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  1. Slight update, not that I'm planning anything right now. Fully disassembled the head, it's all good, just needs valves and valve guides. Fully disassembled the bottom end and results are mostly good. Good news is all the bearings look great, there's some pressure marks on a couple of them but that is normal when you have it cranked up. The oil film has stayed intact on all of them and there is almost no wear so happy days. The crank looks as good as it ever has so yerp. Pistons all look good except number 5. The second ring has a small amount broken off it and has deposited itself onto the ring land. Again not a big deal cos I can file the sh*t off the piston and it'll be sorted. I have some spare rings there so if I use the pistons again I'll just chuck the spare ring in it. I haven't measured them but they had minimal work since last time so should be ok still. The small ends are all still moving fine so all good there. The block looks the same as last time so not much to report there. All in all pretty good except the ring issue. I'll open the gaps up a bit more as I did have it up over 40psi a few times. It'll be fixed one day boys
    5 points
  2. The ute, along with many other things, have been completely neglected the last 12 months. Decided to finally do 'a little fix up' to my first home. Had been fixing bits and pieces around, under & behind the house over the years, but I bumped the send button this time. Within the span of 2 weeks, plan went from a cheap, simple bathroom Re-do & replace the kitchen cabinets. - To ripping half my house out, moving walls and an entire interior fix up. Done basically everything myself except for the tiling. Still the last 10% to do; finish flooring, splashbacks, kitchen pannels & shelving, laundry bifold doors ect. But family member needed secure housing so I limiter bashed the last month to get it habitable for them. Can plod along with the rest whenever. Also included the entirety of my architectural drawing (singular) to show just how organised I am. Smash first - plan later! Sent from my SM-G781B using Tapatalk
    5 points
  3. All done. Had a few issues to sort at the time/later: -One of the rocker cover bolts was snapped. I didn't have time to sort it and presumably has been a long time like that, so just put some gasket goo under it to make sure it sealed and went again. Have ordered a replacement ready for when the cover is ever off again but will have to extract the broken bit obviously. -As above the breather elbow split coming off so replacement stuff coming -One cam solenoid connector broke on the way out and another on the way in. No big deal but will repin new ones next time I do spark plugs - Dopey me didn't check the seal was seated properly. At least I thought to check the next morning. Had caught up the back so had to undo it all and reseal. Plus wait 24 hours again for the silicone to dry at the top of the timing cover. All running and leak free. I changed my intake manifold gasket too as it was soaked in oil. Fark doing that job again in a hurry.
    4 points
  4. I do think it’s particularly interesting though that this was your initial take. It aligns with certain reactions I’ve had from people I know. Something I’ve found super interesting is the shift in people’s perceptions of me and their “willingness” to comment on my body (not obviously when I post images as that’s welcoming commentary, but when I’m just going about my day). I am by far treated way better by people in general now I’m thinner. Girls in shops insist on being lovely instead of ignoring me, my hairdresser and lash tech all ask me to have photos done for their socials, constant comments on how nice my outfits are or compliments in general, men treat me far better in general… but… people comment A LOT on my appearance or training/eating habits unsolicitedly. In the last week alone I’ve had three people comment on what I was eating (not enough, complaining I wasn’t eating the garbage lunch they all had, or just about my protein based diet). I’ve been told I’m too thin, I’m getting too muscly and men don’t like that… and the list goes on. I’m eating and fueling my body arguably better than anyone I know currently in terms of macronutrient balance and vitamins and minerals. I lost all my weight naturally by relearning skills around moderation and discipline as well as fixing my negative relationship with food. I’ve got the best cardio vascular performance of my adult life, my muscle percentage is extremely high and my body fat is fairly low (aiming for additional fat loss still but within female health tolerance levels), but people seem to think that not drinking alcohol, eating healthy and watching your intake is absurd and you’re the weird one because you don’t want hungry jacks in the office for lunch with your coworkers and would rather eat your packed lunch or because you order a soda water instead of a beer at the pub after work. I find it so presumptuous that people assume you are modifying your body, in any fashion (body building, tattoos, hair, etc) for the benefit of others or their judgement or to be found attractive. I started this journey with a health focus around my illness and the same motive remains where my illness is my primary motivator for being strong and fit… but… I have grown a love and passion for body building at the same time. My nutrition, training routine, daily habits and supplementation/vitamin routine is all oriented around achieving a body builders physique. I am completely aware this isn’t everyone’s “cup of tea” and that has zero effect on my motivation and goals but others perceive it to be an issue/less attractive/desirable… which made me giggle slightly reading your comment and assumption that “losing breast fats” was a negative when it was actually intentional on my behalf. it’s made me realise during the last few months just how ill informed people are around the sport of body building and also how cavalier people can be around commenting or assuming when they perceive it to be not offensive because the person isn’t “fat” or they’re fit/muscly so they must be fine with others commenting on their body/lifestyle and it’s up for public discussion. TLDR- when you’re skinny the world treats you way better, but everyone feels they have licence to tell you what you should be doing/eating and judges you for having a health/physique focus.
