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Clearly :) Looks like a great score there chief, nice work. JP

Cheers guys, it's coming along! Yeah, that's no radiator! And the pics above it don't have a big snail crawling round my engine bay either! Fuel economy is for pussies ;) but really, cruising on the primaries and not having it work hard creating a vacume to suck the fuel in all the time should actually help economy more than kill it... Well, that's on the primaries. I'm not running a 650 holley so I can slug around all the time! Over the next couple of years or so I'm looking to cut about 5 seconds off my 1/4 times! JP oh yeah, cheers Justin! If your GORing next year you And Ted should take it for a spin :)

G'day all. I have had the Wags for a couple of years now, it was bought after selling my beloved AE82 Tincan that I had alot of fun in. I have always wanted to get back behind the wheel of another '60's car, it had been a while between cruisers as I had a VC val once upon a time that was turned into a tail dragging menace of the roads :) When the AP5 came up for grabs I was in the market for another car and grabed it straight away, its come along way since then and still has along way to go. Paint will be getting done sometime in the future but for now I'm having too much fun getting it ready for the Nostalgia drags held throughout Oz. Anyway, so everyone knows what I'm talking about, heres some pics. This is when we first looked at it, clean and almost rust free. And more importantly, STOCK as they come! Although, in need of a good tidy under the hood! After a severe lowering, a new twin 2inch split exhaust and twin holden 6 stromie carbs on a rather had to find speco manifold... This is how it came up. Whitewalls, 8inch stealies on the rear and the bonnet scoop were the next to come (scoop was needed to clear the carbies in the end) made it even better! I thought I had better throw something up about the hole in the bonnet. This was something I liked the idea of for quite a while but hadnt got together and made it happen, I did have a hornett scoop on my old Torana but that was nowhere near as much fun as this, just ask Webers4x48 what he thinks of it! Afther about 45mins of carefull (VERY carefull) measuring and a couple of beems I got stuck into it! 1mm grinding disks work a treat, although you need to keep the panel as cool as possible to keep the paint from buggering up. I used a jigsaw for the rounded part of the hole, not the best aproach but it worked great, just have to keep a steady hand! The bigmoment was after putting the scoop back on and closing the bonnet... all was good, great in fact! a nice 10mm gap all round. Mind you, this ended up being a problem down the track once I put a different cam in the engine, it rumps and jumps round that much at idle now the scoop hits the bonnet! Bugger! Better get some more pics up! And just some random pics taken over the time I've had it, just to keep you on your toes until next time. Cheers, JP

Nice work on the Tent! Just a friendly reminder! Deposits are needed asap, have only been contacted by one person about them! Mind you, I knwo others are sorted but thats beside the point! Cheers, JP

Some more small details... for now. What you need to bring You will need as a bare minimum, * Something to sleep in (eg. Tent, swag etc) * Bedding to sleep in (it could be cold, could be hot, could even snow with our weather!) * Clothes (including bathers for a swim and cold weather gear!) * Torch * Some food * Tools * Sense of humour! * Water * Chair Remember, this is a bare minimum! I'm sure there will be more added! For deposits, I forgot to post my bank details! Please deposit your deposit into here or pm/call me to arrange other methods. My Bank details... Account name: J P Saleta Account No: 116144809 BSB: 633-000 Let me know when you have deposited and please put your username as a reference if possible! JP

Teddy, QLD's top cereal eater! Bloody brilliant mate, can't wait to hear about this trip when you rock up to GOR in Jan! Need to have a chat to you before you leave me thinks, provided yourstill in the country! JP and mel

Very good show, bloody huge and more makes and models than you could imagine! The most recent show I went to had over 3000 cars attend and after hours of looking round we decided to cruise the grounds in the car on the way out... Until we were kicked out for it! Soo, this is strictly a static show and is a great excuse to pull out the picnic rug and have a great relaxing time. After all that I'm sure you can tell I thoroughly enjoyed the show so come along and see it for yourself! Thanks for bringing it to our attention early Adam! JP

Well, we had 10 sites this year and didn't use them all... Even with parking. I'm sure we willbe fine to sort it out. If we end up with to many people I will book more sites so that's more space I might even get a smaller tent :y: JP

Cheers for the positive thoughts! Were still doing rods and customs over here, red nuts was before my time so he's been gone a while! LC torrie, I like! :blush: JP

