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hey, also it should be made very clear that i have no idea what I'm doing. I'm literally just doing whatever looks good, there is no science in anything here, diameter of the throttle? - fuck knows, whatever will kind of match up with the head and still be big so it looks cool. length of the runner? - 80ish mm because that the number that i pulled out of my arse. angle of the throttles in relation to the motor? - 15 degrees because i have no idea why. if there's something that seems fucky please speak up, like i say these is no science in this at all it should also be noted that this engine isn't really destined for great horsepowers, its a fucking 5m, if i wanted max powerz i wouldn't have started out with such a turd. any input would be appreciated, unless your a shitposting dickhead, then its not.22 points
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Ute goes away for paint on Sunday. so why not shit the bed and make changes. cant find a filler neck grommet anywhere. It was bugging me. so I decided to weld over the filler hole. will yeet the tank and fit a fuel cell in the rear below the deck. still waiting on my seat mounts to be made up aswell as the new bumper mount extensions.5 points
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You'll see in the first pic the cut out for the fluid reservoirs: This will be tidied up a bit, and it will have a removable cover over it as I think I'll get horrible reflections in the windscreen. Inside the car all is good. There will be a flat panel with the gauges, warning lights and (some) switches which will cover the whole opening. The dash will need a support in the centre as all of the original brackets were attached to the heater and trans-tunnel but this is already well past the planning stage so may be in the next update.4 points
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A mate of mine custom made an old style engine cover for his modern engine with period correct old style paint and graphics. At first glance you think cool old engine, but then on second look you realise the truth.3 points
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So after many years of wanting a kei car of some sort and also a Jimny, and much exchange of banter and links between myself and my old fleet manager over many years about such vehicles, I became aware of a very cheap kei spec Jimny on Trademe. I thought I'd keep an eye on the auction and see how it went - I didn't need it, but I would be interested for the right price. Anyway, it was pretty rough - seller was pretty honest about the state of it - blown head gasket, cracked windscreen, and it was not in a condition to win any concours events. It was in the top of the South Island so no way I could check it out, but it only came into the country in 2022, and had current reg and wof so I figured it couldn't be too bad. I managed to win the auction for a very sharp price (after a painful '$10 increment every two minutes' bidding war with another bidder). A price sharp enough to justify fixing it or even throwing it in the bin if it was no good. The seller was a GC and managed to hook me up with his mate who was coming over to Wellington and could bring it over on the ferry for me on a trailer. First impressions - pretty rough, the interior was disgusting but overall a solid car. It was definitely BHG with water and clouds coming out of the exhaust so it got driven all of 10 metres onto the trailer. Everything about it is so tiny, especially the engine - a baby 3 cylinder 660cc turbo K6A. According to the internet they produce 47kW so this has now probably replaced my white Viva as being the least powerful car in the fleet. Homeward bound to see what kind of junk I'd managed to buy. Everything needed a decent clean and going over to understand how good or bad it really was. Oh yeah, it also had three different air fresheners hanging from the mirror and a collection of tasteless stickers on the rear winder.2 points
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Bottom end is mint, bearings are perfect still and without the pistons in the crank spins freely. Ill take the head to Mean Machine tomorrow to get it looked over, see what they have to say.2 points
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In my last update I mentioned that I was battling with my a/c belts which seem to stretch to the point where I run out of adjustment. I popped one of my usual "advice needed" posts under general car chat and @440bbm suggested that I replace the notched belts that I have been using with a solid belt. I've got one on order which will hopefully pitch up sometime over the next few days. Hopefully that will solve my issue. In other news I've just sold the last of my HiAce automatic gearboxes to a guy in Tassie. Gave it a clean before I wrapped and strapped it and I'll be dropping it off at my local courier depot tomorrow morning. I originally had two autos in stock in case I wanted to go down that path, but I'm happy with my 5 speed manual and these were just taking up valuable storage space. The last one went to Western Australia, so looks like these boxes are sought after items.2 points
