Duncan

What's with the early night bludger? I've just knocked off, wrecker motor in the car, seems to be running OK. Thanks to Mark and the boys at Hills Motorsport for putting on some late nights to help get it ready. See y'all on saturday

The dash? It just needs accessory 12v, earth and the AV in which makes it beautifully easy to install. If you pick a computer to go with it, that can get very tricky. THe epson EJ1 takes about 10 inputs from the computer.

well the good news is the dash only needs an AV input, it takes an old fashioned NTSC feed. So anything that puts that out would be fine, I used an epson ej-1. The HKS Camp 1 was not so great, but apparently 2 is much better. Or any other AV input like a car computer, rear view camera etc etc

Hi Mick, I got your entry and forwarded to Aggrodave tonight. James, me too, it's a good event, but I guess the club exec can't keep running events if they don't get the entrants. Anyone wondering about whether to try it or not....give it a go, you'll have a ball

Hi mate, To be frank, those tyres, and a mix of tyres is downright dangerous. Whoever sold you the car sold you a car that is not roadworthy. There is no way even an incompetant inspection would have missed that. You have bought one of the best performance cars ever made, and the 4 bits holding it on the ground are mismatched rubbish. So.....go and buy 4 new tyres. Look at brands like Federal or Falken or Kumho, you should be able to get a set for $1000-$1500. If buying 275/19s is a problem price wise, sell the wheels and go back to 18x8 or 18x9, the tyres will be 30-50% cheaper. A better quality, smaller tyre will always grip better than a huge, cheap one. Get the alignment done, and check the after settings. 2o is not a lot of camber and is not the cause of that wear, so maybe the toe is wrong. While you are at it....if the tyres are that bad, the fluids probably have never been changed either. I'd change all the fluids (diff, gearbox, xfer case, attessa) to give your car the best chance to run reliably for years.

thanks mate, should make it OK, I am using a friend's workshop. Just don't want to miss this event because it's damn good fun

there is no way those tyres passed inspection by a competant workshop. most likely they were on the rear, because lowering makes a bigger difference to camber in the rear. you should get a wheel alignment, and make sure they tell you the "after" settings. If you have too much camber you need to raise the car, add adjustable bushes, or worst case, add adjustable arms

well....very dead motor out, new motor ready to go in. Still don't have a lot of time to finish it before Sat...looks like a busy week coming up.

Indeed. MM is gone.

In that case I'd put in another stock one. better to bend tie rods rather than have a stronger tie rod and bend a lower or upper control arm, or even the upright. If it just bent in normal use that might be different.

An N1 pump may have a "24U" instead of "05U" marking on the casing (not sure), otherwise they are externally the same. In any case, lots of things can be done with better gears in a standard casing, so if your question is about whether you have a better than standard pump or not - no, there is no way to tell. And since it is engine out (realistically) to change the oil pump, you may as well not worry about it....

This topic is very off track - please keep the the Wagga Wagga proposal. If you want to discuss someone's driveway, start a seperate thread.

I'm selling the AVS 5 spoke wheels that I have been running on my stagea - I had to change to 18s because I fit big brakes. The rims are in average but not bad condition. There are scratches inside the rim, and a little curbing on the outer face of 1. These are good looking, good quality rims, not china spec. Tyres are Federal 595SS - 2 are about 50%, 2 are below legal depth . Price is $500, I'm happy to deliver in sydney....but I need the space in the garage so buy them!

what brand of tie rod did you bend, and how did you bend it?

I would come and spend money in wagga wagga that I otherwise whould have spent in Goulburn/Melbourne/Warwick/Benalla etc....signed. Not to mention the club has members in Wagga that never get to take part in any motorsport events....

Hi mate, great to hear you are well enough to be released, it must have been a hell of a time for you and the family. I hope all the well wishers on here made a difference

yep, oil supply issue. this time the cam broke before the bearings spun, which was a nice change. lots of damage to the head tunnel where it was oil starved so it was easy to see the cause. the oil galleries in the head are tiny and hard to clean out. we drilled out the ends to clean them and put threaded plugs back in afterwards. A bit of a pain but we know it is perfectly clean and easy to re-clean in future. The galleries to the cam journals are absolutely tiny.

