Rev1Richie

Hi Guys, sorry for the delay, bell housing? yeah, i think thats what i'm on about, i'll see if i still have a pdf of the SM. CB, its a NA Auto, Whaddon!! you're kidding..thats about 400yds from me, i live just off whitecroft road, which goes past Eternit. Rich

Hi Guys, after suffering a ramp dismount, i have got the car back up on the ramps and the gearbox is now under the car awaiting lifting and securing. However..(here it comes) i seem to have mislaid the small tub that held the securing bolts. So does anyone have any idea of the size/length/type that i need. Regards Rich

Guys, i want to thank you all for your kind words of concern and compassion, as soon as it started to move i was out of there in a flash.. only trouble is, as i said, it trapped my trolley jack underneath, it was sideways at the time so it buried the rear wheel, about 6 -8 inches of steel and a wheel into the ground, so i cant just pull it out!. I've just realised, the top picture was an early one, i have since then put slabs underneath the wheels to stop the car burying the ramps. Those bits of wood were there to put under the wheel to give me 3 -4 inches of lift at the back. trouble was, to get that lift, first the car needed lifting past the suspension travel, Thats when it started to slowly move which is when i split and watched it come down. Steams, i see what you say about the movement of the car during jacking, i suppose that a feature!! (bug) of using a large trolley jack, its linear movement as it raises is backwards, so maybe axle stands would tip as well? yes/no?? I suppose in a garage environment, the jack would have rolled forwards as it went up, unfortunately, shingle doesn't let the jack roll... Anyway, the main thing is i'm okay and ready to try again, once i dig out my trolley jack.... Regards Rich

There was i jacking up the rear of the car to place some blocks underneath to raise it by a few inches when... well from the before and after pictures you can see what happened.. lucky i wasn't underneath at the time.. what was underneath was my 3 ton trolley jack which is now jammed into the ground with a 2 ton car on it!! Rich

cheers guys..

hi guys, i need to jack up the rear of the car, can i position the jack on the diff or is there somewhere else, i would prefer to jack the rear up as one, but can do each side on its own if i have to. Rich

CB I'll see what i can arrange and i'll let you know. Thanks Rich

Thanks guys for the advice, sorry for the delay.. just a quick one, should i refill the box with oil before i install it or after? Cyberbean, thanks for the offer...you just may regret it.. Rich

Hi Guys, i'm in the process of putting a gearbox back onto my car, before the gearbox is installed, is there anything that needs to be put on first, above the box, i seem to recall something but its been so long that my tablets wont let me remember. I've got a heatshield that goes further down over the drive shaft, so thats one, but i thought there was 2...Also, if you know of any gotchas, things that i remember to do only after i have put it all back, i would appreciate your input, and pictures dont forget... Cheers Rich

Thanks guys, couldn't ask for any more, i'm really touched..., but!! i found them..i think, i dont think they are metric somehow , and Ian, you're right, they are short and have a deep relief at the head, so i'm okay for now. With the plate bolted onto the TQ, i'm not sure how it all fits together with the SM to see if the larger dia is a problem. Where the gears get close at 8 oclock, i can file away the ally to clear it. if any one has some diagrams/pics of the SM location, i's appreciate it. Pics attached Cheers Rich

Hi, does anyone know what size the 4 bolts that secure the trans plate/geared wheel plate etc.. to the torque converter are please? Cheers Thanks Rich

Dam!! you guys are good...that was the one, many thanks. just collecting together a selection of videos for my carpc... Cheers Rich

been sending me nuts, as my memory has more holes than swiss cheese..i know all you closet pop idol's will know the answer, i'm trying to find the artist/name of a song, the video has the band playing out of a garage to some girls across the road, one of which dances, the lead singer does the splits, and there is a singing cat somewhere..now i know all of this just might be a hallucination from all the drugs i take, but if not, i'm sure one of you will know. Rich ps if you are to embarrassed to admit your knowledge you can pm me in full confidence.

It seemed to "diminish" instantly, the day i changed the PC, one quickie, how is the best and most reliable way to check if the USB port are USB2 or not.? Rich

HI Guys, if ant of you IT guys can help i'd appreciate it. I upgraded my PC from a 8yr old Dell workstation to a newer Dell Optiplex 745, 2gz with 3 gb ram. Now i have attached a USB drive where i store my films, when this was attached to the old PC i shared the drive and could watch film on another PC via wireless to the hub then via cable to the host PC. However no this host PC has changed, when i try to watch anything there is awful buffering delays which i never had on the previous PC. Oh, this new pc even has a 1gb connection to the hub.. Can anyone help decipher what is happening. Rich

Graham, Hi. hope all is well. Well i've got these pods which look like they've had your mod, and i'm going along making sure all is well, i dont want to keep plugging them back in to see if they work, so just want to know if there are some pins at the bottom i can wire up to 12v to check as i go along.? Rich

Big thanks to all for your replies, apart from having a combination of UK spec parts and JDM spec parts, which left me confused, i think he best way to judge, was the fact that the inside had lots of Japanese written instructions all over the place... Rich`

Hi Marty, nah, just sitting in my living room looking out into the garden at that Zed on stilts, and i cant remember for the life of me whether it was an Import or not, from the answers, looks like it's a JDM import. Rich.

Yowser, all i can say is ...Yowser!!..great list..Thanks..i take it all these apply to an import.... Rich ps what number plate shape, square rather than long is an import?

just a quick one, whats the quickest way to tell if a 300 is an import or a UK, i'm talking about a visual clue..not looking in the log book.... Rich

Hi, i've got the boards from the 2 pod units off the dash, dis assembled, and it looks like its had the diode mod applied (i think) it has resistors added. my one question is can i add voltage to the board to "light" it up, 12v, 5v...if so where do i put it.. Just trying to check it as i go along. Is it that simple.. any help would be helpful. Rich

All of a sudden my view of the site changed to something more used on children's sites, big letters etc.. can anyone help? Rich

Ken, out of interest, what spray equipment (if any) did you use and what paints/lacquer's etc (i see a pipe so i guess its from a compressor) (for the techie geeks out here...) Rich

Should've kept the red one..... Rich

Good. I have to pop out and get my son from work, i'll be back about 9.00, pm me your phone no and we'll talk. Rich