Tech Spam thread - because 1/4" BSP gets 5 hand spans to the jiggawatt

[tortron]

Forcing grease in usually pushes dirt in too and grease goes the path of least resistance 

 

 

Buuuuut the other option is to strip and hand pack it (whatever it is Morris minor trunnions are great for that) 

 

Don't get me wrong tho, I have no strong feelings about it

[Carsnz123]

31 minutes ago, tortron said:

Forcing grease in usually pushes dirt in too and grease goes the path of least resistance 

 

 

Buuuuut the other option is to strip and hand pack it (whatever it is Morris minor trunnions are great for that) 

 

Don't get me wrong tho, I have no strong feelings about it

Speaking of Minors and Marinas, do you have any contacts for new trunnions and uprights? seem to be getting in a few with stuffed suspension and parts are a shit to find. 

[tortron]

Marina ones? i have some parts sitting in my shed that im harvesting the brakes off

 

 

(yeah i do actually do work on them)

[tortron]

morris minor ones i just buy new from ESM

[kws]

Heaps of NOS trunnions on ebay for Marinas. 

[ajg193]

16 hours ago, UTERUS said:

Fuck you're a clown tbh.

I may well be. But I just don't see the point of getting stuff with grease nipples if they don't need it.

Same with people who make stuff adjustable when it really doesn't need to be but they want the cool/wank factor. 

4wd stuff that is actually used off-road is a different story, grease nipples all the way.

[Bling]

5 hours ago, ajg193 said:

Same with people who make stuff adjustable when it really doesn't need to be but they want the cool/wank factor. 

You got me there. 

[RUNAMUCK]

Like someone who retrofits tunable efi to a bog stock engine?

[Bling]

So much hate in here, I can't even tune a carb, let alone tune an engine with EFI that wasn't setup for it. Go work on your cars, the lot of ya.

 

[tortron]

 

I will weld these up and go about my life, but is there any advice as to me welding in a gusset cos race car? The inside where it has cracked on both sides is actually 3 layers and they all look good

[ajg193]

6 hours ago, RUNAMUCK said:

Like someone who retrofits tunable efi to a bog stock engine?

It probably has less mechanical adjustment points than the carburetor setup had.

 

[tortron]

i might stitch weld the door frames and see what happens

[Bling]

Not the jacking point is it?

[tortron]

its in the general area but no distortion on it or the sill other than those cracks

its a 300,000km car thats been on dirt roads for a long time judging from the amount of dust inside. Few scrapes underneath but nothing notable. I think its just an old car

[RUNAMUCK]

Send it to Simms.

[tortron]

10 minutes ago, RUNAMUCK said:

Send it to Simms.

The luxury car dealer in Newmarket? 

[ajg193]

 

[tortron]

well, at least my cars have enough metal still in them to get sent to a scrap man eh @RUNAMUCK

[Carsnz123]

What car is it @tortron? Not because I've got useful info but curiosity. The early turbo Pulars were good for cracking behind the front door due to being a bit weak there. one good railway jump could warp them so ive been told. 

[tortron]

90s wingroad so same bloodline