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by Torana68
Sun May 15, 2011 8:38 am
Forum: Galant's Garage
Topic: Sigma Brake Booster
Replies: 12
Views: 1044

Re: Sigma Brake Booster

Ok got my new well second hand break booster Any tips on fitting it to my GA? Looks like i might have to do some mods to my pedal box so it can bolt through the firewall Also looks to me but i might be wrong but it looks like it maybe a very tight fit around the wheel arch and also with the break l...
by Torana68
Fri May 13, 2011 5:52 pm
Forum: Galant's Garage
Topic: Galant Hardtop and GTO Owners Register;
Replies: 91
Views: 50451

Re: Galant Hardtop and GTO Owners Register.......

I am pretty sure that is correct. If it was taken from the firewall stamp A112H number, mine would be 282 from 6/75. Seems more likely that it is 982 by the middle of 1975.I agree we need some sort of info from MMAL of Chrysler Australia to confirm how many were actually imported.Just reading the c...
by Torana68
Tue May 10, 2011 3:29 pm
Forum: Galant's Garage
Topic: Sigma Brake Booster
Replies: 12
Views: 1044

Re: Sigma Brake Booster

It wont make you stop better but its a good upgrade, makes them nicer to drive if your not using 2 feet to stop it :D
by Torana68
Mon May 09, 2011 4:12 pm
Forum: Galant's Garage
Topic: Sigma Brake Booster
Replies: 12
Views: 1044

Re: Sigma Brake Booster

my GB does :D but all a booster does is reduce pedal effort it wont make your brakes stop any better
by Torana68
Sun May 08, 2011 7:49 pm
Forum: Transmission/Drivetrain
Topic: narrow or wide km147-5
Replies: 3
Views: 634

Re: narrow or wide km147-5

gday all :>, I will swap over the 2wd chassis o a 4wd one, and put in the good 2.6l - from a tr-ts magna with the big flow ports and factroy rolla rockers AND the fuel injection computer and loom - with a modifyed tf intake manifold! anyway I'm wanting to know If anyone out there does, Is the 5 spe...
by Torana68
Sun May 08, 2011 12:54 pm
Forum: Galant's Garage
Topic: recognisation
Replies: 17
Views: 1154

Re: recognisation

yep the only ARC winning Galant :D and hes still playing with Galants , wonder if he kept that one? might ask :think:
by Torana68
Sun May 08, 2011 10:14 am
Forum: Galant's Garage
Topic: recognisation
Replies: 17
Views: 1154

Re: recognisation

As you well know, I was talking about real 1600s, Lancers & Galants - not Group G sports sedans where any resemblance to the production (or homologated) version ended with the bodyshell yep well thats where the Datsun had it over Mits, it was dead easy to drop in a grunter (2.4) engine of the sa...
by Torana68
Sat May 07, 2011 10:51 pm
Forum: Galant's Garage
Topic: recognisation
Replies: 17
Views: 1154

Re: recognisation

[quote="davetreesIt's a funny thing really - Datsun 1600s (and Mitsi Lancers, for that matter) have this "rally mythology" built up around them, but when they were current neither was a particularly successful car in rally competition Yeah I dunno 3 ARC's to the Datsun 1600, Galant on...
by Torana68
Sat May 07, 2011 11:40 am
Forum: Galant's Garage
Topic: recognisation
Replies: 17
Views: 1154

Re: recognisation

... if your going to compare , compare apples to apples. firstly the 240Z - 6 cylinder 1970, no one in Japan had a car to compair to that and its a classic sports car (1970 Colt 1500 not really compareable huh) Datsun 1600 1968 = Colt 1500/Galant 1600 similar but I found the Galant more to my liking...
by Torana68
Fri May 06, 2011 1:01 pm
Forum: Galant's Garage
Topic: GA Galant Heater Box Pic
Replies: 2
Views: 312

Re: GA Galant Heater Box Pic

GA same as early colt (A51/2 type) GB australian made not the same as anything but an OZ "GB", either will fit.
by Torana68
Tue May 25, 2010 6:29 pm
Forum: General/Technical Chat
Topic: deleting posts dot com?
Replies: 14
Views: 1444

Re: deleting posts dot com?

Dan , No worries, " just wanted to state a fact also, a member messaged me and has left the site over comments made by yourself towards them.2 I know Im not on my own there, people come , people go, if ANYONE has an isue with me speak to me, its a simple thing to do, if Im wrong a public apolog...
by Torana68
Sat May 22, 2010 11:50 am
Forum: General/Technical Chat
Topic: deleting posts dot com?
Replies: 14
Views: 1444

Re: deleting posts dot com?

its just your the person i keep getting pm's about its always fun being popular but why not PM me directly? its funny but I get them about you now and then :) Its odd that the only times I get deleted by you its over a difering opinion , I say tuf tits if you dont want to back up something you shoud...
by Torana68
Fri May 21, 2010 12:07 pm
Forum: General/Technical Chat
Topic: deleting posts dot com?
Replies: 14
Views: 1444

Re: deleting posts dot com?

thanks dude, PM is fine by me but out in the open is good, I may not respond to anything quickly as I am away :)
by Torana68
Fri May 21, 2010 11:20 am
Forum: General/Technical Chat
Topic: deleting posts dot com?
Replies: 14
Views: 1444

deleting posts dot com?