    4 points
  5. Bit of progress context which made me feel pretty accomplished on top of my 8 x 60kg bench this morning 🥰
    4 points
  6. Managed to get out today briefly. Warmer temps in Canberra made a huge difference to traction. Managed to get 2nd and 3rd gear down, on the 3/4 setting (around 20psi, maybe 550kw or so). She's pretty quick when it hooks up haha. The G35-900 is pretty epic for a street driven manual. No waiting for boost, and still on like a light switch at lower load in 2nd gear, which is what makes it fun in my opinion.
    4 points
  7. Engines going in tomorrow mate, won’t be a few weeks till it’s going as need to get some piping done.
    4 points
  8. Screw buying a house, what a sh*t market. We bought land instead that's CSYJB right? 375m2 block, not bad to build our first home
    4 points
  9. Keeping it out of the OT thread. It's official!! Mr and Mrs IMPULSIVE. Had to have the cars there. So keen to see the rest of the photos from the day when they are ready
    4 points
  10. Bought some "fancy" whisky glasses for the groomsmen this week, should be arriving next week. I like the box more than the glass lol. I'll be getting stuff etched into the glass hence why I chose this specific version from the supplier. I believe these are hand-made glasses too, which is pretty neat I 'spose
    4 points
  11. Thought it would be appropriate to thank the people most responsible for the successful completion of this project. * This bloke needs no introduction. Aaron aka JETURBO for all the engine and fabrication work. Words are not enough to express how grateful I am for the time and effort that Aaron put into this car. The result is something to behold. Thanks mate. * Paul @ PE Customs in Brisbane for the paint job which is perfection personified * Mike @ Mike Savage Custom Bonnets at Bargo in NSW. It’s a hybrid design we cooked up that actually works. It’s that heavy I had to get new bonnet struts to hold it up lol.
    3 points
  12. This thread is about my territory adventures so may as well do a consolidation post here. I bought another territory, 7 seater, cloth interior, non turbo 2009 model zf awd, 360xxxkm, lightning strike same as the turbo one, trans in limp home mode, clunks and bangs galore, busted tailgate, no oil showing on the dipstick, farked lifters, overheating, slightly missing, $1500. I probably paid too much for it but considering I can do all the work it ain't that bad. So far I've chucked a reco tailshaft in it, new rear shocks, new front diff bushes, new front wheel bearings, new front lower ball joints, front sway bar bushes and links, a second hand set of trans solenoids to fix the trans issue, an engine service, a trans service, fuel filter, thermostat, rocker cover gasket kit, external trans cooler, a front mount intercooler, 1500cc injectors, 255 fuel pump, drop in adjustable fuel reg, valve springs, anti pump up lifters, roller rockers, spark plugs, genuine coils, billet wheel gt3576 with flapper mod, stock dump and stock turbo territory exhaust, engine tune obviously, trans tune, a second hand tailgate to replace the trailer hit one, 4 tyres, brake pads all round and I reckon that's about it. No doubt I'll remember something else once I hit post. I've still got the rear sway bar bushes to install and also rear diff bushes. I'll get to that in 3 months when my arm is better. It started out at probably 130awkw as an na beast, probably went up to 145awkw with a tune and now is sitting at around 275awkw with the turbo stuff installed. Anyhow there is that, now people can read about it here instead of it being spread out through the forum.
