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  1. carbonboy
    Blue Thing - AE80 - 4A-G - Calder Park - 07/03/2014 ET: 16.426 @ 83.33 MPH. 60ft: 2.590.
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    The good news is, Blue Thing (for the most part) held together & didn't blow up. The bad news is, I won't be painting her in the Gulf Racing colours, just yet anyway. My previous 1/4 mile PB with the 2A-C: 18.658 seconds @ 71.49 MPH. Now: 16.426 seconds @ 83.33 MPH. Only managed two runs for the night, the second of which I had to practically beg the ANDRA officials to let me on the track for (they are bloody legends for this by the by). The other highlight from the officials was the start marshal who seriously asked me "V8 or turbo?"...the look on his face when I said "Neither, N/A four cylinder" was priceless to say the least. :D Will edit/upload the second run tomorrow, as I'm stuffed & have to work in the daylight, but here's the first run. Note the wideband reading as I cross the finish line...going to fix those injector port plugs once & for f@#king all! Edit: Timeslip for first pass.
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    It has been a good evening of work. According to the GPS on my phone & a Tom-Tom unit, Blue Things speedometer is reading about +2km/h at 100km/h, close enough for me. As for the tachometer issue, the video says it all really.
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    This is excellent news, am looking forward to seeing the results. In regards to both performance & aesthetics. :yes:
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    577.2 kms traveled, still running as rich as 11.0:1 to 12.4:1 at idle & part throttle, but is a steady 14.5:1 from ~3,500rpm to ~ 5,500rpm with foot to the floor. Wallet says ouch but the math ain't bad.
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    This would be this coming Friday, so a few preparations were in order. My semis needed a rotation, I have new employment....practice, fringe benefit, same same. New wheels for daily use after Friday night. Means I get to 'practice' some more. 14" x 6" +35 replacing the 14" x 5" +45 standard TC wheels. Annnnnnnd hopefully this is the solution to my tachometer not-working dramas.
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    Successful Sunday wreckers-run was successful. The clutch master cylinder being in the way of the filters & stopping the possibility of running longer trumpets was next on the list of things to fix, I've seen SamQ's/SQ Engineering's work with these & I do want. So following the advice of a 4A-G Guru, I scrounged around the pickos until I found a 1995 Honda Civic, which had the solution to my problem. The metal body is pretty much the same size & the firewall hole/bolt spacing shouldn't need much, if any, alteration to fit. Happy days!
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    The Toyota Car Club of Australia traditionally has a great presence at Hanging Rock & we like to cruise up together as a group. I realise that there's no formal association as such between RC & TCCAV, but people are more than welcome to join us! The cruise to the event will depart from the BP Northbound at Calder Park, leaving 7.20am sharp! It is always packed out the front as it's the meeting spot for every club going up there, so it has been suggested we meet around the back in the truck parking area. Meet there from 7.00am if you are going to be wanting fuel for your car, or coffee for yourself. We will leave as a group at 7.20am SHARP! This means we are leaving at 7.20am. Not thinking about going to get a coffee or fuel! (Trust me, from personal experience, they will leave without you if you're not ready) Stick together as a group, its not a race so don't overtake any cars in our group, they may be slowing down to help regroup. Just after we turn off the freeway we should stop for a regroup & collect everyone to make it easier for entry as a group. If we get separated, tell the organising guys you are part of a group & head for the oval.
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    This guy.
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    Haven't had the chance to pick up the bushes, BT hasn't been running the last few days. I parked it one night when I got home, went to start it the next morning & it would turn over but not fire, drained the battery trying. Courtesy of a fellow TCCAV member who is quite handy with the tech gadgets, I was hooked up with a laptop to make tuning easier & possible on the go. Managed to trace the fault down to no trigger signal from the distributor, reset the rotor to pickup clearance & loctited the hell out of the screws. Started first crank, glad it was something simple. Now I can just hit the 'record' button using the Innovate software & it logs the wideband readings for me, the playback function is kinda cool to watch too. I'm not saying I know exactly what to do with this information, but I'm learning. :yes:
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    Not sure if ambitious or ignorant.... Spotted on a freeway off ramp, there's a fair chance the trailer & contents of weighed almost as much as the car towing it.