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Needs one of those tower of power mercs with an engine cowling that looks like a 1950s fridge2 points
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Alright, so another update. Again longer than we thought inbetween updates. Anywho, where I left off last time was at the start of October. I was on the hunt for a shifter and slowly plodding away getting the Mini ready for Mini Nationals in Cambridge over Labour weekend. I managed to pick up a shifter from a guy locally. I also had the guy who built my last engine and gearbox (in the Mini) have a look at my bottom end and gearbox. He said the gearbox is sweet. But the block is junk as a heat mark where the piston melted has gone through to the next bore. Good thing I picked up some spares. But I'll use the crank and rods out of the melted one. So Mini Nationals went well. I think my car was well received. Its my 2nd time entering with me doing the one in Auckland a few years back. Left 6am from Auckland and trundled down. Parked up for the morning for the show. The theme was display from the period of your vehicle. Since most Mini owners are stuck in the 70s, maybe they didn't quite appreciate the 90s decor lol (See also my finished rocker cover racer, which needs a bit more development...) And did the Motorkhana in the afternoon. Managed to muster up a 2nd after some pretty average and rusty driving. It's always slightly intimidating doing a Motorkhana where the only cars are Minis, as its all on the driver and no advantage from having a small, agile car. Time to head back home The next day Mini nationals carried on. But I skipped it and went to the annual Pukekohe Car Club Motorkhana and Autocross at Limestone downs in Port Waikato. I forgot to grab any photos. Managed a 4th overall in the Motorkhana with a pretty soft, peat/sand surface under the grass that cut up super quickly. I also competed in one of the Sports Car Club of Nz Motorkhanas on Tarmac a few weeks back, held over in Glenfield. Where I managed to snag a 3rd overall with the top 6 or so places being Minis both new and old. The reason why I bring up these results, is not to brag. But hopefully once the Moke is done I'll be hunting 1sts. Anyways Back to our scheduled programming.... I met a guy at Mini Nationals who was selling some bits after his build. One of these items was a lightly used Alloy Rad from MED in the UK. They make super nice bits (I have some on the Mini) and the price was right so I took a trip down to Hamilton and grabbed it with some other stuff. The eventual plan is to run this with an e fan on the other side to pull some air through. And last weekend we cracked on with some rust work. I wanted to get rid of the stupid barry spec side window panels that were riveted to the windscreen. I was slightly worried what was underneath as this car has had a few surprises so far.2 points
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made some new Top Hats for the rear. As it went too low and wouldn't raise up high enough. Was a right pain trying to get into driveways without smashing the bumper on the ground. Was a lovely day in Whanganui for their annual show at the high school. Same at Levin's show. Taking a brake from this for a while. We did get a commercial sewing machine, so going to give Upholstery a go. Also needs Painting. But in the mean time ive brought an 84 C10 to try and get just as low. So will just keep driving this.2 points
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Now it was inside I could muck around with it. First job. I noticed the radio didn't work and the pocket in the second DIN slot wasn't mounted so that should be a quick fix. A loose wire was culprit as to why it wouldn't work. I found two screws to mount the storage pocket properly and reassembled. It's a JDM headunit so only receives one local station and doesn't have bluetooth - but plays CDs okay and also has iPod connectivity via USB so can play Spotify off my iPhone. Second job - while pondering and procrastinating I thought I'd quickly clean up the headlights which were very yellow. Here's the job 50% done for comparison. Last job of the day - why doesn't it start? Intercooler off, coils out, plugs out. Everything is so tiny. Turned it over with plugs out and it was like a water pump - a lot more came out of the bores than I had imagined and I forgot how far it goes under pressure. What's that smell? Petrol. That ain't water. Not sure what was going on but it was a mix with a lot of petrol in it, and it evaporated/flashed off pretty quickly. When I've got it apart I'll clean and check the injectors as well to make sure there isn't a sticky one or some other reason why it may have flooded with petrol. After all that I rewarded myself with a cold beer and thought about what next. Engine out over the holiday break (if not before) and see what is needed. Parts will need to come from Japan but they appear to be readily available. It can sit and wait for now.2 points
