What a shocker of a day it was on the Saturday! Despite this the crowds
were unbelievable.
I picked up a 5 speed box for my daughters Mazda by lying on a couple of
door trims in the river flowing under the car I was stripping. Despite
these conditions, I was smiling all the way home, until I pulled in the
drive and the Mazda oil light flicked on and stayed on when the engine hit
idle. Checked the dipstick - full. Since then it always shows low oil
pressure at idle when its warmed up. I am going through all the
possibilities as I fully rebuilt the motor only 6000 k's ago. Jammed
pressure relief valve, loose oil pick up, faulty switch?
Despite checking it pretty carefully, I think it has a very slightly bent
crank, which has worn out the new front main bearing, despite still running
and sounding fine. The crank suffered a heavy impact when my daughter hit a
tree head on in the previous shell and smashed the timing cover and even the
oil pump, which is internal in the sump, by driving the crankshaft pulley
back onto it. Mazda have no idea about simplicity and accessibility. I
think I will be swapping cranks and reshelling the mains at the same time as
I fit the five speed.
Have you checked out the new stock at Pick a Part?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Greenbury" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, 15 June 2001 20:24 PM
Subject: Re: quick question on R31 disk rear end....
> Richard
>
> Yep the All-you-Can-Carry day certainly was crazy - so many ppl
> even though the weather was so bad....
>
> That IRS skyline coupe disk rear end had gone before we got there,
> despite us getting there early.
>
> I worked along with a friend, and for our $50 we got:
> * 2 pintara disk rear ends
> * 3 high current bosch alternators
> * a starter motor
> * 2 sets of volvo alloy 4 spot calipers
> * 2 inertia seat belts
> * various EFI fuel pumps
> * CA bellhousing for an upcoming project :)
> * some other stuff i cant remember
>
> I think we got our money's worth :)
>
> What gearbox did you pick up? my friend (doing the carrying) said
> he could have carried a gearbox aswell as all of the above, but i
> didnt want to kill him :)
>
> andrew
>
> > Andrew,
> > Luke got the trailing arms and discs. I couldnt find the car on
Saturday
> > when I went to the "All you can carry over 10 meters for $50" last
weekend.
> > What an entertaining day! Car parking was impossible, sausage sizzle for
all
> > day stoppers. I met a guy who saves up each year for this week end and
gets
> > a tandem trailer full of stuff.
> >
> > I was happy to get a 5 speed box for $50, but one guy with Sumo wrestler
> > type body carried out half a Kingswood to the approving cheers of the
> > impressed onlookers. Now the yard is gutted but there are a few hundred
new
> > cars coming in this week - could be worth checking out as most of the
old
> > stock was raided of all its good bits. Did see a couple of guys with
some
> > Skyline struts to fit to a 1200 Coupe clubbie.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Andrew Greenbury" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, 7 June 2001 10:56 AM
> > Subject: Re: quick question on R31 disk rear end....
> >
> >
> > > Richard,
> > >
> > > Yep. what did Luke score the last one for - rear disc conversion or
> > > diff??
> > >
> > > Andrew
> > >
> > > > Andrew,
> > > > Is there another Skyline at Kilsyth? Luke scored the last Skyline
IRS
> > setup
> > > > they had.
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Andrew Greenbury" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Sent: Monday, 4 June 2001 13:25 PM
> > > > Subject: RE: quick question on R31 disk rear end....
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hmmm well I'll send some photos of these calipers next week......
> > > > >
> > > > > Terry there is the whole IRS setup on one of those skyline coupes
> > > > > available too - is it correct that those discs/calipers are
useable
> > for
> > > > > the 1600, but a little more difficult than the r31??
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > > Andrew
> > > > >
> > > > > > Not sure on what the go is with the DB1166 pad, they are quite
> > different
> > > > to
> > > > > > any Skyline R31 rears that I've seen. The DB1106 is the common
one
> > and
> > > > also
> > > > > > preferred as it's made on the same plate as the DB1086 (VL Commy
> > minus
> > > > the
> > > > > > piston retaining lug) which is available in Ultimates, good
price on
> > > > that
> > > > > > site at $67. These are very different to the DB1166 which
> > interestingly
> > > > came
> > > > > > up if you search on Skyline R31 and aren't too bad I spose as I
also
> > > > noticed
> > > > > > they are available in Premium.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > regards
> > > > > > Terry
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of andrew
> > smith
> > > > > > Sent: Sunday, 3 June 2001 11:37
> > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > Subject: Re: quick question on R31 disk rear end....
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Zac,
> > > > > > I also noticed that they list 2 diferent pads for R31
rears.Everyone
> > > > reckons
> > > > > > the DB1106 fits the oz r31 so maybe the DB1166 fits the import
> > r31's.
> > > > > > Andrew Smith
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Zac Campbell wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > My friend was doing the R31 rear conversion the other day and
> > ordered
> > > > new
> > > > > > > pads from www.discpads.com/
> > > > > > > He foudn out there is two different types of pads, depending
on
> > the
> > > > car's
> > > > > > > spec level. It could also mean there was two different
calipers?
> > (that
> > > > > > both
> > > > > > > fit 1600 easily)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > zac
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > From: Terry Rudd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > > Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 10:07 PM
> > > > > > > Subject: RE: quick question on R31 disk rear end....
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Andrew,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > The one that has the 5mm groove straight thru the face of
the
> > piston
> > > > is
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > standard PBR R31 calliper. I'm not familiar with any other
type.
> > May
> > > > be
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > other type supersedes the original as it sounds like it
would
> > still
> > > > take
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > DB1106 pads. The groove is in the piston like that to stop
it
> > > > rotating
> > > > > > > when
> > > > > > > > the hand brake is applied and the pads have a couple of
little
> > lugs
> > > > that
> > > > > > > fit
> > > > > > > > into the groove. The only other explanation is that the
> > callipers
> > > > could
> > > > > > > have
> > > > > > > > been off the U12 89-92 FWD Pintara although I don't think
there
> > was
> > > > a
> > > > > > > wagon
> > > > > > > > in this model. These take a different pad DB1166.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > regards
> > > > > > > > Terry
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
Andrew
> > > > Robert
> > > > > > > > GREENBURY
> > > > > > > > Sent: Sunday, 3 June 2001 8:51
> > > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > > > Subject: RE: quick question on R31 disk rear end....
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Thanks Terry and Heath
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Looked at two sets of pintara wagon calipers today - one set
had
> > a
> > > > ~5mm
> > > > > > > > groove through the middle, and the other set had this groove
> > only at
> > > > its
> > > > > > > > perimeter ie it looked like a piston within a piston, with
the
> > > > groove
> > > > > > > > only in the outer "dougnut" section.... :)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Anybody get what I mean, and has anyone come across these
> > > > differences
> > > > > > > > before???
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Andrew
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
>
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