Peter_D_C wrote:Izac,
Do thos ramflos fit on the CB performance aircleaner base or do they come with their own base? You're running dells from memory yeah?
Hopefully my sqr will be back on the road within the week - with a Pobjoy 1916 in the back 😵💫
hell yeah man! thats sweet!
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yeah they actually fit on the CB bases which is really good so i can still use the same linkage. they do come with their own bases also. highly reccomend them man - revs a good 500- 1000 rpm higher now...
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G'day Izac, just thought I'd check in and see how the squasre is travelling mate.
The axles have been done for a couple of weeks now, have you found any issues/problems or is everything AOK?
Catch ya mate,
Paul
hey paul, nah mate unfortunately it hasn't seen much road time at all 😬
the axle tubes have been leaking like crazy and the brakes are shocking among other problems.
Its in at Phoenix engineering at the moment getting the brakes redone - new rear wheel cylinders, rehoned front wheel cylinders, new shoes, etc etc...
not gonna be cheap.. but hopefully they will sort out everything, they also told me the axles were leaking because there were no 'outer axle sleeves' on. so that should fix it 😉
brakes... ya can't skimp on them. But they are painful in cost.
hope you get it sorted soon mate....and yes, you gotta have good brakes, there's no second chances when you run out of 'em!!
what sleeves are they talking about on the axles, is it a seal or something on the end?
all the best mate,
Paul
its a round bevelled metal spacer thing about 12mm thick that goes on the end of each axle.
Why didn't you put them back on?
trying to save weight eh Izac? every little bit helps!! 😂
Paul
You can't save weight with a square.
trickysimon wrote:Why didn't you put them back on?
😂 i would of if i had them but i can't remember seeing them there in the first place
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no not trying to save weight
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When do you expect it back? body work soon? and when are you taking me for a drive!!!!
haha umm hopefully i will have it back sometime this coming week, then probably straight off for body work
Yay for body work. 🙂
still taking it with you? or is there a few $$'s left over for a car cover, a good carwash and some timeout in the garage while your away?
dunno yet man
Make sure you clip the ignition leads into the correct place, Type 3's leads are know for earthing out on the engine cover.
"If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you." - Anonymous 🥷
cheers man. those photo's with the spark plug leads were taken when i had them disconnected to test for spark, but they are all in the correct places now 👍
picking up the car tomorrow morning from phoenix! then starting my course tomorrow so there won't be a lot of updates from now on.
the brakes should be good now after spending the last week at phoenix but don;t know what the bill is goona be yet! 🤓
I think you better get the shovel to start digging deep into your pockets 😂
yeah how deep you reckon its gonna be...? go on have a crack... then we shall find out tomorrow...🤓🤓🤓 🤪
I guess $500
i hope you're right...
I guess $250 because you should tell them your a poor student guy..
you guys were way off 😂😂............
$900 😵
darn!
nah the brakes are sweet now! so I'm happy 😀
heres what I had to have done:
Check brakes allround
New rear wheel cylinders
Recondition all four front wheel cylinders
New front and rear shoes
New gear rod coupling
New axle seals
Bleed and adjust brakes
You got off lightly compared to me Izac, very lightly..... 🙁
1969 Type 3 Squareback
brakes are one thing it doesn't pay to short cut on mate.
at least you will be confident in braking hard if some knucklehead pulls out in front of Miles.👍
heres my sweet new paint job and smooth panels on the front yeeeeeeah! so nice you can see yourself in the reflection! 👍
man check out that front apron mmmm
A big thanks to David Kearley from Kearley Auto and Simon (Volumex) for the hood!
pete, you weren't happy with the price? what happened?
the ramflo's are 400 cfm's by the way.
cheers
Not bad, i think i prefer the old bonnet though! Its all coming together nicely mate, my Cousin is trying to convince me to ship my square up to QLD for his sisters wedding next year so he can cruise with me, might have to get some shots of ours together if it happens!
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Any car so nice you can't drive it in the rain.. is too damn nice to enjoy