Valiant

Nice original Hillman Super Minx.

^^ *GTX*

19 hours ago, Nominal said:

Made me think of Howard Hughes for some reason.

I thought of truck drivers.

350 chev for 350 chev?

XP coupe spotted today in Lyttelton.

Well done present day Matt.

Pop the pistons out of the calipers, give it a good clean up with a scotchbrite on the piston and bore.

Carefully pluck the seal out and check there isn't a crud build up in the grove where they sit.

If you're careful you can re use your seals and dust boots. Good blead up and it should be good.

Pushing the pistons back and forward doesn't really remove the crud, it doesn't take much crud to make an imbalance either.

Better living everyone.

Bad HT lead? 

Intake air leak?

Crappy distributor cap/rotor?

I'd be looking at the leads first.

Lols at the comparisons being drawn between this and other high performance engines of the ilk, such as  K series, A series, and Holden 6. 

3 hours ago, jessemk2 said:

ARA Bus.

I've see a bendy buss from the same era getting around ChCh. I'll snap a pic of it if I get a chance.

3 hours ago, Motu said:

We took our LPG bulk tank at work out and have storage containers in it's place. And swap a bottle.

Which garage was that?

Pitty really, lots of garages have done the same. Alot seemed to price themselves out of the market.

@tintin What are those things?

@kws it will help your oil pressure issue. Engines loose pressure due to excessive clearance.

Top end noise is probably the lifters bleeding down due to low oil pressure.

I'd give it a try if it was mine.

Thankfully it's yours though.

Edit.

Fair enough though if you want to upside. It's the perfect excuse.

Are the side bearings pressed all the way home on the carrier?

(I’ve seen it happen before)

On 09/05/2022 at 17:20, MaxPower said:

Looks like the popemobile ^^^ 

seen this beast today tucked away what is it? Not the lawnmower , the car smart arses

9kg gas bottle?

16 hours ago, Willdat? said:

A good mate of mine has become a horsey spouse over the past few years. The float is a tandem axle, with braked axle, 5 stud with a 5" PCD. What are the (hopefully) 14" wheel options, and does anyone have a pair or more available?

HQ holden.

Could be a Ford Laser but the grill makes me think BH Familia.