New Awesome Job!!

[cozmoid]

Yes it's true
I have had a early life crisis
I hated my job as a recruitment consultant but I loved the money dammit

So I bit the bullet and found myself a apprenticeship at Total Automotive here in dunedin
And now im a really happy TSer
I chose the best place to work.
We specialise in classic's, race cars and transmissions so i get to play with lots of cool stuff
here is a sample of what i have drove and worked on so far
1999 Aston Martin DB7 supercharged straight six (drool)
1960 Ford thunderbird
E type roadster
E type hardtop
E type V12
Many Mk2 Jag's including a 400hp racecar
Many XJ6, XJ8, XJ12, X300 and X400 jags all late model
Many many mercs and BMW's incl a M3 and a SL500 some kompressors etc
1980 911 porsche race car
1970 GT6 triumph coupe
Fiat spyder
Triumph TR8 V8 racecar
HWM jaguar singleseater racecar
Jaguar C type (le mans winner)
1929 Buick
1917 Ford Model T
1960 912 Porsche (very retro cool)
1980 Dx corolla wagon getting a CA18de conversion
Triumph Vitesse racecar
1969 Ford Mustang
1979 Chevrolet Corvette
Bigblock Chevelle 451 cubic inch V8

The list goes on and on
What a majorly cool job but I have really badly scarred hands now but thats ok

Hopefully 1 day I will have my own business restoring classics like im doing now at work. Lots of money and a low stress job that I get to use my brain. It's great!

I know toyota's are awesomely reliable cars but if you ever want any help or just a chat about ur ride come see me. My work has a really good reputation. We also have a rolling road dyno and some of the newest diagnostic computers to help with pesky problems(error codes and SRS or ABS problems etc)
Im always happy to help outside of work too but that dosen't mean I will do all the work for you. I like to help people that don't mind gettin their hands dirty

Never forget
RWD forever!

[Lloyd]

Employ me when you start a business if you're to be driving that sort of stuff around

[cozmoid]

yeah no probs but it could be a few years away yet
What do u do to earn your bread?

[SkylineObsession]

Total Automotive ay? Jutland Street? When i get the money my gearbox will be visiting you guys to get completely rebuilt.

1999 Aston Martin DB7 supercharged straight six (drool)

Oh and, i hate you. Does that live in Dunedin? I've NEVER seen an Aston Martin before in real life.

[cozmoid]

Sweet we will make ur skyline box BULLETPROOF! Rob is awesome at building gboxes

Yeah the DB7 does live in dunedin. It is the first real life 1 i have seen too! It's only new in town. Don't worry I make myself sick too with all the cool cars i get to fuk around with! It's GREAT!!!

[Lloyd]

To earn my bread I be a mechanic. Just finished my apprenticeship so I'm actually qualified now Well, once they hurry up with the paperwork and whatnot

[Alex B]

Tell me more about 400HP Mark 2, old man has a 64' 3.4 in bits in the garage.

[cozmoid]

Ok
Brown mark 2
Vented bonnet
Willwood 4 pot brakes at the front
Triple 45mm weber carbs
4.2 litre straight six
Dry Sump
Massive radiator
Custom neat rollcage
Twin race seats etc
And $120 000ish spent on the engine!!!!

If u wanna see it wait till the Festival of speed. It will be there.

But my god it makes the sweetest, angriest noise. If anyone works in the wharf area they would have heard it!

By the way a Shelby AC Cobra replica showed up at work today! It's chrome extractors reach all the way outside the car and down along the sills!!!!
Farkin Sweet

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1917 Ford Model T

got pics?

[cozmoid]

i have pics of some of the cars but not the model t

It's one of the tradesmans at work and he is away at the moment
He has 2!

I will get some when he gets back

[cozmoid]

here is a couple of pics
Shelby A/C Cobra replica

Jaguar E type roadster 4.2 straight six

Jaguar C type replica

[Alex B]

Very nice! Some c**t in a mega truck cut you off yesterday??

[Mr Revhead]

is the hoist reserved for POS duty?

[cozmoid]

Very nice! Some flange in a mega truck cut you off yesterday??

Yeah it's true but no sweat. I might cut u off 1 day accidentally then we r even.

It's like im in credit

[cozmoid]

is the hoist reserved for POS duty?

hehe yeah seems that way. We have had a rover hatch on a hoist for 2 weeks! And it ain't the first 1! Never buy a rover or a CVT trans vehicle!

We have had the DB7 back again. It wasn't running right. Strange sensor ECU problem but it's sweet now. Check her out

Note in the background the
Triumph Vitesse 2.5L 2 door twiple weber sidedraughts etc full race setup
HWM Jaguar 4.2L Single seater, dry sump, massive cams, triple weber sidedraughts etc
U can also see the supalights from the MK 2 jag racecar on the hoist

Furkn Gorgeous
But under that curvacious body lurks a rather simple chassis, drivetrain straight from a Series 3 Jaguar

[Alex B]

Where the hell are these cars coming from?? Never seen any of the DB series in town And shes no DB9 but

[Mr Revhead]

i think youll find that while the DB7 and XKR evolved from the same point, they are quite a bit different

[SkylineObsession]

Me wanty that Aston.

[Mr Revhead]

me wanty ANY aston.

new used sales manager here is a personal freind of david browns grandson.... who still has shares....
bastard managed to score a drive of a DBR9