1985 GK GSR Project

[81GH]

yeah man slowly comin along, was hoping to go further by now
but keep runnin out of money
shit keeps costin more than i think
but oh well thats cars

[81GH]

yep thats cars my turbo is going to cost over 1500 bucks lol
project cars rape you of all your money lol

oh well, aint got much else to spend money on.
be worth it in the end
always wanted to do up a sig
they been good to me over the years ehhehe

[81GH]

ok so couldnt get much done this weekend,
but did a bit today, decided to swap the tailshaft
180 degrees, but then realised that
at the back where bolts onto diff
the unis moved side to side ok, but moving up a down felt stiff and notchy
these where new unis when the transplanted the diff from the spare
they either weren't greased properly
or off centre when put in. so guess there damaged now

so put the one i painted few posts before, has old unis innit
but better than the ceased clunky one
so took for drive for a bit today
feels better alot better
think all the vibration in back end is gone. sweet


shouldve taking better pic but the red matches the pedders springs and shocks, and shelby sway bar
the diff really needs cleaning up and painting rusty as fark
but will when figure out if can beef it up a bit.


was pretty hot today (high 30's), ol gurl was getting lil warm lol
and power steeering still farked kept failing, always seemed to be on
big corners lol, gasing it then die half way round the corner lol. me dad thinking maybe the strut that had been
welded down the bottom quite few posts before, must have something to do with it
cos we had the box rebuilt
pump rebuilt, new belt, the extra cooling piping put on
hope we can get to the bottom of it,
cos really annoyin to drive like that.

also forgot to say
got the spare gearbox back mid last week, checked over new bearings etc


over a week or so getting some engine work done
cant wait

[81GH]

Missing sig pig
been away from home since monday,
getting steering looked at.......

come home sig pig

[www.18u]

Coming along nicely mate. By any chance have you got a airlock in your steering box? You can bleed them by the nipple on the box. I had a similar problem on a Starion i bought, and the car would struggle to turn left and the pump would get extremely hot.

[DanTurboLancer]

hey man, i have been following this build for some time now.

i really like what you are doing!

taking your time and doing things properly,
and spending your money wisely!

Dont get too keen and rush things now, keep your patience, it is coming along really well!!

Cheers Dan

[81GH]

hey man, i have been following this build for some time now.

i really like what you are doing!

taking your time and doing things properly,
and spending your money wisely!

Dont get too keen and rush things now, keep your patience, it is coming along really well!!

Cheers Dan

Thanks Man, yeah trying to do things properly
nothing more frustrating then getting ev thing done quick
then something fails and have to do again.

[81GH]

Coming along nicely mate. By any chance have you got a airlock in your steering box? You can bleed them by the nipple on the box. I had a similar problem on a Starion i bought, and the car would struggle to turn left and the pump would get extremely hot.

Thats what we were thinking, was at the place for 3days
they culdnt find anything wrong, a replaced the kit for the box anyway
picked up yesterday, was working sweet last right corner to our house
bam freakin locked up again, bearing in mind was middle of the day and over
40 degrees, but still not happy.

they reckon shuld self bleed, but i dont reckon thats rite
im no expert though, it seems to be the only thing culd be, ev thing else has been done
gonna drive it a bit more and see, still frustrating though.

thanks for the idea, will suss it out thanks

[DanTurboLancer]

one of the interesting things about older cars is that they do what engineering dictates they shouldnt!

They have these funny little quirks and interesting character flaws, that you just dont get from buying a new car!


Thats why i love sites like this, because you can share your experiences, and you can learn from other peoples experiences, trials and mistakes.

[81GH]

one of the interesting things about older cars is that they do what engineering dictates they shouldnt!

They have these funny little quirks and interesting character flaws, that you just dont get from buying a new car!


Thats why i love sites like this, because you can share your experiences, and you can learn from other peoples experiences, trials and mistakes.

exactly thats y go for older cars, fark this
egg shape no character all the same automobiles
if you can call em that.

yeah this site is rad, everyone friendly and helpful.

