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Posted 18 February 2014 - 08:05 AM
no probs thanks mate. where do you get them? rare spares? whats the best ones to get? my ones perished and integrated
If you want urethane insulators get SuperPro made by Fulcrum Suspensions. The Nolathane have a bad habit of crumbling after a couple of years, regardless of whether the car is used regularly or not.
_injlc304_
Posted 18 February 2014 - 09:08 AM
no probs thanks mate. do you know a link to the exact bushes by any chance?
Edited by injlc304, 18 February 2014 - 09:12 AM.
_gtr-xu1_
Posted 18 February 2014 - 04:54 PM
like he said.... get blue ones (superpro) from fulcrum life time warentee. ive buit a car with red ones and before even getting the car on the road there stuffed
_injlc304_
Posted 19 February 2014 - 07:57 AM
can you tell me which park number they are? cant seem to find them?
http://www.superpro....lookup/HOLDEN--(GMH-Australia)-Torana-LC--LJ--TA/23-50-82
_gorto_
Posted 20 February 2014 - 08:48 PM
If you want urethane insulators get SuperPro made by Fulcrum Suspensions. The Nolathane have a bad habit of crumbling after a couple of years, regardless of whether the car is used regularly or not.
Dads nolathane bushes in his monaro are probably 8 years old and are still fine
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Posted 20 February 2014 - 09:05 PM
Oh My, Don't you post alot
Posted 20 February 2014 - 11:47 PM
My understanding is that it was a bad batch a couple of years ago so the ones in the Monaro may well be ok.
Maybe they changed the formula or something?
What I do know is that LOTS of people put up pics of there brand new, not driven on bushes that had totally disintegrated.
I haven't seen any new complaints about it recently though so maybe they have sorted it out?
Scrivet Counter
Posted 21 February 2014 - 12:45 AM
can you tell me which park number they are? cant seem to find them?
http://www.superpro....lookup/HOLDEN--(GMH-Australia)-Torana-LC--LJ--TA/23-50-82
Kit Pt No. SPF0220K SuperPro call them bushes, their correct name is insulators.
http://www.superpro....-parts/SPF0220K
Edit: Sincere apologies for the thread steal Ryan. About time we all got back to your build.
Edited by S pack, 21 February 2014 - 12:47 AM.
_LONA-CK_
Posted 21 February 2014 - 04:46 AM
what i worked out is the RATS love the RED ones,, but want touch the BLUE or BLACK ones
FUNNY THAT
cheers gong
Edited by LONA-CK, 21 February 2014 - 04:46 AM.
Yes, yes I do post alot!
Posted 21 February 2014 - 06:44 AM
Oh My, Don't you post alot
Posted 21 February 2014 - 07:47 AM
Yeah I know my mate had issues with the body to chassis bushes in his HQ coupe. By the time the car was ready for the road, the bushes were non existent and the body had to be separated from the chassis again to replace them with rubber.What I do know is that LOTS of people put up pics of there brand new, not driven on bushes that had totally disintegrated.
_judgelj_
Posted 21 February 2014 - 10:21 AM
Who knows, mine are fine. All these horror stories, but no explanation. IIRC they breakdown after exposure to oil. You can only use a special grease for them. Besides nolathane has a lifetime warranty anyway. Rubber is good but bloody boring.
Another thing too is a lot of people dont install them correctly. For example installing them on control arms and tightening them on the hoist. Once the cars are under load the bushes get the shit twisted out of them. Not the case with toranas, but a lot of other cars that ive seened.
_gorto_
Posted 23 February 2014 - 09:44 PM
Well with a company as widely recognised as Nolathane, lets hope it was just a bad batch and they have sorted the issue out, surely they would keep selling them if they were as bad as what you have said! Well, here's hoping anyway, time will soon tell though!
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Posted 24 February 2014 - 09:31 AM
_judgelj_
Posted 24 February 2014 - 06:44 PM
its probably like the old "dont buy su's, they are hard to tune" tale we all hear.
_gorto_
Posted 24 February 2014 - 09:34 PM
hmm.. will take a close look at dads when i get a chance, hopefully mine will be alright
Oh My, Don't you post alot
Posted 25 February 2014 - 12:51 AM
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Posted 25 February 2014 - 07:50 PM
i have had the noltec(blue) ones disintegrate after being in the car for about a year, also had the same brand disintegrate in the packet
_gorto_
Posted 23 March 2014 - 09:34 PM
Been too busy to work on the torana lately.
Bought a set of boot rubbers for the steering rack that is freshly painted it 2-pack and they didnt fit, so much for direct replacement.
Hoping to find some motivation some time before summernats (hopefully sooner rather than later) and debut it at summernats 28
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Posted 23 March 2014 - 09:36 PM
That will be the Greatest RYAN
_gorto_
Posted 24 March 2014 - 08:49 PM
That will be the Greatest RYAN
Making it into the top 60 would be the best reward after a long journey with the car. If we continue building the car to the same high standard we are now, I dont see any reason why it isnt achievable! 
_gorto_
Posted 02 April 2014 - 07:41 AM
The engine builder has been busy and hasnt had much time to work on the 202, he will start working on it again shortly.
The heads, manifold, girdle, main caps and block have been machined and are ready for assembly.
EB has been in contact with Ian Tate i believe, and he will be making a crank out of forged 4340 for us. He wasn't comfortable pushing the envelope with over 300hp on the standard cranks.
Ready to order pistons and rods, forged 10.8ish:1 comp forged JE pistons and forged H-beam rods with carr bolts.
Starting to get excited!
_Agent 34_
Posted 02 April 2014 - 03:58 PM
The engine builder has been busy and hasnt had much time to work on the 202, he will start working on it again shortly.
The heads, manifold, girdle, main caps and block have been machined and are ready for assembly.
EB has been in contact with Ian Tate i believe, and he will be making a crank out of forged 4340 for us. He wasn't comfortable pushing the envelope with over 300hp on the standard cranks.
Ready to order pistons and rods, forged 10.8ish:1 comp forged JE pistons and forged H-beam rods with carr bolts.
Starting to get excited!
I got a over the phone call costing on a " billet crank" I'm not going to say how much it was from crankshaft rebuilders. but your motor is going to be an expensive bit of kit.
WTF are you going to do with 300 hp at the treads ?
_Agent 34_
Posted 02 April 2014 - 05:09 PM
sorry don't get me wrong ryan with the motor build, I'm interested in the rod and piston combo to go on the crank. is it a stroked crank ?
If you are going to the expense of making a new billet crank then stroking it a little will create a better combo. I'm no engine builder but have been investigating options and one of the options is listed below which is a " off the shelf " standard combo.
Crankshaft re builders have a stroking kit you get;
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