johnnyfive Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share Posted April 25, 2011 Todays update is bought to you by Nokia cellphone camera, fuck! Short video of the exhaust, poos I know. http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a28/waimaks/GSR%20coupe/?action=view¤t=Video000.mp4 As it currently sits, no longer as beached on hoist as it was, still gets beached, but not so much. Currently ~80mm at front with adjusters wound 100% down. The inside of my boot with the cutdown and painted billboards removed, note braces and safety fuel tank location. The view from in the cabin with the rear seat squab removed, note safety fuel tank location pt2. Also please never crash into me, I like living. Fuel tank etc removed, view straight through. Rear end droop. Add some more of these into rear trailing arm inner mount = more camber, Techically I should probably have not put them back in to combat the camber I've gained by lowering, but my argument is that they would get lost, so back in they go! Pile of things sitting about. Have a great day! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share Posted April 25, 2011 Oh yeah, Boot lid has been shined up mildly, the rest of car looks like shit still. Is hard work, CBF. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 Got Wheel alignment on friday, shit was way out. Will be attempting to remedy wheel bearings early next week, then its REGO, insurance, and NATS Exhaust clearance @ WOF height I spent some time attempting to strip paint off some of the other 14' SSR's I have. What a cunt of a job, I hate paint stripper and I hate meshies now too. This is the best I've been able to do so far, might just slam some tyres on there and say get fucked. How it looks for WOF Photoshopped matching wheels And a few other random shots. Also, found LH lower balljoint was fucked last weekend, and looked very similar to the same item on Brumby. So pilfered one off my crashed Brumby on Monday night. Forgot about it untill Friday when during my lunch break I concluded it would be a good idea to attempt to fit it for W/A. Turns out it was the right balljoint, except I had overlooked that the GSR's one was riveted to the lower arm with 10mm rivets, and the Brumby item with M14 nuts and bolts. Enter angle grinder, chisels, drills, and me getting very very furious. Lunch break was extended by 1hr, but got it done with minutes to spare. So yeah, progress is on track. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted May 4, 2011 Author Share Posted May 4, 2011 OK, Looks like nats is all go! Have WOF, have REGO, have insurance (of sorts). Got a new pair of wanli 165/65-14 so have a semi matching set of tyres. Fun fun! Pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted May 21, 2011 Author Share Posted May 21, 2011 Alright, So the cars now handled a pretty good run since ^ then. Palmy- Nats- Gymkhana(roughly 5th place!??)- Welly- Back to Palmy- Auckland- Hamilton- Rotorua- and finally home. ~2200km in 7 days sitting at 4k-rpm. I'm pretty pleased with how its gone. Exhaust + rear inner guards have taken a hammering, might weld a flexi into exhaust to try and cope with the occasional scrape that occurs. Brakes are still a little poo poos, after a mild fang through the Rotomas, there was a bit of brake fade evident, along with the pedal feel I'm still not happy with. So that might get some attention. Getting supplies in Turangi with Vintage Grumble Mid cruise Would trade again A++ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted April 27, 2012 Author Share Posted April 27, 2012 Aiight! So 2012 nats & trackday & velodrome death weekend have been and gone, And I done did a little work in order to attend this glorious event in the JIZZER. First up, I needed a WOF, I can't 100% remember what I did in order to get that, but I do remember two new WAN-LI tyres And for my own peace of mind I fitted a new (used) brake master cylinder out of Keltik's old white hatch (RIP), it helped, in the sense that brake fluid stays in its respective reservoirs, braking quality/ability remained meh, but sufficient. I also had some downtime at work so stripped down the dualcarbs + manifold I have. Back together using the best bits of 4 carbs, ghetto'd some wee brackets and things together and a hardly functioning airfilter housing. Re-routed rocker breathers into some things. Doesn't spew as much oil into as many places. Revs out a bit more freely (power tapers off by ~6k) and has gained what feels like a few more powers. So thats worth it I guess. Doorts a bit too. Water pump shat itself at this point. So it got replaced. Then I went to nats! Car performed well, developed a misfire during the trackday which I haven't bothered to try and find yet, and suffered some sabotage during the poker run, so is currently minus locks. Felt pretty good on track, smoked a lot after RH turns initially, turns out I'd overfilled the oil a bit in my hurry to change it before nats, Was sweet once it'd burnt enough off. Only had a pair of quite worn semis on the front again. Slowly getting to terms with how much grip it has/hasn't. I probably had a lot of room for improvement braking-wise, was going pretty lightly under brakes due to my dis-trust of the brakes in it. That said, it pulls up pretty well, and didn't show any signs of fade even later in the day when I spent quite a while just fanging around I think. With a set of 4 slicks it'd probably be a bit quicker again, I mean its not fast by any means, but I was pleased that I could keep up/gain ground on a few cars through the bends. It's just lacking a bit of zoom when the track opens up a bit. Overall I'm pretty