pi7ot Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Good Luck! Happy Trails! m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiBirkin Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 Good Luck! Happy Trails! m Cheers....Car has now arrived just waiting to get it cleared by customs and pay the duty & tax and then its released to me. Next step is getting it legal on the Aussie roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Ouch - just what you want - more tax! How bad are they gouging you on the customs duty and taxes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiBirkin Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 Ouch - just what you want - more tax! How bad are they gouging you on the customs duty and taxes? All up AU $1800 for customs to release the car too me and $300 for a valuation so they could tax me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiBirkin Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 My new nose cone and rear guards have arrived from my insurance claim for damage to my car while moving it from NZ to OZ, I had to fettle the nose cone a small bit as they had made a slight change to it, nothing major though and the new one fits much better than the one on the car now. The rear guards just need bolting up to check that they fit OK and then I will remove the front guards as well and take them to all be painted. I'm thinking a new color but I'm really having a hard time finding a nice color that goes with a all ali car, blue really does suit Aluminum. http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu326/Hotdognz/bits%20and%20pieces/P1050513_zpsce5f787b.jpg Also I have been testing out a small Bimi top this week which was kindly loaned to me by a Birkin owner on OZ Clubbies, we went out on Sat with it on and it really helped cut the sun and heat off us while in the car and even kept the seats cool while we were having a coffee, its very simply made and I have had a price of $100 to make one with a couple of modifications I want to make. Some pictures of the top (hard to believe the grass in the background was crispy brown 4 weeks ago, we have had a lot of rain) http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu326/Hotdognz/bits%20and%20pieces/P1050514_zpsd9c74aa8.jpg http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu326/Hotdognz/bits%20and%20pieces/P1050507_zps0fd907ac.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiBirkin Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu326/Hotdognz/bits%20and%20pieces/P1050519_zps5bff8d33.jpg http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu326/Hotdognz/bits%20and%20pieces/P1050508_zpse056c1fd.jpg http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu326/Hotdognz/bits%20and%20pieces/P1050510_zpsb473c5de.jpg http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu326/Hotdognz/bits%20and%20pieces/P1050522_zpsf31374a7.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancylad Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 That's a steal at $100 , grab it. Got to get one made up for my Westfield. Looks pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancylad Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Guess I should have said....fair dinkum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurice1 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Hi Stephen, A couple of suggestions, you can get a combination male/female press clip that would replace your boot cover clips where the Bimi straps attach, this would look neater and remove the need to unclip your boot cover to attach the Bimi straps. Have you thought about using two straps each side with a tensioner buckle, each side can come down to the same clip on the body. Good price and mine came in very handy yesterday on the way home from work. Nice video you posted on ozclubbies, I bet the coffee was not as good as you would have got from me!!! Cheers Maurice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiBirkin Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 Hi Stephen, A couple of suggestions, you can get a combination male/female press clip that would replace your boot cover clips where the Bimi straps attach, this would look neater and remove the need to unclip your boot cover to attach the Bimi straps. Have you thought about using two straps each side with a tensioner buckle, each side can come down to the same clip on the body. Good price and mine came in very handy yesterday on the way home from work. Nice video you posted on ozclubbies, I bet the coffee was not as good as you would have got from me!!! Cheers Maurice Hi Maurice The changes I want to make are exactly what you have suggested, I intend to leave 2 small pieces of strap with a click in buckle in the boot attached to where the roll bar mounts when I pout the top on these will click into the straps from the roof and I can tension it from there. We must have a coffee with you sometime then. :auto: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee break Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 How does the Bimi top change the wind buffetting compared to not using it. Also any wind deflictors used? Thanks, Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurice1 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Hi Carl I have wind deflectors on my Birkin and with the Bimi/Birkini roof the buffeting is reduced, still get an flow of air coming in from the rear but this is not too bad. It beats getting cooked by the sun or saturated by the rain as this roof is all I have. I don't have the Birkin roof/doors set. I don't use it on normal driving usually only when it rains as the Birkin is my daily driver. Cheers Maurice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiBirkin Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 How does the Bimi top change the wind buffetting compared to not using it. Also any wind deflictors used? Thanks, Carl I didn't have my side deflectors on but the Bimi top did cut down the wind buffeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 How does the Bimi top change the wind buffetting compared to not using it. Also any wind deflectors used? Thanks, Carl For summer road driving I use the Soft Bits for Sevens half hood together with my modified Caterham perspex side wings off the windscreen. Together the buffetting is much reduced and you do not get fried in summer. The side wings were modified with a pot of boiling water to accentuate their curve and make them stand out from the body more. Easy upgrade for your car and makes it more usable in summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiBirkin Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 Time for the new guards and nose cone to be put on. Up on stands ready for the guards to come off http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu326/Hotdognz/bits%20and%20pieces/P1050673_zpsf629ca5f.jpg New guard on, was a bit of a mission as the new guards seems narrower across the dia but I managed to pull them out and get them bolted on. http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu326/Hotdognz/bits%20and%20pieces/P1050679_zps1f250ad2.jpg Wheels on, new guards have a much better shape to them than the older ones http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu326/Hotdognz/bits%20and%20pieces/P1050681_zps8b04d309.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiBirkin Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 Lights on, stuck with the old lights as I quite liked them and no need to pay for something I already have. http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu326/Hotdognz/bits%20and%20pieces/P1050682_zpse686ce3d.jpg Next thing to do is the S/S guard protectors and then strip it down and take the bits to be painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiBirkin Posted May 27, 2013 Author Share Posted May 27, 2013 Finished the car on Thursday evening and we went out for a spin in her on Sunday afternoon around the Hinterland, it was great to be back on the road in Grace. Drove to work this morning and had to put a jersey on . The guys who painter Grace did a great job and also did the underside of the guards with rubberised ute liner to stop stone chips. Some pics of it sitting in my workshop http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu326/Hotdognz/Australia/Cars/IMG_5664_zps636edcea.jpg http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu326/Hotdognz/Australia/Cars/IMG_5663_zpsf3dbd472.jpg http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu326/Hotdognz/Australia/Cars/IMG_5665_zps3b2c5878.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiBirkin Posted May 27, 2013 Author Share Posted May 27, 2013 http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu326/Hotdognz/Australia/Cars/IMG_5666_zpsec39738d.jpg http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu326/Hotdognz/Australia/Cars/IMG_5667_zpsfee82d07.jpg http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu326/Hotdognz/Australia/Cars/IMG_5668_zps841e62c7.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcarguy Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 I'm really liking that blue and aluminum combo; looks great! :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurice1 Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Hi Stephen For minute there I thought you may have upgraded your garage at home!!! Car is looking very nice. Cheers Maurice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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