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Took this thing for few hoons lately its finally running pretty good again ive gone back to roughly a 50:50 mix of ethanol and petrol the carb just couldn't suck enough fuel through on E85 to let it rev out. Ive also stuck the external carb bits through the ultrasonic cleaner at work which rattled out plenty of chunks of shit (mostly lead) It now starts runs and revs out nice again. I changed the exhaust a bit to a 1 1/2 slash cut end to help it exhale a bit better which has doubled the noise it makes as well.

Run an SU on it. 1 3/4" seems about right on my 600 it just opens as much as it needs to.

Good choice! Thats way nicer then the meth ute. More doors for more......kids and gopeds will be handy. Im always amazed at what fits in the boot of mine they're a tardis in a good way.

Pics for reference?

Bummer about the ute. If it doesn't sell ive got the diagnostic gear to go through the body modules so at least you could dig a bit further.

My vy sedan weighs around 1600kg on the tip weigh bridge. Cant imagine a ute would be very different in weight. Carby conversion would backdate an LS to small block screwdriver tuning.

Diesel mileage on a motorcycle a thing or has that been missed? 18hp will get along nicely if you fit a torque converter.

Hope your planning a hectic 2 stroke outboard motor in a car?

You could get them ceramic chromed by HPC or Pro Coat finish is very similar to your spray chrome above but is really durable.

Wheels acquired i had it jacked up when the dude dropped them off, I reemed the centres out as they arent a direct bolt on but close enough it can be done at home. Going from 205's to 245's all round has made it feel utterly planted too.

FFS i actually have money in bank and a car to sell...... someone talk me out of buying this.

@flyingbrick im pretty sure they suck air in and over time get a big enough bubble to cause overheating. The radiators function perfectly fine right up till the water level gets lower than the water pump haha. Im buying an ALDL diagnostic lead so i can get into the ecu trans and body modules like i do with my Vw.

Could you make a feature of the spark plug leads ? Make it look extra hemi.... with a pentastar chucked in the middle.

200hp isn't alot but its enough to get the traction control cutting in at the worst times.

Cheap 205 60 15's belong on trailers...... So thats where the 2 treaded ones are headed bought some more VE 18"s with Potenza RE003 tyres that should sort traction out.

I also sorted some adjustment for the jack shaft so no need for the chain tensioner anymore looks way nicer and fitted nice new chain. Did burnouts...... needs a tune again bloody race fuel.

This thing has been a bit of an ornament lately as ive tried to sell it had a few people look at 1 rode it and came back white as a ghost shaking....... he decided his son would be be better on something a bit more shall we say docile. So on to repairs and fine tuning things, the chains were fucked and since i fitted the new back wheel out of alignment by about 5mm i ripped it all apart and set it all up nicely so the wheel just slips in. This meant spreading the rear frame i just jammed a jack in there and it didnt fight much. I had to sort the rear brake caliper as the wheel now been centered and frame spread it had moved everything.

Had been driving this daily for a while and out of blue it overheated on me just as i was heading in to work, confused as it shot up really fast i banged on the AC for extra fans and it cooled off. I thought I'd found the leak from bottom rad hose as it was super squished i trimmed it a bit refitted, still leaking...... fuck! climbed up top then i saw it the passthru on the radiator tank for the trans cooler the nut had wound itself off, ive nipped it off and leak is gone. Handy tip to save money on coolant a few drops of food coloring in your radiator makes leaks really obvious as it leaves little trails when it dries.

Ive got to modify my turbo to work the way i want....... so i need to learn to weld alloy below is my learning curve in 4 welds literally never welded alloy with a tig before. Dude at work set tig up for me gave me some pointers haha then off loaded his days work welding cable trays to me. Ive now started amassing AN fittings as we run them on some dangerous applications at work so they get used a few times and binned (still looking mint) and sweet to use on what i want them for.

Truth be told i haven't ridden this since the above happened. Some aliexpress bits arrived this week so i thought i might as well fit anyway bit of tianium colored header wrap to prevent major jean destruction. Im toying with swapping the engines over with my sons mobility scooter beast as he loves this frame and has done some welding on it, he lives on a farm so could legitimately use it safely his 5hp Robin motor would work perfectly i reckon. I have acquired all the stainless steel parts now to do the turbo as well....... and sussed a cheap and cheerful way to run my carb blow thru for max ethanol spooly flame carnage

Removed 2 rooted engine mounts got new ones from Mace Engineering for 90 ozzy dollars and achieved a Wof today. Boom! Legal for under a grand. Engines sweet had a weepy corroded thermostat housing which leaked into the valley of engine and blocked thermostat All sorted for nothing, it was able to drain itself without leaving a puddle though hence old owner didnt notice it till it got hot I'd guess.

Both supercharged and plain ecotec.

This'll be the 3rd Commodore ive bought with a "blown head gasket" for fuck all this one had a blocked thermostat the others had perished heater taps the people put water back in but didnt bleed them so they would get hot.

Ive still got a piece of bone floating around my little finger from when i fell off mine. Worth the pain they are a hoot to ride.

My supercharged vx used to go into a weird limp mode before i chipped it where it would ping like a bastard at any load. It didn't die even after turning the boost up with 340000ks on it, it overheated a few times because of a weeping alloy cover i fed it stop leak and just topped it up with water till it eventually stopped leaking. Looking forward to lazy easy motoring again been doing it hard in a Vw golf for 9 months too much power and expensive wheels and tyres have kept me stressed torque steering around pot holes.