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I have got all the basic bits for a .44 Mag version but I have to finish the stock latch on the Mk 1, and a few other people are waiting on jobs so I will get them sorted first. It is bloody busy...

Work so far; new radiator and overflow tank, '74 chevy 250 cid 6 cylinder reworked to 260 horsepower, rewired, new gauges, bucket seats, centre console, CD, reversing camera, TH350 3-speed auto with...

Patience is a virtue! I finally fired up my fully rebuilt '46 Chevy Fleetmaster yesterday after a 2+ year effort. I was delayed by a wee health problem for a few months and then delays in getting...

The 12/15's are pretty near perfect for this conversion. The Mk II's etc are excellent rifles but much heavier. The old Vickers Martinis have a good action but the one-piece stocks are a very...

I just knocked this up for a mate as his rabbit control rifle. It is a .22 BSA 12/15 target rifle, barrel shortened to 20" and a Parker Hale suppressor fitted, left receiver wall cut down for...

The current original rear end is a torque tube but I am replacing it with a Chevy 10 bolt and an open driveshaft, a TH350 3-speed auto and the rebuilt '72 Chevy 250 inline 6. The entire original...

A good Friday! Thanks for the tips! The support block under the spindle certainly helped but I had to make up a special drift as well to properly direct the hammer blows. Suspension, king pins and...

Option1 is the preferred choice and I have the required components in a wee selection oh Heeland malts.

Option 2 is tempting but a tad too close to my workshop, not to mention the judge next door!

An unfortunate design means the upper control arm curves out over the line of the king pin and you can only get an angled blow at it, about 10 degrees off line. I got another 1/8" out of it a few...

A little 'Ahh shit!' moment. The kingpin is well rusted into the eye. I have had the eye glowing red while under extreme pressure with the cramp only got a few thou out of it. I will let it soak...

Ah! That makes perfect sense as Toyota would not be here today but for the assistance and expertise provided by GM over the years.

A bit more progress today. New king pin set in one side and the disc brake kit filled. I will do the other side tomorrow if the weather stays fine.
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That looks like a Chevy fan pulley to me!

I hate to say it now but back in '60s we used to buy old pre-war V8 coupes on a Saturday, strip out the glass, bar them up, then race them at the Prebbleton Car Scrambles the following day. They...

No, the entire original engine and drivetrain is being replaced with a '72 Chevy Nova 250 cid 6 cylinder (rebuilt to about 250 hp), TH350 3 speed auto, and a 8.5" Chevy 10 bolt rear end, power...

I finally got all the rust, tar and mud encrusted fasteners undone (only had to cut two) and have got all the sheet metal off back to the fire wall. I water blasted the parts and only have to do...

I took my bottle of marking blue off the window sill to mark out a wee job and the bottle disintegrated in my hand when I tried to unscrew the top. Luckily it was over my bench and I only got it on...

Don't worry about the photos, just send out some free samples!

I have finished the Chevy engine and now starting to reposition the spring mounts on the 10 bolt rear end after having replaced the outer bearings and seals. Another wee project is to make a tap to...

I find LMC Truck good to deal with, good range of stock, reasonable prices and quick delivery.

The only thing involved in vinning mine was getting the headlights sorted for the left side of the road (new bulbs and a fair bit of adjustment of the lens position).

Thanks Scout. I sold the Corvette to Auckland a week ago to give me garage space for the '46 rebuild. I still have a '91 GMC pickup as a useful toy!

I am never short of gun projects but I will be spending the next few months completely repowering and modifying my '46 Chevy Fleetmaster (250HP modified 250 cubic inch inline 6, TH350 auto trans,...