LA Lancer 1974 2 door
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ohhh dan, nice job!
very very nice!! ;)
very very nice!! ;)
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Re: Little Lancer
Thanks guys, getting there.
Yeah Dean ill be there, if with out any unforseen probs haha
Thanks again Stealth, That Turbo was leaking oil into the housing as it was sitting!
Just idling it was smoking up and burning oil inside the turbo...
Turned the bearing housing vertical and all good now!
Fixed the Oil return plate today and all up and running tonight.
Finally driveable again
Yeah Dean ill be there, if with out any unforseen probs haha
Thanks again Stealth, That Turbo was leaking oil into the housing as it was sitting!
Just idling it was smoking up and burning oil inside the turbo...
Turned the bearing housing vertical and all good now!
Fixed the Oil return plate today and all up and running tonight.
Finally driveable again
Re: Little Lancer
Wow!
Thats looks sweet man, worth the pocket and sweat!
Thats looks sweet man, worth the pocket and sweat!
Nothing beats what they have in the 70's and 80's.. Here I come..Towards rendezvouz!
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Re: Little Lancer - LA '74 (aka 'Little Bastard')
Well the latest is ive been pulled over,
and the police didnt like the look of the Front mount intercooler, so i have been sent to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
I have been dealing with the EPA,
and getting it all ok for pollution controls...
Which were all above standard of course... lol
A quick reminder of how it looked...
I cant understand why i got pulled over...
So pulled it apart again,
Refitted the old FMIC and painted the plate that holds the Oil cooler so it didnt stand out too much also.
best part is the Grill goes back in so looks much better!
I needed to make a spot for all the Hoses for the recirculation hoses to meet...
Here it is getting the Exhaust noise level check,
96DBA was my max
I scrapped in at 95dba!
Full EPA details at...
http://www.sigma-galant.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=2107
Oil pressure issues arising after the oil cooler hose blew off will mean the motor will have to come out soon...
and the police didnt like the look of the Front mount intercooler, so i have been sent to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
I have been dealing with the EPA,
and getting it all ok for pollution controls...
Which were all above standard of course... lol
A quick reminder of how it looked...
I cant understand why i got pulled over...
So pulled it apart again,
Refitted the old FMIC and painted the plate that holds the Oil cooler so it didnt stand out too much also.
best part is the Grill goes back in so looks much better!
I needed to make a spot for all the Hoses for the recirculation hoses to meet...
Here it is getting the Exhaust noise level check,
96DBA was my max
I scrapped in at 95dba!
Full EPA details at...
http://www.sigma-galant.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=2107
Oil pressure issues arising after the oil cooler hose blew off will mean the motor will have to come out soon...
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Re: Little Lancer - LA '74 (aka 'Little Bastard')
tututututututut hectic lol
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Re: LA Lancer 1974 2 door
mind if I ask how long your stock diff lasted?
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Re: Little Lancer - LA '74 (aka 'Little Bastard')
516MA wrote:hehehe excuse me sir are you smuggling pigeons under your bonnet lol sounds awesome
nice burnout
LOL No, no Pidgens, thats a bunch of boost and pure waiste gate, no Blow off valve. Id taken it off for the EPA inspection...
Cheers mate ;)
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lolTUFSIG wrote:tututututututut hectic lol
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Re: LA Lancer 1974 2 door
city hunter wrote:mind if I ask how long your stock diff lasted?
Its like anything mate, how hard do you want to drive it, and what do you want to do with it??
The old owner drove it reasonably soft,
Just enjoyed easing the throttle on in 2nd and 3rd and feeling the rush.
Me, i like to drive hard!
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In my last 4 door, the Stock diff lasted quiet awhile,
Then i put in the 2litre Turbo
then it started playing up so i welded it,
Lasted a fair while till i sheared the axles off in the Centre.
Problem there is finding a replacement!
So i went to a Sigma Diff, Welded it,
Same thing, Sheared the Axle off in the centre
Put shards of Metal through all the gears and bearings.
So i put in another centre and left it an open wheeler,
Sold that diff and it had already started to twist the Axles!
This car, the stock diff lasted the old owner,
me 1 month.
and i hadnt even dumped the clutch!
Just like every driveline, it will all depend on how the driver treats it.
Its a 30 year old Diff, designed for a 1.4 litre daily shopper...
