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So, what'd ya think of Zowies new 'bus ? No longer a hairdresser, he's now a bus driver :lol:

Pretty cool, not new but still pretty cool. I've had on and off thoughts of doing that for a few years. Gives the impression of a low car but without making the car useless on the road and making the driver look like an idiot for having to creep over things.

Ooooo, i'm so scared i'm pissing my boots.

I think there's music to this But i'm not really sure.

That would have been anyia snoring and amber farting

Thats sik

Yes :yes: woodsman But one good thing was you kept the wildlife away :P

Its been aborted :(

Just need to change the link - http://www.7tune.com/editorial-these-don't-make-you-jdm-as-f.u.c.k-yo/ <--copy, paste and remove to dots from f uck Good find Tume, it was a good read. I'm a Koreisha Shocker :lol:

They have their own site - http://www.flanaganreserve.com.au/ Sadly prices have gone up We're still interested - the place (going by the photos) looks better then Cressbrook.

Depends on whats planned for the engine/ car combo. The v8 rolla thing wouldn't be registrable, so it'd be either a drag car or burnout car. So who cares about corners. Besides a rover 3.9Lt v8 is something around 150kg from memory. Then hang a turbo off each side and see how long a "chook cooker" will last....

Grr, me woman's going to Ikea tomorrow. Edit - might have to ask the boss for the day off :P

Yeaaaah, that wouldn't make me happy either :P

So much for live tv when its advertised on the facebook page that Brad is gone.

Bacon, mmm kay bacon, pancakes and golden syrup :P

My parents owned their house before JH came to power and we're not swimming in it. The only people i could put into the category of getting rich during JH is my sister-in-laws parents, but thats cause of the church they joined and who they knew.

Pretty much. Basically a motor is a pump - when the piston goes down it sucks in air and when it goes up it pushs the air back out. The more air that the piston can suck into the cylinder and then expel as quick as possible. Intake, exhaust and cams (longer duration and more lift). And then match the carbs (for the fuel) to how much air is going into the motor and in theory the motor well make more power. Another thing is the spark side of things - the bigger, stronger the spark the bigger and cleaner the bang. If your thinking of pulling the cam, you may as well also work the head a little as well - clean up the intake ports with something like 180 grit sandpaper suitable for metal. The ports need to be kept a bit rough to keep the fuel in suspension.

Really ? Yeah i guess, looking at that ugly frontend. It'd have to be early to mid 70's mach 1 not the sexy '69

The rotary engine was an accident while looking for a compact supercharger design

Thats cool. Ii don't fully remember where the vacuum line is on the transmission, i think its on the passenger side of the box. but the vacuum line will come off the base of the carby. If you go the k50 g'box, make sure its one from another ke70. The 'gbox be had from a ke55 but the shift lever is in a different position. Have a search on the forum, its been done few times. Altezzaclub did a good write-up of converting from auto to manual.

About 10 kays of those 109000 was of me in the passenger seat giggling like a little kid every time the boost valve went off when Zowie (aka Nerfbat) had it. My only gripe i had with it was the location of where the crossovers are on the sides of the centre console and the headunit. But all in all you've got one sweet little chariot there.

Nothing wrong with the trimatic, just ask any drag racer whose on a budget and want a strong and light auto behind a high horsepower motor. Anyways, the trimatic operates on a vacuum for its kickdown. So it could be a problem with the vacuum line, blocked or a crack in the line somewhere. But by the sound of it, it'll be more something internal between 2nd and 3rd, i'd say the clutch pack is slipping. Whats the trans fluid like ? It needs to have a red tinge to it, otherwise dump the fluid and re-new it. Apart from that your best bet would be to take it into a transmission workshop and get them to have a look at it. If your planning on moding the 4k, you can also get the auto rebuilt to suit the motor. Stronger and thicker band between 1st and 2nd, different clutch pack between 2nd and 3rd, change the servo for when the gear changes happen, the gear changes can also be changed for how hard/soft and fast/slow the gears get changed. The torque convertor can also be swapped for one that suits the motor's rpm range. Even the gear selection can get modified - keep it self shifting or do the shifting yourself. If your interested in bit of drag racing, the box can setup for a trans brake. I wouldn't class the box as boat anchor.

Either that or their, you know ;) , woohooing the boss/manager

But aren't the brays up north somewhere ?

I'd sooner oil at operating temp (say around 90 deg give or take) it'll be more free flowing and yadda yadda. But i know where your coming from with the cool oil.