New Member, Old Skyline

[harvo]

factory mirrors - $30 posted?

PM sent mate

Buy one off these, leave the original radio in it

http://search.ebay.com.au/remote-usb-car-f...PageNameZRC0021

Nigel

Thanks Nigel

I never even gave one of those a thought, I was under the impression you needed an i-pod to use them.

Wonder it the lighter works?

Anyway, pulled the gear box out today and found the friction plate glued to the pressure plate so I'll order a new clutch tomorrow. Pulled all the seats out to get the old carpet up (smells like there's a dead rat in there somewhere ) and replace with something better, will give everything else a good clean while the seats are out.

Found a 2 or 2 1/4 inch stainless exhaust with a single walker muffler out back, looks to be fairly new. Also noticed that the fly wheel and pressure plate have been balanced, is that a factory thing or has it been done later?

Cheers Dan

Edited September 21, 2008 by harvo

[coupe72001]

Easiest place to score parts for your engine is from an early 80s r30's. There are still plenty of them around. They run an L24 like yours, but with injection. Be sure to grab the electronic distributor and coil if you find it.

Your CD player fits in the glovebox a treat. The inner glovebox comes out (6 screws), and you run the wires through one of factory the holes in the top of it like this...

[harvo]

Your a champion coupe, got all the answers

I was thinking the glove box, and had a look but must have missed the holes in there.

Something else for the to-do list

[harvo]

So.....

I pulled my glove box out tonight in preparation for fitting of the new stereo and guess whats tucked up in behind there?

Long story.....car was parked in a paddock for 12-18 months, pushed it onto a trailer and towed it home. Noticed a fairly nasty smell while trying to get it going but didn't think to much of it, left it in the shed with all windows down, doors/boot open for a good week to air out, yep that'll fix it

Rear seat was out when I got it, I pulled the passenger seat out to fix one of the rails and the console came out when I took the gearbox out. Thought I may as well take the drivers side out and remove all the carpet and underlay cause that's obviously where the "smell that will out last religion" is coming from.

Wrong again.....Gave everything a good clean all the trims and stuff, ahhh looks a million bucks now

The stench seems to be fading or maybe I'm just getting used to it?

Anyway.....so I pull out the glove box and notice some underlay/sound deadner tucked up behind the gauge cluster and I think.....that's odd.....surely putting sound deadner there would be a bit of a fire hazard with all the electrical stuff going on?

Start removing deadner and the stench starts getting stronger again, buried in amongst all that shit was a f@#k off big, dead, semi-decomposed rat or maybe it was a possum? any way I fell a little sick now but hoping that was the only one living in there

There's a big, dead rat in there....nasty

Edited September 22, 2008 by harvo

[coupe72001]

Ahh yes... the old stuff a dead rat in the centre console trick.

[harvo]

Yeah, I knew it was cheap for a reason

I got my mirrors yesterday too, thanks coupe.

Got the clutch kit as well to go in, and $2.50 worth of black vinyl for a new gear shifter boot.

So much to do