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[chartreusehj]

As a '70s holden guy, I always hated 80 era commodores.

Now I'd have a shed full of them, if it wasnt already full of 60 and 70's holdens.

[chartreusehj]

Fairly sure revenue is not a problem....

[chartreusehj]

A diff isnt really that sharp, I never bothered.

[chartreusehj]

Aircleaners are a defect, so are the front runners.

Cool car though.

[chartreusehj]

This seems like a last resort thing after all normal methods of not losing power have been performed.

[chartreusehj]

lilydale is south east suburbs now?...

[chartreusehj]

I'd get it good and hot with a proper thrashing on the highway then change it....

[chartreusehj]

Only if you can reasonably expect your advertising medium to increase business profit.

Been there, tried that....

[chartreusehj]

What are the dimensions of the bush?

I could possibly send you some material you could machine as a sample to test.

Failing that, what about DLC for the steel bush you already...

[chartreusehj]

Dont know if its helpful but I see aluminium bronze alloy on stainless, often dry, all the time. Even when lubricated its pretty much whatever is on hand rather than any secret sauce.

[chartreusehj]

Yeah this....

[chartreusehj]

Measure the ring to ring land clearance, dress the sharp edges with emery and send it.

[chartreusehj]

XLPE cable cores are "generally" a bunch of hexagonal strands with no air gaps in the cable, yes the insulation is really what they're talking about but for a given CSA, typical XLPE will have...

[chartreusehj]

Don't use XLPE!

[chartreusehj]

https://www.powermac.net.au/70mm-ora...-110c-sdi-bulk

Something like that.

[chartreusehj]

I'm not going to count it but actual, proper flex that size will be 100's of strands.

[chartreusehj]

I ran two 70's in my car so I could take the neg to the starter mount rather than relying on near 50 year old floor pan but I had heaps of it lying around (made some jumper cables as well), no idea on...

[chartreusehj]

Buy single core, double insulated flex from an electrical wholesaler. 35mm^2, 50mm^2 or 70mm^2 depending on what you want. Buy lugs at the same time....

[chartreusehj]

Painting in the shed, I was told HVLP would reduce the amount of paint mist spread all over the place as well as getting some on the car.

If I'm feeling adventurous later I might...

[chartreusehj]

Can someone recommend a reasonable HVLP gun for primers and such?

I dont want a 1000 dollar spray gun but I expect a hundred dollar unit to be shit.

Bonus points if available...