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Went to the Rotorua Swapmeet last weekend and scored a English wheel, with 3 anvil wheels for $250 NZ Dollars..bout $120 usd !! I,m pretty happy
I know youve all seen em before, but he did ask.. this car was not bagged or hydro'd.
Yep, I'll be there freezing my bits off like everyone else.
Awesome vid and very interesting information, but slightly incorrect. Lord Ernest Rutherford, a New Zealander, was the first to split the atom....
my old Chev...yeah yeah..I know the bumpers suck, but I couldnt afford the chroming :-)
Are they for Scotts car..? Has he tried Roger at Kemps..? I remember seeing something on Rogers shelves the other day.
Not well detailed but it the best this Photoshop newbie can do.. hope it helps
Ive been collecting 53 - 54 pics, I know this is not quite what you asked for, but its as close as Ive got. I cant remember where I got it, but if...
Hi Slamdpup, Good spotting. Yeah, its righthand drive. Alot of the early Chevs were imported in CKD (Completely knocked down) form and assembled...
I braced my 54 Sedan like this, and also tack welded the doors closed
My 54 chev under construction. Was a 4 door. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=92181
Here in NZ we've just had two consecutive long weekend holidays. I took the days off in beteween with the intent of getting the chop done on my...
thanks mate, thats awesome. cheers
I was given a 54 Chev body and decided I might as well build a radical custom. I have finished the two-dooring and hardtopping and about to chop...
I ran my own sheetmetal manufacturing business ( made Mailboxes) for 23 years. Spent many many hours in the powder booth and gained quite a bit of...
I work for the NZ agent for the Coldheat soldering iron. They are a great concept but definitly have their limitations. Forget about the "Classic"...
check out this link to Daves Fotki site. lots of 235's in here. ( hope this works)...
if you don't mind i would like to see that CD too. :) No worries, PM Me. :-)
mate, Ive been collecting pics of custom 53's and 54's from alot of the threads and from around the net. Got about 114mb worth. PM your address...
Theres a place here in New Zealand that'll do it. Quoted me $2800 ($1900 USD) for a rear screen for my chopped 54 Chev.
another one here, hiding in Tauranga, City of "newly Weds and nearly deads"
heres a pic of a mates 49 chev with 59 tailights tunnelled in. I'm not sure if I like it or not.
here's a couple from New Zealand.
Ive been steadly working on my 54 Chev. Converting it from a more door into a two door hardtop kustom. Chassis is away getting the Jag front end...
Looks exactly like the no-name brand plasma / Tig combined unit I bought here in NZ. It works great.!!
yeah mate, I'll be there. Will probably be on the main entrance so I'll see you as you arrive. I need to get some magazines off you too. You...
Whilst my chassis is away getting the bags and rear kickup installed, I've been getting stuck into the body. Starting as a 'more-door', Ive...
rlackey, I'll post some pics as I progress. The cars still a pile of parts at the moment. Ive been stuck into the body shell for the past couple...
rlackey, all I can say is WOW!! What a great and in depth post. Thanks very much for the information. I'd love to see these Cad drawings. PM me...
Mate, youre a legend!! . Thanks for that
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