kimhuntauthor
Classic Car Projects from the Dim, Dark Past.
My god, look at that hair. This is a dusty EK Holden I found in a shed out in western NSW. The engine was seized because someone did an...
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kimhuntauthor
Oct 10, 20211 min read
The Announcement
Off-grid and off-line, I was on the maiden voyage having towed the stealth camper to a bushland reserve. Parked up with the canine...
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kimhuntauthor
Sep 30, 20212 min read
The Maiden Voyage
Sleet and rain. Well, I'd always said I'd be satisfied the pod was watertight once I'd driven at 90 kph in a torrential downpour, and the...
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kimhuntauthor
Sep 14, 20212 min read
The Stealth Camper Build-Part 2: Interior
So far so good, the exterior shell seems watertight, Time to make the inside cosy. On the floor I used lightweight foam flooring squares...
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kimhuntauthor
Aug 29, 20212 min read
The Stealth Camper Build-Part 1
Sometimes, you just have to get away, and when I go, I like to get isolated. The car isn't very comfortable to sleep in, so, I figured...
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kimhuntauthor
Jul 1, 20211 min read
Saturday morning adjustments.
The engine had a slight miss at idle and it was getting decidedly lumpy. I did some preliminary checks and narrowed the miss down to No 3...
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kimhuntauthor
Jun 17, 20211 min read
Neopol; new bottle, same wonder gunk.
A bit of spit and polish was called for this week as I was chauffeuring the missus and one of the grande dames of NZ ceramics to the NZ...
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kimhuntauthor
Jun 7, 20211 min read
Best use of royalty payments; a new set of mags.
Bit of a mission actually getting them on the hubs though. First problem, the front wheels were hitting the tie-rod ends so I had to...
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kimhuntauthor
Feb 3, 20211 min read
Evidence, nectar thief.
"...using their short beaks to pierce the base of a flower and access the nectar."
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kimhuntauthor
Jan 27, 20211 min read
Special Effects.
"...having forgotten that you previously sprayed another vehicle black..."
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kimhuntauthor
Apr 24, 20201 min read
Bikes I have known and loved
My dog Sophie rode down inside my leather jacket as a pup,
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kimhuntauthor
Mar 29, 20201 min read
XMmmmmm Ford
I once owned a 1964 metallic blue XM Ford 4-door sedan, like the one in the image above by Ben Hosking, They're a bit harder to come by...
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kimhuntauthor
Mar 15, 20201 min read
Cars I have known and loved
When the car was finished I drove 1,375 kms from Sydney to Adelaide with my dog Sophie for the Grand Prix .
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