MaygZ

Yes, they are the right inserts. You simply need to accurately measure the difference in height. Then cut a peice of thick sided tube or solid rod that length and drop in in the strut tube before you put the insert in. It is important that after the gland nut is torqued that there is absolutly no movement of the insert. No they don't need to be modified at all. For a 240 strut they need a little sanding of the paint to fit, but not for the bigger 260 struts. You can fill the strut tubes with auto trans oil (obviously after you put the insert in) to help with heat dispersal. 100mm does seem a lot though. Unless the 260 struts are a lot longer than 240's, it should really only about 24mm for the front and 57 for the back (from memory - don't quote me). Put the strut together, push the insert to the bottom of the strut, mark the insert shaft with a fine point marker and then slid it up to the top (make sure the piston rod doesn't move) and then mark it again. This will give you a pretty good 'guide' to how long the spacer needs to be. Here is what mine looked like in a 240Z strut: http://www.viczcar.com/forum/index.php/topic,7841.105.html If you change your mind and decide to go with standard inserts, let me now. I still need one pair of inserts for my project

Well I wont come down this morning then! :'( How much better does it drive now it has some brakes, some steering, some suspension and the front of the car is attached to the back of the car?? Well done guys. Love the community!!

BRILLIANT!!!

I can come Sunday morning - if there is any work left to do. I'll need to crash on your couch Sunday night tho' Lurchos - I'll be to stuffed to drive home :'(

Says the man with a steering wheel and a box of tissues on his computer desk! And that's enough from you too, Nackers!!!

For those interested in Supercoach - and if you're Australian you SHOULD BE I've started a league and you are all invited to join. The league number is 919003. And yes I do have a couple of crow eaters in my team MaygZ

Car looks great. On an unrelated subject: How do you keep you driveway looking so neat? Is it very new? Mine is from the same material and looks like crap after only 12 months :'(

I think I'm on FOURDOGSBARKING night shift that weekend. I'll confirm when I get back to work next weekend.

I'm in - if work gets out of the f&*^ing way for a day or two! I love to have a beer with Scoota! Put your hands up if you're now singing. Go on. You know you did, just a little.

Roger that. Hope the Xmas Teddy gets well soon.

Can you tap a different thread?

Yes mate. That would be great. Let me know the total cost and I'll give you the cash at Lurch's. Just read your balls are in a jar and you can't make Lurch's. Let me know the cost and I'll transfer it straight over.

Is the windscreen scuttle the vented bit behind the bonnet that the wiper motors stick through? What condition is it in? If the answers to the above questions are: Yes and Pretty good (or better), can you bring it down for the 29/30 Dec day at Lurch's? If the answer to that question is Yes, then you can consider it SOLD!

LOL

I think it will be awesome with the two guard mirrors. NO I reckon it will detract from what is a truely beautiful car you have built. On that subject I reckon it's time to change the title of your build thread from 'The Brown Hornet' to 'The Awesome Hornet with an Eye Catching Colour and Beautiful Lines!'

Sounds fair to me. I don't know about that as I live in the 'Nanny State'. We don't have Gestapo Nannies patrolling the streets. If it was on Facebook it has to be true and surely a balanced and accurate narrative of the facts. Therefore, you're right. Any laws passed to save the lives of people are simply not worth the effort 'cause Facebook reckons that a cop somewhere gave someone a hard time. You are also right, because 'Grunt Files' is against it, then it has to be a bad thing. I guess that if I searched Wikipedia I would find that these laws are part of some larger conspiracy to keep the people down while 'The Man' gets rich or more powerful or something else we don't want 'The Man' to get. How do you type sarcasm? Matty it sounds to me like you are more against Police than this legislation. I know lots of Police and yes some of them are tools, but most of the police involved in traffic law love cars. Responsible driver's of interesting cars might be pulled over, but that will be so the cop can look over a nicely done car. They also pull over kokheads who give them crap about "why aren't out getting real criminals?" and get significant job satisfaction from fooking their days! All of us choose which we are going to be long before we get pulled over! Dirty Harry voice:- "You've gotta ask yourself just one question. Which one am I?"

