What did you do to your 2002 today !

[SydneyTii]

1 hour ago, Simeon said:

 

 

Honest and reliable is good. Very good.

Yes I agree, I remember the first time I took my car to him he did some work on my rad, and didn’t secure the overflow hose properly, it hit the fan and went straight through the rad, pretty unlucky really, to be fair the W+N rad didn’t have the tabs for the hose to be fixed against the rad, so in fairness it wasn’t really his fault.

he said “sorry and that he should have noticed that”

He told me to bring the car and he’d strip it out and fix it and refit, I met him part of the way. I pulled the rad, he had it recored and braised on a set of holding tabs for the rad overflow pipe then painted it as well. I refitted it.

i thought that was very good and have used him since.

i think his brother races an 02?also.

 

[irdave]

9 hours ago, Simeon said:

 I have left it registered in South Australia- which needs no Inspection but I figure that’s not a long term option even though I still own a house in SA where it is registered. I don’t think my car will have any problems passing but I would like to go somewhere that is familiar with old cars to minimise stupid discussions and eye rolling. 

 

Why would you do that?  Why not just leave it registered in SA?

[irdave]

8 hours ago, The Judge said:

Went from my 13x8s Diamond Racing wheels to a Axis 15x8s all around. Fit perfect all around

 

The new wheels look good.  How did you like the Diamond wheels?  I've been looking at them for a while.

 

And might need to find a chrome rear bumper now- I know a car that could use that black rear one you've got there...

[Driv3r]

2 hours ago, Simeon said:

Honest and reliable is good. Very good.

 

Yes, and like dinosaurs, all honest and reliable mechanics are now extinct since the mid 80's. I do not trust any mechanics in Sydney, period. On the other hand, there are number of experienced engine builders, brake and clutch shops, suspension, steering and body shops that I know of in Sydney but I always open the part and take it there. My 02 stays in my garage thank you very much! lol  

[The Judge]

32 minutes ago, irdave said:

 

The new wheels look good.  How did you like the Diamond wheels?  I've been looking at them for a while.

 

And might need to find a chrome rear bumper now- I know a car that could use that black rear one you've got there...

The diamond wheels were grest, jusy wanted a different look.  The black bumper on my car might be getting chromed very soon. Thanks, but it isn't for sale

[nbristow01]

On 12/9/2018 at 11:58 PM, xr4tic said:

My goal for the weekend was to get the rebuilt motor into the car.

 

Got all the brake related stuff in, steering column back in the car, just needed to remove the driveshaft and run the new brake line through the tunnel to the rear T:

 

First time use of the Quick Jack, not sure how I lived without this before now:

 

Engine is in!

Nice!

[Mike A]

Epoxy primer on some suspension parts early on a Saturday morning

[Guest_anonymous]

Just because 

[7502]

I worked on the passenger door today, replacing the door stop and the door latch opening mechanism.  You can now open the passengers door from the inside. I noticed that the door stop hinge bracket had been re-welded at some time in the past. I also replaced two missing plastic door rod latch grommets and added some vibration adsorbing tar mats to the outer skin. Before I buttoned it up I sprayed some "cavity wax" along the interior of the door. I hope the car appreciates my work today.

Edited December 16, 2018 by 7502
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[VWJake]

New shoes for Blue

[irdave]

Resealed the engine and got everything switched back over to the original engine. Transmission work tomorrow. Should be up and running in day or so, so if you know anyone looking for a driver '72 tii, let me know...

[The Judge]

Used some light compound with a foam pad and a good wax with a different foam pad to get this thing to shine back up. Getting it ready for this coming weekend, gonna go for a long drive somewhere. Thats to be determined. 

Edited December 18, 2018 by The Judge

[grizzlebar]

Started it for the first time in forever. Discovered what appears to be a small leak from the fuel pump...

Suggestions on what to replace?

[cdbeemin]

Cleaned up the doors, getting them ready for paint. They cleaned up real nice. A little rust on the bottom seam. Cleaned the majority of it out, then used Silver POR-15 to seal it away. Weather looks as though it’ll be nice for most of the next two weeks. Goal is to shoot the hood, trunk lid, sunroof and doors with the Glasurit primer. If I get 2 days of nice then I’ll also try to shoot the front 1/2 including engine bay. Still need to finish sanding everything but I am seriously close. 

[Bibm5]

After 5-6 amateur attempts at painting my roundels I'm finally happy (enough) with the results. I'll probably put a coat of clear on them before I install.

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