1985 GK GSR Project

[13bsigma]

an AWESOME story! just took my girlfriend throught the story to explain why i want my GE up on the Gold coast so bad now hehe. keep it up

[81GH]

bummer very disappointing

[TUFSIG]

10kw more with EFI wow
Hate to say i told ya so lol i knew that carby setup was tops lol
id fuck off that lumpy cam and put a standard roller rocker cam i bet you thats hindering power

[81GH]

yeah lol
bummer oh well
prob stick that cam back in.
doubt itll be much betta. but will see

[81GH]

haven't done an update for awhile.
as the GSR has been garaged for months only
taken out a few times, for short drives.

mainly because of my bad luck with my mitsis lately
(cordia defection, and write off of my gh)
took it out tonite get some fuel.
on way back hit a kangaroo at 100kmh, maybe bit less
cos locked up brakes just before clipped it. another on coming car
wouldve seen me nearly lose it. and serve into the lane, but kept on driving
Don't know whats worse my last mitsi is fukd or the fact i killed a kangaroo
being vegetarian and all. As if don't feel sick enuff in the stomach that my cars rooted,
but having bits of dead animal on it too. makes me wanna vomit.

Guess i was right shit happens in 3
there were 3 lil mitsis in row.
now none fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuk
pics soon

[TVM006]

[75wagon]

How can one bloke have that much bad luck?
Damn, mate.
I feel so sorry for you.
How big was the Roo?

Dave...

[GB_BB4C]

Hope you are ok. That sux so bad. Was a nice clean car. I almost hit a roo the other day heading to Victor Harbour in the work car. So what are the plans now. Is it fixable??

[81GH]

How can one bloke have that much bad luck?
Damn, mate.
I feel so sorry for you.
How big was the Roo?

Dave...

yeah tell me about it, someones having fun at my expense lol. was bit below medium size i guess

Hope you are ok. That sux so bad. Was a nice clean car. I almost hit a roo the other day heading to Victor Harbour in the work car. So what are the plans now. Is it fixable??

yeah probably fixable, but money i didnt need to spend aye. oh well sheet happens
think just leave it in shed for a bit
i got most parts i need from spare gsr i guess. although every panel on its rusty.
but may do for now, till i find some betters ones. u still got cordia shell? is the chasis fair found some structural damage on it
they missed at the inspection. so that shell is rooted condition?

on the plus side went back there this morning on way to work and found my front number plate that went flying when bumper came off.
still mint condition .

[81GH]

The damage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13IdW8qTZDM

[81GH]

So this is the Damage from the kangaroo the other night, passenger side:


so pissed me off at the time, specially now that 3 mitsi's fuked.
But today took front of to inspect the damage closer.
Took grills off

then the headlights, side indicators etc


Front bumper off

not to much damage underneath, so far, didnt get chance to take folded side gaurd off yet.

and when hard lock to left or right tyre rubs on gaurd so have to replace it
should be able to fix it with the spares i got, apart from the gaurd got another half straight one
rusty as though, but may have to do until i get a decent one. thank god didnt hit in the middle
and fuk my moded 3 core $500 radiator.

[75wagon]

The damage doesn't look too bad?
Is the guard beyond fixing?
In the past I have fixed a rope to the front on the car where the impact was (depends on the actual hit sometimes) and tied the other end to a tree and put it in reverse and gently pull it back out. You need someone else to be where the damage is with a straight edge to tell you when to stop though.
It might be worth a try if you can find somewhere to pull it from? Maybe even try a using a pair if vice grips to pull the front of the guard? (maybe?)

Dave...

[81GH]

Will take it off for a squizz,
depends how hard to find another mint one same color.
the front out of whack and paint has come of where you'll see it, and has folded in the middle from impact
but will give it try, thanks for the tips.

[GB_BB4C]

Looks to be mainly all panel damage, which is lucky. Not so bad after all. Could have been alot worse.
Still got the Cordia aswell, if ya wanna have a look at it some time let me know via pm.

[81GH]

yeah couldve been worse i agree,
would been nice if didnt happen at all but oh well
sheeeet happens.

yeah still got cord, on look out for a shell,
my chassis to far gone, cracks in wheel arches and cracks though
the main front structure, so can't use it on road i guess, for safety reasons.
might sms u or something man, how you been? hows ur cars going?