    3 points
  13. Valve springs are going in, Plazmaman Pro
    3 points
  14. Shoulders today … the last couple shoulder days I’ve managed to DB shoulder press the 25kg dbs for reps so pretty stoked… also took a pretty cool photo and realised how much back gains have been made May 2023-Feb 2024
    3 points
  15. I always have a niggle in my right shoulder… it’s balls… Been getting the gainzzzz lately only thing is in baggy shirts I’m starting to look like a square 🤣🤣
    3 points
  16. It's been a while since I have posted. Unfortunately, I have been busy with other things and have not had a lot of time for the car. In saying that, the build has not stopped, only slowed due to waiting on suppliers - Clutch and drop tank... I have dummied up the Reidspeed kit and accessories. If fitted well, and I had to remove it all for the engine to be run in on the dyno. We could not run the blower at the time, as my wiring guy was unavailable. So, I made a plate to fit on the blower manifold and we ran a 650 Holley on it. We weren't chasing a power figure for it. We pretty much ran it up, just to check the lifters were receiving adequate oil, bed the rings and check for any leaks before it gets installed into the car. The standard air conditioning compressor brackets looked ugly as, so I has it nickel plated. Afterwards, I decided to paint it black, so that it will not stand out... I'm currently waiting on my wiring guy to do his part before the engine is installed into the car. The engine will go in without the Reidspeed serpentine kit installed, as it is wider that the area between the chassis rails. Still waiting on Mal Wood for the custom twin plate clutch for the ZF S6-40 transmission. this might delay the engine install further, as I'd like to pull the front cross member and install this from underneath the car together. I have ordered a new alloy drop tank for the car. The manufacturer doesn't actually make tank for this model, nut I have managed to persuade him to do so. He does amazing work. He has promised to send some pics of it's assembly, so that I can provide some input. I had to go with the drop tank, as I could not fit 2 x Walbro 525 pumps into the standard tank. It will be put aside, in case the car ever has to be put back to standard. I've made a plug/mould, so that I could make some carbon fibre brake backing plates, for the bigger Group A brakes. I have some pics of it somewhere, I will post them up when I find them... I'll try to make the parts some time this week... On another note, I managed to buy another VN Group A engine, that came to my area in a VL Walkinshaw. The guy spun a big end bearing in the rod and never put the engine back together. Given the components in it's build, it would have been a very tough engine in its day. The heads have nice porting, with top quality components, The engine cam with a Auscrank 3,4' crank, KB pistons, A9l rods, solid roller, straight cut cam gear set, bid $$ sump and a set of Morrison ITB's. I've already stripped all components out and have started to rebuild it bigger and stronger. I had the ITB's vapor blasted. the picture speaks to the results.. Anyway, that's enough rambling for now. I'll try to get back an post more updates soon.
    3 points
  17. Timing cover seal 100% needs a built engine.
    3 points
  18. Picked this up at the powder coater this morning - came up even better than I was expecting
    3 points
  19. 3 points
  20. Gainzzzzzz Last Weeks Results Hack Squat PR - 200kg DB Chest Press PR - 25s DB Shoulder Press PR - 20’s Deadlift PR - 125kg
    3 points
  21. My old girl is still going. This pic was at a winery the Ford Performance Club of ACT went to for lunch last Sunday. The weekend before we were at Sydney All Ford Day with the club as well.
