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TBH I felt a bit woozy as well.
I guess you guys did play minor parts . . . 
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Lower ride height in rear is do-able with change in pinion angle to suit new diff height, as per seen on that dodgy buggers multicoloured wagon..........
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More Suspension Stuff - Take Two
On Sunday, after playing Taxi for my Wife and the Dog, taking them to a Dog Show, I was very sure, the rear was too low. So I pulled out the leaf spring packs to play with the ride height. This is the setup I took out of the car.  I tried a couple of alternative solutions, and settled on taking out two of the short spacers, and using the 1.5" blocks, resulting in raising the rear 16mm. This is approx half way between where I started from and the too low height. Here are some pics of the new set up installed in the car.   While the springs were out I gave them a good coat of Black Engine Enamel and applied more rubber grease to the rubbers. The rear now sits marginally higher than the front with a full tank of LPG and half a tank of Petrol.   Last night I did my usual Monday night run from the Dog Obediance ground with Speed Humps, Dips and rough roads, two dogs + gear and three adults. No issues to report. Very happy with the compromise. I will trim the U Bolts soon. BA DOHC PCM Another piece of the BA puzzle arrived yesterday.  Scored this N/A PCM off Ebay for the grand sum of $44 including post. I should have the remaining parts needed to start deciphering the wiring on Friday. Cheers BenJ
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I would have thought it was more than 16mm difference from it looking like it stuffed rear springs(reads as gay sagging in the rear, like the doof doof poofs like.), to sitting a little higher rear to front, but you took photos on the driveway this time, so it is hard to tell.
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Mate i just looked at your whole thread and i am impressed, you have put a lot of hard work into this wagon and it looks great, keep it up! I'll continue watching...
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I agree with you too man, best hour or so I've spent in a long time hahaha.
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ohh nice Ben, DOHC install ayyy, i dont know if you remember this but i do, Bathurst cruise 07 i remember you talking about how your engine was on it last legs at the time and you said u were going to put a EF or EL in it, you were driving the red car at the time.. and i said you should put a BA 6 in it, and you laughed at me like haha
true story good to see you listened 
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BA DOHC 8 - PARTS
This past week I received the last of the needed factory parts for the DOHC install. BA Electronic Throttle Pedal  BA Intake Piping and Airbox Lid. I have the Airbox base too.  I can now start on stripping the wiring down to the required minimum. There are a couple of other projects on the boil as well. More details and pics soon. Cheers BenJ
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Nice update on the springs & hoarding bits for the next stage of the project!
Cheers ToranaGuy
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oh come on ben.. show the rest of the goodies lol
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BARGAINS I COULD NOT RESIST
It is not a surprise that I a bit of a sucker for a bargain buy, and I think I did quite well with these. BA Fairmont Seats   I scored these plus the door trims, plastics and parcel tray for $80 off ebay. Had a little drive to north of Newcastle to pick them up. Did the whole 420km trip on one tank of LPG, $28, to fill up, and have already sold the door trims for $50. The BA parcel tray will up for grabs soon. The seats are from a sedan, but I am advised the rear sedan seat backs can be made to fit. We will see. Now, where is my big hammer and angle grinder? BA DOHC Turbo Parts Phase 2 of the BA Conversion is to add factory turbo gear to the NA engine running stock boost for a strong daily driver. I was able to pick up the factory exhaust manifold and dump pipe for $100 through a fellow member.  I will put these away until the time is right, and keep an eye out for other bargain bits. Cheers BenJ
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Great pick ups.
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glad you got the manifold ok.. i almost forgot to give them to striker to take back down with him lol free postage FTW lol cant wait to see it bolted on
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so is it still initially going to be n/a when the motor goes in, or will it be boosted straight up?
i hope its not gonna be the latter, as it will turn into a frankieh build.... ahem 
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It will go in NA first, and will be boosted when all the bits are gathered.
Cheers BenJ
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