Thread: PIGLET...

Well i got some headlight retaining rings but they dont line up. Holden rings dont fit. Next... Drove piglet home today. Was a pleasant drive, about 500 metres, from the servo ive been temping at. Couple clunks and bangs as things sorted them selves out. Forgot to put the nut on the steering wheel. Ive removed it now as an anti theft device...lol. Thanks for the idea Mr Bean... Will try source some pommy type headlight retainer rings tomorrow when i pick up the correct engine stop cable. The one that locks out when the key is turned off and steering locks. ADR ??? The wiring is going to be the hard bit. I actually enjoyed driving it for the few hundred metres that i did. Need to get another cloth covered seat base in black for it too as one is missing. Roof to replace yet too. Cheers

Piglet is now on historic rego.

Great stuff Rod that'll save you a bit, I'm guessing your fully roadworthy as well.
The two I'm working on are going on historic as well when I'm done. I'd like to get Jade(2a) on historic as well but I'm unsure how much oil leaks is allowed re road worthy only about a drip a fortnight but a drips a drip

Cheers Paul

Pressure wash it before the inspection!

Didnt need an inspection. Dont need a road worthy. This is South Australia. All i needed to do was supply the engine number, vin number, as long as they match what was on record, its registered. Then once registered its up to the owner, (me), to have the vehicle roadworthy. Then for historic rego the club historic rego officer fills out the form, i go to motor reg and pay the historic reg for a year or three years, mine was for one year, and return with paper work to historic reg officer in club and get log book. Apply or refund of full rego and done. Too easy here in SA. BUT if numbers dont match then its identity inspection time and if anything looks out of place then its a roadworthy inspection and it better be perfect, or no rego... pays to have a vehicle thats been regoed (in SA) before. Piglet was off the road for over 4 years, but walk in and done as long as numbers match.Too easy...

I have a S3 diesel ign switch steering lock/lockout with keys $100 + postage if you need one cheers dennis

Thanks for the offer Dennis. I want to find out why the ignition switch is not connected to the starter solenoid and glow plugs b4 i commit to buying one just yet. Does your switch have a longish double sidef type of key or the short style key??

Today i went to U Pull It at Lonsdale to try get some chrome headlight retainer rings for Piglet. Success. I bought 2 headlight buckets from an Austin 1800. So i fitted some new H4 headlights, (cheep chinese ones), a globe and lense to the left front parker, fitted the headlight trims, and i fitted and adjusted a new brake light switch. Lights working except for a dodgy used globe in the left headlight. Bugger. Gotta pull it out again, and the number plate light. Might have to buy an LED one. Then find a wire to make it work...easy. Gotta work out what the PO has done to the headlight wiring at the switch. It only has an on off toggle. I have a couple spare switches here so will try to work it out. High beam telltale light is in the choke socket. Boy oh boy some ppl. Lots of electrics to sort out.
Cheers for now. Too wet outside today...brrrr

Piglet with its eyes fitted...