Patchy's Fawlty Towers risk management. Enter at own risk

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Mon Sep 14, 2020 10:28 am

not one I'm willing part with at this stage. I do have one lying around and it has been shaved to within the width of a pubic hair of its life. I'm thinking of resurrecting it because I have 2 spare engines.It has bent valve as well as the alloy bits of the valve guides in the camber broke off. unsure if this is salvageable or not.

Lokiel · Postby **Lokiel** » Mon Sep 14, 2020 1:23 pm

StanTheMan wrote:Ive got speed, just not along the straight.

i will always want bling. its a thing.

time to chase up that super dooper Kraken sytem. its been paid for just hasn't sent it.

Which did you go for, high mount or low-mount?

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Mon Sep 14, 2020 1:32 pm

I was one of the original lots of orders for the 1.8 low mount....then I wanted the exhaust then there was delays , then i decided to wait for the new one . So I gotta chase him up.

ManiacLachy · Postby **ManiacLachy** » Mon Sep 14, 2020 2:50 pm

He's constantly threatening to close up shop, so I'd chase it up sooner than later, especially if you've already paid!

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Thu Sep 24, 2020 4:15 pm

ManiacLachy wrote:He's constantly threatening to close up shop, so I'd chase it up sooner than later, especially if you've already paid!

Manifold, down pipe & 3" exhaust on its way. super fucken happy

ManiacLachy · Postby **ManiacLachy** » Thu Sep 24, 2020 4:36 pm

Very nice. Now to see who gets theirs installed first :mrgreen:

Considering my car has been basically immobile for 6 months, the odds are in your favor.

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Wed Sep 30, 2020 12:54 pm

arrived in the mail today

Kracken low mount.jpg

3 inch exsaust & downpipe.jpg

I originally ordered the lowmount in mid AUG 2019.....and then waited for updates & exsaust & so on.

I need to upgrade the clutch & decide on a turbo,so therefore the engine needs to come out :shock:

not looking forward to that. Intercooler also needs to be sorted & the plumbing. I dont have a garage unit perhaps Jan or Feb 2021....id say this time next year perhaps

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Wed Sep 30, 2020 1:03 pm

ManiacLachy wrote:Very nice. Now to see who gets theirs installed first

Considering my car has been basically immobile for 6 months, the odds are in your favor.

my engine swap alone was 8 months, previous engine swap time was like 18 months

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Wed Sep 30, 2020 1:04 pm

but its about having a garage,

Daffy · Postby **Daffy** » Sun Oct 18, 2020 3:41 am

StanTheMan wrote:but its about having a garage,

STM, you are one of the rare few that I know who can just totally rock out a roadside engine rebuild :lol:

jules · Postby **jules** » Mon Oct 19, 2020 8:32 am

That photo of him after the job (minus a large portion of his soul) was somewhat terrifying.

What he does is not for the faint hearted...

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:09 pm

jules wrote:That photo of him after the job (minus a large portion of his soul) was somewhat terrifying.

What he does is not for the faint hearted...

The anguish in my eyes of that pic in hindsight.....makes me think i was terribly close to mental breakdown

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Fri Nov 20, 2020 8:00 am

since my turbo install is still off some considerable time I'm thinking of resurrecting my BP4W head with cams & hero shave . it needs a few valves replaced & should do wonders on the 10.5: CPR engine....with the hero shave on it.

I'm going to look into it over the next few weeks . have some Normally aspirated drama back in my life.

in other news I have a intercooler that bolts onto the bottom of the radiator coming,

we have cyber week comming so be ready to pounce on some good prices.

next week I have the new high hp clutch going in. And fix a oil leak i have. alo need to fix the floor as hydrolic fluid has eaten some holes intooo the floor over the years.

jules · Postby **jules** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 10:41 am

I thought every week was cyber week now?

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 2:06 pm

jules wrote:I thought every week was cyber week now?

You're perhaps seeing a lot of discount offers coming into your e-mail box.

the ramp up started last week. This week you'll most likely get bombarded with very appealing offers.

This coming Friday is Black Friday. its a big day.....some pretty decent discounts around for that already.
Cyber Monday however, will blow Black Friday into oblivion. and pencils have been sharpened considerably for that day.
you may find those extra special prices may last 24 hrs or a few days. Depends on the site.

This is bigger than the old Boxing day sales at Grace Brothers & David Jones in the old days.and it certainly beats online sales on boxing day sales

However you must know the going price for whatever you're getting. There are always places who are not giving genuine discounts