Trigger

^ just go see "Dave" you know you want too...

True? Cos I "tried" running a Sigma booster/cylinder in my Ex (only a 1200 orginally) with Starion front brakes (bigger) but standard rear end (drums) and pedal was total shit! So I've put standy 1200 booster/cylinder back in again, still not great pedal tho Then I noticed your silver Ex had the bigger booster/cylinder setup, and was thinking the difference "might" be disk rear end? (guess not if yours is drum) I'm looking a getting a disk rear end soon (just an 8 bolt, non-LSD tho) but hoping that my Sigma booster/cylinder will work with that setup? cheers for getting back to me tho man, hope you still got x1 Lancer left?

Hey man, getting a mean collection of Ex's now! just wondering with the silver one, if it has got disk rear end? Just noticed that the master cylinder/booster is different to normal Ex (double brake fluid holder) but that one is the same as Sigma? (x1 big b/f holder) cheers for any info Trigger

Yea man, finally got off my ass and made it out this time, it was a all good catch up should get some more cunts organised for next month

Roskilda would b +1 4 me (heaps closer also)

Oh, so you were there (alone with Sparkle) I'll try and be there for you and Sparkle next month then or we could just have a "meeting" in the shed I'm either in the shed or at work, (still at work at the mo!)

I fucken knew it, you homo!! HA HA! what ever egg! were YOU there? I would be werid if it was "just" me and Sparkle

BALLS! I totally fagot! Keen as next month

+1 for 15's man

R we doing this tomorrow? (1st Thurs of the month)

Everyone back from holiday? 1st meet of '10 still happening on Thursday? (I'll be around and keen)

Cheers man Got the K&N (as a kit for the 32/36) from a G.C at Appco in Palmy

Right, its been a little while between updates... (so I'll put up a few pics) And its been all good news for the Starmax have done a few more kms on new motor, going everywhere from Hawkes Bay to Masterton to Welly! Also managed to get the Starmax back on the dyno for a re-check and to bump up the timing (even made a bit more HP!) Dyno (2nd time) (82kw at the wheels! up from 78kw from 1st time!) Went for a cruise with some of the local O.S Boes over to Dannevirke to check out some old shit and take some mean O.S group pics (cheers Richie) At the beach for Hawkes Boes... Went over to Masterton for the Speedtech drags (just for a watch tho) and managed to get a couple of pics... And just a random sunny Sunday...

Hope to roll down in the Starmax after work

Yip, and yip

Got the Starmax "tuned" this week... Took it to Rodney at Roskilda, where he tuned and adjusted the carbs on the Dyno (link to question on "General car chat" //oldschool.co.nz/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=20108) Wrapped with the work and results from Rodney see Dyno sheet below... - 78kw - 105hp (at the wheels) Gona do a few more "run in" kms on the motor and take it back to him for a "final" adjustment/tune (hope to break 80kw!) Also have been taking some random pics when out and about crusing...

congrats on the write up man, ALL GOOD

AARRGGHH, GDI! (stay away) SOHC '63, cant go wrong

Not sure "where" to put this? but thought it would be good to have it here for anyone looking to do this swap/convertion in the future and so no-one else will fall into the same problems I did... When fitting a Sigma 5 speed gearbox into an Ex lancer there are x2 choices: - cut a hole in the floor/tunnel (about 2inches) further back for the Sigma shifter to come up through - or swap the Sigma extention housing with a L200 housing so the shifter is in the "factory" location (meaning NO cutting needed) All this is because the Sigma shifter (gear stick) sits further back than the Ex shifter, aswell as having to cut a hole further back in the floor/tunnel you'll have to "trim" back the centre console trim (if still using it) so it all lines up with the Sigma shifter I went with swapping the extention housings over (rear half of gearbox) so no cutting required and looks factory still NOTE: Sigma and Ex have the SAME driveshaft uni (size and splines) but the L200 is BIGGER and having more splines, (because the L200 has a bigger output shaft) So I had to get a "custom" tailshft seal made up, with an outter diameter to fit into the L200 extention housing and the internal diameter of the Sigma/Ex driveshaft uni to seal against it For a month or so, I drove around with the Sigma box/L200 extention housing with constant OIL LEAKS! I "thought" it was just the tailshft seal leaking, but after changing the seal x2 times, it turned out to be the "internal bush" in the L200 extention housing which is BIGGER than the Sigma, leaving the driveshaft uni "flopping" around in the extention housing (causing oil to get past and leak on to my garage floor) Smaller (Sigma) tailshaft on the LEFT: I compared a Sigma and L200 extention housing "side by side" to check for any differences, to find the only difference between the them was the rear internal bush! (note: the Sigma housing is on the RIGHT) So It was a case of "working out" what parts I needed for it ALL to work... - L200 shifter (to be in the factory location) - Sigma extention housing (for the smaller internal bush, and NO oil leaks) Difference between L200 (TOP) and Sigma shifter shafts: LONGER = Sigma Then just a case of using the L200 top plate/cover (shorter of the two) Complete Sigma box (with "some" L200 internals)

