Timmah Posted January 30, 2018 Author Posted January 30, 2018 No updates since December when I put the lip on. I'm off on holiday for two weeks this Friday and a friend who is a mechanic is going to take care of the oil leaks, clutch and replace the cambelt for me After that I will put a rear sway bar on and start replacing top hats on the struts as they're all shot and one is knocking badly. Quote
Timmah Posted February 14, 2018 Author Posted February 14, 2018 Small update: Most of the engine work has been completed. The bad news, the Thrust Bearing isn't looking to the the cause of the bearing whine issue, it's possibly the input Shaft Bearing. However when they tried to split the gearbox, they couldn't as the 5th gear hub (so they say) is seized. Bummer. Will probably chuck a second hand box in there and call it a day. I'd love a LSD box, but they're too rare here in NZ to find, so I'll have to do without, which is alright. Quote
Timmah Posted February 27, 2018 Author Posted February 27, 2018 Car is back in my hands and boy does it feel good to have it back This weekend my friend is picking up a gearbox for me, it's a non-LSD one, but for $100NZD (about 50 pounds) I can't complain. Fingers crossed it's in better condition! The seller said it shifted well and made no noises. Quote
Timmah Posted March 5, 2018 Author Posted March 5, 2018 Small update: mounted the boost gauge on the pillar where I've been wanting it for a while. Hopefully the double sided tape holds! Quote
Timmah Posted March 23, 2018 Author Posted March 23, 2018 Update for the sake of an update, The gauge fell off, so I'll screw it on. I've also found a front lip that's now on it's way from Japan Quote
Gainzy Posted March 23, 2018 Posted March 23, 2018 Bit of scoth pad to rub the plastic helps stick! What lip you got? Quote
Timmah Posted March 26, 2018 Author Posted March 26, 2018 On 3/24/2018, 12:45:45, Gainzy said: Bit of scoth pad to rub the plastic helps stick! What lip you got? It's just an OEM one like so: Quote
Timmah Posted April 1, 2018 Author Posted April 1, 2018 Happy Easter everyone! Yesterday I bought my first jack, however it's low on Hydraulic fluid, so I'm not going to use it until I can top it up and bleed it. I was hoping to do a simple tyre rotation but that can wait. Instead, I decided to re-paint the plastic trim that sits around the front window wiper blades. Forgot to take a before picture, but it was very faded: Full size: https://i.imgur.com/zOnJREU.jpg Gave the underside a quick once over with baby wipes. Full: https://i.imgur.com/VefQ7XH.jpg Full: https://i.imgur.com/I6o1DAa.jpg Full: https://i.imgur.com/ct18E54.jpg Full: https://i.imgur.com/62MNByN.jpg I also dropped a 12mm socket and it fell down the drives side guard, so I jacked up that side of car and fished it out. Found that the ABS line was not bolted down on the chassis, so I fixed that up. Quote
Timmah Posted April 13, 2018 Author Posted April 13, 2018 Small update: - Found a knock caused by the bolt in the middle of the drivers top hat had managed to unwind itself Yesterday I dropped the ol' girl off at the mechanics to have the following done: - Gearbox swapped (Prey for me guys that is a goodie) - Rear sway bar install - Rear rear wheel bearing to be replaced - o2 Sensor swapped with one I purchased from ID-Workz Quote
Timmah Posted April 17, 2018 Author Posted April 17, 2018 On 4/14/2018, 10:46:46, Timmah said: Small update: - Found a knock caused by the bolt in the middle of the drivers top hat had managed to unwind itself Yesterday I dropped the ol' girl off at the mechanics to have the following done: - Gearbox swapped (Prey for me guys that is a goodie) - Rear sway bar install - Rear rear wheel bearing to be replaced - o2 Sensor swapped with one I purchased from ID-Workz - Gearbox is in, not much better, third gear grinds very loudly when shifting to it And you can just hear the input shaft bearing starting to go. Oh well, it is much quieter though! - Mounts for the rear swaybar on the chassis side are too short and cause the swaybar to hit the rear subframe/cross member - Rear wheel bearings replaced, but now we can hear the drivers side front bearing going - o2 sensor happily swapped and working. All in all, a bit gutted about the gearbox, I did try search for a new syncro but haven't had much luck yet. Quote
Timmah Posted April 17, 2018 Author Posted April 17, 2018 4 hours ago, maerijn said: Bummer! Are the boxes hard to find? In NZ, they do seem a bit harder to find, or I'm looking in the wrong places. For now I've figured out how to drive around 3rd gear being grindy by being very gentle Quote
Clinternational Posted April 20, 2018 Posted April 20, 2018 Spray painting that trim at the wipers looks really good. I know how ugly the can fade haha need to do mine also. Nice work! Quote
Timmah Posted May 13, 2018 Author Posted May 13, 2018 Over the weekend, the rear sway bar went in: Full: https://i.imgur.com/z7Ed3er.jpg And I then jacked the car up and greased up the front sway bar bushes: Full: https://i.imgur.com/hrOEdNS.jpg Full: https://i.imgur.com/niJokGF.jpg Even though it's miserable here and about to rain again, I gave it a much needed wash: Full: https://i.imgur.com/heBsV40.jpg Quote
Timmah Posted May 26, 2018 Author Posted May 26, 2018 Decided to replace the fuel pump with a Deatchwerkz DW200: I don't think anyone has been under here for a very long time! That fuel sock looks gross Old with the old, in with the new! Much nicer Quote
maddox710 Posted May 26, 2018 Posted May 26, 2018 Nice work, I've got a dw200 waiting to go in mine Quote
Timmah Posted May 26, 2018 Author Posted May 26, 2018 20 minutes ago, maddox710 said: Nice work, I've got a dw200 waiting to go in mine Cheers! Fits in the cradle no issues. I did have to chop the plugs off the cradle and solder on the plug that comes with the pump, but aside form that no issues! The fuel sock that also comes with the DW200 is a lot smaller in length, but I had already purchased an OEM sock which also fitted on perfectly. Quote
Timmah Posted June 23, 2018 Author Posted June 23, 2018 (edited) Anyone dig the new tail lights? Edited June 23, 2018 by Timmah Quote
Timmah Posted August 12, 2018 Author Posted August 12, 2018 Front lip from Japan arrived and I gave it a mock fit: Then decided to give it a bath: Quote
Socks Posted August 12, 2018 Posted August 12, 2018 Considering the list of tures you had to deal with, this is turning out great! Keep up the hard work! Quote
Timmah Posted August 13, 2018 Author Posted August 13, 2018 22 hours ago, Socks said: Considering the list of tures you had to deal with, this is turning out great! Keep up the hard work! Cheers! It's slowly getting there Later this week we are going to the paint shop to see how much it will be to have the lip mounted and painted + the bonnet fixed it. Quote
Timmah Posted August 17, 2018 Author Posted August 17, 2018 Just a nice shot of her Of the bad side though.. I've decided for now to just have the lip painted as I was talking to the painter and he said it'd make more sense to repaint a lot of the car and I don't think that's what I want to do just yet. Quote
Calum122 Posted August 17, 2018 Posted August 17, 2018 Nice, bummer about the box. Can you not just have it rebuilt? Quote
Timmah Posted August 17, 2018 Author Posted August 17, 2018 40 minutes ago, Calum122 said: Nice, bummer about the box. Can you not just have it rebuilt? The original one is at a gearbox place, waiting to get worked on.. however it's a friend of a friend who is working on it and they, like me, have put it on the back burner. I am dropping the car off tonight to get the drivers wheel bearing replaced, so I'll be asking about the gearbox then Quote
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