olddog642 wrote:G'day and welcome,
just had a look at your facebook pics of the new baby looks good not a bad buy even if you have to spend a few bucks on it you'll get lots of pleasure plus learn heaps.
Cheers and beers
have an Emu Export for me
Hylton:twisted:
Yeah, I like her. I mean she brakes, turns and all that fine. I know i'm in for spending at the very least another $500 before she is all up and running, but i think it will be worth it.
Cheers Hylton, and I don't drink Emu Export though, I got a bottle of slate whiskey on hand at this stage, or I drink Cold filtered or alot of other ones, but definately not Emus or VBs
preno wrote:nice buy. havnt seen a dual batt setup like that in one of these cars. good stuff.
i was reading a few of the comments on the pic of the auto on ur facebook, trying to figure out if its 4wd or awd. these cars are front wheel drive and when the 4wd button selected it is 4wd. not awd as it doesnt have a centre differential. so dont go driving on sealed roads in 4wd else you will stuff ur box.
pretty sure the auto boxes are single range. manual boxes are dual range. no hubs to lock in or anything.
have fun
cheers
Yeah, the dual batt setup looks pretty cool, however i think one of the batteries maybe not too good, it has one of those 'self-test' things, where if its black or white? it needs replacing and it's already at that color. but yeah.
Yeah, i used the switch to see what it would do on the front grass/sand area, so i hope that won't stuff her up much. the gearbox might need replacing (although i hope not) as when accelerating it gets stuck in 2nd (i think), especially when cold. although having the trans. fluid overfilled from the prev. owner doesn't help too much. nietherless, will replace her down the track when i upgrade the engine, but for now just going to get a good going 1.8 carb, back in her hopefully for only a few hundred and drive that for a year or 2 (is the plan) but yeah.
cheers.
spike wrote:the engines not on its last legs
thats how they came from the factory
will be checking out the duel battery setup. what are you planning with her??
With the knocking i have in the engine, and i have already drove and checked it with Guyth, it's definately fooked.
Yeah i want to see if i could setup some kind of outlet in the boot for fridge or something on long trips.
Plans, well at this stage...
1) replace engine and 2) replace windscreen, so i can drive her around, try to avoid 3) replace gearbox at this stage.. but who knows. and well i'm not sure on what kind of things i want to do with her at this stage. but knowing me i'll try and put cruise control into her
any-way, cheers.
GOD wrote:It has great potential. Got any more pics of that spare wheel carrier on the back?
And on that AWD/4WD business, the distinction is only marketing wank. If a vehicle has four wheels and all are driven, AWD = 4WD. It's a pet peeve of mine.
Dane.
Yeah it does have great potential, especially with the body having hardly any rust. my last car was a Ford XF and well put it this way, the rust had won...
I can get you another pic if you want?
I have this one, and yes, i spray painted the tow bar black but it looks so much better as a very quick mod/fix
Oh yeah well that's fair enough about the AWD/FWD, it doesn't bother me but i do plan on taking her off road in the coming years, when she is ready for it though.
cheers.
