Rod Bender

@sr10formetoo .. Thanks for the info Phil... still an amazing deal when you consider the time and hassles you will save.

@sr10formetoo - Amazing freight price Phil !!.... that must be close to being less expensive than the previous sea freight prices (before the massive delays and escalation in prices)??

@rlm-dan - Champion Dan... looks like I was on the right track.. see pictures below of what I've done so far. I'll run -6 hose between the fittings shown in the pictures once I've got the new engine ...

@jackbaruth - Great write-up... very entertaining as well!

@rlm-dan - G'day Dan, I've just installed a water thermostat and the bleed nipple under the head as you suggested. I've put in an AN-6 fitting and will run the -6 hose down to the radiator 'aluminium...

@raider89 - Google “dowty washer” - should be able to get them in a lot of places.

@raider89 - Hi Dan, I haven't heard of that issue before. In fact I haven't heard or seen anything particularly special about how these pieces of hardware need to be checked so often. Probably have ...

@frank ... with the difference in front left/right locking, it will definitely be worth checking the car corner weights on a suitable flat patch if you haven't had that done recently. Radical suggest...

G’day @charleyhradicalsportscarregistry-com My new engine has arrived earlier than expected which is a nice surprise… RPE-894. Looks great and hoping to do the swap next weekend. Old Engine is complet...

G'day @dudical26 - there are some 'conical' attachment points (4 of them), one at each end of the factory 'angled sidebars'. These types of joints are typical in chassis designs, and have a bolt thro...

@tmpoquette - G'day Again Trevor. Thanks for the feedback. I don't think it's right that the oil pressure will not be below 50 psi or "don't run the engine". I suspect even in a brand new engine oil...

@dbg - final diagnosis?

@tmpoquette - Thanks Trevor, Just to be clear... this was the oil that was in the 'inlet side' of the oil filter. The oil that came out of the dry sump, etc looked really good. To get this sample I ...

@charleyhradicalsportscarregistry-com - G'day Charley Engine has just clocked up 34 hours... so probably not much to gain by taking a risk and running it too much longer. I read another thread here a...

@charleyhradicalsportscarregistry-com - G'day Charley, ... sorry to say I'll probably be needing this 'how to' in the next few weeks.... there's a lot of glittery stuff in my oil filter that I just cu...