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your disc rotor is on the wrong side..
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Yea I know :P they have to come off to insert the new studs anyhow... I just need it on its wheels so I can move it... It has no brakes anyway :P
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My brake master should be done today! Just gotta do the callipers, wheel studs, and reassemble the struts. Then I can put the engine back in! :D

Hope to have the engine in and running by the end of the month. Then give it a full service!
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how much did you pay for your respray? ive been thinking of getting one.
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$1600... But I knew the bloke
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man thats fucked! ive been quoted around $4000-$8000 for mine. perth prices for ya
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Yea that's a usual price I got quoted for :)

Mines in 2 pack and had a fair bit of body work to do. But, the end result isn't perfect. Shit prep work :\
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how much did that twin sidedraft setup cost you? and is that a specific 4g32 intake manifold?
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The carbs are DHLA40 dellortos and cost me $500. But that was really cheap!

The manifold is a 4g3x specific manifold yes, unsure of it will go on belt drive engines though as I'm uneducated on those :)

When you find these manifolds (it's a lynx manifold), they're rather expensive. And to buy these carbs I've seen on eBay they're going for +$1000
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75glnt wrote:The carbs are DHLA40 dellortos and cost me $500. But that was really cheap!

The manifold is a 4g3x specific manifold yes, unsure of it will go on belt drive engines though as I'm uneducated on those :)

When you find these manifolds (it's a lynx manifold), they're rather expensive. And to buy these carbs I've seen on eBay they're going for +$1000
Maybe this gives you an idea. I don't know what manifold it is but it's also a twin DHLA40 setup on a belt driven 4g32 in a Celeste aka LB Lancer Hatchback. Engine is swapped for a 4g63 and sold. But if you have questions...just shoot...

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manifolds dont change from 4G32 to G32B :) they are exactly the same
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So, does that go for the g37?

I know someone who may be able to experiment with this :P

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depends on what head the g37 has, carbied is the same, sadly the EFI 4G37 manifolds are different as the thermostat housing and water runs elswhere :(
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Ah ok then :)
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Few small updates :)

Got my brake calipers back. Completely rebuilt! New pistons, new pads (supplied by me), new bleeders, new seals :)
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And finally fit my sway bar with my new rubbers and refurbished link pins
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All rubbers are new except the sway bar rubbers. Try we're good anyway :P well, after this... V
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So... Behind every section there's a story.. Right? :wut: lol :P

So while I was putting in the sway bar (sway bar to chassis), I thought I'd be real pedantic and set them to the torque settings... Well! The settings are 10-15lb. Where I work I use a torque wrench on every job, so I know how to use em... What I didn't realise! Is at such a low setting, the click is rather quiet. So, with what I've told above, and the fact my torque wrench is 1.5ft... I... Snapped the head off the passenger side bolt that holds the sway bar to the chassis :hit:
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So after that I slept on it... The next day drilled the bastard out :D

Now I've got all that done, I had the great fun job of installing the new link pin bushes.... Yep.. An hour or so and a lot of F's and C's.. I got it :D which ended with the amazing result of this! V

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So that's my awesome update for y'all :P

On the next episode :P I'll have the new struts in, new calipers on, and hopefully she'll be on her feet!
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On this episode....

THIS!!!!! :D

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And have her a bath! :D

This is how she sits now :)
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I've got some pretty hecktik toe issues :P but nothing a twist of a spanner won't fix ;-)

Also, I need to tighten the stub axle bolt a bit more, have a bit if play in the bearings which are all new. This happens when you do things for a first time :)

Next up I'm hoping to get that cancer out if her!! And possibly have the new clutch on order :) if I get time I'll paint up more crap to look pretty :P

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Looking good dude :thumpsup:
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Cheers mate :thumpsup:

I'm hoping she will fill my expectations of being one of the tidiest galants built :)
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I MAKE STUFF PRETTY!!!! :D

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After!! :D
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Nice. It's looking pretty tidy now! :thumpsup:
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Cheers :)

All these little things I'm doing will add to the entire finish of the car.. So mind the fiddling around painting small insignificant crap :P you'll see when it's together.. :thumpsup:
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love the attention to detail mate. keen to get that motor in or what!
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Thanks mate :)

Yea I was gonna buy a new clutch while its out.. But this ones new enough so fxck it :P

Got oil and filter, gotta clean up the engine mounts as I painted em.. Tidy up the accessories (alternator, starter, etc). Mate the box back to the donk, paint the tailshaft, and she can go in! :D

Might get it all done Friday?? See what happens with the weather. My shed is too small to hold the car and engine/engine crane, so if its raining, the car will be in it with no windows :\
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If it rains, open up the drain plugs in the floor (assuming u have no carpet in it) and ull be able to drain the water a bit more effeciently
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Looks good. Great attention to detail mate. I know the feeling of working on the smallest of parts for hours on end, and taking heaps of photos in the process. Lol my cameras up to around 1000 photos of parts.
Keep up the good work :thumpsup:
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Scorpma82 wrote:If it rains, open up the drain plugs in the floor (assuming u have no carpet in it) and ull be able to drain the water a bit more effeciently
Yea there's no plugs in it, but there's electricals behind the dash, and where the back set goes doesn't have a drain hole... I'd rather not put her out in it at this stage :)
unique10 wrote:Looks good. Great attention to detail mate. I know the feeling of working on the smallest of parts for hours on end, and taking heaps of photos in the process. Lol my cameras up to around 1000 photos of parts.
Keep up the good work :thumpsup:
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Don't worry, I have just over 2000 pics on my phone, 90% of which are the galant... I just post the necessary pics :P

Thanks guys :) just waiting for a thermostat gasket and a day off (tomorrow), and hopefully I'll have at the minimum, my engine/box bolted in... Fingers crossed :)
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TADA!!! :D

First time the two have seen each other in a while :)
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A detail shot :)
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And THIS!!! :D
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Just gotta clean up the tailshaft, diff, and gearbox x member :)
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That's one sexy looking engine bay ;)
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Cheers :$ haha
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Wow
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