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Well the water pump was replaced. The bolts are not fully torqued up as I didn’t trust the threads in the block! No leaks. From that point on she was driven as needed - mainly on longer runs on the weekend or when carting stuff. I’m now in the middle of prepping for Subinats ‘24 in Sydney again. This is the ten year anniversary and my second, I’m hoping to do three in a row with the next one having the Brumby EJ powered (changed direction from the earlier discussion about the EJ conversion plans). I’ve sent my rims in for powder coating, going with the pearl white. This image is very accurate in how I saw the colours in the shop: These rims will look awesome once I get them back, the wheel nuts will look pretty average now though, I’ll have to try to buff them up for a better appearance. And I need to find my centre caps for these, I’ve got them but never run with them fitted. Tyres will be fitted with the outside edge on the inside so I’ll have the worn edges tucked under the car and the good edges easily visible to those looking at the Brumby. I finally got around to installing a UHF radio, several bits need to be sorted to complete that setup - it’s mounted on the roof, basically the same as how I mounted the unit in Ruby Scoo. And I got a basic head unit to get some tunes back into the Brumby without having to use a portable speaker. Since I was running the speaker wires I figured I’d finally install the central locking I purchased a number of years ago. It quickly got out of hand after this decision today. This is how I left it at dinner time: Got some work to do there and two weekends to get it sorted before we’re off to the event on the 14th of Sept. Also should say the grommets for the door jamb from a HQ/HJ/HX/HZ Holden for power windows and mirrors work a treat on the Brumby! I got the idea from Marty when he sourced them for the MCM Brumby build last year (this Brumby should be at Subinats as well 🤞). I also want to give the five poster a lick of paint, not a show quality finish, just something that ends up all being one colour! This is holding up the install of the UHF aerial that will be mounted on the left side of it too, so I need to get this sorted - next weekend all going well! I’d like to paint the front calipers and rear drums a bright green. If I had my game sorted, several weeks ago I would’ve grabbed a set of rear discs I’ve got at my old’s place and slapped them on the brumby - with the calipers painted. Still got the usual stuff to sort out - oil and filter changes, clean the interior out and pack for the trip. Then we cruise! Can’t but can wait. Cheers Bennie