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[mr5000]

does any one in the eastern suburbs have a cylinder hone i could borrow

[mr5000]

nearly finished cut out all the spot welds should be out with a lil more buggering around

[Heath]

lol how long did that take ya? I was drilling some out on the racecar yesterday, never done that before & I didn't have a proper drill bit for it.

[mr5000]

doesnt take to long heath probably 10 seconds per weld it does it so much neater than a dril bit can its made by rytool definatly worth a look

[mr5000]

and the rust continues got the plenum out and found a shitload more wooo hoo





have had to cut that little bit in the last pic off and found out its structure is mainly of paint any body got a spare one?

[mr5000]

little bit of todays work



little bit of todays work

[racean69]

holy shit mate thats a bit nasty... good luck with it.

[mr5000]

cheers yeah fortunatly i think i got to it before it becomes a bit far gone but yeh will definatly be putting my panel beating talents to the test

[mr5000]

todays work went out and bought a ezi atactchment for the dremel works great

[Heath]

Sick maaaaaate

[mr5000]

should be getting stuck into the rest tommorow then i can start rust proofingi got the day off also might of landed myself a contract that pays 1200 a week

[Heath]

That would be ace, I should be doing some rust repairs tomorrow as well

[mr5000]

actually starting to enjoy doing rust repairs once i fix the rust in emmas might have to get another project
heres some of today progress taking a break hit my knuckles on the grinder whilst spinning haha 13 dollar supercheap job thats like 8 years old

[mr5000]

[mr5000]

may well be done for the day just hit hand with the thin inox cutting disc ow they cut to good

[mr5000]

desperatly looking for one of those little panes bentween the guard and windscreen dont no what its called but i need a left one they have a uc at pinch a part but u need a generator

[Heath]

Yeah I wouldn't mind a left one too! The little section at the base of the A-pillar you mean right?

PM Milco about it, tell him I told ya to. Can't guarantee anything but worth a try

[mr5000]

yeah thats the one cheers ill give him a crack

[mr5000]

getting myself an engine cran this weekend and getting that little panel once thats done and i do the bonnet all focus goes on motor and turning it into the monster mrlxss killa hahah

[MRLXSS]

jeez ryan, you still not done! Thought it would be driving by now!

[mr5000]

haha nah ran out of cash this weekend wire up tandem and weld the bonnet and the plenum will be ordering the go fast goodies super fast kick ass pack next week and picking up the 9 inch next week just gotta get some decent diff gears for it

[MRLXSS]

haha nah ran out of cash this weekend wire up tandem and weld the bonnet and the plenum will be ordering the go fast goodies super fast kick ass pack next week and picking up the 9 inch next week just gotta get some decent diff gears for it

Go 3.7 or 3.9 i reckon!

[mr5000]

went and picked up the 9 inch yesterday wooohooo but sean showed me what fell out when he took the centre out spilt roll pin so gotta find out whats going on centre maybe shagged so might have to run with bango on dday
will put pics up

[mr5000]

found out what was wrong with the 9 inch gears are good they are 3.08 ratio me thinks but the centre was a single spinne thats been very poorly welded and its kind of machined out the centre so any one got a spare
will post pics of destruction later

Edited by mr5000, 22 February 2010 - 07:34 AM.