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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:08 pm
by veecee
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!!!
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 6:34 am
by Vlade
My opinion one have to stick with the brands that has been tried and tested... Like Mocal for instance.
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 1:24 pm
by veecee
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!!!!
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 2:14 pm
by Vlade
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.
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:20 pm
by widowmaker
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
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 4:27 pm
by ChemCool
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.
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:42 am
by Vlade
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.
Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:29 am
by Vlade
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
Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:34 am
by Gary57
Why what happened to the internals??
Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:48 am
by Vlade
Valve guide broke... Once again... work I didn't do my self... everything I do my self... works...
Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:51 am
by Gary57
So did it drop the valve?? what has gone on the inside?? Can it be easily/cheaply fixed??
Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:54 am
by Vlade
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
Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:58 am
by Gary57
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.
Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 12:11 pm
by Vlade
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.
Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 12:20 pm
by Daniel
HOLY CRAP! thats bad news. Id try nail JR then.