The Bogan

https://www.motortrend.com/how-to/stop-hot-day-overheating-on-500hp-ls-engine/

What do you think the main cause for the car overheating Are your fans effective? Radiator size? Thermostat? Do you run the oem water pump or electric?

The reverse cowl won't help with the flow of the radiator/condenser stack Quite the opposite really, unless your just sitting in traffic The Blits bonnet I had on my old 33 on the other had did help What is going on under the car, like the undertray and its design, you might be able to look there My LS has got a few things going on it the stack, the rad, the condenser, a trans cooler and the WTA heat sink Stock radiator, stock thermostat stock waterpump Pre reverse cowl, even on the hottest days, sitting in traffic, the temp floats between 85-95°, with the aircon on, WTA temp was 45-50°, post reverse cowl it lives around 95°, and the supercharger WTA temp gets to 60° and takes alot longer to drop after a big hit

I think I don't like my bogan bonnet LOL I think I don't like it enough that I got a new old bonnet and have booked it in for the new bonnet to be paint matched Also doing front bar as well due to 20 years of bugs and chips Meh

A O2 sensor dropped its show bags, so....... New O2 sensors...... and water pump #becausewhynot Car still runs like a train from idle, and now idles again

When I hear "chook chaser" I think Ag bike or dirt bike

Because if it's black it looks #stock Needs more wrinkle

Buy a local car You see what your money is buying, and the cost mqy even end up typical to importing

1 bucket for the wash and wax with a microfibre 1 bucket with water only with a microfibre A couple of dry microfibres for drying I also use the proverbial "rag on a stick for tight spots No hosing in the engine bay at all This is good for tight spots >

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Pinchweld the world Bogan bike filter cover got some pinchweld with side bulb to seal off the engine side, I'm finally happy with the outcome And the bogan cruise ship got some pinchweld where the holes in the bonnet are, I'm sort of happy with the outcome, it's better than what it was without it, meh, first world problems

Yeah, life choices are being examined and actioned on No more booze, at all My diet is pretty clean "now", but my main issue was portion size, there is a limit to how much good food you can stick in your head It's not actually that hard to change your ways after spending some time in the stroke ward at Liverpool hospital, that ain't a happy place I've done some pretty sketchy stuff in my life, but nothing compares to the fear I felt when the Dr said what was going on, I fair on was shitting myself Funny thing though, when I rang Jackie to tell her what happened she said she was heading straight in, I told to wait and get a pen and paper, when she came back to the phone she sounded all teary, until I told her to write down Autotech Engineerings address, "because if I die you don't know where the car is".....I think she thought I was going to lay out some death bed last words gold...LOL.....she did well in holding back the rage But now, thanks to the Dr's, drugs and watching what I jam in my head, it's looking rosey again, and only another week of wearing berty the bettle heart monitor Fingers crossed 🤞

Whilst I always hated the supercheap mesh on body kits, I found a purpose for it that I don't hate Before After, held in place with black Permatex gasket maker, LOL The red bogan cruise ship is representing in the bikes exhaust pipe It came back home a while ago after the blower was returned to Harrop for diagnosis, apparently a bearing was dodgy, and the supplied pulley belt was faulty, Now, the thing is so quite I cannot believe it's a LS I cannot rate Spiro and his team at Autotech Engineering high enough The removal and replacement and all of the shipping didn't cost me a cent, even though the actual fault was not caused by Autotech, they still owned it and covered it all I need it to dry up for next Wednesday so I can hit WSID, I'm sweating on giving it a good hard hit a few times to see what sort of MPH/ET it makes over the 1/4 on the RS4's

Looks purdy You'll be glad you did replace it when it's all buttoned up Whislt most wouldn't be able to notice a old busted arse condenser and dryer, you would have been jaded if you didn't change it when you had such easy access

I got one of these, for a couple of hundered bucks it's a handy thing in the garage I've done my VX and the girls girls seats and carpet, and the boys Nissan patrol seats, a ex cop car so they were filthy Works best if you do it in 2 stages, 1st is a good spray and light vacuum to get some chemicals in there, 2nd is a lighter spray and longer vacuum to suck out all the crud. Don't let it dry between stages Works a treat, hell, we've used it on the whole lounge and spots on the carpet in the house I would wait till the temps increase a bit more, after cleaning just leave the doors and windows open if possible, or in a garage with a fan blowing thru the car

