Project D - 1 DEC 2007

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:08 pm

Vlade wrote:As we tried to drive the car into his workshop, other oil-line was pissing out oil... And just a few weeks ago I took the other line in for new fitting as it was leaking. THOSE THING's ARE ABSOLUTE SHIT! MARK MY WORDS! The Cooler it self is cool, that FONG KONG line kits are not!

thanks for the headsup! was very interested in those kits myself. guess that i will just go to the mad german, and take my tub of vaseline to make the experience more pleasant!!!

Vlade · Post by **Vlade** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 6:34 am

My opinion one have to stick with the brands that has been tried and tested... Like Mocal for instance.

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 1:24 pm

the german is a hydraulics expert in randburg, cant remember the name of his shop.

he charges an absolute fortune for his service and products, but you can be assured that it will be of the best quality and will last for a long time!

two oil cooler lines about 0.5 meters each with big banjos on the ends cost us about R1100-00 about two years back. they've never leaked and run on a rotary that likes to get very hot in the back of a beetle!!!!

Vlade · Post by **Vlade** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 2:14 pm

Getting new Teflon lines made... not as pretty but it would do the job... also Decent braided is only about 4/5 times as much as the teflon.

widowmaker · Post by **widowmaker** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:20 pm

well well well - 4857 views for this post! (is it the postest with the mostest?) congrats! now we can see why everybody tried to talk sense into you a while back!

this forum will have a lot less clicking if youre gone bud

ChemCool · Post by **ChemCool** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 4:27 pm

well well well - 4857 views for this post! (is it the postest with the mostest?) congrats! now we can see why everybody tried to talk sense into you a while back!

this forum will have a lot less clicking if youre gone bud

Gesekondeer. Agree, Second that.

Vlade · Post by **Vlade** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:42 am

4900 views hehe....

Nah I'm keeping the car.. Cant turn back now... really I can't not yet... She's getting some TLC from Duane he'll sort her out.

Vlade · Post by **Vlade** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:29 am

UPDATE: The engine is completely destroyed - that goes for my forged internals and well basically everything...

So who has a gun... Got a 9mm but I want to make a nice mess

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:34 am

Why what happened to the internals??

Vlade · Post by **Vlade** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:48 am

Valve guide broke... Once again... work I didn't do my self... everything I do my self... works...

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:51 am

So did it drop the valve?? what has gone on the inside?? Can it be easily/cheaply fixed??

Vlade · Post by **Vlade** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:54 am

No from what I heard the valve is sorta fine, but the the guide, broke and that made some "Sold Fuel" to smash my squish area and pistons

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:58 am

But surely not all four pistons are gone?? Can you replace just 1 piston or have to buy a set??

You have more of heart, or a deaper pocket, than I do; at this point I would throw the towel in and put the old motor back and sell it.

Vlade · Post by **Vlade** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 12:11 pm

no bud my cash is well dried up, I saved up a long time to build that motor, spent hours upon hours building it... just to let it get killed by someone else's negligence

The head was completely overhauled by JR Cylinder head's in Maloro JHB. I asked them to check everything and replace what is needed... The head was overhauled 6 months back by Cylinder Head Services in PTA, but I didn't want to hold back and sent it in again... This jobby was R1200

Really not sure what to do now... I am thinking of sueing JR but I'll first get my facts straight.

Daniel · Post by **Daniel** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 12:20 pm

HOLY CRAP! thats bad news. Id try nail JR then.