Morton's white VQ Statesman

[savage1987]

I have a T shirt that says "I am a licensed cable tie technician"

I should cross it out and write "morton screws" instead

[HoZy]

Quick visit to the Great Ocean Road lastnight ^_^

cheers
MaT

[Morton]

Haha, wish you had a better camera That video doesn't show just how wet the road was lol

Once I get this oil blowby issue sorted, and a nice dry weekend, we can take it for a proper peg ^_^

[Morton]

There's been tens of thousands of views to this thread. If well all refer to Zip ties as Morton Screws from now I think we can make it stick Australia wide, that would be lovely :P

Let's make it happen ^_^

[greenfoam]

Quick visit to the Great Ocean Road lastnight ^_^

cheers
MaT

Haha, weren't hanging around! Did you love the road long time?

[BXHD]

nice video! it sounds wicked!!

[Morton]

Haha cheers mate ^_^ It's got a nice burble to it at times

Big weekend coming up for the old girl:

1) new oil catch can setup with proper hoses, and a proper catch can
2) new rocker cover gaskets
3) new oil cap
4) oil change blah blah
5) new revised underbody aero, or at least most of it

[greenfoam]

Morton don't make me add up all this crap your buying for the VQ because it's not far off 383 price if I do

[savage1987]

mmmmm


383

[Morton]

lmao yeah, I think work is going to slow down on the stato for now Time to start saving for the HQ.

Got the catch can set up over the weekend, but the new aero kit will have to wait for another week or two. Got caught up playing Super Mario on Hozy's Snes instead of working on the car lol

pics to follow

*leaves to dream of a 500hp 383*

[greenfoam]

I had a dream you came to visit me in the HQ, I was at my parents house in the bush and I heard this vR RR R R R R R R LUMP GURBLE brRRRRRR comming up the driveway. And this HQ pulls up, pretty low HQ racer style painted retro white with a hint of like... Eucalypt green in the white. Tough as actually pretty much the colour of a Avocado smoothy:P white yet tinted green. Then you and your gf got out and then later you were giving it a rev it sounded insaneeeee heapsa power. OH! not only that you had driven it there straight from racing it and it still had a white paint pen on the front window with your dial in time "11.1"

[INVSBL]

dude, u need to get ur head checked!

[Dirbatua]

Foamy, you running low on red shit again go get an injection

[BXHD]

WHITE FTW!!!

[HoZy]

<3 foam lol

[HoZy]

[delcowizzid]

hahaha this thread has more win every time i come in here nice work hozy

[greenfoam]

Foamy, you running low on red shit again go get an injection

I think I was supposed to have one today?! I totally forgot

[delcowizzid]

you running out of transfluid again foam

[greenfoam]

Just so you know how red it is :P, if you don't start going to sleep more you will need some magic juice too Delco

[Dum*P*ster]

yo mort sus the sig..and thanks again!!

[Morton]

Well, ladies and mentelgen, I have just done a compression test on the old girl - with surprising results!!

Cyl 1: 134.0
Cyl 2: 133.5
Cyl 3: 135.0
Cyl 4: 136.0
Cyl 5: 135.0
Cyl 6: 136.5
Cyl 7: 137.0
Cyl 8: 135.0

I can't freakin' believe it - over 300,000km and I certianly havn't touched the valve seats or rings. Either it's been rebuilt before, or DAMN GIRL!! she's just magic.

This raises the question of why oil continues to squirt out of my oil filler cap every time I drive above 4-5000rpm and only then.

Valve stem seals? Collets?

It piques my interest.

Either way, that's incredible for a dry/hot compression test. WOW.

Or it could be shit, I'm not sure - what's the recommended figure for a 304 compression test?

[stocky]

dont our engines have a lot of trouble with oil being pumped to the top of the engine at high revs. theres a bit of info about it on SC i believe

[savage1987]

Morton's computer is special and he can't get on SC. I never used to have problems with oil coming out the cap in my old 5L, and I drove that like I stole it as often as not; no idea what it could be caused by

Mind you, I'd consider it a healthy sign if anything, because mine DIDN'T do it, and mine blew up shortly post sale.

[stocky]

morton also has those little pod filter thingies where the lines to the throttle body normally go. dunno if that would impact it at all