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BenJ wrote: What diff ratio are you running?f An EA T5 combined with a 3.27 diff will give the same effective ratio as an EBII T5 and a 3.45 diff. I have the EA-3.27 combination in my wagon, and it does make it sprightly off the line. 5th gear is also different and sits approx 200rpm higher at 100kph. Cheers BenJ Hi Ben, I currently have an ED T5, so the later gearbox, and I think it's a 3.27 rear end, EB2 LSD. It already jumps off the line bloody quick if I get traction.  I wasn't as worried about the ratios as I am about the reverse syncro. But nice to know that I won't "need" to change to 3.45's anytime soon.  Wreckers checked over all the 5 T5's they have, all are a bit crunchy, so they are trying to organize me another box, hopefully tomorrow. I wanted to fit it this w/e. The sam - Thx man, yeah getting something done is better than nothing, but sometimes it's hard to see the progress of the little "somethings" lol. If the gearbox doesn't arrive tomorrow, I might have to rebuild the carby on my mighty boy this weekend & drive it until I turn up a good T5, or until I get an Xr8 on the road, which if this rain won't piss off, will be a while.  Cheers ToranaGuy
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Re the reverse, I just slip it into 5th before selecting reverse, and 90% of the time it goes in with no problem. If it doesn't then a quick release of the brake/hand brake to let the car move slightly does the trick.
Cheers BenJ
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BenJ wrote: Re the reverse, I just slip it into 5th before selecting reverse, and 90% of the time it goes in with no problem. If it doesn't then a quick release of the brake/hand brake to let the car move slightly does the trick. Cheers BenJ That's how I do it in my white Xr8, don't have to in the red one lol. Thanks for that Ben. Here's hoping a good T5 rocks up tomorrow for me. Cheers ToranaGuy
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Still have not managed to end up with a good T5, I might have to settle for getting a crunchy one that has good gears & rebuilding it now, not what I planned.....grrrr......
Otherwise, here's a tease for a few of you.........  Currently about 50% finished, a couple of inputs are working & I should post up a small vid of playing with it while hooked to my laptop. My old thinkpad crapped itself, should really dig up something else with a com port, unless I hook it up to an old win2k pc maybe? I have enough pc junk to build a dedicated machine for this job.... Who likes my placemat under my keyboard? Gotta love getting extras @ work. Thanks Red Ranger! Cheers ToranaGuy
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Age: 35 Posts: 3382 Joined: 11th Mar 2008 Ride: EA SVO, AU2, Toyota Crown Location: Bendigo |
bit of a snap taken by Australian Auto Kulture while me and Jay were cruising it up on the Princes Hwy at about 3am
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Cool, so that's who it was in the ute with the camera. Not a bad shot at all lol.
What's the link to the thread? Cheers ToranaGuy
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jay, that headlight mod looks well worth it. looks tough but also makes the EB look huge lol
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huggiebear wrote: jay, that headlight mod looks well worth it. looks tough but also makes the EB look huge lol Oh hell yeah it was worth it, can see the road like a 20 year younger car!  It's only a H4 conversion too, no HID's in there yet. Yeah, a Mighty boy makes other car's like Eb's look huge.I was wondering who was in the blue ute with the camera hanging out of it, now I know. Almost famous! Cheers ToranaGuy
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Sold another car part that I didn't really need, a top tailgate window for a hq to wb panel van, and later saturday evening I swapped in my new 3 leaf springs for the rear of the mighty boy. Handles much better. Some pics later.
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Age: 35 Posts: 3382 Joined: 11th Mar 2008 Ride: EA SVO, AU2, Toyota Crown Location: Bendigo |
yeh you were cruising behind me for some of the time and your headlights kept reflecting in my side mirrors and shining in my face. lol. they are bright
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WILDEB wrote: yeh you were cruising behind me for some of the time and your headlights kept reflecting in my side mirrors and shining in my face. lol. they are bright Sorry man, little car, which bounces around a lot lol. Only 55/60w std H4's..... Cheers ToranaGuy
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Pics time...
 New spring on the left & old on the right. Upgrade from rubber bands to paper clips lol.  New spring installed. The little ute doesn't bounce around anywhere near as badly now.  I gave my mate a dishwasher today, and moved it with the mighty boy. Yep, it get's used as a "ute". Cheers ToranaGuy
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Age: 35 Posts: 3382 Joined: 11th Mar 2008 Ride: EA SVO, AU2, Toyota Crown Location: Bendigo |
LOL. a "ute"
Superpro bushes?
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WILDEB wrote: LOL. a "ute" Superpro bushes? Yeah lol man. I can't remember the brand, think they might have been. Same spring & shackle bushes as a few other little suzuki's like sierra's, hatches, some early swifts too. Anyway, better than stock rubber and about 1/3rd the price too! Even with my trade discount. Mighty boy ftw! Cheers ToranaGuy
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Age: 35 Posts: 3382 Joined: 11th Mar 2008 Ride: EA SVO, AU2, Toyota Crown Location: Bendigo |
i have replace all but lower trailing arm, castor rod and lower control arm bushes with superpro
every other bush is. the swaybar bushes have been in there for about 2 years now. still all good
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