deankdx

probably a cheap ebay knob in a B11 Pulsar panel van (ex Australia post)

1981 diesel gemini.. non original to the car, possibly a TX-TD knob

broken shifter cable on 1970 Rambler Rebel = kids scooter to the rescue  Nek Minit direct to the shift lever on the box. 

1 down 5 up on the 2001 KDX gear knob (foot lever)

a bit far away, but gets the balls rolling..

unknown knob on T5 in XF ute

(1991 XF ute T5 from EB falcon, EB ghia Series 1 recaros, ZL fairlane wheel, XF fairmont door trims, XB dicky seat with Hilux console 

2 hours ago, Roman said:

Type it out for you though. In brackets next to it, is my PB from last time 

MPH:   99.51       (99.65)

was there any reason you can think of the trap speed being basically the same? I'd thought it would be much higher 

10 minutes ago, Roman said:

I left a line of HIPS filament sitting in both fuel samples, and almost instantly you could see the filament starting to fizz up. 

After about 3 hours they were both just a pile of goo.

is there a paint or coating you can do that will be risk free(to the engine) and still be fuel safe protecting the plastic?

7 minutes ago, Roman said:

While there, I thought I'd have a dig through the tyres and see if I could find anything with big chunky tread blocks for cheap autocross goodness. 

would it be worth getting a regrooving tool on some simple ish tyre designs.

the speedway guys i used to sell my panels to(when i'd buy a car wreck for an engine/box etc) used to always use retread tyres because A: they were cheap, B: the rubber was softer and C: the tread design was kind of aggressive (at least the style they were buying was) but they also did groove them also a bit from memory

now i have 2 more threads to read 
looking forward to the testing videos!

video of dorts in the dust not loading? 
sounds like a blast, needs a 4wd conversion next?

i watched some of these waste engine oil(black diesel) a few years back also, the guy i bought My toyota surf(wish i kept it) from used to do his oil change and the old oil would go straight into the fuel tank 4 litres x $1.00 litre back then = $4 saved in fuel..(in his eyes) and no need to get rid of the waste. it did smoke though, and stank of oil burning.

i put 300ml of old oil in My diesel gemini fuel tank at half full level as a test once and it was smelly and smokey, so i topped it up full with diesel and didn't do that again. 

i reckon these black diesel users must have a trail of stink behind them and probably smoke. but there's probably a ratio that's minimal. (not sure on the ratio and if it's less an issue when the engine is warm.. )
 

this guy has some good tools for waste veg oil pumping and filtering. (and some pretty awesome furnace things he builds and runs on it)
runs his car on it also, but not sure how.

i know of one person  using a blend of veg oil with dsl in summer of 90% veg, and winter 50/50 mix in a mazda/trader truck (can't remember the engine)  

i bought a book years ago and never got around to running what it suggests, which is a dual fuel set up of straight waste oil(starting on dsl), need to heat the oil in this case to about 70deg, this guy used a heating wire wrapped around the injector lines near the head for "cold starts) and a plate heater near the filter etc if i come across any of it i'll share it. considering looking into it again one way or another. 

1 hour ago, yoeddynz said:

Spotted this lurking in Nelson... 

pic of red crown above

is that NEXT LEVEL RESPECT? Subaru to the right parks as far as possible from classic car(or just can't drive) 

i used to work with a guy hypermiling an early suzuki swift was tailgating trucks on the freeway saving "considerable" fuel ... until a truck flicked up a rock cracking his windscreen.  (not to mention the sandblasting of the headlight glass and paint on the front of it. 

5 minutes ago, dr.wylde said:

Not sure how in going to fix the boot guttering 

check out a youtube channel called MAKE IT KUSTOM if he hasn't covered it yet, he probably will. if you intend having a go yourself

description in this ad says only 800 were Targa Florios

https://www.shannons.com.au/auctions/2016-shannons-sydney-late-autumn-classic-auction/Y023IIAA24A42C03/

is it a genuine Targa Florio, they had mag wheels that would be extinct even here in Australia i think. there used to be a guy that wrecked them in Melbourne about 20yrs ago(My Dad had a P76 V8 in his Mk1 Transit van, used to buy parts from him) 

about 20yrs ago i sold a set of 5 falcon wheels with tyres and a falcon LPG tank, and it all fit in the boot of the P76 the guy picked it up in, seeing 6(including p76 spare) full size wheels across the back was impressive enough, but the gas tank in normal position was the icing on the cake. 

2 hours ago, SOHC said:

Made a long boom for the engine lifter, its good for shit around the workshop but I wouldn lift a flathead with it.

i made one out of hard wood for my "ute crane"(just sat the crane in the ute for extra height) lifting the garage roof trusses into place. 50kg was ok, wouldn't risk much more 

23 minutes ago, FirstMate said:

@deankdx - nice. Not sure if it could be acquired, but happy to sort you out if so as would save the old man some hunting down the track….

I'm in Australia, the best place i know for XA to XC parts Luke at rusty ford wreckers (Melbourne Victoria) is http://www.rustyfordwreckers.com.au/ i would expect him to post anywhere if required if you can't find it locally. 

On 15/08/2021 at 14:47, GuyWithAviators said:

Name this wreck. Found just out of Hamilton. 

@FirstMate could probably use that tail light

6 hours ago, Corbie said:

https://www.driven.co.nz/news/watch-toyota-gr-yaris-hoons-down-the-quarter-mile-and-lands-in-the-10s/?utm_source=nzh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=topbox

 

I've been watching Motive Video tuning theirs since new. been interesting to see the development stages.  
Roman might need to give them some tuning advice  

just read your awesome update, and watched the video, made me smile also.

i had that same issue with a horrible racket, i thought something very bad happened. also turned out a missing lower alternator bolt on My gemini. took a video of it(queued up to the spot HERE )

1 hour ago, Brennan said:

Have also Wired the Davis Craig fans into the Lexus loom. And mounted through the Radiator with m4 allthread.

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those electric fans on the front of the radiator in the LS400 i had(1991) were only for when the air con was on, used the clutch fan as a cooling fan. 
so if using them for cooling also you'll likely need to add a separate circuit to them unless your later model did it differently. 

6 hours ago, Roman said:

, I need to keep revving until the power drops to around 105-110hp

is the torque graph something to consider also? or does it overlay similarly enough