Hi all,

This thread started a loooong time ago and I've just done a bit of a tidy up.

It all began when I answered an ad in the Trading Post (yes, the paper - remember it?). I really didn't need another car at the time as I had too many already - I only called to see if the owner had any interesting parts. The asking price was $200, and when I found out the car came with a round headlight grille in excellent shape, I was keen. Then the seller advised me that if I picked it up the following weekend, I could have the lot for $100. Sold!

The only down side to this was the fact that the car was located in Phillip Island, and had lived there for seven years. Needless to say I was expecting an absolute rust bucket, but in any case it would be worth buying just for the grille. Here's a pic of it in its new home. I added the lowered suspension and Superlites.



As it turns out it was actually really solid shell, so I sold off a few cars so it could be become my long term project. It has certainly lived up to its name!!!

I had alway intended to run a 2 litre Pinto engine, but then I stumbled across this. Let the nighmares, headaches and much swearing begin. As if an end to my Mk1 project wasn't already in sight, I've just gone and extended it by a few years!

Ahh well. Should be worth it in the end.

good choice,I may go down that road my self,next year

Thanks Dave. Tell you what though, just looking at the things I need to do to get it in the car and running really makes me appreciate just how much time and effort alot of the guys on this forum have put into their cars and/or conversions.

O.K, now that the Mk2's gone I figured it was time to get stuck into the Mk1 again. As you'll see from the pics it's going to be a long haul, but at least it's a solid shell and I won't need to go around chasing a sh!t load of rust.

Step one has been to build a rotisserie to make my life a little easier and avoid any unnecessary back and neck strain that I'm prone to.





It took a while to figure out how high to make it and where to put pivot points etc., but I got there in the end!

Looks great Simon Just don't forget to baste it inbetween turns [:o)]

Looks great Simon, let me know if you need a hand with anything.

Just thought this may be of interest to someone....

I was having a scout around the wreckers over the weekend for a suitable replacement fuel tank for my Mk1 project, and stumbled across one of the best looking (as far as fuel tanks go) factory items I have seen - no unsightly pressings and 'almost' looks fabricated. It's a pretty crappy photo, so just use your imagination!

It's out of a Mazda 1300 - not sure what year but the same era as an R100. It fits in the boot perfectly over the diff and will only require a very basic cradle and strap arrangement to secure in place. To top it off, it only cost $40 and that included the sender unit. Only question is, can the sender unit be adapted to suit the Mk1 gauge? Anyone got any thoughts?

Thanks, Simon.

Simon, up here we have a VDO specialist that can calibrate all sorts of gauges and that type of stuff, so being that you are in the big smoke VDO must have someone down there that does the same thing. Otherwise,[%] you could just send it up to me and i could get it calibrated, tested for leaks and roadtest it until your project is completed.[:p]

Thanks for the info guys.

Tanz, sending it up might be a bit expensive, but your welcome to "pop down" one weekend and pick it up! [:x)]

The plan is for the car to be a road registered racer. Forest arches are going on, as well as whole heap of other bits and pieces I've been collecting/making over the last few years. I just need to get through my final semester of uni before I can really get stuck into the body prep..... [xx(]