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[rodomo]

Good call Mick and I'm with you Heath.
IMHO there is too much bagging of the young, inexperianced members on this forum.
They should be advised and nurtured and if they make mistakes, they'll learn from it.
If they don't take you're advise, get over it!
Just like you would with your own.

[hawk]

i try to take all advice onboard whether its useful or not
i no i can be a bit of a smarta**e but you get that with young peple
at the moment im trying to work out what to do
im getting rid of all the cars i dont need and all the parts if i can
i want an lh/lx project and to sell the statesman and try do everything properly

the sunbird will get a gas system, be lowered and get some hotwires which
is good enough for me for now

[dattoman]

I'm curious about this gas you keep mentioning
Why do you want to gas it ?
I once figured out that once you pay for the gas setup , accept the loss in power , realise that you get worse economy on gas ,modify the engine to run on it properly , deal with the fact it runs on gas or petrol... rarely both , see the increase in gas prices lately
I realised that I could put at least 1000 litres of good drop in the car
I would have thought an old red 6 would have been economical enough

So just curious as to the thinking here ?
Is it because you plan on driving it a million miles a week once you get your licence ?

[MRLXSS]

Oh, if you were going to put it on gas, you should have bought Maddy's UC... It was Cheaper, got A/C, Got a Gas System, its not a Sunbird, got SLE wheels, got original paint, no rust etc etc.. perfect daily.. Oh well... You're young... you'll learn.

[Heath]

Yeah mate if you want a good gas system, don't go anywhere before you talk to me and some of my friends. I'm friends with a couple of installers and we can give you a good idea of who you should and shouldn't be going to

If you're gonna be at Knox tonight, call me on 0421 770 110, we'll catch up and have a chat about stuff if you want

[hawk]

Oh, if you were going to put it on gas, you should have bought Maddy's UC... It was Cheaper, got A/C, Got a Gas System, its not a Sunbird, got SLE wheels, got original paint, no rust etc etc.. perfect daily.. Oh well... You're young... you'll learn.

my parents wouldnt have let me buy maddys car as it doesnt come with a roady even if it didnt need much they still would have said no


got a quote for insurance by shannons covering me for $4800 with $400 excess and in my name for $691 a year
is this good??

[rodomo]

Ring around and compare. My son when he was on his P's was with

He had a 6 cyl UC hatch

[ToRunYa]

is that the spare pair of jox for the glovebox incase he has a bingle?

[rodomo]

Yep! As featured here:
http://www.gmh-toran...=1

[ToRunYa]

shiiit, that was a looong time ago! LOL

[hawk]

lol
heard bad things bout just car from frends

[Heath]

get a bigger excess and the premium should drop a fair bit.

Yep that's good advice.

Doesn't sound bad hawk!

[mr5000]

sounds good to me wish mine was that low

[hawk]

well today i took it for a drive and it already hits speed humps at its current height so i wont be lowered at all

[hawk]

im also having trouble with it at higher revs im thinking maybe get a new carb or a good tune

[hawk]

lol na its all been worked out and dasd and i have just bought a lh as a joint project

[hawk]

today when i checked the oil it was 3 quarters of the way up the dipstick is this anything serious
or has the oil just been overfilled

[mitchg]

Did you wipe it, then stick it back in and check?

[hawk]

yeah i did and it was the same

[rodomo]

How is the water level and does the oil smell like petrol?

[hawk]

water level is fine but the oil does smell of petrol

[rodomo]

Fuel pump might be knackered?
Has the fuel gauge dropped?

Drop the oil and change the filter.
Leave a bucket under the sump plug over night and see if there is petrol in the bucket tomorrow.

Edited by rodomo, 05 June 2010 - 02:02 PM.