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17-11-2011, 08:20 AM | #401 |
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Ok. Awaiting an invoice for front & rear wishbone poly bushes coming from UK haha & the intercooler.
Once I have the bushes I can get them pressed along with lower ball joints & also fit the 4-pot brake calipers & larger brake rotors I have. As I will be relocating to Q'land early in the new year. Focus now is on getting the car off the blocks & rolling again for the long transport upwards. Oh, & the struts & coil springs dammit! Just gotta get them freighted a bit cheaper. Bloody expensive for these as they aren't offered both @ the same place from what I read, especially concerning dedicated LPG (which is all I give a stuff about) mod laws are more vague then down here which I can handle so now, waiting, waiting.......
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17-11-2011, 09:06 AM | #402 |
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hey mate.. if ur getting all the mod plating done up here... when u get here you should call me i might be able to make things easy for u
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17-11-2011, 10:29 AM | #404 | |
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likewise, will be cool. You guys up there definitely do more than members down here. Looking forward to a meet up
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17-11-2011, 10:46 AM | #405 |
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lol bring the bf too hahahaha
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17-11-2011, 11:41 AM | #406 |
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it's gone Mat I couldn't keep it round the house any longer. The Merc is a fulltime project mate so, everything else had to go.
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19-11-2011, 09:29 AM | #407 |
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Ok. Looks as though I will be seeing the new year out down here. I want to leave with no loose ties. This includes finishing the Merc. Putting enough away for the move & a break when we do move. Be more sensible imo.
Anyways, just a recap: 30mm lowered, stiff H & R coil springs @ a good price from a source here in Vic are on back order for Feb 2012. Was cheaper than getting them from OS & freighted. Awaiting freight costs on bilstein sports (sprints) struts from US. These are extremely expensive to get here. Ridiculous! US they are cheap. UK even cheaper but they won't freight down under Still awaiting invoice from UK for the poly LCA bushes front & rear. Progress all the same. Today, will be looking @ how I will customise (butcher haha) the front bar & poofy Merc grill hehe. Not overly thrilled @ the end pipe positions of the intercooler so may get it customised too. I'll wait till it's here. Hopefully next week......soldiering on with the wolfgang heindrik freakmobile
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22-11-2011, 08:52 AM | #408 |
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Update
Intercooler was $185 delivered from here. Will be arriving this week. May modify it which will add fair bit to cost.....
Just paid for Poly Bushes from UK. Both front & rear LCA bushes delivered for $253AUS! That's excellent!!! Invoice from US for Bilstein Struts delivered approx = $695AUS! That's between 2/3 & 1/2 what I would pay here! Once I have invoice I will pay. So, not bad on a whole I guess? But, surely won't be doing this ever again!
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22-11-2011, 08:55 AM | #409 |
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i call bull SH1T
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22-11-2011, 09:10 AM | #410 |
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haha er....was that the prices or that I won't be doing this again?
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24-11-2011, 08:22 AM | #411 |
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just paid for shocks from US.....now I'm shocked hehe. Half of the price for them here + $150 for freight.......
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25-11-2011, 05:16 PM | #412 |
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Fark I'm happy now
Just returned from an aluminium welder I found just a tad over 10mins away from me. Top bloke who's modest & does good work for simple hrly rate. No bullsh1t! I dropped off the IC for him to reposition the tank end pipes. He is also keen to do the IC piping once I get all the gear from OS to fit. He's keen to work with me bits & pieces @ a time. Can do all types of welding & really proud of his work! Feel better about my mission now
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25-11-2011, 07:27 PM | #413 | |
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25-11-2011, 08:16 PM | #414 |
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Flashweld. Mornington. Does all types of welding & fabrication. I may even see if he can refurbish the Intake Plenum I had custom made. Not happy with it from original guy. Too large a volume for a 3.0L imo, would be better for XR6 4.0L
Liked his keen attitude mainly & he's been at it for many years.
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30-11-2011, 09:50 AM | #415 |
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Just in process of sourcing certain parts OS....ie: tie rod link/ends; front ball joints; rear sufbrame mounts; diff mount/bushings; strut mounts, boots & bump stops; swaybar bushes (these are pretty straight forward though)
Couldn't wait the 3 month backorder from here for H&R sports lowered coil springs as this would set me back too much time & I'd basically have nothing to do til' I get turbo gear from Scandinavia (root that!) So, managed to source them from US for only $50 more than if I waited. These will be freighted via USPS priority mail (believe me you pay for this but far less chance of it getting lost in a slow-haul freight service & I need to get started with this car as I hope to get it @ least drivable by mid May next year ). Incidentally, US supplier I managed to find was only $50 cheaper than other suppliers so, another win Also, trans cooler; turbo cooling/oil lines, banjos etc will be sourced here. As it now stands, awaiting the following: a) turbo header, detachable 3" dump pipe & external WG pipe, WG, BOV, cam & crank trigger wheels & adapter plates to suit, VEMS ECU, wiring harness to suit & all sensors etc coming from Estonia (across ocean from Sweden ) b) IC refurbish from here c) H&R coil springs from US d) Bilstein struts from US e) 150A alternator from US f) poly bushes from UK...so....er.....waiting 'sniff'.....waiting .....er yeeeeeah, waiting (Peter Griffin)
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30-11-2011, 10:05 AM | #416 |
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Do you need to source turbo oil/coolant lines OS or can you get them made up here? They're not exactly hard to make and it'd save you a long wait
Shame your welder is in VIC, I'm going to need a decent one soon for some custom IC piping
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30-11-2011, 10:37 AM | #417 |
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doh....not the coolant/oil lines no! Have to fix that.....Ebay have them in kits even with oil filter (not cheap throw away ones but ones you can service filter). If not, lines are easy enough to source.
Yeah Davo, finding a decent welder to deal with & close to you is a task. Maybe someone in Brissie will lead you to someone reliable? Hope so
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30-11-2011, 11:38 AM | #418 | |
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30-11-2011, 12:55 PM | #419 |
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Yeah, this is all pretty new to mw expedited seems to be the faster option OS give but ridiculous cost Sometimes they will freight for free but you have to of course read the sale details clearly
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30-11-2011, 04:19 PM | #420 |
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I get everything USPS priority international. 10 day guaruntee. They live up to it too. They should be able to fit springs in a large parcel box, so US$80 i think? I'd have to check whether the one downstairs is medium or large.
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