"Finally" got around to taking the gearbox out this weekend... Had a couple of things to do to it while it was out: - fix the oil leak - removing L200 extention housing - fit L200 parts to Sigma extention housing - re-fit Sigma extention housing - replace all gaskets/seals - replace thrust bearing - cut down shifter Replaced the "nosiey" thrust bearing: What I had to start with on Sat morning: Sigma box with L200 extention housing (including leaking tailshaft) Both the extention housings: Spot the differnce... (Sigma on the RIGHT) As you can see both housing "look" the same, except the L200 housing has a "bigger" tailshaft (for its bigger driveshft uni) which is causing my oil leak So I have to use the Sigma housing, but still want the shifter in the factory Ex postion which the L200 did... (Sigma shifter mounts about 2inches further back, need to cut a hole) So after stripping down both housings, the only internal difference is the mount for the shifter, on the shifter shaft Sigma the "longer" of the two: So all I did was swap the two shifters around (or could use the complete L200 shaft and shifter) Then all I had to do was, re-use the L200 top plate/cover (same bolt pattern as Sigma) L200 top plate/cover (TOP): Oh yea and I "found" my missing speedo drive... And swapped the Sigma shifter around with the orginal Ex shifter, to make it a bit lower Sigma shifter: Ex: NOTE: Put a notice up on "tech questions" about this box mod too... viewtopic.php?f=2&t=20025

MINT looking car man!

NO FUCKEN WAY!!! what happened man... you ok?

Yea man, can be swapped Pretty sure it un-screws from the back of each cluster and comes off

I'm running 16x7 (front) on my Ex with a +25mm offset and 195/45/16 tyre (using Starion front struts) Any "higher" offset will bring the wheel closer to the strut and anything lower than about +15 (for a 7in rim) will sit outside the factory gaurd and will need mods to the gaurd to fit/clear (so spacers, or different wheels)

Well its been awhile between posts... but for good reasons my wife gave birth to our baby girl (so I ended up missing the swap meet...gutted) but... I've finally taken the Starmax out for a "drive" or two! Not ALL 100% yet but SO GOOD to get out and drive it in this primo weather! Have put the orginal 1200 Ex master cylinder and booster back in, but brakes still far from good... just not pushing it too hard and giving myself a bit more time/room to slow down (still only running it in anyway, and taking it easy) Now some car pics... (not from the garage or driveway for the 1st time!) Views from "Pork Chop"... From Mr Flatly's work... been thinking about "more" wheels... viewtopic.php?f=1&t=19916 - Have also found the speedo wasnt working? - And the gearbox has an oil leak? (always something aye) Speedo: After about 20mins of driving (the 1st drive) the speedo stopped? So I pulled the speedo drive out, to find... there was NO drive sprocket? disappeared? (see pic) Cheers HEAPS to Cam (Ogre) for another speedo drive (speedo all good now, just dont know "where" the other drive sprocket has gone?) Gearbox: Had a small leak coming from the tail shaft (about 5-6 drops on the ground) so replaced the rear tail shaft seal (custom size, to fit L200 housing and Ex uni) But went for "another" drive today and found its STILL leaking...? Managed to get another L200 extention housing (thanks AGAIN Ogre) to compare it with my orginal Sigma extention housing, (that I'm not using) and have noticed the rear "internal" bush on the L200 housing is "BIGGER" and wont be sealing against the Ex uni (when it sits inside the housing) Bit hard to see, but the Sigma housing is on the LEFT (smaller uni hole) I'm using the L200 extention housing (Bigger of the two) and the Sigma AND Ex driveshaft uni's are the same size, which is smaller than the L200, cant use an L200 uni because the splines are differnent between L200/Sigma, so looks like I might need to get a bigger internal bush made up for the L200 housing to seal up against the Ex uni... (make sence?) Seems a few peole have swapped the Sigma extention housing with the L200, to get the shifter coming up inthe same place as factory (in an Ex) but have either put up with oil leaks or have done it "another" way without saying? I hope to have found out a way of using the Sigma housing (ie complete Sigma box) but still have the the shifter in the factory poistion and NOT having to cut a hole