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  1. gettinroundtuits 73 avenger discussion

    gettinroundtuit replied to gettinroundtuit's topic in Project Discussion

    Gettin temp engine ready the old school way, lapping valves- valve grinder broken

  2. gettinroundtuits 73 avenger discussion

    gettinroundtuit replied to gettinroundtuit's topic in Project Discussion

    Strip it to a bare shell, fix what needs doing & toss a coat of paint on it. When shopping yesterday - CA18 det rods!!!!! Off to Probuild shortly check out crank progress & drop these off.

  3. gettinroundtuits 73 avenger

    gettinroundtuit replied to gettinroundtuit's topic in Projects and Build Ups

    Now it is, cranks just been welded to suit standard avenger thrust bearing location, way easier doing that than engineering block to suit 2y crank. Next, shave center main journal on block to suit the crank, grind mains to std avenger bearings then........... dig up some rods from somewhere. CA18 det anyone? Avengers dying....... so now escorts been evicted from shed & with needing to swap in another temporary motor, loaded up the wagon with 5 speed box & diff to get them sorted & get them in at the same time ( if they're back in time) patient..... donor...... for a worthy cause. Probably end up with double the power!

  4. gettinroundtuits 73 avenger discussion

    gettinroundtuit replied to gettinroundtuit's topic in Project Discussion

    Been shopping on trademe, road trip to Port Charmers to pick it up today. Long awaited 2y crank trouble is its still wrapped up inside an engine. Now to strip it tomorrow night & get crank off to probuild

  5. gettinroundtuits 73 avenger

    gettinroundtuit replied to gettinroundtuit's topic in Projects and Build Ups

    3T doesn't work, at least not easily, rear main journal is actually smaller diameter than avengers, so.................................. it's been back to the 2Y search. Trademe just coughed up a whole 2Y motor the other day. Plan to pick up next weekend sometime from Dunedin. Engine build will be finally under way!

  6. gettinroundtuits 73 avenger

    gettinroundtuit replied to gettinroundtuit's topic in Projects and Build Ups

    All sorted & on the road again for Ranfurly, had a quick road test got home - all the water fell out - waterpump let go, grab spare pump - wrong pump-- its for a viscous fan & i dont have room for that one to fit, chop the offending extra piece off & all good. New shockies work a bit too well, bit bouncy round town, good on open road- works great in the gravel though

  7. gettinroundtuits 73 avenger

    gettinroundtuit replied to gettinroundtuit's topic in Projects and Build Ups

    Decisions, decisions, so much for gettin a w.o.f & gettin sorted for Ranfurly run The reason for the current misbehaving since december.

  8. gettinroundtuits 73 avenger

    gettinroundtuit replied to gettinroundtuit's topic in Projects and Build Ups

    W.o.f. time....... fail, soooooooooo nothing good enough in the spares pile, so lets see what change i get out've $1500. Need a tierod end, easy enough. blown one of the N.O.S front shocks hmmmmmm- find something better? Why the hell not.... custom Bilsteins!!!!!. All round Struts head away tomorrow to get new inserts, finish ripping the bits out check them over, a bush kit for the back to stop the diff doing the job the fronts supposed to do... steer!!!!! Better give it a bath in there too, scruitineers wont want to see that mess at its next appearance at teretonga

  9. gettinroundtuits 73 avenger

    gettinroundtuit replied to gettinroundtuit's topic in Projects and Build Ups

    Xmas has come early- thanks to some intensive interweb digging & Smoking Joe, I now have an alternative to the 2y crank, a 3T. Top 1 is 3t looks much the same as a y series. Me is very happy.

  10. Bwarp's 1972 Hillman Hunter

    gettinroundtuit replied to M Night Shamalayan's topic in Project Discussion

    I got 1 of those in the shitbox, all the distributors i've got were flogged out too much for a kit, easy to fit. Anyone tell you about hunters occassional habit of running bearings-mainly no. 3 conrod- if you wind them up too much & keep it nailed. Had 1 let go @ 80mph, only learned of that trait AFTER i'd bought the car. Ended up lowering my standards by getting a 4cly vk commonwhore wagon, its ONLY redeeming feature was, like the grunta, was the way it sat on gravel roads- neither had power to grunt out've corners but both were fairly predictable & chuckable.

  11. gettinroundtuits 1980 ford escort

    gettinroundtuit replied to gettinroundtuit's topic in Projects and Build Ups

    The 'apprentice' changing the thermostat- & forgetting the 1st thing i told her- tie the hair back!!! ( she thinks she's fixing her dream car i will sell to her when she finds a job ) still runs a little warmer than i like, found out swaybar bushes get tired & the bar moves sideways letting a wheel move back, might look for some collars to lock it in place, & new bushes

  12. gettinroundtuits 1980 ford escort

    gettinroundtuit replied to gettinroundtuit's topic in Project Discussion

    Escorts ok, been out for a tiki tour today round riverton area in it, daughter back at uni so i've got both cars again. Toyota wagon probably dead, see what post mortem tells us, working on getting another wagon- 4 cyl manual & old school.

  13. gettinroundtuits 1980 ford escort

    gettinroundtuit replied to gettinroundtuit's topic in Project Discussion

    lol

  14. gettinroundtuits 1980 ford escort

    gettinroundtuit replied to gettinroundtuit's topic in Project Discussion

    Escorts quieter now, autos are awesome.............. NOT, escorts ok, not intended as an everyday hack, just had a reminder what a hassle they are to retrieve when they cease to work. No1 daughter's deep fried the auto toyota wagon i got so i wouldn't need to use escort or avenger so much. She has some mechanical skills but NO sympathy. Shit happens- as she pointed out, if it was avenger she cooked, let it cool top up & carry on- it's been cooked 3 times- once by her at kfc drive through, & she wants let loose in escort???!!! Cant check out the dead escort til lambings done @ mid late sept, good excuse to go fishing there when season starts in october

  15. gettinroundtuits 1980 ford escort

    gettinroundtuit replied to gettinroundtuit's topic in Projects and Build Ups

    Tonight's job, rip out seats & added some underfelt to help deaden the noise- Only have to do the back half, look at redoing the front half if/when i get new carpets for it. Should make it quieter for the Chatto creek run Floors are pretty good overall, but i've found a few daggy bits that'll need attending to soon