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Kimmo · 02 Nov 2006

Finally got it home.

Got breathalysed on the way home (about 200km) from Cape Otway; the cops noted, 'she's a bit beat-up, mate' and let me go on my way after telling me I had a headlight out. Country cops rock.

This side's still pretty alright ; )

amraks · 18 Feb 2009

Thats really beat up.

Thought mine had problems

baz · 11 Sep 2007

Is your other exa shell any good?..Transferring everything over if it is?

Kimmo · 02 Nov 2006

Yeah, that's the go... it's a little rough and has a bit of rust, so I should prolly fix it up first...

Dunno where to start really; it's a bitch trying to manage it outdoors.

Kimmo · 02 Nov 2006

So I swapped the interior back... had to re-do the the headlining, which involved getting the back window out, so I replaced it with my old non-tinted window... was lucky not to destroy the old windscreen surround; it's a bitch of a job. Got the front screen out to find a mile of rust... fixing that took a while.

Had to swap the driver's door too, and found a bit of rust under the upper hinge...

Body's pretty much sorted; there was another rust repair I had to do under the window behind the passenger door... interior's just about together, just have to put in my good dash and the front seats after I get the windscreen installed.

Now, I'm onto the hard bit... gotta swap the engine. I don't suppose anyone around my neck of the woods can lend me an engine hoist...?

TurboZ.Dude · 22 Nov 2006

Good to see you're getting rid of your rust holes, rust sucks. Our N12's seem to have a bad habit of rusting away, regardless of climate or continent. I wish they were made of carbon fiber or any material that doesn't rot away... sigh.

BTW, I too had rust under the upper hinge of the driver door, seems to be a place where all N12's rust sooner or later.

Reswob · 26 May 2010

Hey Kimmo

This has been on my mind for a while. When you planted your car on its roof, hw did you get it back on it' wheels so you cold get it home?

Kimmo · 02 Nov 2006

A 4WD and a rope onto the bottom of one of the struts, with a couple of guys helping tip it back over.

Prolly could have managed it with just four blokes, I reckon.

BTW, recently got a job and am approaching the point where I can start throwing money at the Exa again, so watch this space...