Topic: What did you do to your non-motorcycle vehicle today?

[strynboen]

fixed the rusty panel...nov im at the end..of the car..some rust begind the rear panel too..

i got the car in thange for a old lathe...and the first idea vas a month Work...now im in the 3 year..it have grovn stuck in the shop

..but NeXT month it must aut and live and drive..and have road test...then i can go back and rip the engine aut.
.this old pintos..like to crack the oil seals at the valvestems,,and it spits oil at start.. but runs fine and have fine 78 hp power"(if i can call 78 hp for power)

they also like to glow fire/(all the dirt in the head)..so i not can stop the engine..and vith Automatic i can not kill it in gear..the po had fire in the carb..so hard that the paint and airfilter burned up..
the cure is a air/elektric solonid open the manifold up..and thin/lean the airmix..so it stops....but i think a head job..and hardent seats and new valvets..so i can run vitaut additives is the best vay...those engines is not for bleifrei/ fuel

[WhyNot2]

Had front pads installed and rotors turned, 266 bux later rides smooth again

Thought alignment was off, checked ok, so just went ahead and let them do the work..........next time I'll do it.

Oh, this was done on my 2015 Taco

[Terry in Australia]

fixed the rusty panel...nov im at the end..of the car..some rust begind the rear panel too..

i got the car in thange for a old lathe...and the first idea vas a month Work...now im in the 3 year..it have grovn stuck in the shop

..but NeXT month it must aut and live and drive..and have road test...then i can go back and rip the engine aut.
.this old pintos..like to crack the oil seals at the valvestems,,and it spits oil at start.. but runs fine and have fine 78 hp power"(if i can call 78 hp for power)

they also like to glow fire/(all the dirt in the head)..so i not can stop the engine..and vith Automatic i can not kill it in gear..the po had fire in the carb..so hard that the paint and airfilter burned up..
the cure is a air/elektric solonid open the manifold up..and thin/lean the airmix..so it stops....but i think a head job..and hardent seats and new valvets..so i can run vitaut additives is the best vay...those engines is not for bleifrei/ fuel

Beautiful work Lars, once you get it registered pull that boat anchor pinto piece of sh1t engine out and drop in a 302 Windsor V8, it'll fit fine, and the late model EFI engines were pretty reasonable on fuel too.

[spotty]

discovered half way to work that the accelerator pedal is no longer connected to the car......jammed some stuff in between the pedal box and the dash, got it going well enough to get here, have a look later and see whats gone on

most annoying, its only done 160K kms, is there no such thing as a reliable vehicle anymore ? its not like i've even bodged it up or anything, i expect this sort of thing with my motorbikes

[jgger]

Tried out the buffer on the hood of the new to us 2014 Ford Edge. I think it looks pretty good .

[jgger]

Don't know why the other pics didn't show up........here they is. (Maybe ) Before, because before ALWAYS goes in the middle!

[jgger]

Holy crap, one at a time! Oh well the shameless reflection shot!!! That isn't junk in the paint, it's the small silver flake. The nice thing is it helps to hide the dust on the black paint.

[Don R]

 I dressed up the wiring to the EFI, fuel offset relay, data recorder and throttle stop. Wired the starter and improved the grounding system to the engine. I grounded the heads to each other, then to the frame, then direct from that lug to the battery. I added a #4 cable from the alternator to the battery. I removed the nose weights and replaced them with two Goldwing size Odyssey batteries, they will provide additional amp hours to the new main odyssey battery. I'll get a 125 amp alternator too.
 We added EFI with a processor, two fuel pumps, heated o2 sensor and 8 injectors. It already had an electric water pump and fan, data recorder with a heated o2 sensor, MSD ignition box, lights for night racing etc. The 50 amp alternator and 3 year old yellow top battery weren't getting it done anymore.
 The Odyssey batteries are pure lead, not recycled. I learned that from hondaman.  They last 6 to 8 years.

[Terry in Australia]

discovered half way to work that the accelerator pedal is no longer connected to the car......jammed some stuff in between the pedal box and the dash, got it going well enough to get here, have a look later and see whats gone on

most annoying, its only done 160K kms, is there no such thing as a reliable vehicle anymore ? its not like i've even bodged it up or anything, i expect this sort of thing with my motorbikes

Ha ha, I think you've just inadvertently made some bad vehicle choices Spotty, or maybe I've been lucky, I haven't had a car problem since my last Ford Falcon, back in the 90's? And funnily, the LESS money I spend on a car, the better the vehicle?