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Okay, so the old Thames is still trucking along. I've been doing a heap of town runs to pickup building supplies for a few house related projects that we have on the go at the moment and because the weather is getting really toasty here I've been running the a/c almost constantly which has improved life no end. But, there is something a/c related that is really bugging me at the moment. From day one of the a/c install I've been battling with the compressor drive belt. I keep having to adjust the bloody thing every couple of hundred k's of driving. I'm going to put up a post under general car chat in the hope that I can get some much needed advice on the issue, so I won't bore you with all of the details in this post, but suffice to say the belt usually decides it's time to squeel at the worst possible times meaning I have to drive the rest of the way in sweltering heat. I know that I should just shut up and take a cement pill, but here in the tropics a/c is a must. Anyhoo, photo of the old girl loaded up with timber. Who says you can't fit 4.5 meter long decking planks in a Thames van hey.2 points
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Or align 6 cylinders in a row, take capacity out to 4 litres, and add twin cam head with variable cam timing.2 points
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I bought this boat 10 years ago and have never put it in the water. It's still is on its original trailer and has the number 59 on it which I am thinking was when it was built, which seems about right. I bought it from Whitianga, and they had bought it from Gisborne. It had a reasonably new outboard fitted to it at the time which is what they were after. Then I picked up a second hand 75 Merc for it from Gisborne of all places. The exterior of the hull has fresh paint on but the interior was in need of a tidy up so I set about redoing the interior. I got most of the construction done but life got too busy so it sat until now. Anyway, we have decided since the engine has been sitting without use and will probably need a fair bit of work, we will buy a new engine. So, I went down to the local marine dealer who sells Honda outboards and have ordered a 4 stroke 75hp for it. They tell me it doesn't take that much to get these small ply boats to get up and go. I will post up more pics as I go.1 point
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Saw this 1984 C10 Chevrolet on Facebook Marketplace 5 hours away in Tauranga. And had a desire to C notch and bag something. (its actually a 84 GMC High Sierra Classic, diesel) Was priced well with most of it there, pretty much just no engine and trans. The next available weekend, my dad & I shot up and brought it home. Have some Slam Specialties SS7 & Air fittings coming for it. It could do with an LS1 & 4l60e if anyone has one they could let go. Got it stripped down pretty quick to see what I have. Very little rust. Just a decent size hole in the firewall. But that's just an excuse do a shaved firewall. Also missing the hood safety catch/hook if anyone has a spare. Some unused Drop Spindles were on Marketplace in Northland for a bit less than I could get them into the country for. Hard to believe how big and heavy these are. Go them in. The cut springs out. Diff out, and the whole thing a whole lot closer to the ground. C-Notch and a 4 link of some kind to come. I'm think Bags on lower links. Outside of the chassis where the leaf springs were. The front lower A-arms are on the ground. but the Chassis isn't. but a good 40mm?? So it is likely a Frame Z will also be in order to lift the front end up. This could also help in moving the front wheels forward an inch to get them centred in the wheel arches again.1 point
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I haven't had a real good look at the pistons but everything looks basically brand new, irl it has probably only done 15k or so since I put the engine together and it is clean as inside. When I bought the engine back in the day he had assembled the bottom end already, I took the mans word that he had rebuilt it properly so didnt bother to check anything, just finished assembling it. He was an aircraft engineer at AirNZ and told me he had lightened, balanced and weight matched everything, and I can see now that he definitely had done this. I just wish I could definitively find something causing the vibration....1 point
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Did anyone get any pics of the big adventure bikes @johnnyfive smoked 😂1 point
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yea, custom made, will have quite a bit of room behind the c notch under the raised bed. This is what came out.1 point
