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    Widened steelies on an escort?

    in General Car Chat

    Posted

    in theory you coudl run 100000mm of dish.

    seriusly man, just get hold of some wheels and do some test fitting or do a measure up of what you have now and see how much extra dish you can get without hittign the guards etc.

    do a bit of research and find out how to measure the offset of a wheel which will held you figure what sizes will fit.

    Your wheel can't stick out further than your guard for wofs?

    I could be wrong on the figure but pretty sure you can only widen a wheel by 3inches/new outers would be an option be we were discussing widening wheels/

    is there a maximum width they can be?

    Stock escort wheels = 155mm, I'm currently running 185's (hotwires)

    What would the maximum dish (theoretically) could i run with?

    What ever you can tuck under your guards/flares

    Importing a car from Japan

    in General Car Chat

    Posted

    So, what is the definition of a SIV?

    The NZ Transport Agency says a Special Interest Vehicle must meet 3 of the following 4

    criteria:

    i. the vehicle (or make, model and submodel) is identified as a collector’s

    item in 1 of 12 approved automobile magazines or associated websites;

    ii. the vehicles make or model was manufactured in annual volumes of

    20,000 or less;

    iii. the vehicle is, and was manufactured as, a two-door coupe or convertible;

    iv. the vehicle is, and was manufactured as, a high-performance vehicle.

    In addition, a left-hand-drive SIV must not have been manufactured in RHD.

    A very important point to note is that any vehicle aged more than 20 years of age

    (in NZ or not), or any younger specialist vehicle already registered in NZ, does not

    need to apply for an SIV permit

    Thanks and fark!

    o well guess ill just keep eyes peeled here in NZ

    Importing a car from Japan

    in General Car Chat

    Posted

    You won't be able to bring anything in pre-2006 I believe, due to the new emissions rules that have taken effect, unless you apply for a SIV permit (provided the car fits the criteria).

    Cars made before 1 Jan 1990 are still exempt from these rules of course.

    I have always budgeted an extra $4000 on top of the vehicle FOB price when bringing a car in for myself, apart from one car which had chassis damage it's been a fairly accurate amount. (FOB includes dereg/agency fees/commission/shipping to port)

    Thanks I had tried finding the cut off year but couldn't find that from a quick google/ view of nzta

    Whats involved in a SIV?

    ** new school** What the &^%& is wrong with my brakes

    in Tech Talk

    Posted

    proportioning vlave does differnt wheels on differnt cars sometimes sides somtimes front to rear and sometime diagonals, so tahts still a possibility.

    Maybe drums has bad wear and the pad isnt biting aswell? I'm guessing there was no sign of grease or similar prodcts on shoes when u cleaned them?

    was the self adjuster working properly?

    L300 van

    in Tech Talk

    Posted

    will be SOHC 8V carb. Grab one from a RWD Sigma, or 2WD L200 80s ute. 4WD utes will be wideblock and you want a narrowblock. You could even grab an engine from a FWD Sigma 84-88 or Chariot 83-90 and swap over the manifolds, water pump, crank pulleys etc.

    If your flatmate wants more power you could try find the 2.4 SOHC 16V from the 93 onwards model L300, just you'll need to swap from carb to EFI, and you would need the gearbox with it as the 2.4 vans are wideblock.

    To get the engine out from above you'll want to remove the passenger side front door and pull it out that way, otherwise drop it down below if you have access to a hoist.

    I pulled the engine out, stripped it down, fitted new rings/bearings/gaskets etc and assembled back together in the van running over a weekend. Not overly difficult to do.

    Thanks Heaps!

    L300 van

    in Tech Talk

    Posted

    Hey I know nothing about mitsi's

    but flat mate needs to replace engine in his L300, its a 1990 with a 4g63, apparntly has a side dizzy? anyone know which cars engines can be stolen from?

    or where to source a decent cheapish replacement engine?

    Thanks

    Escort diff alignment help

    in Tech Talk

    Posted

    20mm guard difference means its only out by 10mm. Mine was the same. Never bothered to do anything about it.

    Mine is also out, id say by about 20mm. Is going to make good fitment/wider wheels to look good a touch harder

    Suspension help needed

    in Tech Talk

    Posted

    hrmm, first I heard and deal with a certifier a fair bit, but anything is possible.

    I doubt they'll be able to make people with a cert change back though!

    I also can't see why they would make it so you can't sort a cert for them, at least this way people are certing a safe change. People will just use dodgey suspension if what ever they have will get them stickerd, if there isnt a safe alternative that can make it legit they'll just go the cheaper/incorrect way..?

    Good workable thickness of steel?

    in Tech Talk

    Posted

    Holly shit 1.6 steel are you Spartacus?

    I couldn't tin snip through 1.6 steel and ive been using tin snips most days for about 6 years

    Some people use .8 if there not going to be hammer and filing there work I prefer 1mm and 1.2 would be the absolute maximum I would ever reccomend.

    as far as welding goes people weld .8 no problem.

    The workshop im in atm we use 1mm pretty much for everything - as said above the stuff we use zinc coated but this is the first place ive been that uses it...

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