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This eve I installed the One Piece Tailshaft in the SkyWagz. Took me about 2hrs of rolling round on the Garage floor.

Only drove around the block (maxish of 60km/hr) but so far so good. :banana:

Seems the old tailshaft has been played with before. Perhaps bearing replacement but I'm certain the bearing is shagged now and maybe the CV joint also.

Much less noises than she has ever had in my ownership and much smoother too. :bunny:

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This eve I installed the One Piece Tailshaft in the SkyWagz. Took me about 2hrs of rolling round on the Garage floor.

Only drove around the block (maxish of 60km/hr) but so far so good. :banana:

Seems the old tailshaft has been played with before. Perhaps bearing replacement but I'm certain the bearing is shagged now and maybe the CV joint also.

Much less noises than she has ever had in my ownership and much smoother too. :bunny:

Cement rash on your back? I get that if wearing a t-shirt.

One piece is nice if balanced well. Gives a good solid feel.

Sounds like your ironing out all the creases, and doing quite well too.

Tried to start the 32, tried being the word. no dice, fair sure the battery is gone again

My solution: a nice big 650cca in the boot connected with 0 gauge cable to a big gold plated terminal block in the engine bay. Make a nice fat starter cable and earth.

Use the best terminals. And extra earths everywhere. But if im not driving it for a few weeks it still drains, i have to disconnect it.

Fully discharging a car battery seems to fk them. Especially if they are a few years old.

Disassembled cleaned and sanded the side mirrors. Everything else cleaned or dusted off, whole garage dust blasted out.

Ready to tape up again, hang plastics, prime again monday.

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Cement rash on your back? I get that if wearing a t-shirt.

One piece is nice if balanced well. Gives a good solid feel.

Sounds like your ironing out all the creases, and doing quite well too.

My solution: a nice big 650cca in the boot connected with 0 gauge cable to a big gold plated terminal block in the engine bay. Make a nice fat starter cable and earth.

Use the best terminals. And extra earths everywhere. But if im not driving it for a few weeks it still drains, i have to disconnect it.

Fully discharging a car battery seems to fk them. Especially if they are a few years old.

Disassembled cleaned and sanded the side mirrors. Everything else cleaned or dusted off, whole garage dust blasted out.

Ready to tape up again, hang plastics, prime again monday.

I praised whoever's idea it was to polish the concrete. Nice and smooth makes it easy to slide in under the car. ;)

On the battery issue, I bought a CTEK charger off Ebay that will Trickle for months if need be. (recommended by NRMA Guy)

Can supposedly make a battery last for up to 8yrs when used regularly as a car never actually fully recharges the battery.

Ebay Link --->> http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/300824532033?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Mad Progress on the paint job too Mik! Gonna be sweet.

Today I fixed the Wagz's rear bumper as it has never sat straight due to some damage in it's previous life and didn't look all that good.

Since the Wagz has been off the road for a fortnight, I removed the bumper and Reo a week or so ago and bent the Reo brackets back to normalish.

This plus a couple of washers got it sitting fairly straight again.

So today I Sikaflexed the Badger out of it to reattach the mounting brackets to the inside of the bumper and wacked it back on.

(Hopefully this will stop the Major Rattle also). Yet to test drive.

Much more aesthethically Pleasing.

One More Crease Ironed. :thumbsup:

Rattle chasing... Gotta love it.

Bumper fix did not get the rattle at the rear so I have removed number plate, rear garnishes and interior trims, padded with sticky back foam and double sided tape.

Cable tied wiring in the tailgate and replaced some plastic trim clips...

Will test drive soon. :rolleyes:

Edit* Driven... Not perfect but much better.

Put in my old K&N panel filter as a reward. :D

I Pulled out the my injectors last night and found that the plastic on the end of the 5th injector is broken, I'm 99% sure I didn't break it when removing it so it might have been dropped or installed broken previously

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Fighting giant spiders, trying to prep for spray.

Bastards give me the willies, cant wear my overalls ever since i found one in them, waiting for me to get in there with him.

:starwars:

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Out of paint.

Got one coat on everything.

Why didnt i check... damn, have to get more tomorrow.

Its a bit crowded in there with everything hanging up or on benches for spraying.

New gun works ok, i need to spend more time setting it up well. I think im getting too much overspray and not enough fan width.

Ill have to get it perfect before i do the final coats. Or the clear will be sht.

No, primer.

Boring old flat grey.

I wish it was ready for colour, but lots of work still. All the fine details.

Im only going to show colour on the test panel until the full buff is done.

Then i will reveal it. A bit of suspense for fun.

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My work mechanic dropped my control arms off at my yard last night, all knew adj. Bushes in, grease nipples tapped in and greased up.

Dome it for nothing too, so I'm happy with that. Nose gotta get time to install them. One step closer to rego

Ooooh... Very Nice.

Gonna look awesome. :D

I demand test fit pics.

Quickly tested the front today. Was busy Saturday, hence the lateness :(

But im pretty happy :D

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Mate, that will look Mad! :D Bit jelly here.

Tonight I did my first ever Brake Fluid change... SkyWags is the Best Guinea Pig! :D

She is responsible for many firsts so far...

Bled that sucker reeeaaal gooood.

Despite being Valvoline Dot 4 from Woolies, the brakes feel ALOT better for it.

also I did a Permanent / Part time trial fit of the Lip I created from a Headlight Filler Panel.

(yes that little panel between the headlights and bumper.)

Had to cut a 90mm chunk out of the middle to shorten it but it doesn't look too bad... But needs paint. :)

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