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Old 08-03-2013, 08:25 PM   #61
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I bought mine another play pal.
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Old 08-03-2013, 09:00 PM   #62
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drove to and from work in WPN270, toyed with a vt wagon (i'll give the guy points he could actually drive) and then slaughtered him (he was gracious in defeat)

looked at QTR ELF (my ef drag car project), measured up front headlight area for new turbo induction (removing drivers light and replacing with mesh.

Rubbed back front bar to get ready to plastic weld the crack and holes on bottom of bar.

might get the aluminum panels to make gauge dash and door panels tomorrow.
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Old 08-03-2013, 09:24 PM   #63
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Fitting exhaust to TD07 turbo on Mitsi 7.5 Ltr bus 6D16 engine..
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Old 08-03-2013, 10:21 PM   #64
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Started to relocate the battery to the boot - didn't finish as I'm crook but hopefully will get it finished tomorrow.
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Old 09-03-2013, 12:47 AM   #65
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Giving the 3V a little bit of right foot on the way to and from work.

Then deciding it was time for some new brakes after putting it off for 6 months.
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Old 09-03-2013, 12:55 AM   #66
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I fitted new rear upper and lower control arms, Fitted the front bar, fitted a new combination switch. Tomorrow is bath and tidy up then troubleshoot a few minor issues.
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Old 09-03-2013, 02:25 PM   #67
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Replaced the faulty dynamo on my 62 Deluxe Cortina.
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Old 09-03-2013, 05:08 PM   #68
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Old 09-03-2013, 06:04 PM   #69
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Wash, clay bar, polish and wax. Car looks awesome, but 5 bucks it rains tonight now!!!
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Old 09-03-2013, 07:09 PM   #70
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Wash, clay bar, polish and wax. Car looks awesome, but 5 bucks it rains tonight now!!!

Did about the same...


Found more hail damage though
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Old 09-03-2013, 08:06 PM   #71
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Bought a 27MM Whiteline sway bar and got rid of that F*&^%#%$ hand brake squeal ....
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Old 09-03-2013, 08:09 PM   #72
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midnight -
Washed it and took for a drive
Low and behold even though stars in the sky a patch of cloud came over and a light dusting of rain came down. LOL
Topped up petrol as some stations had risen prices by 20cents a litre, others slow to match.
Is nice though just driving at 2am in the morning, plenty of room, no slow persons holding up traffic etc etc.


Got home so rebuffed the thing when i got home and came upstairs.
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Old 09-03-2013, 08:57 PM   #73
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Old 17-03-2013, 03:13 PM   #74
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In 33 deg heat,I jacked up the car to take the wheel off after finding a screw in the tyre. Then repeated that on the trailer due to the same problem. Ffs. Two punctures at the same time. Only thing keeping me from going berko is,I have plenty of JB bonded and I will drive the beast tomorrow.
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Old 20-03-2013, 07:35 PM   #75
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I decided that I will only keep the BF XR6 for another year and then sell it to get a AU XR8.

Like this one > http://www.carpoint.com.au/all-cars/...AD-799897&Cr=3
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Old 20-03-2013, 07:42 PM   #76
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Pulled the zj out of the garage and washed it, polishing tomorrow
Nearly ready to rego in a couple of weeks
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Old 20-03-2013, 09:18 PM   #77
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Cranked up "Smoke on the water" too 42 and cruised home from work... stopped at the bottlo for some jacks, now I happy :burp
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Old 21-03-2013, 05:59 AM   #78
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fitted turbo to car and started for first time
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Old 21-03-2013, 06:41 AM   #79
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Ordered front hub/bearing for my BA XR.....
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Old 22-03-2013, 05:11 AM   #80
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Put $50 of 98 in, drove it.
Further to this, put $70 of 98 in just before the price went up. Also ordered some new registration plates and will be booking it in for an exhaust kit tomorrow.
Hoping my fuel lasts more than a day this time!
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Old 22-03-2013, 07:04 AM   #81
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put some NSW plates on it ... don't go much on those WA ones!
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Old 22-03-2013, 07:19 AM   #82
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drove to work.. light rain, sunroof open, traction off...
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Went and parked it at the Dodge dealer and drove a brand new 2013 Ram 6.7L I-6 Cummins turbo diesel, fully loaded, left a few black lines on the road - then got back in my vehicle :(
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Old 22-03-2013, 08:43 AM   #84
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Got the head off after driving to an from work.
I thought it was a reasonable effort.
Paying for it today though. Aching all over.
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Kicked it.....said why don't you like me......and now I am off to buy a new battery
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Further to this, put $70 of 98 in just before the price went up.
Ahhh, diesel and LPG. No need to worry about price cycles! They're just expensive all the time

I installed some brand spanking new speakers in the rear parcel shelf last night. High quality Sound4 speakers at a whopping cost of $8. Picking up the fronts today for, wait for it.... $7. Gotta be better than the OEM speakers though, right? Right?

Next month will most likely be a new head unit to replace the aging old Apline unit that I have where the back light on the LCD screen went ages ago so the only way I can see what's on there is if I use a torch or if the sunlight hits it just right...
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Ordered more parts
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Old 22-03-2013, 02:57 PM   #88
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Ordered parts from England and the USA.
Received parts from England.
Too wet outside so I couldn't be bothered fitting anything today.
Put some more V-Power in it!
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Went and parked it at the Dodge dealer and drove a brand new 2013 Ram 6.7L I-6 Cummins turbo diesel, fully loaded, left a few black lines on the road - then got back in my vehicle :(
Dont be : (

This is what we could pay for a second hand 2012 one > http://www.carpoint.com.au/all-cars/...-12452146&Cr=0

How much are they in your neck of the woods?

When I was over seas for work I tried to buy one, if I can remember correctly, around $40K for a brand spankers with all the bells and whistles, they would only ship to a US base though, I must admit I was nearly in tears.

Was the same for the Harleys I was looking at, about 1/3 the price for what they want in AU.

I must admit that I rate the Harleys as a agricultural bit of engineering, but for the money they were asking I would be happy to be riding around on something which has the same motor as a high volume water pump.

P.S, I cannot believe the mark up that we are charged in AU, its a legal form of theft if you ask me.

On topic, I tried to buff out a scratch one of the kids put on the car, no joy : (
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Went and parked it at the Dodge dealer and drove a brand new 2013 Ram 6.7L I-6 Cummins turbo diesel, fully loaded, left a few black lines on the road - then got back in my vehicle :(
cummins ftw...

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