pleased with how it performs, feels zippy enough for what is realistically ~60kw, with mostly standardish everything. Makes me wonder how well it went back in '73. Photo credits go out to you lovely folk with cameras, you know who you are Also, I've been thinking possibly about moving on from this thing, are there many people who would be genuinely interested in owning this and doing it justice (read: doing more than me) Discussion //oldschool.co.nz/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=11232 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 lkGZMhD3JSo Oh yeah, zoom zoom, considering maybe building a slightly nicer motor with a spare I have I think is kaput. This guy is gettin a bit sad I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 So I got word today from my old man that somethings fallen over in the shed where its on hiatus and has smashed the rear windscreen, Haven't checked it out yet personally. But if anyone who reads this has spare glass for a Subaru 1400 Coupe (doubt the hardtop glass is the same) years '71 through '76? Discuss/send me looking in a paddock here. //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/22150-waimaks-gsr/page-15 Alternatively if anyone wants a GSR or a Brumby project giz a holla, I want some achievable projects (read:easier) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johnnyfive Posted November 14, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 14, 2015 So yeah, I'll throw this piece in this thread incase it isn't worthy of its own project thread. Will give each car their own posts though incase it does become a project? (mods does this logic work?) Went to Ohaupo auction last weekend after learning of this thing, thought I'd go check it out. Was unsure about the rear window being the same as the GSR, and it is pretty rough/has the rot. So I bid on it anyway and won for a suitable price I thought. Reg on hold, last WOF in 2009. I found a photo and TM listings from '09 and '05 out of curiosity. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?archive=1&id=38143743 http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?archive=1&id=248753609 '09 TM listing photo Headed back over next day and retrieved. Will endeavor to get GSR and GFT side by side and figure out which is best and which bits the same. Has orig engine which is 1400cc EA63 with twincarbs. Seems like it might run OK with some attention, has some melted charging circuits and no brakes. Different side windows and grill/taillights to GSR, and dope blue interior. But essentially the same. Pillarless wow, blue wow. Leone thing. Blue squiggles. Ruined and blue What is this logo/symbol? Question my condition here. //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/22150-waimaks-gsr/page-16 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johnnyfive Posted January 16, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 16, 2016 So fetched this turd burglar out of its hidey hole, got it next to the other newer thing. Man it lookslike/is a rough piece. First eyeballing tells me the rear windows may be the same. Still got to assess which one is less of a dog. Barn find? Is it worth money yet? I bought a dolly, seems to work, needs finishing up/winch. Tell me how I should have bought a trailer. Gross Discuss these unloved misfits. //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/22150-waimaks-gsr/page-16 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 Got this running and drove around a bit yesterday. Needs attention obviously so hopefully there hasn't been too much deterioration on the mechanical side of things. This mess Turned into this No matter how thorough clean up you think you're doing, goddamn chunks of glass everywhere/my feet. For the matters of public interest I have received a quote to make and fit a custom rear window by an Auckland company $850NZD + GST and I understand the car is needed for 2 weeks in Auckland. I don't think I'll go down this path, because well, $50 car, and I'm one broke mofoker. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johnnyfive Posted May 1, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 1, 2016 So, back in October 2015 a nice OS member from Wellington sent me this Snapchat of this glorious car, with all glass attached. In the mighty Taranaki/Midhurst. Got pretty excited, hoping I could get me a rear window, quarter window latch and well anything really. Did some streetview sleuthing® and google stalking™ and managed to track down the fella who possessed it. He reckoned he'd sold it some time ago, and the bloke was yet to pick it up. Fella reckoned he'd get in touch with the bloke to see if he still intended to take it, as he had already paid for it. Followed up every few weeks until recently with unsuccessful phone calls. Till a few weeks back he said that no, the bloke didn't want it anymore, and if I were to reimburse his purchase price I could take it. This is how I spent the most I ever have buying one of these, $200, robbery I tells ya. So yesterday I set off from the lovely sunny coastal eastern Bay of Plenty, and drove the width of the country to the also sunny coastal western Taranaki district. Was greeted by this mess, half a dozen cars deep and with a few more bits missing but it has the crucial window I need and hopefully some more is salvageable. Aired the tyres, managed to jack it up somehow and un-seize/disassemble the rear brakes and fit two OK rear wheels. Dragged it kicking and screaming onto the dolly and then drove back across the country. Made it home fairly uneventfully, although there will be a decent amount of debris trailing I think. Tell me about the sickness here. //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/22150-waimaks-gsr/page-18 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 Some more of the green filth mobile. Lense repair The seats which hopefully can be used to help make one decent drivers for the orange GSR And two step bonnet. