Levin Coupe from Croatia (56k stay away!)

Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 2:49 pm Post subject:

2 ZaX:
I asked becouse in your design of pulleys I cannot see how you will make offset between pin marks (holes) in the center and teeth part of the pulley (when lies the timing belt).

Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 2:55 pm Post subject:

Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 3:31 pm Post subject:

2 ZaX: Many thanks ! I have a spare set of timing wheels and just wonder how to make them adjustable easier way Smile

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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:23 pm Post subject:

Also made this one today.
Adjustable panhard rod. No more problems with missaligment of the rear end. I can now lower the car "properly".
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Price = 20€.
Just waits for instalment of new bushings.

Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 3:44 am Post subject:

[quote="KristianAE86
Knudsen - it works perfectly - i also have this mod - thanxs to Zax help with another swaybar.
Kristian[/quote]

Well, luckely we are alle different. If you guys want to drive around with that mod on your cars, be my guest. I would never do such a mod on mine. Im not saying that its not working, im saying that some time it will break (and thats not for discussion - the clamps WILL break).
A little "side-thing" is that it looks like something a 16 year old kid would clamp on his moped.
Not near to something a guy, whos loving his car would ever make. Short terms: It looks like something a complete amateur have maked.

No hard feelings you guys Wink

Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 10:01 am Post subject:

Amateur = that's me! Thumbsup

Since i don't have nice sponsors that would supply me with cusco sway bar i don't have many choises. I love my car but not enough money.... EOD on that Wink

New toys, just arived!
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Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 11:23 am Post subject:

Hehe Zax, nice of you admidding that your a amateur Thumbsup

But if you weld them together like i described, it would look like its made by a pro Wink

Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 12:18 pm Post subject:

Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 12:27 pm Post subject:

Whut the heck is a bodger? Confused

Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 12:40 pm Post subject:

Don't you watch scrapyard wars on Discovery??? Smile

Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 1:01 pm Post subject:

Yeah, indeed i do.. Well, i gues im a bodger then. But as you said, its one step up from amateur Smile

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 6:26 pm Post subject:

Zax, have you gotten any added performance from adjusting your cam pulleys or are you waiting to combine them with aftermarket cams?

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 6:37 pm Post subject:

Oh! Nice! I want an adjustable panhard rod too!
Wonder if anyone around here can make one cheap.

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 10:33 pm Post subject:

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 10:58 pm Post subject:

hmmz nice work zax you really pull things off with standard equipment

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:07 pm Post subject:

Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 11:57 am Post subject:

Mounted new water pump -> old one was leaking
Mounted new thermostat, just in case.
New timing belt.

Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 10:06 pm Post subject:

Little something i started working on this evening.
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I'm not using these vents on my dashboard, so i decided to fill them with something more usefull.
I like the "old" design of VDO gauges, they look similar to ae86 dashboard, also with green glowing light.
Hope to finish electric part tommorow.

Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 6:48 pm Post subject:

Senders not yet connected.
Any idea where is the best place to install oil pressure and oil temp. senders?

Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 7:01 pm Post subject:

Love that, zax! Looks great!

Now you got me wanting to have oil meters as well.. As if I didn't have enough work to do...

Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 7:19 pm Post subject:

I definately want an oil temp meter:)

Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 8:40 pm Post subject:

You already have an oil presurre sender, I dont think it will work if you split the signal wire. If you have a new pressure sender you could take off the original one, place a t-piece on it and install the extra pressure sender on that.
Oil temps should always be measured in the oil pan. I installed my oiltemp sensor in the drain plug, but that is a slightly risky place to put it. Best solution is to weld an extra bit of metal to the pan, drill it and tap it for the correct thread.

Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 9:37 pm Post subject:

Hey Zax,

You have been busy !!!.

how much trimming was required after you'd removed the spinning air vents ? I guess they are 52mm gauges yes ?