[81GH]

so ive filled up with petty few times now
earlier on in post think i said used 12L per 100kms or sumthin
more like 11.5L or 11.6
hopefully EFI will be a bit of an improvement on that.

[81GH]

Got spare radiator back today

doesn't look much different from outside
but under the cap...........

you can see has been moded to a 3 core.
should keep nice and cool now lol it better ahhaah

unfortunately still stuck with this under the bonnet........


for a bit longer
but now got the radiator
think we got ev thing together to do it properly


and also can see bonnet rubber at back missing
searched every siggy at the wreckers
found a nice soft one
thought theyd all be the same
but theres 9 clips on the GSR
and the one i found had 8 clips
so the holes dont match up

[TUFSIG]

i miss that car and that motor is sick shut up lol
went so hard for a stocka

[81GH]

i miss that car and that motor is sick shut up lol
went so hard for a stocka

ok ok ill shut up, i complain too much i know and yes does gooooo goood,
hopefully better when i get it back
went to the car hospital today

triple bypass lol

dropped it there today at 11am
miss it already
hopefully get back before xxxmas
be nice xxxmas present lol

[81GH]

I Miss sig pig, been away from home
for like a week :'(

come home siggy

[Sigmaproject]

I bought a head from a TR Magna from the original owner, and it was a M4 with roller rockers.

He assured me that it was the original head.

[81GH]

I bought a head from a TR Magna from the original owner, and it was a M4 with roller rockers.

He assured me that it was the original head.

yeah looking through the wreckers i saw some later
magnas with m4's on em.

apparently just a casting code or something

[81GH]

sig pig still being worked on
miss it heaps. so made this vid ahhaha, lmfao

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob72xTw2HTI

also must say the new sg site looks sexc as
havnt been on for awhile

[81GH]

hey everyone
havn't put any pics up for awhile
cos I've been busy, and so has the workshop
my cars at, but its coming along nicely.

but here's a few pics
the bottom end been stripped... cleaned etc



blocks been painted up, flushed out etc

bores weren't to bad apparently
just lip at the top



and this is the old head off the GSR....not too bad either


And nice clean pistons and crank now


and apparently some stage of its life may have had a magna bottom end put in it???

anyway peace

[81GH]

hey, just some more pics
was hoping to get pic of the head before it went on
but engine was all back together today

but as you can see its a brand new... never been used
TR magna head.





engine looks pretty awesome can't wait to drive it
again, not too far away though they get clutch
tomoz. then just needs to be wired up

[Undies91]

Coming along nicely

Would love to see this thing on the next S.A. Cruise

[TUFSIG]

very nice but i dont see a turbo on the hot side of the motor

[81GH]

Coming along nicely

Would love to see this thing on the next S.A. Cruise

Yea needs a good drive. To wear it in haha. Been sitn round doin nothn 4 2 long. When is the next one?

[81GH]

Coming along nicely

Would love to see this thing on the next S.A. Cruise

Yea needs a good drive. To wear it in haha. Been sitn round doin nothn 4 2 long. When is the next one?

[81GH]

very nice but i dont see a turbo on the hot side of the motor

Yea wen get it bak prob get bored of it and go turbs haha. Shuld sound like a lawn mower wen get it bak. Cam spose 2 b pretty lumpy. Didnt ask if they kept the rollas in there hope they did.

[Undies91]

Would love to see this thing on the next S.A. Cruise [/quote]
Yea needs a good drive. To wear it in haha. Been sitn round doin nothn 4 2 long. When is the next one?[/quote]

I am not sure when the next cruise is but ill let you know when it is

[81GH]

machined flywheel and the clutch going in it.

[81GH]

Would love to see this thing on the next S.A. Cruise

Yea needs a good drive. To wear it in haha. Been sitn round doin nothn 4 2 long. When is the next one?[/quote]

I am not sure when the next cruise is but ill let you know when it is[/quote]

no probs man

[TUFSIG]

are you getting hypercentric pistons put in or just putting the standard ones back in ?

[81GH]

just the standards for now
they weren't too bader condition apparently
yea i wanted to do that so culd just put turbo on later
in time.