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[Smeeeb]

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School photos doubles or us.

We have two

[Tom93]

Lucky I didn't even have one

[Smeeeb]

It was probably the funnest day ever.

[Smeeeb]

Tried to take some shots with the sunset in the background, i was not successful at all.

I should do a photography course.

[-Dell-]

Well today's a prick of a day, all was set for my engine to come back together after I gave them the correct headgasket... And then fail. Turns out the block is cracked. Gotta see if they can sleeve it, or it's a replacement block. Stuff isn't THAT bad really, but it's just another setback in getting the bitch back out on the road

[Water Boy]

Your mechanics must have really f%cked something Dev!

[HaydEn]

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That **** is seriously ghey

[KKK VR6]

Well today's a prick of a day, all was set for my engine to come back together after I gave them the correct headgasket... And then fail. Turns out the block is cracked. Gotta see if they can sleeve it, or it's a replacement block. Stuff isn't THAT bad really, but it's just another setback in getting the bitch back out on the road

DONT SLEEVE IT !
Otherwise you'll have to make internal changes = few thousand $$
And the cc will be less so technically not a 3l anymore.
If they tell u they can put ones that are thin enough, it sorta shows they dont quite care that much for your car.
Best get another block with known kms an ask alex if there was any modifying done to the bottom end of the block.
If the cracks are along the cyclinder walls, it'd be a good idea to check your piston rings !
And find out what everything was torqued to !
Im assuming your using your local machanic ?

See what jappens when u run it rough for that long

[-Dell-]

They planned on boring that cylinder out and putting a sleeve on so it matches the original capacity and retains 3.0ness.. If that can't be done then I've got a mods list and a block on standby if I need it, we'll see.. Using a very well renowned workshop round here actually, they deal mostly with rotaries and V8s but have had no problem with mine so far. But yes, I do acknowledge a thousand times over that I screwed up by leaving it running rough

On the upside I'm laying the money down for a Dieselgeek short shifter tomorrow, always wanted one When this bugger comes back it'll be better than ever!

[Smeeeb]

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What are the pros and cons of dual drilling your hubs to 5x100 and 4x100.

Is that even possible?

[mb1907953]

What are the pros and cons of dual drilling your hubs to 5x100 and 4x100.

Is that even possible?

Compromises the structural integrity of the hub?? I've heard of welding in the old points but surely if you have 9 holes in a piece of metal thats meant to have 5 or 4 that cant be good...

[ffoff]

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I thought about dual drilling. Then realised that 4x100 and 5x100 studs are different. So you can't use one common hole for both patterns.

[Smeeeb]

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I thought about dual drilling. Then realised that 4x100 and 5x100 studs are different. So you can't use one common hole for both patterns.

Wouldn't a common hole off centre it because the circle made with the dots isn't the same diameter.

[dylan8]

I thought about dual drilling. Then realised that 4x100 and 5x100 studs are different. So you can't use one common hole for both patterns.

this. although you could run 12mm studs on the 5x100 combo I guess...
I wouldnt be doing it as one of the old holes will pretty much touch one of the new holes when you draw the pattern out.

THis is what the layout will look like (saves me drawing in CAD )

[Ben J]

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it can and has been done many times, you just drill the new holes the same size as the existing ones so one isn't bigger than the rest. It is a bit sketchy though, I wouldn't do it myself. But certainly possible.

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