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Started by Heath , Sep 05 2006 07:08 PM

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#901 Heath

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Posted 24 September 2008 - 12:18 PM

haha you've in year 12 and you haven't had a beer in a long time? I am getting pissed more than ever, and doing less schoolwork than ever. It's great! The car is progressing awesomely, I just don't have any money or chance of getting into a university that I don't really want to go to.

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#902 _Holdenmad_

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Posted 14 October 2008 - 11:30 AM

Looks like you are making some great progress Heath, well done and keep up the good work mate. Looking forward to seeing the finished product!

Edited by Holdenmad, 14 October 2008 - 11:31 AM.

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#903 RIM-010

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Posted 14 October 2008 - 11:48 AM

That's the spirit Heath :spoton:

I think the race might still be on? Should be pretty close, I reckon

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#904 Heath

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Posted 14 October 2008 - 03:21 PM

Haven't touched it in a while, busy doing schoolwork pretty hecticly (sp?).

Gonna go and get some more inspiration tonight at Knox but yeah exams start soon (last week of school atm) so i will barely work on it.

What I have done is put extractors on and some other things but yeah it's slow atm

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#905 Heath

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Posted 20 October 2008 - 05:46 PM

Righto, nothing has happened on the car but I am still behind on updates

Anyway, my manifold gasket was leaking pretty badly so I got my hands dirty.
$25 extractors:
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Before sanding it all back and painting em, I removed the manufacturer's badge for a slightly cleaner look (funny how I'm anal with some things and so careless with others lol):
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Pulled out the old starter, replaced with a smaller version (sounds a bit healthier too so win-win) so I can swap without pulling it all apart:
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Slid em in
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Bolted em up
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Runs a heap better now but it's just out of a 3" flange atm so i would like to get a bit more exhaust on there soonish haha slightly too loud for the residential area I live in

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Posted 20 October 2008 - 06:00 PM

Good work heath, she's getting there!

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#907 _T0rana_

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Posted 20 October 2008 - 06:47 PM

gross engine bay are you going to tidy it up and paint that engine

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#908 _tyre fryer_

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Posted 20 October 2008 - 09:22 PM

Righto, nothing has happened on the car but I am still behind on updates

Anyway, my manifold gasket was leaking pretty badly so I got my hands dirty.
$25 extractors:
[img]https://cache.gmh-to...yofIMG_0133.jpg[/img
Before sanding it all back and painting em, I removed the manufacturer's badge for a slightly cleaner look (funny how I'm anal with some things and so careless with others lol):
[img]https://cache.gmh-to...mber2008006.jpg[/img
Pulled out the old starter, replaced with a smaller version (sounds a bit healthier too so win-win) so I can swap without pulling it all apart:
[img]https://cache.gmh-to...mber2008009.jpg[/img
Slid em in
[img]https://cache.gmh-to...mber2008010.jpg[/img
Bolted em up
[img]https://cache.gmh-to...mber2008012.jpg[/img

Runs a heap better now but it's just out of a 3" flange atm so i would like to get a bit more exhaust on there soonish haha slightly too loud for the residential area I live in

whatd you use to sand the extractors back?
and whatd you use to paint them?
I'm going to do the same, mine are pacemakers but they are covered in surface rust.

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#909 micklx

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Posted 20 October 2008 - 09:58 PM

Don't you have a chrome rocker cover there somewhere ?
A bloke your age - A chrome rocker cover should be a priority ............

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#910 red6

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Posted 20 October 2008 - 10:38 PM

how did the bolt sitting on the oil cap survive that whole operation?

dont worry about the engine bay heath just concentrate on getting it back together and registered! you must be itching now

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#911 MRLXSS

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Posted 21 October 2008 - 07:14 AM

Good stuff mate! Getting there!

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#912 _73LJWhiteSL_

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Posted 21 October 2008 - 07:51 AM

The car has progressed heaps since i seen it Heath. Looking good mate. When do you reckon you will have it all finished? Surely once exams are over you can work on it all week?

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Posted 21 October 2008 - 08:12 AM

Flame proof paint on the extractors?

I found painting them with just the normal heat proof stuff wasnt too crash hot, it lasted a while, but ended up flaking.

Whats left to do now?

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#914 Heath

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Posted 21 October 2008 - 09:35 AM

Yeah leaving the "gross engine bay" so it looks like I'm not too performance conscious at this stage (for less trouble with rwc & canaries), will make it very very nice later on (wiring job, fully smoothed out and shit).

Mick, I've got an alloy chrome rocker cover & side plates but I actually want a black KC one in the end. Don't know whether I will fit them or not yet...

lol oil cap has a weird threaded system through it with a nut on the top, maybe a home-made job (haven't pulled it apart), once again trying to make it look like it's mechanically untouched by me. Good question though

I just rust converted the bad rust, ground down a few ugly areas (bad welds etc), rubbed it back starting with 40 and ending like like 240 (I dunno I was pretty rough with it, doesn't really matter much as long as you get the surface kinda fresh), prepped them with thinners and laid a few coats of VHT Flameproof on em. Too easy

P.S. don't quote posts with pictures, you didn't even need to quote anything I said, it was obvious that you would be talking to me if you were asking about the work lol

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Posted 21 October 2008 - 01:53 PM

lol oil cap has a weird threaded system through it with a nut on the top, maybe a home-made job (haven't pulled it apart), once again trying to make it look like it's mechanically untouched by me. Good question though

That oil cap is not correct for RWC

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#916 _ToranaGuy_

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Posted 21 October 2008 - 06:32 PM

That oil cap is not correct for RWC

Depends on what the car/engine had originally & what the current cap is - i'm sure Heath could find a cap off a holden 6 in a wreckers to get thru rwc if they hassel him about the cap!

Heath - Keep up the good work mate, your getting closer to being able to enjoy it. :spoton:

Cheers

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#917 _73LJWhiteSL_

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Posted 21 October 2008 - 09:15 PM

Rares sell a chome oil cap for about $8 I think. I wanted an orginal one, since mine fell off and got run over, but you can't get them.

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#918 Heath

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Posted 22 October 2008 - 05:00 AM

I think rodomo is saying that it isn't allowed to have a breather, post ADR-27A

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#919 _Courage_

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Posted 31 October 2008 - 02:21 PM

much love to this entire thread!!

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#920 Heath

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Posted 01 November 2008 - 01:46 PM

lol thanks mate. Yeah I'm struggling with difficult bodywork atm, got a lot of things on my plate and I am not experienced enough to make what I'm working on... 'work'

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Posted 13 November 2008 - 07:32 AM

Have you managed to get much work done during exams? Whats the aim once you finish? January Knox Cruise night?

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#922 Heath

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Posted 13 November 2008 - 08:30 AM

Nah bugger all mate lol. The thing is neglected as atm. Last exam is in two hours so after I get over the hangover it'll be all cars and more piss, then schoolies, then actually finish her off. One week before schoolies, schoolies will go for like a fortnight lol, then I'll come back and register the thing. Looking forward to it all immensely

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Posted 13 November 2008 - 08:34 AM

Best time of your life mate!!! I expect some mega pissed msg's. And dont forget to sign Makka up to as many night clubs as you can!! HAHA He did it to you!!!