Abarth

Sweet cheers

Can brake calliper brackets be made from alloy instead of steel and still pass a cert?

You could get a matt finish screen protector for a tablet and stick it on to get rid of the gloss?

That tyre profile is A+

Got a small race this weekend against some other seagulls.

Decided to have a look to see what the timing is doing with a timing light. Sparking at 45 degrees before tdc, seems way early but starts easy as.

Noticed when I ran it up there was no water. I think I’ve not fitted the cooling pipe correctly. I’ll whip the leg off and check tomorrow. 

Brent @Archetype from Doozi did an amazing job printing the stickers. 
 

Got stuck in and made a little jig to help position the stickers. 
 

So stoked, they look so much like the originals, fit and colour is on point! Too nice to put on the car now

The 787b went out with all the other people on the track at Hampton downs. Was very cool to have it out there, not every day you get passed by one.

1 hour ago, datlow said:

@Archetype

doesn't look like hes been on here in awhile tho so maybe email him 

https://doozi.co.nz/

Cheers man

Hey, is there anyone here that can print wheel stickers? Need some mid grey stickers printed for the spoke and the side of the rim like the pic.

On 17/11/2021 at 08:43, Snoozin said:

Usually runs about $100 per wheel + gst

Cheers mate, dropping the rims off on Thursday for painting 

13 hours ago, Snoozin said:

Usually runs about $100 per wheel + gst

Sweet, that’s all good, I’ll give them a call in the morning. 

What sort of cost to get them painted?

Got mine back from the strippers now.

Just got these back from being straightened, I’m dropping some rims into get stripped tomorrow, anyone know a good wheel painter? Keen for the satin silver again in 2k paint.

Also need to get the OZ wheel stickers remade.

Ok, summer is just round the corner and Sparkles has been neglected all winter.

Still had running issues with her at the end of last season, it ran from dead cold for 3mins and then would be gutless or hard to start for ages. All the features you don’t want out at sea. 
 

Me being silly and avoiding one of the massive issues I should have fixed early on would’ve probably solved a lot of issues and lead to trouble free motoring. Im talking about the ignition condenser. 
 

So I ordered a new one and new coil. The points looked mint so no trouble there. I cracked into it literally breaking the top off the alloy casting trying to undo a rusted bolt.

Need to find a blue HT lead as the old lead is just wire with a plastic cap, nothing to keep the water out where it joins the spark plug. Speaking of spark plugs I’ve ordered a 18mm to 14mm thread adaptor so I can run a modern iridium plug so it doesn’t foul from the oily premix. 
 

Picture to follow shortly…..

4 hours ago, Raizer said:

Think it was @Truenotch that put me onto these ones.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/business-farming-industry/industrial/manufacturing-metalwork/helmets-safety-gear/listing/3303528436

that's around half recommended retail too.

I've been impressed with mine, I'm no expert but it's way better than my 3M one I paid twice as much for.

Thanks man, just hit buy now.

What am I looking for with a auto darkening helmet? I was doing a bit of welding on the weekend and came away with scratchy feeling eyes. My current helmet is a entry level one, even though I jammed a new battery before I started I don’t think it’s as good as it should be, also it looks like it has grinder swarf melted into the lens so I’m 100% sure that isn’t helping.

In the market for a new one, recommendations? My eyeballs thank you in advance

9 hours ago, WhangareiKE70 said:

If buying Raptor and you don't get some sort of hectic discount at Repco, I would recommend sourcing it elsewhere (Car Colours in North Shore if Auckland based, or Union Hardware in Wellington, they sell on TM and regularly do special deals). 

I did a price check recently as I can get it from Repco locally, 4L tintable is $429.90 at Union Hardware, $599 at Repco. Fairly significant difference, worth getting it shipped.  

Yeah it’s expensive right, I was just going to use the aerosol version which is still like $99 bucks. Looks like only Repco supply that version.  

Sweet as, I’ll spray the wheel arches in two weeks time and report back. 

Went with Raptor branded bed liner from Repco, only sprayed the primer so far but seems all good.

What’s good for painting the underside of wheel arches? I’m doing some panel work so I’ve stripped it right back to bare steel under there.

Is it just Primer, paint and use some generic underbody paint, a few I’ve seen are rubberised or bitumen based?

Where were we, oh yeah rust, ok then….

The Strada has always had this one bit of rust up the the top left rear wheel well. I’d been meaning to get to it for years so today was that day. 
 

Whats happened is Fiat spot welded in a panel to reinforce the strut tower how’ve over time the sealant has failed letting moisture in and those inner panels aren’t painted or anything, just bare steel so it rusts that gets worst and worst from the inside out. 
 

Ordered a spot weld drill bit which didn’t turn up so I sent it with a regular 10mm drill bit. Got it out reasonably easy.