    3 points
  22. Went clamping over the weekend, what a fkn cracking time - of course I had to get some shots. Sunrise, and first time trying to take photos of the milky way
    3 points
  23. Think I was still pissing the bed last time someone posted to this thread.
    3 points
  24. 3 points
  25. Sounds like the car is already modified and then they were taken out and it was sold to you... I'd be asking the previous owner some serious questions.
    3 points
  26. May as well add in here what we're looking at building. Block is 375m2, 15x25. We will be building with Home Group WA. The design we liked the most is called "London", a 4x2 with a scullery, theatre and "activity" room which would likely end up being a sort of small office. The master is also at the back which is a big win. Its a double garage, and we can only extend it by about 300mm wider due to the block size. This design should give enough room to put a shed in the back though, that is 3.5x4m (as mentioned before). This one isn't on their website unfortunately so you'll have to live with this sh*tty pic of a print-out. Its about 220m2 in total and will fit just fine on our block. The other design that I really like is called "St Louis". Also a 4x2, scullery, theatre. No area that will work well as an office. But being young and having no kids (yet) we could sacrifice a room to make an office. The issue with this one is it is 270m2, and requires 15x30 block as its 28m long. We can make changed to the design though. Having a meeting either this Thursday or the 6th of June due to the long weekend here in WA to discuss building plans. We need to suss out the price of this one too, because it is the "luxury" range it is way more fancy. But we are hoping we can adjust it to reduce the cost. For example, this one has 2 wall mounted ovens. Bit over kill lol. I really like the idea of having the workshop in the garage and not a shed in the back, can also widen it a bit for extra room to put shelving in and not sacrifice car space. It will, like always, come down to the cost. You can check out their other builds too if you're interested at all, keen to hear what you all think Will this bring back @Mrs Jeturbo to the forums 👀👀
    3 points
  27. I would build the motor with a super simple spool H beam/cp bullet piston deal with the necessary timing, oil pump, crank dowelling mods etc. I would leave the rest as it is for now because you will get a lot more power out of the bolt ons than it's currently making. It will save a lot of money while you enjoy the car with a fair bit more power and decide how much power you actually want. Numbers are good and all but if you add another 100rwkw with the current mods, it'll be a totally different car. Just a couple more minor mods and you'll have mid to high 400s which is ample for a rwd on the street and also the limit of a single 460 on E85. Don't go straight to 600rwkw cos that is overkill for a street car, will cost an arm and a leg and although you may end up there eventually, I would enjoy it with the current bolt ons, maybe bigger injectors etc, for a while. That's just my 2c, 450rwkw is very fast and you might not even want more. There are obviously a bunch of specifics when it comes to building the engine that can be gone through some other time, cos it's quite in depth and takes a long time to sort out with online posting.
    3 points
  28. Wow good progress everyone! Good point about the scales. I've done about 6 weeks of not losing a thing, but can visibly see I've reduced fat. Body weight exercises and running obviously adding muscle mass. Weight started coming off again over the past week.
    3 points
  29. Been hitting some goalssssss Current PBS Bench Press - 60kg Lat Pull Downs -72kg Dead Lifts - 100kg - no straps ^^ that's av video if it’s working Also … been smashing footy and basketball too 🥰
    3 points
  30. Pulled it halfway down today and it looks about what I'd expect to see. I pulled one piston out for a look, the bearing is nearly perfect and can be run again and the crank looks good. The ring gap hasn't changed, the skirt coating has taken a bit of a beating, the crown coating is fine except a bit of a mark where the valves hit, pin is still fully floating so the pin bore is good. The bores don't look much different than when it was assembled but need measuring. I've gotta do some measuring on the oil pump to make sure it still has the right clearance and the front cover hasn't been squished. It looks fine inside however. The head looks good from what I've seen so far. I haven't got the valves out yet so will see what the seats look like when I get to that. All the valves are bent except a a couple. Cams are good, lifters/rockers are good, cam tunnels are good. Nothing is too terrible all things considered. I'll need to get a bit more organized to get stuff further apart, measured and cleaned up, so will do that whenever.
