M.H.

4 hours ago, DoBro Jesus said:

Getting slightly off topic on the "cheap" side of this thread with some of these later suggestions though haha. 

 

A v6 b6 passat fits this thread, cheap at around 3.5-4k and go hard with 250hp

11 minutes ago, kicker said:

If you can't afford to buy a new Audi then you can't afford to service an old one.

Who comes up with that? Ive had lots of old vws and audis and could afford to run them

10 minutes ago, kws said:

They probably didnt put the chain on the back of the engine between the engine and trans though..... Stupid Audi.

The vr6 was the first engine vw engine to have that

8 hours ago, Rusted said:

Vw passat? Better buy then the s4, drop their cam chain tand the unlucky owner drops 10k to get it fixed

The v6 in the passat is not immune from cam chain problems either 

37 minutes ago, tortron said:

Oh also need a plate light. I'll probably use a bolt style one/two

Cut a small bit out of the bottom of the tail light and glue in a bit of clear plastic

The 3.2 v6 is great buying, a mate picked up a real tidy nz new one for 3k, had done 290,000km but had full service history and had been looked after, with the rear muffler deleted they sound good too

On 14/11/2020 at 07:47, Pelo. said:

It's Not a cheap car to service!

oil, filters, coolant, spark plugs ect are no more expensive than any other make

It's amazing how shit people's slow speed bike skills are watching them wobble past traffic in the morning 

I wanted to buy a new cheap piece of chinese shit bike last week, called up to see if they had any ready to go and sorry m9 all sold out and not importing anymore because of no abs, 

seriously though how is abs going to save someone on a bike esp on something that doesnt even need brakes like a gn125

2 minutes ago, tortron said:

oh no, i just realised there will be no new GN125s unless they double the price and put abs on them

 

Theres going to be no decent bikes imported soon either, fucking limp wristed fags making abs compulsory 

What's 0-100 now that it's not losing half its power to self clearancing 

2 hours ago, tortron said:

Does anyone have one of those XR style enduro tail lights

want to find one in nz in stock

 

like this

or more preferably like this

Yes, ask if @TimShadboltfan27can find it in the shed and send it to you

10 minutes ago, Lord Gruntfuttock said:

Yeah CT90 only has one. 

Sweet haven't pulled it completely apart yet

Oh true, its a honda atc125

Ffs, gasket set only came with 1 valve guide seal 

4 minutes ago, johnnyfive said:

Is there anyone who's attendance is unlikely or questionable?

yes, depends if I get parts in time or a suitable bike comes up

9 minutes ago, tortron said:

And again

 

I'm pretty sure the piston was too tight to begin with. After honing the cylinder again, and rubbing the piston on a stone to smooth it off, it came in just above the minimum clearance

 

Too tight and probably not a very round piston or bore

Did you buy piston and barrel together? I've always had the machinists bore it to suit the piston, it's only $90 odd to get it bored

Just looking at the specs for ring gap on other air cooled engines and they all seem about the same as what you have. Have you pulled it apart yet?

Will the tacho cable hole let vapor through or will oil just get forced out?

On my xr it just had the head and crank case breather teed in together and vented to air box

In hamilton this morning

Should probably do something about getting the ct reassembled