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Im going Matador Red

Pretty good Simon, Thats about -10% less than mine should make. Sorry mate just having a small dig LOL

A sad day Pete, if we can help somehow you know we are all just a phone call away.

Ummmmmmmmmmmmm Yeah Lurch can you change the name of this thread to the Michael Bolton Fan Thread, make Simon the Owner and President of the fan page, Ben the Secretary of the fan club and Six Shooter the Canadian fan chapter secretary.

Gold !

Thanks Dave I know you share my agony LMAO Would you like to warn me about any other hazards you may have experienced and fore warn me ? Engine drained - Check Engine sterilized - Check Plastic Pallet - Check Shrink Wrapped - Checked Quarantine or customs officer having a bad day - ??????

So, Decided to email my shipping agent for an update on the motor, bad news, good news and bad news. I decided to go with an Australian based agent, and I cant recommend them enough so far for the service to date. I'm using Stewart Garmey TRADELANES GLOBAL SOLUTIONS PTY LTD 36 ALLIED DRIVE | TULLAMARINE | VICTORIA | 3043 | AUSTRALIA T: +61 3 9330 0090 | F: +61 3 9330 3305 www.tradelanes.com.au Stewart is a great bloke and I would highly recommend him. Anyway, due to some disputes over in the US, the motor and box which should have gone 2 weeks ago is now rescheduled for pick up this Friday, August 19. But they have confirmed that it will be on the vessel "Cap Pasado" which is scheduled to leave port on the 4th of September, ETA - Melbourne: September 25, the day I leave for New Zealand for a week !

Geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez You have aged a lot, but restoring one of these will do that to you LMAO Looks good, more tangerine now with the Nikon pics. I'm sure lurch will be along at some stage, and yes receiving a thumbs up from him would be a seal approval for you.

John is old enough to be his father ! Come to think of it, whats your mums name and where did she hang out in 1983? Just kidding don't take any offence LMAO

Looks pretty Scmick ! I take itthat its not that peachy color in real life and only due to the camera. Well done, if you are happy with it thats the main thing

Nice Simon Geeeeeeeez its going to be a sight when all of us middle aged old farts are running around in our toys one day LOL

Hey Ben Well Done! Very nice car and worthy of someone so enthusiatic for them. Cheers John

Good looking period car Rev Kind of get the idea of where Holden picked up some of it's styling cue's from, but this is much more aggressive ! Those tail lamps get the mind working overtime also LOL John

Wally I may be way off the mark, but I believe that the MX5 and Mazda 3 not excluding the Ford Capri and ironically the Laser of the early to mid 90's all shared the same rack May be worth investigating. Cheers John

Welcome to the jungle.

Hmmmmmmm the word miracle in paint job conjures up the term "If it looks to good to be true it probably isn't" I have seen some very heavily laid down, cut back and polished jobs that look great for all of 3 months then Hope this isn't the case here "53" otherwise congrats !

To youre left Scoota (+) Karma

Max, I'm not a mod, but I'm sure you will hear from one very soon....... New member, 3 posts, all seem commercial endeavours, no intro, don't know you from a bar or soap............... Does something sound wrong here? Maybe try reading the forum etiquette intro first. John

Like the stance, maybe if it was an inch lower in the front just to give the body line a more nose down stance. The wheel kind of grow on you and dont look half bad, a bit mor dish would have given them a totally better look, but overall, not bad What are the rim tyre sizes out of interest? Cheers John

LOL Garvice, no as its all getting cut out of a single billet plate, the cradle shows its lower control arm carrier below it and below that is the forwad control arm carrier that bolts to the chassis, hope that's what you are referring to. Cheers John

OK, I think we need to be on the same page first. I have attached a diagram of the positioning, you will see that the driveshaft representing the diff yoke is placed in the same plane as far as height within the cradle as was the R180 meaning that the axles although unequal length will sit 5mm higher than the R180's. The yoke is centralised relative to the cradle or perpendicular along the entire cars centerline. Therefore I am maintaining the diff yoke height positioning, along with the axle heights within the cradle but trying to avert the problem you faced with your diff almost skimming the tunnel side wall. Now if I am wrong in my thinking, for God sake, someone come out and mallet me, that includes you too Pete LOL

Hi Peter, The M86 will be able to be pitched by adjustment height of the forward brackets, however I will retain the yoke center line, this will mean that the diff will be offset more so to one side resulting in unequal length axles but this will be marginal also. The rear carrier therefore requires a diff mounting coordinate, this wont change neither will the axle positions apart from their height within the cradle due to pitching the diff, nor the the lower cradle beams or forward control arm mount. So end result is the cradle can be fabricated as long as that rear diff mount point can be set. Hope my insanity makes sense.

Yeah I know Simon, Seems a bit of time overkill, but important in the scheme of things for me anyhow, objective is to get this diff sitting in the same geometry as the R180 as far as yoke alignment first and foremost and axle output symmetry. After some plotting last night, using the Yoke center lines as the absolute, this is how it pans out, the M86 axle centers sit 5mm higher on the centre line, at the rear you will notice the relative positioning of the diff caps to one and other, the M86 is some 55 mm further aft. Cheers John

Dont want to Hijack this thread Mick Lets just say that its very unlikely considering the security its under. And youre welcome to come to Mick

Well Jamo Im planning a bit of a welcoming BBQ next month for the Melbourne boys when my new bling gets off the ship, so your more than welcome to come along and take a look at my hunk of metal too Cheers John