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So he didn't look at the carb like I explained to you in the other post?
If it's running fine on flats and fucking out on inclines that would lead me to believe, as I said before, that there's a float issue, sticking or level is incorrect.
if it's the carbed version, what grade fuel are you running ??
91 octane will pink and fart around unless tuned for it.
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how good is the fuel in it ??
if it stale low octane crap, it wil run like poo.
new filter and some 98 and thrash it ??
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too many choices !!
finsihed panel and paint Imp ...........then revin
cut rust from Levin rallycar, paint do skids
put TE71 spec Sprinter together and do skids
finish buggy/tractor thing
or more honestly...... fill the fridge and waste a week being blottoed
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haha, is that ^ a photo for rust repair cert!!!
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I want brass specifically
go to a building suppliers or joinery shop
was gonna suggest Scott Panel and Hardware but Felchers have taken them over and merged then into Laminex group and no longer have online catalogue but printed catalogue may still be at hardware shop
what size and quantities ?
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Unless you are a fuckwit you aren't going to change the metallurgical properties of the steel with a blow torch.
the WOF/COF man dosn't like it when he sees any sign of extreme heat applied to steering components
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if its a non-setting sticky mess you want, then we used a Sika mastic for sealing freezers panel on coolstores.
if it's an adhesive sealant you want , then the panel sealant above, or Sabre SMP60 (which it what was used on my boat for gluing the pontoons on)
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a good electric heat gun for removing paint will produce enough heat to do the job with out using extreme heat (blowtorch) that could fuck the metal.
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That's pretty bloody good!^^
he's done a few, and is MSNZ tech.
we got a MK2 Esky kit off him with the notation:
' if it dosn't fit correctly, the shell is bent',
it didn't and it was !!
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main rollbar:
original size (X) 38.1
Reduction (A) 37.9
Exspansion ( 38.4
front rollbar:
X 38.1
A 37.9
B 38.5
one of Dave McCahon's pre-bent kits as fitted to my TE71 Levin
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a lot of people seem to go to the ae/ke setup as above, so you get the adjustable caster arm and easily modified lower arm setup. unsure if there are any benefits/downsides geometry wise going to the ae/ke setup, other than the obvious camber/caster adjustment. maybe a backwards move as none of its setup the same. plus more weight
geometry aside, using KE/AE style struts/LCAs unlocks far better shock absorber options, swaybar options,steering arms etc
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i recall using KE70 LCA and sway bar set-up on a starlet track-car during it's build. unsure of the outcome as the main builder fucked off to Aucks to hide from his debts.Interesting point about stretching the bottom arm mount outwards KPR. I looked at that on my Kp but thought the swaybar through eyes would be unhappy? Do you use a wider swaybar off something else?
KE70 uses bigger balljoint allowing KE/AE steering arms and struts/brakes.
i have plenty of these parts of you want to borrow and have a mock-up.
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Kia ora,
Doing a rebuild on the Corona and I'm in need of some standard main bearings for my 3T. I've already tried ACL bearings, NZ Toyota, STA Parts, Cliff Bond (in Chch) and Engine Parts in Silverdale. Any suggestions on where else I can try? Ideally in NZ.
what size are you after.......... can check my stash
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in my experience, the factory Safari 24->12v reducer is capable of running the factory head unit only, and as soon as you put a more powerful unit (ie more current draw), the reducer will shit itself. back then (5-10yrs) a decent reducer was around the $100 mark, but i am sure they are much cheaper now.
i will have a dig in my electronics box later, as i believe i have a S/H one i could offload
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any idea of the PCD ?
is the 5 stud Coon ryums fit, then they would be 5 x114 making them very common, the early coons were 4x114, still very common.
if 5 x108 then early Holden would be a source.
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only thing i had to do with it , was getting served a hiding from it !!
Andy Ried and Dave Fletcher took turns running it and rallied quite extensively in the Mainland series.
yes, white with green and blue.
linky to their website:
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so the ol' jigger has re-surfaced, on Oldschool.
am currently trying to dig out some old photos and footage from early 2000's when Team Reid/Fletcher used it extensively around the south Island.
did you get it from the Camerons ?? or did Sheldon Rush have it for a bit ?
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no it was the Fiat 132? clone. set-up as a club car with cage etc and a Lancia? turbo engine.Was that a niva with a turbo poking out the bonnet?
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so who was the sicko that purchased Boydo's turbo Lada (been on the Tard forever) and was seen trailering it South today ???
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how many (pre-MX5) hairdresser cars can one fit in a paddock ??
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have you nipped 1/4" off each of the vacuum lines and re-fitted ?
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Live in mataura drive a corolla how did i get to this point lmao
could be worse....... living in Timaru and owning house and 6 acres in the Catlins taht i can't spend enough time at, as there is fuck all work down there to pay bills.
regarding your issue, i would ring Carter Strang (strang auto), in wallacetown. he's built plenty of them for race/rally use and should able to point you in the right direction.
technically freight services but also wanting feedback
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^^^ this. to be brutally honest, you are only looking at a very minor geographical area, already covered by commutuers who can do as a freebie.
i was offering southland / otago ->north (including chch if needed) with an often empty ute and trailer and got bugger all call for favours/beersies.