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    As I understand the current rules, you don't have to move/displace a flag to be penalised. Clipping it (if the timekeeper sees it happen) is enough to earn that 5 seconds. I'd like to, but they're spring-loaded & very useful for the reversing tests.
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    Hell yes! Only took me a year. :laff:
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    Castor bushes are waiting for me at work & since I have an income again, bit the bullet & ordered the MSD tachometer adapter (Part # 8920). I could just get a cheap aftermarket tachometer, but I'm stubborn & I dislike non-factory tachometer gauges unless actually necessary. Eg. custom dash, race-car etc.
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    Like this.
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    Ditto with my KE70 when the rusted exhaust parted ways with the exhaust manifold. Oh, bloody awesome work by the by! So stoked to see her up & running. :)
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    They are replaceable & most bearing suppliers should be able to sell you one. No point buying a whole new distributor instead of a $5 seal. :)
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    To quote a Mini driver: "It's a nice reminder that the engine is still getting fuel". :) The results are in from the NGK VMC Rd1 held at Pakenham on Sunday, have to say I'm pretty happy with them given it was Blue Things shakedown run & I limited the engine to 5,200rpm. I placed 28th out of 59 Outright & 14th out of 28 in Class A. What is most important though, this was the first event that I have managed to complete WITHOUT a single penalty! No Wrong Directions, no Incorrect Garages & didn't hit a single flag. *fist-pump* Edit: Action shot, courtesy of Mr BS.
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    I'd never really noticed the fuel pump noise until I removed the interior, I see why people pay out facet pumps. But, *meh*, doesn't really bother me, the induction drowns it out once you're moving. For the rest of Sundays footage:
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    If it makes you feel any better, what you have described sounds perfectly normal to me. Except for the 7 cars in the backyard, we have just 5 here. :laff: Great work man, looking forward to seeing how you go at the next event.
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    Not that I want to be rude, but I'd suggest Google searching, finding some build threads & reading them. Most of your questions will be answered simply by doing that. Especially this one: http://www.rollaclub.com/board/topic/5644-4age-into-ke70-ae71-conversion-the-step-by-step-noob-guide/
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    Teaser Video (read as: too tired to edit/upload the rest tonight).
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    :blinks: F@#kin what?!?! I would've told them to jam it too, taking up Micko's offer must have been tempting! The brake hoses...possibly fair call but yes, the rest is bullshit. Looking awesome by the by! :y:
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    Ahh cool, I thought there was a message in the song that I missed, don't feel so out of touch with pop culture now. I'm glad people like it, even if the wheels drive the "wrong" end. :) This is more my style (still stuck in the '90's...): Leaned out the idle mixtures another quarter-turn, A/F ratios at idle are much better (18:1), still quite rich on light throttle (12.5:1), mid-throttle is pretty good (15:1) but goes rich again at full noise (13.5:1). Might even have to swap the idle jets back down from 38 to 35. Really looking forward to acquiring a laptop so I can log the wideband data & keep my eyes on the road a little more, a friend is fixing up an old one he has for me in his spare time, he's quite busy lately so I won't hassle him too much. Perks of my new employment, I worked underneath Blue Thing standing up, rather than on my back on the ground for the first time ever! Stripped the crappy Doral SDL65 tyres (came free with the wheels) & fitted/balanced the Toyo Proxes CF1 tyres I picked up cheap & did my own wheel alignment. Somewhat decent tyres make a world of difference, I'm no longer genuinely scared to apply the brakes or turn when the roads are wet. Picking up a set of adjustable castor bushes next week, so going to have a play with that & some negative camber.
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    ^ Very nice! Pretty sure you will be more than happy with that for a daily. WMMH - Having good people in my life. I was made redundant from my plumbing-based employment last Friday, the support I received from people kinda blew me away & definitely stopped the downward spiral that happens when slightly depressed. No animosity towards my former employers, someone had to go & the bullet just happened to have my name on it. Had a chat with a fellow TCCAV Member at CC&D on the Sunday, got a phone call the Monday afternoon asking if I'd like to start on Tuesday morning. Have just completed my first week working in a wheel/tyre fitting/mechanical services workshop & have to say, am enjoying the change. Also on that same Tuesday I attended my University Graduation ceremony, so my parents have gotten to see their son graduate something. Albeit twelve years later than expected.
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