Project Bluey the 1991 240

AshDVS

Klaptrap24;c-138524 wroteI got fined $330 and lost three demerit points for not having back seats in my wagon. Don't be like me.

Man, that's terrible!
I got pulled over for a genuinely interested and friendly chat about the car when I had no rear seat and plastic rear door windows in my 240.

Slowbrick

AshDVS;c-138550 wrote
Klaptrap24;c-138524 wroteI got fined $330 and lost three demerit points for not having back seats in my wagon. Don't be like me.
Man, that's terrible!
I got pulled over for a genuinely interested and friendly chat about the car when I had no rear seat and plastic rear door windows in my 240.

Three letters for you my man.

N.S.W

jamesinc

Klaptrap24;c-138524 wroteI got fined $330 and lost three demerit points for not having back seats in my wagon. Don't be like me.

Man I warned you about that!

Vee_Que

Slowbrick;c-138552 wrote
AshDVS;c-138550 wrote
Klaptrap24;c-138524 wroteI got fined $330 and lost three demerit points for not having back seats in my wagon. Don't be like me.
Man, that's terrible!
I got pulled over for a genuinely interested and friendly chat about the car when I had no rear seat and plastic rear door windows in my 240.
Three letters for you my man.

N.S.W

I disagree, car with loud exhaust, p plates, very low. Of course they are going to go for it.

Raebird

Get it running, drive it, drift it, you will work out where you need to spend the money by drifting it!
You will also learn more by drifting a poorly setup car, drifting is hard on a car, even more so when you are starting out. You will break stuff on track while you are learning, don’t put the good stuff in until you stop jumping ripple strips and hitting barriers/other cars, seriously...
I learnt a lot by drifting my basically stock r31 skyline and by the time I had the car setup better and had more power by way of turbocharging, it was easier to control.
Powerful well setup cars are very good at disquising a lack of talent...

ljk346

Good points Raebird, so just a welded diff and manual trans for the setup before trying it out?

Raebird

ljk346;c-138590 wroteGood points Raebird, so just a welded diff and manual trans for the setup before trying it out?

Welded diff, locker or lsd, doesn’t really matter too much as long as both wheels spin. I would suggest one of the last two though as a welded diff in a daily driver can get annoying.

Definitely manual, with the amount of grip you will need to slide with a B230F and the fact you will only be using 1st & 2nd gears an M47 will survive just fine.

Just get as much seat time as possible, that is the most important part. ?

Slowbrick

Vee_Que;c-138568 wrote
Slowbrick;c-138552 wrote
AshDVS;c-138550 wrote
Klaptrap24;c-138524 wroteI got fined $330 and lost three demerit points for not having back seats in my wagon. Don't be like me.
Man, that's terrible!
I got pulled over for a genuinely interested and friendly chat about the car when I had no rear seat and plastic rear door windows in my 240.
Three letters for you my man.

N.S.W
I disagree, car with loud exhaust, p plates, very low. Of course they are going to go for it.

Of course you disagree. I'm unqualified so I wouldn't know a roadworthy car when I see it.

AshDVS

Raebird;c-138593 wrote
Just get as much seat time as possible, that is the most important part. ?

This plus eleventy-billion.
Even an advanced driving course or two will be a huge help, then take every opportunity you can to get along to track days, sessions, etc.
Find a supportive group of people with their heads screwed on, do more driving, develop yourself as much as possible and then start to more seriously develop the vehicle.

Vee_Que

Slowbrick;c-138602 wrote
Vee_Que;c-138568 wrote
Slowbrick;c-138552 wrote
AshDVS;c-138550 wrote
Klaptrap24;c-138524 wroteI got fined $330 and lost three demerit points for not having back seats in my wagon. Don't be like me.
Man, that's terrible!
I got pulled over for a genuinely interested and friendly chat about the car when I had no rear seat and plastic rear door windows in my 240.
Three letters for you my man.

N.S.W
I disagree, car with loud exhaust, p plates, very low. Of course they are going to go for it.
Of course you disagree. I'm unqualified so I wouldn't know a roadworthy car when I see it.

If you follow the book of roadworthy requirements, then it literally was unroadworthy by not having the rear seats. I'm unsure how you need to be qualified to read a pamphlet on road worthiness. Relax.

In case you're unsure, a very lowered car, with loud exhaust and stickers etc is a very good magnet to have the police pull you over. Especially if they find you in an empty industrial estate late at night. It's not about the actual legality when pulling over. It's the scare to stop being in empty industrial estates which are covered in tyre skid marks.

ljk346

What does everyone think about an lsd like this? http://www.vpw.com.au/Category/Index/608372?Brand=Eaton

Klaptrap24

ljk346;c-143170 wroteWhat does everyone think about an lsd like this? http://www.vpw.com.au/Category/Index/608372?Brand=Eaton

Expensive when options such as the spartan and aussie locker exist (especially considering that you're after a drift car). I think you also need to get the unit machined to take the tone ring for your speedo. They'd definitely be more refined to drive than a spartan; no ratcheting, backlash or clunking to deal with.

ljk346

Locker would be alright, but for a daily 70% and a drift car 30% is it worth the noise??

Klaptrap24

ljk346;c-143205 wroteLocker would be alright, but for a daily 70% and a drift car 30% is it worth the noise??

The noise isn't too bad, you just learn to coast around sharper corners out of gear. Everything else is fine. Worth it for the skids

Ramrodfunk

LOL

Klaptrap24

Ramrodfunk;c-143208 wroteLOL

plenty of LOLs and :O with unassuming passengers

Vee_Que

With good tyres. I find lockers not very aggressive, they just click clack around slow corners. But with no grip tyres they drag the tyres together.

ljk346

August 2018 update: been doing all my service things lately, almost complete. Done timing belt, camshaft seal, intermediate shaft seal, crankshaft seal, new tensioner, new water pump and a general clean up.

Loving the new blue belt

Was my first time doing a timing belt solo and FCPs belt make sure it’s super easy, there are marks on the belt that correspond with the TDC teeth on each gear. Not sure if this is on the black “non race” belts though

$300 for a cheap used bucket seat in Forster. (Forster is a really nice place)

Also @jamesinc painted me up a real nice valve cover for a real decent fee.

Almost too nice to put on my dirty redblock.

Lots of things in the works too, suspension, diff, engine stuff maybe who knows

Also gonna try my hand at welding for the first time. Bought a stick/mig/lift tig machine, might do a night course or something.

Cheers

Vee_Que

Yes the stock belts that are more than 1/4 of the cost also have the marks. There is actually no need for the kevlar belt outside of a racing car fwiw, especially with a stock redline etc.

ramrod

What's the idea behind the kevlar in the belt?

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