If you decide to upgrade, go for reasonably thick axles,
thats where i had most of my problems?
Cheers Dan
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Re: LA Lancer 1974 2 door
That gives me a little mroe confidence. I'll be driving like a old man for a while
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Re: LA Lancer 1974 2 door
Well finally some progress is happening.
Thanks to all this waiting for the EPA to make a decision.
So after 8 weeks i got positive information that Pod filter had to go,
and the Manually adjustable Fuel pressure Regulator also had to go.
(They know how to spoil all the fun!)
So i had a look in the engine bay, and made some measurements and realised i had.... No room!
Driver side
But fortunately, my Battery is fitted in the boot, so i had a corner...
Passenger side
So i headed down to a Wreckers on the Central coast (Budgiewoy)
and looked through EVERY single make and Model on the 20 Acre property.
I had my measurements, and knew it was going to be a tight squeeze,
So i was leaning toward betting on a small FWD car.
But then to also find one that didnt have a Factory MAP or MAF sensor already built into the Factory airbox...
And this is what i found
(im devastated, but its the only thing that would fit i swear haha)
1996 WB Ford Festiva....
Trial Fit
Doesnt quiet Fit properly so will have to look at cutting across the bottom, then Fitting some mesh in...
Not sure if you can make out the Red line..
I will buy and fit a New Panel Filter and see how far down it goes before i start hacking into it.
And then i will most likely get some 2 inch Stainless pipe and run it across the Front of the car, Between Radiator and Rocker cover...
Thanks to all this waiting for the EPA to make a decision.
So after 8 weeks i got positive information that Pod filter had to go,
and the Manually adjustable Fuel pressure Regulator also had to go.
(They know how to spoil all the fun!)
So i had a look in the engine bay, and made some measurements and realised i had.... No room!
Driver side
But fortunately, my Battery is fitted in the boot, so i had a corner...
Passenger side
So i headed down to a Wreckers on the Central coast (Budgiewoy)
and looked through EVERY single make and Model on the 20 Acre property.
I had my measurements, and knew it was going to be a tight squeeze,
So i was leaning toward betting on a small FWD car.
But then to also find one that didnt have a Factory MAP or MAF sensor already built into the Factory airbox...
And this is what i found
(im devastated, but its the only thing that would fit i swear haha)
1996 WB Ford Festiva....
Trial Fit
Doesnt quiet Fit properly so will have to look at cutting across the bottom, then Fitting some mesh in...
Not sure if you can make out the Red line..
I will buy and fit a New Panel Filter and see how far down it goes before i start hacking into it.
And then i will most likely get some 2 inch Stainless pipe and run it across the Front of the car, Between Radiator and Rocker cover...
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Re: LA Lancer 1974 2 door
And again searched every make and model for a Fuel Pressure Regulator that would suit my Modified Fuel Rail,
But almost every make and model have theirs as part of each end of the Fuel Rail...
Until i found the VL.
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So a VL Commadore Fuel Pressure Regulator, does anyone know how many Bar of pressure they run at Factory?
And just to make sure of the flow direction,
Does it have to be run in this direction from the Fuel rail in, going to Return line back to Tank?
Or doesnt it matter??
But almost every make and model have theirs as part of each end of the Fuel Rail...
Until i found the VL.
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So a VL Commadore Fuel Pressure Regulator, does anyone know how many Bar of pressure they run at Factory?
And just to make sure of the flow direction,
Does it have to be run in this direction from the Fuel rail in, going to Return line back to Tank?
Or doesnt it matter??
Re: LA Lancer 1974 2 door
45psi jumps to mind but that seems like a lot
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Re: LA Lancer 1974 2 door
45 Divided by 14.7 = 2.8(ish) Bar, so that sound right to me!!Galant_GT0 wrote:45psi jumps to mind but that seems like a lot
I was hoping for a 3 bar but this will have to do, it only has to run for the tests
Yes its been awhile, glad to be actively doing something with it againTUFSIG wrote:dan great to see that things are moving along and your getting her back soon hopefully
Re: LA Lancer 1974 2 door
Fingers crossed Dan but i think you'll be fine with this change.
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Re: LA Lancer 1974 2 door
Thanks Mick, Time will tell ;)
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Re: LA Lancer 1974 2 door
Rego is locked in suspension,
Im not loosing any rego!
