Workshop Day 18th Feb`

[mpau009]

should be all sweet???

If its the one i remember, i think that piping was designed for the NA V6, which has one (or is it 2?) less vacuum line thing up by that black plastic elbow. But i'm pretty sure you could make it work.

Or if youv got a non recirculating boost controller / tap, like mine and the majority, the you might not need it at all.

[bradc]

Lets just hope its not your own sausage Don

[Xeroid]

18th eh ...?
I/we seem to be free, I'll get a boost guage and someone can maybe show me where it plugs into I can figure what my turbs is doing.
Then I can think about a manual boost controller later,...one step at a time.
And be a good excuse for a cruz out to Karaka and have a look at some other cars being ripped apart.
And I can BBQ and other things

[Kenneth]

i should be there Jo will probably come along too... she can wash up

[SirVr4]

i maybe new but is it all good if i come out to meet you's all i dont need anything done at this time but would be good to meet some CLUB VR4er's, i can help out where needed and i will also bring some steaks and drinks, also wanna see all the other rides

[bradc]

Yeah of course you're welcome SirVr4. (Sorry is it Jake, I forget)

Xeroid - sounds like you're the official cook then. I might need to get a boost gauge and manual controller hooked up on the white one too, if only Carsten would get around to making the gauge pod

[SirVr4]

Hey one more thing just wanting to know can we do it on the saturday the 17th rather than sunday that way we could have a few beers and dont have to worry about the next day. and also im a truck driver and i start at 1 on the monday...

[bradc]

Sunday's are just a better day for me thats all, we should be done before 6pm anyways.

[Subaru ETA]

well had my car on the hoist today and its starting to get paly in the lower ball joint. so if i can be arsed ill do that and show others how to if need be...
my mate who is a registed member of the club but has limited access to the web so is never on (BQQM) is interested as well if it all good for him to come.

hes just picked his car up from having the transfer case overhauled and ive driven it and **** you may not beleave me but it actually has more power! the insides of the transfer case had pretty much melted due to the dealer he got it off mechanic putting the wrong oil in it!

but anyway, im pretty sure i can come so ask now if you would like me to bring certain tools

[SHOWVR]

Lets just hope its not your own sausage Don

Lol!!! Sick bro, real sik! hehe! But Sorry brad, thats not my cup of tea, may be yours, but not mine.......

[Joanne]

i should be there Jo will probably come along too... she can wash up

urrr-hum....

[Munta]

might be keen on coming, need rear diff oil done and camber issues sorted as well... looks like gly mite be busy showing ppl how to fix the camber problems.

[Gly]

not really,

only have to do one while people watch,
its a workshop day to help people not do it all for them.

only had one paid order for the camber fix kit,

unless people are bringing there own stuff?....

and something to note is that you cant use the original bolts as they are to short to have spacers behind them safely.

oh and i wont be taking orders for the kit after the 9th of feb,

if you have'nt ordered and paid by then you'll have to sort it yourself.

[ShadyNZer]

nub question im sure, but whats the rear wheel camber mod?? is it to stop the rear wheel scraping on the guard??

also Gly, how hard was it to solder your boost gauge wire to mount it on the pillar?

[Gly]

rear camber mod was something i tried out on my car,
and worked with great success,

basically when you lower the car the the wheels camber in,

ie when the car it at normal height the wheels are strait up and down like this
||-------||


when its lowered they go like this

//------\\

this eats up the inside of you tyre (i used to use a set of 17s in a year)

my camber mod/fix straightens them back up when its low, so no more eating tyres, i did it coz i dont wanna buy 18s once a year, and better handling. and its cheap and easy to do, ($35 DIY kit for both wheels)

unlike the front which costs $250 per corner ($500 all up) (ive done this aswell)

now my car is almost within factory spec camber,
-1 degree on the front recommended is -0.2 to +0.4
-0.59 degee on the rear recommended is -1.2 to -.02



and my guages arnt soldered to the pillar there bolted on thru the plastic cover,
was a fairly easy task


.

[ShadyNZer]

^^ yeah but u know that big plug? didnt u solder the wires together to get rid of the plug to fit under the pillar or something like that? i think thats what u told me lol...

but yeah id be keen on that camber kit thing...can u pm me your acc detailsand ill deposit the money?

also for the decat, anyone know the specific bolts needed to install?? or anyone got the bolts needed to to install and i buy em off ya??

cheers

[Gly]

i got some spare bolts of a decat, you can have,

and ive sent you my account details,



for people doing the camber mod, your guards may need rolling afterwards?
depending on wheel/tyre size

[Xeroid]

Have to miss this now, I've looked carefully at schedule, it's our 5th wedding anniversary ( geez, glad I remembered !! ). Not a good time to be rummaging around in a faraway garage and we got plans anyway ....

[bradc]

You mean Liz will have to come out with you so that you can get drunk and play with cars

[VR4 MAD]

Minor thread hijack.................Sorry

But it does have relevance to this meeting on 18th Feb........... see below.

Last weekend a few Welly members got together at the 'SpeedTech' opening and it was suggested we should go up to the 'Import All Stars' drag meet in Taupo on Feb 17th as a CVR4 group trip or run.
Here's a LINK to more info on the event.

This seemed a good idea cause we could meet a group of the Auckland members if there was enough interested in a run down to the drags. A sort of mid-island meeting.

I haven't started a new thread yet regarding this idea cause you guys have this 'workshop' day on the 18th. Not sure if you would want to do two things in one weekend, though you could re-schedule the workshop day I suppose.

So let us know what you think and if there's enough interest I'll start a separate thread suggesting this mid-island trip and meeting at the drags.

Just don't won't to stuff up your 'workshop' day plans though.

Just an idea.