OddlyShaded's GA Galant

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Re: Little sis's GA Galant

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VGJONO wrote:One of these things is not like the other
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One of these things just doesnt Belong
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Hey mate im just trial fitting some new rims on my GB and have notice exactly the same thing left side has more room in front of tyre to the guard???? it has new inserts so not sure what would be the cause?
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Re: Little sis's GA Galant

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Got bored with the camera today and had all the cars out so decided to take some photo's

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saving money at the moment to get a new master cylinder, then i will flush the system out and fit the new master, then hopefully i will have no more issues, also going to be getting a kit for the front calipers just to be safe.

And Lchilds, i believe we spoke on FB, good to hear it was only something simple :thumpsup:

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Re: Little sis's GA Galant

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Good work with the project for the sister! my sister has a 120y which she just obtained and finding some hidden things she was hoping wasn't there (i think you know what i'm referring to).. offered my services to help her so we"ll see how that goes :P. End of the day you feel like you can't refuse to offer help as they are family and you want to pass your knowledge down to them so they at least have a better understanding on the proper way to modify their projects and at the same time get that satisfaction to.

Looks like its coming together nicely though mate, whats next on the cards?
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Re: Little sis's GA Galant

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Im so glad my car is amazing... I don't know what to post other than a lot of blood sweat and tears went into getting it moderately ok.... More work to happen of course... Never bloody stops.
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Re: OddlyShaded's GA Galant

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wow havent checked in on this thread in a few weeks.

Thats awesome Gormzz, yeah im guessing the automotive cancer is running rampid in some area's

whats next, why a GD hardtop ofcourse (H)
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How did you change the name? Lol
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Magic (H)
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:hit:

Haha :P
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Re: Little sis's GA Galant

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OddlyShaded wrote:Im so glad my car is amazing... I don't know what to post other than a lot of blood sweat and tears went into getting it moderately ok.... More work to happen of course... Never bloody stops.
*cough* you can do an update *cough*
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Re: OddlyShaded's GA Galant

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Fine, since she wont update her own thread then i guess i will do it :P

Yesterday after i figured my car wasnt getting done we decided to start on the GA again, a few weeks ago a got front caliper rebuild kits and new rear cylinders, so into the shed it went where both front calipers were stripped down, cylinders hones, pistons tidied up and then put back together with new seals and what not, after we got the fronts done it was getting dark so plan was to put them back on the car and quickly bleed them so we can drive it across the yard, thats when the master cylinder produced a big F$*^(* you and decided to die, no matter what there was no pressure building up what so ever, so looks like that is next on the list.

In other news the calipers are now green and the 15" wheels have made it back onto the front of the car
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Re: OddlyShaded's GA Galant

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Some more goodies in the fight to fix the brakes

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Looking good :) but does she stop? :P

And that isn't the same as my MC :( my lines come off the side..
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Lines used to come off of the side of this one too, Went through the parts list and most of the specs matched the one i initially tried to order, so was told to get it. lines were modified to fit, id say it would be a bit more of a task on your car as you would have the 2 lines for the front instead of one like this one has since its boosted. and they havent been tested as of yet, need to smack the new rear cylinders in and fill her up with fluid.
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Re: OddlyShaded's GA Galant

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Brakes still havent been fixed, buys seat covers and floor mats because they were green #womenlogic :lol:

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Re: OddlyShaded's GA Galant

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That booster is a strange setup. Have you thought about removing it?

They don't increase breaking, so if you're breaks are setup well you'll hardly notice the difference.
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Removing it is going to be way more of a headache than leaving it there so it can stay, yeah it is strange but seems to work so it doesnt bother me.
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its a substitute because the car has no factory booster.......part number is VH40
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Re: OddlyShaded's GA Galant

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Well it stops, and doesnt stay stopped when you dont want it to be stopped, so therefore fixed :thumpsup:

here is a video of my Sister and father taking it on a short test drive down the street, magically the handbrake cable had snapped by the time they got back :wut:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xVuGzBI9qQ

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VGJONO wrote:Brakes still havent been fixed, buys seat covers and floor mats because they were green #womenlogic :lol:

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Oi. Don't pick on me... I just didn't like that feeling of burnt ass when I sat in my car. Besides. The brakes work... Kinda.... Everything but the handbrake now.... >.>
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First day of daily duties was a success :thumpsup:

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It's been bathed. Now he's shiney rather than disgustingly brown and filthy.

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My Handbrake at the moment is:
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So a little bit of work has been carried out on Al the last few days, He's been a joy to drive so far, few unpleasant noises coming from the rear wheel bearings and an oil leak that i will have to track down and fix but other than that he hasnt missed a beat...... well he has gotten me home anyways, had a small snag with the Alternator regulator that left me driving the last 2klm's home the other night with little to no headlights and a flat battery. More on that in a bit.

So on Thursday OddlyShaded got to the bumpers and chrome trims with some metal polish, and boy did it make a difference
Left(unpolished) v. Right (polished)
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Rear (was already pretty good as it came from a partscar i had)
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While this was all happening i was underneath checking the Diff oil (of which needed a small amount of oil to top it up) and while i had the rear wheels in the air i swapped the matching set of 15x6.5's onto him
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Just a bit wider :P
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Now come Friday we had plans to take Al out to a car meet at Mt Gravatt (of which didnt happen... the meet, not taking all up the mountain) But i wanst too confident since i had issues with the electricals the night before, so after work i went for a run into the Autoparts store, ordered him some new rear wheel bearings, grabbed some oil and a fan belt that fit just a little bit better than the old one which had a decent amount of slack in it, also grabbing myself a multi-meter to check the voltage and what not.
Started him up and the alternator was barely charging, just enough to sustain the battery at 12.5v, then i turned the headlights on and it dropped to about 11v, so i decided to check the regulator and brushes

Pretty sure they were the problem :P
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Chucked a spare in and all was good, while not perfect he was charging 13.5v with the headlights on, which is much better than before.
So we ended up taking him up Mt Gravatt to a meet that didnt happen, then took him back down (scaring the shit out of Oddlyshaded on the way down :lol: ) and he handled it all like a little trooper.
Some Servo Pictures after we pulled up to grab some stuff
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Re: OddlyShaded's GA Galant

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Looks mint! :thumpsup:

Gonna have to get oddlyshaded out to polish my bars :P
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Haha, and your carpet too ;P
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Nah I bought carpet that already fits my car :P
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T'will never be as glorious as the hand laid carpet of ye ol' Grumpy Al... Just face it.
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Nice work guys :thumpsup:
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Re: OddlyShaded's GA Galant

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Been taking Al out a fair bit lately. First time I drove him on my own out to Auto One car meet.
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Then Sunday out to Last Place Cruising Cruise with VGJONO
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Re: OddlyShaded's GA Galant

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Nice stuff. Amazing what a bit of love can do for an old car, it's come up very tidy (a matching set of wheels help too) :thumpsup:
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Re: OddlyShaded's GA Galant

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It sure does, everyone is loving it, few people prefer it over my GD despite the 4x4 spec suspension :P

was also a very nervous few moments when we both got followed for about 5klm by a police car, with Al spewing blue smoke all over them every time we took off from a set of traffic lights :lol:
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