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[GSRWRC]

Ordering some goodies next week!

- 94mm Eagle crank to complete the 2.2L bits
- ARP Main and Head Bolts (No fancy L19 stuff required for this engine)
- ACT Streetlite Flywheel (11.6lbs - A touch over 5kg)

Not a big list, I am skipping a few things I'd like to order that will have to wait a few months. Some Defi gauges will be in my next order!

Nearly $500US in shipping for that lot alone, damn hefty crankshaft!

[Evo-00x]

Niiiice. Hopefully you dont get stung with the extra taxes and GST when it hits your shores dude

[GSRWRC]

Niiiice. Hopefully you dont get stung with the extra taxes and GST when it hits your shores dude

I'm picking I will, luckily extremepsi are willing to lower the declared value so I can save some $$. Hopefully sneak it under $1kNZ so GST and Customs duty will be approx $250

[MISGSR]

yeh Extremepsi are good like that

are you nearing the end of your parts purchases?

[GSRWRC]

Getting there, still got some ACL race bearings to get to complete the bottom end parts. Still a lot to spend on the head though, cams and springs will rack up over $1k. Haven't sourced the turbo parts or the replacement pressure plate for the clutch either.

[GSRWRC]

Bogan Santa popped in today to give me some goodies! Was able to source a fywheel locally so was able to save that off the order/shipping. Looking at pricing up machining now!

[GSRWRC]

Box of Aircon arrived this morning. This will be one of my favourite parts of the car should I actually get it working!

[Evo-00x]

Cool. Let us know the condition of the crank after it gets inspected before assembly. What made you decide to go with a 2.2 build?

[GSRWRC]

Cool. Let us know the condition of the crank after it gets inspected before assembly. What made you decide to go with a 2.2 build?

The custom Wisecos and Eagle rods came together as a package for a sharp price. Plus I had a 6 bolt bottom end sitting here that needed a new crank anyway.

[GSRWRC]

Minor update: Dirk popped over last night and dropped off the flywheel he got from Kent. Can't find any branding on it, but its n the 4.8-5.0kg region. Should go nicely though, will be combining it with the Jim berry Carbotic disc and a new Exedy racing cover.

[Evo-00x]

Jarred, the flywheel brand is 'Competition Clutch'. Its sold in the US for 1G and 2G DSM's

[GSRWRC]

Cheers Rob. How'd you pick that?

[Evo-00x]

From the design of it. I recollected seeing them on David Buschur's website

[GSRWRC]

Cheers Rob!
In other news, boosted up in a freshly serviced Bluebird (it's first in about 6 years hah) to Dirks with the trailing arms from Jarred B and the ones out of the Mirage in order to swap the caliper brackets and dust shields over. Dirk made short work of pressing the wheel flanges in and out of the arms and I threw on some discs I bought off a mate years ago when I got home. (Stock Evo rears redrilled to 5 stud and some backyard spec slotting). Also fitted the calipers and carbotech XP8s from the Mirage. These along with the FTO front hubs I picked up cheap off trademe nearly complete everything required to do the 5 stud swap to the Evo, I just need to track down some suitable discs as the DBA4000 ones off the Mirage can't be redrilled to 5 stud due to some inconvenient holes in the hat. Irritating!

[Evo-00x]

Were the rear hubs drilled to 5 stood as well or are they a later model evo?
The backyard spec sluts, nay slots, turned out good

[GSRWRC]

Were the rear hubs drilled to 5 stood as well or are they a later model evo?
The backyard spec sluts, nay slots, turned out good

They're just a 5 stud flange from a later model pressed in. To the untrained eye (re: Warrant of Fitness testers!) the whole setup almost looks factory!

Sadly my brakes hookup is unable to find Evo IV RS or FTO V6 MIVEC front discs in DBA4000 variety, so I'll have to do with stockers until I can source some. Not sure i'd be happy paying the retail figure for them anyway!

[GSRWRC]

Just had a pic come though from the mate I'm buying the Tarmacs off (picking them up tomorrow evening). He's given them a nice dust up in W83 for me. Unfortunately they're just boring 17 x 7" +42 items, I may try and track down some 17 x 8" +35 jobbies in the future. Now to track down some correct sized decals for 'em.

Edited by GSRWRC, 01 June 2012 - 04:08 AM.

[GSRWRC]

Hooray for Tarmacs!

[Evo-00x]

The wheels came up good and the stickers set it off.
As much as I like white wheels, I bloody hated cleaning them all the time lol.

[ONPSI]

Couldn't have been too much Rob, you hardly drove it before
I'll admit mine were never hard to clean because I paid someone else to do it once a fortnight but I only drove mine once or twice a week!

Edited by ONPSI, 03 June 2012 - 04:54 AM.