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Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 12:03 pm
by bigsteve
greg wrote:bigsteve wrote:I still reckon you should have hit that last section in 4h
I would have - but for some reason the engine bogged down... must have been some extra weight in the car somewhere
I told you that winch was too heavy.
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 2:58 pm
by greg
Well,
As of last week I have started approaching an engineer to see about getting my little car legal and legit for its on-road duties... I'm getting sick of driving around fearful that I'll end up with a yellow sticker on the windscreen.
I called up and had a chat to the fellow on Wednesday for a few seconds before faxing through to him a little list of all the mods that are non standard (oddly enough) on the car.
Did a follow up call on the friday for a few minutes and i must say - things were more positive than i expected - didn't get laughed at or anything so that has to be a good start.
First issue to come up for the car though has concerned emissions for the non-standard engine. Apparently because the engine is out of a japanese car, it may not meet ADR 37 - Emmissions for Aust Cars rulings.
So apparently the first option is to get a fancy lab mob somewhere to do some test on the car... But rather than doing that i am currently trying to track down a fellow that used to import Cappuccinos and get a copy of his document stating that Cap's require no changes to meet the ADR37 requirements.
Hopefully if i get this document i won't have to get the tests done :fingers crossed:...
On top of this i still have a few more things to clean up on the car before taking it in for its first "check over" by the engineer. So hopefully these little changes aren't too far away.
The other thing that i'm up to at the moment is sourcing a bling new radiator for the car - she's running a tad warm so some enhanced cooling ability is required.
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 2:48 pm
by greg
Progress Report:
One of the zook club members has whipped me up a little gizmo that will supply a pulse to the computer to make it think that the speedo is hooked up and working. This, once installed, will mean that the check engine light will no longer come on after driving around for a little while (hooray)
In other news, no other progress has been made.
The engineer hasn't called me back, and i'm still hassling the cappuccino guy to get me the details of emissions for caps so i can use that too.
One day
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 3:09 pm
by grimbo
you know you want to sell it and get a Grand Vitara why fight it
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 3:14 pm
by bigsteve
greg wrote:Progress Report:
One of the zook club members has whipped me up a little gizmo that will supply a pulse to the computer to make it think that the speedo is hooked up and working. This, once installed, will mean that the check engine light will no longer come on after driving around for a little while (hooray)
In other news, no other progress has been made.
The engineer hasn't called me back, and i'm still hassling the cappuccino guy to get me the details of emissions for caps so i can use that too.
One day
No mention of the ejected grill???
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 3:39 pm
by greg
grimbo wrote:you know you want to sell it and get a Grand Vitara why fight it
I wouldn't even need a grand vitara grimbo - even this 4wd gti-r i'm after would allow me to outdrive you
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 3:41 pm
by greg
bigsteve wrote:No mention of the ejected grill???
No mention of the bonnet?
...And my grill attempted to self eject on the weekend. A replacement for this item is also being hunted down - if not for now, then surely for the near future
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 3:52 pm
by grimbo
greg wrote:grimbo wrote:you know you want to sell it and get a Grand Vitara why fight it
I wouldn't even need a grand vitara grimbo - even this 4wd gti-r i'm after would allow me to outdrive you
hey you don't want to bank a cheque your...... how does that saying go? It would have been really good and you would have felt scared
You'll get a gti-r when my Zuk gets back on the road
Its a Starlet for you my girls car driver of the future
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 4:11 pm
by bigsteve
greg wrote:bigsteve wrote:No mention of the ejected grill???
No mention of the bonnet?
I'm saving that for when we can post pics again
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 4:14 pm
by Guy
A Starlet ...
or perhaps a Corolla Seca toibo ... A faster gurls car ..
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 4:41 pm
by greg
love_mud wrote:A Starlet ...
or perhaps a Corolla Seca toibo ... A faster gurls car ..
I reckon a starlet would be cool too
(just not as cool as the gti-r)
Either way
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 6:42 pm
by moose
there was a starlet out at calder , easter drag meet !
running 13.5 !!
didnt look any thing special , just quik !!!! with a sneeze !!!
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 6:21 pm
by bigsteve
BTT
Thought i'd re-hash this seeing though its been a few months and Gerg is living happily in his blissful non-internt world
besides its the only 4x4 i'll get to work on for a little while.
Whats been happening this winter:
~ Gearbox rebuilt.
~ Calmini Flares fitted
~ New front clip (Drover clip replaced with 1.3 front clip)
~ Respray (Drab of course)
~ New wheels and tyres (Holy F$%&*g Bling)
Sorry no pics, you will just have to wait til tomorrow
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 6:26 pm
by DeWsE
Sorry no pics, you will just have to wait til tomorrow
Not happy Steve!
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 6:35 pm
by bigsteve
DeWsE wrote:Sorry no pics, you will just have to wait til tomorrow
Not happy Steve!
What can I say I like to tease
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 6:45 pm
by DeWsE
bigsteve wrote:DeWsE wrote:Sorry no pics, you will just have to wait til tomorrow
Not happy Steve!
What can I say I like to tease
Austin Powers wrote: OOooooo behave
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 10:27 pm
by runnin4life
were are the pics
Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 10:30 am
by DeWsE
zukin4life wrote:were are the pics
He's at work, and some people actually work when they are there. Bets me why
Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 10:29 am
by stumped
where are da pics steve?
Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 5:19 pm
by bigsteve
Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 7:28 pm
by muppet_man67
hey I better not hear any more jokes about my chrome coily wheels.
good thing those calmini flares are on they will keep the cops away
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 7:50 am
by grimbo
BLING BLING
Hey Steve I may need to borrow greg's 34s for the weekend as i don't reckon I will be able to get mine back in time. Are they at your place or gregs. I'll speak to greg today about it as well
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 10:23 am
by DeWsE
That’s looking real cool now.
Let Greg know that a friend of mine imported some of those rims from America. They rusted very quickly and they are fairly high maintenance to keep shiny. I think it was because of the chrome quality, then again Greg’s might be Australian?
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 3:55 pm
by runnin4life
damb tat looks awsome if i get enough money to save my zook i think ill paint it like that u no army kinda colour not so much camo but a flat greeny colour
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 9:06 am
by stumped
damn that looks good
love the bling contrast with the drab
are they 35" boggers? what's greg doin with it now.... still drivin at all? planning on selling it or what?
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 9:29 am
by grimbo
33 x 14.50 x 15 I believe
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 10:18 am
by Mudzuki
I can just make out the 33 on the sidewall on the bottom pic
Look big for 33s
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 5:12 pm
by runnin4life
u can make 33 out damb i thouhg i had decent vision 4 words now that's fuked up
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 8:38 pm
by bigsteve
They are 33X14's on 15X10's
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 9:14 pm
by -Mick-
bigsteve wrote:They are 33X14's on 15X10's
The width and the track does make em look pretty huge
Love it
