NickJ

SSD is next level awesome in my mac, twice as fast as before, might have to hook up a hdd this arvo and have a play, see if it does the same. Had a look at external ssd drives not too long ago and the prices are similar to what I was paying a few years back for a hdd.

I saw that on Facebook not too long ago and had massive wants, look forward to seeing more pics!

Sad day for the Niva, with the dellortos not quite how i'd like them and running a little rich (expensive!) I made the call to swap them out for the standard carb because I have so little time and don't want to inflict any further damage if things arn't right. Only took 1/2 an hour to inflict so much pain, the test drive was rather quiet and boring, its either down on low range torque or induction noise = torque, either way sad, boo! anyway, reason to kill the original carb is because its stuffed, freeplay in the shafts, wear around the butterflies that won't seal and worse of all the idle mixture screw is poked, if anyone has a spare i'd love to talk, even better a servicable weber dhs 34 or derivitive? will throw up a wtb to for good measure! Any takers?

Lame excuse, but mine is worse, Uni is kicking my arse and so need to spend more time behind a computer /sadface

The engine is now all back together including the original fuel pump While putting the carb back together I had a few bits left over in the rebuild kit, few I knew and wasn't worried about but one little jet had me stumped, noticing a threaded hole on the side with no screw I dug out another carb and attached to the other side of a small brass screw was the random jet, referring to the workshop manual it turns out its for the idle circuit, further explains the reluctance to start! With everything back together and a fresh charged battery in the hole I primed the carb (so cool having a primer lever!) and turned the key, first pop and away, I've had her up to temp and everything seems happy only when I decided I needed a drive I ran out of gas, so hopefully this weekend I'll top her up and go for a sneaky drive. Just need to sort some rust and put the interior back together and she'll be ready for a date with the wof man. I've also cleaned the block and engine bay of most of the muck, I planned to paint the rocker cover but its got a cool rust/paint/patina look so I'm just gunna leave it, with new gaskets all round it shouldn't leak too much oil, also replaced the heater hoses, now waiting for the heater tap to leak all over the interior....

Thats pretty rad to find a vehicle your olds once owned! we have a similar story in my family, the old man saw a chev corvair on TM that brought back memories of the one my grandfather had when they first moved out, he somehow tracked it down and even better managed to buy it! here it is tucked away waiting on hefty rust repairs but the effort for that history will make it worthwhile. I must show him this thread for motivation!

Recycled cardboard bins under westfield riccarton are unguarded, saw a few hefty boxes there last weekend

Go FI and never look back! carbs are 50 fudges in a tiny mechanical box while FI is elegant and functional not to mention easy as to tune! I'm all for carbs but now i've learnt the way of efi i'm a changed man.

No much visual progress but moving on After a good yarn with Governorsam I think I need to back off a bit and just get this car running and enjoy it, so from now on i'm just going to tidy up whats needed for a wof and lay off the turd polishing, (just a little) Cleaned up the carb, manifold and fuel pump, also have rebuild kits fresh from the Ukraine ready to go. getting closer with my panel beating introduction, will prime and paint with whatever I have, a respray is now off the table, maybe just a rattle can job on the repaired panels. Popped the front springs out to look at how much low is possible, was quite a mission to say the least, with the sway bar off and lower arm at full droop the difference between free length and just enough to pop out is massive! and its still legal height! She's now on the front bumps and looks good, however the geometry is a bit whack so i'll mess around with the jack and see what length springs to go for.

$7999!! I'm honoured you let me sit in it, twice!

FYI We're leaving from the peg at 130, that means you can hand in the report at 5 and still beat us there. I do believe you told me in the workshop that if its finished this week you'd take the drive.

Ye of little faith! I have a light adapter and providing the spit doesn't weigh an astronomical amount its easy, although if there is a better tow wagon it might be better than to trust the highlight of the weekend's menu on a russian

With the weather last weekend being crap i worked on some inside stuff: The top door trims are pretty beat up, yeah a new set is 40usd but.. While wondering a cheap way to fix them my girlfriend happened to be making a new wallet from pleather, tagging along on her next trip to the fabric store I parted with $15 and started to experiment: I cut out the shitty foam and patched it with a similar stiffness piece I had lying about and stretched the pleather over, not bad, i'll cover the rest the same way but with out needing to patch, the dark brown may also add some class to the interior Making progress on the front panel, I find its best to do it a bit each day with a fresh head, otherwise I start making a mess!

