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  1. dirt drifter

    304 waterpump/power steering belt config

    There's a mob called Clarkos Performance who do speedway stuff that make a 50% underdrive crank pulley for those 253 powered AMCA dirt modified things. It bolts on fine just needs about a 3.5mm spacer machined up to space it out the right amount, the only time I used to throw belts with the...
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    [General] VN-VS & HQ-HZ V8 Ultimate Thermo Fan Conversion Guide (AU/Mondeo/BF/FG) PLUS 120a ALTERNATOR UPGRADE

    Do you have contact details for old mate doing the alternator conversion?
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    chaser rims load rating for car float?

    I'm building a car trailer and have got to the point where i need some wheels to put under it, my axles / springs / hubs etc are rated to 2800kg and I would like to have the trailer rated as close to that as possible. I need info on the load rating of chaser rims, I know the 15x7 ute rims are...
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    Deadlock not working

    my vs executive deadlocking feature (where you manually lock the drivers door with the key then the lock knobs can't be pulled up) ceased to work the other morning. it briefly worked intermittantly then died altogether. locking/unlocking with the remote still works fine. the switch on the key...
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    Vs 5L manual conversion

    not sure on the difference, the dealership/wrecking yards told the auto x-member wont fit a manual box and vice versa. if your T5 came with the x-member that will save you half a days work ringing around trying to find one
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    Vs 5L manual conversion

    best of luck finding a gearbox crossmember. i had to get one just over a year ago and i was on the phone to wrecking yards for bloody hours until i found one!
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    bosch 044 or walbro intank

    my 6L ss makes 420rwhp and runs a walbro intank pump. it keeps up no worries. its not much louder than the standard pump and way quieter than an 044
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    AA Fuellers and Top Alcohol at Willowbank Friday and Saturday

    yep the downtime was boring as hell, all they did was put the camera on people in the crowd and showed them on the big screen and then got their t-shirt gun out and fired some shirts into the grandstand. why they couldn't have some stunt bikes etc there like they do at winternats i dunno...
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    5.0 running strange.

    if you dont have any luck with the ignition side of things check your valvesprings. mine had the same popping sound out the exhaust and intermittently ran rough due to no. 8 exhaust valve spring being shot. i dont know how the hell a dodgy valvespring could be an intermittent fault and not...
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    Any tips on getting a job in the mines????

    apparently there's a few traineeships going for open cut truckies in the hunter valley at the moment. reason being that trainees cost less to pay than qualified truckies. the pay might not be that great for mining money but once you have say 6 months experience when times are good you can get...
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    Castrol edge 10W60 noisy

    with regard to the penrite sludging posts earlier.. i've got a 5L that i bought 3 yrs ago with a freshly rebuilt motor, runs on HPR30 mineral oil changed every 5000km, would have done easy 100000km by now. i've had the rocker covers and manifold off it to fix oil leaks and never found any oil...
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    load ticking in left bank

    its easy as. they're just a rubber o-ring that slides down over the valve stem until they're seated in their groove on the valve stem
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    ls1 cam upgrade

    4.11's will be ok on the highway, my ss has a manual box, 3.9's and 20's and it sits on just under 2000rpm at 100kph. 4.11's wont rev much higher. op how do u find the z grip clutch? is it overly grabby/shudderey etc?
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    Cam and dizzy question

    yes they do. all holden V8's had a distributor.
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    [NSW] E.O.I. Wrecking black VT SS LS1 auto

    all guards/doors etc got dented in the rollover im pretty sure. i think the ss kit is ok, the front bar popped out of the clips holding it on so we will have a closer look at that this wkend when we get home. we will get back to everyone with prices soon, my mate may be able to sell the...
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    [NSW] E.O.I. Wrecking black VT SS LS1 auto

    standard ratio for V8 auto. not 100% sure but i think thats 3.08
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    [NSW] E.O.I. Wrecking black VT SS LS1 auto

    dark grey, only thing thats missing is the passenger seat map pocket on the back.
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    [NSW] E.O.I. Wrecking black VT SS LS1 auto

    long story short... a mate just rolled his VT SS and is contemplating wrecking it out if possible. If not the good bits might get transferred into a rolling shell we can get. ITEM: black VT SS 5.7L + auto, just clocked 200000km, LOCATION: glen innes nsw, can deliver bits anywhere on the...
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    Ford lays off 440 workers from Geelong and Broadmeadows

    i dunno why ford dosen't send the blown GT over there, if it could be converted to left hand drive easily that is. the thing makes over 400rwkw with merely an exhaust/tune/intercooler and a bit more boost. even with only exhaust and tune they're not far off 400 rwkw, the yanks only have that...
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    Vp series 2 vs. suzuki swift gti who will win?

    why don't u take your swift to the next track day at eastern creek and see if u can beat any commodore around the place
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    [VIC] Commodore Diff questions

    i know the big 10 bolt salisbury has an egg shaped (for lack of a better word) backing plate with 10 bolts holding it on whereas the borg warner has a more circular backing plate with 9 bolts. after looking at pics of both diffs, say on ebay or wherever u will be able to tell the difference...
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    Summernats Tuff Street

    bingo.. its great fun to be a spectator at, more trade stands than any other show in the country to spend money at, plenty of places to grab a beer etc. if i was entering a nice car or taking a chick there once the day wore on and the crowd started getting crazy i wouldnt go anywhere without...
  23. dirt drifter

