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You might be right about the backing plate Harvey. It's been a few years since I did mine but I have a feeling the auto plate has an extra cutout in the starter hole to allow access to the torque converter bolts.

Found it! http://www.nzherald.co.nz/motoring/news/article.cfm?c_id=9&objectid=11198110

Hi Stewart, I recognise that car. I supplied a few bits for it a couple of owners back before he sold it to buy a P5B. I believe it was the subject of a NZ Herald article on classics and their owners a couple of years ago. It is definitely Almond with a Sandalwood vinyl interior. There may be a...

I think they suit the car. Oddly enough the only other P6 I have seen in NZ with Cosmics is a very nice series 1 V8 in Arden green. This is the second set of Cosmics I have owned, my first set (which were pretty rough) were stolen from the shed at work a year ago. I was amazed to find another...

It's starting to look like an annual thing with this car. After that car show last Feb I drove it for about a week or so then parked it again in favour of the TC and didn't touch it again 'til December. But I decided it would be nice to have the use of it again and the TC is becoming due for...

Yup, I've had this issue too. I bought a couple of sets of Remsa pads in which the holes had been filled by pad material. I used an old pad that was worn down to the metal as a template and drilled out the holes again. They work fine, just a sloppy manufacturing process.

Don't know if they were officially sold here but I've seen a couple. They built the V8s here and possibly the 2600 too. There are quite a few Vitesses around and even a few twin plenums and I saw a Diesel one once and a couple of V8S models and VdP efi. Don't think I've ever seen a 2300 I the...

It's probably not a float issue. I removed the sender and it was rusted in place so I dismantled and cleaned it as best I could, lubricated it and tested and it seemed to work. Unfortunately it only lasted a couple of weeks before failing but given it's condition I'm not entirely surprised. I...

Just make sure you get round ones, way too difficult trying to cut an oval hole in the door! I think those came from a mid-90s Toyota Camry. I salvaged another set from a Toyota Chaser which I will be using on the ToyRover project.

Oh Mate, that's tragic news. Very sorry for your loss. :cry:

I found some door wiring conduits from an older Toyota at a scrappy and used them in one project. It does require a largish hole but the result is very neat. You can just see one here:

Yes, progress is good when the missus goes away. The Chaser was a bland but well made car and the motor saw service in the Supra and Soarer, often with a turbo or two hanging off it and occasionally in 3litre guise. However this week I am currently down in Wellington with a rental car that is...

Re: Storage headaches/engine upgrade So they did come through in the end. Made me an offer (without admitting liability) which I accepted just to get it over with. Not as much as I'd like but better than nothing, So, what to do with a basically sound 3500 with a knackered engine? I've been...

You have to remove the console before you can take the gaiter off. Is your car auto or manual? Remove the ashtrays. Remove the two 7/16 nuts at the back and the one at the front. There should be two Phillips screws at the front also going from the tunnel console into the front under the speaker...

None at all I'm afraid. I have spent most of the last year building myself a garage which is now essentially done (another 'building my garage' post coming soon) so the beasty is nicely covered and protected but there have been many complications, emptying my storage unit (and the damaged car...