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[gtrboyy]

Welcome to ol' holden ownership where we keep tinkering away fixing annoying shite on our cars nobody else ever notices haha

 

What do you mean not lock wheel in park? It will roll down hills?

[Bigfella237]

Just to clarify, when you say you "extended the rod" do you mean the round rod that links the shifter to the trans?

 

That would change the distance between the two but not the travel, I'd think it's the length of the lever itself (the flat bar that sticks out the bottom of the shifter, that the rod connects to) that would be the problem?

[gtrboyy]

You'll get there eventually dude...keep at it.

 

When clicked into Park should be able to rock it to lock...if doesnt means someone been jamming it into Park whilst rolling lol.

 

Supposedly simple fix if know how to get into the auto although only heard of it happen never actually had one do that.

 

Might be good excuse to give that ol' trimatic proper service.

[Bigfella237]

The H4 conversion is a straight bolt-in job if you only run 60/55W bulbs, anything better will require a wiring upgrade (adding relays, thicker wire, better earths, etc.).

 

There are a few different types of kits with regard to the little park light globe, some have a hole in the lens that needs to be plugged (like in your picture), some have a clear section in the reflector to let light shine through from the back (from the standard Torana all-in-one connector for example), and some have no provision for a park light at all.

 

I've noticed the different brands have different beam patterns too, the last pair I bought were Narva and their light pattern on the road was completely different to the ones they replaced (which I can't remember the brand of), and then there are "Angel Eyes" but I've never had them so not sure how they stack up (if they're even legal).

 

And nowadays you can get them with a ring of white LEDs for the park lights too, and of course if you're really determined to attract the attention of the law... go RGB!

 

 

[Shiney005]

I reckon it would make the roos run!!

[Bigfella237]

~ and the many paint runs. ~

 

Known in the trade as a "signature" (all decent artists sign their work after all).

 

You'll have to grab some Autosol and apply some elbow grease to those wheels now too, that should keep you busy for a few days!

 

Also while you have the black paint handy, do you want to "paint" the rubber strips onto the bumpers? I've seen a few now that were painted on and you wouldn't tell the difference from a distance.

 

EDIT: BTW, did you ever get it wheel aligned? Looks like a fair amount of camber on that front wheel...

Edited by Bigfella237, 11 February 2018 - 06:01 AM.

[gtrboyy]

Count teeth for both gears write them down...work out percentage speedo is out by then work out if need more or less.

 

Do search on here think even I've posted about speedo gears here somewhere.

 

Can also work out what revs your doing with rear tyre size & diff gear with online speedo calculator too.

Edited by gtrboyy, 16 February 2018 - 04:41 PM.

[gtrboyy]

Is red 23 tooth & white 20 tooth?

[Bigfella237]

If you let me know your rear tyre size and diff ratio (or the "RR AXLE" code off the body plate if it's the original diff) then I'll crunch the numbers for ya?

 

Not sure what colour that drive gear is (inside the trans)? It looks kinda greenish in the photo but as far as I know the only options are Red (7 teeth), White (8), Blue (9) & Yellow (10), can you confirm which it is?

[Bigfella237]

Assuming 245/60R14 (?) and it still has the GV4 diff (3.36:1), then the only way your old gears make sense is if the drive gear (trans) is yellow (10 teeth)...

 

If the driven gear (cable) was white (20 teeth) then your speedo should've been reading 31.61% fast (so 60km/h = 79km/h reading), which sounds like what your GPS suggested.

 

If you swap to the red (23 teeth) your speedo will still read fast, but by only 14.44% (so 60km/h = 69km/h reading, or 100km/h = 115km/h reading)

 

The closest you will get with that yellow drive gear will be a Light Blue (25 teeth) driven gear (Rare Spares Part # SG1013) but that will still read 5.29% fast (so 60km/h = 63km/h reading, or 100km/h = 105km/h reading)

 

If you want to get it any closer you'll need to pull the rear extension housing off the trans and swap the drive gears, the closest combination would be a White (8 teeth) drive gear (Rare Spares Part # SG1000) and a Green (21 teeth) driven gear (Rare Spares Part # SG1008) which gives you a speedo reading of +0.27% (so 60km/h reads 60.2)

[gtrboyy]

Need to be bit more specific dude... eg 245/60/15  3.36 diff gears then gear teeth numbers.

 

Try this link out

 

https://www.google.c...6dODYUvYk7FFVsZ

[Bigfella237]

You don't count teeth across the gear, you have to count how many teeth are around one edge, where each tooth starts, by turning the driveshaft exactly one turn.

 

I've never seen a green drive gear before, we definitely need to have an accurate tooth-count from that green drive gear, I'm hoping it has the same number as one of the others just tinted a different colour?

 

BTW, if that green gear has a different number of teeth then all my calculations above will be out.

 

Also can you confirm the tyre size is 14" or 15"?

Edited by Bigfella237, 16 February 2018 - 07:26 PM.