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So spied this on trademe a few weeks ago, I have wanted a SS1 for some time now and this fit the bill nicely, It's a NZ new 1988 1600 model, meaning that it has a 5 speed box but unfortunately the non galv. chassis. The previous owner brought it for a racecar project but didn't get too far with it. Along with the car and the spares it also came with a CA18DET, top mount manifold, and the loom, a few ECU's etc. Plans are to get it back on the road (reg on hold) and have somehting i can use for reliant club events etc. List of things needing to be done; Fix the window frames, these commonly rust out and fall out, it has happened to some extent on this car but unsure how bad it is yet. fix rust in the front of the sills, this seems to be the only real rust on the car that I have seen. Refit original alloys (came with car) , the ones on it now rub on the rear wheel wells (wrong offset). This also solves the low tyre tread issue. Find out all the places its leaking from, the de-humidifier is in there at the moment to try draw all the water out of the carpet. Possibly get the bonnet, boot and hardtop painted, the paint is either in quite a bad state (bonnet and boot) or faded (hardtop).

If you are having issues with 6v get one of these, http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mini-DC-to-DC-Converter-Boost-Step-Up-Module-Wide-Voltage-Input-2-5-25V-to-5-25V-/280875852880?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4165816450#ht_4477wt_1163 then you can step up your DC voltage source to whatever you wish (i would suggest regulating it before the boost converter) . Some guy was selling them on trademe however they were about $25 each + shipping. They are good however (needed 3 on very short notice) was running a netbook (19v) off a 7.2v battery with ease.

Have a set of these: I know they Just fit on crx/civic springs, due to them only having the single hook on one end, if you want to borrow them pm me Im in Epsom.

set up a system before using a webcam and a pc, recorded and sent photos to an email as soon as it sensed motion, saved a lot of disk space compared to constant recording, also the email function was good as could be alerted on your smart phone as soon as anything happened in the shed. All the software was free and just used an HD webcam for good picture quality.

Is that an Essex or one of the slightly newer variants? If it's an Essex i have a workshop manual covering them and would be more than happy to scan the relevant pages and send them to you.

i suppose not was aiming on using 2, thats 80amp continuous, although i have many more available (another 10 or so) i could just wire in parallel, i wonder how good those deal extreme motor controllers are? I at least know the victors are reliable and have proved their stuff in competatitve robotics working much harder than they should, as well as the fact they are available for me to use for free along with the motors and gearbox.

Hmm actually i think i have somthing that would make my life even easier two of these http://www.andymark.com/product-p/am-0255.htm into one of these http://www.andymark.com/product-p/am-0145.htm controlled by two of these http://www.robotmarketplace.com/products/IFI-V884.html would only need to sort out mounting which should be simple and i would have a 7 speed ev bike need to see if i have a suitable bike lying around tomorrow.

This is awesome. What sort of RPM do starter motors run at? Would it be possible to utilise the bikes gear shifting if it was chained to the front gear-set? Although i do love how awesomely simple the friction drive mounting worked out.

When I brought my set I found these guys seem to have a really good deal, http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/performance/suspension-braces/auction-429231444.htm they seem to be a nice design and hold the spring very securely. The price is the same on TM as it is in the shop as well, they are in Onehunga.

picture of locknuts? on the off chance they are the same as mine/ must be able to buy/make a tool for them?

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Awesome car man looks great, always see it at uni.

Surely the spring shops re temper the leaves. Bending them in multiple places like that will play havoc with the harness at each of those bend points.

+1 Awesome shed.

Go for the 1600 man. If you need an engine crane to use just give Zac a yell/ message me here would be more than happy to give you a hand with the swap if you do decide to go that way. Trying to make power out of the 1300 is a lost cause you will end up spending a lot of money for in the end a very average engine.

Resene make a magnetic paint works quite well but is textured and there is now a rusty wall in my house.

I would say you will be hard pressed to find a filler that is magnetic, as apart from being able to get a dodgy WOF it would be a less than ideal filler, bog starts rusting too etc.

Does it turn over fine? Is your battery in good condition?

What Fliboy said. Mountain bike handle bars would be mean.

Se5 or 5a? the 5's (earlier models) are much more a hand crafted car and differ with separate reversing lights, recessed door cards and less plasticy dash's (read awesome dashes with toggle switches) like this: I would definitely be interested in getting some photos and some more details. If the paint is somewhat reasonable i would be super keen. Already have 1 NOS windscreen but hey another wouldn't hurt. I'm hoarding way too much of these things . as for if its a bit fucked - still interested i have about 2 of everything now.

Yea i searched for the ratios and they are quite undesirable for the Essex v6 (which i initially brought it with the intention of using it with). However i have now been toying with the idea of a Honda v6 (j30a), would not be the easiest swap but would definitely be different.

Cheers thanks for that.

Hi would someone be able to confirm what this gearbox is? From looking at pictures I'm fairly sure its a R154 but then some information relating to the bellhousing bolt pattern seems to conflict with this. Also what are my bellhousing options? I am not concerned about the engine end as i will be making an adapter plate to suit the engine just one that will bolt up to the gearbox. Cheers.