    3 points
  31. Layed some grass and a garden, poured a slab. House builds really test the patience Jealous of you barra owners watching prices go up lol Mine would have rusted away by now lol
    3 points
  32. Holy crap that was the best euphoric feeling I've ever felt... It was non-describably amazing wow, just wow.
    3 points
  33. A bit of info for the internet archive. Built FG XR6T, around 1.5-2.0 thou bottom end clearances. Roughly 100km on the engine. Empire billet gears + backing plate, factory pressure relief valve. Both oils are Penrite 10 tenths. Viscosities are 10w-40 vs. 10w-60. Oil temp 92deg for both runs. Similar coolant temps @ around 89-92deg. Same piece of road on the same day.
    2 points
  34. When I get to restoring mine I'm gonna show the wife this thread!
    2 points
  35. By contrast the front crank seal, balancer, balancer tool and PCV valve I ordered on the weekend from other suppliers have all arrived. More ammo for the parts cannon.
    2 points
  36. Run a 5psi spring in it and it'll either be fine or it won't be. It might hit boost cut in which case it'll just go brrrr when it comes on boost. There's enough fuel in a stock tune to account for more compressor flow but I wouldn't try running a gtx42 or larger. So short answer is maybe, recommendation is not to, if you know your sh*t aka you're a fully sick tuna, you might make it work with the right gate spring and combo of mods. A full exhaust will not work for example as it'll flow too much, which will reduce back pressure in the manifold, which will keep the gate shut for longer, which will make more boost. Finally you can definitely fit it all and if it goes brrrr you'll have to drive around off boost until it gets tuned.
    2 points
  37. I ain't no expert but that sounds like 2 issues. The same thing happened with my ignition barrel, the back of it had popped out. Take it apart and put it back together so it stays together. Again no expert but I'm pretty sure the code will just go away after you start the car for the first time.
    2 points
  38. morning all, happy Friday 🎑 Here's a freeze-frame from the video I took this morning of Zeke (my dog) jumping onto the bed to celebrate my 36th Birthday today (actually, he sooks every morning next to the bed wanting to cuddle)
    2 points
  39. One thing I'm trying to do this year now that I'm exercising more regularly is to not let easy excuses like being busy get in the way. Otherwise I skip a week and it runs into 6 months. So if I travel I take my running gear. Turns out it is actually I nice way to see a bit more of whatever city I'm in. So did a 7km run at sub 5:00min/km in Brisbane this morning. Here's my big bald head to prove it.
    2 points
  40. The chicken variant. Kinda boring after a while but you gotta eat right to keep the gain train chooching
    2 points
  41. Can I get warranty on my bag of ice? It melted and is now unusable
    2 points
  42. Thanks I'll give that a go - yep have a compressor. Or maybe I'll grab the safety goggles and say "Hey kids, who wants to earn 5 bucks? You get to use the air compressor..."
    2 points
  43. LOL I was thinking about that yesterday. Would there be some interest to do another Snowy Cruise in November later this year? Here's the vid from last year's. Sorry I took so long to do this one. Just so busy earlier this year with work and other things, and I also took a month's holiday as well overseas. I tried to represent 4 days of a fantastic fun and enjoyable trip with good and trusted mates in less than 7 mins But there is honestly no way I can do it justice - you have to be on the cruise to fully appreciate it My special thanks to Rab, k31th, YLD127 and El Andrew Anyway, hope you like it (see link below)
    2 points
  44. My equivalent pan is attached to my car so I can't check the inside of it. I looked at a pan from a 6r80 and there is no gap at the sides like the picture. Assuming the pan is stuffed; If the box is still in the vehicle, I would chuck a new pan and filter at it and see if it comes good. The restricted flow may make the trans slip without hurting the clutches if it was driven gently. If it has seen hella slippage then it is likely a couple of clutch packs are burnt. If they've already got it out and confirmed it has rooted clutches, it's just a matter of swapping clutches and possibly some steels. That is a conversation for the owner and the trans shop.
