Matteybean

Haha yeah a 9 pack would be plenty for your cab ! Haha yeah bit overboard .. ohwell what's done is done lol . I gave it all a mad vacuum n degrease n brought a wooden wallpaper roller from mitre 10 for 10 bucks to press it into the grooves n to make sure i had went over it all. used my map gas to soften it a little. Worked a treat EDIT : just saw ur build man your cab is tiny . They also do a "door pack" which is 5 sheets for 120 ish I reckon that would be enough . They do sell single sheets which work out the same price . I'd just measure it up n get how many youll need

Haha yeah I got a extra 5 pack so 14 sheets total n managed to do the whole floor . Firewall and behind seats right up to parcel tray . I'll prob end up buying another 5 pack to finish parcel tray n behind door cards. One pack would of been enough to do floor but I went abit crazy with it . Didn't see any point in doing it half arsed . Its more a case of cost versus size of sheet n when I researched I found the size of single sheet is the same but others were charging 260 . (320 for dynamat) for a pack of 9

Sorry bro didn't give much info haha . They sell it on trademe but if you go direct you save. 810x410 I think . Reviews looked good on it and for prive it's alot cheaper than competitors . They sell different packs and can sell single sheets if you need different . http://www.mongoose.co.nz/products/q-mat.html They are based in wairau north Shore . EDIT: looking at size n prices it looks the same as from Jay car haha

Mongoose Mat . 200 bucks for 9 sheets

Guy told me it's out of a w50 from wreckers . Did some research online the fork looks same as ones online

Hey guys I'm having trouble getting my clutch fork in ... Any info would be great . Guy at wrecker said cut hole bigger it won't damage it ? heres a link go thread in tech thread //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/48457-w50-clutch-fork-fouling-on-bellhousing/#entry1523011 Thanks in advance

Hey guys I'm having trouble putting my clutch fork in it fouls on the hole . The hole is so bloody small . The guy at spartan wreckers reckons just modify the hole to make it fit ?? The fork looks the right length if it was able to go thru hole another 10 mm it would sit on the pivot point dome inside the bellhousing ?? Any info would be great before I get my grinder out .. Here's some pics Here's the w50 .. is it auctually a w50 or is the bellhousing off something different ?? All bolts up to block and gear stick lines up perfectly in the hole in the body of the car too ! New w50 slave cylinder Hole size finger used for reference of size Fouls on the top n bottom of the hole . Width wise looks perfect ? Here is where the dome is auctuzlly sitting needs to go another 10 mm inside hole Any help greatly appreciated I wanna drive it up n down driveway haha

Hahahaha only few rust patches to be done on yours dave lol ! bring ya door over Sunday we will have a look at it . Ben reckons since he has that a6 cos worth racing cam there only 1 carb that'll work with it which is what he said setting him back about 2k new

Bowt time you did something on this. If it's gna sit in my garage when u go to Holland I wanna be able to at least drive it

Hahahahah yeah bro was a close one

Small update but an update none the less ! Tonight my mate came round n together we carefully took the motor n box back out of the engine bay . I took sump off Cleaned up matting surfaces of the sump ready for the sump gasket . Took some photos of the cleanliness of the inside of the motor Unfortunately I had to work late n wasn't able to grab gasket on my way home but will do it tomorrow. Also tested fitted my TRD extractors. I'll grab a new gasket for em while im at bnt 2m as orginal is poked n give then a lick of paint with vht heat paint . Black. That is all.. until tomorrow. Thanks for looking

PROOF !! Again big thanks to my brother (dave1234567890) for helping me get this in and sleeektoy for your 18rg knowledge. Wouldnt of gotten This far otherwise thanks again.

Ahh ok thanks for info I'll try do it now

BOOM !!! got it all running tonight n shit she purs really nice csnt figure out how go post a video on here but I got proof !! I'll post it when I figure it out / someone helps me !! Also ... some very very good history on this motor I text the fella I brought it off in palmy n he called me back giving me the run down ! Got it off his good mate who was an engineer . It was imported by his mate the engineer back in the late 80s when he got a few over from japan and was going to make concept cars but this one he never finished. it was a guranteed good runner with low milage when he imported it from japan it n its never been starting since it got into nz ... Hasn't been started in almost 20 years lol . No wonder when I took the sump off it looked brand new inside ! Not even the smallest bit of build up on the sump. He also told me his engineer mate always turned it over by hand and when sold to him was always on his case about doing it too ! He said he would be very suprised if the motor and gearbox had done more than 30 000 miles !! Such awesome news what a brilliant find. There's only 1 way to celebrate ... Thanks for looking hOpe i can figure out video soon //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/42444-matteybeans-1978-rt104-corona/

Had another crack at it tonight .. I jewed out and hoped I'd get away without replacing spark plugs n leads . I checked plugs n seemed ok but everything else seems rather weathered I flattened 3 batteries trying to get it going before accepting my failure of not getting them while at super cheap when I grabbed some hose clamps to stop fuel leaks ... I did however grab another coil to dizzy lead while I was at spartan wreckers grabbing this... Clutch fork release bearing and bearing carrier . Bearing feels nice so will just give the fork a tidy up re paint n assemble after I get motor running .. my sump also has a small leak only happens when car turns over .. will need to grab a proper gasket since the gasket silicone didn't do the job I did however manage to get it to run without starter motor for up to 5 seconds a few times but was missing abit n sputtering away . I had these open which I've been told r for emissions n they should be blocked off will make it run lean so have since done that .. So tomorrow ill grab a proper gasket I need for sump . new plugs and leads and try again . Also fully swapped the last of the 18r loom over and still unable to start using key .. I think tomorrow I'll quickly switch starter motors to orginial 18r one n see if that makes a difference .. it use to work fine back in other car n since I've swapped it all other to this i can't see why not. How it currently sits... Shit it's lucky I had my co2 extinguisher ready to go .. the float valve on the front carbs must have been stuck n was pissing out fuel onto my arm below it .. Next thing ! Whooom ! My arms on fire the rubber glove starts melting around my hand and the fuel dripping out of the carbs catches fire to the fuel on the engine bay and all around the 5 litre gas tank I had sitting under the block I was using to start the car ... Phew ! lucky no damage to paint in engine bay or my arm for that matter ! Could have been bad tho . The float valve has since fixed itself must have been a little stuck n got floaded with petrol for the first time .since half of it was leaking out the dodgy fuel line connections

