Probably should’ve started this post 4 or so 240s ago,
I tried moving away and bought a normal car, it blew up.
I got another 240
350000kms-ish
1982 build date
Two previous owners
B23e
By the sounds of it k cam
Fairly consistent service history although the motor doesn’t reflect that
Lovell’s springs and swaybars
Flat boot and coffin hood
Oil consumption comparable to a rotary
Rust spot in lower passenger side windscreen corner
Roof racks
Tow bar
Fairly beat up paint, was a country car. boot and roof both faded and bonnet is peeling clear coat
M46 with a crunchy 3rd
It got me 1000kms home no dramas so I have faith in it
To bring you up to speed from the past month or so.
I’ve acquired the wheels from
@Klaptrap24 ‘s old wagon setup and am currently running them, the guards are out a stupid amount with the wheels still poking 30mm. Considering buying bolt on flares to semi get away with it
I was stupid with the exhaust and removed the rear muffler and put some twin 2.5” blast pipes on
It backfires A LOT on decel
I regret this now as it idles at 116db
Should I go for a big chambered muffler up towards where the cat is on later models to bring it back into legal spec?
Plugged up and deleted the pulse air system, if anyone has the actual head plugs that’d be handy
Also deleted the exhaust preheat setup
I went to the wreckers the other day to try and score a front end conversion, ended up getting a flat hood for a mates project along with a drivers wind deflector and headrest cushion
Next move will probably be a little more maintenance, will try flushing the gearbox with atf type f and see if it makes any difference, the tacho is completely dead, haven’t looked into it yet as with past experiences with redblocks it’s fairly easy to listen to the motor, any recommendations on common issues with them would be handy, I’m hopefully picking up a decent bucket seat on the weekend and then I’ll be making brackets for it, might have a look at removing the AC lines and condenser and some other unnecessary weight
Don’t really have an overall vision for the car, it was dirt cheap and was never going to be a clean collectors car so I’m happy to ruin it a little bit and have fun with it, mainly looking at handling improvements currently. It still keeps up well around twisty roads minus the solid axle open diff rear on cheap tyres wanting to slide all over the place
I hope I’ve annoyed the old fellas and inspired the young ones reading this ?
Cheers all