1963 AP5 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Definitely check out your earth's, funny things can happen when the solenoid is on the body of the car. I assume that the negative battery lead is connected to the engine block. You may need a grunty earth strap between the engine and body. The one on my car is fairly heavy for this exact reason. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteybean Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Yeah the remote solonoid is rather recent so for now im ruling that out as being a problem. Hearing it tick would indicate that side is working atleast. I have found the earth to get warm. On the battery terminal end theres a split off so fat wire to block smaller wire to body. I find that with this connected the thin wire heats up very quickly to the point of smoking so i disconnected it from the body. The earth to the block seems old doesnt look too bad but am yet to check resistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Need to find a G-series again. Or a Y-series V8.... Blardy yuck 202... Loal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteybean Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 7 hours ago, kyteler said: Need to find a G-series again. Or a Y-series V8.... Blardy yuck 202... Loal. Your right it does need a new heart. Im thinking more nissan rb or something. Thats down the track though. Driving without breaking down will be a good start! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabuzz Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 F'ing love your carpet hoodlining - rad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datlow Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 15 hours ago, Matteybean said: Yeah the remote solonoid is rather recent so for now im ruling that out as being a problem. Hearing it tick would indicate that side is working atleast. I have found the earth to get warm. On the battery terminal end theres a split off so fat wire to block smaller wire to body. I find that with this connected the thin wire heats up very quickly to the point of smoking so i disconnected it from the body. The earth to the block seems old doesnt look too bad but am yet to check resistance. Is there a motor to body earth seperate to the battery one? it should take the path of least resistance (the big cable straight to the motor) so if the body ones getting hot I'd say it's going from motor to body then through the small one had plenty of problems caused by bad cables and dirty connections so I'd give all that a thorough once over 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris r Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 My bet is bad earth's too. Even it looks OK and resistance checks it to they can fail when hot. I have a crimper so if you need to re do it just give me a bell and you can borrow it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteybean Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 3 hours ago, dabuzz said: F'ing love your carpet hoodlining - rad You want some of it? got abit left over... about 20m2 spare auctually lol @datlow hey mate. Nah not that i can see just negative battery terminal to block. The blocks been painted so i wonder if its loosing contact because of that. Just got home from work so will start having a look! @chris r cheers mate ill need to get some decent wiring too so will most likely just buy the pre made ones. I went into super cheap yesterday a 600mm battery terminal one was 40 bucks from memory. In saying that i do have an account with coreys electrical so if it works out alot cheaper ill take you up on your offer as ill need a new battery one and another from block to car body. I appreciate all the suggestions and will work thru them tonight! Come at me caffeine n classics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris r Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 25mm cable will be good. 16mm if you are feeling cheap. A good cheap source of battery cable are r33 skid lines as the battery is in the boot so you can get reasonable lengths for cheap from zebra 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 I have some pretty beefy woven earth cable left over, plus some solid copper lugs for it, you can have it if you like, i think theres about 1ft left. Dont need a huge crimper, just drill a hole in the lug and blowtorch some solder in there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteybean Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 1 hour ago, tortron said: I have some pretty beefy woven earth cable left over, plus some solid copper lugs for it, you can have it if you like, i think theres about 1ft left. Dont need a huge crimper, just drill a hole in the lug and blowtorch some solder in there Cheers mate i will take you up on that! Im in pukekohe so not too far from you! That maay just be long enough. Had a fiddle and i think i may have found the problem! Dave did some shitty crimps. Exhibit A: You can see on the left the wire not in the crimp fitting. That one went to starter motor. I only noticed it because the one on right was the same. So i decided to check this one n it just fell out too lol. not sure how long that has been like it but right one is alternator to battery lol.. In conclusion id say that could be why battery not charging properly and why it didnt start while warm(maybe) i also heat shielded starter motor for good measure 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 cool, il dig around in the shed this weekend and make sure its not gone missing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOHC Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Those colored crimp terminals are all ways lose. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris r Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Only if you don't do them properly or use the cheaper tools 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteybean Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 11 minutes ago, chris r said: Only if you don't do them properly or use the cheaper tools Yeah cheap crimp tool. I used some cutters to re crimp n squashed with multi grips i plan on just soldering them in and heat shrink over it for a more permanent connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty360 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Hey mate how much were the white walls? are they just painted on or cut in? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteybean Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 @rusty360 25 each mate. He grinds/etches off the writing using this machine then paints it on using a roller type hes been doing it for many years n im more than happy with them 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOHC Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 What size are those wheel cylinders, I have a new set I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteybean Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 9 hours ago, SOHC said: What size are those wheel cylinders, I have a new set I think. Hey mate. Twin piston 65mm in length. On the side it says "7/8 TOK100" Bolt spacings are 35mm center to center. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOHC Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 3 hours ago, Matteybean said: Hey mate. Twin piston 65mm in length. On the side it says "7/8 TOK100" Bolt spacings are 35mm center to center. Cheers Sorry the ones I have are a bigger size. take one into auto stop and they can match something up, there are cheep and something else will fit no problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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