    2 points
  45. Whacked a yoobute tune in the na territory tonight. What knock ears, what afr gauge? Just bam, in goes a trans tune, bam, in goes some timing, kabam, out comes some fuel. I'll check it tomorrow and actually tune it how it should be done, as well as change the cam timing for some more hectic single digit kw gains. It's already picked up a heap of mid range and a noticeable amount of top end. Rocking chair is still a rocking chair but it was raining and my mum said I can't get my hair wet. #whatdyno #whereturbo #whosmum
    2 points
  46. Had a concrete drive poured yesterday, with a pad for sliding gate motor Sent from my CPH2305 using Tapatalk
    2 points
  47. Look at selling it and buying a turbo FG. Reasons: Engine is not built for boost Transmission is not built for boost - especially if its a 5 speed. Even the NA 6 speed is different to the turbo 6 speed Diff is not LSD Requires turbo ecu to be done properly You need to replace a lot other stuff to make this work Its going to cost you a lot of time, and money Can you do it? Absolutely! Spend an hour researching all the people that have done this on forums and fb. What is their car like long term? Any issues? How much time did it take? How much money? Whats broken since? Would they recommend it? If you're dead set sold on keeping the car you have. Find a wrecked turbo and transplant all the driveline, ecu and pcm. Google "Ford FG turbo kit" and you'll find all sorts of kits that will ship to your door. https://www.tiperformance.com.au/products/ea-fg-falcon-4l-turbo-conversion-kit/ This kit is ~$4kNZD delivered. You'll need a turbo intake plenum to replace the factory NA one too If you keep the NA motor you'll need to tap an oil return in the sump and get oil to the turbo. You need to get coolant to, and from the turbo When you change ECUs you'll need to "marry" it to the car, you will need to pay someone to do this. Or, you keep the NA ecu and buy an e-boost controller. That costs extra If you're competent working on cars, done it plenty of times, then all this would be a cake walk. A weekend project over a couple months to get done by yourself. Don't underestimate just how complex this job actually is, though. Getting a professional shop to do it for you is going to cost you a lot of money. Do let us know what you decide to do though! If you do embark on this journey, there will be plenty of people on the forum that I'm sure would be happy to help answer some questions as you go along
    2 points
  48. Just jack up the car onto stands at the rear and put the jack under the control arm and turn the wheel at various positions in the suspension travel and confirm, if you're worried. Obviously Puff was referring to the picture posting instructions, in hindsight, which are located here -> https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92470-how-to-put-images-in-your-post/
    2 points
  49. As you can see in the above shot from the Snowies cruise, the rear window tint that was on my car, when I purchased it, was bubbling like crazy on the back and annoying me every time I looked in the rear-view-mirror... plus the tint on the interior windows had some scratches and blemishes that needed fixing... plus the difference in darkness between the front and back was annoying me at night and for my dashcam footage. Finally got around to getting the tint fixed (early February was when I actually got it done). Got rid of all of the old tint and put this new high-quality tint on there done by Twilight Auto Tint in Ringwood Went with 35% 3M Ceramic IR all around (the old tint was 35% on the front windows and 20% on the rear-side & rear windows). I was always bothered by how the tint was obviously darker at the back than the front... here's how it looked (you can see the bubbling here as well as the obvious darkness difference from back to front): And at the tint place with the new tint: And at the gym that same afternoon with nice conditions for photos outside: The tint specifications: After a few months of driving around in sunny, high glare situations etc, it's a LOT better performance tint (heat rejection etc) and looks of the car is much more even across the windows. It even motivates me to clean the windows quite often, which is something I always hate to do as I can barely avoid streaks while cleaning 'em without taking my time and being careful
    2 points
  50. Bro's wedding tomorrow, PH the following day. Today is basically friday
    2 points
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