Planning: Get confusis's ST-R on the road weekend!

[confusis]

Time to plan for a good weekend to get stuck in and get'er'dun!

Will have a BBQ, maybe a few beers for the non-drivers and etc!

Just testing the waters here to see when/if people are free to come down and help, I'm sure I will be happy to help you guys out in the future!

To do:
Refit Transfer case (assuming I didn't totally fsk something up bolting the trans on!)
Refit engine back onto mounts
Refit Exhaust+ driveshafts
Refit Suspension
Refit wheels
Refit my confidence in my St-R

Then refit my body with a few beers and a good yarn with some good people :D

[Subaru ETA]

if brad goes down this weekend coming and depending on the day i may catch a ride with him

[bradc]

Can't do it this weekend sorry, I am moving the remaining few things from Karaka to my house.

I'm planning to be in Whakatane towards the end of Feb, either the weekend of the 20th or 27th. I'm also busy the weekend of the 13th

[confusis]

ok sounds good brad, will pay gas as per usual. will make SURE I have the right amount this time!

Will keep an eye on the weather and see whats going to happen

[confusis]

20th is the better weekend - i have both days off.

[confusis]

What day would be best for you brad?

[bradc]

Will let you know in the next day or two

[VR4WGN]

still not going ?? omg lol

[confusis]

Lol I don't have quite the the workshop you do Q

[bradc]

May need to make it March 6-7th, will let you know.

[KiwiTT]

March 6th is Cruise day :D

[bradc]

yeah I know, but the cruise route could always take us further south, Waihi was fun last time back in 2005!

Realistically though I may be skipping the cruise and heading down myself.

I may be able to come down on the 27-28th, unsure at the moment.

[confusis]

Ok - whenever suits you. I'm not forcing you to head down! Baby's overdue this week anyhooo so may not have the time. My fiancee is being induced tommorow

[VR4WGN]

good luck with the lil one dude..
i didin mean any offence bout the ox swap dude.. i used to do it on jacks and axle stands on the floor!!
hang on i still do as my hois tis still not in lol...i just did the 25ST on the floor lol,2 hours

[Subaru ETA]

not everyone is as awesome as you Q....

[confusis]

agreed, Sub

[confusis]

Still on for this weekend brad? I finish work at 1.30pm on sat though

[bradc]

I can drop a ton of bolts off this weekend but not stay for long sorry. I will be able to spend sometime there on the 7th.

[confusis]

Ok..

[wintertidenz]

Brad - if you need an extra hand with getting it all sorted, gimme a yell before the 7th and I'll come over to your place so we can go down in the same car.

[bradc]

Dan and John, new plan, are you free all day this saturday?

[confusis]

this sat - I finish work at 1.30pm, get home at around 2pm

[bradc]

do you have any sick days?

[wintertidenz]

Not this Saturday no, I'm in Hamilton.

[confusis]

Business relies on me too much for me to pull a sickie.

[confusis]

So what's happening?

[bradc]

I'm unsure, I want to have someone else from Auckland come down too, just to help with a few things.

[confusis]

Any takers, auckland folk?

[confusis]

Ok I have all of saturday off now. W00t

[bradc]

Hopefully someone else from auckland is keen to post up then!

[confusis]

pleeeeeeeeeeease guys

[confusis]

please please next weekend. before my missus leaves me and i get kicked out of this ****ty excuse for a 'home' never seen so much abuse in my life. f*** this place man

[Adie]

If you want a hand next weekend I'm free on Sunday and I can finally get my flairs off Brad!

[bradc]

lol, I've been wanting to drop them off to you, I will probably leave them around the back door where the strut brace was on monday.

[VR4WGN]

please please next weekend. before my missus leaves me and i get kicked out of this ****ty excuse for a 'home' never seen so much abuse in my life. f*** this place man

without being rude dude what do you mean exactly??

[confusis]

still on for this sunday?

[confusis]

^up she goes?^ (bump)

[bradc]

I'll drop past a box of bolts for you today so you can use any of those if you are missing some. That way hopefully you'll be able to do all the stuff you can apart from the few things that you aren't sure about.

