Matteybean

Got the call and the alternator was ready to be picked up - the alternator was fine it was the external regulator that was poked - is a mitsibushi one which someone has mis matched onto the Vauxhall motor. Hooked heater hoses up because mrs wanted to ride passenger... apart from the very dull head lights, the popping and sputtering and overall struggle to drive she really enjoyed it. Atleast now i can tinker more during the weekend and try to get it running better without the battery going flat

Spent abit of time tinkering and giving it a test drive on road. Was abit crap to drive first time. Had an oil leak cork rocker cover gaskit had mis aligned. All sorted now though. Doesnt like when you step on gas and splutters after 4k rpm im hoping a good drive will sort that out. Checked timing was spot on removed carb n took apart to clean and re assemble - made a difference drove abit better. Still not so great after 4k rpm. Alternator doesnt charge battery properly so removed to be rebuilt.

Hey guys so the time has come and dave has sold the prince to me which i plan on getting back on the road for summer cruise spec!

You could of had a lot of strapping young lads around at your place "maaaaate while you here reckon you can help me with demo"

I'm also keen on this. Last year was a lot of fun ! No shed to show off but keen to attend. Mrs might come too

Running late to takanini

Where's that mare? Lol not familiar Edit. I know where that is. Could link with up Neal at shed to then he's just round corner from there

Weather is looking crap I'm in pukekohe so can meet up with ya papakurians on way in?

Oh man last year was awesome. If anyone remembers camping at 4 n rotary nats 10 year ago that's what it's like ! Got rowdy the night before we all parked up the back was good times. It was a v8 event but they were all good sport n loved the old jappas. 1 not to be missed that's for sure !

I'm keen. Last year was good fun !

I'm in Will try Bring the better half along. I have a portable 3 burner BBQ. It was a bit small for OS drag day but could be perfect for couple sausages if anyone interested ? Can cook about 50 of them at once... so you'll all have to wait till the next lot but thats OK. Let me no Cheers

No problem let me no if you need any copper always got shorts lying around. I'm in Auckland.

Cheers bro yeah pretty happy with the outcome

Took car for a wof.. clean sheet !! Although I did fix what it had failed for back in April when I took it for a wof.. which it failed and sat in the garage for 6 months. Anyway gave it good clean n polish and brought some rego so pretty much all set for drag day ! Need to sort a throttle cable issue out. Install my eletric ignition and eletric tacho. but no big deal and take it back to carb specialist as since I've removed all the emission stuff it seems to be running rich. Bring it on ! I picked up my 18rg exhaust manifold from autobend today. You can see how close it is to the sr20det. It's out 4/5mm per port over 278mm Didn't really like the old plastic gearstick/sterio surround so got another rubber and mounted it direct to carpet looks alot tidier in my opinion going to run a Bluetooth amp so don't need a sterio. Gave her a good polish too. How she currently sits. //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/42444-matteybeans-1978-rt104-corona/page-3#entry1783849 Cheers

Another small update.. Got the motor up running changes through the gears nicely. Just need to bleed brakes and ready for wof !! The heater hoses had been annoying me for awhile so decided to tidy em up by making some out of 20mm copper. Looked at a few different options for the flow line but decided to keep it in the factory position am rather happy with the outcome !

Hey guys Got a bit more done today was a bit of a stuggle as I was really really hung over.. but my brother needed to put his car in garage so I had to do something. Yesterday got the clutch on and motor back in place. Was a bit of a struggle to get new clutch on and aligned but got there in the end ! Didn't take a photo yet but the underside of my car looks really good now all black with clean gearbox Brought some GL4 gearbox oil and replaced that and topped up diff at same time. Driveshaft all back in place just have to put carbs back on n hope it all works haha Have some time off work for wedding this week so hopefully get it a wof by end of week all going well.

Got stuck in again today. Picked up half shafts from steel surgeon - all sorted haha so put it in and resembled the drum brakes. All ready to go for wof just need to bleed brakes. My electric dizzy n ignitor showed up !! Picked up a sheet of 6mm aluminium today and made some blanks to cover old emission holes.. they're not perfect bit more grinding n shaping could be done but they fit and will do the trick. Plan is to go efi after drag day anyway. That's all for now.

