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Post by crazytim on Dec 26, 2011 12:33:20 GMT 12
think Troy has one... just an old air compressor minus motor innit? wheel is in back of car, heading to his place to collect pigfood anyways will enquire! be cool to get it back on, looks fugly with 1x opel rim on!
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Post by crazytim on Feb 17, 2012 21:37:32 GMT 12
so I broke this the other night.
SRD I call it...
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Post by crazytim on Feb 20, 2012 8:19:44 GMT 12
Barry White nuts Mrs Funt'maRunt bollocks! still waiting to get my garage back... mate has been doing his cambelt on his MR2 in there since New Years.... Chevette is in #2 garage which I def don't want to pull her to pieces in.
Havn't been able to get any decent pics of damage (have tried, can't see whats going on in the pics) but it looks pretty bad. Dug out my spare x member, its had a knock too... ghey.
Dug out my spare gemini x member, already reinforced (thank you GM-H) just need to make sure it is the same as a Chevette one so will be borrowing some verniers and having a look...
Anyway all going well should have back on road early-ish/Mid March. Or I will cry!
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Post by crazytim on Mar 3, 2012 22:01:12 GMT 12
All fixed! 4&R Ardmore Showdown early tomorrow morn, lovin gettin real use from this car! (was gana say carS but I use my Gem wagsx2 lots and lots...just in a very different manner!)
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Post by crazytim on Mar 6, 2012 18:43:41 GMT 12
Right... picture update! Firstly are the pics when I first jacked the car up to see what was going on...    As can be seen the crossmember is toast. The sump has been pretty damned scraped as well, sump plug is no longer hexagonal... that will be on the to do list... So last thursday I tore the car down... friday I stripped doner x member, cleaned/modified/painted etc (from a gemini- slitely gruntier) and Saturday I got it all back together.  Gemini crossmember has extra gussetting on the bottom... with care and extra strength hopefully this doesn't happen again!  Gemini crossmember has no holes...  took it to my mate Tristan (who will be putting his details on here soon for rust/fabrication etc) who munched a hole on the drivers side for the steering union thingy to sit into. (wasn't sure this was necessary, but would rather have done this than not done it and have to pull it out again...)  Bump stops needed some adjustment...  Amazing how squished it was... the steering rack mounts were out by over 30degrees meaning the wheels were pointing in different directions.  Another view of how mashed the steering rack mounts were. In all there was little modification required and little expense, mainly just time, a can of paint, brake fluid and the radiator stop leak which was my bad...  Oh yea, this is a pic of the stud I had to grind, drill and retap to get new crossmember in... wasn't too hard in the end, was a little worried about it prior to jumping in and doing it. The things we do for slam... glad its all go again! |
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Post by crazytim on Jul 13, 2012 20:34:37 GMT 12
crikey i have an update on it's way, Manta GSi Recaro's are installed! About to rock out and collect it, havn't seen it yet!
have had to do a temporary Maori/Macguyver repair to exhaust gasket... broken stud is tu meke and will need the head off to be drilled out in a proper device so as not to make a dogs brekkie of it.
Guts.
Anyway my mate Tristan has poohed it up and it has sealed and is purring once more, will just have to keep an eye on it and replace gaskets when necessary until I can be bothered pulling head off, was hoping it could be done in place, poor at the mo!
Will post pics of Recaro's tomorrow perhaps...
Black Chevini is being taken out to Tristans shop next week for all the niggly bits that need completing... EXCITED!
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Post by cul8r on Jul 14, 2012 18:25:43 GMT 12
Sweet good stuff tim!
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Post by crazytim on Jul 14, 2012 19:19:12 GMT 12
just came back from burnout comp in helensville, gave accelerator pedal a damned good stomping on the way home, almost forgot how fun this car could be!
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Post by crazytim on Jul 14, 2012 19:38:00 GMT 12
 Seats mounted thanks to Tristan at TS Customs! Churr boe! He has a landcrab from oldschool in his shop at the mo, lots of pics of his work to come no doubt... |
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Post by cul8r on Jul 14, 2012 22:21:00 GMT 12
Sweet, looks like they sit nice and low too!
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Post by crazytim on Jul 17, 2012 1:07:44 GMT 12
no going back, custom mounts welded to floor!
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Post by crazytim on Aug 10, 2012 0:46:06 GMT 12
Barry Whiten awesomeness at findn manta. oh and will be cool to see what a chevette diff can handle haha chevette diff all good |
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Post by crazytim on May 11, 2013 10:29:41 GMT 12
hmmmm.... never posted pics from OS Nats 2012, 4nR2012 or Ardmore! Fail...
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Post by yammies on May 12, 2013 11:38:05 GMT 12
Can't rush these things aye tim?
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