Rebuild woes

JD_Stazza_Brendan · Post by **JD_Stazza_Brendan** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 5:23 am

It seems the whole centre console was made from brittle plastic from the factory.

thrash · Post by **thrash** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:20 am

redzone wrote:i've never had any insurmountable problem with any of mine.

that's cos you're a GOOD mechanic :P

WidebodyWoody wrote:I send my car to get that door panel repaired, and what happened? They fuckers almost snapped the centre console in half.

wtf?? what did they need to get at the centre console for? i would be checking that they haven't stolen anything or mucked up on the wiring down there.. the wiring is perhaps the only reason I can think of.. but even then.. dodgy bastards

Website · Post by **WidebodyWoody** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:53 am

yeah everything seemed fine, except 1) When I got the car back, that was broken, and 2) When I got the car back, my battery mysteriously died. Luckily it was less then 1 year old so it was replaced free.

WANTSOM · Post by **WANTSOM** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:23 am

Redzone :

^^^ did u ask em for $50?

hehe - it was the wife that did it so asking for money would have been akin to me taking money out of my wallet and putting it back in. She did say sorry but I didnt detect any real remorse in her voice so I didnt speak to her for the rest of the day. (She knows I am pissed at her when I dont speak to her. )

It was a quiet night at our place that night. LOL

Darkelf · Post by **Darkelf** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:35 pm

WANTSOM wrote:or when someone walks past the car on stands in the garage when you have the front bar and grill off and catches the side indicator plastic and snaps in clean in half. :x :glare:

Did you divorce them? :D

OLD FART · Post by **OLD FART** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:43 am

WANTSOM wrote:Redzone :

^^^ did u ask em for $50?
hehe - it was the wife that did it so asking for money would have been akin to me taking money out of my wallet and putting it back in. She did say sorry but I didnt detect any real remorse in her voice so I didnt speak to her for the rest of the day. (She knows I am pissed at her when I dont speak to her. )

It was a quiet night at our place that night. LOL

It seems that "HOT LIP & COLD SHOULDER " was on the menu 4 dinner that night LOL

crshbndct · Post by **crshbndct** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:56 am

my ja got merciless thrashing, and very piss poor maintenance. only time it did any thing funny was when the battery was so flat it was reading 3 volts, jump started it and it ran strangely. this was after standing for about 4 months
new battery and it fired up straight away.

Vulpes · Post by **Vulpes** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:33 am

Took the car for a test drive over easter to try out the new clutch, turbo, intercooler and flav's ECU. It seemed to go ok, i took it very gentle. When i got back i smelled brakes ? seems the rear drivers wheel was almost locked solid due to the handbrake cable seizing up and not releasing. Anybvody ever had this trouble ? Thank God for donor cars !!!

redzone · Post by **redzone** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:55 am

yep handbrakes cables are VERY prone to sticking, i'd bet there's plenty out there driving around with one like that, without realising. also often the mechanism jams in the caliper and you have to get them rebuilt..

Darkelf · Post by **Darkelf** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:09 pm

I had this problem with mine, there is a place in Brooky that can custom make them for a Staz but they aint cheap at $900 a pair!!! :o

redzone · Post by **redzone** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:11 pm

$900 a pair for handbrake cables?? i can get em redone for $160 each!!!!

thrash · Post by **thrash** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:57 pm

LOL

I will need to get my handbrake done in the near future.. it doesn't hold all that well anymore..

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