Lawso's project thread

[Kustom]

I vote gr-t

[I8A4RE]

I vote gr-t

Someone offers enough they can buy my car already done Cause I really really really really want a boat.

[Kustom]

Id really like to see ben's dick that is why I am driving done to sydney

[I8A4RE]

Id really like to see ben's dick that is why I am driving done to sydney

I thought as much

[Kustom]

Your funny.

[Astron_Boy]

Your thilly.

Meanwhile Ben.... I dunno..
Your choice what you want the car to do, but mmmm *shrug*
Could give you a lot of reasons not to rebuild your motor... especially if you still want to go turbo later.

[Bennoz]

Well, I spose this is my thread now... better update it

Car is currently round at mine for a major 'fix everything' service.
Apart from the hideous body work & interior abominations, the car is in not tooooo bad a shape mechanically.

Everyone thought it had a blown head gasket, but it doesn't. Just a couple of shot rubber pipes.
Brakes are farked too, but I'll strip them down & sort it.
So I stripped it down this arvo, couple of pics as such.

As far as im concerned, this is what it needs:
- timing belt
- associated timing belt tensioner & idler
- Full set of cam seals, both ends & crank main seal (timing belt end)
- rocker & spark plug gaskets
- hydraulic tappets reco
- radiator & heater hose replacement
- seal up thermostat housing properly (goo)
- replace coolant refill tower with fucked overflow (rusted) pipe and goo
- lower engine mounts (super farked)
- thorough clean of throttle body & plenum
- fix seized handbrake cable, reco all calipers, bleed system
- replace fuel filter

On top of that, am gonna do a few performance mods
- new intake pipe (GR style) with Monza pipe & MAF relocation & pod filter
- 'track day' cat lol
- new collector pipe (Y pipe) connecting manifolds to cat back

Apart from that, its not in that bad a nick (for a 3 grand FTO)

Here's the lower engine mounts. There are 2 major problems with this, see if you can pick what they are - 1 is quite obvious LOL
I'll give a 6 pack to whoever can pick both issues....




As she lies tonight

[SchumieFan]

isnt that the wrong fkn mount on the left???


anyway

your keen buddy... quittin cuggys then startin that sh*t!
i hope he's paying you well!

[Kustom]

Sweet. Well thats good news then... kinda.

[aza013]

They should be solid mounts
Or am I mixing them up with other mounts/ bushes

[koolio1234]

They should be solid mounts
Or am I mixing them up with other mounts/ bushes

I think your right there aza

they should be these mounts

[Bennoz]

Nope! Its a tip, hence the non solid mounts.

But that picture above has the hint in it that you need.....................

[aza013]

Mounted back to front

[koolio1234]

Nope! Its a tip, hence the non solid mounts.

But that picture above has the hint in it that you need.....................

The left mount is on the wrong way around, which is not the way it was designed to efficiently absorb the torque twist?

[Bennoz]

They are both round the wrong way!

[aza013]

So I win
Well not really as I did not say both of them

[Bennoz]

3 beers for you, 3 to Koolio

[Kustom]

And a bottle of jd too meee

[Bennoz]

GTFO mooch!

[Kustom]

No!