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[hawk]

Well its been a while and i havnt done much on the car. The motor and gearbox have done a few thousand k's now and are running well. Theres a small trans leak in one of the lines that needs to be fixed. There is a rattle that i was worried about as i thought it was the gearbox but got it checked and its just the extractors knocking against the sway bar ( hope its right lol).

Ive also cleaned up the stereo wiring some more and wired in some of those while clip im connectors for easy removal of the amp, now i wont have to disconnect all the wires one at a time.

I want to take it down tge 1/8 mile strip at wilby park but dont wanna embarrass myself haha. So might wait a while yet

[Stinga]

may aswell give it a run now as it is Steve, can only get better from there!

[Uncle Chop Chop]

Your UC will be faster than my mountain bike over the 1/4. Just do it.

[hawk]

Might give it a go.

Emu im still in 2 minds whether or not to keep the rear spoiler.

I think at the track the 3.9 diff would help take off a bit quicker, i beat a vl at the lights yesterday in it

[Uncle Chop Chop]

My little shopping trolley front wheel drive can keep up with some AU Falcons, but that doesn't mean too much without a time slip. The 3.9 would help with a quicker take off.

[hawk]

Yeah just gotta hope i have the money for it lol

Quick question, when the uc hits 100+km/h it shakes around alot and worries me a fair bit. What could be causing this?
The front end has new bushes and ball joints, tie rod ends and so on. Good tyres and was alligned not long ago.

Anyone have any ideas?

[Uncle Chop Chop]

Check the rear tyre balance, that's the cheapest thing. Check engine/box/diff mounts and tailshaft unis and balance.

[hawk]

One of the engine mount bolts is loose cheers.

Today i ran some new wiring from the head unit to power and the amp. I was lucky i did because while everything was apart i found that one of the channel box things for the front splits was melted. So either im running too much power into them through the amps or it was faulty from the factory while sucks because there only a few months old and cost $260. Very dissapointed.

I have also tried to dash mount the head unit above the ash tray bot found it fouls and has to sit about half an inch off the dash face.

As a result i will have to make a custon centre piece for the dash in the near future. I will also get rid of the ash tray and ciggie lighter as i dont smoke . I am happy with most of the wiring now which is a lot better than it used to be. I will also remove the front speakers until i can afford new ones. Wish i could post up pics but i only have access via a phone so wont be able to for a while

[hawk]

cheers here are a few pics of it currently and some things I've been doing



new head unit wiring loom thing





how it currently sits









here is the amps and it the top right you can see the white clips i wired in to make amp and speaker removal easier


no more wiring mess



head unit ready to go in


interior all back together

[Stinga]

looking good Hawk, was there an original radio there before?

[hawk]

yeah there was i hope to get a new console and use a coin pocket there

[Stinga]

yeah there was i hope to get a new console and use a coin pocket there

oh yeah, the radio down in the centre console you mean? not where your cd player is now?

[hawk]

Yeah haha imnot sure whether to make a custon centre console and mount the head unit there or to leave it dash mounted and put a coin pocket in the console. Was it your console that was covered in vinyl/leather? Custom made? Anyway the one i saw looked really good and i want to do something along those lines one day. I also need new kick panels soon but unsure if i will go with black or cream ones

[Stinga]

nah not my centre console, i have a cd player mounted in my centre console and have put a standard radio back in the dash

i just made some kick panels out of thin mdf as mine were buggered. haven't painted them or covered them in anything yet though

[hawk]

I think it was a pic tbm posted then. I made some kick panels out of ply but need new ones as i dont have front speakers anymore.

[orangeLJ]

With the money youve spent on doof doof, you could have afforded wheels that fit

[hawk]

Haha yeah but a bit of it came from cash converters like i got the kenwood amp for $50 and the sub was around $100.
Rear speakers $90
Wiring kit $40
Clarion amp $250
Head unit and front 6 inch speakers $160
The splits that blew were $160

So $850 over the last 2 1/2 years isnt too bad haha

Rexy swapped me these wheels and tyres for some 14x10 hotwires that i wasnt goin to ever use. When these are due for new tyres i will go for smaller tyres. Maybe 205 60 all round or a bit smaller as the 204 60's currently on the front have desroyed the guards arches even after they were cut

[RIM-010]

Narrower tyres isn't going to help, your rims are the wrong offset for the car...

[hawk]

Bugger might go back the the sl/e rims or 13" hotwirewires if i can get them

[hawk]

Little bit of an update, i finally replaced the mirror on the drivers door and a tail light globe.

Also the gearbox is getting replaced on monday. They are charging me $350 to fit it including the new gearbox and converter, which i think is a very good price.

And i might be picking up some 13" centreline armorlites for it soon. Will be a while until i get tyres though.

[Neils LX]

Have you folded over gaurd lips, im running 14x7 front 14x8 rear on 195s and 225s with no dramas

[hawk]

lips were grinded down slightly rears are fine now but the fronts still hit on large bumps

215 65? tyres rear and 205 60? front

[Neils LX]

215s on the front on mine hit a fair bit and cut the tyre, drop your size back to 195 and you wont have a prob. Must have a differnt offset on the back as my mate had 235/60s on the back and they cleared fine with a bit of work.