BJK's '95 GPX

[Sahin]

He has other butt related certificates

[shadowarrior]

He has other butt related certificates

lol

[bjk]

I rode a bike once on a mates farm. I always found it funny how much heavier they seem when they're not moving.

Ordered timing belt kit and plugs from ol' Camskill. Just got to pick up a water pump and hopefully the lower km engine. Still a bit to organise...

[bjk]

Picked up the Camskill stuff from the depot. Bought the engine and got it taken to Tim's. Need to still get the water pump and a number of gaskets/seals. Rolling along!

[destinationtoby]

Noice! How many kms on the engine? Are u getting the timing kit put on before ya put it in the car, any idea how much cheaper it is?

[bjk]

Noice! How many kms on the engine? Are u getting the timing kit put on before ya put it in the car, any idea how much cheaper it is?

Yeah, doing all the belts and stuff. Spark plugs as well. I was told the engine had 70,000kms, but Tim reckons it might be a bit more as it seems the timing belt has been off once before.

[Sahin]

Noice! How many kms on the engine? Are u getting the timing kit put on before ya put it in the car, any idea how much cheaper it is?

Yeah, doing all the belts and stuff. Spark plugs as well. I was told the engine had 70,000kms, but Tim reckons it might be a bit more as it seems the timing belt has been off once before.

yeah but remember its every 100,000kms or every 5 years for the timing belt change... It might have been change because its old

[bjk]

Noice! How many kms on the engine? Are u getting the timing kit put on before ya put it in the car, any idea how much cheaper it is?

Yeah, doing all the belts and stuff. Spark plugs as well. I was told the engine had 70,000kms, but Tim reckons it might be a bit more as it seems the timing belt has been off once before.

yeah but remember its every 100,000kms or every 5 years for the timing belt change... It might have been change because its old

True. Long as it's a good amount less than 200,000kms and still runs strong I don't mind. Don't think I could tell for certain anyway!

[bjk]

Ermahgerd, furrlterrs. Lazy phone camera shots.





Next weekend is the swap! Hopefully no dramas.

[vipfto]

Haha love the one wheeler burnout

[bjk]

Haha love the one wheeler burnout

Yeah, dunno how they managed that one. My brother joked that it would be funny if it went right to where I was parked. But my tires are much wider anyway, so no mistaking there.

(not to mention I can only really spin tires in the wet, hah)

[bjk]

Had a quick go at shoppin' some Mazda6 headlights on, seeing as the curves are kinda similar. Dunno how it would look from other angles, but gotta say I don't mind it from the front! Although this is silly because this would cost too much money to be worthwhile.

[ash1987]

i like the stock ones better but that doesnt look to bad

[bjk]

i like the stock ones better but that doesnt look to bad

I like stock too. This just sort of gives is that aggressive and more modern look in one because of the downwards slant instead of the rounded top.

[bjk]

SO THEN. It's been a couple days since the event, but I haven't been arsed to put the photos up asides from facebook, so now I'll do a post here. Over the weekend Tim and I (read: Tim 99%, myself 1%) did the engine conversion for the lower km MIVEC engine I bought. So far the only issues are a temperamental speedometer (starts and then dies after a while, thought it made it home no issue last night), and a bit of a crackle on startup. Otherwise, for what was reckoned about a 10 hour job, excluding timing belt etc that Tim did earlier, everything went pretty smoothly.

Started about 4.30pm Saturday afternoon and finished mid-evening getting the old motor out, and by the time I got back Sunday afternoon most everything was already back in. Was a bitch to turn over (Tim was not worried, I was slightly ), but it made it eventually. Should have done a manual conversion and extractors and coilovers all at the same time, haha. If only I had moar money.

Anyway, have some pictures:

Bonnet popped and it begins!


Things coming out.




Engine cranes are the best thing ever.


Weight saving! \o/


Do you even lift bro.


Dat fitment.


pretending to be a RWD drag car.




In with the new(er).




Wish I had dish like this on the other side of the rim! Also, the bonnet looks tiny when not on the car.


Almost done.


And presto. #bunningsracing


Could never say it enough, but massive props to Tim (vipfto) for his mechanical expertise and giving up a weekend to help a noob like me. Hopefully I can retain some of what I saw and learnt.

[Daniel2019]

f**k yes, well done mate!

[bjk]

f**k yes, well done mate!

I loosened and tightened bolts and moved some sh*t. I'm pretty sure you can measure work by amount of grease on hands and blood lost, haha.

[Daniel2019]

You and I are very much alike then

[bjk]

Prooobably. My knowledge has moved from sub-basic to basic, haha.

[Technikhaus]

Nice work to the both of you!