MHDT L34 Bond/Harvey 76 Car
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Posted 10 August 2008 - 11:48 AM
Lurking in the shadows 
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Posted 12 August 2008 - 10:18 AM
Rory what fuel tank are you running. Any chance of some pics or do you have a post number so that I can go back and have a look as I'm sure you have already posted some.
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Posted 12 August 2008 - 10:40 AM
It allowed me to flick the stock tank underneath for more room...plus it was like the original.
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Posted 12 August 2008 - 09:40 PM
Hi Rory, have you weighed your car yet ?
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Posted 13 August 2008 - 09:17 AM
R,
The signwriting on your car is it hand painted or stickers and where did you get it done??. Also I saw the tank you have in the boot but do you still have a standard tank underneath. While in the question asking mood can you tell me what class you run the car in and what sort of events can you compete in.
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The signwriting on your car is it hand painted or stickers and where did you get it done??. Also I saw the tank you have in the boot but do you still have a standard tank underneath. While in the question asking mood can you tell me what class you run the car in and what sort of events can you compete in.
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Posted 13 August 2008 - 09:23 AM
Stickers...a mate has a machine and did them for me...I removed the std tank to get clearence for the panhard rod stay bar..I enter it in Group C in hillclimbs and sprints ...so far it has been put in over 5000cc touring cars for the first event..will be interesting to see where Speed on Tweed and Noosa place it.
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Posted 13 August 2008 - 02:09 PM
Hey Rory, with speed you only get 2 choices, Flat cap masters( consistency, so you dont have to drive like the devil, thats me) or go as fast as you can and beat everyone else, and dont crash, thats not me. But its all good fun.
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Posted 13 August 2008 - 02:49 PM
Hah! I am go for it...entered Group C against Frank Binding in the Army XD Falcon thing..
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Posted 13 August 2008 - 06:14 PM
You better make sure you beat him cant have a Fraud going faster
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Posted 17 August 2008 - 02:55 PM
Shit I thought I cooked it!..but the thermo was cutting off when the gauge was reading 235 and I know it cuts off at 185/190...so changed out the sender and now it sits and idles on 212 degrees hot...whew!!.....bloody new fuel pressure gauge is also all over the place..set it at 7lbs...it was 3 when I got back...so reset it at 7.....dont know whats going on...also have a rear suspension drama...see suspension thread.
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Posted 17 August 2008 - 06:26 PM
That car is looking seriously tuff!
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Posted 17 August 2008 - 09:56 PM
Yeah that is one sexy replica what are you gonna do about the fuel pressure Gauge?
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Posted 18 August 2008 - 11:49 AM
Re route the line and wrap it in heat proof sheath.
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Posted 18 August 2008 - 06:05 PM
The things you find...it was still slipping from 2nd to 3rd...so I cracked it and bought a new master cylinder...it was the only thing I didnt change...guess what?..on inspection it was binding in the piston and coming out slowly...not SNAPing out like it should...therefore was slowly feeding in the clutch producing the slip..bugger me!! 
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Posted 19 August 2008 - 11:25 AM
Now you know, I'm happy to take the new master that you don't need now 
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Posted 19 August 2008 - 11:51 AM
The things you find...it was still slipping from 2nd to 3rd...so I cracked it and bought a new master cylinder...it was the only thing I didnt change...guess what?..on inspection it was binding in the piston and coming out slowly...not SNAPing out like it should...therefore was slowly feeding in the clutch producing the slip..bugger me!!
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Posted 19 August 2008 - 12:04 PM
OK another 6 simmons turned up today, 2 16x10's 2 15x8's and 2 15x9's
Quickly bolted up the 16x10's which has shown up a problem with the length of the diff(BIG THANKS TO JOHN TORANASS FOR PICKING UP THE 2 16x10'S FOR ME
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They fit...just, currently they have a 255 slick on them, im looking at using a 270 slick.
So my options are
Run smaller wheels or tyres
umm no thanks
Pull the diff out and shorten it to normal torana length-currently about 20mm per side wider
Shorten the axles and change from the commodore brakes to skyline-commodore brakes have about 20mm extra from the axle to the disc for the internal hand brake setup, skyline handbrake runs off the calipers.
Or sell the diff and build another one
Thinking the brake change might be the way to do it
Quickly bolted up the 16x10's which has shown up a problem with the length of the diff(BIG THANKS TO JOHN TORANASS FOR PICKING UP THE 2 16x10'S FOR ME
)They fit...just, currently they have a 255 slick on them, im looking at using a 270 slick.
So my options are
Run smaller wheels or tyres
umm no thanksPull the diff out and shorten it to normal torana length-currently about 20mm per side wider
Shorten the axles and change from the commodore brakes to skyline-commodore brakes have about 20mm extra from the axle to the disc for the internal hand brake setup, skyline handbrake runs off the calipers.
Or sell the diff and build another one
Thinking the brake change might be the way to do it
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Posted 19 August 2008 - 12:20 PM
Or put on the larger A9X rear flares.....?
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Posted 19 August 2008 - 12:36 PM
Or put on the larger A9X rear flares.....?
I did think of that, but doesnt seem to be alot of people around making the bigger flares, and it might look odd having the A9X flares on a L34 replica, but still thinking on that one...
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Posted 19 August 2008 - 12:39 PM
I don't think you'd really notice the difference... with the stripes and stickers all over them, you'd have to know what you're looking at to spot the difference. It's probably the easiest and cheapest option, but maybe not the best...
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