A Kiwis Series 3

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Re: A Kiwis Series 3

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Excellent stuff going on there Jess, making the most of Lockdown & the weather :thumbup: You have put some hard work in over the last few years & is now paying off...keep it up, unfortunately I am not likely to see the results until next year :crazy:
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Re: A Kiwis Series 3

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Nice work, hope you cleared out that intake elbow and TB! I'll have to pop by and have a look again after we're allowed to!
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Some excellent work there!
Making me feel bad for slacking now haha.
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Thanks guys! It was very slow progress over winter without a unit/garage! But I'm getting there now.
A7RXY wrote: Sun May 17, 2020 5:56 pm Great write up ... I'm just getting ready to take my axle off, must say I'm not looking forward to it .
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Let me know if you'd like any pictures of anything in particular! Mine is still all apart :lol:
DKWW2000 wrote: Sun May 17, 2020 6:00 pm unfortunately I am not likely to see the results until next year :crazy:
Who knows what might happen in the next month or two aye! We might be allowed out :lol:
gt_james wrote: Sun May 17, 2020 6:10 pm Nice work, hope you cleared out that intake elbow and TB! I'll have to pop by and have a look again after we're allowed to!
Yeah the elbow and throttle body got a VERY good clean out after that crap!
rotarypower wrote: Sun May 17, 2020 7:17 pm Some excellent work there!
Making me feel bad for slacking now haha.
Don't worry about that! This is all work I have done since aaaages ago! :lol: September I think?
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The overcome chickenpox help people getting more strong :lol:
Stay save Jess !
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Great work Jess :thumbup:
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Re: A Kiwis Series 3

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So close. Hoping to get the diff set up with the help of a friend over the next week or so. Then it'll just be install it all back on the car! I will post a proper update once its back on :lol:

Ordered some new gilmer belts as I have gone EWP and needed a shorter belt. Had a leaking fuel hose when I primed my pumps. The quality of fuel hose on the market is so dangerous :thumbdown: . 2 completely different hoses I have had to replace. Both 1 year old (8mm and AN6). Decent stuff also! Made up a new hose. Managed to start it up for the first time since around September. Lots of 2 stroke burning off :lol:. Premixed quite a lot also. No idle control either, but that doesn't matter after 30 seconds haha. Revving up to about 4500 or so.

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hard start, bad rev and thin sounding smoke maschine = rbld :lol:
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Re: A Kiwis Series 3

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A useful thread here on setting up a lsd...

https://www.rx7club.com/1st-generation- ... al-711712/

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Re: A Kiwis Series 3

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:clap: :thumbup:
KIMI 1 : 1st Gen, "hybrid" 1983 silver S2 running gear in a 1985 S3 shell, SORN'd, long term resto project
KIMI 2 : 1st Gen, 1983 silver S2 - now sold to Ian Mothersole on here.
KIMI 3 : 1st Gen, 1983 red S3
Plus a 2004 Full Bridgeported RX-8
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