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  1. PSYKO PHOENIX

    Is this fatal? warter pump, crack in the block

    I've managed to find one today from a place called ageing autos, its gunna cost me $125NZD which I think is pretty reasonable, considering that Holden don't do them anymore and the guy at the parts department said that the last one they did was $1600. nearly fell off my chair if its crap I...
  2. PSYKO PHOENIX

    Is this fatal? warter pump, crack in the block

    I was actually just using one of the bolts, I cleaned the threads of the bolt then ran it through all the bolt holes, just to remove any grit that there was it went through all of them easy, except for the one that cracked, it started to get tight. still moveable but tight, so I backed it out...
  3. PSYKO PHOENIX

    Is this fatal? warter pump, crack in the block

    AAAHHHHHHH damn the Tasman sea! hahaha, if I cant find one here I might just have to hit u up for it...
  4. PSYKO PHOENIX

    Is this fatal? warter pump, crack in the block

    BUGGER... looks like ill be on the phone a lot tomorrow then
  5. PSYKO PHOENIX

    Is this fatal? warter pump, crack in the block

    sweet bro, thanks heaps! hopefully I can find one, maybe just order a new one through Holden?
  6. PSYKO PHOENIX

    Is this fatal? warter pump, crack in the block

    just checked the manual, this will defiantly be a dealership/mechanic job...
  7. PSYKO PHOENIX

    Is this fatal? warter pump, crack in the block

    yep it certainly did!!! thank you al so very much guys, ill have to start looking for one of them, they likely expensive or hard to find? big load off my mind that its not the block! am I better off to DIY it or should I take it to a dealership/mechanic?
  8. PSYKO PHOENIX

    Is this fatal? warter pump, crack in the block

    I hope that's all it is! I was stressing something serious, I certainly don't have the money to replace the whole block can you confirm that It is just the timing belt cover and that it is replaceable? how much of a job is it to replace by the way? here are more pics for you to confirm...
  9. PSYKO PHOENIX

    Is this fatal? warter pump, crack in the block

    before u ask, I was using a torque wrench set to the correct settings for each bolt the whole time and also following the Gregory's workshop manual as well
  10. PSYKO PHOENIX

    Is this fatal? warter pump, crack in the block

    So I was replacing the water pump today (95 VS commodore, 3.8 v6) no biggie, going fine, then I had a small problem, I broke a bolt, again no biggie, I unbolted and remove the new water pump, drilled and then removed the broken bolt. sweet back to re installing the pump... before I went to get a...
  11. PSYKO PHOENIX

    replaceing front (dash) mounted tweeters, with 4" ones

    sweet, ill sell the 4" ones, n buy some normal replacement tweeters, sounds easyr any way. now the next question, im running all my speakers thru an amp, should i tap the wires to the door speakers? realy cant be assed pullin out the whole radio n crap to wire the tweeters into the head unit...
  12. PSYKO PHOENIX

    replaceing front (dash) mounted tweeters, with 4" ones

    yea id deffinatkly have to cut into the dash, the tweeters are tiney and the brackets will have to come out, sit them in on an agnge maby?
  13. PSYKO PHOENIX

    replaceing front (dash) mounted tweeters, with 4" ones

    hey guys, i was planing on upgrading the front dash mounted tweeters to ones that work hahaha id been lookin round for tweeters, anyway i managed to get some nice 4" speaker/tweeters from my grandparents for free, they had no use for them so any way heres the question has it been...
  14. PSYKO PHOENIX

    push button start.....to cheesy?

    youve just given me my next job, usb ports! lol
  15. PSYKO PHOENIX

    push button start.....to cheesy?

    love the idea!!!! i shud hook it up to my air horn 2, so wen the car starts the air horn goes off lol
  16. PSYKO PHOENIX

    push button start.....to cheesy?

    i ts prety easy, just 3 wires, 1 constant power, 1 ignition and one ground, wire em up done i wen i turn my car on i flick it over to ign then wait for the fuel pump and a few other things to finnish starting up, then either turn the key or push the button, works both ways, no real waste of...
  17. PSYKO PHOENIX

    push button start.....to cheesy?

    ok heres the pic, yes the oil pressure gauge is buggerd, thats the next bit of work to do, then supercharge hahaha
  18. PSYKO PHOENIX

    push button start.....to cheesy?

    we all get a lil bit stupid some times lol, pics coming up soon
  19. PSYKO PHOENIX

    push button start.....to cheesy?

    it didnt look blowen, stupidity seams to be what im best at
  20. PSYKO PHOENIX

    push button start.....to cheesy?

    fixd, blew the main engine fuze
  21. PSYKO PHOENIX

    Illuminated Engine Start Button

    fixd, blew the main engine fuze
  22. PSYKO PHOENIX

    Illuminated Engine Start Button

    AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH PROBLEM! ok so i wired it all up tested it a few times, worked mint with either key turn or push button, so stoaked, so i re assembled everything, went to test again and nothing no power at all, acc turns nothing on, no cig lighter or volt meter gauge, and no ign either...
  23. PSYKO PHOENIX

    push button start.....to cheesy?

    AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH PROBLEM! ok so i wired it all up tested it a few times, worked mint with either key turn or push button, so stoaked, so i re assembled everything, went to test again and nothing no power at all, acc turns nothing on, no cig lighter or volt meter gauge, and no ign either, no...
  24. PSYKO PHOENIX

    looking to make a.. manual fan over ride, ignition and fuel killswitch.. any ideas?

    so even with the key in the ignition and in the on position it wont work?
  25. PSYKO PHOENIX

    push button start.....to cheesy?

    all good, the people who work wit my mum and dad all drive gay euros n skite about there push buttom start, so i wamma showem that there 300,000 push buttonstart cars aint so flash lol, plus im unemployd atm so i gotta do somthin to keep bizy, my right arm is gettin sore hahaha
  26. PSYKO PHOENIX

    push button start.....to cheesy?

    p plater #### ive been drivin for 10 years lol, just lookin for small fun **** to do wit cars
  27. PSYKO PHOENIX

    push button start.....to cheesy?

    hey who won the war lol
  28. PSYKO PHOENIX

    push button start.....to cheesy?

    havent herd from u in ages bro how u goin!!! i reckon itd be a cool lil thing to have, then wen i feel like starting a race car i can get my kicks of my road car lol i figure ittl b easy tap into ignition wire on barrel, constent power wire on barrel and ground wire (i assume on barrel...
  29. PSYKO PHOENIX

    push button start.....to cheesy?

    hahahaha yea thats half the reason i was thinkin bout it, oooooo your shiney aston, jag, bmw, merc, audi all have push start, but look so does my commodore BOOM suck on that europe hahaha
  30. PSYKO PHOENIX

    push button start.....to cheesy?

    allready got the kill switch done, thats what gave me the idea, id just wire the push start in parralell with the key starter so i could use either, depending what mood im in hahaha why?
  31. PSYKO PHOENIX

    push button start.....to cheesy?

    exactly, key will still have to be in the ignition, ill just wire it so it works with either the push button or full key turn
  32. PSYKO PHOENIX

    push button start.....to cheesy?

    http://www.jaycar.co.nz/productView.asp?ID=SP0773&CATID=79&form=CAT2&SUBCATID=978#1 im thinkin about re wiring my vs to be push button start, got a perfect mounting point and it shouldent be to hard to do so heres my question is a push button start vs commy to cheesy.....or is it cool?
  33. PSYKO PHOENIX

    looking to make a.. manual fan over ride, ignition and fuel killswitch.. any ideas?

    DONE!!! works mint as! now im tempted to make her push button start, whatta ya think? push button start to cheesy for a vs? they sell push button start buttons ar jay car for 10 bucks, shouldnt be hard to do, i know were all the wires n **** are, i could make it dule start, either key or...
  34. PSYKO PHOENIX

    looking to make a.. manual fan over ride, ignition and fuel killswitch.. any ideas?

    will do but its definatly the pinkwire? ill have a look thru my gregorys manual aswell
  35. PSYKO PHOENIX

    looking to make a.. manual fan over ride, ignition and fuel killswitch.. any ideas?

    Google Image Result for http://www.techguys.ca/howto/images/ignition_wires.jpg im guessing this is the notorious pink wire?
  36. PSYKO PHOENIX

    looking to make a.. manual fan over ride, ignition and fuel killswitch.. any ideas?

    wow.......... ive just finnishd installing the cooling fan override switch, works mint and was so easy to do, got a 15 amp fuze on in to just incase, so one job down man i idled her till the fan auto kickd in and she was happy then wen that shut off i put the overide on, within about 5 mins i...
  37. PSYKO PHOENIX

    looking to make a.. manual fan over ride, ignition and fuel killswitch.. any ideas?

    ill do the fan over ride first, and then tackle this, are you able to accuratly confirm the wires and locations of the wires to tap into?
  38. PSYKO PHOENIX

    looking to make a.. manual fan over ride, ignition and fuel killswitch.. any ideas?

    perfect, sounds good bro, ill give it a go soon, like the doubble kill swtich idea! have to move and remount one of them to make it harder, atm there next to each other, like the idea of not goin thr the fire wall to...... yea its an auto lol also 1 more stupid question that i allready no the...
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