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We drilled out the rivets and peeled back the outer layer. Also took out the random screws that Barry only put in one side. (because rivets, and silicone isn't enough). Chisled out the random bracket of which there is only one, that was to hold those side bars on. Cut the box section and peeled everything back and here we are. If you look closely at the pictures you will see a few areas of surface rust that will need some attention. You'll also see the rust hole at the bottom of top of the guard that will need fixing too. It was inevitable with the roof set up the way it was water was going to be trapped somewhere and fester away. But overall, wayyy better than I thought it would be as the rivets didn't make it through to the windscreen frame. From there we turned it into a speedster, as Mokes only have a couple of bolts holding the windscreen on. Means I can sort sandblasting the frame and pulling the window out to shout it a new seal as the old one is pretty cooked (It may even be the original). From there, we got it up on the hoist and had a crack at some of the rust underneath, but that is another story for another day and a whole lot more work. I'm also looking to engage a repair certifier in the South Auckland or Waikato area. As plans have changed a little and I'd like to get this road legal if I could. If anyone has any recommendations of guys that actually answer emails and phones and don't spread themselves thin with too much work and are reasonable when it comes to old cars (not asking for much hey...) Let me know. I can go to them or I have the hoist at the old mans place just out of Pukekohe to get it in the air and have a look etc.1 point
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Roof being lined up to get stuck together. Looks like it's coming along nicely. Panel Barry said he was impressed with the reproduction panels for the rear so far which is good to know. Also mentioned car should be all welded up within next couple weeks. We've decided to paint strip the bonnet and doors to see what's hiding underneath. Originally was thinking to dip the whole doors and bonnet and boot but we decided maybe not necessary as the boot is pretty much all good and bonnet isn't super terrible (just around the front edge). Doors have some bog in but cross that bridge when we get there.1 point
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Opened things up a bit more, tbh it looks pretty good. Altho number 2 is slightly browner than the rest in the head. The cam spins nice and free so its not that, but the with the head off rotating the crank is still ever so slight weirdly variable in turning force. The bores look basically perfect so maybe that means the crank might be bent? Rings broken?Time will tell I guess.1 point
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Pulled the drivetrain out tonight and pulled the sump off to take a look. I hope my engine stand won't buckle under the strain lols I can't see any wrong in there, the sump is 100% perfectly clear of debris. And everything looks great, no missing chunks of piston or the like. There is however a noticable variation in turning resistance with the plugs out, I am suspecting a slightly bent valve or broken valve spring. I am waiting for a new head gasket and bolts before I get too carried away. Also: so many gearboxes, this isnt even all of them, I have 2 more.1 point
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The engine felt sluggish down low with the aluminium/silicone intake i had on it. So I managed to squeeze on the factory intake from Matts 1uz Corona on. And went for a quick drive and the power felt better. So decided to make a new larger intake with a Resonator beneath it. Using the same volumes as the factory plastic 1uzfe one. Wasn't quite as good. But is definitely an improvement. 3d printed & had cast in aluminium some finned Lead covers. Used Bennetts Custom co's method on youtube for using oxy action Vanish in hot water to darken/age cast aluminium. Will need to get a photo of the shifter parts and switch extensions installed. Off on the 6 hour drive to Beachhop, in Whangamata. Skyla the dog loved that we could have the windows down the whole way with no horrid drumming noises. Cruise control was lovely too. And the bags rode like a dream over the Hauraki Plain's roads. Also cut out some vinyl pinstripes before leaving. From 3m 3630 Lightbox vinyl for the matte finish. Faux Pinstripes for the Faux old car.1 point
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I have the varnish work done now, the floor fitted and seats mounted. The wiring needs sorting so I will get them to sort it out when they fit the engine. I was hoping to fit the windows but ran out of steam. I had my first acquaintance with Covid so I had a couple of days of not being able to do anything. It goes in for it’s engine fit tomorrow.1 point
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I spent the whole afternoon cleaning it. Started by waterblasting and scrubbing the outside, removed all the stickers and other shit from the glass. It actually looked pretty good when it was clean. The inside needed a decent vacuum and scrub of all the plastics. The door cards had spilled drinks, one side had something resembling dried tomato sauce which had dripped down it, the centre consoles, dash and glovebox were also filthy and all got a scrub inside or outside of the car. I really want to pull the seats and carpets out and give it a deep clean, but I'll leave that until it is running again. We pushed it into the shed so I could look into why it wasn't starting. Putting it inside next to my other 'small' car made me realise just how small these really are. If you are space constrained, buy a kei car instead. After all, that's why they exist.1 point