But i cant sell it, i cant swap it into someone elses name, i cant even wreck it becasue it would mean swapping the rego to the Wreckers...
So they really have me by the short and curlies atm.
So seeing as the rego isnt getting wound down, the donk is coming out for a rebuild,
photos to follow
Aim is to get it on the road for next cruise
Im not loosing any rego!
But i cant sell it, i cant swap it into someone elses name, i cant even wreck it becasue it would mean swapping the rego to the Wreckers...
So they really have me by the short and curlies atm.
So seeing as the rego isnt getting wound down, the donk is coming out for a rebuild,
photos to follow
Aim is to get it on the road for next cruise
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Re: LA Lancer 1974 2 door
cool, dont wreck or sell it, just persevere and youll get it.
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Re: LA Lancer 1974 2 door
its taken so long, eventually when its all over and done with and your car is on the road one would think that you would be ,or should be compensated. Youve paid your rego and now you have been inconvienced for this long.........any lawyers on S.G dot com ? (probebly not hay, lawyers dont drive sigmas do they).
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Re: LA Lancer 1974 2 door
Well finally some progress here.
Pictures pretty much speak for themselves.
Arrows pointing to spots where Head gasket let go(abit hard to pick with this photo)
You can see the bad scoring in the bores
The Bearings...
Abit of a concern was the amount of metal flake on the Main bolts
The only thing i will give the last owner credit for, he did tell me had the motor rebuilt.
and yes it does have New timing gears and chains etc.
Crank does look like it has been machined as he said, but still needs a touch up.
Pistons do look ok, apart from the rubbing.
Ahh well off to the bank for more money...
It was slapped together, the guy who put this motor together, you wouldnt feed him
Pictures pretty much speak for themselves.
Arrows pointing to spots where Head gasket let go(abit hard to pick with this photo)
You can see the bad scoring in the bores
The Bearings...
Abit of a concern was the amount of metal flake on the Main bolts
The only thing i will give the last owner credit for, he did tell me had the motor rebuilt.
and yes it does have New timing gears and chains etc.
Crank does look like it has been machined as he said, but still needs a touch up.
Pistons do look ok, apart from the rubbing.
Ahh well off to the bank for more money...
It was slapped together, the guy who put this motor together, you wouldnt feed him
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Re: LA Lancer 1974 2 door
I guess on the plus side it will pull alot harder with a properly rebuilt motor lol
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Re: LA Lancer 1974 2 door
good to see you are getting back into it after these hard times manDanTurboLancer wrote:I guess on the plus side it will pull alot harder with a properly rebuilt motor lol
hopefully this is all for the better and you can bring it back out bigger (more hp lol) and better!
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Re: LA Lancer 1974 2 door
thanks guys,
I really didnt have plans to spend money on this, but you only live once hey
I really didnt have plans to spend money on this, but you only live once hey
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Re: LA Lancer 1974 2 door
you only get buried with a suit - no money, may as well spend it
thats my theory anyway
thats my theory anyway
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Re: LA Lancer 1974 2 door
One thing i am interested in,
What is this hole that is behind the Timing chain?
Im assuming its for the oil return galleries and feeds oil down into the chain and gears?
It looks pretty dodgey to me,
Should it be cleaned up with a die grinder?
What is this hole that is behind the Timing chain?
Im assuming its for the oil return galleries and feeds oil down into the chain and gears?
It looks pretty dodgey to me,
Should it be cleaned up with a die grinder?
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Re: LA Lancer 1974 2 door
My first thought would be to clean it up so no casting flash, etc breaks off. But then again if it was going to happen it would have probably done so in the last 20+ years.
It probably wouldn't hurt to clean up the edges slightly anyway. One less thing to slice yourself open on while you are rebuilding it.
It probably wouldn't hurt to clean up the edges slightly anyway. One less thing to slice yourself open on while you are rebuilding it.
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Re: LA Lancer 1974 2 door
I forgot to mention a Thanks to LEOCA for organising and supplying me with parts from America,
a VRS gasket kit, which has a top quality Head Gasket.
Cheers John!
a VRS gasket kit, which has a top quality Head Gasket.
Cheers John!
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Re: LA Lancer 1974 2 door
always loved your work dan keep it up
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