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by John196701
Fri Nov 08, 2013 9:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Oldies Victorian odessy
Replies: 3
Views: 328

Are you driving down to Vic or Hiring a car while you are down there?
by John196701
Tue Oct 29, 2013 5:45 am
Forum: Technical
Topic: D2 Opinions
Replies: 17
Views: 1323

why don't you try these guys, they are on the gold coast

http://www.racinglogic.com.au/
by John196701
Sat Oct 19, 2013 4:15 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: That pesky rack conversion...
Replies: 3
Views: 436

Zac what rack are you thinking of, the excel rack, you could fabricate a nice bracket to weld to the cross member, the thing i would first be looking at would be finding a coupling section that did not require welding and would fit neatly between where the rack is mounted and the bottom of the steer...
by John196701
Fri Oct 18, 2013 12:30 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Oil and Water gauge taping
Replies: 6
Views: 417

the water temp sensor in below the thermostat housing, there are 2, one is for the EFI and the other is for the factory guage, the oil pressure sensor is below the oil filter, i would suggest getting an electronic oil pressure guage, don't run oil pressure lines into the car. something like below ht...
by John196701
Thu Oct 17, 2013 8:26 pm
Forum: Show And Go
Topic: My JB Track Car
Replies: 22
Views: 2986

Jason

the manual steering racks i think are all the same, they run around 3 turns lock to lock, the main thin i was after was the distance between the 2 inner ball joints was almost the same as the inner rod ends mounted on the drag link, this will minimize the chance of bump steer

John
by John196701
Thu Oct 17, 2013 6:45 pm
Forum: Show And Go
Topic: My JB Track Car
Replies: 22
Views: 2986

I am sorry to hear that, i always worry when i buy things from overseas, till now, everything has arrived

John
by John196701
Thu Oct 17, 2013 6:49 am
Forum: Show And Go
Topic: My JB Track Car
Replies: 22
Views: 2986

Ricethief

yes, it took me a while to get them, probably 2 months from order to receive, they had never done them before, i had to do all of the measurements and draw diagrams for them. i did get a bit worried that i was not going to get them, but they arrived, just slow

John
by John196701
Wed Oct 16, 2013 6:55 pm
Forum: Show And Go
Topic: My JB Track Car
Replies: 22
Views: 2986

the wheel that will be on the car http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz112/austarion/john196701/IMG_1048_zpsef9069b1.jpg the body had been 2 pack primed waiting for paint, the other photo's had it as bare metal http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz112/austarion/john196701/IMG_1049_zps4400239b.jpg i ...
by John196701
Sun Oct 13, 2013 7:09 pm
Forum: Show And Go
Topic: My JB Track Car
Replies: 22
Views: 2986

Fugazi No i did not tie the front struts towers to the cage the steering rack does not touch the sump, the only thing that goes close is the mounting bracket, the center line of the rack is basically the same as where the drag link sits Woodie It will be a while before i try them, i like the fact th...
by John196701
Sun Oct 13, 2013 4:28 pm
Forum: Buy / Sell
Topic: 3.9 diff gears for big diff and front strut brace
Replies: 3
Views: 616

Hello

are the 3.9 diff gears still for sale

John
by John196701
Sat Oct 12, 2013 8:42 pm
Forum: Show And Go
Topic: My JB Track Car
Replies: 22
Views: 2986

Fugazi the cage is a close fit, the main hoop and the front legs are almost touching the body, i hole sawed two holes in the floor under where i welded the plate for the hoop, this allowed me to keep it tight, i had the smallest head on my TIG welder, still very hard this pic gives you an idea how t...
by John196701
Fri Oct 11, 2013 9:58 pm
Forum: Show And Go
Topic: My JB Track Car
Replies: 22
Views: 2986

My JB Track Car

I bought Barups old car from Vulpes after he started to strip is, i bought it as a project for my son and myself. He helped me strip it, he is only 10, i proceeded to clean the car, removing all of the sound deadening throughout. I bought a weld in cage kit from Bond Roll bars, what a fun job to wel...
by John196701
Tue Oct 08, 2013 6:33 pm
Forum: Show And Go
Topic: My JB
Replies: 67
Views: 14750

Car

Thrash I have not done much to it lately, building a track car, JB, ex Barup's car, it has been stripped, i have welded in a cage primed and ready for paint, working on the brakes at the moment, 13 in disc's and 6 spot calipers for the front and 12.2 for the rear and 4 spot calipers, twin master cyl...
by John196701
Fri Mar 08, 2013 8:09 pm
Forum: Cruises And Events
Topic: Melbourne F1 Grand Prix get together
Replies: 6
Views: 770

F1GP

I am in Melbourne from tuesday till late friday, staying in the city, little collins st, going to the F1 on thursday, working the other days

John
by John196701
Sat Dec 01, 2012 4:33 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: fuel psi
Replies: 7
Views: 971

the fuel pressure on a standard throttle body injection is around the 43psi mark, the pressure dose not change till you are on boost, the line from the regulator goes to the fitting just above the throttle body