GETTING A BIT WORRIED ABOUT YOU TWO GETTING TOGETHER. HA HA

BEST OF LUCK HOPE IT ALL GOES WELL LOVE TO HELP BUT ITS A BIT FAR.

CHEERS

STEVE

Get together no way, you should see what happens when he see's a pair of UGH boots. Bloody Kiwis

AAARGGHHH just had a shocking visual can never wear uggies again.

Not wrong there..............

OK you clowns.

Keep your wet dreams out of this CAR related build thread.

Besides, I am too good for both of you.

Wiring loom and BA throttle pedal removed from test car this afternoon. Have started final wrap with electrical tape.

Cheers
BenJ

Nice updates Ben, it's coming along quickly now.

Cheers

ToranaGuy

well we will just take our wet dreams to reality then and the wagon will be getting it

And people think I am odd............ Your on your own there mate.........

I have some bad news for you mate, guys don't wear "Uggies" or Ugg boots in any form.... sorry



Looking tops BenJ, your attention to detail is awesome!

dam straight im in a league of my own

BA DOHC 30.7 - General Prep Update + Weekend Plans

General Prep Update

I am just about all ready now for Friday.

Yesterday I picked up some Penrite 75W-85 oil for the T5, so it will get a birthday too. This is the oil recommended by Penrite and is a semi synthetic type.

I received the new Power Steering replacement nut, and cut the old one off last night and the new one clipped on easily. I have made some enquiries regarding a custom power steering pressure hose and will arrange that in a couple of weeks to ensure longevity and reliability.

I have now finished taping up the new wiring loom, and the throttle pedal has been removed from the ED Ghia.

This afternoon I installed the OBDII port in its new home. I have located it on the top of the glovebox roof. No pics for now, but there will be plenty over the weekend.

I have done a bit of research on the subject of engine oil, and was to-ing and fro-ing over what weight of oil to use. As the engine will primarily be run on LPG, I have decided to go with the factory recommendation of 15W-40 for LPG engines. As this is what I used to start the engine etc, I will use the same oil as it only had idle time on it, and replace it after a month or so with some fresh oil and filter then.

Weekend Plans

Friday

9.am - remove bonnet and front and rear bumpers, drain water, drive into position.

By 12pm - EL engine and T5 out of car, start LPG swap

By 2pm - Old K Frame out, then degrease/clean and tidy up engine bay

By 5pm - New K Frame in, A/C pipes start on wiring loom


Saturday

AM - Finish LPG swap, BBM installed, T5 swapped, wiring loom finished

By 5pm - BA Engine and T5 sitting in engine bay, wiring connected and test started, maybe exhaust done


Sunday - Exhaust finished, button up cooling system, wiring etc etc

Bumper bars replaced, and test drive - LPG Tune


I will update as to our progress over the weekend.

Cheers
BenJ

Good work mate looking forward to photo overload!!

Steve

Uggis are still sitting in corner when you have it all done I will put them on.

Cheers mate

Engine out in 3 hours? You don't muck about! I suppose you have had plenty of practice lol.

anything EF onwards is easy to do. my mates AU lane we stripped we had the motor out in under an hour and we even had to stop due to aircon gas leakage. an AU can be done in under 30 mins

Great idea on the game plan Ben, I'm sure it will run smoothly for you!

As for the engines out, I've pulled many Eseries engines & transmissions, both auto & manual, out in under 3hrs, It's not all that hard. The ED & earlier car's are only slightly harder imho.

Hell, I can tell you all the v8's are simpler to remove & install.....

Cheers

ToranaGuy