My $1600 1998 Ford Exploder has been flogged around Melbourne and done a dozen trips to Sydney (driven my a mechanically un-sympathetic oaf) with no issues, apart from its ravenous thirst for fuel, (19 MPG on the highway, way worse in the city) and my 2009
Mitsubishi Outlander that I gave my workmate $2500 and my VTR1000F for has now done over 40,000 Km in 2 years with no issues at all, serviced by those super skilled KMart Tyre and Auto guys.... (or maybe DESPITE them...... )

[dave500]

new tyres today(tires or "tars"),I always change em out a little early and sell em on,they waive the tyre disposal fee if you ask and take em away,the place snapped a rear stud and were very sorry,they said it was with the torque wrench they didn't impact it and will get a replacement in next week,i said don't worry ive got spares and can fix it easy,i fixed it and rang em back to let em know its all cool,not many options left now on this odd ball old size 14"/235(7")60 profile,i got hankook,theyll have to do they tried to upsell me the bf goodridge ta radial which are way more exyy and were a #$%* tyre in the day,these hankooks have the raised white lettering so I had them mounted with that #$%* inside hidden,ive always thought that #$%* looks trashy!

[Terry in Australia]

I only had Hancrooks on one car Dave, my Mazda RX2 coupe, and they were sh1t, I remember driving down a hill in the rain, and when I went into a left hand bend they all let go, and I did a full 360 in the middle of the road. I'm sure they're better now, but I couldn't fcuk them off quick enough! The little Mazda rotary was a beast, it used to walk away from Monaro's and GT Falcons at streetlight drags, I wish I still had it! (plus a good one is worth north of $30K nowadays.....)

So I diligently dropped my 2009 Mitsubishi Outlander off for a service at those great guys at KMart Tyre and Auto this morning. They just called to tell me that I need all 4 new brake rotors and pads today as the pads are all stuffed and the rotors are dangerously undersize! "That's interesting" I reply, "I had it last serviced 6 months ago, by the Mitsubishi dealer, and they told me that the car (including the brakes) were perfect?" I asked how much to do the brakes, and the reply was "$1100, plus the service costs" I told them to leave the brakes, I'll go get a second opinion. (mine)

Even if they are buggared, I can buy new rotors and pads for under $300, so when I get it home I'll measure them, and if necessary, I'll do it myself. If they're actually OK, I'll be contacting KMart Tyre and Auto's head office, and creating some mischief...........      

[dave500]

yeah cant get much in wide 14" for years now terry,over the 35 years owning this car ive used just about everything you can get the early super cats were good,sort of,then I had dunlop vectors,yokohama A539,kelly chargers(worst ever grip!)bridstone re92(pretty crap grip),kumho 769,kenda klever and now hand on cock oops i mean hankook!they all start out ok but I think they go harder and loose grip after 3 years,once worn and 4-5 years old they are #$%*ed the instant it rains,ive been changing em out early leaving reasonable tread then selling them as the size is hard to get anywhere in 14/235/60,never used the ta radials but ill bet they are as crap as they were back in the day for about 80 bucks a tyre more!torquey old v8s spin wheels easy,these look good,but spin easy,i think go hard?these have 40,000 kays on em,lotta people run tyres to bald to get value?this car is too heavy and torquey let alone precious for that #$%*!

[Terry in Australia]

Yeah, they still look good Dave, I replaced the tyres on my Territory at 85000 Km, and I reckon they were still roadworthy.

So I went back to KMart Tyre and Auto to pick up my Mitsubishi, and brought up the subject of the brakes. I told the bloke there that I was gonna go back and have a go at the Mitsubishi dealer for telling me that my brakes were good, when the Kmart dude was telling me they were fcuked? The prick behind the counter started "umming" and "ahing" and said, well, they don't need to be replaced right now, but probably in another 5000-7000 Km? (3000-4000 miles) I do roughly 400 Km per week on average, so suddenly there's another 4 months left in them? Arseholes.......   

[dave500]

your not blonde are you terry wearing a tight skirt?yeah im always sus on these dodgy reports on your vehilces condition etc,years ago I had a "no bull#$%*"report(no names given here but obvious)for $14 bucks,on the hoist and all that #$%*,when it came off I need a change over steering box and pump etc,bushes and sway bar mounts we can book you in,i called bull#$%*,there was a slight weep from years of wind blowing back #$%* all oil,i complained to some #$%* regional manager(vaginal?,#$%* of a guy!)then two weeks later its on Australian current affair where they took perfect cars to be checked out across Australia to this franchise and bad reports came back cock suckers!

