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Erm, I'll be more specific, the plugs are black with carbon and oil, the oil has made it to the block from under the plug tubes, and there is a LOT of oil on those plugs...... It has been suggested to me that it's a blown manifold gasket, but I was pretty sure it wouldn't behave like this under those circumstances...... Re the exhaust, I'll take it, just in case I have to put another motor in......

Ok, engines been running ridiculously rough the last few days, makes no power, doesn't like to rev, sounds like it's mis-firing all the time. Checked dizzy: fine Checked leads: fine Checked coil: fine Checked plugs: Oil all over all of them I can see that's a problem, but what is it indicative of? :) Seriously thinking it's new engine time though........ :)

Sorry dude, was a bit of a last minute thing decided when we saw the condition of the dam itself.......

Yeah, it's a webber, so doesn't have a pole at all in the first place...... Since the filter came off the car has been running like absolute crap, still diagnosing it, all I know is that it isn't a BHG at this point. My safety standards are awesome, all or nothing, Iit works or I get injured, love it. Shame I missed you Si, not sure what time I was over, was just going dark though, hope it all fits up ok for you.....

That last bit is kinda important man....... *crosses fingers* Hope it works out ok.....

Chinese safety standards part 2: Oh snap Crunch goes the Tofu And what do you do when you lose your air filter while driving? MacGyver a new one using an old seat cover, a pocket knife and a cable tie. :bash:

As above, same place as last time, this weekend, Sunday 28th June. Conditions are ideal right now and it's like driving on sheet ice........ Much fun is to be had. :bash: *apologies for late notice, only confirmed trip today* *edit* If you don't know where it is, PM me for details.

And while I agree with all of the above, I'd still have one as they are undeniably cool. Oh yeah,

Shit I laughed when I got your message, was fun running the tools out, and I didn't crash! Stoked! :y:

Is it just me, I see three pedals, and no gearstick....... Some new kind of witchcraft that changes gears for you when you depress the clutch maybe? 8/ Maybe you change gears using the TV as a gearstick? But it could be column shift.......That's a worry.....

2 days....... That's a whole day longer than mine, well done. *edit* may have sounded a little harsh, I'm trying to say I feel your pain, is it repairable?

There was nothing wrong with the way I hit that corner......... It was the exit that hurt...... 8/ And Dan, ride quality means nothing as long as you're having fun.

*hands up* I game, when?

Love is a good tune on the player, an empty road in the hills and a full tank of fuel. :y:

Use KE55 coupe front seats in your van for super flippable seats, they comfy as well, had them in mine, and they just felt right in that car.......

*Raises hand* Done that! Sucks the ballz I feel your pain brother

Going from stock 4K to stock 5K is always going to be to your advantage, worth it? yes. More displacement = more potential. It won't be a race car, but you'll notice extra pull through the gears, even stock. It'll be a straight swap and should only take an afternoon with a mate helping. And you'll really appreciate the extra gear too.

Bloody hell, he's tiny...... Glad to hear he's doing well, you two must be stoked. All the best.

From what I gather from your mobile phone typing style, you are asking what is required to replace a 4K with a 5K...... (including gearboxes) They are a straight swap, all you need is tools and time. A 5 second search would have told you much the same. Only thing is to check that the shifters on the gearboxes are at the same position or you'll need to cut a little into your floorpan to make the shifter fit. Buy it, put it in, drive. Kgo.

Déjà vu all over again, some farkwad decided it would be a good/funny idea to snap the passenger side wing mirror off the car this morning....... I've snapped, I've glued the mirror back on, set up a camera system, and the second I see/hear anyone touch that car I'm going for the throat. Sick of this crap, properly over it, I'm going to make it stop, one way or the other.......

WOW, didn't know this was happening anywhere near this soon, congratulations man, awesome news. Glad to hear that mother and Ichabod are fine, looking forward to updates...... All the best guys.....

*mini update* Another day, another thing started, a few things learned......... Went to put the comfy and more supportive seats from the van into the car today, passenger side went in no hassles, got the drivers side seat sitting in place, went to shift the other rail into the correct position and the seat unfolded, revealing a spider, a proper "FUGGINELLTHATFOCKERSBIG" kinda spider, scared the shit out of me as I absolutely hate spiders....... Anyway, captured it, sealed it in it's new home and soon to be coffin, and decided not to risk anymore chance encounters with stuff with more than 2 legs in my car...... Off to the shop of bug killing stuffs I go...... Came home with an insecticide smoke generator, seemed innocent enough to me, it's essentially a smoke grenade that kills bugs, I thought it'd be fine....... Followed the instructions as best I could considering I was using it in a car instead of a house, lit it, shut the door and watched the show....... Within seconds it filled the car and opened photo opportunities........ Ok, about now is lesson time kids....... Lesson 1: The Launceston Fire service has an amazingly quick response time. Lesson 2: If you're considering setting a smoke grenade off in a car, it's best to inform the local authorities beforehand to warn them they may receive a call or two..... :) Had enough time to get a can of soft drink, roll a cigarette, and smoke about half of it before the Fire service showed up ready to bust in some windows and put out a "car fire", took some effort to convince them that "It is actually my car", "it's not actually on fire" and "I'm afraid of spiders and nuked my car on the side of the road to make sure they're all dead for good" The Fireys were surprisingly ok with it, and explained the whole situation to the police who had arrived by this stage, and everything was peachy...... Moral of the story is: If you're gonna use an Insect "grenade", don't do it on the side of the road where people may mistake it for being torched....... Fun day, and my seats aren't even in yet........ :y:

Oh here we go, what now?

^^ WOMBAT! Had a ball, wanna do it again!

I'm ok with it, it was fun, fun has it's consequences, I accept it and move on, to bigger and better skids..... :y: