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a good place to ask would be exile-rotorsport.com :-) an easy conversion would be to buy a rusty 88 -90 series 4 rx7 with the 13b turbo. 200bhp + as standard and very easy to get more. They pop up on ebay often and cheap. Buy a whole car and you'll have all you need. The 13 efi is an easy one to wire in from what i have read. Or go non turbo for 150 bhp and even easier to install. Go for it while rx7's remain cheap. I'd love a manta a series.  |
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We decided to take the Viva for a spin over to Kaiteriteri to se the olds who are on holiday there. I wondered if I could squeeze the bikes in. Didnt think I would but I tried. The boot fits one easily. In fact it can almost swallow two bikes. Put one on the back seat and one plus all 4 wheels in the boot. Bloody chuffed I can take the bikes in the car but I will still look for or build a tow bar in the near future. I new it was gonna be scorching there so in order to protect my split free dash I thought I'd better make a sunvisor. Popped to the back of work where we have loads of bike boxes and found a nice Raleigh one for the period touch. Hey presto cheap classy sunvisor....   Today I spent time drinking coffee and fitting new carpet. I started with some really nice insulation left over from my brothers house- sort of bubble wrap in alloy foil. I taped it in neatly so to create a smoother surface for the carpet to lay over. Got some new carpet at a nice price locally. It pretty much finished but I need to get the two footwell mats edged and get a heel mat sewn in. If I can get some cheap edging I might use mums solid old Pfaaf sewing machine but I'll inquire how much they would want to charge first. Its so bloody nice to have proper carpet in now and along with the insulation its much quieter!!!! I'll have to start washing my feet now... :roll:    |
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Interiors looking really good dude! I think you should cover your new sun visor in old style flock wallpaper to go really period  Does the rear bumper corner need a tweak? Looks kinda bet..... Protective eyeware, but not safety boots, tsk tsk!! ;D  |
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Seth
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Still really loving this. Every update is a winner! Its great how you're 'finishing' it properly with the carpet etc. |
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Agreed with this man ^^ the finishing touches are really tying things together. Great work that man. I'm hoping to get my carpet sorted in the next couple of months with sound deadening and underlay to match. Remind me again, where did those front seats come from. They are flippin beautiful!
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Project Diary1975 Viva / 1988 T25 Camper / 1989 Mini / 1991 MX5 / 1992 Mini / 1994 Saab 9000 / 1997 Saab 9000 / 2008 Saab 9-5
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Cheers Seth- finally so nice to have it looking finished inside.
They are lovely seats aint they! I was so stoked when I bought them. They make the car smell strong of leather and soooooo comfortable too. From an Alfa Romeo and made by Momo with Momo logo pressed into side of the headrests. I think an alfa convertable? They have plastic seat belt guides next to headrests (i must remove them) which suggests a convertable.
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Love this thread. As Seth says there're no 'pointless' updates, it's a pleasure to read.
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Cool- I am glad you you enjoy reading it. I love all this tinkering away now that the hard work has been done and the car is a happy daily! Its a nice place to be where I can do little jobs and at anytime just go for a spin. Looking forwards to putting it the Nelson car show next weekend and seeing if it gets a nice response. Hopefully there will be many interesting modified cars there.
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Just found this thread- great clean car- loved the bit about thrashing new cars on the open road- he must of had trouble driving with his bottom lip stuck in the steering wheel after his jaw dropped. I have to say those seat are mint. I wish my wife could built MTB wheels.
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hiya and cheers mr frankenstein. Your project sounds cool. Have you checked out oldschool.co.nz? They would love it on there!
