crustywhip

2 litre. Roads are pretty good here but will give some feed back over the next couple days. Tyres look wide as every one says they look like they need air. Tows a trailer fine, good turning circle. Fuel consumption says 8.2l per 100km but actual is around around 7.5l. Been a good car the past 2 years. 

I have work 2012 i30 wagon and it's been sweet. I do over 2000kms a month of mostly motorway driving with no dramas in the 50000kms. Current kms is 155000kms. 

I got parts if you need anything. Scored a the red one that came with another 2 bikes.  

Shit. Next meet il be there. Was good seeing y'all on Saturday night at the train station. 

Has Maggie popped up with his s12 white edition? Or did he sell it. @Cullen

Got lots of memories of Rotary cars. The memory of sitting in the back seat of an RX4 and racing a GT Corolla along Customhouse Quay in Wellington then seeing the Corolla brake suddenly as we fly thru a changing traffic light is a stand out for me. The noise that thing made thru the buildings was wicked. 

I didn't with my x71 doing the same mod to the subframe and certed fine.

That Val has been there since I started to drive up those ways in 1998. Theres a story of some gems hiding in the garage but cannot confirm. 

Im tempted to ask a question but I bet Flauski is already swinging like Stevie Wonder vs A bee Hive  

That bloody Flauski. He should be chiming in any momenmoment now. 

2 hours ago, Steelies said:

 

I wish SOLONG was SHLONG 

Weve have had this one for 35+ years and it recently found it's way to my house. Had a fast Kawasaki engine but was removed long ago for a Briggs then I fitted another briggs when I got it a few weeks ago. Has bigger wheels and waiting on some brakes to arrive. 

Some mid 90s monsters are still struggling along.  This mk2 escort was on marketplace looking very sad. 

Mine was around 10k. Car needed alot of work. I was very happy. My mate paid 17k for his cortina panel and paint. It's still a cortina but now with an average paint job. He was not happy  

7 hours ago, crustywhip said:

keep us updated ie do a skid 

On some wet grass will do. 

keep us updated ie do a skid 

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You checked the filter in the carb? Undo the the brass nut where the fuel line enters the carb.  I had this same issue while fucking with a cortina recently. 

1 hour ago, - i5oogt - said:

if the gearbox fitted is from a 1600 mk3 cortina they have about a 8-10mm longer shaft on them compared to a mk2 cortina/escort one so I would put my money on it being that.

Sweet.  I will drop the box and see what's going on.

1 hour ago, Mof said:

Take the fanbelt off then turn it over? 

Tried. Still fucking tight

Hi Oldschool. 

I need advice from the Engine minded. 

I have a Mk1 Cortina with a 1600 cross flow and what appears to be mk1/2 Cortina bell housing (Hydro slave cylinder attached) with 4 speed box. 

Car starts and revs happily but driving I feel its under power, feels heavy.  I removed spark plugs and tried turning it over by hand but its super tight, at  point where its fucking hard. 

Any ideas why this may be?  

My thoughts are;

          Centre shaft on gear box vs engine pressing hard against it (change of bell housing)  

          Engine has been sitting so maybe oil.

I wasnt present when gear box was fitted some years ago but will remove and replace thrust bearing which is "Squeaky" 

Cheers bros 

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