The Bogan

I actually thought back to my old 25/30 last night when I was thinking about it, my old RB had a -10 or -12 fitting on the bottom of the can, it was VTA and the line went back to the sump because.......if it didn't have a return to the sump, the sump would not have had any oil.... That thing had drilled returns in the head, and a head to sump "drain/vent" line, and oil restrictors, and a regulator on the Tomei oil pump, and a baffled high volume sump, basically every mod in the "oil control thread" apart from the drain back, first outing filled the 2 ltr can and spewed oil out the vent, onto the front right tyre which made me have an interesting excursion into the infield at Wakefield park. Once the fire hose size return line was added all was well. Luckly the engine held about 8 litres of oil and I didn't lose oil pressure. LOL, #RBLIFE

After sleeping on it I decided that, IOT empy the can I would need to remove it IOT get the required clearance needed to unscrew the base, I concluded that would suck balls to do on a regular basis. So, as the can had a fitting on the bottom I went on the googles to try and find a nipple to fit the thread, some hose, and a pet cock. Wouldn't you know it, SAAS makes one but it isn't supplied in the kit I purchased. Enter Supercheapautos, $25 later and bam problem solved. I could have done it a little cheaper by getting the parts separately, but, give me convenience or give me death. And yes, the car if filthy and is in dire need of a good wash. And the weeping trans cooler line will be addressed when I get the trans cooler, when the new torque converter finally shows up, hopefully next week damn it....

The only difference between VX and VXII is a rear suspension link arm (VY), adjustable toe, and a blinker stalk(VY).

Not likely, the auto transmission would drop its showbags for one thing, there are lots of other reasons for not boosting as well. I'm happy to keep the old girl NA and free from the inherent risks that boosting would give. It is doing a steller job of being a fun old daily hack that loves long cruises and doing mad skids. I was/am looking at maybe getting heads done and giving the compression a hit, I've just been googling at this stage, but I "should" be able to raise it to around 11:1, maybe...dunno https://www.lsxperformanceparts.com.au/higgins-cnc-ported-cylinder-heads-ls1-241-castings/ Meh, in the end I will just give someone cash to do the heads, and someone else money to install and tune. That should give me a decent (for NA) bump, and not be to horrible for the old slush I really need to find a spare set of heads first.

Yeah mine is VXII, some VY parts bin stuff went into them I believe

LS1 vs LS6

Nah, she's all good, "apparently" LS's made after 2002 had the baffle from the valve cover. How much oil are you making? Pic of 99-02 PCV tube hose assembly

Sweet project I would go red base with black Reasoning is black paint is hard to get good Anyways, good luck with your project, I'm sure you bro would be happy just knowing your giving the car some love Main thing is to get that puppy serviced, running well and rego'ed Enjoy

Whilst giving the car some love I gave the throttle body a good hard fingering......and found a little bit of oil, so, being a consumer, bored, and drunk, I ordered a SAAS baffled catch can. It arrived yesterday so I got some intake cleaner, stuck the tube in nice and deep, and dumped a load of fluid up her, I then sprayed a load directly down her throat while she was purring away, I drop on loads until she gagged, then backed off and did it again, I also gave her PCV a big spray of fluid until I was dry to clean out that dirty hole. Now that she was nice and clean like a good girl should be, I fitted up the catch can. I will give it a check in 1k km and see if is actually doing anything, I've got some fuel foam to fit inside the baffles if required. The can probably wasn't really needed, but as stated, I was bored, drunk, and on ebay, so there's that. And yes, I have been drinking again

Piston pin size is apparently different as well between 2 and 3.

Marks wheels 4.5. So, after alot of searching around I finally have a tray full of stocko rims 2 x 15 x 7 and 3 x 15 x 6 I'll drop them off at jaxs tomorrow to get stripped so I can then prep and paint them all stocko silver. The 15 x 6 will get some 195/65 on them and the 15 x 7 will get some 26 x 9.5 15 Mickey Thompson ET street S/S. By then my converter should have arrived and been installed and it will be time to see how the old girl finally goes. I'm hoping for a very low 12 with the car in "full street trim". Hence the 3rd 15 x 6 which will be the spare in the boot. Fun times ahead.

Gave the boat a minor service, whilst it was up on stands I had a good look underneath for any issues. Only issue was the exhaust hangers were on their last legs, so I've got 4 new hangers coming via fleabay. In other news: I hate people......today, some dick in a yellow car (there was no yellow car around, only the tell tale yellow paint left on my rear bar) reversed into the right rear and scratched the bumper, well, it scratched up the clear coat and needed alot of love with some polish and my little Ryobi 1 polishing machine. That is the 3rd ding from a carpark, and it's not like I park close to the shops, typically I take it to the top floor and park as far away from any other car as I possibly can, muppets still manage to park so close next to me that it is a struggle to get in the car. And don't get me started on women carrying massive handbags scratching away as they make their way between cars......stupid cows...... In non-rant related news: I also still need one more 15 x 7 chaser rim for some drag radials. Please can I has now

https://hiace-super-custom.forumotion.com/t2320-draining-the-cooling-system Is the heater core connected? Old trick when heater core leaks is to bypass the heater core. Post pics