I agree. It is very hard to put a monetary value on pimped up parts for a pimp-mobile The springs: are they velour or shag-pile?

It's defined in the Act. You don't need to find another source for the definition. No they're not. They're very strictly defined. There is whole Act of Parliament devoted to them. There are about 15 different driving behaviours that constitute a 'Hoon' offence. All of them are pretty cut and dry - it is either done or it isn't. There is a specific 'rule' broken. It is important to realise that the 'rule' relates to a 'sustained' burnout - not a squeak at the lights. ?? - Isn't this what is being discussed? There are either pre-existing 'rules' or new 'rules' have been legislated to create the offence sections. What? Where in the Act do you even see the word 'defects'? The Act refers to illegally modified vehicles. You can't get your car impounded for the wipers not working! Car enthusiasts modify their cars responsibly; they ensure they are safe and comply with Legislation/guidelines for modification. ?? Number plate issue, fitment and location is quite specifically detailed in the Road Safety Act 1986 (Vic) and I know that there is a very high level of uniformity between the States in regards to these Acts. In 1999 they even developed the Australian Road Rules that was adopted by each State across the country. Number plates most be fitted so as to be clearly read from 20m from the front and rear of the vehicle up to a 45 deg angle from the centre line of the car left, right and vertically. That's hardly interpretive! I'm pretty sure that anyone (car club or not) who is doing the right thing is not going to cop the 'flak'. I'm also sure that cops don't focus on enthusiasts - unless by enthusiast you mean the "I'm very enthusiastic about my car. You should see what I've done to it to make it fully sic. I've got 19x9's on the front and 15x4s on the back with bald tyres, I've got a huge blow off valve that plays the french national anthem, and a 700Hp stereo. I hope the coppers don't pull me over." type enthusiasts. Driving a car is a privilege not a right. 'Hoon' legislation is designed and implemented to remove the privilege from those that abuse the privilege. Don't speed (+40), do have a licence, do register your car, don't drink/drug drive, don't do burnouts/drift on the streets, don't race on the streets, don't 'sic' your car, don't drive like a fun quit. More people die or are seriously injured on our roads each year than are murdered or die of heroin overdose combined. And we all know what we would like to happen to murders and/or drug dealers!

Another one for the stable?? And of course it's an auto

That's not how I read the ammendments. I read that a vehicle can be impounded or immobilised once a 'charge' is initiated. This charge can be intiated by Charge, charge and summons or by Penalty Notice (Infringment notice/ticket). All of these allow the charged person to have their day in court. If the charge is dismissed or the person is not found guilty of the offence, I'm certain that relevant costs could be claimed. Whilst the proposed ammendment to the Act doesn't go into what is 'modified'. I'm sure it doesn't take aim at responsibly modified vehicles (ie those that are in line with the modification guidelines or those that are signed off by an engineer). The Act takes aim at hoons; doing burnouts, excessive speed, unlicecensed drivers, drink drivers, disqualified drivers etc. So what is your main concern with the Act or the ammendments?

I know old thread, but .... No-one answered one of the original questions (we all got distracted with gory war stories). Are there any local suppliers of the spindle pins?

No. You have another problem. If it revs higher in park or neutral then it is a box problem. If it revs better in 1st or 2nd then Drive problem. If it wont rev at all, then look at fuel and then spark. It could be as simple as a sticking linkage or butterfly. A lack of advance (either vacuum or mechanical) will limit engine rev/performance, but not that much.

That engine looks so tall. I know you've measured it more than a dozen times, but it looks like you wont be able to get a cigarette paper under the bonnet. Are you going with one of Scoota's funky bonnets?

Try here: http://www.viczcar.com/forum/index.php/topic,4168.msg98434.html#msg98434