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Going to install a new, hopefully far better dfi ignition setup soon. Started on it yesterday but lots of little sandflies were hanging about for a meal and it was about to start raining. Looked at all my careful wiring, going over it in my head, thinking 'curse word it, I'm gonna have to undo the lot and re-tape it'. But actually I think I might get away leaving the loom in the bay apart from the coil end. Thats where I'll have to try doing a neater job for the new ignitors and coils. I'm thinking about a little open ended alloy box to hide them from view and promote airflow. For now while it rains this morning I shall sit with coffee and check out other build threads Oh and if my car was a morris miinoor then I found its Doppelganger..  |
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Decided to make the most of a decent concrete floor at work and went in today to do some jobs on the Viva. My boss was there rebuilding his long term E type resto while his mate was in cleaning his e type on the hoist. So I worked on my V type amongst them... Firstly I finished off some wiring in the boot for some speakers and a small amp for the road trip. Also put some insulation under rear seat to dampen road noise. Second job was to remove the 40 year old squishy rear bushes. A friend down from Chch sold me some new Viva bushes that are a much harder rating (65 rating). The old bushes came out quite easily and new ones went in even easier. Hannah was along to help so I introduced her to the lathe and we made some bits and pieces to help press the bushes in and out. Some of the old ones were only 40 or 45- quite soft and very broken down. Hopefully this will help the rear axle from taking its own direction. After this I foolishly thought to tackle the rusty rear valence and bent bumper area. I should have left it for another day as we wanted to go for a bike ride in the sunshine but no- I was on a roll and thought nah.. it'll only take an hour or two..... The bumper had been hit hard and the mounting areas were bent in so we used the porta power and straightened things out. The sticker I put on ages ago to hide some rust I knew was there...   I ended up taking almost the whole bottom panel off..  Then we discovered this...  Luckily it was only the panel that was rusty. I don't know how but the bottom lip where all the flakey rust and potential moisture was sitting was solid as. So while I cut and curved a new panel Hannah cleaned, wire brushed and neutralised it. By this time we were hungry, it was late and we were both grumpy. My tummy hurt. I needed food. So I tacked the panel in place and will seam weld it then finish it off later.  Driving home It seemed quieter except for the speaker boxes I have made squeaking against the vinyl seat top. The car seems to handle better but I'll know more when I take it on the open road. |
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Seth
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When you get back from your big trip go save that Nash! /\
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.
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Ahh the little metropolitan? Its been sitting there for ages. I'll ask whats up with it tomorrow and then I can post it to you....
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Seth
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Ahh the little metropolitan? Its been sitting there for ages. I'll ask whats up with it tomorrow and then I can post it to you.... Make it water tight then sail it over when you come for the Gathering |
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.
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Wow, I love the interior work. This car just gets better and better!
I kinda disagree a bit on the grille. Not that the SL one isn't meaner, but I like the unassuming appearance of the basic grille, I thought it looked almost apologetically simple, and thus, would be an even bigger surprise when it goes like stink.
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Oh dear- it'll be even more 'meaner grilled' soon as I have purchased another SL grill so I can make GT grill. ;D
But hey- the surprise is when I pull away from cars and then they'll only see the rear of the car?
Seth- I'll see how much mastic the nash needs to make it water tight...
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very nice car my dad had vivas |
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Cheers. I'm looving it (till it breaks...)
seth- yesterday my boss actually put that little Nash up on the spit and his grandson is learning how to restore it. They have another for spares. So it is being saved!
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I have finally, almost, finished the new ignition setup. I had bought 3 Bosch Hec 715 coils to replace the non-branded coils I was trying last time round. Now with 3 coils lined up together there was not room for the new ignitor housing cooler box I had in mind. This little box would house a little computer fan to keep the ignitors cool as last time round I noted how hot they get. Heat is usually the killer of them. So first I thought I would build the box first and then see where it might fit. I took the car to work yesterday so I had use of the lathe, metal folder, plasma cutter etc. Made it much easier and neater than I have been used to over the last few years of dealing with what little I have in my shed thats for sure! Just things like boring a hole in 5mm plate with the lathe rather than drilling many holes in a circle and cutting between them! :wink: Box...  I had to nick the fan from the housetruck where I had fitted it to cool the solar charger. When I looked at the local tip there were no old computers to raid one from. Next time maybe. I have kept all the wiring intact for the old ignition system so with a bit of allen key spinning and terminal pushing it can be re-installed if this new setup plays up... After having tried fitting the box in several different places in the engine bay I decided it was just too ugly and bulky so I fitted it under the dash on the parcel shelf. This will also keep it away from the engine bay heat. I painted it black so it sort of hides away. The wiring inside box to the ignitors...  After all this I was ready to plug the spark plug leads in place and I discovered that they aint long enough to reach- short by about 50mm. Typical :roll: Oh well- I was gonna replace them as they are really old but now the start up will have to wait till monday when the shops open again. I might just make a quick bracket to move the coils closer for now as I'm itching to see if it all works OK. |
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