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[hanra]

Cheers guys. Yeah the -60Y seems to be a pretty rare trim code it seems. Its going to be hard to keep clean.....

[HSVGTS]

You’ve done an awesome top job Brad.... congratulate yourself !!!

You will not like those 13” wheels if you’ve ever driven one with 14’s... looks, drives, steers and handles unbelievable better, a completely different car altogether... not original though. ..... Regards

[xu2308]

Looks Awesome Brad, Love the Black

[hanra]

You’ve done an awesome top job Brad.... congratulate yourself !!!

You will not like those 13” wheels if you’ve ever driven one with 14’s... looks, drives, steers and handles unbelievable better, a completely different car altogether... not original though. ..... Regards

Hey Peter! Good to see your still around on here! If your still in Cairns, it would be great to go out on a cruise one day! No 100klm stretches though..... as you pointed out.... I dont think the baby 13's will like the highway driving!!!

[HSVGTS]

Would have loved to do a cruise Brad but I fly back to Brisbane Friday... and most of the cars are in Brisbane. Maybe catch-up if you happen to have to do any courses at BN airport sometime, let me know I’m always about...... regards Peter

[hanra]

Ahhhhhh bugger.... Would have been good to go for a run with one of your cars. If/when your up here again your always welcome to drop round. Cool will keep it in mind.

Edited by hanra, 26 November 2012 - 05:09 PM.

[hanra]

I noticed just as I pulled up in the shed yesterday arv, the brake fail light came on, no the foot brake wasn't on.... I've popped the fail switch out of the proportioning valve and can see the groove which the switch drops down into. I've confirmed the M/C is full of fluid in both circuts. Jacked the car up and confirmed F/R brakes work.

The brake shop re-sleeved the prop valve on its second visit there, as the first visit there after being overhauled, it was leaking out the warning switch hole.

To me it seems the piston is stuck.... It should reset back to centre when the warning switch is removed, correct????

It's looking like I've gotta pull the f ucking thing back off again for the 3rd time. F uck me......

[torana_nick]

Great job mate.. That's gotta feel good driving it after all that hard work.

[Mort]

Cool Brad, it's finally finished, can't wait for the pics after it's all polished.

Now this ones done what's next.

[hanra]

Now this ones done what's next.

Something American!!!

[Obey 1]

To me it seems the piston is stuck.... It should reset back to centre when the warning switch is removed, correct????

To answer your question..Yes it should reset..

Edited by Obey 1, 27 November 2012 - 08:30 PM.

[hanra]

Thanks for the kind words guys!!!


Yeah the only way I could reset it was to open the rear brake bleeder and pump the pedal. The lack of pressure on the rear side of the piston allowed the front line pressure to push the piston back into position. Dosnt seem correct to me.... I guess that's why I pay the experts to fix these things.

[Mort]

Something American!!!

Hope it's a fixer upper so we can enjoy another build thread.

[hanra]

Yeah mate, it will be another project car. I get bored with life if Im not in the shed.


My $600 front bumper bar isnt looking to flash after being bolted up for almost a week.....

Anyone else ever had this type of issue? Its cracking around the upper mounting bolt. It was torqued up to spec. None of the other 11 bolts have given any problems. I will have to send the bumper back I would assume... $100 down $100 back... and what ever other costs are involved to repair.....

Edited by hanra, 28 November 2012 - 08:05 AM.

[xu2308]

You have been so unlucky Brad with items for you SLR5000, get that Lotto ticket mate.

[hanra]

Thats just what happens when you pay money for other people to do work. Its normal isnt it?

I thought Id win that 70mill or what ever it was.... but Im still at work today...

[TerrA LX]

And plastic??? Sealing up my doors. So messy...

Great job thus far you have done, may I ask what sealer you used on the plastic?

[hanra]

Cheers mate.

I used the same goop I used for the windscreen. It never actually dries. Its always sticky... Ill have to check the brand.

[TerrA LX]

Mastic, no worries, thanx mate.

[hanra]

My $600 front bumper bar isnt looking to flash after being bolted up for almost a week.....

Anyone else ever had this type of issue? Its cracking around the upper mounting bolt. It was torqued up to spec. None of the other 11 bolts have given any problems. I will have to send the bumper back I would assume... $100 down $100 back... and what ever other costs are involved to repair.....

Spoken to the Electroplater, as expected, I was blamed for over tightening. I used an annually calibrated torque wrench and tightened the mount bolts up to 25ft/lb as per the GMH Workshop manual.

Apparently the plater always advises customers to only do these bolts up finger tight, then apply loctite to the threads to avoid this exact issue. I was never advised this verbally or via email, which he agreed with. So how am I supposed to know otherwise... I do things by the book.

In the end, he has agreed to cover the costs of re-plating, I will have to wear the costs of freight. It was $185 to get both bars here. Will be interesting to see what it costs to send one bar down/back.....

And of course he is flat strap over Xmas and expects a delay in getting the bar turned around. This sort of thing is pushing me over the edge.

Edited by hanra, 29 November 2012 - 03:12 PM.

[Mort]

FFS Brad, are you Eva gunna get a break.

So what's the difference between the original chrome plating and the ones you just got, surly if he job was done properly it wouldn't have cracked.

Is there any ex- workers from GMH on here or anyone know someone that had anything to do with the bumpers back then to shed some light on te difference.