Oh also in other news I got my bootlid back from powerstrip industries ! it looked really mint but paint was stuffed n cracked everywhere but... shit !!! she really is In great condition !

Update ! So over the weekend and tonight I've been stuffing around trying go get the motor in and running turns out I had forgotten a few bits haha so didn't go so smoothly ! Had to grab 18r engine mounts of donor car as this had a 12 r which were diffeent Haha sort of forgot that 18r has front sump and 18rg has rear sump which sits on cross member !! Shit ..so out came motor again .. Re drain the new oil I just put in n swap sumps . Good news is this engine was perfectly clean no deposits no build ups n was pretty clean throughout. on the other one it had about 30 mm of build up gunk and little shavings shit !! Took me ages to clean it out n degreazer it thought I'd paint it too after eventually getting it in and everything hooked up it won't start by key so I've been shortening out the starter to get it turning over ! turns out the battery I had didn't hold charge n was flat .. wasn't able to get it going yesterday .. Today I started from stratch again thanks to stu and sleektoy for their help . Turns out had a blown engine fuse the dizzy to coil lead had like 10 resistance lol so maori'd up another lead off spare car and managed to get spark . I doubled Checked to see If i had the timing right which I did . The fuel pump wasn't working propley and was letting bugger all fuel into the carbs ! So I raxed the one off the 18r but was slightly different and the hoses didn't fit propley / leaked everywhere ! I managed to get fuel up into the carbs n plenty of it ! but stopped as getting late Fuel lines aren't hooked up propley I just had fuel line dropped into a bottle.. motor will he coming back out need to sus a clutch fork just wanna hear it running make sure it's ok . So tomorrow hopefully pick up my clutch fork. Get some new fuel lines to get it going i need a new dizzy to coil lead I might as well just replace em all ! Also the wiring issue I think may be from mis matching the orginial 12 r fuse loom that was in that and I used my 18r engine loom as 12 r was different as and then I used my 18r steering collumn as this car was collumn shift ! It all plugged in propley and I couldn't tell any difference but maybe there is . When I use the 18r key start I csnt even hear the relay going but when I plug in the 12 r one it makes a sound ? The 18rgu starter motor is also slightly different with 3 wires coming off starter motor I suspect the 3rd may be ignition ? Which is why it's not key starting possibly .. so I'll also throw in the orginial 18r starter motor which works but only has 2 wires coming off it which was orginally connected to this loom and hopefully it'll be running tomorrow !! and by key

Hey bro pink sticker that sucks ! What was it for ?? Car looks legit

I'm going from 18r to 18rg in my corona hoping to get away without a cert ..

Sorted an engine crane thanks to threeonatree . Legend. Picked up some mongoose sound deadening Today will start putting it in when I get abit of time for now I wanna prep n paint motor n chuck it in the hole in the hope nothing is wrong hmmm ! If anyone interested the sound deadening was $199 for 9 sheets of 810x400 I think I got an extra 5 though for an additional 120 but she going to be luxurious ! Paint after 24 hours Sound deadening single sheet

Does anybody have an engine crane I could borrow for the weekend please ? My 18rg is sitting outside my garage !! Woo Pm me or lemme no here //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/42444-matteybeans-1978-rt104-corona/?fromsearch=1

Hi all As your aware I've been preppibg it for paint ! Tonight this happened Pic dump Basecoat Clear cost My 18rg n w50 is on its way up should be at my place by end of business friday .. will put interior back in . Inside of panels n all hinges will be done in a booth next Saturday . Will spray satin black behind front lights n grill etc and paint up some engine bits that need it this weekend Thanks for looking. Colour looks amazing cant wait to push it outside In the sun tomorrow

Hey all . Moved into a new place big garage been getting car prepped n tidying up few bits n pieces ! Picked up some paint sample not sure how I feel about it might go 1 shade lighter but something close to this would suit the car n it def looks like it's a 70s car haha pic dump People going go hate but ended up taking my leafs back to anchors n got em dropped another inch or so .. First test pot holden mirage glow .. wasn't what I was after at all.. anyway Engine bay primed Por15 the gas tank And parcel tray n rest of boot n behind rear sets and up under dash .. Around wheel arch is old por15 I did awhile back And here's the test pot I picked up today ! Please note the guard is a spare n had only had a quick scuff for paint testing purposes . Its rusty n arch is fucked .. I haven't got any clear to spray on it might put some on bdfore committing like o said I miight go one shade lighter yet Discuss ! //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/42444-matteybeans-1978-rt104-corona/?fromsearch=1

Hey guys I'm trying to track down the paint code of this holden commodore but am struggling . Anyone got any ideas ? Thanks in advance.

Hey bro nice wheels I had my ssr superstars centre's n rear bands powdercoated then had the outer lip polished up because you could see it with tyres on .. it didn't chip away the powder coating it just sanded back like paint .