rian Posted January 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Cheers. Yes I'm eager to get the twin lights and chrome bumper on there. We'll have to get both the cars on a cruise Dave ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's_AUDM_Yo Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 The first drive is always an interesting thing, I just remember mine smelling like a rubber shop caught on fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rian Posted January 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 (edited) ^lol This morning I sorted out the hunting issue, I can't believe I didn't realise this earlier, I knew about this part of the idle-up system but just completely skipped over it. Throttle body off: The cause of the problem(the cold-start/idle-up thingy): The solution: New gaskets made up and the blanking plate installed: Me and my friend took it for another drive, it goes pretty good. Not quite as fast as I was expecting but it's still very fun. Edited January 17, 2013 by rian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willis Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Cool man!! I'll have to come around sometime soon. I was actually really surprised with how quick mine was. Was such a rush doing the hill runs to wear in my clutch a bit. Even uphill was a thrill. I was expecting it to be pretty slow. Congrats man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rian Posted January 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 (edited) ^yeah man come check it out, I'm usually in Bangalow during the week. I'm coming to check out your car some day soon as well. So today at work, instead of working I went and found the parts I needed to finish of my exhaust and intake: I've also modified an AE82 4AGE air box, using parts from a VS Commodore air box, to sit in the corner where the overflow bottle used to be. It looks pretty neat, I'll post up a picture when I go back home. Edited January 19, 2013 by rian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rian Posted January 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 (edited) Here's that airbox I was talking about, AE82 airbox with a VS Commodore airbox outlet: Yesterday I sanded, cleaned and primed the whole exhaust system with some 1000*C primer. Then today I painted them, and soon I'm going to heat wrap the headers: So stoked that my friend was kind enough to help me make the exhaust from the headers back (actually he pretty much made the whole thing because he's a boss at welding), it's a 2" mandrel bent over-diff system with a 300 cell cat, resonator and straight through muffler. It cost about $300 just in parts but I think it was worth it. And while it was on the stand I took a picture of the ridiculous lack of droop up front compared to the ridiculous excess of droop in the rear (I'm going to sort this out one day): And here is the new bumper, it sits a bit crooked: And the interior is basically back together (I finally mounted the ECU in the original bracket, I had to mod it a little bit but it fitted up behind the glovebox nicely): Edited January 25, 2013 by rian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L.Z.BUB Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 (edited) Wheres your overflow / washers bottles going? Edited January 25, 2013 by B.L.Z.BUB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rian Posted January 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 (edited) The overflow tank is mounted down beside the radiator on the drivers side, the charcoal canister is going to mount down near the chassis rail and I haven't figured out the washer bottle yet, I might try and find a smaller one from the wreckers, or get one that goes inside the guard. Edited February 8, 2013 by rian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L.Z.BUB Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 I squeezed mine in between my bumper and radiator. Zip ties fo' lyf. I really should mount them both properly. Ghetto goodness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rian Posted January 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 ^That's what I could do, but it looks difficult to make a proper mount down there, plus I don't think my bumper is big enough to cover it up. BTW what's with all the huge cables at the front of your car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L.Z.BUB Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 (edited) Red one is power for the amps the other one is black split tube with all the other wires inside it. The guy before me ran everything through there to keep it tidy inside the bay. Oh and there is an old red amp power wire still there that my central is hooked up to because lazy. It all needs to be tidied, I might pull the front end off tomorrow. Needs to come off for the new apron and guard (if I can find a guard) anyway. Edited January 25, 2013 by B.L.Z.BUB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rian Posted January 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 (edited) Bought something to keep me cool this summer: It's an AE71 3 core aluminium radiator. It's about 20mm wider and 20mm thicker than a KE70 radiator, not only will it be a huge upgrade over the KE70 radiator but it puts the inlet and outlet on the correct side. So no more dodgey radiator hoses passing from one side of the engine bay to the other. However I'll definitely be replacing the radiator cap. Edited January 31, 2013 by rian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willis Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 I'm jealous of your radiator. Wish I'd bought one. But in the words of Reed, "Zipties fo lyf" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rian Posted February 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 Can't you just make some mounts for your radiator and bolt them to the lower radiator support? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's_AUDM_Yo Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 What radiator do you have Will? I had a 86 one, making mounts was super easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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