Bloodyaussie's GQ

[mudnut]

It will be interesting to see how long the chemical lasts. My Old Trol has had chemiweld fix done almost 18months ago, to stop the radiator weeping. My Brother in law ran his Honda civic for three or four years when the head gasket leaked and he gave it a shot of chemical assistance. Since your engine is on its way out, I reckon you should drive it till it drops, and run a pool on how many ks you get out of it.

[Bloodyaussie]

Its fine.. no probs.

I am not to fussed about the shocks as they are in good condition they just need a bit of TLC and they will be as right as rain.

As for the engine side of things I will try and do a weekend thing with it kicking off Friday night to be ready to be yanked out Saturday.... will have to see how it all plays out?

I want to enjoy the car driving it instead of it being my master and I it's slave!!!!

[Winnie]

Like I said mate I'm more than happy to come up for a weekend to help out. You've helped me out so I help you.

[mudski]

Here is a bit of an update... well from the last trip the shocks have shat themselves, it seems they looked all good but must having been sitting around for awhile and all the seals and rubbers have gone to the hard side!!!

On the trip I was getting a lot of banging noise from under the car and stopped a number of times to see if I could work out what it was... so now I have put my old Pedders shocks back in (one bent rear shock) and all the noise has gone.

No wonder the shocks have shat themselves. You guys drive like your on a time limit the whole time. You must have been airborne on all those whoopdie's.

[Winnie]

We would have gotten to camp a lot later if we had to drive at your 3L pace!

[Bloodyaussie]

Cheers Winnie, thanks for the offer mate....

Once I use to wish my life away now there are not enough hours in the day!!!!

Got to try and get this other gearbox out of the donor car and give it a look over and see if I am going to swap that out also.

Sick of seeing that thing out the front of my house.

I tell you if I had the space I would buy a hoist so I could work on my car easier!!

[krbrooking]

Well you know you can count me in when you do the rebuild man, the more ppl there to help out the quicker things should go, especially if Winnie, Rosco & Andie come as like mark said at times I thought they were trying to run a rally race.


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[Bloodyaussie]

Got home a while ago with my new engine..... thanks to Matfew for the deal mate and you truly are a top bloke thanks.

Now have to go over all the details to work out how I will go installing all this with the minimum of down time??

Still would like to do this over a weekend but might still try to arrange a car just in case..... IRISH???

I have to remove one of the head gaskets as I cannot afford the turbo right now as much as I would love to go down this path but I have forked out way to much money of late.

Thanks again Matty...

[BigRAWesty]

Guessing you got a TB? Or are you doing the swap??

[Bloodyaussie]

I have a TB42 with a cam and all hardened valves.....