Started the TR Astra rear disc brake conversion, using a spare rear beam so I can swap it over quickly after it's ready, because the car is my semi-daily driver. Bonus is that the new one cost bugger all and included a thicker rear swaybar being from a GSi.
Made an alignment tool for the new stub axle mounts.
Modifying the plate mount to suit the different shape.
Got the tops of both welded, and one side of the left side, then I ran out of argon, dammit
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Fully welded the things. Re-welded the handbrake guides on at an angle because the handbrake cable points up a bit now. Need to shorten the handbrake cable.
Painted the roof because I hadn't done it yet, and it had a few dents from some bogan walking over it. There was also a rust hole on the edge of one of the gutters which wasn't going to get any better so that spurred me on to do the whole job at once. Deleted the antenna too, because I can't remember the last time I listened to the radio.
Did it the same metallic grey as the bumpers just because I thought it might look ok. Painted the gutter strips the same colour will re-install them soon.
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Cool!
BF XR6 Turbo - 2L Turbo TE - 75 TX Coupe
- PSN: rotacoupe
This is obviously assuming all your AUX outputs are doing something. Ie idle control, and the other does water spray, and the other updates your Instagram automatically etc.
I like!
1jz Rolla Van ....... 10.5 at 134mph
"Reacher figured if he could put that drivetrain in some battered old sedan body, then that would be his kind of car"
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Are you going to get new plates? Those look out of place..
1969 Datsun 1000 Sedan
1989 1.6l Daihatsu Charade
Life For me Has it's UP'S and DOWN'S........ I fix ELEVATORS
reinforce the shock mounts on the beam, they have a habit of breaking off.
Sloth: [Sloff] Noun, like Skompa but with euro shitboxen, a large bearded person, with a penchant for cider and garlic pizza.
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I also wanted some more practice with metallic. Going to try doing a whole car metallic blue next.
Sloth just welding it better should do?
I will probably get the plates remade in black or red at some point.
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Done
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I did a Skompa
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Gonna start all over again with a new car?
Previously known as Lobster, Chuss's brother's anus, Chuss's brother, Lobsook, Lobstersock, Socks, Sockz, MissAmericaImportGirl, ClutchCLobster
CJM 4 Life yo!
Nah, he's going to build a panelvan out of them.
"Where can we get hold of a Vincent Black Shadow?" "Whats that?" "A fantastic bike," I said. "The new model is something like two thousand cubic inches, developing two hundred brake-horsepower at four thousand revolutions per minute on a magnesium frame with two styrofoam seats and a total curb weight of exactly two hundred pounds."
Nah bought it for some parts and to test fit the new engine, intercooler, do intercooler piping, wiring, ecu then transfer it all to the original one quickly.
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Damn, should've bought a Combo for parts!
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In other news i'm likely taking the red one to Sydney Dragway tomorrow night to see how slow it is.
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So that happened.
19.348@70.6mph
19.3@69.64mph
19.477@68.16mph
19.616@67.8mph
Did a 0.009s reaction on the 3rd run and won $100 for 3rd place in the reaction time competition.
Cusscuss's Supra ran a 12 and blew some kind of oil seal.
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This is brilliant, I can't believe I'm enjoying a build thread on a barina. Excellent work as per usual.
Couple of tool related questions, what tig are you using and where did you pick up the electric die grinder? I want to port a few manifolds I have and my air compressor sucks dick.
Mad
BF XR6 Turbo - 2L Turbo TE - 75 TX Coupe
- PSN: rotacoupe
This is obviously assuming all your AUX outputs are doing something. Ie idle control, and the other does water spray, and the other updates your Instagram automatically etc.
Haha
Cool build. Keen to see the engine swap.
Turns out, far too much has been written about great men and not nearly enough about morons
Thanks, funny people staring at me in traffic today with all the drag writing still on the car, I had added MCM stickers to the back window too. Do they think i'm Marty or something?
It's just a Chinese special "Super 200P" TIG, cost around $1000 on Ebay a few years ago, and so far have had no problems with it.
The grinder is this one http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/271201055537
It's pretty brutal if these carbide tools grab and bend though.
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How noisy is it?
"Where can we get hold of a Vincent Black Shadow?" "Whats that?" "A fantastic bike," I said. "The new model is something like two thousand cubic inches, developing two hundred brake-horsepower at four thousand revolutions per minute on a magnesium frame with two styrofoam seats and a total curb weight of exactly two hundred pounds."
Little bit less noisy than an angle grinder. It looks to be an angle grinder without the gears.
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Fixed speed?
"Where can we get hold of a Vincent Black Shadow?" "Whats that?" "A fantastic bike," I said. "The new model is something like two thousand cubic inches, developing two hundred brake-horsepower at four thousand revolutions per minute on a magnesium frame with two styrofoam seats and a total curb weight of exactly two hundred pounds."
Yeah, 27000rpm
So much squat
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Haha was it dead that night?
Yeah and it was going through pretty quickly, until the damn burnouts started.
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Fuck thats terribly slow. You going to put it on a diet first/try again or just move straight onto the power bits?
Nah not going to do any weight loss, just going to add more power. Hopefully the 1.8 on low boost will have triple the power of the 1.4. It only weighs 850kg stock.
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This happened to the plenum, had to cut/shut it and trim it down so that the throttle body could fit between the cam belt cover and the strut tower. Made a new flange for 304 V8 throttle body
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Awesome fab work as always. What settings are you using to MIG the alloy manifold?
Also, please incorporate a screamer sidepipe under the front bumper once the turbo is on.
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