cul8r wrote:
I can assure you I never jacked/sat on axle stands on the sills in the time I owned the vehicle, always on the reinforced chassis points. I distinctly recall the sills being in fine shape - compared with the other 260c's that had come and gone from the flat these were the straightest and most rust free I'd seen.
Quick to judge, but the car was complete and fully functional when it left my possession. Everything was in working order, re complied within 6 months of change of ownership, several inspectors as well as roadside cops inspected and never had a issue with the car, I might add wof'd by Nathan after he'd purchased from me.
In saying that it is a car thats 35 years old, yes I'd taken measures to to make things fit. Exhaust was the same one that the car was re complied with too.
I had just as much to do on the car in the time I had it, I cracked on and with the help of a few good friends alot was achieved in a short amount of time.
Its all part of owning a old car, the things you do now will be some of the things you'll remember best, a certain sense of achievement and pride in what you've done, anyone can just go out and buy something. To fix and personalise something is a whole other story.
Hey dude just to clear any mis understandings etc on my part i think most people that know me think im dark about you selling the car (which i probably was originally) but bloody hell i'm over all that shit, its just a car after all - ive had heaps of various opportunities weather to make money or not that have probably pissed others off - hell come to think of it at least half the cars ive made decent $$ on here in CHCH came from you and they were brought and sold, built together - heap of fun - specially the guard rolling with steve around to lend a hand with the sunny - heaps of great memories.
Sill Point - I was not implying that anyone here had actually jacked it off the sill - the reason i said that is Ivan (RBLVR?) came in to work the other day and had just been for a warrant. The guy casually started to jack the car up solely on the sills before ivan yelled at the dude to stop, he had to get the guy to put it on the chassis after the mechanic said - "what are you worried about its an old car". I dont know where he went etc but it shows that when you hand your car over somewhere there are people out there that dont give a toss.
Just another example.... I took my 260c to Chris's work work a puncture - in a hurry so didnt fix myself - but i went there cos i can trust those guys - alot of oldschool shiz goes through there and the guys. i think, enjoy working on all the old beasts.
Judging - im not judging as i said in my previous post - you gotta do what you gotta do - the car didnt get finished for the akaroa cruise 1 month out by sitting there looking at it
- those who don't know Chris spent a constant 2-3 weeks in the shed (keeping most of us awake till the early hours i might add
) grinding banging welding etc etc.
And i didnt just ring nathan to tell him all the finer details of what may or may not have been done - i just wanted to find out EXACTLY what was said in the wof and see if there was someone that can help him out - the phone number i gave him was for Mush who has a magic wand / ability to fix pretty much anything metal. (IE my sunny got a quater of its roof cut out to fix 2 spots of rust - i nearly died when i came out to see how much was missing). Just trying to genuinely help someone out as most of us do in this Club.
Also just as a side note - Chris doesnt even own a Datsun or Nissan anymore and he is still browsing and commenting and even helping out where he can on most peoples rides and builds - i know alot that do own or have sold and don't even post anymore - i think that says alot about the guy at the end of the day.
so again sorry for hyjacking your thread (seems to happen quite a bit these days with people taking a different story from the same words as it always will with this being a written forum) but i felt this needed to be said.
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