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Yay -  rear bumper brackets, need to be bent back into shape but brackets none the less.

Also need to find those chrome dome bolts etc to attach the bumper as all i have a a bucket of jap nuts and bolts  

5 hours ago, Cullen said:

Those wheels are vom. Good thing there's some in transit!

13' Hundy spokes and 175 tyres?  

Pic for fred

4 hours ago, tortron said:

Can you Honda lego some more power out of it? 

K swap - already has the 4WD - some drag civics are down in the 7's lol

Heres a 'street legal' one with casual 1000hp  

On 14/11/2021 at 20:24, Valiant said:

I'd really like to give it a try.

I have plans for a LPG turbo light commercial, if it ever comes to fruition I'll keep all you pests updated.

Here's a photo of my lockdown project, the feeble vapor injection stopped working so I reverse engineered it to use an impco 125 and J model. Works great. 

What's that you say? 

"You can lay a gas carb on any angle, they have the capacity to be ducted, and meter enough fuel to easily support turbo pinto, turbo 22r, and the might of a Mazda Demio engine!?"

Yes I tell you, YES!

 

 

You updated from the mighty red wagon?

2 hours ago, CUL8R said:

Go see Chris @ Chamberlains Suspension. 

He can either match the coils of what you have or custom build new coils, reset factory ones ( I believe their Coiling machine is out of action at the moment however ) . They can also make blocks, and install it all for you too.

If its a old enough car I wouldn't recommend resetting your factory coil  springs, as they've most likely sagged over the years and will re-settle unevenly 9/10...

This plus one  

To give you an example of old and saggy springs, I got some Cobra 50mm raised rear coils for my D21 Terrano as it tows alot. Well it must have towed alot previous to me as the 50mm raise actually raised it 85mm (the 35mm sag then 50mm lift). Had to re-index the front torsion bars and raise that up a bit just to get rid of the massive rake  . Cobra's are made by chamberlains and i highly recommend them off my own experience.

16 minutes ago, Valiant said:

There was talk of getting rid of LPG recently. 

Seemed dumb to me. Like saving the planet by not having straws any more.

But its ok we will have all these blue masks floating around now lol - I love LPG, still wouldn't mind something old running on it, Gas hot water rules too.

5 hours ago, igor said:

Is there a point at which a restoration becomes a new vehicle under the law? If it still has the original plates and tags but everything else has been remade it would theoretically still be the same vehicle and could therefore enjoy historical status / cheap rego because it's old.

Ive often thought of this for all the escort rally cars (well any reshelled car) - if i have a rusty everything but the firewall and put the firewall into a brand new mk2 escort body that ive had someone construct out of new panels, is that still that same car. I guess it is in a way, because if all those panels were replaced over say a 60 year timeframe it is, your just doing them all at once.

Just brought a 2001 Honda Stream (family wagon) with the K20 (K20A2 from memory - there arte a few types) Can confirm - goes hard for what it is lol. needs intake for the dort noises.

Good on fuel, cam chain too - later ones are even better. Had to change a knock sensor and it has the usual rocker cover and front crankshaft oil seal leaks, other than as above, pretty trouble free engine. Another common issue is the cams starving of oil due to poor servicing but if they have started to get a groove on you could just upgrade them while your at it.

Great swap for a little oldie like yours.

24 minutes ago, SOHC said:

The catman gave my friend 7k for his bin 

H6 Legacy 04 on are around a grand for the tri setup at the moment. Its based on whats in them alot now (coding) rather than half and full size - Mazda Atenza have a few different ones - one fetches around $1500 but is in 1 in 100 cars im told.

The old tractor forklift looks awesome too.

On 15/11/2020 at 19:34, Valiant said:

Where tractors go to die.

 

Man - where abouts is this, must be a dismantler? Few good 'buckys' to be had there.

4 hours ago, BobbyBreeze said:

More capacity over an RB block - 3.1 and 3.2 is easy with OEM cranks with up to 3.5L doable if you spend for a billet crank. They go into Z's and C10's so people like the nostalgia too. 

Pity the RB head has less ultimate power potential in N/A form over the L though. They do sound pretty damn cool though. 

https://youtu.be/6nphJCc1-Vo

 

 

That sounds the tits. What about these guys - love the sound of a good L with a turbo  

4 hours ago, Willdat? said:

http://www.speedhunters.com/2012/12/vintage-daily-bensopra-cedric/

Rims need widening and more tyre imo  something like this haha

Well loading the trailer got easier - Lift, back under, lower, done.

Well things are on the up and up......................Maybe i can change those light fittings in the barn now.

Oh and theres multiple chains and tow ropes doing nothing in this pic - no dogeitery here.

Oh its so easy - straight out of the car and on the back of the ute, job done in minimum effort and time. I think i could to with one of those forklift type 3 point linkage units for the front. Those hay forks are either not going to stay straight or poke someones eye out. 

Also lifted a datsun 140J body (no glass or diff, but still has motor and box) and moved it forward but not back. Time for more rear weight?

Hi @johnnyfive yea i did crack these while cranking - lower one was a 'squirter' but the top one had a case of the dribbs. Battery died but will try again tonight - hand pumping while they are open 1 at a time first.

I did give it the tinyest est squirt of engine start ( i know not great for diesels) and it coughed so at least i know there is some life somewhere in there.

Well I dont know if i need help in the head or just help lol. I went and brought this International 444 sight unseen and not running. Came with bucket, hay forks for the front and a plow thingo for the rear. Mostly want to use it for lifting and shifting stuff, you get sick of manual labour on 10 acres after a while.

I got it pretty cheap and i think it has a fuel delivery issue rather than the motor being the issues. Old owner said it got harder and harder to start after being left for longer periods. I tried to bleed the injectors last night but im getting plenty of fuel to the pump, the pump just isnt delivering fuel to the injector lines - im thinking something up with the pump, as the hand primer pump is getting the fuel through the system and back to the tank, fuel filter is full etc but the "kill" lever is awfully easy to move back and forward (i dont know if this is normal). Just seems odd with no fuel coming out of the injector lines when cracked off (ive bleed a few LD28's in my time lol)

I also havent worked out what the black switch to the left of the key panel does, and have already noticed some dodgy wiring.

Looks to have a new starter, and alternator and a rebuild hyd pump so just those are probably worth what i paid for it.

Anyway heres some pics - any advice is appreciated

I think i might have followed this from Oxford a couple of weeks ago - Cool car.

@Naratechwin - Dereg, rust in front xmember, Struts and and a few other bits sold. 

I do have the Bumpers, front is a bit smashed up but rear looks ok and the shift knob is still there.