Yeah thanks Ken we are pretty stoked about making the short list with so many other great cars and now we will just have to wait and see how the voting goes and thanks for all your great comments :thumbsup: .

 

Cheers:- Stuart ( Thomas dad ) :wave:

Thanks Stu!!

Yup plenty of jimmy cans and some RC drink driving!!!

 

Always happy to help.

you got my vote, congrats guys and good luck

congrats on making the shortlist, well deserved.

HoHoHo MERRY XMAS everyone hope you all have a great day.

 

 

Cheers:- Stuart and Thomas :wave:

Hi everyone I haven't been on for a while but it seems that dad has hijacked my page haha... Firstly a big thanks to all who nominated and voted for my litte rolla in COTY. We got the old man a new camera for christmas so he has been out and about today taking some snaps of my car and also of his new project the 'truck' not a rolla but still cool.. Also there is a pic in there of the cubby of all cubbys that he has been building the grandkids/nephews (not just a rolla builder haha). Hope you all enjoy the pics.....

Hi there everyone ! Just thought i would get in early to wish you all a HAPPY and SAFE NEW YEAR :party: . Have a great night from Thomas and myself :guiness: drink up and be merry but be safe :fuzz: HAHA . Good night and we will keep in touch in the new YEAR :2thumbs: .

 

Cheers:- Stuart ( Thomas dad ) :wave:

Happy new year.

 

Love the ute! Would like to see it back on the road without and panel & paint changes, love the farm tip spec :)

Hi Ken ! Happy New Year to you and everyone else on rollaclub as well :party: ! Yeah i like my old truck its a 57 AS110 international and sorry but it wont be staying like it is :no2: ; i already have a 351 clevo to go in it :2thumbs: , plans are black on black / big wheels / air bag suspension SR Rego.. Big year this one with the truck and PROJECT 25 ! Thomas has told me he will set me up with my own rides thread when i get started :) so i can keep you all informed as to progress , i need him to show the old man how to down load photos :hmm: as i'm still working these bloody computer things out HAHA ( If only you all knew how long it takes me each time i put up a post :lmao: ) yes you would all fall down laughing HAHAHA.

 

Cheers:- Stuart ( Thomas dad ) :wave:

Hi there everyone ! haven't posted for a little while now and i know i said maybe in the next post we might have some pics and vid of the little Rolla doing some celebration skids after winning COTY ( Thanks again to all those who voted :thumbsup: were are really stoked) but that hasn't happened yet ( But it will :rocknroll: ). Anyway i come home from work today to find Thomas little Rolla parked in the carport with the bonnet up :hmm: Wife's car gone , Thomas not to be found so i take a look under the bonnet to find oil every where :wtf: only to find it had popped the rocker cover gasket out :( which brings me here to ask all you mechanically minded members out there is this a common thing with the k motors ( remembering this is no stock engine 110rwhp) or is there something else i should be looking for ? have replaced gasket with a new one and all appears fine :y: also got to remember we are having a bloody heat wave up here 40+ deg day after day after day after day (get the picture :bright: ) Yea bloody hot so i was wondering if this might have some influence on it ? which now makes me think we might look at putting an external oil cooler on; what are your thoughts ?. Any insight / information greatly appreciated :hail: thank you.

 

Cheers:- Stuart (Thomas dad ) :wave:

 

And Happy New Year to you all :thumbsup:

Edited January 31, 201412 yr by TOMMYS Ke 11

Thinking the oil is getting hot and loosing viscosity? Might be a good idea either way.

K rocker gaskets don't like being over tightened, don't laugh but a length of garden hose and some silicon for the join apparently work very well as a rocker gasket.

:lmao: Yea thanks Stu! but i think i might stay with the gasket for now . Yeah its due for oil filter and oil change (6 mths) so we will give that a go but i'm still leaning towards an external oil cooler as this will also give a larger oil capacity and i may have to revisit the winged sump i built and see how much work i need to fit it or just build another one :hmm: As all-ways said these project cars never end LOL.

 

Cheers:- Stuart ( Thomas dad ) :wave:

Hmmm it appears our NEW tappet cover gasket has also let go after our little rev session tuning it? That oil pump modification seems to be doin

the trick lol!

What mods did you do to your pump as we shimmed ours as well as opening up the flow galleries ! runs great oil pressure :thumbsup: .

 

Cheers:- Stuart ( Thomas dad ) :wave:

Edited January 31, 201412 yr by TOMMYS Ke 11

How bloody hot is it :bright: I've just been into town to pick up tea and the cars outside temp still reading 39 o deg they don' tell you that on the news :( do they NAAAA.

 

Cheers:- Stuart :wave: