"You guys, I think I'm out of the woods" - The Adiabatic Story

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Jut: May 16, 2005; by Ralp

Adiabatic posted:

Also, might as well bring this up.

After I finish this rebuild and break it in I'm going to sell it. What I get with that money I haven't figured out yet, but I know I want at least 3 vehicles.

1. A 60's or 70's era British/Italian/Japanese pile of poo poo. Something like a Triumph Spitfire/TR6, Austin Healey 3000, or a Fiat 124 Spider. I'd love a Datsun Fairlady 2000 if I could find one. I'm also up for the sporty coupe style like a Jensen Interceptor or an Alfa Romeo Giulia or GTV. I absolutely loathe Alfa Spiders though.

2. A ludicrous hauler... I really just want a deuce-and-a-half honestly.

3. A lovely underpowered bike I can learn on and wrench on. Honda Nighthawk, Honda VF___, Yamaha XS___ come to mind.

AI, please weigh in. Let me know what you think of my horrible taste in cars, and give me an idea of why I'm an idiot for wanting ___ so I can ignore you and buy it anyways. If there's an obvious car/bike I'm missing let me know.

I have a S2000 in the same colour:) Why in the world are you getting rid of it?

Suggestions? Well it's a bit later than the 70's but how about one of these
http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=161&i=26637
or if you must have 70's
http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=161&i=25923

Failing that there's always the classic MGB

# ¿ Dec 27, 2012 17:15

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# ¿ May 16, 2024 07:00

Jut: May 16, 2005; by Ralp

Cakefool posted:

The gt6 is beautiful I agree. A 2.5 tonner will be helpful for carrying it around when it breaks

Also Jut has the worst taste in "classic" cars.

I was going for the 'something different yet affordable' approach. Don't knock the SD1 though, it's a big brute of a car that goes like stink when you put your foot down.

MGBs are bad?

# ¿ Dec 27, 2012 19:05

Jut: May 16, 2005; by Ralp

Ok I have a stupid question...sorry for the thread hijack but you are a S2000 owner and all.

Here it goes, and yes I feel like a retard.

Oil: I check my oil every time I fill up, the engine is usually warm and the dipstick shows halfway between low and high.

It's currently winter and the car has been standing for a month or so in the garage. Today I turned the engine over and checked the oil only to see it below the 'Low' mark. There is no oil on the ground, and I'm not sure which reading (the one I took a few weeks ago, or the one tonight) is correct.
Before you ask, yes i do wipe the stick before taking my reading!

If it is indeed low and needs a top up, which flavour oil should I add? Does it matter if I'm not using the exact same type as the service stations?

Yours sincerely
A Retard.

Edit: How about a Mk1 Capri?

Jut fucked around with this message at 23:14 on Dec 27, 2012

# ¿ Dec 27, 2012 23:11

Jut: May 16, 2005; by Ralp

whiskas posted:

Rule of thumb: if there are any discrepancies when measuring your oil level, always use the lowest measurement.

Just use the oil the manual recommends 5W40 if you're in a colder climate, and 10W30 (I think? You should double check that) if you're in a warmer climate. Synthetic is nice if you can afford it.

Doesn't overfilling lead to damage too?

# ¿ Dec 28, 2012 00:43

Jut: May 16, 2005; by Ralp

Adiabatic posted:

~~This is what a troll looks like, right?~~

EDIT: Oh a mk1. Not bad, but GT6 is still the apple of my eye.

mk1 is nice:)

How much do fix-er-uppers on E-types go for over there? Looked at any of the classic Lotuses?

# ¿ Dec 28, 2012 19:23

Jut: May 16, 2005; by Ralp

the spyder posted:

Plan on a custom or aftermarket rewire if you go British. Every 1940-60's British car we have had is cursed with electrical gremlins. The most reliable by far, and least driven, is our 62 MGA.

God, I forgot about the MGA...Get one of these...

# ¿ Dec 28, 2012 21:05

Jut: May 16, 2005; by Ralp

OK, keeping the unusual theme, how about a TVR? Wait. come back and look at these beauties

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TVR_Grantura

But good luck finding one...

A Vixen may be findable
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TVR_Vixen

Failing that a Chimera has retro looks and is a absolute beast.

# ¿ Dec 29, 2012 18:40

Jut: May 16, 2005; by Ralp

Adiabatic posted:

Absolutely love TVRs. You're on the right track now Jut.

Unfortunately they're nowhere to be found around here. Whenever I look for them its either ludicrously expensive, barely better than a shell, or some homegrown redneck conversion.

EDIT: Or it's a godawful 280I from the 80's

I was drooling over a Cerbera earlier today, they are cheap as chips in the UK with �10-12k fetching you a nice one. The only problem is that I now live in Romania and there is an illegal pollution tax for importing cars from the EU which would add 5-6k onto the cost, otherwise I would drive my S2000 over to the UK and drive back with a shiny TVR next week. God I want one so bad.
Shame they never made it over to the US in large numbers:(

# ¿ Dec 30, 2012 03:10

Jut: May 16, 2005; by Ralp

kimbo305 posted:

Did you end up driving the Transylvanian highway? I don't remember what happened to your thread.

