Been working on the RS the last few days and have got abit done,the engine/box went back in this morning,now just tidying the electricals and connecting the ancillaries up including all the pollution gear ,got to get the radiator serviced as it has a crack in the inlet pipe all in preparation for rego hence the stock appearance.

I had to walk away from it this morning when I broke an exhaust manifold stud in the head though!!!!!!!!!
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So I got the engine running today and took it for a little drive around the backyard mowing the taller grass where needed,for an engine that has sat around for the last seven years she come back to life fairly easy and runs beatifully
Im still yet to bleed the brakes and do abit of interior work centre console and roof linning, refit the bonnet/rear windows but not far off.

pretty happy today might have a beer!!!!!!!!!

haha always good to have a beer after a nice accomplishment, in your case, getting the beast to life!!

how did you go with the gearbox fork? everything sweet? not bent or anything? ( i dont know how to tell lol )

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Originally posted by Sterling

haha always good to have a beer after a nice accomplishment, in your case, getting the beast to life!!

how did you go with the gearbox fork? everything sweet? not bent or anything? ( i dont know how to tell lol )

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Mate I was even going to make mention of you in the last post,It was like bloody brand new even the bearing which i couldnt get a new one the day I fitted the gearbox to the engine and the test drive in the yard revealed it to be better than new!!!!!!
thanks Champ.
PS: You got yours sorted yet?

i ended up just filing some of the bellhousing down, and it works fine, but its more of a temporary thing for the moment.

but yeah engine idles away amazingly especially considering the carby has no choke.

ur engine bay is so clean dude

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Originally posted by Sterling

i ended up just filing some of the bellhousing down, and it works fine, but its more of a temporary thing for the moment.

but yeah engine idles away amazingly especially considering the carby has no choke.

ur engine bay is so clean dude

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Thats the go, Mate that was the main objective with this minor rebuild to clean the engine bay up,it come up good, and will look better with all of the polution gear in a box on the shelf in the shed too after rego and some nice dellortoes to replace them!!!!!!!!!
we will see if it stand the test of time! This is what it looks like today.
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After sifting through a few electrical dramas today,I got the RS fired up again today did a few laps of the block and give it a wash.

Apart from the roof linning and the rear windows to be fitted its looking near where Id like it to be for the time being.

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Hi there mate,

You have a gorgeous looking car, an inspiration for those still early on the resto path. Keep up the great work.

shiny things!!! i like it alot!

hey buddy car looks the goods. lovin the red and black mixture with the rims(but im a sucker for black rims) are the rims called V4's? Simmons?