M.H.

Where did you get the copper sheet from? I need to get some to cut some gaskets for my atc125

53 minutes ago, Taistorm said:

Hey guys, looking for some advice.

 

I'm now looking to retro fit an aftermarket Civic radiator into my mirage as I'm struggling to find a second hand unit and recore looks to be a hefty cost now (no way near as cheap as it used to be). I'm a bit of a tight ass at times and only want to spend half of what a recore will cost if I can so I'm working out a plan.

 

The idea is to get a cheap aftermarket alloy Civic radiator 'half rad', make some mounts to fit and make up some new hoses. The main issue I'm running into is how to go about setting up a thermo fan. The Civic radiator doesn't include a thermo switch mount so I was thinking to use one of the hose inline switch/sensor mounts  but I'm struggling to find one locally. Another thing is would I need to run a new circuit/relay for the fan or would I be sweet to just tap into the existing circuit and get away with it? If need be I can follow the wires and see the relay setup that they run through from factory.

If anyone has any suggestions on the best and easiest way to do this then please let me know. 

 

Cheers,

Tai

Is the civic rad aluminium? Get a boss welded on to screw in the original thermo switch

Just get the longer ones shortened 

They may be knock offs, I seem to remember seeing them available on tm a few years back

Just buy a bf or later xr6 turbo and be done with it. They are not that heavy, have plenty of power and most importantly get a wheel going with ease 

is there anyone on here that can tru up some ct90 rims for me? ive pulled them apart to paint them

Fuck nothing pisses me off more than cunts stealing vehicles. Hope you recover it quickly

58 minutes ago, Not-a-number said:

4mm mild steel.

Though they did them out of G350 by accident. So that may or may not suck. Hopefully they can replace them with mildsteel.

Whats wrong with using 350 as opposed to 250?

ef and el xr6/8 falcons are starting to go up in price pretty quick now. Would like to buy a nice el before they go silly in price

I'd avoid water blasting stuff. It just makes it really wet and take ages to dry, just use a shampoo machine 

10 hours ago, Geophy said:

Hey very basic question but im new to diesel life, whats a good oil to roll in the older 2l Hilux? Averaging a oil change every 3 months as am covering a few Ks commuting so happy to buy good shit if its doing a good job.

I just buy these when they are on special

https://www.supercheapauto.co.nz/p/penrite-penrite-hpr-diesel-15-engine-oil-15w-50-10-litre/123726.html?gclid=CjwKCAjw-5v7BRAmEiwAJ3DpuDDvx548tQl1dfMzK41q_chfYvEaeTyw0EmC4dhss4r84a9z7NQMixoCZtMQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

It's rank when you get a fresh import and the previous owner has smoked a pack a day with the windows up and the ac on recirculating. Mix up a strong ratio of the shampoo in a spray bottle and spray it on the hood lining and watch all the yellow brown nicotine come out

When I was detailing cars that had been smoked in if just shampoo the seats and hood lining, clean all the ash trays out and leave it out in the sun to dry out. I used 3d shampoo, worked pretty good for getting odours out

Let me know if you want one laser cut

6 minutes ago, 87creepin said:

How good are the AU for towing lightish Japanese cars? 

They are amazing at everything 

4 minutes ago, kempy said:

I have a mate who is a plater and he’s mentioned stripping chrome off, will ask, but a quick google search suggests hydrochloride acid or sodium hydroxide.

sweet, yea have looked into getting a plastic drum and some hydrochloric acid, its only 2 ct90 wheels and the rear carrier

2 hours ago, Sunbeam said:

I think it’s great you’re letting it wear it’s past with pride. I do enjoy a slightly wrinkly Land Rover

Yea definitely, shiny straight land rovers look so wrong

2 minutes ago, WankBankA100 said:

What piston pin size does the CT90 run?

Its an atc125, 15mm pin

10 minutes ago, WankBankA100 said:

Yeah, I'm in same boat on a CB100, but I'm doing ground up rebuild at the mo. Just started! Also will need to do re-vin process. 

I just started this weekend on my ct9050, hopefully can get all the bits in time

5 hours ago, RUNAMUCK said:

Can it hurry the fuck up and be time for this ride already?!!!!

No,

I need all the time to get my engine built 

On 12/09/2020 at 09:46, rumrum said:

frame back from the powdercoaters in s nice satin grey, wheels coming next week. if your in Auckland I highly recommend powderworks onehunga!

What did they charge to do that? Im looking for a new powder coat place

choice, hopefully this will give a higher compression ratio too.

Now to spend more than the bike is worth getting the cam welded up and re ground

yea waitng for a xl125 piston to arrive, just looking for other options.

What are aliexpress pistons like?

10 minutes ago, tortron said:

Do you want to put it on a dr200 bottom.end?

I'll have a closer look

Na in a honda, probably easier to rebush my small end.

Are you able to measure the compression height?

Yea a standard one, do you reckon the gudgeon pin bore could be enlarged to 15mm?