MRMOPARMAN

silver top rods will do the job. and red top rods are better again. do not be fooled by "gze rods", their exactly the same as regular redtop rods. *properly prepped* red top rods are known to go 25+PSI and 8000rpm in built motors. if your after the best rods, no money spared. go aftermarket, eg argo, crower, spool etc. only for their lightness. if your on a budget, redtop rods are the go.

PMSL, i ate mine last month too. were still yummy

didnt stop ya at arthurs seat!! but yes, you need to bring the dunnydore.. seems no one else is taking corollas this time round. i might take dads hilux just to conform with what everyone else is doing, hehehhehe

leigh needs to drop a similar skid to the the one he did on the authurs seat cruise.... outside the cop shop

sounds awesome jarrad. i still reckon we need to go to that town (i forget the name) where the cop was from and tear it up a bit :yes:

to be honest, i have no bloody idea what ill be taking, I'm in that many different minds atm id love to take a val, but all of them are in various states of disrepair.. so thats very unlikely. maybe steamy, but thats no fun! mikaela could be put back on the road with very little effort, so thats an option. or by jan i may even own another car! guess time will tell :)

4a powered cressy... nice!

i do, but its at my parents place.. if you havent found one by next weekend ill scan it for ya. mines just one of those gregories 'corolla 1200' jobbies like what sammo's talkin bout

saw tates new machine today.. i can vouch for its awesomeness! so so cool, i love it :bash:

tate, that looks awesome.. needs more details and pics though :) oh and start savin for a 7mgte/1uz for that sucker

finally coming to terms with getting owned by a busted arse twinky in the twisty's eh :) i wholly endorse a 3 day rollaclub cruise. would make it a bit cruiser for the S.A. guys aswell

here is mine

orings should always be used once.. quite often thy will do the job more than once.. but just as often, they don't. the upper and lowers are round.. but I'm pretty sure theres a 'square' oring in there somewhere too? anyways, lightly lube all the orings with grease/oil before installing, and NEVER force them in. if they don't slip in with a bit of resistance, theres something going on.

potentially stupid question, but have you wired it up the right way, so if its behind the radiator it pulls the air through, or if in front of the radiator it pushes the air through? you'd be suprised how often people arse it up!

me too :wink:

jarrad and tate, what time are you guys leavin the marsh? i think it might be easier for me to back cut through gisborne and down through the marsh, so i may aswell meet up with you guys there

some HID's start out blue/yellowish when u install them, when as they wear in they go bright white. so don't be pissed if that happens right away. give it a week or so to wear in

winton fun day is also on the same day! shame i can't go to any of the above :D

yeah i know, however i just got around to looking at next years calender, and found the missus' birthday was after the long weekend, so i asked her if i could borrow my balls for the weekend, and suprisingly she said yes! so id better start handing out deposits i spose.. wouldnt have a clue what id be driving by then either, got some old roller kates just in case :D

is it too late to join in??

http://www.performanceforums.com/forums/sh...highlight=motor check this out!

i too would be interested in coming to the next one

lol, thanks leigh.. I'm so old i have trouble remembering i even have birthdays :yes:

happy birthday jarrad. hope ya have a good one mate! :dance:

there 'supposed' to self adjust.. however they rarely do in practice. you wont need the engine running. to adjust: 1. loosen off handbrake 2.take drums off and remove excess brake dust. don't breathe the shit, and wash down with water/brake clean. 3.while your there, check the adjuster, make sure its not seized, check which way you have to turn to tighten and loosen, and see if theres a plate that holds the adjuster wheel you have to push to loosen. 4. put drums and wheels back on, or drums and put wheel nuts back on and tighten them on the drum (keeps the drum square with the brakes) 5. adjust drums till you can barely move the wheels, then loosen till you can only 'just' hear the shoes scrape on the drums when you spin the wheels. if theres a plate that holds the adjuster wheel in place ( i forget the technical term) you may have to push on that through the adjuster hole while loosening. 6. put wheels back on if you didnt in step 4. adjust the handbrake till its where you like it (4-6 clicks is good, but may like more for more 'leverage') :lolcry: 7. test drive car. go somewhere theres no cars around and do a few 60-0kmh crash stops. feel the way the rear end pulls up. if it feels like its too front biased, adjust up the rear brakes about 2-4 clicks at a time till its braking evenly. if it feels like its braking rear biased, or is locking up early, loosen 2-4 clicks until it brakes evenly if it feels like 1 sides braking more than the other ie 1 sides locking befor the other, either tighen or loosen 1 side 2-4 clicks at a time until it pulls up evenly. if you have to adjust them up more, double check how much the rear shoes are scraping on the drum. there shouldnt be enough resistance that the wheel can't do 2 full rotations with just a 'flick' of the wheel. if there is too much resistance and you don't loosen them. you'll cook the brakes hth