Decided to spend on some tools last fortnight with a sale or two around the place.
Grabbed a 7 draw Sidchrome roll cabinet from Gasweld / Adelaide Tools, since they are moving to the new design I got a 7 draw instead of the 5. Measured up the Alto and grabbed it myself – tight fit!
Also got a rivnut kit off ebay for a great price. And a cleco kit also from eBay – just in case I need to do panel work.
Latest bunch of parts have arrived! Naturally via Jesse Streeter
2x Double DIN Mounting Kits to suit the centre console
Timing Belt suit F6A
2x Water Pump
Enough Oil Seals for 2x Timing services
Timing Belt for F5B – Pretty damn certain this is the same as the other one
2x Timing Belt Tensioners
2x Complete Engine Gasket Kits – yes, same part number for both F5B and F6A
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After 6 weeks on a leaky boat, my wheels have been delivered 😀
Seems they are ‘Potenza TR-1 ST-4’
Not sure when I’ll fit them up – or if I’ll use them on RSR550 at all
Will probably get the centres painted, thinking black or gold (For purple car)
Radiators arrived from China, pretty decent – a few details are off; but they’re usable.
Will send off Bennys soon.
Ordered a couple engine gasket kits, and a couple timing service kits.
When they arrive I’ll have 3 engines worth inc timing belt, gaskets, tensioners and water pumps.
Got Steve at Jazmac to compression check RSR550 – poor results as I expected, likely rings.
90 / 75 / 50 PSI :S
Still driving it though.
Tailgate container is on its way, should be unpacked in early May.
Yen is at parity with our dollar again, so I’m itching to get more stuff while I can.
Thermo fan stopped cutting in again :\
So a couple days before All Japan Day I finally wired in a relay and switch to control the thermo fan manually – and it again seemed to work well.
Couple weeks later I drove to Mikes to discuss Alu radiator, and on the way home didn’t turn the fan on as it was sitting at normal temp – when I turned car off at home it sound like bubbling in the rocker cover 🙁
I’m thinking the head gasket is probably leaking, which isn’t so bad that I have a spare – but is a hassle to do and I should probably check the rings as well, which are very expensive and unique to the F5B
My wheels are on their way, but its sooo slow, 4wks and no tracking update, damn boats!
Bought a tailgate since a couple guys were bringing a container over, will probably use on RSR660, then hand me down the rest. Might be on its way now??
I bought a aluminium radiator off eBay for RSR660 during this ordeal, it was too big for my purpose – but through the same company I’m now getting a couple (one for another Works’ owner) designed, made and sent from China
Since the Yen has been high lately, I’ve been wanting to buy.. anything from JP to take advantage.
I’ve been looking at rims a lot since I was sure I’d save more than buying locally, and obviously the range and goodness is much better.
I bid (via Streeter of course) on some Work Equip, 13x6J +10,
I was outbid on these, which was kinda alright since It went a bit higher then I wanted anyway.
Looked around a bit more and found some 13×5.5J +15 with less days left, lower start bid, and no bids yet.
Put a bid in a start and eventually won with no other bidders 😀
They should be leaving Streeter sometime next week for their long journey here.
Thinking I might get the centres powder coated before they go on
Still summer, still too hot to do much.
The car started getting hot more often than not, unless I was going over 40kmh it was at the 2nd top line on the gauge.
Swapped thermostat over with a spare, didnt fix.
Eventually checked with Steve and he thought the rad may be blocked – was over 100c at the top of rad just from idling.
Week or so later I went to Mikes and changed the fan switch + radiator to the ones from the Black car.
All is good, in fact it’s probably running too cool now. The thermo comes on in decent time, not sure if it ever turns off though
Me no likey summer, hot sweat grrrr.
Nothing done on the cars at all.
Did get some air tools for christmas,
Also ordered a Engine Crane on christmas day – because of decent price and free delivery, on a 95Kg item!
Today I went out and bought a Sidchrome 8 Drawer Tool Chest for all my stuff, will hopefully get a roller cabinet for my birthday in August.
Not much happening lately, summer arriving soon which sucks arse.
New Suzuki Sport mounts arrived today via Streeter, slightly harder than stock I believe.
We have fuel.
Drove it to Mikes, and broke down 100metres or so from his house. He towed me to the shed and I got to work.
4 Hours later it was back together. The positive wire on the pump cradle had come loose on the screw terminal, did it up and wall-ah.
