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Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 10:23 am
by TOONGA
RSR 555 wrote:Is this the same fuel you keep telling me is much cheaper down your way? I'll stick to the fuel up here
The car came from Perth originally
Unlike Perth where prices seem to be governed by a chocolate wheel, the price here won't go below $1.45 (coupon) or above $1.52 (fixed price) for 91. as for Myalup and Settlers road house prices, I believe they are governed by by Morgan and Bartholomew.
I would say the filter did actually do its job, as I have gotten the tank near empty quite a few of times. (working out litres to KMs)
How may KMs are these filters good for?
TOONGA
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 1:38 pm
by RSR 555
Knowing the previous owner, I'd say it only had the best fuel available
Fuel filters fitted in the engine bay are scheduled for change at every 50,000kms and the models with internal tank ones are at 100,000kms
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 9:40 pm
by Willy Fisterbottom
steptoe wrote:What does Gannon say ? Pics or it never happened - Vortices please
Pics are in my Album.
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 7:04 am
by steptoe
album.php?albumid=238
Mr Fisterbottoms' album shortcut
My Oh My, he has it bad !!
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:40 am
by TOONGA
So taking my thread back yet again
this is how jetcar looks today
I need a new radiator sadly or a re-core on the XT6 one I have. Bennie care to mail me you triple core
TOONGA
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 6:29 pm
by steptoe
Glad to see you took your thread back
L radiators are different to Vortex 4 radiators in length and the top mounting bolt brackest, but I guess if you got an XT6 radiator and an EJ in it, will have few troubles.
Would some silver seal solve your problems ?
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 7:33 pm
by TOONGA
No I don't think it would, I think the problem is the age of the radiator and it isn't as efficient as it should be.
A new radiator would solve the problem I hope. I have looked at many options, like this one
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NISSAN-PULSA ... 4abcc9deb7
but I think either a custom alloy or copper and brass one may be the only solution
I will try a new thermostat before that though, as even though the one I have opens at the desired 74 degrees celsius it may not be doing that all the time.
TOONGA
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 12:28 am
by RSR 555
That's it Jules.. you take back your thread.. glad to see it's not just Bennie and I
Jetcar looks 1/2 like your Brumby.. oh.. it's the wheels. I like the new look
That fleabay radiator looks good. Is all the measurements correct?
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 7:34 pm
by TOONGA
RSR 555 wrote:That's it Jules.. you take back your thread.. glad to see it's not just Bennie and I
Jetcar looks 1/2 like your Brumby.. oh.. it's the wheels. I like the new look
That fleabay radiator looks good. Is all the measurements correct?
Yeah yeah yeah
Jet car Drives way better with PJs tyres
The fleabay radiator for the pulsar is 21 mm taller and 54 mm shorter than the L or Vortex radiator but it is twin core (32mm wide)
This radiator has caught my eye
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MAZDA-626-GE ... 4acecb09e3
it is an all copper constructed job 32mm twin core and is 23mm taller and 48mm longer than the L or vortex radiator.
TOONGA
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:16 pm
by RSR 555
Stick with Aluminium
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:01 pm
by TOONGA
RSR 555 wrote:Stick with Aluminium
You spring the 300 + dollars for the custom made Aluminium radiator and I will.
The Aluminium ones on Ebay have plastic end tanks and as that radiator dosen't have a filler cap I wouldn't be able to use one of them without adding a pressurised reservoir.
TOONGA
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:15 pm
by RSR 555
TOONGA wrote:You spring the 300 + dollars for the custom made Aluminium radiator and I will.
The Aluminium ones on Ebay have plastic end tanks and as that radiator dosen't have a filler cap I wouldn't be able to use one of them without adding a pressurised reservoir.
TOONGA
Don't need custom, just buy a XT6 aluminium one
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:29 pm
by TOONGA
RSR 555 wrote:Don't need custom, just buy a XT6 aluminium one
It would be cheaper to buy a custom made one
TOONGA
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:47 pm
by RSR 555
TOONGA wrote:It would be cheaper to buy a custom made one
TOONGA
At least a custom made one would last longer that the car if you keep replacing your coolant
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:50 pm
by TOONGA
Does sea water work as coolant?
And we both know that Jet car will eventually succumb to its rust
TOONGA
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 9:04 pm
by RSR 555
TOONGA wrote:Does sea water work as coolant?
And we both know that Jet car will eventually succumb to its rust
TOONGA
Sea water is one of the best coolants for heat transfer.. so you should use it
Unfortunately Jetcar and Honeycomb are just as crippled and bad shape as their owners
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 9:38 pm
by TOONGA
So why is my vortex up on ramps over a pit?
With Dougs much appreciated help and patience, we were going to put these headers on to make a custom exhaust but the didn't clear the crossmember or the bottom hose.
So out came the reciprocating saw.
from this
to this
Those factory headers never saw it coming
repairing a crack
tacking pipes together
Continued next post
TOONGA
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 9:41 pm
by TOONGA
more tacking
Doug welding while I act as the vice
The finished product
Installed and running like a dream
Sounds great, but sadly the video I took this afternoon was too distorted to use.
TOONGA
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 7:46 am
by NachaLuva
TOONGA wrote:
Now thats a UEL!
Love the badge lol
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 8:32 am
by TOONGA
NachaLuva wrote:Now thats a UEL!
Yep and Doug did a great job I owe him big time for this.
NachaLuva wrote:
Love the badge lol
Sadly that was the only part of the turbo headers that woulld fit
TOONGA