Hey guys So dizzy still hasn't arrived it's in country so hopefully tomorrow... I failed warrant to un even braking in the rear which I sort of figured when swapping our rear passenger was covered in diff oil.. knew it wasn't brake fluid or it would of eaten off my powder coat on rims. Unfortunately... somehow.. must of been having to much fun I had forgotten to undo one of the nuts and after smashing the slide hammer realized something must of been wrong. Slide hammer - 1 . Flange - 0 Luckily I have a spare diff here so whipped out my spare and took them both into steel surgeon manukau to get it flattened/fixed/sorted. Took off brakes to clean as were covered in diff oil. Gave me the ol boil in pot trick - I had brought all new pads and shoes before I had this on the road 5000~ km ago. Yummy. Gave the manifold a clean up as it wasn't done when carbs were built. I've removed all the emission cap on it. Picking up a piece of 6mm aluminum to blank of the holes next to my thumb. Picked up my new exedy sports clutch, pressure plate and release bearing. New ARP flywheel bolts.. unfortunately I had left my old bolt at home had nothing to compare with and turns out the one I got isn't the right size so this is on hold until tomorrow. Until then. Cheers

Hey guys Have entered the Corona into drag day for the 1st time. really looking forward to it. Car needed a few things touched up for wof and def a new clutch ! Brought an electric dizzy n ignitor from aussie which should arrive next week. Also brought some factory fender mirrors what a score !! They look great Anyway after fluffing around with them decided it was time to get to the clutch so out with the engine Clutch was well buggered lol belongs in a museum Had a test fit while out Got a bit carried away and ended up cleaning the head, painting the block n gearbox, radiator fan surround and under sealing the whole Corona!! While taking the front wheels off I noticed a split in the flexible brake lines. It only went for wof check the same day n didn't get picked up on.. lucky I noticed it. So while I was at it I decided to both both sides just to be safe. Looks a million bucks !! Will install electric ignition during week need to get another tacho as my smith's one won't work with electric only points ignition Looking forward to a new clutch too that'll be lush Cheers

Yeah they should be same as hiace YN87 might be worth a shot

Hi. I also had my ss05 superstars dipped at powerstrip industries. A++ . They have a "kfc" recipe which won't peel chrome too. I've also had my bootlid, all my dirty door hinges etc. The wheels come back in a "mill" finish . The same finish you would have if you brought some new lips before polishing. I took my wheels to progressive polishers n electroplaters in new Lyn Auckland to polish up my wheels came up a million bucks. 41 degree wheels also are pretty cheap for polishing up ya wheels.

Hey guys. I've got an Rt104 corona with an 18rg in it currently in the process of collecting Will replacement slotted/drilled rotors with some good fluid and pads be sufficient? I've searched the Internet and this forum with not much luck. Few options Apprantly bolt in? But not a lot of info on it either. Apprantly YN87 hiace with twin pot calipers are straight bolt ins but yet to confirm. St185 celica ? Rx7 calipers with Peugeot hubs ? I haven't done any brake upgrades in the past so all is new to me. Thanks for help

We have a old-school Facebook page ?! I will also be attending

Hey guys ! Again another slow update lol . Gee Wizz this year has gone quickly !! Unfortunately this year my partner n I are saving for a house so any progress on car has become rather slow Cars been running like a dream had an awesome time at the kemeu hotrod show last year even tho it was a hotrod show old school still got a lot of love ! Only photo I took Car didnt get used alot of new year period I spent it over in the gold Coast n bloody loved it all going well will be moving over next year to have a Crack anyway .. I decided I wanted some more power out of the car so started hunting down someone with an 18rgeu to take the efi bits off . After searching on a lot of forums I finally reached a guy in Aussie and came to an agreement so off they were sent Couple weeks later it turns up !! So I begin to label so I'd remember how to put it back together n had it taken to get acid dipped. All clean ! Brought some 460cc rx7 single feed injectors After some research I found the sr20det echaust manifold was literally 2-3mm out from the 18rg exhaust flange so brought a sr20det turbo manifold n t28 turbo... Will cut the sr20det flange off and weld a 18rg flange onto it . Auto bend sell the flanges in steel for $88 bucks. Turbo has no play but will get it looked at by a professional n rebuild it If needed. Still a few more bits needed . Link g4 atom ecu . Fuel lines suitable for e95 all the turbo plumbing etc will be slow but there's no rush ... cars off the road n rego is back on hold I had an awesome time down at old school nationals and was so fun meeting you all !! Car ran beautifully expect for battery moving and positive shorting out on radiator Lucky next to no damage just a burnt earth wire phew How engine bay currently sitting OS Nats photos ANAND +! Was fully not expecting this but the old girl won best sedan so thanks everyone Lil things like this make it all worth it Was an awesome weekend . Bit of a struggle to move around due to a work accident a couple weeks prior Haha nothing a few beers couldn't fix chur Thanks for looking

Oo just snaked in before me bro haha