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[ozyvr4]

Welcome back champ. Great work getting it back.

[jerome266]

FINALLY 

got the car down from Mackay

got to see it up close in real time

for the first time in almost 3 years

WAS FILTHY lol

still looked the part tho 

Few paint chips n scratches

General wear n tear i guess

Nothing someone named KILLA cant fix

 

Saw it for all of 20 min 

before it was on its way again 

to an undisclosed secret location

for further upgrades

 

Much thx to that person   for helping me out 

in a time of need !!!

 

Looking forward to the coming months 

Great to have it back in the family

Have to say it did feel a bit emotional 

Even gave it a rinse cleaned it out best i could

with the time i had ... just to let her know

i was back to look after her .

 

Is there a hotline for this kind of problem 

and am i alone 

 

PLANS ... Get it back on the road 

[BYBY5L]

lol, cracks me up the weird emotion ya get from a car, but I 100% get it, mines only a pretty std gsr but I can never bring myself to sell it

good on ya trackin it down an getting it back, some cars have only 1 true home

[Pig009]

Nice car

[jerome266]

Quick update

Motor was fkd
Zero compression in one cylinder

Found a forged motor
Currently awaiting transplant
Picking up a few other goodies while it's there
It's a one stop upgrade shop ... thx man
You no who you are

Hopefully will see some road action in the next couple weeks

long time coming
CANT WAIT

[evo-gsr]

Any updates? Where you at with it man??

[jerome266]

Change of plans
Had a bit of bad luck with the forged engine

Have had to go with fixing the original
Mo pulled the head off
Had some gunk sealent shit on the piston
And a piece of paper gasket stuck in there
He stripped the head and is currently getting
Rebuilt with all new guides stem seals valves etc
Plus some porting n polishing work

Hoping to have it back next week

I've been at working away so Mo has been taking care of everything
Running round for me lol
Thx man appreciate it

Still a lot to do

Edited by jerome266, 06 December 2014 - 02:36 AM.

[jack be nimble]

That sucks..
So some crap got left on top of a piston and that bent some valves?
That sucks ass

[jerome266]

Yep
That's pretty much it

Could have been a lot worse I guess
I had planned on doing a cam upgrade
Head work 3G lifters and stuff
Kinda worked out ok
I'm trying to stay positive

Will see what happens when it all goes back together
Fingers crossed

[evo-gsr]

Fucking cars.....

[jerome266]

Yea but after spending the time to find it
Getting it back after. 3 yrs
I'm willing to stick with it
Especially after all the work my brother put into it with
The body and the paint
It deserves to be finished

And considering I sold it for 9k and bought it back for 4k helps lol
By the time it's back on the road I'll probably break even.
Don't get to say that with cars too often

Be a nice Xmas present that's for sure

Edited by jerome266, 07 December 2014 - 03:39 AM.

[evo-gsr]

When you break it down like that it makes sense !

[MDK87]

That sucks..
So some crap got left on top of a piston and that bent some valves?
That sucks ass

 

What looked to be a bit of throttle body gasket was jammed on an intake valve seat, causing 40% loss on a leak down test. Never seen that before.

I thought it would have caused a backfire on ignition and just burn away. It was already half pulled apart by someone.

[jerome266]

Thx Mo
Feel free to post any pics man

[jack be nimble]

What looked to be a bit of throttle body gasket was jammed on an intake valve seat, causing 40% loss on a leak down test. Never seen that before.
I thought it would have caused a backfire on ignition and just burn away. It was already half pulled apart by someone.

I think it wouldnt burn away because there is no compression. Just a persistent miss.
Its good when you have the right troubleshooting gear, you can correctly diagnose and go straight to the problem area

[MDK87]

Yeah true, probably most of the fuel+air escaped. 

It's just a $30 ebay tester. Pretty shit actually but yeah it did help in this instance, plus you can use the attachment to fill the cylinder with air for doing valve stem seals in the car. Just did it on my RVR. I normally use rope as I was worried the air pressure wouldn't be enough to keep it shut but it worked a treat. Just need to free up the retainers a little first. That euroexport tool is freaking awesome for anyone removing valve springs in the car!

Anyway, I digress.. I cleaned up the block and glad wrapped it... Hoping this rain doesn't cause it to rust. Bad time to have those bonnet vents Jerome haha

[jack be nimble]

I use rope too. Air compressor is noisy.

$30 is all you need, as long as you look after it.

I made my own leakdown tester 15yrs ago. Cost nothing but time, and it was the bosses time anyway. Haha.
I am getting a fair selection of spark plugs jammed in hoses to accomodate different engines now tho.

[jerome266]

Looking back through this post
Was this time 5 yrs ago that
It was getting painted and all
Put back together again
Déjà u

Funny how these things work

[jerome266]

So ive got the car back from Mo
He pullled motor apart
Took head off sent it to Yattala Headworkx
Rebuilt ported and polished ... 2k later got it back lol
He's put everything back together
Ive upgraded the cams cam gears springs n retainers etc
Bought his old manifold with ext WG
Got Kinugawa 20g bolted on to it
Driven it twice
Still no rego or rwc
Had to get permit to drive it
Clutch was on it's way out so took it to a mate
Dropped gearbox put new Spec 1 in along with fidanza fly wheel
Decided to clean the box and freshen up engine bay while we were at it
Also got one of the full engine bay bolt kits so replacing all them
1600cc injectors are on their way from US
Ecmlink ecu is here waiting
Once everything's done put back together
Hopefully injectors be here and will have rwc n rego
Ready to tune

Long time coming but getting close now
Still amazed how good condition paint n body is in after I got it back
Love that colour

Watch this space

Just like to thank Mo again for all his work and putting up with me for so long lol
Also Lawrence Thompson for finding the car in Mackay for me
And my mate Brodie for adding the finishing touches and helping me add more RICE FACTOR lol

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Edited by jerome266, 09 May 2015 - 10:46 PM.

[jerome266]

First Drive

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