Colin Powell said it in some speech years ago, well, he said "hope is not a strategy" anyways It's been plagiarised and slightly changed ever since and can be found in the parliaments, boardrooms and war rooms across the world I'm not sure if old Colin plagiarised it, but it's a good little quip to throw out when people planning seem to rely on hopes and dreams, instead of actual real management tools In other news, I'm not dead, I did go blind for a little bit, which was a worry, so ended up in hospital a week or so ago It was a little scary for a bit, basically a Claytons stroke, (the stoke you're having when you're not having a stroke)but doctors, meds and pretty nurses came to my rescue and they let me out last Friday Who would have thunk that you dont need all of your internal carotid arteries working..... My left is fully blocked and out of the game for good, my right one was about 50% blocked My ticker on the other hand is as strong as a ox, which help me to, ummm, not die Apparently high cholesterol was the culprit Needless to say I will never drink (alot), smoke or exist on a gluttonous fatty delicious diet again And apart from needing to take a few pills every day, and wearing a cool monitor (heart bug) for another 24 days, not that I'm counting, I'm good to go again, to a point Doc has said a big no to heavy weight training, but I can still do light cardio and circuits, which is noice, and definitely better for my old joints And whilst I though that cutting down on eating copious amouts of red meat would end me, I'm actually enjoying eating sensible and healthy, and even at only a week out, I'm actually feeling better than I was before I dropped my showbags Cool story......LOL

Harrop has had the blower for a while and after strip and inspect it found a issue with a rear bearing It should be all fixed up and back together today and picked up by the courier Pity that express delivery at the moment from Melbourne to Sydney could be anywhere from 1 day, to 1 week I'm hoping for the car back early next week, I'm planning on heading down to Goulburn after the 01 Nov to see my daughter for a while, I haven't seen my little "financial burden" for what seems like an eternity LOL, I always tell the young officers to never ever say the word "hope" in any orders or briefs as "Hope is not a planning tool"

Watch some of this for super JDM V8 goodness Whilst a Barra would be "quirky", it would be logistically troublesome for parts, local knowledge, spare parts Your going to need engine and gearbox to test fit for fab, even before you know if it's going to fit Barra engines and transmissions are at a premium even her in AU Enjoy

If I was in 'merica I would get this new goodness delivered in a crate and bash it in the hole

I found their services poor 1. on a few occasions they were unable to locate my work address, unlike every other courier service 2. they had some items listed for delivery that day, but item was not delivered for weeks 3. I had to head into their distribution center on 2 occasions and pick them up from there 4. items have been returned to sender a. Couldn't find address b. They never called to contact number supplied c. Claimed item was delivered, only for me to find that the item was returned to sender d. Claimed the item was delivered when it wasn't, claimed courier had the item signed for, but when questioned and we asked for evidence of this, it turned out, after a day or two, they found the item, to which I had to head into their distribution center Opinions may vary

LOL, that's perfect world senario What's going to happen is that I will help her pay for it as she has only been working part time for the last few months She's a good kid And yes, I'm a sucker for my little "bunny rabbit", she has me firmly wrapped around her little finger As a father should be

? Are you saying I need a Skyline, or, more boost, or, less boost, or, more timing, or, E85, or, a turbo, or a built motor? Or, obviously, skid vids?

Needs limiter, flames and 1000hp for insta car looks super sweet in the SAU though

Dropped car off at Autotech on Monday, and.....the supercharger has developed a rattle that increases with revs Autotech and Harrop have stated that it's covered by warranty, which is awesome, I cannot rate Autotech high enough, Spiro is a great and honest guy to deal with So far Autotech and Harrop have been diagnosing the issue and the blower is going back to Harrop (in Victoria 😭) to get pulled apart, inspected, rebuilt or replaced Once Harrop get it, it's about a 3 day turn around Bit of a PITA, especially with the shipping in and out of Victoria, but what do you do Strangely I cannot think of anything else that could be done to the old girl while it's sitting forlorn at Autotech, could I be content with it's current modifications????? 🤯, well apart from adding the 80mm pulley and getting the retune that is In saying all this, and not having the car to drive around, it's probably going to rain for the next couple of weeks and I'm going to be on the bike with a wet arse until the car comes back

The kind that does what he is told, I wanted to get her a Forester because AWD and the access road is dirt, she said the Forester looked like a box and didn't want one, she wanted a Yaris because cute and low running costs Now she wants big 4wd thing with a bullbar to plow the road with