Recent content by Smitty

tapered springs...??? i have several sets on the rear of my HSV... never a problem with my spring compressors squishing them to allow the strut to come apart what is different with the ute?

next...? and my car/well sorta my car? yesterday I had the pleasure of replacing both UPPER engine mounts on the youngest daughters car ... a Fix or Repair Daily (yeah I did warn her but she loved the stereo in the Focus so I stopped arguing) the drivers side was reasonably easy .. after...

the invoice says ... GM-S56838 Battery Cash Sale Trade Sales $200

car? do...? kept the Tourer going for a little while longer... fitted a new battery, been a bit sluggish to turn over the past week (very cold mornings not helping) and it was fitted in May'19 so 5 years is ok with me and it tested at 12.2v fully charged so I got one from Holden parts...

you plan on running thermo fans at any time?.... if so go the biggest you can afford as they are power hungry mothers

depends.... Many moons ago, I lost a very hot 202 at 7500.... drag racing at CAlder you see stopped with an electrical fault ! ....coz the No.1 rod came out the side of the block and took the alternator with it :eek:

... that was my thought a disconnected rod and /or cap that has gone for a walk

... new engine time something BIG has let go inside!

really...??? you took SIXTEEN years to tell us that? (a very long thread dig thats for sure!)

... whats wrong with the original ones? they are designed to last many a kilometre

DEF yes to that... I check eBay and then ring my local Holden parts dept.. consistently cheaper

hmmm..... dunno where you are but I paid 2.15 for SHELL 98 PULP yesterday for the HSV (at a servo with 1.97 for the standard ULP stuff)

being a PIARC member, have done a number of 6 hour relay events at PI .... and when its raining, hailing at the Island, I get LOTS of tracks time during these ;) ps.. the pic is of my better half, she is good with the team board (held out for me)

100% agree with that having run both bikes (750 club racing) and the Grp A 85 Smithy special aka the VK Yellow Peril around there in State racing, Vic V8s, Sprints and Supersprints, it is the best in Victoria for both. The MotoGPS guys rave about it .... and I like running on it in the rain in...

I love Winton (lots hate it though) very technical in terms of car setup (as mentioned) but it really tests driver input too it is certainly not a circuit where the man with the most horsepower will always win ps.. having power steering and heaps of castor on the car helps ;)