March 1, 201412 yr Author comment_678616 So I got bored and done the tappets today, and now it sounds worse done 0.3 exhaust & 0.2 inlet.Wet sanded my rocker cover while it was off, still need to polish it, and finished bogging the rear guard, not my best work but it will get me through rego. Report
March 6, 201412 yr Author comment_678948 Took some better pics of the car, needs to be lowered in the rear. Report
March 29, 201412 yr Author comment_680219 Got some new wheel nuts the other day so i can fit my rims.I managed to remove and fit one of the tyres myself so i could see how they sit on the car, and I think they sit perfect, they just fit under the gaurds. Report
March 29, 201412 yr comment_680232 So I got bored and done the tappets today, and now it sounds worse That is sadly common! I think they wear a goove in the rocker or valve as they shrink the gap and then re-setting them causes them to 'jump' over the groove they have worn. Both mine are like that. Nice alloys, good to see its slowly coming on. Report
March 29, 201412 yr Author comment_680240 That is sadly common! I think they wear a goove in the rocker or valve as they shrink the gap and then re-setting them causes them to 'jump' over the groove they have worn. Both mine are like that. Nice alloys, good to see its slowly coming on. Yeah 2 of the tappets are worn and are making all the racket, so I'm going to go one down on the feeler gauges and see if that fixes the problem. Report
March 30, 201412 yr Author comment_680276 Got motivated today and lowered the rear to match the front, used some shocks I had out of my wagon (which are shorter) to keep the springs captive cut about 1.5 coils out of the rear and 2 out of the front.I also changed my wiper arms as the old ones where rusty and bent.Also I managed to get another tyre on myself with a bit of difficulty and now it looks heaps better.Got some new points too but got the wrong ones got denso instead of bosch so have to take them back and exchange for the right ones. With the new rims before lowering the rear. Standard ae/ke sedan shocks (longer one), standard ae/ke wagon shocks. After lowering the rear. Report
April 21, 201412 yr Author comment_681483 Done some more rust repairs today, also got some new front shocks coming in the next few days and a new timming light so timming will be checked soon, and done the oil an filter too. Edited April 21, 201412 yr by stu84ke70 Report
April 22, 201412 yr Author comment_681568 New shocks ready to go in, got them off ebay for $150 delivered to my door, repco wanted $369 for the same ones gotta love ebay. Report
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