Hmm, that post looks remarkably farmiliar :blush: as it says, accomodation is booked! Please jump to this info thread for ... well... info :P Click! JP

Well Hello everyone and welcome to the 4th Great Ocean Road run! Things have taken off a little slower this year due to a stack of different things happening round the traps, but rest assured, the 2010 GOR run will be happening and will be bigger and better than ever! (always the case isnt it?) Dates! Its on! Dates for the 2010 Great ocean Road cruise aka Australia day cruise are: January 23rd (sat) through til the 26th (tues) 2010. This may cause some problems for people (myself included) as the 2010 Australia day public holiday is on a Tuesday, therefore we do not have a three day weekend to play with. General thought were to turn in into a 4 day weekend, so thats whats happening! The more the merrier! Accomodation After a bunch of phone calls over the last few months accomodation has finally been booked, we are penciled in for 7 sites at Warrnambool's Claremont Holiday village right in the middle of town ( Click here for the website ), this will have us within walking distance of food and shops (theres a supermarket out the front of the park) and will make thins much easier after a good night out for dinner etc. Remember, we're Camping! So bring all you will need to keep yourself warm, dry and possibly not sunburnt for the trip. There will be a future post with a list of things you should think about bringing. On a brighter note, all of our sites are powered sites, if anyone needs power, we've got plenty of it! Activities This is a topic that is open for discussion, we will have plenty of time to get things done this time as we are going for three nights (yep, Saturday til tuesday). One of the highlights of the 2009 trip was the cruise along the Great Ocean Road to Apollo Bay for lunch and to hit the beach, our return trip involved a run up through the mountains to the Otway Fly (treetop walk) then a stop at the 12(ish) apostles before returning to camp. As this trip was so successfull it will be run again, on the Sunday, there may be some changes to the cruise but that is up to everyone who would like to have input in the cruise itself. Another activity that has been a hit in the past (just don't talk about the "pub" at Port Fairy) is dinner and drinks at a local pub to get to know each other, this always goes on for a while and yes, we all behave ourselves... well, most of us anyway... This will most certainly be happening as we are withing walking distance and can kick back and enjoy the night without being worried about how to get home etc. The (not so) famous BBQ breakie will be held once more on the Monday morning, bacon and eggs will be on the menu plus breakfast for anyone with special requirements. The BBQ is inclused in the price of the weekend. One big possibility for the weekend for those who would like to attend is the 38th Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic at Warrnambools Sungold Stadium speedway on the Princes Highway on the way into town (from the melbourne side). This event is held on both Saturday and Sunday night with racing starting at 6pm (gates open at 1pm). Entry to the speedway is $30 per person with $25 concession available for those who meet the requirements. One last option (that I can remember right now) is a cruise to nieghboring Portland to hit the Auto museum for brunch on one of the days, this was a fantastic display in a great little town and I have been informed they would love to have us again. T-Shirts and Stickers Due to last trips stuff up with shirts, shirts will be included in your cost for the weekend. This way everyone will have a shirt to remember the trip and to show off at the next RC meeting! This will mean I need shirt sizes from all that want one with there entry details ( I will have a for shorty for you all). However, if you do not want a shirt let me know and you will not have to pay for it, but if I havent been notified beforehand or before payment you will be getting a limited edition (VERY limited) shirt like the rest of us :blush: . Stickers, well they came out fantastic last year. I will be getting hold of our resident sticker guru to see if they would like to sort them again for 2010, if not I will pull them outa my arse :P Cost 2010 will be a bit more expensive for those who attend, not by much when you look factor in that the cost is covering accomodation camp sites for 3 nights, BBQ breaky for one morning, Shirts and stickers, Goodies bags and Prizes! Your getting a fair bit for your coin really, That said, initial guestimates will be at $60-$70 per head, final figure will come soon. The main increase is from the extra nights accomodation but the more people we get the better the event will be! Keep in mind, this does not cover your fuel cost, your munchies or anything else you have to fork out some money for, I would love to say it did but without charging about $300 per head its just not going to happen! If you have any questions about the cost invloved please call me on 0400843198 or PM me. Deposits Well, ideally I need a $30 deposit from all those that are coming by the end of this month to secure our camp sites. we have to make a 50% deposit on those before we really have anything! And being its for three nights its a bit much for my pocket alone. This deadline is not the end of the line but it would be magic if it were to be done, that said I have to lay it down at the 11th of december as it will be getting very late in the piece and our sites may not be available after then. If anyone has any troubles getting the deposit sorted, pm or call me to sort something out, Late Entry A late entry will be considered as anyone wanting to come that has not shown interest or has been to lazy to get hold of me before the 11th of december. To all that are late, you will incur a late fee of $10 per head for GOR 2010. The reasoning here is it has cost me money in the past to add sites and it ends up coming out of my pocket, so if your late, you need to pay for it. Nice and simple :D Ok, one more thing I need to make note of again is that this event isnt run to make a profit for myself or my other half, its run to have fun and meet up with fellow minded crazies who have a passion for Corollas and cars in general. Any extra coin that comes our way will be thrown towards drinks at dinner or better prizes for all who come along. Remember, if you have any questions about the 2010 Great Ocean Roar run please feel free to call me anytime on 0400843198 or PM me and I will get back to you asap. So come along, bring a friend and have a ball to the 2010 RollaClub Great Ocean Road Run. Cheers, JP

