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[hawk]

i just cleaned the tops of the pistons and they have std .001 on them does this mean they are standard bore size

what would a rough price be to have the block, pistons, rods and crank cleaned and fitted at an engine builder?
where would i buy new rings and bearings? and how much?

[mr5000]

Lilydale Engine Reconditioning
Performance Modifications.
Engine Reconditioning - Lilydale, VIC
5/ 2 Melba Ave, Lilydale VIC 3140, Australia
(03) 9739 4086 the guys name is ian he is very good and cheap plus he likes making stuff go fast
take all your gear down there to ian he can give you a price best get everything machined before you start buying rings and bearings ect do you no what cam your putting in it yet
what are you building the motor for a hotty or just a daily drive

[hawk]

alright today was the first time ive driven the uc in a few days, it was fine the last time i drove it but today i put a full tank in and it started to stall and splutter all the time so i really want to get a new motor in soon but in the mean time id like to fix the problem.
could it be because the petrol tank has run dry twice recently? could it have damaged the fuel pump?
i checked the filter and it was clean and replaced the air filter.
it runs fine at higher speeds but near idle it just dies every few mins

[rodomo]

I'm tipping it's flooding.
Pull the needle and seat out and have a L@@K for crap.

[hawk]

spent the last 2 days working on this.
found that there was a vacuum leak off the carby and the coil and no.5 plug weren't working. shows how much they will put up with as it was still going on 5 cylinders with a coil that was leaking fluid and 2 vacuum leaks. the second one hasn't been found yet but ill have them all replaced soon. And hopefully a better gearbox will be going in this week because the current one slips a bit and has a loud clunk when changing thats getting worse. could the clunk be the diff by any chance?
also put a new exhaust bracket in as one snapped but its still hitting on the diff.

does anyone know where i could get a 350 holley and manifold or twin stromberg manifold for cheap? on ebay most of it is over $150

[hawk]

i have a good trimatic here out of a commodore

[mr5000]

ive got a ww stromberg carb better than a holley 350 think i may have an adaptor for it to to go onto a varajet manifold is the motor in your uc a red or blue motor

[hawk]

its a red 202 and would there be an adapter for a single barrel stromberg manifold? thanks

[mr5000]

dont think so mate keep an eye out on ebay i saw a heap of manifolds at the croydon swap meet this mornin maybe keep your eyes open for the next swap meet some old buggers around the country have gold in there garages

[hawk]

how do i find out about the swap meets? any particular place to look?

[rodomo]

Have a look at your Commodore Tri-Matic before you pull your old one out. Make sure the shifter is on the same side at the box.

[hawk]

ill probably get the local mechanic to do it and the shifter inside the car can be changed easily to the other side, i had to change the one in my statesman when i had it

[hawk]

thanks, i think its only the one split pit that had to be taken out to change it

[mr5000]

just google it mate

[hawk]

Oki will thanks

[hawk]

today i found out what my rear end problem is ... drove to belgrave slow with the back jerking around and get under for a look.
what do u know massive bush failure on the passengers rear haha

[hawk]

they were less than.2 year old nolethane bushes and they crumbled so i took the lower diff arms out of the lx we have and put them in it seems to handle.perfect again ... 3 out of the four lower bushes were stuffed think ill stick woth the rubber bushes as.long as.i can

[Potta]

Heard a lot of bad things about the Nolathane bushes from around that time.

Couple of guys put them in, lowered their cars, and when they went to do something a month or so later, bushes in a little pile on the floor, and the cars hadn't even been driven.

[hawk]

yeah ive read the thread and heard the same thing im just wondering how long they were stuffed before my handling went out the window as it.only started swaying alot recently then in rhe last two days it was suddenly jerking to one side when i accelerated