flyingbrick

yeah thats what guys who have done the swap are saying. I'll link back to the pages tonight when im home.

Obviously it sounds impossible but would be nice if true. The current carb is supposed to be an absolute dog compared to the ford (cortina weber or 4.1 xe/xf weber) carbs.

Its a common swap- adaptor plates are available all over the place.

the 4g54 seems so strangled up top i'm guessing 30hp could be possible!

in the process of buying a weber for it. I should gain 30hp from the swap and better fuel economy when cruising. I know its a shitty oldschool motor but its actually lots of fun knowing i can do all this shit to it for nix.

Is a spring classed as captive if it is loose but has a strut up the middle so it cant fall out

Decided on the steel surgeon http://www.thesteelsurgeon.co.nz/contactUs.html in south auckland.. not too far away and I like what their website has to say.

Those golf wheels look great. I'm thinking with the scorp i can pull off some pretty sweet color rim combos.

Thanks. already been through google. Was hoping for someone In the waikato area- should have specified. Plus not all suitable workshops have their own website, hence asking the question.

man, i learn't a lesson. Carb cleaner is your friend.

pulled it to pieces and gave it some love... now its running real good... hesitation gone

I love carbs again.

Hi all.

Could people post up pics of cool steel wheels.

I'm bidding on some at the moment for the scorpion and hope to get them widened the appropriate amount since alloys are going to be so big $$$ to get some that fit how i want.

Alternatively- who in NZ sells steel centers and outers for starting from scratch?

-Nathan

in my opinion they start looking real shit when the wheelbase gets too large. it becomes less of a bike and more of a 3 wheeled car.

blue top 4age with a carb on it.

picture stolen from the internet.

You are in safe hands with Seedy. He knows whats up.

I notice you have posted a pic of a starion strut about to be welded. Is there anything wrong with welding to the cast steel in that aplication?

Sorry to be so off topic.

Sweet name.

Who is doing the resizing? can ya tell us roughly what it cost?

I did my supra and AW11 like that. It is quite possibly the most satisfying task in the whole wide world.

Why not buy it and keep tabs on tm for one thats being wrecked. NA or SC wont matter will it? Pinch its exhaust to cut the cost of the bulk of the work. No sense putting a new system in imo

http://projectzerog.com/rx7transmissions.shtml

Mazda manual transmissions bolt to my engine

But if changing to a manual transmission maybe it would be wise to upgrade the motor to something nicer (evo engine). hmmn, time to start accumulating parts.

Thanks man! Yeah an SC14 would be rad.

You seen one of those on this engine in the past or? Hmmn, suckthrough setup would be simple enough.

Apparently there was a twin solex carb manifold available for these and some guys throw on webbers for much better performance. Certainly is not really confidence inspiring at the moment, especially with the hesitation it has. I think i'll try a gruntier spring

edit:

Spent some time out there trying to work out what was wrong with the accelerator pump. Pulled it to pieces a few times to check gaskets/diaphragm etc and cleaned out. Had it spraying really well for one or two pumps and then it blocked itself up good and proper. DOH, now i need an air compressor.

I had never played with a carb before so it took me a wee while to work out what was happening. Turns out the spring pressure (which governs how much fuel is squirted in during accel) is adjustable and was set very low.. so hopefully now once cleaned out it will spray good and propper.

I must admit that carbs are a wonderful thing. Wish i'd started playing with these a few years back.

Thanks guys.

I had a good look but didnt take the lower filter housing off and without doing that cant see the part number. I checked that fuel squirts in and it does.. it piddles a little jet into the inlet. how much force should that jet have? and should it be a jet or a spray? I'm thinking it could just be the spring that pushes the plunger has gone a bit soft or something?

Also shortened the gearbox kickdown linkage a suitable amount- she feels much more lively now as it actually tries to rev a bit before changing - before it was very very very lazy to drive.

Wish there was a turbo involved.

Any help much appreciated.

Whats the story with the carb not pumping in fuel when ya jab the pedal- does it need a carb kit? Anyone know what the carb is thats in this thing?

What models do the 8 bolt LSD's come in?

So took it out for a drive thismorning to pick up my little sister. Was nice having the windows down and the sun shining in. Last night driving back at midnight it was fuckin miserable.

Got home and adjusted the drivers door latch so that the door closes flush

I know nothing at all about carbs and how they work. i know that when you jab the throttle it should be squirting in extra fuel to compensate for the sudden burst of air- but this is not happening at all. Hesitation fail. I've never had one of these things is pieces but is this pump part easy to fix and im guessing it will need a seal kit? repco sells this kinda stuff?

I've found a kit on ebay for $300 for fitting another carb in place of this one- it might be the go.

Todays mission is to repair the wavy cracked dash. I'll just cut the offending part. fuckin. off.

So, picked this up tonight. Its the oldest car i have ever owned at 1980. Its got character that my honda (the car i swapped for it) lacked.

I think most of you will already know the car as it was owned by two other forum regulars before me.

I love the shape, love the interior, kinda love the color/ everything except the fact its an auto which seriously hinders playtime.

I hear its got the stronger 8bolt diff so LSD's can be had out of the wagons, which years and models in particular can i find the diff in?

It needs cut springs badly - the shortened rear shocks seem to be at full extension and it needs some decent old wheels.

Any info on these cars would be much appreciated from anyone. googles getting a pillaging tonight but theres not a hell of a lot of info out there.

Phills GSR seems kinda the same but mostly different- does anyone know if wheel sizing is the same between our cars? i think mines live axle and his is IRS?

I'll repost some pics of the car tomorrow morning, im off to bed

-Nathan

can i post pics of the last time i was at smash palace..... or has that place been done to death hahahha

tYRXkUeDBeM

quite like this but needs more cylinders

I personally think that is rad. Like the fact it doesn't have a stupid fork angle.

Best looking escort I have ever seen

Loose the Holden V6 (allthough its a seriuosly kool enjun) and use a subaru engine and box or aircooled VW enjun.

Fuck no! Every other trike you see has a vw engine in it and they just look silly. 302w for the win!

I agree!

What have you got that easily bolts to that gearbox?

having the motor between your legs is way better looking than having a VW lump behind you- having an empty hole infront of you looks stupid.

You should just use the motor X forks.