CarolsHusband

Milk & two sugars ? Just dropped the oil out again... /wish me luck.

Stop it. If it cant survive a painted sump, a turbo will kill it for sure. /I'll stick with "gutless".

The top of your head is correct. I gorilla'd them, relatively speaking That was my next plan if I've fucked the gasket. That or buy a cork tile and cut one out. /old skool.

Except for still having a leaky sump, it seems. Someone, at some time in the past, over-tightened the sump bolts and deformed the gasket. (For "someone", read "me") (For "at some time in the past", read "last Saturday") It was fine for a bit & then it wasn't. Still, the chassis definitely isn't going to rust now. Surely I'll get it right in the end with all this practice.

There isn't a single problem in life that cant be improved by painting your sump red. Not a speck of metal in the bottom of the pan, bit pleased after all these years/miles. New gaskets & crank seal fitted, hopefully running leak free in the morning.

That ebay link you sent is UK so it'll do fine thanks.

Thanks KY, you're great. Did you order it for me too ?

Hey troops Mine's got a wobbly bearing, (1972 L20) It's only a matter of time till it commits Seppuku. Are all L series water pumps the same ? Fanx.

Nah. Yeah, nah. Decided on orange' it'll go with my intended paint job. Maybe folks'll think it's got a Hemi in it, as long as it's not running or moving. Liking the turd skid plate idea tho.

Hey Fred. Hilux has been mostly fine, various bits fitted to make life easier. New window mechanisms, door locks, rad cap, etc. Noticed a few drips of oil on the drive one day. Next day, full Amoco Cadiz spec under there. I dunno, you leave a truck in a field for 10 years.... To be fair I should have put a new crank seal in when I had it apart in the winter, but I was cold and it didn't look too bad. That, and the sump was held on with good luck & optimism. Pics... I thought I'd already done this once. I like to change my cambelt every 1100 miles, better safe than sorry.... Gonna do the sump gasket too, it'll give me a chance to clean the pick up mesh and see if there are any spare parts in the bottom of the sump. Big question is, what colour do I paint the sump while it's off ? Fancying red. Or maybe yellow.

Google translate says "Good Traffic". I concur and I thank you. /although I don't know why.... //blardy poms.

The cylinders are 13/16ths so it's a distinct possibility.

That's about spot on I reckon. Thanks.

"Test Drive" turned into blasting around in it for large parts of the afternoon, reckon I've done about 45 miles or so. Brakes are fine and it goes pretty hard (for what it is). Handles really nice and is no way stock in the springs & shocks department. Tweaked the timing a bit and it's just rattling a little under heavy load, I'll try some octane booster tomorrow that will sort it out hopefully. It was blowing oil smoke for the first 5 miles but a couple of hot & cold cycles seems to have freed the rings up a treat. Haven't revved it beyond 4 grand yet but it feels pretty strong. Over all I'm pretty bloody chuffed with it, it's a really nice car. Bit of a clonk in the drivetrain but it only sounds like a UJ. Water pump bearing's a bit wobbly and it needs a new rad cap but it held temperature & oil pressure despite some enthusiastic driving. Vids for your entertainment... What ? Skid you say ? So, it's all good. Gonna do the wheels bronze and paint the rear panel black between the lights but apart from that, roll on summer.... * Also, side-sharn.... About 5 years ago I was chatting to the in-laws neighbour about cars. Started telling him about the Hako and he said " Fucking Japanese shit, I'm not interested in those useless bits of crap". We popped round to Carols folks earlier and the neighbour drove by as we were leaving. He fucking loved the Skyline, was all over it and asked if I wanted to sell it. I ignored him. Silly bugger.

@Everbody, thanks, that's brilliant. What a bunch of knowledgeable cunts. rockauto looks like a good option though I have got a scrap set of Hilux calipers around so I could try them. @kyteler, thanks for checking that lid, looks like I'll have to repair it. I've never bought from yahoo but I s'pose there's a first time for everything.

Yeah, that cropped up while i was researching last night. Trouble is we had very little Japanese stuff here in the 60's/ early 70's. Found a firm in 'Murica who seem to have a lot of parts and a decent reputation, Any opinions/experience anybody ? https://jdm-car-parts.com/ Also thinking about painting the Watanabe's bronze or gold or similar. Thoughts ? /yeah, it's a GX71 and yeah, I can only dream of that offset but you get my point..

Chur, you're a star.

What happened was..... Had a big fuck off pizza for lunch & then got stuck into the car around midday. First job was the clutch, thought the master &/or slave might have been fucked but a bleed & adjust sorted it Brakes next. Calipers were a bit sticky but freed them up to a usable state. For the moment, at any rate. One rear was perfect, if dusty. Nice use of thumb... Other side fucked. Or so I thought. Cleaned it all up, took the cylinder apart and it all seems fine. Once I'd refitted & bled the system there was no sign of a leak, even with repeated pedal stamping/ continual pressure. Go figure... We''ll see how it goes. I wonder if the reason it was all damp and shitty was because on top of the drum was the fave spot for rats to have a wee. Put new plates on. Think I'm going to join the rear lights with a black panel edged with chrome trim. Mrs Shuzz said " Oh, FFH....Fucking Hot Hako ?" Good girl. Finished off as the sun went down touching up the paint on the rims & taking a blurry pic. Messed about with plug leads, etc and came in And that was a bloody good use 7 hours of my Saturday. Test drive tomorrow. Sweeeeet.....

Hey, @kyteler, does this look anything like you console lid ? Also, how about the wheel cylinder ? Ta x

Saturday morning update.... Got my chores done & picked up my new tyres, got back home and the postie had brought me prezzies. Time for an early lunch and then an afternoon of Skyline shenanigans. /pics

Hang on fullahs, I've got a pic somewhere..... /pic

I'd thought about filling & covering it in suede or vinyl on something. We'll see if KY's one is the same and if not, I'll have to get a bit creative. Maybe I could cast one up in resin with cherry blossom & glitter trapped inside. JDM as fuck, etc.

Dude. That'd be ace. I'll pm you tomorrow. /as they say on the internet.

@kyteler, looking at rubber-soul's site I think the rears are the same as yours and I have it in my head that pads are the same as the Hilux, I even have a feeling the calipers are a straight-ish swap. i may have to go and have a look on JNC if it's still there, i think they had a Hako compatibility thread running before all the hako owners fucked off ! As you just said, I don't think much S30 stuff fits. I'm a virgin as far as buying stuff from Japan goes. One car and a few CD's from Amazon japan. The importers I've spoken to here get a bit vague when it comes to the older stuff. Getting flashbacks to when I was first hunting the car....

You lucky bastard. Got my documents & registration number back in a record 12 days. I've ordered some plates, Black & silver, Japanese dimensions with motorcycle size digits. Should look OK. Tyres are all fucked. Dry rotted on the inside. Little bit suss as they were fitted just before it was shipped. Date stamped 2005 so not a massive surprise, cheapy new ones on the way. Not sure which way I'm going to go with the wheel tyre combo yet. Can't really drop it any lower for our roads so no mad camber & stretch on the way. It's up on stands and that's where we get to the lucky bastard bit. It is still totally solid underneath and seems to be as original as I thought. A few little scabs on a couple of the doors but over all it's mint. Gonna need some brake parts & maybe a new clutch master and/or slave cylinder, anybody got any recommendations for parts suppliers, either in Japan or over your way ? Been asking around a bit over here but I'm not feeling the love.... Anyway, a couple of rust-free pics just for fun. Hopefully some decent, on-the-road pics in the next few weeks.