ae71wagoneer

A mate has just bought a Rona RT132 18R 5sp for his first project car. Seeing as this site was so helpful with my wagon, I thought i would ask for some hints and tips on modding it. It's gonna be a daily so nothing too extreme, but a 3SGE would be nice eventually Any assistance would be much appreciated..

my wagon just got +10hp!

AE71 wagon 4ac,5 speed shaved,ported,polished head,272 cam,32/36 weber w/K&N filter,heat wraped extractors-2.5" exhaust,top gun leads,GT40 coil. united premium 100 74 rwhp!

Issue has returned

dodgey negative battery lead.replaced,fixed,solved. :rock:

alternator is good.

my voltage regulator flipped out,charge light would stay on and i could hear it ticking when the charge light flicked off and on.i got a new one,but same prob.please help.

or drop a 4AC straight in :rocknroll:

:mick :1984 AE71 CS wagon :4ac w/ shaved/ported/polished head,272 cam,32/36 webber,heat wrapped extractors to 2.5" high flow exhaust with 3.5" cannon,bosch GT40 coil,top gun leads,thermo fan,K&N filter in custom airbox,stock T50,stock diff. :F-low king springs,nolathane bushes,XT130 LCA's.R-25mm lowering blocks & sierra shocks.stock brakes all round,painted red. :17x7.5 7 spoke volk knockoffs,black with polished lip on 25mm bolt on spacers + annodised red nuts.no-name 205x40's all round :AE82 twincam wheel,vinyl sprayed and carbon wrapped.CSX tacho dash,painted white with red lights.red/carbon racing pedals.red/alloy hand brake handle.TRD white gear knob and red shift boot.S15 front seats.black seat covers all round.TRD seat belt pads.annodised red billet window winders.deleted front door map pockets.new black loop carpet.all interior panels vinyl sprayed black/white/red.zebra print fake fur roof linning/boot carpet/sub box.rear interior panels replaced with 7&12mm ply and painted black.sony xplod stereo system w/4x45w cd deck,6.5" splits in the front doors,4" 2 ways in rear doors,6x9's in the tailgate,12" sub in box behind rear seat and a 600w/4channel amp bolted to the drivers side rear panel. :slightly hand flared guards(to fit 17's,no scrapege!)KAMEI RA40 style front lip,hilux clear front indicators,spotties,bonnet scoop + 2 vents,deleted side protector strips & rear bar,tow bar,darkest legal tint.tinted tail lights,red parker/number plate lights. :dealer option slide back sunroof to be replaced with pop up when i can be bothered + fit a AE82 seca rear spoiler & subaru brumby rear bars & sportbike style filler cap .a few minor dings and rust need repairing then a re spray in polar white with midnight black underline,bonnet,beaver panel & window frames. this car was in fairly good,stock condition with 200,000ks when i bought it for $1000 a year ago.it is my dayly but got pulled off the road for the past 3 months for a rebuild(due to loss of licence!).it now makes 100rwhp with ram air,not bad for a N/A SOHC!i have done everything but the head work & i am by no means a mechanic.it has been a very stressful/frustrating/rewarding experience turning this granny spec wagon into a "factory sports" style cruiser and it is very fun and satisfying to drive!

lol.i just spotted that!pretty much what i did but i used some 2mm alloy plate(for heat deflection)bent it into a semi circle and folded a 5mm lip on the inside top edge and riveted it to the bottom of the bonnet.then using more alloy i made a flat plate to sit on the carby and put ruber edgeing on both so when i close the bonnet it seals but still easy to get to air filter and carby.works brilliant!

bench/angle grinder?

i want to make an air box to surround my 9" air cleaner and sit under the scoop i am fitting to my bonnet.does anyone have any ideas how to do it?

i'm re-fitting the head on my 4ac and need the recomended torque settings and sequence.i have searched the forums and google without any luck.please help.