[confusis]

well it's getting the transfer case on that i'm stuck with - it won't slide on easy :/

and i'm workin 11--8.15 today :(

[confusis]

How much can I refit with the transfer case still off? Radiator? Loom? Starter motor?

[VR4WGN]

its easy it will just slide on if you jiggle it on the spline axis on a latitude way if you know what i mean and push on at the same time

[scott.mohekey]

I find it easiest if you can get right underneath the car and have the transfer case resting on your chest, then lift it up into position and jiggle it into place.

[confusis]

brad are you heading here for much time today?

[bradc]

Left Whakatane at 3:30 so just went straight home. Have you tried again with the transfer case?

[confusis]

tried and failed - no way i can lift the thing under there... apparently i have someone coming later this evening but doubt they know wtf they're doing

[confusis]

correction - transfer case is in and bolted on properly. luckily i have a few days off this week. now to borrow a trolley jack for the motor

[confusis]

driveshaft is in, engine xmember, passenger suspension, intake, and engine is back on all 4 mounts. all plugs have been plugged in except for the starter motor. still need to bolt the torque convertor on

[wintertidenz]

Good news then!

[confusis]

yup. lots of little stuff. I managed to borrow a trolley jack designed for tractors. w00t

[confusis]

I have found a 'D' bracket with a rubber bush and have no idea where it goes. any ideas? there are already two rubber bushes on each end of the swaybar so can't be them.. hmm

[scott.mohekey]

Photo?

[confusis]

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/4828/pic0310022.jpg

[Subaru ETA]

sway bar mount

[scott.mohekey]

Hmm. it looks like a sway bar one. It's not a spare from brad's box is it?

[confusis]

don't think it's brads, as it was sitting in my parts tray.

How many mounts are there on the swaybar? the two bushes that have flat mounts(the bush is mounted in a cutout? in the subframe). where would this one be located as i traced the bar through from one side to the other and couldn't see any holes for it, or any place the bar is close enough to the chassis to mount it.

[bradc]

There are two like that, can't think of any other place they would come from.

[confusis]

hmmm... the two swaybar mounts i can see are recessed into the subframe. would there be 4 mounts for the bar?

[Gly]

rear sway bar mount

[confusis]

rear as in back end of the car? or basically just up at the middle rear of the front swaybar?

[Gly]

back end of the car, rear axle sway bar

[confusis]

oh.. so how did that end up in my parts tray? haven't touched the arse end o.0

[VR4WGN]

you only have 2 mounts in the front sub frame!!! maby Brad somehow when he got my Cusco bar with the nolathanes?? it was almost a year ago lol

[confusis]

hmmm weird. oh well if it isn't for my car it's going in brad's parts box!

[confusis]

It moves.







Just not under it's own power. Suspension is all done. Just cooling, atf lines, and torque converter to go .

[confusis]

bought a new ratchet yesterday as my 1/2" drive one was buggered. Went to Mitre10 looking for one and they had nada. I then walked back thru town and noticed they had a tool expo on in the town hall. Score! Got me a new 1/2" drive ratchet for $22 with a good warranty.. 'Rolson' brand. looks identical to one my grandad had for decades and still worked fine when it was bequeathed to my uncle.

Torque convertor time when my son goes for a nap!

[confusis]

atf is in, radiator is in, no coolant in yet. exhaust is basically on bar two of the rubber mounts.

to do:
get the engine turned over to bolt the t/c on
coolant, transfer case oil
final bolt on engine x member, double check drive shaft bolts
exhaust rubber mounts
buy some octane booster to bring the old petrol in the tank (1/5 of a tank) back up to somewhere near 95

I tried turning the motor over but i think it's partially seized or i'm weak! couldn't budge it. Only had the leverage of a ratchet though.

[bradc]

You should be able to rotate the engine around by yourself, maybe you could put a pole over the end of the ratchet handle to make it a bit longer?

[confusis]

Didn't have a cheater bar handy unfortunately