The Forester handles like a farm truck, but, they are better for offroading. They do have some potential though. And for around 10k you should be able to find a sub 200k km Forester that you can make handle for a few grand with some parts. The Liberty (LOLberty), is a much nicer package all over. But, for 10k your not going to be able to find a nice manual Liberty. There is always the Outlander as well. Me, I would go the Fozzie. Sadly there is nothing above advertised in WA. Subaru manual gearboxes are not really that strong, abuse will kill it. https://www.carsales.com.au/cars?q=(And.Price.range(..10000)._.Induction.Turbo._.(C.Make.Subaru._.(Or.Model.Forester._.Model.Impreza._.Model.Liberty._.Model.Outback.))_.GenericGearType.Manual._.(Or.FuelType.Petrol+-+Premium+ULP.)) Lots of inspiration on YouTube from technical 4X4, rally to track Good luck

Got a talking too because the cars exhaust was to loud today, it was for a breath test, the cop doing the test was called over and talked to by another older cop. In the end they "recommended" that I quieten it down sooner rather than later It was a fair call really, whilst it sounded good with a rear muffler delete, when I was on the loud pedal, it was really loud. It was also a little droney on the Hwy especially with the 3.91 gears it would sit around 2.3k rpm doing a dollar ten, it didn't really bother me, but Jackie and the kids said the car was "boomy", and with a big road trip for me and Jackie planned for January, the more peaceful I can get the interior the less whinging will unfold. So, the Pacemaker rear box is back on and now, the car is too quiet...... In other news, waiting for the new converter to turn up is painfull, I was told it could be 6 to 8 weeks, so far it has been 5.....

I'm going to say no, welding will need to be involved. Why go from 3.5 to 3 to 3.5 If you want venom go > https://www.mrcperformance.com.au/venom-exhaust-stainless-100-cell-high-flow-3.5-cat?gclid=CjwKCAjwiaX8BRBZEiwAQQxGxyLrz7Uhgi0evqY_SFXQ12s0NaB7AXUVbi-dwFF1FAYwwkxrk8L8ixoCS5AQAvD_BwE

When I had my old R33 I spent more time driving hire cars that that old boat. Track it, break it, fix it, rinse and repeat. Old Uncle Duncan did warn me about tracking my daily, I was just to stupid to listen. I do still have all the oil stains to remind me of those days gone by though, and the masive hole in the bank account that the Mrs reminds me of every time I modify my other cars or bikes. Fun times though

As a first car that he wants to work on? OP, "Tokyo freeway racing scene and also a bit of rally here and there" I would look at a some turbo RWD drift type pig, or a Impresa WRX or older EMO. https://www.hotcars.com/surprising-facts-about-the-japanese-underground-car-scene/ Or a Ferrari......or a Civic......with neons Or..

Questions 1. Budget (car-insurance-rego-spare funds for when stuff break) 2. Is this your only vehicle 3. Do you have an OPAL card (or access to another vehicle or pushbike when it breaks) 4. Your mechanical aptitude 5. Work space (garage-carport-driveway-street) 6. Licence type (manual-auto-p plate) 7. Seating capacity and passengers (whislt the 86/brz is a good little package, if you need to put a normal size human in the back they will end up hating you after 10 minutes) 8. Tools 9. Do you have someone to take with you to "inspect" a vehicle 10. Patience (you will require alot) 11. AWD-RWD-FWD preference 12. Main use of car (street-track-rally-mad skids) 12. The understanding that all the money you drop into a car will not be recouped at sale time For a first car I always recommend some cheapish stock car you can learn to service and spanner on, and one that after a year or so you can flip if needed and not lose to much cash on

Welcome brother

Waiting for parts is tiresome...I need my high stall and I want it now... Today was a big cleaning day though, took the Mrs to Goulburn in the SS to lunch with the daughter last week and the car got smashed by bugs, then, the next day......I rode the bike to Goulburn to lunch with the daughter, again......yeap, hitting a swarm of bugs at 110kph makes a mess of that Dart screen. I'm really glad I got that screen, I was only wearing a light kevlar jacket and the bugs that hit my biceptacons stung like a bitch, I would hate to be taken them "in the face", the canola is in bloom and the bugs are thick as 10 thick things. In other news I have officially stopped looking for a new car, I'm really enjoying driving the old Commonwhore, it's mad comfy, and lays mad skids.

I bought a Yaris for my daughter I believe the Yaris was only meant to be a car that fathers buy for their female offspring as a first car

Or a phone call... "hello Subaru, this is Toyota, when will our new 86's be ready" LOL at Toyota, their only 2 sporty cars are made by BMW or Subaru.

Drop some pics and a little story about your 2 beasties mate. Or shoot a link to your build threads if you have them.

Marketed right, 30k minimum in this market In 5 years time it won't be worth half that Disclaimer: I'm old, jaded and dumb