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    For Questions Regarding WOFs/CERTs/NUMBER PLATEs

    in Tech Talk

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    On 05/10/2023 at 23:22, Unclejake said:

    Howdy brains trust: Is it legit to get steel automotive wheels galvanised?

    I see no problem with this. Even less of a problem on the Chathams.

    PS - I'm sure you already know this but if you galv your wheels, re-torque them daily for a the first week or until you they no longer move when you re-torque them (whichever is longer).
    The galv under the wheel nut will wear away as the wheels and galv coating bed in to each other.

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    Flash's 1965 Ford Thames

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    Looking fantastic and keep the rake, it looks so cool.

    Also as a suggestion for a low key weight increase, a 25mm thick chunk of ply laid on the floor would not look offensive and they weigh the best part of 50kg. Also if you shift the battery right to the back and under the floor should give you most of the weight you need.

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    K-Trips 1982 Holden Commodore VH Build Thread

    in Projects and Build Ups

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    So, since this has been on the road, I've been ironing out a few niggly issues. A couple of vibrations and noises being the main culprits for now.

    One of the vibrations was the brand new harmonic balancer. Totally my fault. I'm an idiot and don't want to talk about it, but a word of advice, aluminium harmonic dampers are not designed for street cars and I now have a $400 paperweight on my desk...

    I also found the driveshaft was ever so slightly out of phase from when it was built by local driveshaft "specialist" back when I first did the V8 conversion. luckily I could pull it apart and because it has a centre CV joint with a spline making it easy to reclock it and get the driveshaft close enough to in phase. The main harmonic has gone but there is still a vibration between 90 and 100Km/, so currently have a digital protractor on order and going to check the front and rear UJ angles and bring those back into coo-ee if they are different. If that doesn't fix it then its off to the driveshaft shop (a different one) for a balance, because I cannot see any non-factory balance weights on the driveshaft halves and I don't have the confidence the local driveshaft "specialist" even bothered to balance it.

    Also as the engine has bedded in it developed a bit of lifter noise, so in the process of adjusting all the lifter clearances again, which if you know anything about Holden engines, know how much of a pain in the dick this is, remove the pedastal, linish a small amount off the bottom of each rocker pedastal, reinstall, check, remove, repeat until the clearance is right. Got the passenger side bank done, but gave up for the night after 3 hours. Drivers side next week.

    But in good progress, I spent today installing the carpet. Thank god I'm not an upholsterer, this is not a fun job, my body is too old, to unfit and too inflexible to be doing this shit. But I got it done and it looks reasonable. Yes its the wrong colour but a brand new brown carpet set came up for very cheap on Marketplace and I just took a $400 fortnightly increase in my mortgage repayments earlier this month so its close enough until I can afford to buy the right colour carpet. Anyhow, it matches the brown of the dash and centre console kinda OK and I learnt a lot installing it, meaning the right colour one should be easier.

    Pic for fred.

    https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/608918502786596875/1129304726765322312/IMG_20230714_144621829.jpg

    https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/608918502786596875/1129328684357132348/IMG_20230709_153815726.jpg

    https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/608918502786596875/1133340243626565722/IMG_20230721_174216890.jpg

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    Dying Interior Trim

    in Tech Talk

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    I got a bit of a bargain on some brown carpet for me Dunnydoor. On arrival today, it appears to be far lighter than the brown I imagined it would be so I have 2 questions...

    My first question to all you number 8 fencing wire fiends is, has anyone dyed their carpet before and was it successful?

    My second question, do you know anyone in NZ who does vinyl dye in custom tinted colour? I know I can get it from some custom paint outfits in Aussie, but shipping aerosols/paint is probably going to be a problem without expensive AF Hazardous Goods shipping. (I said AEROSOLS, you filthy bugger) I know I can get the vinyl dye spray bombs from Dupli-color/VHT but they don't appear to make any of the darker brown shades. 

    Thanks in advance.

    PS - I have used the Vinyl Dye stuff before and it did a great job on some doorcards, so I am confident the product is good, just not sure how it goes on carpets.

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    The EV thread

    in General Car Chat

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    On 14/05/2023 at 23:15, CaMpylobacter said:

    Are you still running that prius Chris?

    Sure am. The Prius is literally everything that the Commy isn't and the Commy is everything that the Prius isn't. This is neither good not bad, it is the Yin to my Yang...

    The Yang being an old, noisy, uncomfortable to drive, feeling like I am going to die at any moment, fuel guzzling, V8 Commydoor. 
    The Yin being a late model, quiet, climate controlled comfort with cruise control and safety features paired to an economical 4 cylinder Prius.

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    K-Trips 1982 Holden Commodore VH Discussion

    in Project Discussion

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    6 minutes ago, Goat said:

    @KKtrips No stress/rush.
    There are front seats, back seats, dash, trim, bumpers, radiator, roof racks etc. 
    Can get some pics next time I'm out. If you'd like them closer to home I can bring em back with me one time. 

    Also, so fucking rad this is legal dude. Super stoked for you! Has been no mean feat. Keen to do some bogan cruising with you!

    Shit yeah, and to think I recently bought a full set of seats cos I forgot I had those ones... LoL

    Super keen.

     

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