[GB_BB4C]

My GK looks like yours at the moment, minus the damage.... but all pulled apart. Giving it a quick tidy for a car show its going in and just a quick tidy in general.

[81GH]

yeah sounds sweet, what show is it?

[GB_BB4C]

Extreme Horsepower 30/31 October at the showgrounds, part of the SMASA (Street Machine Association of South Australia) display.

[81GH]

took poor sig for a drive yesterday, been in shed since accident,
but been starting it up and running it ev weekend
cos last time i filled it up just before accident, put injector cleaner in it.
prob not good to have that in the system for long time.

prob not best idea driving it round with no front end lmfao.
but now i have lots of lady flys in my radiator
but i gotta take passenger guard to ev time turn right guard slashes my tyre

[81GH]

so pulled the guard of for a squizz under that for damage,
and cos the guard keeps scraping/slashing my tyre when i turn.


and like most sigmas ive had had 1kg of dirt stuck in the drain holes (only half of it in pic, other half fell on ground when took it off), rust hazard
so when get chance will clean out the one on other side 2.

underneath was no damage i can see

apart from around behind headlight etc, hopefully i can straighten out myself



then guess just play waiting game to find passenger gaurd and front end panels to match.
since been quoted $300 to spray just a gaurd to match. pffffft.

and whacked another bolt in the bonnet, was missing one, guess thats why was lifting slighty when i was drivin lol
don't know where it went prob from my stupid cam or the crash i have no idea

[81GH]

Good news, found few parts for my panel reapir for GSR front end.
found half decent GN
got front bumper plastic cover with mint red stripe
some mint headlights (silver not flaking off inside, and seals look good so hopefully won't fog up)
Some extra mint side indicators (very orange like new, not faded)
and some front bumper indicators (also dark shade of orange)
front guard plastic centre bits with red stripe and one at back end too.

wish couldv'e gotten more to get back on the road
but this was a silver one
pretty mint for the wreckers though.

[81GH]

ok so haven't done much on the car for months
apart from running it a bit.
still been on look out for decent parts i need no luck yet
so today decided to use the parts off my spare GSR
the parts are really really bad condition ie lots of rust and dent etc
but least its drivable till i find something decent

i miss driving this car so effin much, took for bit of drive today, miss the torqueyness :'(

[75wagon]

Good to hear that you're working on it again.

Hope you find some good panels soon?

Dave...

[81GH]

thanks man i hopn 2 cos looks really gross atm.

[81GH]

took my baby for a decent drive 2day. Also finally installed new kn filter that been waitn 4 4 ages. Feels more responsive and smooth. Also somethn been bothern me since installed the sub and temp gauge. The car would intermittantly not turn over. I thought mite b the starter motor. But changed awhile ago, but still did it. So installd killswitches 4 sub and gauge ok now i think. Guess was drawn 2 much current on start up. Now just need sum decent panels. And she will b rad again :p

[81GH]

K&N filter old one, Yuck, what a filthy $%@#.............

New one

Wanted to install the killswitches here, but for some reason no matter what i tried this blank cover would not come off
even tried on the old dash i had still wouldn't come off.


so put it here instead, wasn't were wanted it, but actually turned out better i reckon


and does anyone know where you can get those metal k&N plates like on top of the filter?
also hacked up

[81GH]

ok whats a good aftermarket computer?
wanna see if can get car running better, with the cam and TR magma ECU
runs lean at idle, lean at normal driving on one spot where it runs ok when revin it out just before gear change lol and lean in between everything else.
although still don't think will get much more out of it. but also wanna loose the freaking ugly bigger than a house AFM, wanna put a sexc pod on it.

Shuld i go back to standard cam and rollah rockahz?
and have a re dyno and see? when i get time when finish project vr4dia.

[TR11KY]

adaptronic mate i defo rate it. very tuneable, runs anything you need to run and costs are reasonable.

good luck mate you clearly havnt had a good trot so far, but props too ya for ya persistance.

[81GH]

yeah thanks for that mate i'll check it out.

yeah my luck been sheet last year anyway hoping do better this year lol
wuld have too, im hoping.

nice o/p power on ur siggy turbo by the way, heaps impressive.

[81GH]

since was nice weather this weekend
though id take sig out the shed, for bit of a drive sat
and reinstall the alarm that i changed the battery in awhile ago


also today took for bit more of a drive, and did an oil change even though havent done many kms
on the previous oil. because its been sitting in it for good 9months i reckon