Maybe I didn't hit submit :blush:

I wish that were the case, I just checked in to see if anyone had questions and my threads gone... Will have to re do it when I get home, lucky I saved it!

Well, Tates right! Most of the info is up but today there will be an info only thread for everyone as well as this discussion thread. Will post up soon!

If it was a bit closer to my place I would be there in an instant, fantastic cause. I hope the day goes well, JP

Ahh... Yeah, had a headache for a while now. Hopefully we have accomodation right in the middle of town, waiting on a final phone call. Will post up pricing and the rest as soon as I know! It's getting close, too close!

"your call could not be connected... Please, try again later" :y:

Well, seems I need to start dishing out jobs! Well, once I figure out whats going on! Ihave just had my last weekend away for a while so things will be back on track for GOR No 4! As noone seems to have a problem with Warnambool thats where were heading, will be making calls re-accomodation this week for prices/availability etc. JP

Just getting into it now. I need a list of people who are coming etc, I will start up a new gor info thread shortly. Are we still all cool with 3 nights, warnambool and the big day trip to Apollo bay as per las year (with a few tweaks!)? I have been looking into things to do and places to eat there and it's looking good. Cheers, JP

Yeahhhh... I forgot about it... And hamish and Andy turn up... Figures! Hope it all went swimingly. JP

Contact adhesive is usually used to glue foam together... I havent looked inside an ae92 for a while but I'm pretty sure the seats are the same shape on the drivers side and the passenger side? Provided it is a common trick is to score yourself a passenger seat from the wreckers and swap the foam to your drivers seat. Ideally you will need a trimmer to do it but if your keen you can use good cable ties to secure the listings when you put the cover back on (you will see what I mean when you pull the covers off, its a wire in a long loop of material that holds shape in the seat, it will be held by large metal clips called hog rings), this way you will have a good seat as it will have been used far less... just check it first! Also, if there is any protruding frame work cover it in a heavy duty cloth or the like before putting the foam on the frame, this will help stop the same thing happening again. Its a pretty simple job, provided the seats are the same side to side. Its something I do at work a fair bit to rental car seats. If you were in melb I would give you a hand, but if you get stuck let another trimmer at it, wont cost very much at all.. Jarrad

Ahh.... Cat is outa the bag! And Stu... lakeside were glad you left, they were running outa beer :jamie: After hooning around in the back of a ute along a road very similar to the GOR yesterday morn... I wanna pile a bunch of people in the back and hit the road! can't wait for the trip!

Hehehehe, I bet he loved cruising in the barge! Ahhhh... SPOTTED! Sweet thai style ke70 in Phuket! Drift style, complete with bonnet protector and mudflaps! :P Not to mention the amount of camry's over here getting the same treatment, or all of the slammed hilux's! (some slammed in a VERY bad way). Hope Melbs meather is good... a sweet 32 over here.. JP

Jeez... If we get anymore queeeeeeeenslanders your gonna have to hire a rolla and sticker it up for the trip! :lolcry:

Will do Tiger! And cheers for the congrats. And don't worry, certainly haven't fogotten mate, jump right back in! And shades, your further up north than Teddy and Medicine man... Your a shoe in for longest distance!