    Damn Nature - You scary

    got bitten by a red back when i was 14. wouldn't say it was overly painful but i sure felt it. went to hospital but they didn't bother giving me any antivenom. was nauseous for a few days after it then for a few weeks i was bouncing between hot and cold, sweating my arse off one minute then...
  24. dirt drifter

    need some help/advice

    have a read of the cam choice for stock motor thread at the top of the 5L section. im pretty sure that skimming the heads wont give that much compression increase, will be less than 9.5:1 i think. if u are deadset certain that u will remain happy power wise with just a cam upgrade id say...
  25. dirt drifter

    OTR vs Kosteki k+n Podfilter style cold air

    ^^^^ what munz said. OTR will get dirty real quick, ive got a pod in an enclosed box and im happy with it, wont be changing to an OTR anytime soon
  26. dirt drifter

    to use a mechanical or electronic fuel for new 355

    i ran a holley blue for years and the only time i killed one was when i stuffed up and mounted it above the tank, they lasted a lot longer than the aeromotive pump i got to replace the first one. what i wound up doing was bolting it to the right hand side chassis rail under the back seat in...
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    Tell us the stories of your awesome mechanics and how they helped you out.

    my mechanic mate is a champion. all i have to do is give him a carton of beer and i have free run of the shop, use his hoist/tools everything. he lets me send the parts i order when im away working to his shop so they're ready to go for the next round of mods when im home next. every arvo...
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    Child custody

    thats pretty much exactly what a lawyer told my son's grandmother. as long as the kid is clothed, fed, and not physically abused thats all the court cares about. one bit of advice that's painfully obvious but can be forgotten in the heat of the moment.. keep your cool at all times, even when...
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    p plate exemption for family statesman

    i had to laugh when he apparently buggered off to live in monaco after that whole fiasco happened. because of some bullcrap law tomic moved to a place where he pays no tax, can drive whatever he wants and has some wicked driving roads close by that are policed by cops who wouldn't be near as...
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    [LS1] oil pressure oil gauge connecting???

    auto meter has a write-up on their website in the Q&A section on fitting gauge senders to LS motors. its worth a read.
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    Powercruise 2012 willowbank Brisbane

    I'll be there, won't be entering though. With the prizemoney on offer in the burnout comp there should be some wicked skid cars there
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    great advise from wise old fellas.

    nobody gives a fk about you but you if you want to know what a woman will turn into in the years to come, look at her mum from many wise old blokes in the mine's i have worked at "it dosen't matter how you live your life/what you do with your money, as long as you're having fun and not...
  33. dirt drifter

    Engine Swap from 5.7 to Gen IV 6l

    there are a few differences. cam angle sensor, knock sensor location, fuel injectors harness, tooth count on reluctor wheel for the crank angle sensor. not sure if u can swap the wiring harness and computer over but if u can keep in mind the new ecu will have to be sync'ed with a tech-2 so it...
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    Funny police stories

    i got pulled over in my old 253 vc years ago, it was a little bit loud but not too much. cop says "its a bit too loud isn't it? whats done to it?" me playing dumb says "i dunno, i bought it like this and have done bugger all to it" so he gets me to pop the bonnet revealing a 253 with the rocker...
  35. dirt drifter

    304 or LS1, personal opinions.

    since this threads been resurrected i might as well put in my 2c worth. i've got both, a vs exec with mild 5L, T5 box and 3.7 gears and a vs ss with a cammed L98 making 420 rwhp, 6spd and 3.9 gears. yeah the LS powered ss weekend car is great, way more power, great sound thru the twin 3...
  36. dirt drifter

    Dextron lll vs penrite Manual Gear Oil - manual trans

    mal wood recommends dextron III, i use it in my T56 and have no complaints. take out the reverse sensor (pretty sure its the only one on the drivers side) and fill it to there
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    Shoppers ring up $100m in compensation for falls in supermarkets

    damn i should have kept my old thongs that had about as much tread as a drag slick.. i almost went arse over head every time i walked into the local woolies wearing them. one fall = a holiday off work and enough coin to build my shed and half fill it with toys!:p
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    the ones that got away

    i should never have sold my old lx hatchback rolling shell. it needed paint/interior etc but bodywise it was pretty good. sold it for 5k back in 07. although if i kept it it would have been a serious money pit, because there's no way it would have had a standard rebuild!
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    How to handle yourself in a fight thread

    i havent been in in a decent fight for damn near 15 years, on very rare occasions i've traded a couple of punches but it didnt go any further than that. i dunno what its like in the city nowadays but i've lived/worked in a few rough farming/mining towns where the only fun the local lads have...
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    LS1 - VS conversion starter

    i've heard (could be wrong though) that keeping the starter on the drivers side is only possible with a non power steer rack. my vs has the starter relocation kit in it, a bit of the T56 bellhousing has to be ground out near the starters pinion gear but other than that mine fits ok. the...
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