rich1179

Well if i come wont be in the celeste... some lovely bugger drove into it. at least they left a note.

On 02/09/2018 at 09:06, JBlades said:

There's 1 of these pretty rusty round the corner from me, all there though, what's a good offer to try grab it

Depends how lucky you feel?  

try 1K if its realy rusty?

or let me know as I may need parts off it

22 minutes ago, Styles said:

D'oh! I'm in Oz that day. sadface

Fly back for the evening... real good burgers?  

Ok first Question, what gearbox to use,

got 3 options, 

Mitsubishi R5M31 (Rare and expensive)

Holden T5 (cheep but big and bulky)

Toyota W57/58 (expensive but quite compacted)

swaying towards the Toyota as they are just known but open to comments

well here she is.. all 3.8L or mad SOHC power...

the real question is do i try a squeeze some carbs onto the inlet?

Would this be a holden v6?  

also i feel having 8 cars in my name is enough for now haha

Build log here

Discuss, criticize, or any help here  

Discussion here

Right this is starting, i don't know if it will work or if it will burn to the ground but that's the fun of a project right?

Over the weekend i managed to get the first big part of a plan that has been in the works for about 2 years.

this is a 24 valve mitsubishi V6 RWD 3.8 build

at this stage i have:

one mitsubishi 380, 6G75 motor from pick a part

one pair of engine mounts from a pajero

One set of nice tube headers for a pajero SOHC

lots of suborn determination (i feel it will be needed)

At this stage i am unsure what shell I'm going to use but i have 2 in mind.

one is a 1980 celeste shell I've had for a while now

the other is something i picked up about 6 months ago from a barn up north, a 1974 Mitsubishi GTO.

The GTO has the wrong motor already (that and i'm trading it with somebody for the headliner and interior trim), a shit exhaust and fiberglass front wings.

Photos will be loaded once i pull them off my phone....

Maybe i should pop over this month... been a while, so may projects ... so little time/money

first time seeing other old cars with the civic with its twin carbs... shame the distributor hits the manifold so its running a little flat atm....

I may or may not have to stop in a random carpark with a random old ish car

9 minutes ago, - i5oogt - said:

does the 5 speed EN box fit the EB motor? I am possibly picking up a parts car on the weekend (EB)

yes it does however use the original clutch and flywheel from the mk1. also you may have to remove the in fill plate from the drivers side of the engine bay as the 5 speed is slightly longer

need is a strong word... but there is always a good requirement for spairs but mostly its for lower arms, driveshafts and engine blocks

On 7/13/2018 at 09:35, igor said:

Are EN Civic manual parts any use to you for this? I've got a gearbox, clutch and maybe flywheel in the shed and potentially other usable manual specific parts still on a wreck in the bus paddock. 

Well if they are going spare.....

Well let me know as there is a good reason I never made it to the meet.... 

There maybe a little copper colored civic now in the drive.

On 5/23/2018 at 14:17, igor said:

Bet it's not as rusty as my Civic.

well do you need a shell  

And this is why you should check ebay... yes that's my car and yes they are awesome 

I was looking at going. idk what car will be running by then though

changes on a daily basis

I think the civic is due a trip out

Side note, anyone looking for a 1977 honda civic as my current one is getting too far rust wise for me to fix, so i will be reshelling it with a shell i have, however i don't want to condemn the current shell to a scrap heap yet so i can put a spair motor and box in it for anyone wanting it?

Will come with rego on hold, 5 speed manuel, and possibly a 1335 (MK2) motor. 

Well stop swapping the 4g63 into something else  

So yea a daily rover is expensive but makes the right noises and comfortable. the other one is almost completely stripped down now. before I scrap the shell is there any panels anyone needs off?

*cue the elevator music*

Rover 3500?

21 minutes ago, bonkas said:

@rich1179 If you do please let me know, I had another look for them but still cant find them grrr. I suspect engine builders removed them and I never got them back.

no worrys ill see what i have. also maybe worth calling them and asking as its not good to loose them

If not, i may have some kicking around