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Slicks are lush, looks so good

On 08/03/2022 at 18:31, Bling said:

Could add gussets full length of the sleeve?

Yeah we discussed gusseting it. Would be a super simple job and the base is steel rather than alloy which is nice. Alternatively, it's actually longer than the factory shock, so the factory shock would fit in there (not valved for the springs, but our certifier up here is a pillock and wouldn't know shock valving and spring rates if they took a steaming giant shit on his chest).

My cousin (vans owner) is an engineer and the suspension company has asked for feedback and installed pics so can probably go back and say "this is shit, send us a shorter shock insert and a base with an eye on the bottom rather than the side".

Just now, cletus said:

Eeesh 

Never seen that before apart from in a "hey look at this dodgy shit" thread  

 

Looks like the eye would be under a lot of stress welded on the side like that especially if the bump stop is on the shock  

 

Would definitely need some input from LVVTA before certifying that  

Yeah I kinda figured as such. Might be worth going to a traditional shock of the right length or moving the eye. We'll get them in and see what we're looking at

@cletus how likely are these to fail cert on a scale of “this will show up in the fabrication foibles” thread?

I'm picking they won't be looked upon favourably. (Rear shock in a Hyundai H1/Imax with separate coil.)

Please keep the header colour scheme

6 minutes ago, xsspeed said:

Is that cos they have high compression 1NZ engines?

A couple of 13:1 1nz engines would pull a premium one week before race wars

35 minutes ago, cletus said:

Electrical question.

 if I'm using fused relays, do I need to run circuits through a fuse box first? Would prefer this for simplicity. 

 

Or is it better to use regular relays and a separate fuse box? 

Will use relays for fuel pump/fans/ignition box /etc  

In my opinion...

If you're running fused relays and the wire from your positive feed is capable of handling the current and any over current conditions and isn't at risk of rubbing through the insulation to the conductors, then go for it.

It it's a nice short run from power source to relay you should be fine. I like to fuse as close to the battery as possible though.

I've never thought of using my spare old computers for axle stands

On 16/02/2022 at 17:57, keltik said:

Time to phone Julian Edgar and see if he'll lend you his gauges/books/wool Tufts/fly to nz and do a collaboration on shitty car aero

Julian Edgar is either a pseudonym that Dave uses or Dave’s Dad

I've got an F-series diff in my corolla, and I was able to swap the pinion flange from the factory S-series onto the F-series pinion, so didn't need to adapt the flange. I wonder if you could do the same with a hilux flange on the 86 diff?

On 05/02/2022 at 22:41, Brennan said:

Yup onto that. The ucf20, had the clutch fan and an electric fan.

Did your UCF20 not have a hydraulic fan?

Also do you have some sort of insulation on that allthread? Surely it’s not going to be nice to that radiator core?

Having had an LS430 loom sitting in the driveway this last week I don’t envy you having to pick parts of the loom out.

On 02/02/2022 at 13:56, Nominal said:

Is that fresh blood in the boot?

it's from all the scalps the mighty k11 takes

So rev first to 10k and the rest to 9k then?

I reckon getting the exhaust done so that all that combustion can actually get out of there is going to make revving to 9k more worthwhile.

You need to set up 1nzGarage and get some sponsors on board

We've got one of these sitting in our driveway at the moment, storing it for a friend who is an arborist https://southerntrailers.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/TIPPER-BROCHURE-0117-np.pdf

They are insane, so modular, gave me some great ideas for a trailer.

It's got a deep cycle battery on it for the tipper which I'm being tasked with charging off the alternator, so I'm gonna set it up like a house battery in a camper with an anderson plug on the drawbar and an isolator in the engine bay of his ute.

Regarding the wiring, recently I've noticed on a couple of cars that I've done that they have the thermo switch and then an override for when the A/C is on, so if the thermo is 89 degrees, it will come on at 89 degrees, or anytime the A/C is on.

This Skid Factory video is good too 

On 25/12/2021 at 16:03, yoeddynz said:

In Espana... 

 

What model do these bumpers and headlights come on?

@Raizer why is there a welder on your cat stand?

Have you sorted your radiator filler yet? https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32853053737.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.3cd95632UCYCL6&algo_pvid=19c20a98-9f25-4799-a51d-726758680599&algo_exp_id=19c20a98-9f25-4799-a51d-726758680599-6&pdp_ext_f={"sku_id"%3A"65349876555"}&pdp_pi=-1%3B22.18%3B-1%3B-1%40salePrice%3BNZD%3Bsearch-mainSearch

Just found this while looking to see if anyone is sailing on here. We just watched Hold Fast coz of the recommendation. That dude Moxie Marlinspike is a pretty big deal in computer security. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moxie_Marlinspike

@yoeddynz do you have a database somewhere of Micras/Marchs currently for sale (ranked by awesomeness vs price hopefully)

1 hour ago, yoeddynz said:

I've never ever seen one of those. Be to me. Such a cool front end. Better then some of the nissan mashups! 

It's a Mira Gino Turbo, 660cc turbo, looks like a blast

5 hours ago, yoeddynz said:

It's still cool as fuck! 

Supposedly runs 22psi

EDIT: Fuck, this is a mira isn't it