Smity42

Sure they would... with an angle grinder!

this is true, but apparently the average return this year is going to be 2-3 grand i guess you have to be a minimum wage bogan smashing out kids with your cousin to get that though

no, they are giving me a measly pittance back

F*ck the ATO that is all.

That's what she said

I demand to see pommy-ranga-dirty1-skid vids

I shipped an engine recently on a pallet via ego: http://www.e-go.com.au/ They are an online face for hunter express. Quite cheap, especially for depot to depot. However, their tracking information leaves a LOT to be desired. I had no idea where my pallet was untill they rang me and said it was ready to pick up from the depot. But they didn't lose it so yeah, might be worth a look.

On a 31 3/4 could mean anything from 45deg to 245deg Don't worry, he'll lose it again before you get your car back too

dude its a 31 - lower it with an angle grinder

Sounds like it could have some epic toe out nnnaaaaahhhhh

ZING!

Morning mangs back at work today

Sump off. Oil pickup is... epic. So, looking at the block, it looks like the oil gallery runs like so: and to another plug at the front: I was hoping with the sump off I could get in at the back by going up the blue gallery, but unfortunately that is blocked off: So I removed the plug from the side of the red gallery to get a better look at that side: Annoyingly, that fitting is an M18 thread, which is exaclty what I would like the other one to be . I could put a M18 to AN adapter there, but then I would still need a way to block off the other hole and convert the 'outer' section to an AN fitting... It seems that is a 4 way intersection with another gallery running up at about a 45deg angle into the block: So I am a bit stuck for ideas. None of these seem to give me easy access to flush out any fillings that result from tapping that hole in the block . Options I am considering are: a) hacking up the heat exchanger with an angle grinder to remove all the stuff that gets in the way of the engine mount, and getting it welded back up with 2 -10 AN fittings. Would probably not look all that pretty, but it won't be that visible anyway b) turn the engine on the stand so that that hole is pointing down, and tap it with the tap filled with grease, and hope that any filings either get caught in the grease or fall down and out. c) try to make a plate of some sort that bolts on and blocks that middle hole, and converts the 'outer' section to an AN fitting, then screwing another AN fitting in place of that M18 plug. d) / wrists e) other ideas?

Yup. I has it all Yeah when I got hooked on NCIS i was just watching ep after ep :S

Thread repair guy has just been, sorted out that stud good and proper: He tried a bunch of tools to unwind it, eventually it just snapped off. Then he drilled/grinded the remainder of the stud out of the hole and cleaned up the thread with a tap. Didn't even need to helicoil it or anything. Seriously impressive. On the downside, he said he couldn't do anything with the oil filter hole without getting filings in the block . I also wanted him to timesert it rather than helicoil it (better for creating a seal) and while he said he could on the phone, he didn't have any M18 ones when he got here. So I told him not to worry about it. I'll have to pull the sump off and check if I'll be able to clean it out after tapping it, if I can I should be able to do it myself.

I has it...

Well the alfa nuts reckon it is OK to block off that heater hose port, and it has been done before without issue so removed the fitting: And a quick trip to pirtek to get a plug for it: While I was at it I gave the cooling system a good flush (well as good as I could with the engine on a stand). Lots of brown water came out, I will make sure to give it another good flush with an additive once its in the car and running. Then I removed the thingo off the top of the water pump: The thermostat housing from the 75 needs to bolt there instead to convert the engine back to RWD styles. Unfortunately, the bolt patterns don't line up: I thought at least 3 of the 4 were the same but as it turns out, not quite: Should be able to get 3 done by enlargening the holes, the 4th might be a bit of a prick

Hate you guys...

GET A GENUINE NISSAN THERMOSTAT!!!11!!!!1!!!oneone!! Srsly, all aftermarket ones for RB30s suck balls and open at the wrong temperature, in fact, that could be your problem at the moment.

electric fan is only for the A/C does it have a clutch fan? could just be that the gauge is crap too. Wouldn't be the first 31 with a shit temp gauge

F*cking lol <3 Lets all get naked? +1 What about that time you said you wouldn't get it in my eye? Scarnon mang

sucks to be you I also have monday off

I'm going to gome home in 1hr 45 mins...

Good job son I'm so not clicking that

"NO LINKING FROM THIS HOST" fail