Red sunday

Nice! will get the windscreen back in the colt for the rediness!

Yeah, perfect the way it is!

FYI, Mitsubishi gear boxes Have a 7.9mm ball bearing in the reverse lamp switch hole that fall out VERY easily, I guess mine fell out and is sitting somewhere in or on the gear box cross member, who knows! Fixed anyway.

you have a mitsi box correct? check when you take the reverse sender out of the box that there is a small ballbearing in there its what contacts they drop out easy as if sumone has taken the switch out at some stage Yes, that sounds very similiar to a prob I had with the brake master cylinder, the reaction disc fell out and I had no brakes, was a real pain in the ass. I just checked my spare gearbox and your spot on, do you know the diameter of the ball bearing? I cant get it out to check. Thanks a million, you saved me a load of fucking about Cheers

Its mechanical, the electric switch and circuit is fine, but when it is scewed in to the box and reverse is engaged it doesnt touch the switch, and it is the correct one. wierd.

My gearbox doesnt engage the reverse light for some reason, so I hooked it up to a manual switch, is this legal for a wof? Summary of legislation.... Applicable legislation Permitted equipment 1. One or two reversing lamps fitted at the rear of the vehicle. 2. A retrofitted pair of reversing lamps must be symmetrically mounted as far towards each side of the vehicle as practicable. Condition 3. A reversing lamp must be in good condition. Performance 4. A reversing lamp must operate in a way that is appropriate for the lamp and the vehicle. 5. A reversing lamp, when operated, must emit a diffuse light or a dipped beam of light that is substantially white (Note 3). 6. A reversing lamp must emit a steady light. 7. A reversing lamp may operate only when the reverse gear is engaged or the headlamps are turned off. 8. Where a reversing lamp comprises an array of light sources (eg LEDs), at least 75% of these must operate. Modifications 9. A reversing lamp that is affected by a modification: a) must meet equipment, condition and performance requirements, and does not require LVV specialist certification. Reasons for rejection Permitted equipment 1. A vehicle is fitted with more than two reversing lamps at the rear of the vehicle. 2. A retrofitted pair of reversing lamps: a) is not symmetrically mounted, or is not mounted as far towards each side of the vehicle as practicable. Condition 3. A lamp is insecure, obscured or contains visible moisture or dirt. 4. A lens is missing, or has a hole, crack or other damage that allows moisture or dirt to enter. 5. A reflector is damaged or deteriorated so that light output is reduced. Performance 6. A lamp controlled by gear engagement continues to display a light to the rear when the reverse gear is disengaged. 7. A lamp controlled by a manual switch continues to display a light to the rear while the headlamps are switched on. 8. When engaged, a lamp emits light that is: a) not substantially white (Note 3), or not steady, or c) not diffuse or a dipped beam. 9. Where a lamp comprises an array of light sources (eg LEDs), less than 75% of these operate. It seems these two points contridict each other!!? or does this mean I can only switch it when reverse is engaged? Fucking confusing

Hey I dont come on here very often, but just want to say choice car, nice and clean, love it!

Can you guys recommend jet sizes for a weber 32/36 DGV? I havnt opened it up but its running rich, so I thought I'd ask for a few opinoins before I buy 10,000 diferent sizes. its for my 1850cc gay-lant 8v ect. Cheers.

Oh right, Ive got a '76 colt and my mates got a ke25 (the white one at autosalon chch), also got a Gto but thats not going anywhere any time soon.. viewtopic.php?f=17&t=5325 viewtopic.php?f=17&t=17774 We'd both be keen on the next one.

Cheers man, up close it was pretty rough, surface rust inside the cars bad to + always wanted to do a full strip down. Definitely after side stripes, my ones are painted on (badly) so I cant copy and reprint those ones, I'll give them a try today, nice.

Nice looking 16L, looks Japanese assembeld too. Also looks exactly like one I ran in to a month ago. heres a vid I made of our "barn find", belonged to a friend of mines father, hopefully will be on the road soon. Cheers guys, will keep you all up to date.

Ok, well I'm switching to a 32/36 weber for the colt, I will be milling the original plate off it and making a new one, similiar to what Trigger did... viewtopic.php?f=17&t=13789&start=20 I hate updating with no pics, so heres a few shots of a car show we had at work last week.

Cheers guys, the 16L got scrapped a while ago, the sills and roof were completly rusted out - so it had to go, I would swap the 1850 for a good one in a heart beat tho. The hotwires got the axe too, sold them to some guy with a starlet for $960!!! fuck me I didnt plan on that! so Im looking for some Mk2s or longchamps or even rewinds if I get stuck, going stricktly JDM, no 80's chch bogan styles for me. Not to sure about the flares I think there GSR ones, depends what wheels I can find I guess, got a lot of rust repair to sort before I even think about that, I'll hopefully get the GTO all sorted and ready for paint before the end of the year.

With the Celica I almost swapped the colt for, was a GT and had a few wee toys on it. Couple more pics, This is the final ride height I decided on, as the G/box cross member is about three inches lower than the sills!! so cant go too low. Has a KM119 five speed now (4spd was no good for hiway use) was a straight swap.

Ok, havnt been on here for ages, but real keen for the next meet!