MIRAGE-MAN

On 28/01/2024 at 01:33, RXFORD said:

Paint looks great, keen to see it slammed on some roh Zs. 

I was thinking Cheviot Turbos, but don't think they would look right. I'm thinking some Modgies with Bridgestone Eagers? Want to get them sized up one day.

On 26/01/2024 at 09:24, RUNAMUCK said:

GREAT SUCCESS!

Id rather be set on fire that own one of these. But theres something oddly satifying about this thread. You must be pretty stoked with the outcome!

 

You might say its a Stella effort!

Don't know what to make of your first few words. She is a bit of a dog, if ya haven't driven it in ages, like she's being at the moment.

But thanks, there's not many around like me keeping this stuff on the road. It's cone out clean as now. These all rusted out. But mines got none, apart from a few very small spots it had pre-repaint. Must have been the South Island weather or something.

3 minutes ago, tortron said:

Could be bad icm, I think it's in/on the backk of the Dizzy in this

That's exactly what I'm thinking. This particular engine had it's ignition control module replaced back in 2011. 6,000KM ago. There is an invoice for it inside my scrap Stellar.

The mechanic has just told me that it's only getting one spark per two revolutions of the engine.

15 hours ago, mjrstar said:

Are the spark plugs wet or dry after you try to start it?

Does the carb have the electronic style choke? The 80s Mitsubishi carbs were notorious for failure of the choke mechanism/ control.

The spark plugs are wet. It has been running rich at some stage. Not sure if the choke is electronic. There is one wire going to the tip of the carburetor.

So..... big thread update.

It took 6 weeks, to be assessed, as my accident happened a few days after the Auckland floods, then a week or so before the Hawkes Bay floods. So many hours were spent, on the phone with State, my insurance company. But hey, people lost their houses and possessions, so in the grand scheme of things. The Stellar wasn't all to important which was understandable.

Brought it back for $250, still registered from the insurance company. Had it insured at agreed value for 4K. So I got that minus the $250, then minus aprox $270 to get it back to Auckland.

It arrived at home, I then stripped the front of it, lights etc, and drove it around New Lynn getting quotes etc. I ultimately dropped it off that day to my regular panelbeater in Avondale. 

He started in June by getting the front straightened out, engine partially removed to check for any further damage. Then repainting and attaching the front panels etc, I stripped off my scrap Stellar.

He got busy with other tasks, and it got moved to the back of the shop. For him to only get started again, when I walked back in for the 60,000TH time on January 13TH, to say that if he couldn't finish it. I'd scrap it. As a result, today 25/1/24, it's nearly finished. After a good discussion with him about painting, as I was only wanting the top of the car done, roof, bootlid, bumper and the top half of the car where the paintwork had faded. We decided it'd be better to do the whole thing. All I have to say is, the pictures speak for themselves.

My old Hyundai Stellar ain't running Hasn't seen the road for coming upto one year.

It was having similar issues last year when I swapped the engine. I went to my mechanic, he ended up swapping carb, with one from an L200 with 320K on it lol. Got it tuned etc. After, it ran fine, with one minor condenser related starting problem a month later. 

It's getting plenty of spark, coil appears to be good. It is turning over, battery is OK, leads are good, distributor cap and rotor are OK. Carburetor is getting plenty of fuel, and when it does start up, it runs beautifully, no missing etc. 

A mechanic looked at it from up the road, he couldn't work it out. Spent over an hour on it.

Is there a possibility that the fuel could now be bad, with condensation having got too it? Thats my only thought apart from having to swap the carburetor again and try that. Need a place to start, cause I'm out if ideas. And what is meant to be a good time at my panelbeater after it getting fully repainted. Is now just stressing me out.

Cheers fellas.

I recently got out one of my old man's 30+ year old AM Uniden CB radios that he used in the late 80's. Got it wired up in my work truck, through the cigarette lighter, then his old magnetic antenna on the roof. Works well. I chat with a few other truckies through CH 11. But apart from truckies is the CB widely used now. Cause there doesn't appear be any activity on any of the other 39 channels.

Featuring my recently acquired red rustbucket.

Thanks to @fishtailfred for this one. Pictures of better times. Bootload full of alcohol for the new years piss up in the rear. #hyundaistellar

After 7 months of blood sweat and now tears. Fuck......... Had some knuckle dragger take an illegal u turn in front of me. So she's stuck in Whangarei waiting for assessment. I've got all the parts. I don't think I can allow it to end like this. I've spent too much time on it. And there's less than 12 road worthy examples left in the country now.

A rather sad looking Laser.

On 20/12/2022 at 13:03, tortron said:

Time to swoop in with a lowball offer 

It was for sale on Tm a few months back.