now whats the go guys , if you dont like a post it gets deleted? how does this help discusion or sharing knowledge? Stealth is the guilty one but not even so much as a PM , new post below in Lancers section. If its against rules to post a differing opinion then maybe a change of at least one mod is ...
by Torana68
Fri May 21, 2010 11:06 am
Forum: Lancer's Lair
Topic: A73 (LA) GSR in Retro Car Mag
Replies: 52
Views: 7463

Re: A73 (LA) GSR in Retro Car Mag

deleting posts you dont like again Stealth? now there was nothing wrong with my post except I was pointing out your wrong again, man up, dont delete stuff just cause your wrong :) and cough up with the photos of the A73 or pull your post that you own one. for the record: No A73 GSR's imported by Chr...
by Torana68
Fri May 21, 2010 11:05 am
Forum: Lancer's Lair
Topic: STRUT BAR FOR LA
Replies: 8
Views: 934

Re: STRUT BAR FOR LA

thats a pretty good fit for something designed for another car :D
by Torana68
Sun May 16, 2010 12:19 pm
Forum: Lancer's Lair
Topic: STRUT BAR FOR LA
Replies: 8
Views: 934

Re: STRUT BAR FOR LA

ok but a pickie is needed!
by Torana68
Sun May 16, 2010 12:06 pm
Forum: Galant's Garage
Topic: 4G32 Valve Spring
Replies: 69
Views: 8634

Re: 4G32 Valve Spring

to get the facts without applying the "Webfilter" that turns so much crap into fact, ring RPW!! :D
by Torana68
Tue May 11, 2010 7:02 am
Forum: Galant's Garage
Topic: 4G32 Valve Spring
Replies: 69
Views: 8634

Re: 4G32 Valve Spring

yep :D
by Torana68
Mon May 10, 2010 5:04 pm
Forum: Galant's Garage
Topic: 4G32 Valve Spring
Replies: 69
Views: 8634

Re: 4G32 Valve Spring

something like a 3? you wont get a 5 unless you have a new blank. I also heard he doesnt do those anymore? (The ISKY one)
by Torana68
Fri May 07, 2010 10:20 pm
Forum: Galant's Garage
Topic: GB Galant... what are they worth?
Replies: 17
Views: 1346

Re: GB Galant... what are they worth?

Ebay..... its probably the best bet, or garage it till you can do it up. There isnt a huge market for them but it should sell.
by Torana68
Fri May 07, 2010 10:10 pm
Forum: Galant's Garage
Topic: GB Galant... what are they worth?
Replies: 17
Views: 1346

Re: GB Galant... what are they worth?

soooo whats wrong with it?
by Torana68
Fri May 07, 2010 10:00 pm
Forum: Galant's Garage
Topic: GB Galant... what are they worth?
Replies: 17
Views: 1346

Re: GB Galant... what are they worth?

if its rusty , not much, if its registered probbaly the value of the remaining rego. $500 would be a fairly good one with no apparent rust, running and driveable, no rego.... 2.5K would be the little old ladies car mint inside, at worst minor paint work needed outside, good chrome etc either passed ...
by Torana68
Tue May 04, 2010 5:21 pm
Forum: Panel/Paint Shop
Topic: Does anyone use spot weld drill bits
Replies: 11
Views: 2061

Re: Does anyone use spot weld drill bits

75wagon wrote: Where do you get them, and are they a successful method to remove a panel? Dave...
they are used by panel shops so yes they work... ask at a panel shop supplies or a Wurth salesman if you know one.
by Torana68
Mon May 03, 2010 9:37 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: 4g32 rebuilding
Replies: 23
Views: 1409

Re: 4g32 rebuilding

CRAP!!!!!! Colin Bond...... others? (how did I forget these guys? too much driving today I think :( )
by Torana68
Mon May 03, 2010 9:25 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: 4g32 rebuilding
Replies: 23
Views: 1409

Re: 4g32 rebuilding

bugger... Barry was in the Colt 1100 days only wasnt he? or did he have a Galant drive? bob Reilly as well.... who else got forgotten?
by Torana68
Mon May 03, 2010 7:48 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: 4g32 rebuilding
Replies: 23
Views: 1409

Re: 4g32 rebuilding

Did we have any Factory Mitubishi teams in Australia? The only factory drivers I can think of were Barry Ferguson,Doug Chivas and the Geoghans. From memory the guy that organised the valiant racing team was a German gentleman by the name of Harry Merkl. Pistorf, thats correct as I know it up till Ev...
by Torana68
Sat May 01, 2010 8:46 pm
Forum: Lancer's Lair
Topic: A73 (LA) GSR in Retro Car Mag
Replies: 52
Views: 7463

Re: A73 (LA) GSR in Retro Car Mag

That's the difference between our viewpoints .... personally I couldn't care less about collector value & the like. I accept that some people do .... not the point really just part of it, we got around to "identity" and I cant see how there can be any other that the generally accepted ...
by Torana68
Sat May 01, 2010 3:43 pm
Forum: Galant's Garage
Topic: Distributor part numbers - GC/GD ?
Replies: 20
Views: 1641

Re: Distributor part numbers - GC/GD ?

noooo but you can fit/modify one - no more points