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johnnyfive Posted May 1, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 1, 2016 So the first piece from the Green turd made its way onto the Orange turd this afternoon. One functional window latch, has been broken for nearly as long as I've had the car. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted May 8, 2016 Author Share Posted May 8, 2016 Spent some time liberating the rear screen from the green turd yesterday. I suspect the green one was a low spec model compared to the orange GSR as it doesn't have rear demister. Spent a bit of time with some window cleaner and a razor blade to remove the lichen and funk. Perfect. And so the green one was parked in an open yard next to SH3 since the year 2000 it would seem. Subsequently anything easily removed like lights, trim and badges has been. Funnily enough, this pair of badges don't appear to be worth stealing. May order some window rubber I think matches from Basis' selection this week if credit card says yes. Tell me stuff about window demister kits and tetanus here. //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/22150-waimaks-gsr/page-19 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johnnyfive Posted June 6, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 6, 2016 Remove bootlid, apply tape and yellowpages I have no idea what I'm doing. STAY AWAY RUST. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johnnyfive Posted June 8, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2016 Mmmkay, so the GSR has never had a working key for the boot or passengers door. Drivers door could be opened with basically anything. Ignition has had a key broken off in it since the car was last used actively. Won't mention the fuel door lock, as they all appear to be just a latch that any key will fit into. Was hoping to use all the locks out of green car as they all appeared to match at first glance, and had an original key which I get major boners for. Did some tinkering. Found the door locks were pretty beat up, I don't really know what I'm doing but these weren't right. Ended up pulling a bunch of locks apart that were left over from crashed red Brumby, and the Green wreck. Final result is 2 working door locks, a working boot lock, a working ignition barrel and steering lock. Key will pull out of ignition barrel though, I think thats cause the key is a bit(lot) worn out. And thats my story about keys. Going up a hill Tell me to hurry up here. //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/22150-waimaks-gsr/page-19 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johnnyfive Posted July 3, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 3, 2016 Okey, so the replacement window that came out of the Green car doesn't have a demister grid. The Green one must be poverty spec. I bought a demister kit online and applied it to the glass (it was terrible, and looks terrible, lets hope it functions better than it looks). The nice people at www.basisnz.co.nz sold me a length of rubber seal and chrome filler strip that was hopefully the same profile as the old stuff. http://www.basisnz.co.nz/Products/Window-rubber-seals/Rear-screen-seal/SEAL-(218-076) For anyone looking to do the same I needed 4meters of part #217.007(chrome strip) and #218.076(straight rubber) Basis were excellent to deal with, and very helpful in selecting the correct rubber and sending a sample etc. Sample rubber looks like this. The problem I faced was that there is a near 90degree corner to get around, and corner sections for the rubber weren't available. Did some testing with glue and wound up using Loctite 401 to glue the corners back together. This was an awful job, and the outcome is a bit average, but I was very impressed with the glue. So got chopping, needed to be pretty sharp, I used 6 or 7 blades. Not super flash, but OK Put the rope around, and with helpful Welsh assistant plopped it in the hole and pulled seal in with rope. Fitted the chrome strip, that was quite awful to do also, and looks a bit shit. Yet to know if its going to leak or not, the glued corners held up OK when putting the glass in, but got a bit knocked around. Overall it looks a bit crummy if you look too closely. But much of the car is like that. Still need to find something suitable for a boot lid seal. One step at a time. Talk shit about this Orange scumbag here //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/22150-waimaks-gsr/page-19 Also, if anyone knows of any of these coupes kicking around I'd be keen for some more parts/cars. Taillights specifically at this point. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johnnyfive Posted July 14, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2016 Did some shit, not really though, weak update. Testing demister kit. Get (great) nans kettle and set it to chooch with the windows up. Awww yeaaaah 7 out of 8, I'll allow it. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johnnyfive Posted February 23, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2017 For those interested, this is an EA71 (1600cc) with no topside stuff attached. The carbs got a little freshen up, I figure I'm more likely to work on the rest of it if its running OK. Will try start chipping away at a bit more maybe. 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.