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[eyepeeler]

I picked up my hatch not long ago from that temporary yard as well. There were heaps of nice cars out in the open, not a nice yard for keeping them clean.
Glad to have hy hatch over here though,
Looks a real tough HT Garth, enjoy cruising!

[dattoman]

Nice

Prefer the HK myself but I do like that colour

 

Transport companies and Customs suck

After detailing my Cadillac in LA I drove it 30 mins to the wharehouse where it would be stored for 6 weeks before shipping to Oz

I put it under the car cover and it wasn't removed or the car moved until it was loaded into the container

It was loaded , strapped down and covered again

 

Customs charged me $250 for quarantine cleaning of the car

This is how I picked it up (windows down.. .mud everywhere)

 

When questioned customs said the car had leaves caught under the wipers so they had to spray the whole car... wtf ?

I demanded my money back and was told it was "a standard charge" and they wouldn't release my car until the issue was sorted (weeks to claim money back) so I had to suck it up and drive it home as is

[TerrA LX]

Looks like they had it on a trailer during rain, here's some pics of my car when it got to L.A. from Denver.
 

 
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Could have been worse...

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[TerrA LX]

[StephenSLR]

Customs charged me $250 for quarantine cleaning of the car

 

Almost everyone gets stung with this, take note above at how clean my car was after the wash.

 

I got hit with the steam clean charge due to some dirt under the car and this is what it looked like after the clean:

 

 

Not the cleanest but I didn't question it as they'd hit me up for another clean at the same price .... and I know of people who have had to get their cars cleaned a number of times before Customs were happy with it.

 

really need to get some new gears for the rear end "cruising" is limited to about 90kmh at 3000rpm at present .

 

Go a 5-speed, I have them in both the Torana and the Mustang.

 

1st gear in the Supra box is very short though, similarly with the T5 but not as short.

 

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[fatslr]

   I see i am no orphan when it comes to transport horror stories but  just as i decided  to call it as done and  "DUSTED"  and post last night Murphy's law came into play

 

 

     This afternoon i got an e-mail from Raelene at VIP explaining that after a bit of research it was identified that the "cartainer" my car travelled in actually had a hole in roof resulting in excess exposure to excess dust .At present CEVA  logistics "enclosed" facilities in Perth is limited to 3 shipping containers as they upgrade to facilities on railway line.

 

 

I picked up my hatch not long ago from that temporary yard as well. There were heaps of nice cars out in the open, not a nice yard for keeping them clean.
Glad to have hy hatch over here though,
Looks a real tough HT Garth, enjoy cruising!

 

  There was an orange LX hatch there when i picked up my car but i was pre occupied with my own heartbreak at time .

 

  Anyway as a "gesture of goodwill" CEVA  have offered me $200 towards detailing my car  so i am pleasantly suprised today and reckon i have earnt my $200 worth of detailing allready 

 

   So to get this thread back on track here are some photos of "detailed areas"

 

[lx308]

Ya missed a bit

[Tiny]

What a Pearler mate! That looks stunning and sounds like it's a weapon and a half too!

I'm glad i got off my ass and on to the computer to catch up on this!!

Catch you soon mate! Cant wait to hit the track on Wednesday!

See ya then!

[fatslr]

  Had a great time at the drags in Sydney with Tiny and co  mate that HQ is a beast was awsome to see Tiny get new P.B. and meet a few other crew and see some crew i met on round oz trip 4 years ago .

 

   Anyway i had one last play with the 4.3 rear end on Tuesday and pulled the centre out this arvo all good i was a bit aprehensive when i pulled the drums off but all good as new shoes fitted and no leaking slave cylinders .

 

   I have been trying to settle on a new ratio and tossing between 3.7  and 3.5  but after much debate and the fact that i live in the country i have opted for a set of Motive 3.5 gears .

 

     I will drop centre off in Waroona on my way to work on Monday and pick it up the following Monday on my way home from work again i debated whether to fit new gears myself or take to an expert - only want to do it once  heavy little bastards .

 

 

[fatslr]

Picked up your polish yet, first thing I went searching for on Thursday. Found it after six pallets!

 

  ended up going to "Discount auto Parts" closing down sale and bought polish and detailer at 40% off i waited - and waited - and waited  but 2 weeks is too long.

 

 

    Anyway after being in denial for a couple of days i removed diff housing from car today as there was a leak from housing right ontop of leaf spring dowel on driver's side  only a small leak but after much scrutiny i reckon the leak  was definately from housing not  axle seal  as housing was dry in between end of housing and where locating block is welded onto housing.

 

  After degreasing and pressure cleaning housing i still can not see where it is leaking from but will drop it in to welders on Monday and hopefully they can sort it out ,i really do not want to pull it out again .

[fatslr]

One day when all the planets align i will get it down the strip ,would of been good to do a run with 4.3s then  with 3.5s to see the difference but i live 3 hours from Motorplex so it aint that simple.

[fatslr]

Ohhh ,i love hk,t,g monaros, even better in that lovely blue, im droooling!

 

Thanks mate i am still pinching myself that it's mine

 

 Anyway gave the housing to to the boily and he had to cut top of mounting off to gain access to crack he is pretty confident i shouldn't have any more troubles with it  .

 

  Spent all day in the shed yesterday fitted it all up did a service on tranny as well as the pan gasket was leaking but the weather was not very co operative so had to wait till a break in the weather today for a test drive.

 

 Straight away i noticed the difference the high stall is heaps  more prominent but it does not seem to have lost "too much" snappiness and still gives the random chirp into second at  "part" throttle 

  I only managed a quick squirt late today but  car seems so much more relaxed at 80-90 ks than previously 

 

  Had a quick look when i got home and all seems to be as it should be so happy days.

 

 

 

[fatslr]

Took a little while but finally got my carcoon a couple of weeks ago

 

 

 

I am really happy with product it takes up a lot more room in the shed which is a pain but the benefits of protection it gives can't be underestimated .

  I had to wait nearly a month for my carcoon it would seem they are becoming quite popular ,got a "drive in" model which allows for basic maintenance without disassembling .

   This is lucky as my starter motor decided to pack it in last week ,got a CVR  reduction starter off MUMBO Kev and as per usual it did not bolt straight up

 

 This is a photo of as supplied ,the mounting block fouled the extractors.

 

After a bit of hacksawing got it in and then had to shim it for clearance to one paperclip lol -these are high tech adjustments.

 

 

  All good now

[hanra]

Nice work on the carcoon!

[fatslr]

  So the stars finally aligned and i was actually off work for  Nostalgia drags that were on this weekendjust gone.

 

 I fitted a new set of Mickey Thompsons to the rear organised a trailer and drove 3 hours to Perth on Sunday morning for some fun.

 

 The car ran a 12.44  first pass which  i was stoked with considering it was my first time out with car.I then ran a 12.32  stoked.

 

 Next run i managed to take off in second gear after not selecting first after  pre stage burnout   but still managed to beat a XB GT  with a 13.2 over his 14.1

 

  I then had a grudge run with a mate in his big block val and ran a 12.22 to his 12.44 .

 

 Next run was the quickest of the day for me a 12.09  at 181 kph  absolutely stoked .

 

Got knocked out in first round of eliminations  so put her on the trailer ,didn't break anything  which is allways a good thing.

 

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[A9X]

nice work Garth, nice car too

[Tiny]

Nice work garth!!
112mph is showing a high 11 for sure mate! Just have to get the grunt to the ground!

Hope you had a blast, it's a good looking beast mate!!