smokin'joe Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 On 07/06/2023 at 20:38, Bling said: Check what TGP hoses are worth, from memory not bad. If available anyway. TGP were, by far, the cheapest for son's Surf, but ex-Japan. eventhough it is a LN106 with wagon body, BNT/Repco/local brake shop had none in local stock either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4nd Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Hey, @Roman, how abou a custom PCB for your wiring loom. It could be honeycomb pattern, white/clear, with RGB backlighting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4nd Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Man I'm a dummy, I get it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty360 Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 On 05/06/2023 at 17:33, tortron said: Thr Papakura one doesn't take it I don't think any others do. It's pretty rubbish, il just pour it on a taniwha shall i Council site says supercheap, but I haven't seen the big yellow bin out front for a while. I have like 60L to get rid of, so a burner would be a good investment Puke repco has waste oil bins out the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Early jap nuter Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Super cheap does take them but you have to take it into the counter. They said they had to get rid of the bins as people were putting in antifreeze or just pouring the oil into them, same old story fuckwits 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolsHusband Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 First time poster I was just watching a youtube video of a bloke putting coilovers on his Sierra Cosworth. I'd never really thought about it, but if the springs are separate from the shocks & the coilovers bolt in where the shock went, isn't that a disaster waiting to happen ? In my tiny brain, a separate shock mount is in no way built to take any load, let alone the weight of the car. Dan, 56, confused. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 I don't know Sierra, but know that in my car, if you do that conversion you need to strengthen both the bottom mount and shock tower. From memory anyway. Correct that shit ain't made to work like that. Not on the road anyway, if it's race car then anything probably goes. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin'joe Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 coil-over should be located on top of diff and into upper spring perch. the very parts designed to take the vehicle load Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 1 hour ago, CarolsHusband said: First time poster I was just watching a youtube video of a bloke putting coilovers on his Sierra Cosworth. I'd never really thought about it, but if the springs are separate from the shocks & the coilovers bolt in where the shock went, isn't that a disaster waiting to happen ? In my tiny brain, a separate shock mount is in no way built to take any load, let alone the weight of the car. Dan, 56, confused. Correct, but depends on the car. Some vehicles that have the bump stop on the shock are designed to have more load through the shock , so need less/no strength added 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 18 hours ago, CarolsHusband said: First time poster I was just watching a youtube video of a bloke putting coilovers on his Sierra Cosworth. I'd never really thought about it, but if the springs are separate from the shocks & the coilovers bolt in where the shock went, isn't that a disaster waiting to happen ? In my tiny brain, a separate shock mount is in no way built to take any load, let alone the weight of the car. Dan, 56, confused. I'm currently doing this. Requires significant mods to the shock towers, essentially rebuilding them much stronger. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Fella came by our yard yesterday with a 1gr-fe powered prado making a terrible valve train clacking sound on the drivers side bank. I didnt really know anything about these engines (until I did some research last night that is) so at the time I suggested it could have a collapsed follower/lifter. That's what it sounds like. He took it home and had pulled the cam cover off but can't find anything amiss. I've found one video online that has the same sound.. I'll try to get out to have a look at it for him later. Anything else I could check other then turning it over and checking the valves are at least all there and operating. I figure I should be OK to pop the cops back on and start it up for a few seconds without the cover - see if I can locate the noise. It will be messy I know. Toymotor experts please chime in with sage advice @AllTorque etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrstar Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Sounds nasty, if not valve train then could be injector, perhaps unplug one at a time to confirm. Or if you have a scan tool you might see a fuel trim number which is off the charts? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 34 minutes ago, mjrstar said: scan tool But thanks. Its definitely sounds like mechanical banging sort of thing but I can try the injector plugs. I dont have a 'proper' scan tool but matey boy down in the village does so I could try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 I haven’t come across that before. Sounds like you need to do some digging. Sounds valve train to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 That sounds like when I had a slightly bent valve. Would go down, come up part way, get slapped and repeat Was hard to diagnose because turning it over by hand the thing would pop up by itself, but e enthalpy caught it sticking 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg193 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Not failed VVTi system? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 I never got a chance to go look today so it's a Saturday job now. But thanks for the suggestions so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg193 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 13 minutes in sounds like your symptoms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 LD28 swap should sort it, +T if you are feeling frisky 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63Ragtop Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Anyone know a good place to get hard fuel lines in Auk? Need about 6-7 foot for the vw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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