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Out of interest I have actually identified the rear section. It is Essex, late 20s vintage, and completely by accident! There was one showed up for sale on New Zealand's TradeMe site (Craigslist style website??) and yep that's it!!!

Unfortunately not this weekend, trip down country in the diesel to collect a swimming pool.... I've hit another snag in that I have to chop the pedal box out and lower it 80mm.....bugger

We'll thank Christ for a staff account!!! New radiator, coolant, thermostat and temp sender in the diesel daily. Now to get back to what I was doing before being so rudely interupted

I coulda use w and ends is r and has anke in the middle. And just to top it off my daily driver Isuzu SUV decided to spit a fan blade and drive it into the radiator. That's my Saturday after work taken up:mad:

Box section purchased, 2 lengths, benefit of my new employer is we service their vehicles, they discount our steel!!! First length was $68, 2 lengths $80!!! CO2 bottle filled.. Check! Now stuck waiting on certifier (NZ have people who sign off your vehicle prior to issuing registration plates if...

I'm at a loss with a seat for the Buick. I'm thinking of making a fixed seat back similar to majority of vintage cars. Has anyone built one from scratch? Our laws also stipulate it has to have "padded upholstery" and a "padded seatbase". I don't give a rats nono about the covering but some pics...

Here in New Zealand we observe Daylight Savings. I love it and wish it didn't end. Then it's dark at 7 and no work for this guy. Garage is under my house and fumes permeate through the floor. Sucks

Pictureless update but left hand side is nearly finished. Figure another couple of cuts and welds and burn it in. Another step closer! Yes!!! Also required very shortly is another length of box section....

Pictures!!! 1 completed top rail 2 rear body half join 3 floor tunnel etc 4 up under the cowl join 5 right hand lower cowl patch 6 left hand lower cowl patch 7 the next mission, the left top rail... AAARRRGGGGHHHH

I must admit that hearing it burbling away has got me amped up. Off to work for the Saturday morning grind. Fingers crossed the rain stays away and I can get it outside and finish the top right side body "line" for lack of a better word

Engine has been knawing away at me for a while now, (never heard it running, bought on promise it was a runner from mate of old mans) so last night thought I'd have a go at firing it up, well, fired basically first crank once it pumped fuel up. Has a tired lifter but apart from that she's all...

I bought this rear section for knaff all. Anyway I've narrowed it etc to suit my chassis. I'm kinda interested in putting a name to it. It had wood in it and had some fold over attaching thingees along the top leading edge. Had metal brackets running top to bottom on rearmost section and they...

We'll nothing achieved apart from selling off my daughters unloved motorcycles and all the riding gear. Didn't realise it but my little welder I Use gasless had a gas line wound up inside it. So I promptly got that out and, yep gas comes out the torch! Bonus. Now need to get a smaller roll of...

So rapt for you all those bits were in the boot!!!!

That's unreal. Nice work

Nice work!!

I got a lot to prove with this car. So I ain't giving up on it. No sir-eee. Edit: wifey just got home and I broke news to her about the welder. Reaction was not really what I thought it would be. " oh well you'll just have to get it fixed after Christmas. At least I still got ol faithful...

Today was supposed to go smooth and awesome. Started off well, until the worst possible thing happened. I think my big MIG blew up. Grr. So drag out the old gasless, then promptly ran out of wire. Turned everything off, pushed car into garage and shut door in disgust. Currently fuming

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