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I got it home and unloaded without any problems and dumped it in the driveway. After sorting a few other things that needed doing, I thought I would move it into the workshop and start to clean it up a bit. Problem #1 - it wouldn't start. Despite starting several times already that morning, it did not want to turn over. It wasn't a starter problem and felt like a seized engine so I suspected it may be hydrolocked given how much water was coming out earlier. Cool. It could stay where it was and I'd clean it first. What had I bought? A 2001 Suzuki Jimny 'Land Venture' edition which is some sort of trim spec. It seems to have better wheels than the standard kei spec Jimny, and cool green upholstery. It also has cool checked floor mats. The previous owner must have done some regular offroading because there was the remnants of a CB radio install, extra lighting and also a 12v compressor mounted in the back, and the bodywork was extensively scratched. The bonnet is dented and scratched in a way I can't figure out how they did it, the roof has been resprayed a different shade of green and the original edges have got a lot of sunburn/clear coat failure. The original roof rails have been removed leaving only their sockets. The spare wheel cover is also dented which is a shame but can probably be beaten back into shape. The other feature was an extensive amount of filth everywhere. All the plastics, carpets and seats were disgusting. Exhibit A1 point
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Had a spare minute so I thought I would have a hack at a fuel return/restrictor. Found some brass hex, put some detail into it including a 1.5mm hole and some probably correctly tapped holes, surely BSP and NPT are the same? I checked the resulting pressure but the needle wobbles all over the place from the pulsing of the pump, averaged out it looks like 3.5 or 4 psi, vs 4.5 to 5psi previously. Ill take it for a spin later and see what the AFR's are doing, then maybe start opening up that hole. I kindof need a way to damp the pressure fluctuations first to get an accurate reading.1 point
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Ahh so looks like where we are finally seeing the tipping point where he's pretty much rehashing same stuff and still without particularly convincing results. Pretty sooky to turn off commenting only about an hour after a video drops. Not sure why anyone is going to hire him as a consultant when he's not really proven any results yet. He's not going to have any credibility until he gets that V12 sounding good. Not constantly shifting goal posts onto other motors and setups. EDIT: Yep, hes dreaming haha. wtf1 point
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Recently I was lucky enough to purchase this fine machine which has a little family history. It was the first car built by GT40 Replication Ltd in Auckland. One of my grandads mates was the man behind GT40 Replication and so my grandad did some of the mold work for these cars. I told my self 16 years ago when I heard about this car (when I first got interested in proper cars) that if it ever came on the market I would buy it. 15 years later luckily enough it came on the market and I was kind of in a position to buy it (you may have seen all my shit for sale here and trademe). Anyway, here we are and its in my shed. Its an interesting concoction which i'll discuss once I actually start working on it, but I plan to just drive it and enjoy it over summer. It needs quite a lot of maintenance, but the bones are good. Has Rover V8, Renault Transaxle, DBA/Holden fronts brakes, seems to go pretty good. Have found lots loose on the induction side and it looks like the cap,rotor leads and plugs are the same from when it was built so I will do them all shortly. Air filter was coozed, has a Holley 600 on it unsure on jets etc yet but it drives nice, slight flat spot if you punch the pedal down but I havent fault found it yet. It needs a gasket kit but that will likely be next winters job...1 point
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A rebore is not going to make much if anything of a power increase on its own The real power increase is the fact you can lean on it harder with non cheese pistons, correct ring gaps etc1 point
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More displacement will just turn your drivetrain into a noodle by loading it up with low rpm torque. Maybe a little bigger cam, bit more boost will acheive same thing easier? There's so many headaches associated with engine machining work, that can often go wrong even if you get the best people involved. I reckon there's bound to be a sweet spot for you with factoryish block and the right bolt on stuff. Do you have any guesstimates for drag day time / MPH / etc? I think I'll be somewhere in the 14s on first shakedown and with standard cams. (assuming I make it)1 point
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Then it was all welded back together: It's not quite finished yet. The welds will be smoothed off and the manifold sandblasted to give a 'cast' effect. It will also need to be faced top and bottom after all of those heat cycles. The work has dropped the total height by over 75mm which makes it far more 'bulge' friendly:1 point
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