Ive been meaning to do a project write up for some time now.
it started like they all do i was just going to fix the rust and respray the body and slowly fix any problems i found.
but its now turned into a major rebuild..
i bought the ute off an old bloke in Stanthorpe qld.
apparently this ute was used to escort horse floats between Stanthorpe and south aust..
so it has unknown kms on it.i was told when i picked it up that i am its second owner and that the motor has never been rebuilt
so a mate and i drive from the sunny coast to Stanthorpe, roughly 4 hr dive, to pick the car up..
this is were my obsession for this wonderful ute started..
i took it for a test drive and learnt the art of using freshly rebuilt drum brakes...'hold the f@#k on they do nothing',,
so we preceded to drive the ute to its new home on the sunny coast.
to my amazement it got home without a hitch...
so after driving it for a while i decided it was to high and needed lowering. a two inch lowering kit from ebay made this possible.
after a month or two it was time for a respray and some rust kill.
this is my first go at car restoration, i have been restoring vintage dirt bike for years and decided it was time to restore a car..
pics up soon

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i found some quad carbies on ebay for $800 so i had to have them..
the stockings over the trumpets are there to stop water getting in i take them off to drive..

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udate...
i preped and primed the ute myself there was rust in all the usal places.
i got a mate to paint it yesterday....
it will never win any prizes but im happy with it
also finished my 120y s13 brake setup for it
now i just have to put her together

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How did you go tuning the bike carbs on an a12 ,and what are the carbs off ?

i beleve the carbies are off a gxr1200 but i could be wrong ...i didnt have to do too much tuning as they came off a datto 1200 ...bought them as a kit on ebay.
most of my motorbikes run kehin carbies so i have lots of jets hahaha

nice little project here. nice job on the paint/rust jobs.

Thanks man ...but my bog work is crap at best :P I just want to get her back on the road :D

Bike carbs yes!!!! who needs webers :)
Love to hear a sound clip.
They seem to be flat sliders not factory type cars,

oh, obviously we havent met then, cause my bog work has been described as the worst ever seen

Yep there flat slide pumpers ....once the motors back together ill upload a vid :)