Bought one in Tokyo 2 hours ago
On holiday ... yay

Very nice ... and good to see they kept the battery

CA18DE.....
CYL1 160
CYL2 20
CYL3 20
CYL4 175

sad face

Almost finished the paint
…. ran out of thinners after the first coat of clear

Engine bay will need to wait till I get a suitable radiator and weld in supports to suit. but at least the rest is sorta done

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SOLD !
bought by trufit carpet guy. He needed an original to make a good mold off. So if you need a carpet made off a good floorpan and you're in Australia look him up. Trufitcarpets.com.au

Not a lot of progress but back up to the rear shed for painting before it gets too cold cut more out of the front radiator support to fit a radiator (still investigating) and back on the rotisserie.
Getting the hang of the mig on some minor rust repairs - they still needed a quick grind

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More mocking up before the engine and tranny come back out and prep/paint
need to cut a bit out of the front valence panel to bring the intercooler forward as much as possible without showing it too much
Also ... the MADDAT clutch master fits and just misses the intake manifold ... whew - didn't really want to spend another grand on an intake plenum

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Bling alert!

Courtesy of Supafatto (many thanks and great job!) these bad boys are destined for the new build
I have the H74 ball joints ... just sorting out the bearings.

One thing bugging me is the intake plenum .... making sure it misses the MADDAT clutch reserve ... hmmmm

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Finished...ish
just the sanding and polishing to go once it's cured

There was a bit of work to do on the drivers side rear bottom of wheel arches. The problem with living on a dirt road is that the car perpetually has dirt underneath and it holds the moisture for rust to form... oh well

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3 years since updating this particular thread,
I decided to remove the side tabs since my tonneau cover doesn't use them.
also wanted to freshen up the sides.

Then you know how sometimes you can't leave well enough alone? ... I picked at a crack in the botton left corner of the passenger rear wheel arch and it turned into an exploration expedition - oh dear bog almost half an inch thick and very little metal holding it!

out with the MIG

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