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It's setup with lpg bars solenoids etc for massive flame demo's could be exciting but think it's probably non functioning now from sitting so long I'm not game to play with it. BBQ could fit in ass where fire box is though I like that idea.

Just sold the old trailer and bought what im calling the drag challenge trailer...... it of course needs work hasn't moved for years and needs love. Ex fire demo unit so has all kind of weird shit I'll pull out. Has gullwing doors so should be useful for loading shit into and storing bikes etc safely. Has duratorque axles and is pretty beefy construction $500 cant go wrong apart from its 100ks away and has 2 flat tyres and some mongrel stole the tail light wiring.

All parts arrived today so smashed out last of wof stuff tonight in about an hour brake pads, radius bushes, nail in tyre and adjusted head lights. Gave it a bit of a thrashing happy with how it goes now, got some service parts to throw in before drag day. Online Autoparts came through with goods again used em a few times

Then just a nail to flick out of rear tyre and thats 3 off the list. Oil weeping was a oil pressure switch that farted and shit the bed ages ago I just swapped it for one off my spare engine. Headlight aim is 1 turn each with a Phillips head each currently aiming little higher as stock is shit light throw but wof guy insists it must be stock.

Punched through the cunt jobs on the list today hand brake and drivers seat free movement. Both required removal of the drivers seat so was quite pleased to nail that in one hit, the electric seat motor had 2 plastic bushes that were various states of crumbs. Tried online NLA doubt they were ever available seeing as ive got 28 days to sort it I elected for the weld the whole fucking assembly together option. This will only bite me in ass if I ever have to dismantle the drive motors chances of that that are slim to none so no free movement and zero $ spent. Now to wait on overnight parts from Brisbane that may take a bit of time.

I'm ready for drag day Or getting impounded either or..... Just kidding I need a licence for work this things not doing skids anywhere but meremere.

Offset im after is not Common looks of things. Considering bmw x5 wheels width is right but offset is a little mexipoke spec and need to roll the guards no that keen on mods to bodywork. Will see what's out there.

You'd be better off getting spot welder and blasting a stack load more into your seams at least then if you stack it you can drill them out easily. If its a unibody car? If its something like a Toyota crown or an impala with a separate chassis its pointless. You could get creative and urethane strengthening panels in no bolts no welds.

I've got these they're 19x8 the offset is perfect fit at moment in rear sits nice with rear guards heaps of room inboard to widen to 19x10 easily possibly 19x11. They weren't too expensive so wouldn't be heartbroken chopping up, but suit the look im after of just a factory upgraded old man's daily and give me room for the brake upgrades I want to do later.

You forgot it has as many wheels as a Bugatti Veyron for around 1% of the cost. About as quick probably.....

$150 worth of parts phew was worried they would be expensive. The radius rod bushes would of been destroyed from when I worked at an airfield from doing 1/2 mile flat out blasts down the runway then jumping on the picks. The new ones should last way longer with what's planned I'll have a good poke around under there ive got a box of spare new bushes will try get them in.

Hmm ok doable. Always dubious of any shop that mentions headlight aim especially when it's not been touched or failed on before. Will sort it.

Thread dredge, want to do exactly this widening of my rear alloys inwards only have heaps of room so seems like an effective way if its legal. Any updates? Has anyone done this.

Will be giving the old engine its last hurrah at drag day I'll try dropping some different tunes in it see if it makes a shred if difference. I just want a number to improve on later be happy if it beats my Triumphs 17.4 to be honest. Means I need a Wof. Should be easy enough. Will bring a spill kit in case the crank falls out.......

Been bringing in pigment powders from aliexpress and mixing my own colours just using good quality clear to mix it into cheap as and turns out really good with a few coats over a base colour like black or white. Going to experiment on some bike bits soon 90s low rider spec.

Got around to last few things that have bugged me, the suicide shifter has always been a difficult to use made a foot shifter out of of some go kart bits I scored its absolute bliss makes it dead easy to ride. Last thing I want to do is lower the seat height and paint it. Rev limiter 1st through to 4th is a blast need to find some places to use it more often probably be good on the beach.

Always found doing big patches easier than trying to do spot repairs and Always blended in better, can be daunting chopping big parts off the car rewarding as though when a big part goes back on. Try to round your edges where possible you'll end up with more manageable distortion, as in mark your square hole saw out your corners then chop it out with a grinder if your dealing with flat panels. Dont try hit the whole car at once do the easy bits first then the hard bits won't be as hard by time you get to them. Do a side or area finish it before moving on to anything else or you'll end up with with a shell full of half done repairs.

Wound this thing up to 5th gear on weekend fair fucking flying and still pulling at a guess it would probably be good for 150kph I backed off well before then though. The front suspension has a bit of a wobble when you back off as the weight comes back on, needs some bushes to tighten up as there's some play. Dead keen to see if my son could race it in the junior dragster class..... after I sort the suspension.

Have you checked your spark plug tube oil levels? Cam cover gasket dies then contents of sump share space with your ignition coils. I syringed about 250ml out of mine after it started misfiring. Just another place oil can disappear to.

My 1.8t used almost nothing between 0-10k then 10k-15k would drop from full to 2-3mm below full. Penrite synthetic seems to work a treat no additives to it happy days. Repco does a 6 litre pack covers you if you need a top up.

Got same tread tyres for front too. Not used to proper sticky tyres.

Got them on took for a quick spin yuss gearing is now what I expected 1st isn't geared to moon 2nd is brutal and 3rd pulls like a freight train 4th and 5th go. And it's not trying to flip over when you turn now. Has a rake that looks purposeful because of smaller wheels.

Finally found rear wheels almost gave up and bought new, not as wide as I originally intended but pretty meaty none the less had to buy rims and tyres separately too. Will try get these on this weekend the old quad wheels are falling to bits and the tyres roll when doing donuts.

Remember to uncheck the "rod ejection system" box when setting up the ecu again.

Christmas, coregas got progressively more shit the longer I was using them my co2 went out of test waiting to swap then they wouldn't take it. You buying a bottle or just need a fill? I did both. Test and fill on my coregas co2 and bought an Argon bottle.... close to $1000 he gave me the welding consumables I piled on counter free as well. GC!