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  1. igor
    Yep, my EA was running like a bag of shit a long time back. Thought it was fuel problems so gave it a dose of the injector cleaner recommended by 8ball to no avail then found the spark plug gaps were enormous, something like 1.75mm. Re-gapped all the plugs to 1mm and it ran sweet. Some months later it started running on five cylinders and the problem turned out to be a dodgy lead. As ky says the dizzy on these is in the most retarded place. What dumb-arse designs an engine with the dizzy so far up under the inlet manifold as to be unreachable by a normal human? My mechanic tells me that it is possible to change the dizzy without removing the manifold but you need to have smallish hands that bend the wrong way. Short answer check the leads next cos mine looked okay but one of them wasn't.
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    Yep, that old rimu will be as hard as a whore's heart. I've re-used demolition rimu before. Ended up drilling most of the nail holes cos if it was even possible to bang the nails in without them bending the wood would split to buggery. Like that dark green shelf. Looks good beside the timberwork.
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    You should do this. It is definitely show worthy.
  4. igor
    Anyone going to Edendale Crankup this year? I'm thinking to go on the Saturday.
  5. igor
    Looking good with the new springs. Almost looks like you fitted a lift kit.
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    I was in Dunners yesterday. Not sure when I'll be back up there.
  7. igor
    Loving this project.
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    Be the easiest way. Get it signed off then lay the floor afterwards. Don't even tell the council it is going to have a floor.
  9. igor
    Now that takes real skill.
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    I'd still reinforce the floor, probably more than for a house, if I were going to have vehicles driving on it. Suggest 100mm thick slab with 665 mesh centrally located on 100mm well compacted AP40 basecourse as an absolute minimum. I built a pole garage on the home place about thirty years ago by driving in eight foot fence posts with a farm post driver just deep enough so they'd stand unsupported then building around them. Design drawing was a carpenter's pencil sketch on a car bonnet. No site prep whatsoever, just a gravel floor laid over the grass after the poles were in. Rough as guts but it still stands and is in use to this day.
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    Thereby ensuring that he died sooner than he should have.
  12. igor
    Bit of iodine spray on those grazes and you'll be right as rain. It will only sting a lot.
  13. igor
    But you'll only need a small bag for a couple of batteries. A 25 would last you years.
  14. igor
    Bet it felt like 110 mph in a thing like that though even if it wasn't.
  15. igor
    Keen for something like that. Fire ban might be lifted by then. Still be good enough weather to gather round a fire outdoors but not too hot and dry to light it.
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    ...and to bring this thing to Nats.
  17. igor
    Love these things. Was sorely tempted to buy one as a daily about twelve years ago but figured it would hog the gas like my coon so bought a Wolseley 1300 instead.
  18. igor
    Are the water bridge gaskets just normal paper ones? If so weetbix box to the rescue.
  19. igor
    There is a lot to be said for having a go at something relatively easy where everything should pretty much be a straight swap for a first project. Good luck with it.
  20. igor
    SU webber off a Mini?
  21. igor
    Teaspoon or tablespoon? Got a big old tractor battery here that's as flat as a witch's tit and wouldn't charge even on an OS charger that doesn't have safety trip switches. Sounds like being worth a try
  22. igor
    +1 for that mural. It really needs to be a thing.
  23. igor
    Instead of just rattling on until the chain snaps and valves hit pistons?
  24. igor
    That does not instil confidence. How long / cunty a job is it to replace the timing chain?
  25. igor
    Any of you mechanic types familiar with the Nissan QR25DE? Known weaknesses? Redeeming features? Car I'm looking at with one has 166,000ish kms on it and has a four speed automatic.
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