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  1. carbonboy
    We may have to use said funds for a shuttle-bus service to get us home, after all you can't have cigars without cognac or a nice single malt. ;) Edit: Sorry for not saying g'day last night, I was a bit all over the place.
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    I can honestly say that I wasn't expecting that! Guess I'd better dress up all nice then :P
  3. carbonboy
    CC&D this weekend! It's on this Sunday the 15th of September at Jells Park, in Wheelers Hill. For a Google Maps Link to the location, please click here. The easiest way to find us will be to enter Jells Park via Waverley Road. If anyone feels like taking a few photos & posting them up for me, I'd appreciate it! I won't be able to make this one (Jells Park is a great venue, dammit!) as VMC Rd8 is on & I'll be headed 400km in the opposite direction. :(
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    Meeting time again tomorrow night, Tuesday the 10th of September. At the Bells Hotel (upstairs), 157 Moray Street, South Melbourne, meals from 6:30pm & the meeting starts @ 8:00pm. Google Maps Link here. Members & people interested to find out what it's all about, are all welcome to attend. :)
  5. carbonboy
    Bumpity-bump, just under 12 weeks to go. Who's like me & hoping their car will be ready?
  6. carbonboy
    The fuel bowl seam being level made perfect sense (not only from what you were saying a while back, but the factory bike setup), until yesterday when I took a closer look at a friends 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 250. I'm not sure if the carbs on it are the same model/size as mine, but their seams are not level. The front wheels would have to be off the ground for them to be, then again a bike accelerates pretty hard, the angle could suit.... :hmm: Maybe there was something to the urban myth I came across that later models didn't have to be level, so easy to become confused when you know as little for certain as I do! :blinks: Seeing as mine are 10 years older than his, sticking to the current plan. I can do the 40-100 in third test quite easily, I have to warn you it will be slow! Did you mean a dyno run with the 2A-C? I hadn't planned to unless I can sneak into a club dyno-day, it is definitely on the agenda for tuning the 4A-G, getting AFR's right etc. Power figures I have to take with a grain of salt, as there's so many variables that can change that figure. Having said that, from other peoples experiences, around 75kw at the wheels for an N/A, FWD 16v Bigport seems a healthy figure. BT with the 2A-C ran an 18.65 second quarter-mile, I don't think high 15's are out of the question with the new setup & some semi-slicks. *Note to self: Take spare driveshafts with me* Cheers, I just hope it'll run!
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    Some non-mechanical upgrades today, AE82 CS-X interior swapped in. The rear AE92 bucket-style bench seat was cool, but the backrests never fitted right (slightly different sizes to AE80/82) Also installed an AE92 leather steering wheel, kind of doesn't look quite right but is so comfortable & easy to drive with, it's staying! The steering column cover plastics will need some grinding to fit, as the wheel fouls on them. The horn also didn't work at first, some slight bending of a contact pin solved that issue, but on the way home I found my self-cancelling indicators no longer self-cancel. To be looked at soon.
  8. carbonboy
    I used to think this, then I realised an election without people to vote in it would be like a motorsport event without volunteers to be flag marshals, timekeepers etc. Some events, teams supplying a volunteer is mandatory, noone likes standing out in the weather instead of having fun driving, but you do it because of the bigger picture. That's my story & I'm sticking to it. :D
  9. carbonboy
    That was definitely awesome! I found this amongst my browsing, different intake setups on 4AGE's. http://youtu.be/fLqHxl4Qewc
  10. carbonboy
    So, Round 8 is coming up next weekend, Sunday the 15th of September at the Mt Gambier Saleyards, Princess Hwy, Glenburnie. For a Google Maps Location, please click here. For the Entry Forms/Supp Regs, please click here. Work's quiet & the budget's quite tight lately, so the motel room option is off the cards & I will be tenting it up again! :wub: Motorsport :wub:
  11. carbonboy
    Gawd I love the noise in that video! *clicks replay*
  12. carbonboy
    Keen to see this one running soon! :wink:
  13. carbonboy
    I'll pay that one. Sorry Toyota, I like mine better. Clearances look good all around, any recommendations for vacuum line sizes? 6mm diameter enough to go from the runners to the distribution chamber, or should I go 8mm?
  14. carbonboy
    Now with less duct tape & moar ugly MIG welds that need some lovin'. Edit: Solved a small issue that had been bugging me: http://ramair-filters.co.uk/ms-sock-filters/ms-017-motorcycle-sock-filters.html
  15. carbonboy
    I'm going with that yes, based off how they are set up on the bike & other peoples experience with them, it seems the way to go. Also, I pulled the fuel bowl off & had a look at the float, I'm no expert (as if that wasn't obvious), but it might not function properly the way it was. Overall horizontal length from cylinder head is the same as before. :)
  16. carbonboy
    Basically, Version 2.10, because level fuel bowls are awesome & stuff...
  17. carbonboy
    Thanks man, I appreciate it. Not quite as cool as a supercharger though! :y: One big, not-so-perfect circle! I don't think I can take back everything bad I've said about carburetors & how I will never use them given the choice, but for what it's worth, they're not so bad. I still don't quite fully understand them, but at least now I want to learn. To all the Senior Members & others who have given me a 'clip around the ear' (so to speak) when required, thankyou.
  18. carbonboy
    Still needs some vacuum ports installed, some hole filling/finishing work, but you get the idea. :)
  19. carbonboy
    Mmm, standard Corolla goodness. Even more mmm, fresh engine internals! :) Sweet acquisition, daily driver?
  20. carbonboy
    Is there a possibility of a "Donate - No ads, Not Donate - Ads" situation or is that far too complicated/too much work/both? I'm not sure exactly if that would solve the financial problem either. All up though, I like the idea of a monthly goal with the excess rolling over into the next month. If enough people are willing to chip in & do so, the overall monthly cost per person will only go down. With funds raised from cruises as TE278U suggested (I like the graph idea too) chipping in, in my head it could work. Either way, I like the yellow lettering on my username so I'll pay to keep it. Makes me feel speshul :wub:
  21. carbonboy
    The more I think about it, the more I believe I've seen this driving around before. Thankfully, those days are over, R.I.P you poor Camry.
  22. carbonboy
    I'm ashamed to post photos of the 'before grinding' item, so not happening. :P Suffice to say, it's taken a bit of love to get it to this stage.
  23. carbonboy
    The forums 'Search' function & Google are your friends. Be prepared for some reading, you'll need to do it. Here's a good start: http://www.rollaclub...age into ke70 Have fun now. :)
  24. carbonboy
    Needs moar trumpet blowing!!! :D Congratulations guys, well driven & it makes all the hard work preparing very worthwhile!
  25. carbonboy
    I thought I read it wrong, bloody brain was too tired! Though a 996 with a V10 would be freakin cool :) Weld-in over bolt-in FTW.
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