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  1. carbonboy
    Round 8 will be held on 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. Three drive over on the Saturday night, sleep & drive home afterwards on the Sunday events in a row, rockin'... :D
  2. carbonboy
    The part that I find hardest to believe is that we are expected to just believe this rambling? Do you proof-read your writing? I ask because it bounces from topic to topic without actually explaining anything, just churning out wild theories. Unless I'm mistaken, there seems to be some disturbingly racist undertones to viewpoints expressed here.
  3. carbonboy
    Cheers Trev, it's now obvious to me why engine builders charge so much. It's a mind-f@#k even when everything's labelled, in order & you have step-by-step instructions, let alone all mixed up (heard a few horror stories from the cylinder head guy). Now to get the block back from the machinist & start assembling that, more fun times!
  4. carbonboy
    All the camshaft bearing oil-clearances came up as being within limits (got the hang of this Plastigauge stuff now :P ), so the cams came back out, cleaned, lubed & reassembled. Feeling pretty good about it being back together correctly too. I may or may not have disassembled the whole thing to double-check I had the valve stem seals on properly & found one not quite right... All done!
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    Had a minor mishap last night reassembling the cylinder head, the spring compressor slipped (operator error) & gouged one of the lifter bores. *insert loads of expletives here* Downed tools, went to the bottle-shop & had a night playing Devil May Cry 5 while drinking Bundy Red. Went to Bunnings this morning & picked up a cheap Ozito rotary tool. A bit of careful polishing later the bore feels okay, there are still some small grooves but the ridges that formed are gone, so hopefully no excessive wear on the lifter. The upside of this is I now have another power tool that I can see being useful, but not used often enough to justify spending more than $40. Next up, lifters in & checking oil clearances, yay!
  6. carbonboy
    Interested in buying it? The Celica & I'm serious. :)
  7. carbonboy
    I've spent nearly two days trying to think up a witty response, I got nuthin'. :harhar:
  8. carbonboy
    TCCAV is pleased to announce that Classic Japan will once again be held in 2013, this year on Sunday December 1st. This year will be bigger and better with a return to Como Park in South Yarra. As well as having no numbers restrictions for entries, this venue will allow us to host the event with the Classic Japanese Motorcycle Club in making Classic Japan 2013 a show for cars and bikes made in Japan pre 1988. The event is a huge celebration of Japanese car and bike culture. No trophies, no egos, just a bunch of enthusiasts coming out for a picnic on the grass with their classic J-tin bike or car. Vehicle entry will be via Alexandra Ave, South Yarra and once again we will be taking folding note donations at the gate to raise funds for the Fred Hollows Foundation. Gates open at 8am and close at 9am for entries. Spectator parking will be in the streets around the venue. To download a copy of the event flyer, please click here. For more information please contact TCCAV via email [email protected]. ***PLEASE NOTE*** If you intend to enter your car into the display area, we ask that you stay for the full duration of the show. If you are unable to stay the four-hours, we ask that you park outside the show area. We also run a 'park as they arrive' format & will not be separating cars by manufacturer etc. If you would like to park together as a group, we recommend a pre-meet somewhere so that you can arrive as a group & park together. This is a static car show, meaning that once parked vehicles will not be permitted to move around the show area. There will be many pedestrians in the area & by minimizing vehicular traffic, we can keep things safer for everybody.
  9. carbonboy
    Round 7 will be held on Sunday the 18th of August, at Leongatha Livestock Exchange (VLE), Koonwarra. For a Google Maps Location, please click here. For the event flyer, please click here. For the Entry Forms/Supp Regs, please click here. It was scheduled to be at Sandown, but at the moment there's about 30 tonnes or so of sand in the jockeys carpark for the horse-track re-surfacing or whatever they're doing. I was hoping for a sand dune round, not to be. :( Time to find out what difference somewhat-decent suspension makes. :yes:
  10. carbonboy
    Well, it's been a while between drinks (of coffee) but after Winterfest, CC&D is back on it's own! The next meet up will be at the McDonald's Carpark, on Murray Road in Preston. Keep an eye out for the Club Banners. The usual time of 8:00am to 10:30am applies, as does our request for no anti-social behaivour. For a Google Maps Location, please click here.
  11. carbonboy
    I'll try my best! :yes:
  12. carbonboy
    Got the wheel alignment this afternoon, despite initially being told that I don't have any front camber adjustment at all by the employee. They shut up real quick when asked if they'd like to bet the cost of the alignment on it. Anywho, spec's are: *cue debate about alignment settings* :P I have some replacement front control arms & a swaybar lined up, so another alignment will be done then or shortly after so I have an idea of what, if anything, I would like changed. There is also the limited scope of adjustment with the factory setup as well. The test drive went well, if cautiously. I'd cleaned the pads/rotors as best as I could & machining may have been the best idea for taking the remaining surface rust off. But in my mind, a few stops going up & down my street with an old set of brake pads does the same thing. Turn-in is much improved, sea-sickness tablets no longer required as body roll is a fraction of what I'm used to. The ride quality is significantly firmer but not uncomfortable, my CD-player skips over bumps now but care factor = zero.
  13. carbonboy
    Ah, got it, cheers! I was trying to work where it would go & was failing badly. :)
  14. carbonboy
    I might have missed it in the thread somewhere, sorry if I have, will there be an intercooler in this setup? If so, top mount or front mount? I figure with the pressure the blower is capable of putting out, one would probably be required.
  15. carbonboy
    You would use a multi-meter, commonly & cheaply available at pretty much any auto/electronics shop. E.g - Repco, Bursons, Jaycar. :) Like one of these: http://search.jaycar...meter&view=list
  16. carbonboy
    You guys can have Harry Potter, I'll take the angsty early 20's adult sitcom full of nudity :P
  17. carbonboy
    Just a bit of fun to try & take my mind off why I haven't done this earlier, keeping the drum brakes on the rear for now. They're all bled, just waiting on my wheel alignment booking now :) As she sits now:
  18. carbonboy
    LS1 conversion done, now for the drag strip! The Sequel:
  19. carbonboy
    Both of those suck :( Hope your workmate turns out okay, my cousin was diagnosed with epilepsy while I was living with her. It's a $h1t thing to deal with. On a brighter note, Happy Birthday.
  20. carbonboy
    :lol: Not quite, the AE82 TC brakes I had stashed away for BT turned out to be useless, so I had to grab the ones from my old TC. Which basically locks me into an MRP/Wilwood upgrade for the project car, oh bugger, what a shame... While I had the struts out, it would be silly not to put lowered springs in wouldn't it? ;)
  21. carbonboy
    G'day upgrade.
  22. carbonboy
    Nah, mid-range slammage :wink: It's a bit of a sad time, am pillaging Sudi for parts & throwing the stuffed gear back in her to keep her movable. It had to happen eventually, many good times in that car.
  23. carbonboy
    It has begun.
  24. carbonboy
    Thankyou, that's f@#king gold! :lolcry:
  25. carbonboy
    Bye bye.
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