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by Blacky
Tue Jul 08, 2025 8:56 am
Forum: Other cars of interest
Topic: Donor car
Replies: 7
Views: 149

Re: Donor car



Tell me Blacky 525000 kays do you think that engine has ever been freshened before ? Its astounding that a block of steel can travel that far.


At 525,000km a Hilux diesel would barely have worn the hone marks off the bore :lol:

Cheers,
Harv


IF you keep the oil up to them :esurprised: we ...
by Blacky
Mon Jul 07, 2025 5:26 pm
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Neil's FB Station Wagon
Replies: 549
Views: 71534

Re: Neil's FB Station Wagon

They certainly can be a challenge to get on , especially on your own ..... :crazy:
by Blacky
Mon Jul 07, 2025 1:46 pm
Forum: Other cars of interest
Topic: Donor car
Replies: 7
Views: 149

Re: Donor car

No real knowledge of its history, it was a charter vehicle so a glorified taxi which explains the high kms.

Its a 2011 model so it has a 6 litre L77 designation LS2 in it. They are DOD engines - displacement on demand. They bleed off the oil flow to the lifters when under no load and will run as ...
by Blacky
Sun Jul 06, 2025 10:44 pm
Forum: Other cars of interest
Topic: Donor car
Replies: 7
Views: 149

Re: Donor car

Took it for a drive to the shops and the servo to pump the tyres up and by the time we got home it was not making a sound under the bonnet except for a bit of a squeak that sounds like an idler pulley or something like that - very tempted to flip it but it’s an ex charter vehicle and has 525000 km ...
by Blacky
Sun Jul 06, 2025 10:40 pm
Forum: Other cars of interest
Topic: Donor car
Replies: 7
Views: 149

Re: Donor car

Gave it a bath and it came up surprisingly well- the body barely has a mark on it - except for some clear coat peel on the rear bumper and the dodgy tint it looks like a new one
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by Blacky
Sun Jul 06, 2025 10:37 pm
Forum: Other cars of interest
Topic: Donor car
Replies: 7
Views: 149

Donor car

Bought this yesterday- a mate told me about it , was his wife’s ex husband’s car - was told it had a buggered engine so I picked it up for $1500 [emoji41]
Bought it sight unseen, got there with a fresh battery a jump pack and a compressor as it had been sitting unused for a couple of years - it ...
by Blacky
Sun Jul 06, 2025 10:29 pm
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Red Rattler Revamp
Replies: 925
Views: 94151

Re: Red Rattler Revamp

Fast forward 2 months - put the new gauges in today
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Also tried to fit this fiddly little bastard of a plug - I bought 2 of them and buggered up both of them [emoji35][emoji35][emoji35] Fkn little wires I hate them ...
by Blacky
Sun Jul 06, 2025 8:45 pm
Forum: FB EK Nationals
Topic: Nat’s diary 2025
Replies: 148
Views: 13657

Re: Nat’s diary 2025

FireKraka wrote: Sun Jul 06, 2025 10:26 am I have to ask where I’d you get the wrapping in the first place mate :eh: :lol: :lol:
I grabbed the logo off the internet then used it to make A4 sheets with multiple logos on each sheet.
by Blacky
Sun Jul 06, 2025 8:42 pm
Forum: What's happening in N.Z?
Topic: ROTORUA SWAPMEET
Replies: 4
Views: 116

Re: ROTORUA SWAPMEET

How big is it Daz ? Gotta love a good swap meet 8)
by Blacky
Sun Jul 06, 2025 8:40 pm
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: LS1EK
Replies: 676
Views: 87639

Re: LS1EK

Getting there mate :thumbsup:
by Blacky
Sat Jul 05, 2025 9:34 pm
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Neil's FB Station Wagon
Replies: 549
Views: 71534

Re: Neil's FB Station Wagon

Chinese shit .......... :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
by Blacky
Sat Jul 05, 2025 8:16 am
Forum: FB EK Nationals
Topic: Nat’s diary 2025
Replies: 148
Views: 13657

Re: Nat’s diary 2025

When I was at Gaz’s I borrowed a Tom Thumb off him for gearbox filling duties on the trip home - was time to return it yesterday [emoji16][emoji16][emoji16]

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Thought it would be best to wrap it up nicely for him ...
by Blacky
Wed Jul 02, 2025 3:18 pm
Forum: Body, Paint and Panel
Topic: FB vertical grill inserts
Replies: 15
Views: 3420

Re: FB vertical grill inserts

Nice work :thumbsup: :thumbsup: the lighted ones look fancy - is that clear 3D printed plastic with an LED in it ???
by Blacky
Wed Jul 02, 2025 12:05 pm
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Ol' Rusty - FB/EK Sedan
Replies: 656
Views: 78248

Re: Ol' Rusty - FB/EK Sedan

That’s a bastard 😟😟😟
by Blacky
Tue Jul 01, 2025 10:35 pm
Forum: General sharing advice and experience
Topic: cruise control
Replies: 5
Views: 175

Re: cruise control

That old school one I stuck in the ute works a treat - it takes a little while to settle down when you first activate it - I had it set to 108 most of the way going home and it would drop down to just over 100 before stabilising but once it did it stayed within a couple of km of 108.

Probably a ...