Will_8v

Yea... $330 for wheels fit the top end of my budget.

The body is pretty much mint so I'm going to leave it in its poo brown glory, there are just a couple of spots of rust that could use a looking at. Cancer nooo! Doing the engine swap myself (+mates thanks guys!) has relly made me appreciate what goes into some people's projects, I can't wait to run it in!

HOLY CRAP WILL_8V GOT THE JOB DONE! Now I just need to get home so I can clean it and drive it! Edited so it doesn't break the tables so bad

I inherited this car off my grandma with 112,000 km on the clock. The car has been in the family since new, I'm the 3rd owner (originally owned by my great grandfather). At this stage the mods are pretty mild, but it is awaiting an engine swap. 2.25" Exhaust with a resonator and a 4" Dytech Dumper 13" ROH Minilites with Cooper Cobra 205/60/R13's Lowered x inches on blocks, custom springs and Munroe GT gas shocks Alarm/Keyless Entry/Central Locking/Tints/Retractable front seatbelts Crappy stereo (With custom parcel tray for the speakers) Non Monster Auto Meter tacho installed in dash I've got an 18RGEU getting honed, rings, new bearings, head shaved, port matched, 4 angle valve grind and some lumpier cams to compliment the extractors with freshly rebuilt twin 40mm Mikuni-Solex side-draughts to replace the EFI. It's going in late June (fingers crossed!). Planed mods are basically a W50 (might save a few bucks gas...) a diff conversion and to fix annoying noise from left rear wheel! Anyone who's seen/been in it knows how mint the interior is, can't beat granny cars I guess

Slipping clutch?

The oil should come up to the bottom of the plug hole when the diff is level. Just make sure it's not in the back of a Legacy, it should leak less than your grandad

SAS in Manukau do sets for $70 or so.

Haha nice,the exact same way I did it, although I drove with one block only and it really dodgily loose for a day after running out of time before work! The shock shop in Newmarket (its not a shock shop really but used to be) beside MacMillan BMW was really good for lowering the front, went through 2 sets of lower springs then custom made some for the same price, the car is now 3" (maybe more) lower and rides only a touch firmer that you'd expect, I'd definately recomend them.

I had a chat to the suspension dudes about adjustable konis, on the highest settign they may as well be metal poles!

SAS quoted me $60 each to do my shocks.. I think... Might have been $70...

God damn my car is taking ages.. They have gone through 3 sets of springs and have decided to get some made up, at no extra cost to me (haha they're probably cheaper!). The car looks bad ass as it is however. Tomorrow it's going in to get the exhaust done, Dytech dumper and a resonator and 2.25" pipes. Is this gonna be loud as illegal what?

New gas shocks all round, blocks in the rear and springs in the front, should be about 50mm lower front and back (blocks are in). Getting it done at the shock shop. This will not hit the bump's either, about 30mm clearance off them.

Thread thieves... I'm going to SAS tomorrow.

The Hi-Rona needs to become one with the floor. Would like to keep it legal. Double wishbones at the front (looks like 2 of em) and leaves at the back. I assume 50mm blocks and longer U bolts will do the trick there, any idea on what I should be paying? I have been pointed towards snells to get some springs made up for the front, anyone know how much this will cost? Kings only do "lows" for this car not superlows, does custom springs sound the best? Cheers

Hello thread necromancy! Polishing stuff is fun as, there's really good wool stuff that comes in a tin at Wootons, worked like a charm on my wheels.