Project Car / Motorbike thread. Let's see 'em.
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More power will chew standard drivetrain in alot of cars, its often something that is overlooked.Bad luck and cars go hand in hand.
Mate of mine, in the last 6 months, has been through 2 clutches, two front ends and a gearbox as well as having knock issues in his supercharged Celica.
Also, those wheels are fakes yeah? Just out of interest.
Tuff luck plow
.ah i see really? They dont look it, ill take your word for it
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AngoXC
Wheel size expert
Not an expert on this but sway bar + mounts + links can do wonders too.
Dude. Totally not cool.
Radiator hoses?
@ Daver. Didn't you sell the Evo?
Sam.
Eats Squid
So I've convinced the girly to look into a MK IV Golf. Basically she's looking at spending no more than $8,000 but would preferably spend around the $6,000 mark which would put her in the 99-~02 range. Having limited knowledge when it comes to VW, what specifically is there to look out for when buying these cars second hand (aside from basic things such as doing a revs check, checking service history, etc)?
seventyseven
percent of Australians blame the bike for their cr
i seem to remember having a conversation with you about getting a decent workshop to check it over first and you replying with that being a waste of time. when i bought my car, not only did i get a dealship to check it over first (they'll know of ANY little niggles to find as they can make money off me fixing them, or so they think) and i did a full service on it even though it was claimed (and in the logbooks) to be up to date. oil, filter, fuel, coolant, brakes, gearbox, both diffs, plugs, bottle of injector cleaner, manifold cleaner (seafoam), the works.I ducking hate my life I swear to god
driven it for all of an hour. Had it parked went 3 minutes up at the at 2k rpm and it passes out steam. Fuck cars
this isn't coincidence. take it to a workshop, and get it checked before something lets go & f**ks ten other parts with it when it does and get a full service done.
in fact, i'm going to be in sydney tonight and can come check it out for you. a simple coolant flush & checking the thermostat isn't stuck is probably all you need.
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Hew
Likes Dirt
So the Rexcel blew a rear engine oil seal the other day.
Anyone recommend a good place to get it fixed? My current place quoted me 900-1000 which is a lot less than I was thinking, but still quite a lot.
Any suggestions as to what I can do other than just get it fixed? I was running a thicker oil for about 3-4 months and it seemed to hold off the inevitable for a few months, wondering if just putting more thick oil in it will help it hold out for a little while longer?
Anyone recommend a good place to get it fixed? My current place quoted me 900-1000 which is a lot less than I was thinking, but still quite a lot.
Any suggestions as to what I can do other than just get it fixed? I was running a thicker oil for about 3-4 months and it seemed to hold off the inevitable for a few months, wondering if just putting more thick oil in it will help it hold out for a little while longer?
top_dog
Likes Dirt
Nice colourNew plaything (for the moment)...
seventyseven
percent of Australians blame the bike for their cr
just buy a new rad. a big one. you don't want a plastic weld or something on a radiator.
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