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SLO247 wrote: Put up some more pictures of it  of my car? lol i need to go take some more, one day.
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   laa laa laa..... 
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so annnnyway, going by the topic of stuff going wrong with my car.....
 we broke a rocker arm putting the cam in one of the lifters was a bit C**k-eyed when we turned the engine by hand after the rocker gear was bolted down, and the valve hit the piston and pushed the lifter outwards, cracking the rocker arm.... lucky it did that and not bend the valve..... wouldve been the last thing i needed to take the head off to replace a valve, lol.the back end started skipping out in 2nd in the dry when i hit 3000rpm.... that was a bit scary  lol
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oh, and yes i am running the cam with a tractor manifold. i know its robbing power but i cant afford another set of extractors at the moment.
and yes thats a Bentley Continental GT that drives past in the 2nd video.
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nice mate its sounds great but its not lumpy maybe i should get a video of my car
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update fo shizz
had the EL at the mechanics the other week, getting new rotors, ball joints, wishbone bushes and a general fluids change. farrrk man you shouldve seen the old ball joints and i was told the old wishbone bushes were that bad that ive been lucky they havent fallen out but drives so much better now theyve been replaced.but.... they came up with a nice list for me: NOTE: - rear brakes next service - tailpipe melting bumper - muffler has large dents - rattle in cat convertor - gearbox exhaust mount broken (ie. there isnt one) - diff filler plug cross threaded - clutch fork boot missing - front wheel bearing washers missing ( WTF??? ) -handbrake needs replacing - rear main oil seal leaking - front main oil seal leaking - power steering hose leak f**k..... ive let the old girl go a bit time to spend more money i dont have  oh and i also need a new drivers window reg.... and im NOT paying $275 for a new one  anyone got one for a better price than that?
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alfy wrote: update fo shizz oh and i also need a new drivers window reg.... and im NOT paying $275 for a new one anyone got one for a better price than that?You pull it! About $50ish i think  Just means another trip down! Or you get someone to Send to you haha
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either that of i'll risk driving it over again (
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hmm.. it wasn't that long ago we had one...
 But im sure we could Organize a small one again soon But if you want someone to send on up there let us know! Me and dad could head to UPI one weekend
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yeah il have to see what happens. im getting really sick of not being able to put my drivers window down... cant drive it at the moment anyway cos ive done another clutch cable
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Well, its been a while since ive been on this thread......
I sold the Ghia around November 2010, got $3,000 for it. The new owner really, really didnt treat it that well, within a couple months the clutch was rooted, seats were destroyed, my new roof lining was sagging, steering wheel was rooted, etc etc. Then a mate of mine bought it with intention to revive it, but after a thorough look over it was decided that it was too far gone, so it was stripped  that was a sad moment, a lot of blood, sweat, hours and money went into that car, and lots of good memories were made too. But, these things do happen i spose. I got my 5.0 Wagon back, so Im keeping that now for a while longer, i just cant seem to get rid of it for too long So yeah, I guess that ends it for this build thread. Thanks for all your advice and compliments etc etc, and I'll see you guys in the other threads!
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Just read the whole thread and i was quite impressed! given me a few ideas for my ghia in the future.
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No worries man, glad it's given someone some inspiration! At least some of the bits live on in my wagon lol
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Yes.. i do enjoy this car. Parts of it anyway. |
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