Yea, it was raining and a bit miserable. The road to be quite honest is a piece of poo poo and it's more than a little scary when you come around a barrier-less hairpin with a huge drop on one side, to see a shepard walking a flock of sheep along the road.
Oh and we were witness to an accident which killed 3 people...

# ¿ Dec 30, 2012 09:24

Jut: May 16, 2005; by Ralp

Cakefool posted:

As a certified British person, allow me to say: engine swaps are cool with us, go for it. Don't get killed.

As a certified British person, allow me to say, don't do it! It's been done before too many times with the MGB

# ¿ Jan 4, 2013 21:39

Jut: May 16, 2005; by Ralp

whiskas posted:

So what's the news on those bearings?

If it were good news I think he would have ran here to tell us all! Now I fear he's curled up in the fetal position crying

# ¿ Feb 16, 2013 09:35

Jut: May 16, 2005; by Ralp

How did the weekend of car work go? Still stuck?

# ¿ Apr 12, 2013 11:08

Jut: May 16, 2005; by Ralp

Adiabatic posted:

Found out my grandpa is dying. It was expected but it's put a wrench in plans for a bit.

sorry to hear that man...best wishes and all.

# ¿ Apr 12, 2013 14:10

Jut: May 16, 2005; by Ralp

Adiabatic posted:

250 miles and still running strong!

Probably gonna compression test it at some point in the near future.

The big test will be hitting VTEC.

# ¿ Apr 27, 2013 10:42

Jut: May 16, 2005; by Ralp

Since you know S2k's well, I'd just like to ask you a thing.
I seem to have an oil leak (slow, not dripping) at the front left of the engine, by the tensioner...
Some peeps say this is common and to forget about it, others are giving me horror stories.
I have to drive 2000km in a few weeks so I don't want to risk breaking down in loving Serbia or something.
What would you do....I mean what do you think I should do?

# ¿ Jun 17, 2013 18:56

Jut: May 16, 2005; by Ralp

Adiabatic posted:

On the intake side?

There's a couple of different places the leak could be coming from.

The most obvious would be the corner of the valve cover. It's a rubber gasket and easy as poo poo to replace.

The timing cover also could be leaking either from the perimeter (liquid gasket) or from the island gasket for the accessory belt's idler pulley (also liquid gasket). Leaking from there would necessitate taking the cover off, which is simple yet tedious aside from the pain in the rear end that is loving with the harmonic balancer.

If I've assumed incorrectly and it's on the exhaust side, then it could be the aforementioned gaskets or it could also be the timing chain tensioner or the VTEC solenoid.

Here's a paint thing to show you the possible places for an oil leak:

It should be pretty simple to diagnose which seal is leaking from there.

If you're leaking from the VTEC Solenoid or Chain Tensioner I'd either fix it or at least double check the bolt torque on them. If it's from the timing cover or valve cover I wouldn't be worried about it but I would certainly check your oil level every fill-up during the trip.

gently caress, it's right on the left corner of the horizontal line you drew by the Chain Tensioner...guess I'll get the Honda guy to check it out when I get it serviced next week:(

Thanks for taking the time to mspaint me a pretty picture and for your help:)

I'll try to snap a pic tomorrow anyway

Edit: crappy ipad pics attached. The bottom bolt on the tensioner? is covered in lovely amber oil, the others are clean so I think it's coming from there...or maybe I'm rubbish...

Jut fucked around with this message at 06:23 on Jun 18, 2013

# ¿ Jun 17, 2013 21:36

Jut: May 16, 2005; by Ralp

Thanks man, appreciated. When I get it serviced before the journey I'll get a double, triple check but otherwise I will bow to. your wisdom, and just keep an eye on it.

# ¿ Jun 18, 2013 13:45

Jut: May 16, 2005; by Ralp

Oh that oil leak I mentioned a couple of weeks back, down to some 'O' rings on the VTEC or something. Shall replace then ASAP for piece of mind.

# ¿ Jul 10, 2013 18:46

Jut: May 16, 2005; by Ralp

Any news? Did you quit or personal poo poo get in the way?

# ¿ Aug 3, 2013 09:39

Jut: May 16, 2005; by Ralp

Adiabatic posted:

No troll.

Weirdly enough dude had a box that he set on the side of the road afterwards. Some friend of his came and picked it up before the cops got there.

At least my avatar is more accurate now

Shame, I'm betting there was some poo poo in there that would have boned him more than he boned you.
Sad to hear this happened after you finally got everything working:( On the plus side, one less red S2000, so mine is worth a tiny bit more

# ¿ Nov 9, 2013 11:08

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# ¿ May 16, 2024 07:00

Jut: May 16, 2005; by Ralp

Sh4 posted:

This news article is pretty old but that's the only one I could find in english, the phenomenon has expanded and it's pretty common to see convoys using Audi RS6's or 911's.

Last year a convoy was caught in my city because the transporting car crashed while outrunning the police in a souped up Maserati Quattroporte that was stolen like 2 days before from the owner of a casino.

So yeah the police bought Subarus WRX STI and Renault Megane RS to catch them but it's much not working because they have scout cars and sometimes 500+ HP.

That's loving awesome...

# ¿ Nov 10, 2013 11:06

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