Update on my Brumby

Post by **TOONGA** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:58 am

Once again a big thanks to Paul for his help with my brumby.

for a couple of months now my catalytic converter has been stuffed I found a new one and after a lot of cutting and welding I now have a supersized cat that not only works really well but has made PJ sound less like a truck and to quote Paul "it just sounds like a brumby now"

thanks again Dr Urabus

TOONGA

zgreeny · Post by **zgreeny** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 4:36 pm

hello T,
Here's the link where I found the goods on turning ea82 dizzy into ea81 capable.
Cheers mate,
Greeny
http://home.comcast.net/~trilinear/EA81_SPFI.html

Post by **TOONGA** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 4:47 pm

zgreeny wrote:hello T,
Here's the link where I found the goods on turning ea82 dizzy into ea81 capable.
Cheers mate,
Greeny
http://home.comcast.net/~trilinear/EA81_SPFI.html

zgreeny nice find, I did notice that the EA82 dizzy pictured is a little different to the one I sold you but it will still work.

TOONGA

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:00 am

TOONGA wrote:Once again a big thanks to Paul for his help with my brumby

no probs AGNOOT

Post by **TOONGA** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 10:15 am

well I got back from Perth last night and I checked the letterbox. seems a package from America that was holidaying in the winters of Europe has made it to the sunny shores of Australia just in time for Autumn. I checked the code on the little red notice and it could only be that parcel.

Do the happy dance.

TOONGA

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 10:33 am

Sweeeeeeeeet... I hope it brought gifts and pics back with it?

Post by **TOONGA** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 12:54 pm

RSR 555 wrote:Sweeeeeeeeet... I hope it brought gifts and pics back with it?

yeah that would be nice... it is funny, once the claim forms were submitted and fowarded to me and the postal people at the same time, how this package finally makes it to the right address.

TOONGA

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 11:06 pm

TOONGA wrote:Do the happy dance.

Sounds good Jules! My sister's good at doing the Yoni happy dance (Yoni from tripod

)

Cheers

Bennie

Post by **TOONGA** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 2:18 pm

it is here I have my clutch kit now.

only 3 months after USPS shipped it to Germany.

one heavy duty clutch kit from F1 in the USA

TOONGA

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:42 pm

nice blue

looks worth the wait.. when are you fitting it?

Post by **TOONGA** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:46 pm

RSR 555 wrote:nice blue

looks worth the wait.. when are you fitting it?

I hear you are back in 18 days

some time after that perhaps

TOONGA

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 4:11 pm

TOONGA wrote:I hear you are back in 18 days some time after that perhaps

TOONGA

You heard incorrectly and I hear your clutch is still working fine

Post by **TOONGA** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 7:37 pm

yes my clutch is working fine still

another little update as well

MX5 front Springs conversion to the rear of my brumby

Having tried L Series springs and deciding they were too long due to the modified top mount with this result

I got a hold of a set of MX5 aftermarket front springs this is what one looks like next to a standard brumby shock (at full extension)

it was then modification time using the modified top from the L series shock

the top of the MX5 shock note the 4 hex head screws

once they are undone you have this

Post by **TOONGA** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 7:44 pm

another shot showing the top removed

Spring compressor (it wasn't really needed as the black spring is highly compressible

Shock apart

modified top on the rubber moved enough to allow the centre shim to meet up with the top washer

bolts and spacer block to stop the spring from bashing on the body of the car

springs modified and waiting to go in tomorrow as it started to rain down here this afternoon.

TOONGA

Post by **TOONGA** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 2:52 pm

The weather has held of sort of it has drizzled over the course of the morning but I have managed to get the shocks in

a well placed jack to help position the shock

bolted in place

waiting for the wheel

a centimetre clearance when the car is on the ground

on the ground before the test drive

I wound the front suspension up as well but it looks the same so I didn't bother with a picture

Im very happy with the final ride, I will need to get used to the fact that the rear end actually goes up and down now

I took it down a sand track that canyonaros have turned into a rutt-fest and with 40 psi in the tyres I didn't have a problem in fact it seemed to handle better and sink less

TOONGA

T'subaru · Post by **T'subaru** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:42 am

Cool mod

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:49 pm

TOONGA wrote:yes my clutch is working fine still

another little update as well

MX5 front Springs conversion to the rear of my brumby

Wow.. only 4 weeks to reply but yes, the MX5 struts look good in there

Post by **TOONGA** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:23 pm

RSR 555 wrote:Wow.. only 4 weeks to reply but yes, the MX5 struts look good in there

I didn't even know you had replied until I saw the thread, remember up until very recently I didn't have internet during the week.

and thanks the are a big improvement in handling as well I just need to adjust them so they are a bit stiffer

TOONGA

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:39 pm

TOONGA wrote:I didn't even know you had replied until I saw the thread, remember up until very recently I didn't have internet during the week.

and thanks the are a big improvement in handling as well I just need to adjust them so they are a bit stiffer

TOONGA

LOL.. no sweat big fella and by the sounds of it, no internet again after your son's effort

Bit stiffer?? that sounds odd

you said they came out of the front of an MX5 (engine end) and you've got them in the back of a Brumby (no weight)

Did the shock have enough bounce back when you had the springs off?

Post by **TOONGA** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:51 pm

yep they had compression and rebound like they should otherwise I wouldn't have put them in.

the problem is that they are set to drop an MX5 on the ground, so they are on a really soft setting. when they are out of the car you can turn the yellow spring by hand as the black spring is ultra compressible.

they work fine but I think they could be a little stiffer to stop the bump then small jiggle Im getting on the highway.

TOONGA