sorry yes, it was an odyssey, and reasonably large. The model was D51R from memory, but check first! It was a very tight fit between the fuse box and rad support, in fact the edge of the rad support had to be rolled a little. But it was very secure in place, and started every time until some groink killed it for me The turbos were fine, I had another car I could drive if this was off the road, and they cost $300ea instead of $2000. So no regrets there. The issue for me is I would kill the china turbo without fail when I did a hard tow, and I think that is because they are only oil cooled and always on boost (small turbo, big motor, big load), they just got too hot and died. Without that I suspect none of them would have failed.

haha well you were damn luck it was running at all. I'd be pulling, checking and cleaning the head. When I snapped a cam it f**ked the tunnel as well and it needed to be machined straight again. Also, you will have aluminium everywhere including the sump.

sorry I am not sure about why you are having a problem, but the ECCS relay is a critical component in the ECU wiring. basically, it switches the ecu on or off by removing the main ecu earth. there is permanent earth to the circuit that controls it, if the power is turned off the ECCS relay keeps the ECU earth on until settings are saved, and then it turns off.

btw, I should say...she is in for a garret core turbo atm. I killed my 4th china turbo a couple of weeks ago towing a big trailer to wakie. I'll post up results once available

damn I wish I could bring the March for the Micra v Starlet battur! BTW....my guess is the girlie mx5 is no slouch...let's see on the day eh? Will be good to see it out there

Unfortunately I can't confirm, because the damn thing died the other week. I can't prove it, but I think the carpark jump started the car backwards - it was fine when I dropped it off (but the auto lights sometimes stay on....), but when I picked it up the car and battery were totally dead I beleive it was yellow top D51R. I was happy with it, it spent a lot of it's life flat and kept charging up OK. But of course this was a very custom application.

Sorry, I should also have mentioned, it was Sam and Terry that made the very brave decision to change the Street Sedan association (VK commodores) into Production Touring cars, and at the same time fight for the right to have imports on the grid. Previously my car and all Skylines/Silvias etc were not eligible to race, Terry not just opened the door but encouraged us to enter. There can be plenty of politics in car clubs, but Terry has always handled himself professionally even when on the wrong side of a power struggle.

you are brave to trust the internet Mark! I was going to say I know Terry and Chris personally, and then say something nice about them - but I got this email through the other club today: I am a fellow racer in a HSV Production Car #3 and I would like the opportunity to represent all members but in particular – Racing Drivers who feel that they don’t have a voice. In the past two years the ARDC has been going in a good direction but we can do more for our Racing members. I would like to focus on competitive value as well as membership value. I would like to look at race drive time, event security, parking and access, which are the most common gripes on race day. I will always welcome member discussion on issues and your suggestions to fix those issues. Look for me on the Ballot paper… Thanks for your consideration. Chris Reeves My involvement in Motorsport has spanned the past fifty years, and I have watched it grow from backyard specials to today's highly technical race cars. In that time Production Car racing has been the starting point for many of Australia's top Racing Drivers, but has been through tough times due being over shadowed by higher profile Classes which has pushed it into the background. Ten years ago Sam Rigoli and myself sat down and created Combined Touring Cars with an emphasis on 3E Production Vehicles, which is now Production Touring, and has matured into the largest State based dedicated Production Car Championship in Australia, even overshadowing the National Championship. During my first term on the ARDC Board I proposed that we promote an Endurance Race for Production Cars at the end of each year to cater for the loss of the Bathurst 12 Hour, and in that time we have alternated as either an 8 or 6 Hour event which means that Eastern Creek Raceway provides six meetings a year for 3E Production Cars. Our Class is not the only one that competes at the Creek and as a member of the Board I have to be part of a team that covers all aspects of the Sport including making decisions relating to the $9000 000 upgrade that will make the Creek the best Motorsport Facility in Australia. As a Street Sedan Racing Association and an ARDC Club and Board member I will continue to emphasise the importance of Production Car Racing and act in the best interest as a representative for both organisations on the Board of the ARDC. Terry Conroy It's your vote, but in my opinion the current board that obtained funding to split the track in 2 to make more money at the cost of a good race track, don't deserve support. There is no doubt that people like Neil Turner put in a hge amount of effort into CAMS each year, but they really are the "institution" that protect current interests rather than opening up new ideas. For example - CAMS and ARDC worked together to shut down the WSID car park as a location for drifting because it competed with their skidpan (which is too expensive and not often available). They frequently look after big/commercial interests instead of club and grass roots motorsport.