JasonK

Have changed the flex plate for a brand new one, everythings bolted up tight but still makes the same noise! anyone got any idea's? must be time for a beer 

Got it all driving again last weekend and cruised around a bit, was definitely the metering rods stuck down in the carb, also chucked a new set of leads on and seemed to be running real well. 

finally remembered to take some pics of the whole car:

However I noticed a bit of an intermittent noise kinda like a bolt rattling in a tin can, so checked everything was tight etc but it sounded like it was coming from the gear box so I was thinking cracked flex plate, so pulled the gearbox out tonight and found this:

pro parts have one listed on trade me so I'll go in and get it tomorrow, Hopefully that"ll be the last of the issues before wagnats! 

na pulled it out and still did the same without one

Took it out for a cruise, was going mint (had cut the cat converter out that afternoon) and was noticing a power increase, then went to come home and 80kph was as much as I could get out of it and didnt have the power to make it up the hill,  but would rev up resonably well under no load, ended up walking up the hill and getting lee to pick me up. Have cleaned out the carb and I think the metering rods may have been stuck down but havent driven it yet so not sure thats fixed it

Shit good work. must be a week for broken down wagons haha

Finished off the bags a few weeks ago, was a bit slack taking pictures but heres what I did take

Front shocks relocated:

Tank and compressor mounted:

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the bag side of things seems to be going all good, have driven it a few times and rides nice with about 100psi front and 40 rear. But took it to the local burger fuel hot rod night on tuesday and cruised around a bit and all was going well untill time to go home when we got on the open road it didnt wanna go faster than about 80 so stopped in at Lee's and checked the basic stuff and carried on, but once we got to the hills it just had no pull at all so ended up walking to get signal and got Lee to give us a lift home. Had a bit more of a look yesterday and have given the carb a good clean out, I think the metering rods may have been stuck down but I'm not sure. it seems to be running a bit better but hard to say until I drive it tommorow as even when it wasn't going well if you gave it a rev up it didnt sound too bad

Shit yeah was sweet seeing side by side top fuelers, I heard the marsh guys saying that on  the run that they red lighted on, their data said they ran a 4.9 so they're getting dam close

I'll take some pics next time i'm under there.  Havent done the shocks as yet but will mount them to the side of the bottom arm and make a bracket tto go on the chassis and pick up the top bolt. will be part of this weekends mission

its not quite as low as I was hoping but where it is now it'll meet the scrub line rule 

I've heard of the insurance companies just writing recovered stolen cars off for that reason so will be interesting to see what happens here

Shit yeah, awesome race was a bit weird watching on tv and not being there though

There's not really any need to put it on a fancy chassis machine, we only have an old machine at work and measure almost everything with just a tape measure or a manual tram bar.

Kk's method is probably the easiest, just take diagonals of everything you can and if they comes up within 2mm then everything should be fine.

I wouldn't worry about not having the engine etc in, in fact its probably easier to measure everything with it out.

What makes you think you something is out of square? Bad fitting panels etc? 

I'm a panel beater and do windscreen rust repairs pretty regularly and have never heard of anyone using a disclaimer. As Sorensin said, do a good job and you won't need one

Shit thats crazy , I paid $100 for my resonably tidy 2 door wagon a few years ago with a blown gearbox. if it wasn't such a good daily driver it'd be worth selling if they're going for 3 grand  

Double sided tape , whaaaaattt.

on a urethaned in screen you do use foam tape around the frit band (the black primer stuff around the edge) to stop the glass pushing all of the urethane out and sitting hard on the frame, i think that's more what rustisize was meaning

I'm quite keen to do it myself even though it would be a whole bunch easier to send it away, just yeah wasn't too sure if that one was going to be all good as i can't seem to find a way of ID-ing it online, also wasn't sure what mods you have to do, if any.

It doesn't seem to have the steel cover on my one. Do you reckon it'd be worth just giving it a clean and jamming it on? or is there something that needs to be done to it? 

Ah, the trusty old holden column manuals.

I had a smellmont, and the 1-2 shift was poos. You had to shift up out of 1, before going away and up to 2. Otherwise it jammed like a cunt.

Be sure to take lots of pics of the body once you start delving into the bodywork.

haha i think this is a universal thing on Q's, I could shift mine pretty quickly without jamming it but ever time it went for a wof the guy would always stuff it up and be stuck in first right round the block

i'll jump in here, is this what you were meaning via pm spence?

Will be crossing a couple of things off my list in august, Going to the states for Bonneville Speed week and hopefully catching a top fuel meeting as well as as much other stuff we can fit in

So Bought this about a month ago, the guy selling it said it was running but had no drive. So got it home chucked a new filter in the gear box and filled it with oil and now it drives. Rego's on hold, have just gotta do a little bit of rust work and get an idler arm for it and then will go for a wof, then of course slam. hopefully all in time for nats.

It's reasonably tidy and the only thing i've noticed that's missing is the bottom part of the dicky seat. might respray it at some stage but for now just keen to roll it as is

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hahaha that thing needs a shit tonne of work before it even gets close to going anywhere

YOU WHAT!?

What are you bringing to Nationals?

fingers crossed the beast parked next to it in the picture