BKS : AE71 Wagon

[eviltwin]

beers + 20 piece bucket of chicken + air compressor = good times!

[Blind Kid Seeks]

hahah mate you're on!!!

got anyhere to use the Aircompressor?

i need a fkn shed.

[eviltwin]

id say coem here but i only have a shed with an AE82 :(

[Blind Kid Seeks]

heres a few update pics of stereo and my neat little security blind...

Head unit

Tweeter Position

My Rear Blind

Which conveniently hides....

[eviltwin]

top notch!

[cruzer]

speaker setup looks good nice car as well

[1stKill]

Well done Andy looks good...how dose $40 worth of car audio sound?

[Blind Kid Seeks]

Well done Andy looks good...how dose $40 worth of car audio sound?

hahah... yeah.. well... there is no mid range.

[1stKill]

Well done Andy looks good...how dose $40 worth of car audio sound?

hahah... yeah.. well... there is no mid range.

As long as you've got some tunes pumping in the wagoon,it's all good,money well spent. :D

[Blind Kid Seeks]

exactly... it was pretty Av before! hahah

[JG24688]

Coool!! :)

[Blind Kid Seeks]

well time for a bit of an update.

I've been chasing a Gremlin for the past 2 weeks.

Driving the car under load it felt like it was dropping cylinders, called the RACV and had a guy tell me it was the coil.

So i though it was a good opportunity to replace the entire ignition system.

- Coil

- Leads

- Dizzy Cap,

- Rotor Button

- Points

- Spark Plugs

... but it didnt fix it... so after another session with the RACV, he couldnt figure it out. so i rang my trusty bank of knowledge at Head 2 Head.

Peter suggested checking the valve clearences, so booked in with my mechanic and had it checked out. Cylinder 2 was well out of spec, so it was all adjusted. Just happens my mechanic is at the back of my exhaust shop, so i got a new system fitted too ;)

So after the work was done.. all seemed well... then a trip out to Simons place, and my problem reared its ugly head again..... ARGH. The RACV guy suggested the carby rebuild.

so i spent $400 on a carby reco.... full rebuild and tune to the engine.

but alas.... still felt like it was dropping cylinders.... annoyed or what!!!!

so i drove to my local parts shop, East Coast Auto Spares... and asked another brains trust there. they suggested changing the Condenser, which is a small capacitor that sits on the Dizzy which flattens out the spark from the coil. Grasping at threads here... my next step was going to be rebuild the head..... so i thought why not... give it a crack.

and low and behold..... it fixed it. $22.95 for a new spark condensor. problem solved.

car runs so smooth now, with new ignition system, reco'd carby, and all the valves at optimum clearence specs... its so awesome!

New pics to come soon..... featuring my flashy Chrome Roof Racks.

[jaderd]

i am extremely happy for ya mate....atleast now the car is in absolute tip top shape and carby tuned to how you like to drive (hard occasionally :) ) thats brilliant.

cant wait till monday when the car gets registered

[Blind Kid Seeks]

hahah yes... lets just say its thirsty.

[jaderd]

how far do you estimate a full tank would get you ?

[Blind Kid Seeks]

at the moment.... its giving me about 11l/100kms... lol. but i'll try and drive it conservativly this week,... good luck to me i say!

its so much fun to drive. I'll give you a fang next time we get together

[jaderd]

sounds good....got a msg off a guy in darwin last night keen on sportivo, wants it asap and just needs me to deliver it to a car carrier depot.....awaiting an email as i just emailed him back earlier today....might be promising, make it quick and easy as i remove reg and plates etc and just load it on truck

did you have something you wanted me to upload for you ?

Edited October 23, 2009 by jaderd

[Blind Kid Seeks]

yeha i am trying to MMS it to you.... annoying.

be wary of anyone who cannot inspect the car prior to purchase...

often scammers.

No-one in their right mind would by a 2nd hand car without inspecting.

[jaderd]

yeah i have searched the email addy and tracked the guy down via facebook etc and he has an aristo and soarer in facebook album pics etc so obviously into toyota's etc.....darwin may be a fair hard place to get sportivos ? and maybe fact rego nearly up suits him....not sure will wait and see

Edited October 23, 2009 by jaderd

[jaderd]

fair small but you can clearly see the nice bling roof rack andy has now...and ae82 is in background getting new thermostat put in

[Blind Kid Seeks]

thanks for putting that up for me mate.

[jaderd]

i love that rear bar.....sits out atleast 20-25cm

[Blind Kid Seeks]

yeah its pretty ghetto! hahah

i'm hanging for some wet weather.... skids?

[Blind Kid Seeks]

I'd strangle puppies to get my hands on the AE71 Chrome bumpers though....... i believe they were available only on the AE71 panel vans,.... DO WANT!!!

[eviltwin]

ohh yeah looks sick with the racks , that said anything with a rack is ******en cool in my book unless your an overweight 40 year old bloke , that warrants a visit home and never seeingme again :( Like my corona , massif rear bar , thats so that in 3rd world countries your family rides ( stands ) in airred comfort standing on the back because sunja and slevedamah have occupied the inside of the car with their cows ready for milking....