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I always take a few important spares on remote/long trips. 10 litres of drinking water (Per person), hoses top/bottom radiator, radiator cap, odd moulded hoses, belts and of course at least a meter of heater hose. Hose clamps, joiners for heater hose to bypass heater if it blows, plugs for them...

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I was disappointed to see the VZ go as I believe it was the second best looking model of that shell (VX the best). Still cant get used to the VE, front carries to much wheel flare and the rear looks like it has been hit up the ass. Holdens ugliest car since the HD or VK in my opinion.

I would love to see it built down south but I think it would make more sense if it was put up around Dry Creek with some of the out flow to the salt pans, allthough it would need some serious pumps to send the water back to the resivours. It could use some of the water pumped back into the...

I have had this a couple of times, but it is better than it idling at 1800 - 2200 with the air on. Mine will do this sometimes. Can be a little disconcerting when you tap the brakes to turn off the cruise controll, it turns off: then the car accellerates away or just revs high in neutral. 5.7 or...

I reckon a good rule of thumb is Anything that was built without the option of radial tyres is ideal for proper white/blue walls. 2 1/2" wide minimum Any car with chrome bumpers is ok for white/blue stripe tyres. Red stripe should have blackouts and chrome bumpers. 1" wide maximum No chrome on...

Pretty common problem, I used a small crow bar and a bit of rubber on the end. Just a bit of pressure from the hub to the back of the spoke and a rubber mallet on the tyre and they eventually came off. Dont ever hit the rim it will bend. Don't forget to clean the rust of the spigot and inner of...

Not a 100% sure about the V6 but I had the oil service alarm a few times for different reasons. I believe it is a low oil pressure alarm for the motor, If it doesnt clear you either have no oil pressure or the sender is stuffed. If it does clear you have only had a low oil pressure event. I...

Im my experience with copper head gaskets they expand a little and anneal on the first heat cycle thats why I retension them when hot on the first cycle. In my opinion they are not ideal for anything with a iron alloy face as the expansion rates differ to much. If you are using the copper to get...

I cant help you with the boost limits of the different gaskets, but you would normally only use a copper gasket if you were removing the head often or just couldnt get the original gasket. Did you use anything on the gasket faces? Does the head block face use any O ring type seals? (Im not...

Great choice. Good luck with the resto.

If this is your first classic rebuild, I would recommend trying to get one that has everything in place. It's the little parts that may seem incidental that make the difference when finished. Murphy's law always makes those small missing parts hard or expensive to obtain. I have spent hours...

Only looking for 18"? I have some 17"

I would have to disagree with a couple of your choices All of the mid to late 80's Aussie cars with the cylinder head higher than the radiator have had problems. Mostly due to peanuts not filling the engines up fully with coolant. When filled and bled they were as good as any other...

Just say no to timing chains longer that 1000mm. These things will sound like a 4 cylinder magna in 5 years!

Have to disagree on this one had one with a 396 Inter V8 and it would easly smoke up all 4 wheels at once. Parts were never cheap though.

10 worst I have had any thing to do with Nissan Bluebird. Even new ones blew smoke. Audi Fox. Who would make a front wheel drive and then put the engine in front of the axle TA Torana Nikki 650 Datsun 240C Late 70's Jag Anything Mitsubishi with a balance shaft. Early Hondas, Vans and...

We have quite a few different brands of cordless power tools in our workshop. The two that have lasted the longest a panisonic and a Hitachi cordless. The Hitachi has been great and for a 9 volt unit it is still the best I have seen or used. I replace the batteries every couple of years, but it...

Having your car stolen really sucks, what is worse is having it burnt. I have allways been of the belief that the sentence should be equal to the same as having stolen the equivelent value in cash!:yeah: There is a huge difference in penalty between stealing cash and a car of the same amount...

:eek: The steel seals need a bit to bed in for sure, but thats a bit high. Those poor stationary gears.

The SS runs sweetly on ultimate but I wouldnt run it in anything that didnt have a cat, to much benzine. . I run BP premium 95 in my HR and that runs well with a UCL.

Running in a new car is a little different to a new engine. Diff, brakes, gearbox and suspension all benefit from an easy start. Warm it up before (better with driving than idling) hard work, no constant RPM for the first 5-800 km's. Gentle clutch use and no excessive slipping and if you are...

Cement dust is nasty as the lime etches quite quickly. Lots of wax over a good polish. The dust will still mark it but it should not get through to the paint if you give it an occasional rinse.

Im not arguing with you minux, it is not all it's cracked up to be. It's one of the better ones for a off the shelf in any store. I allways go back to Autoglym super resin polish it's easy to put on, can be found easly and gives a very nice gloss for the money. Zano and Poorboys are good gear...

Assuming you have shaken it well before applying each time about 15 mins is ample for it to dry. I get a fairly good result with tech wax liquid by being frugal with it's application. When applied thickly it takes a lot of polishing to remove. If it's streaky you may have an uneven coat. A...

Nothing beats a good linkage clutch set up. The only problem they have is they will need periodic adjustment. This is not all bad though as it will give you a good indicator of the wear of your clutch. Hydraulic is easy though especially if you cant get the angles and mount points you need...

I wouldn't worry to much about 0.010" undersize. See what undersize bearings you can obtain for it. I built a 186 with 0.060" undersized mains 0.025" rods and it is still going fine 25 years later. What you need to worry about is the finish and roundness of the journals. They must measure the...

Its probably been posted before but check this site out. It has great detailed results from testing ethanol blended fuel in older and newer cars with reports on the extra damage caused. http://www.deh.gov.au/atmosphere/fuelquality/publications/testing-passenger-fleet/summary.html

Great link to the Turbonique info. Stuff the rocket powered go cart I want one of the drag axles they used to make. Even a rocket powered super charger would suffice, who needs NO2

I was under the impression that they will idle at higher revs 1000rpm at a high road speed. If you slip it into neutral at 20+kmh does it still idle at 750rpm? Cheers

I think you will find these have the same manual gearbox as the Gen 3. The boxes seem to have quite a bit or roll over noise and are quite noisy when the input RPM is under 1200 rpm. I have read in an extract from a Tremec manual that the gear train doesn't get adequate lubrication if they...

You are not alone had a similar experence but I was loosing the covers for the bolts in the rear bumpers. Lost 3 before I glued them in. Use a little sikaflex (Window install sealant) on the clip to molding and the bottom of the clip to the channel in the roof. That stuff will hold them for ever.

Bring back the button plan! Stuff the free trade agreements! We need Industrial diversity in this country. Ford have been using a lot more imported components lately as well as Holden. Does any one know the Aussie content on these cars? I would be surprised if they were over 80% now.

They come of and go on easly. Just lift the rubber on the windscreen up a little and catch the end of the mold and lift it off. The plastic clips will easly detach. Make sure that the end near the back window you lift up then slide out. The install is done in the reverse. Put the clips on the...

Stiff brake pedal first couple of uses of the day is normally the brake pads warming up. Some pads are a lot worse than others. I could also be a caliper problem? If it was a wheel bearing it would be apparent all the time. I dont know about the ABS thing never had one in bits. One thing to...

Very nice. A question, what size spare do you get with the standard 18" now?

I have had a bad experience using southgates service department. Took my car in for a 20000 service. They do the usual service routine/safety check on the hoist have a look underneath, check brake pads etc etc. All OK when I got the car back. I always check the wheel nuts after every service...