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If you want to bring it up to my place on Wednesday night i'll do it for you, and i have the right tools LOL.

If you don't have the right shape drifts you will find it very had to get the bearing keepers back in.

Keen to take you up on this also Dale, will PM ya when I acquire funds lol.

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Anyone know any good gym equipment whole salers in Adelaide that do decent prices on things like bench, bench bar, adj dumbells, etc etc.

Not interested in a cable system as I prefure free weights, loss of license means no way to get to a gym so I'll bring a gym home LOL

There's some mob on Port Road, Hindmarsh who I can't recall their name. They have decent equipment. Just up from the Entertainment Centre if you're willing to suss it out.

I don't get out to a gym much anymore, so I have my own home gym that gets used more than any gym franchise I once joined. I don't have the full range of equipment like a proper gym ... but at least I don't have to wait to use my home equipment.

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What headgasket should i run on my rb25det? Was quoting a rough estimate on a ACL Metal Head Gasket from turbo tune fr about 250 300, i think it was and also is it worth geting the ARP head bolts?

depends on the application? Making enough power to warrant a steel head hasket and stronger bolts?

heslo Grand Master

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What headgasket should i run on my rb25det? Was quoting a rough estimate on a ACL Metal Head Gasket from turbo tune fr about 250 300, i think it was and also is it worth geting the ARP head bolts?

Just do it, for a few dollars now, you won't regret it later. I'm doing mine soon, including a port/polish on the head and I'll be going the same route (Metal HG and ARP head studs)

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Just do it, for a few dollars now, you won't regret it later. I'm doing mine soon, including a port/polish on the head and I'll be going the same route (Metal HG and ARP head studs)

yeah i have to have my head inspected for cracks and shit, so also thinking a port and polish.

Its actually in a VL for now haha

Weezy Grand Master

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<br />There's some mob on Port Road, Hindmarsh who I can't recall their name. They have decent equipment. Just up from the Entertainment Centre if you're willing to suss it out. <br /><br />I don't get out to a gym much anymore, so I have my own home gym that gets used more than any gym franchise I once joined. I don't have the full range of equipment like a proper gym ... but at least I don't have to wait to use my home equipment. <br /><br /><img src="http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/thumbsup.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="thumbsup.gif" /><br />
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Cheers Rubz, I'll go for a drive tonight and see if I can see what your talking about.

I'm down with you on that I HATE waiting for equipment at the gym. I'm really keen on a bench and free weights, adjustable dumbell and bench bar and you can basically work out every part of your body from that and the fact its free weight the surrounding muscles get a workout to stabalize the weights. Cable sh!t doesn't do it for me.

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What headgasket should i run on my rb25det? Was quoting a rough estimate on a ACL Metal Head Gasket from turbo tune fr about 250 300, i think it was and also is it worth geting the ARP head bolts?
Just do it, for a few dollars now, you won't regret it later. I'm doing mine soon, including a port/polish on the head and I'll be going the same route (Metal HG and ARP head studs)

Don't forget guys that if you if you are going to run metal head gaskets you will need to prep both the head and block mating surfaces to the correct finish. If you don't then there is a fair chance that they will leak.

Now you have to ask yourself how you are going to prep the block with the pistons in place.

Also don't forget that if you are going to change to ARP studs then you will need to torque plate hone the bores as you will be using greater torque settings and the bore will be more deformed. This is the same story for main studs in that you will need to line bore the mains.

So i guess the moral of the story is that if you are going to do a rebuild it a perfect opportunity to change to MLS head gasket and ARP studs, but other than with a rebuild it's not the ideal time to change.

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There are many flaws in that argument Steve, but surely even you recognise that 'God' is a word that men created to describe events that they couldn't understand. For the above statement to hold true God would have to be measurable like light and heat.

Also you can watch evolution at work by studying a virus (although there is some debate as to whether viruses can be considered a form of life or something that exists at the edge of life).

Last time I checked Dave, it was the other way around.

I prefer to believe that I was created in the image of God rather than have evolved from a Baboon....although when I wake up some mornings, the mirror tells me a different story :)

Anyone know any good gym equipment whole salers in Adelaide that do decent prices on things like bench, bench bar, adj dumbells, etc etc.

Not interested in a cable system as I prefure free weights, loss of license means no way to get to a gym so I'll bring a gym home LOL

Weezy, the place that Roo is referring to doesn't make good quality commercial stuff....unless times have changed.

I had some commercial grade equipment made up many many years ago at a place further west of the that place (SA Gym Equipment 456 Port Road, Hindmarsh).

I'm not sure if they are still there (probably not) but unlike most places, this mob used cast pulleys (not plastic) with bearings (not nylon bushes) and heavier grade cable. They had a wide range of olympic bars & benches, power racks and smith machines with ball brgs rather than nylon bushes.

They'd custom make anything you wanted.

You're welcome to check out my set up if you ever need to get ideas.

Don't forget guys that if you if you are going to run metal head gaskets you will need to prep both the head and block mating surfaces to the correct finish. If you don't then there is a fair chance that they will leak.

Now you have to ask yourself how you are going to prep the block with the pistons in place.

Also don't forget that if you are going to change to ARP studs then you will need to torque plate hone the bores as you will be using greater torque settings and the bore will be more deformed. This is the same story for main studs in that you will need to line bore the mains.

So i guess the moral of the story is that if you are going to do a rebuild it a perfect opportunity to change to MLS head gasket and ARP studs, but other than with a rebuild it's not the ideal time to change.

Spot on Dale, unlike a composition style head gasket, metal shims are nowhere near as forgiving.

As for torque plates, I've measued bores on some overbored blocks from underneath with an internal micrometer after a head was bolted on to find an oval bore with a discrepancy of as much as .010" (.025mm).....and peeps wonder why some recon engines burn more oil than worn out ones, lol.

Line boring mains isn't always necessary though, but you should still torque the main caps with brgs installed (but crank removed) and check for clearance, end float and brg crush before final assembly.

Weezy Grand Master

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Weezy, the place that Roo is referring to doesn't make good quality commercial stuff....unless times have changed.

I had some commercial grade equipment made up many many years ago at a place further west of the that place (SA Gym Equipment 456 Port Road, Hindmarsh).

I'm not sure if they are still there (probably not) but unlike most places, this mob used cast pulleys (not plastic) with bearings (not nylon bushes) and heavier grade cable. They had a wide range of olympic bars & benches, power racks and smith machines with ball brgs rather than nylon bushes.

They'd custom make anything you wanted.

You're welcome to check out my set up if you ever need to get ideas.

My only problem is my pocket isn't oozing with disposiable money - I'm sure getting something custom made etc would cost a pretty penny,

Having said that I know this stuff is expensive but you can go over board, so I don't mind forking out coin to a degree lol

PM me some photos of your setup if you don't mind Pete? I'll have to swing passed there and have a look.

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I've only got one a bit weeks left of license left rofl,

So you think SA Gym Equipment are the way to go? or are they the ones that build poor quality?

SA Gym Equipment are the good guys....that's where I got my gear from.

But like I said, I don't think they're there anymore......not sure if they've closed for good or just moved......check the above address first.

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