Possibly an embarrassing post but hey. Had a close look at the carbs again today to sort out the flat spot focussing on the accelerator pump circuit. Being there is slack between the actuator and the diaphragm that I can't adjust out this was the target. With everything looking right I took the diaphragm out to check if for some reason I brought the wrong one, cue the i'm an idiot moment....... Turns out I never replaced the return spring when I rebuilt the carbs, quick check of my parts box and there they are, 5 min later, back together, a quick test drive and once again another leap forward in drivability. Anyway, pics Before: The little spring: After: Looks like it needs a clean too!

idiot post.... Well I can now confirm the pumps operate from 0, pulled the diaphragms out to check they were correct and found I hadn't replaced the springs when I rebuilt them last year, with the springs in the flat spots gone and she gets off idle much nicer.

How many cb radios will be around? i'm hoping to have one sorted this week, anyone else in the slow-voy?

So I have a pair of Dellorto drla downdrafts on my Lada, i've been chasing a flat spot coming off idle for a while, increasing the idle jets has improved it slightly but i'm now on jets that are way big compared to the suggested start point, added to that open road fuel consumption is not as good as it should be so my gut feeling says rich as. Onto the point of the thread, when the pump jet first flows its at about 1/3 stroke, should it flow right from first opening or once the progression holes have done their thing? i've adjusted the pumps to full stroke and it improves but will take some fiddling to get pump flow any earlier, can anyone confirm the start point for me? Hope to borrow a wideband next week to sort overall jetting next week before Hamner, would like to have the pump jets working right so I don't have to worry too much about that circuit. Cheers! Specs drla 36 30mm venturi 122 main 55 idle (may be +/-1)

Most libraries have a selection of standards, University Library would be a good start. Canty Uni has a copy, I can copy a few pages if there is anything specific you need?

Picked up the hammer and dolly set this week and have been slowly tapping away when I have time. Pulled the front bumper off to get at a small dent in the valance and noticed the damage is most likely from hitting a fence, there are gouges just the same size as fencing wire........ The front left guard has left me worried until I got the bumper off and realised this side has been punted in and with the help of a scissor jack i've pushed it out and the bulk of the bulge has gone, still a bit more fine tuning to get everything back where it should be but i'm now moderately hopeful I can save the guard, happy times! Actually quite like the front without the bumper, very boxy, stoked to be making progress, few more sessions and I'll have to decide what to do about replacing all the paint.... And hoping that I don't end up in the same place as Father Ted... Discussion //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/49397-nickjs-1989-lada-2105/

130pm at the peg works for me

well if he's got you in the ball park you should be pretty sweet, are there any air leaks, manifold is straight, gaskets healthy ect? if its spitting I believe thats more on the lean side, so checking reg/neadle valve/floats?

Had a go at some of the easier dents, with only a claw hammer and lumps of metal for a dolly I've surprised myself with my first efforts, a mate has offered his hammer and dolly set so can't wait to get my hands on that! Before: After: I managed to use a strip of ply to pop the worse out, my bits of scrap metal don't quite fit in there! The plan will be once I have the dolly set to then shape it further, also has a small hole from the kink at the top, will have to weld that up. And another spot I should have got a before shot of, but was pretty bad. Check the gap between the gaurd and the rear panel, all over the car seams are pretty dodge, the lack of precision is a crack up, but its all part of the charm! Introducing Lilu, she enjoys helping me out, mostly by lazing in the sun on my spare niva rims If any panel beaters out there are keen for a beer or two, feel free to pop over, youtube isn't quite interactive enough!

I really wish something like this could work, sadly there are too many muppets who would break stuff including themselves. BUT for a uni project its perfect, there is alot there to discuss and will help you explore options and find solutions, even if it doesn't look likely in practice its a good model to explore. Id say base it on larger tools that the home fixer doesn't have, welding turning etc (big assumption users know what they are doing!!) and go from there.

I'm bloody impressed you took that on and can you please write a thread on methods for gaining approval from the lady? this build has got me off the hook for the state of the vehicle I just brought home (yes I'm comparing a Viva to a Lada!) PS keep the beat up look, especially that dash!