AllTorque Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 I could here a rumbling coming from the engine bay. Flicked the fan belts off and found the air con pulley bearing was super noisy. Seeing as the A/C has no gas anyway that belt can stay off for now. The alternator bearing was a bit noisy too so I whipped the alt out. Replaced the front bearing and the brushes. The rear bearing is a needle roller bearing and was sweet. The battery cable from the alt has lost some of the insulation and had some tape on it, so I splashed out on some brand new insul tape. No expense spared. Success 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Jessy Penelon AKA jessxr wanted to do a photo shoot while he was in Wellington so I took him up on his offer. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post AllTorque Posted January 21, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2015 Oh, and Seedy Al was there with his bus. Check out the whole album here => https://imageshack.com/a/DXJz/1 Discussion Thread 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 I went to my third Wagnats and was not disappointed. Drank some Do Bros, ate some sausage, threw some frisbee. So many good characters to yarn with. See y'all next year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 Super unexciting update. I replaced the front brake pads. Got rid of the Wal-Mart spec cheap shitters and chucked in some semi-metallic Remsa pads. Quite a noticeable difference in brake feel now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 I painted the wheels grey and went to Hawkes Boes. Spent about $250 on petrol. Bottomed out big time down SH50 on the way home. Pretty sure the chassis hit the ground. I'd better have a look under there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 Brace yourself for an actual update. I ordered myself a set of shock absorbers for Xmas. Yay for rockauto.com I got a set of KYB gas-a-just shocks for half the trade price at BNT, including freight. Fronts. Out with the old, in with the new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 You'll notice the lack of sway bar link in the top pic. I have no idea how long that has been missing. We are taking the wagon up to palmy for Xmas tomorrow, so I managed to cobble together this junk as a temporary link using a long bolt, some tube and the washers and bushes from the old front shocks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 Why is that sideways? Oh well. The rear had super gross air shocks. Ok for when the wag is loaded but utter rubbish as a shock absorber. Spencer advised me to get these to help when we are loaded up for a family road trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 And in I have put 20psi in the bags and the rear is about an inch higher and a lot more solid. Tomorrow is load up the family with all their crap and road test day. Exciting. DISCUSS HERE 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted February 16, 2016 Author Share Posted February 16, 2016 Road test/Xmas road trip went well. So much better with new shocks and a connected sway bar. No bottoming out thanks to the air bag helper thingies. Since then I have swapped around the tyres. I did have 225/70/15 front and 235/70/15 rear (7 & 8 " wheels) BFGs look cool but are rubbish, especially with a huge sidewall. I got some 205/70/15 8 ply tyres cheap from work and put them on the front. Moved the 225s to the rear. No more sidewall bulge. No more rub at full lock. A lot less sway around corners. Plus, a little lower at the front. Difference in tyre height. First drive like this, unloaded, it's like a different wagon. Still a boat, but so much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted February 16, 2016 Author Share Posted February 16, 2016 So what better way to celebrate than to go to the Wagon Nationals (aka Wagnats) Such good times. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted July 2, 2016 Author Share Posted July 2, 2016 Hey I did something. I noticed a driveline vibration at 100kmh. Checked the UJs and noticed a little side to side play. I ordered the best I could get from Rock Auto. Had them for a while. Finally got my arse into gear today. It went far to smoothly. It came with these wierd grease nipples that have a tiny thread, so I'll need to find some proper ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted July 2, 2016 Author Share Posted July 2, 2016 Oh yeah. I took this thing to nats a few months ago. Pics by CDL. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted August 27, 2016 Author Share Posted August 27, 2016 Coming home from Swap Meat the other day, as I was getting close to home, I heard a little belt squeal come and go. When I was nearly there I saw the temp gauge pinned to max, so I gunned it up the hill to home and this happened. Water pump bearing collapsed. Had a little boil up but not too bad. It didn't loose much coolant until the engine was off. So I was straight onto RockAuto to order a new water pump. Pulled off the fan and shroud. Plenty of room to work now. /\ check out the size of that radiator and double thick A/C condenser (I'll get the A/C going one day). \/ Look at the state of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted August 27, 2016 Author Share Posted August 27, 2016 Old junk off. While it was apart I flushed out the block, radiator and heater core. It's all pretty clean really. New stuff on Put on some new fan belts too and replaced a little hose from the water pump to thermostat housing. Once I'm confident I haven't created any new leaks I will put some new antifreeze in. Discussion Thread 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 Dash lights have not worked for ages. I bought a new headlight switch a while ago but have been putting off doing the job because it's a bloody mission to get the instrument panel out. I was stoked to find this page with some instructions and a clue to where the hidden dash pad bolts were. Because it needs to be removed. http://www.buickperformanceclub.com/cluster.htm Dash pad off Two hidden bolts at the top of instrument panel. Steering column needs to be dropped too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 Finally got the bugger out. And made this hole. I have a few little things to sort while it's all apart. Watch this space. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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