwards a couple of teeth.

Yeah of course you are

I had to vote Brad.
I have been in his MR2 with him......

I can also rember doing doughnuts around the round-about outside the police station in Blenheim in an old Cosmo driven by him!!!!!!

Thanks.

I had a feeling that would be the case.