[MoMo]

Y'all in the wrong thread, get on over to the pissed off thread asap....Larry    BTW.  there are two large tire/service chains that train there employess to dishonestly upsell. I know 3 people who worked for said crooks and left 'cause they had an honest streak rather than yellow up their back....Larry

[Terry in Australia]

Yeah, I'm just so sick of these pr1cks, I took it to them because I can afford to pay someone else and don't want to spend all my spare time working on my cars as well as bikes, but every time I do, I end up with sh1t service and lies. I checked under the bonnet (hood) and was happy to see a new oil filter, air filter and oil, and they'd definitely rotated the tyres, so I guess they did what I paid them to do. I'll keep an eye on the brakes, but a cursory glance looked confirmed that they had plenty of life left, and they certainly work fine.

[dave500]

I think ya need a new engine terry the spark plugs are worn out,thatll be 6500 bucks thanks!

[mick7504]

The TA's are bolted on.
We'll see how the De Ville handles now that the Mickey Thompsons are canned.






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[CaseyH]

Love spring
First bath

[Bankerdanny]

Bought [on eBay], took delivery and have been test driving a 1968 Firebird for my good friend....

You have much more interesting friends than I do

[Terry in Australia]

Love spring
First bath

That is sweet mate, is it a 240 or 260Z? I always wanted one, I should have bought one when they were cheap, back in the day. To find one now that isn't rusted in half is impossible, or ridiculously expensive.

[Terry in Australia]

OK, gotta swap a new engine into my latest non-motorcycle vehicle, better get offa my arse and get into it.

[MoMo]

Love spring
First bath

That is sweet mate, is it a 240 or 260Z? I always wanted one, I should have bought one when they were cheap, back in the day. To find one now that isn't rusted in half is impossible, or ridiculously expensive.

Gotta agree with that, nice ride

[dave500]

I still have an old aussie 1983 magazine from the era,some brave bastard shoe horned a holden 308 cube v8 into one and got it all inspected roadworthy etc,ya can really soup those 308s up if ya want.

[Terry in Australia]

Wow! I think nowadays you'd put a modern turbocharged 6 with fuel injection and make massive power without the weight of a big V8 lump, but yeah, back in the 80's they were shoving V8's in all sorts of cars.

I picked up a zero turn "Troybilt" big ride on mower on Facebook with a blown up engine yesterday for the princely sum of 100 bucks. I was lucky to have been the first to see the ad on FB last week and by pure coincidence I've had a good engine sitting on my bench for the last year or so, so I contacted the seller and told him I'd take it. 

Terry's mower adventure 30 Mar 2019 4 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

today the "marriage" of mower and engine began. After sitting on my bum for the last 6 months it was great to get out into my filthy garage and make even more of a mess. I haven't finished it yet, but it will work.

Terry's Troybilt Sunday adventure 31 Mar 2019 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

It had a Husky engine in it, but I'm installing a 23 HP Briggs V Twin, so I've had to make a few mods to get everything to work. It has an electric clutch that is keyed onto the crankshaft, but the bolt that holds it all in is a long hardened metric bolt and of course the thread in the Briggs engine's crank is American Fine.

Terry's Troybilt Sunday adventure 31 Mar 2019 1 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

Luckily the metric bolt was about 1mm thicker than the bolt needed for the Briggs crank. I set the metric bolt up in my filthy lathe to turn it and used an angle grinder fitted with a flap disc to grind off the old thread.

Terry's Troybilt Sunday adventure 31 Mar 2019 3 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

Using a 7/16" NF button die, I cut a new thread on it, and it was good enough.

Terry's Troybilt Sunday adventure 31 Mar 2019 4 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

I fitted the pulley and the electric clutch, bolted it all up, and it was good.

Terry's Troybilt Sunday adventure 31 Mar 2019 6 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

OK, so I was almost ready to sit the engine on the mower, but I thought I better see if the engine mounting bolt holes were gonna line up, so I made a rough template of the engine's bolt holes on a piece of cardboard, and then transferred it to the mower, and was pleasantly surprised, that the holes were already there.

Terry's Troybilt Sunday adventure 31 Mar 2019 9a by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

And so I lifted the engine off the bench, and carried it over to the mower.

Terry's Troybilt Sunday adventure 31 Mar 2019 9c by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

Woohoo! OK, next was an exhaust system, All I had was the single cylinder husky header pipe, but I needed two, so I did some "cutting and shutting" to get me two pipes, which involved making another mounting flange. Once again, not pretty, but good enough.

Terry's Troybilt Sunday adventure 31 Mar 2019 9d by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

Terry's Troybilt Sunday adventure 31 Mar 2019 9e by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

Terry's Troybilt Sunday adventure 31 Mar 2019 9g by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

That's as far  as I got. It  was cold and wet out today, I'd been out for 5 hours, and decided that was enough for the day. Hopefully it'll warm up a little during the week, and I'll do some more after work, there's not much grass to cut anyway, but by the time there is, I want to have it ready to do battle.