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  1. If you leave original engine in place, shifter will be about 120mm further back with the longer sigma 5spd box (can cause problems with the handbrake area. L200 ones are langer than standard 4spd box but have shifter further forward than the sigma ones. Otherwise try and get an old GTO 5spd gearbox and driveshaft. I think they will both bolt straight up from memory for easy conversion. Can't remember if clutch is the same between the 16L and GTO though.
  2. Hey everyone Got a project car that's had the bonnet flicked back at some stage. Someone must've forgotten the bonnet pins as it had no latch in the middle I've got hinges to replace the damaged ones but it has pulled the subframe part of the bonnet away from the top in places. Was wondering what to use to glue it back to the top?
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    Lowering blocks.

    This topic has come up just at the right time for me. I've got another colt that has had the front springs changed and the back lowered. The guy has used 50mm blocks, reset leaves, but it now has extra leaves in the rear from stock. My intention was to put an original engine and gearbox in it so I can use it for a daily driver for a while without having to cert it. Eventually it will be modified and certed but not sure which direction that car will go in yet So just to clarify with the car lowered, front springs captive with standard shocks- leaves reset with 50mm blocks, I should be fine and not require cert. Will the extra leaves change that? Because I've got a standard set that I could swap over in the meantime. Just don't want to cert car twice in the longterm
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    Ford 8" diff

    If you do go the ford 8" way check this out for diff head TRACLOCK 4 SPIDER LSD UNIT http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 48.htm?p=3
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    4g63 D.A.S.H

    Yep... Dished vr-4 pistons are the way to go, thats what was done to my engine in the GTO. Don't forget the import sigma's (I think) for the fwd sirius dash engine either
  6. Thanks heaps for that. The dash engine in the GTO in currently run by an old link, but I'm still deciding what to do with the extra dash engine I've got. So this will help if I find another ECU or something in the future.
  7. Hey what did you find and where, as I'd be interested in the same thing for my GTO. Cheers
  8. Well it's finally time to take the old girl off the road for a while. Everyday use and not always being garaged has taken it's tole on the paintwork. The 16L has the spot rust raising it's ugly head. Problem is whether It will get the quick fix or the full restore back to stock. The GTO is getting used a lot more often now but the paintjob on that has turned out to be shite. There's signs of little bubbles all over the car's paintwork now, less than a year since I brought it with a near new paintjob. So that's going to have some "time out" in the garage as well in the near future. I've collected way to many colts in the last few years and the project options are numerous to say the least. My next mission may be a 1850 fixed up to use as my runabout, with a for sale sign on it. If I get the right offer, cash in the pocket. This'll free up space and mean I can have the other cars off the road to give them the attention they deserve. I've sourced a crash damaged 95 fto, which will be a donor car for the GTO in the end. V6 2L 6A12 engine, theoretical 180hp standard, with 120k's on the clock. Biggest mission's there is fitting in the engine bay and the connection to a rwd gearbox. Might be a bit of a nightmare in the end but I want something different. By doing this I will have the sirius dash engine from the GTO to put into one of the 16L colts. I intend to upgrade the turbo and intercool as well if there's enough room. I'm wanting to do this one up with all the GS badges and interior. So all in all there's a lot of organising and time required. But at least the plan of attack is in writing now. So much to do ....so little time I've included some more pics comparing my 16L and GTO front ends to make up for those that would rather look at my cars, than read my crap. http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/3442/v22le.jpg http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/8872/v30vl.jpg http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3488/v42cu.jpg http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/809/v59qj.jpg http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/9003/v67wh.jpg http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/4711/v72kj.jpg http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/8350/v80ov.jpg http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/9123/v99we.jpg
  9. I've noticed lately that a lot more of the old colts are starting to change hands, especially on trademe. I think the 16L is highly underated considering there going for aroung the $2-5k mark, the 1850's seem to be a little less, while the GTO's are still under the $10k mark for one in good nick. What do people think about this? It's something I'm weighing up as I do more of the old 2-door coupes up. What they seem to be worth finished and how much money I would have to sink into them doesn't add up the best right now And which of the 3 models would be the rare pick? There's plenty of GTO's hiding around the country, but you don't see them out that often. But you don't often see 1850's either, and even less of the 16L's.
  10. Hey John, hows the colt going? Looking forward to seeing some info on your car on this site. Been looking for progress on the other site for your car but obviously that isn't going to happen now. On another note what hapened to 4GAZM's car on trademe, has it sold or what? Just checked the link and its got the ominous "withdrawn by administrator" page up. I remember that it had a lot of new parts in it and was wondering where you got them from and what $$$ were involved for stuff like new interior panels and the like.
  11. Where exactly in this pic are you talking about. The rear of the thermostat housing in the inlet manifold http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/3201 ... ne10kk.png
  12. This is what the GTO ones are. I've taken a running dimension along the manifold for you to check against yours with the inlet holes etc... 0 7-44 64-88 108-145 210-246 311-342 360-383 408mm overall Hope that helps. If you need the whole thing give me a pm.
  13. Local guy here that does a lot of top notch job for upholstery and vinyl work etc for old cars and hod rods etc, he did the seats in my 16L colt. His advice to me was only use basic stuff like handy andy/bit of warm water/ brush and a lot of elbow grease for cleaning up vinyl. If you use anything with silicon in it you have to keep using it all the time or the vinyl will be shagged in the long run, he said if it's got silicon in it don't touch it.
  14. Cheers for the help guys and girls, will try to get a bit more specific details on the car. I was wondering when he told me it's a 2 litre as well Although the engine has had work and the auto trans has been rebuilt too I think from what I heard. But I haven't seen in the engine bay and he's still got a lot to learn for the basic mechanics side of things. so yeah anyway thanks Give him this info and he can do a bit more research and scrounging for parts, Time for another generation of grease monkey
  15. 78 hillman hunter 2L 4 speed auto, 4 round headlight model. My nephew has just scored one of these for sfa. He is wanting to know what is required to convert it to a manual. He has a gearbox, clutch assembly, driveshaft already, and wants to know if there is any mods required to the diff for this conversion. I'm into my mitsi's myself so don't know too much about these so any advice would be great. Cheers
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