Kimmo's '85 Exa - reincarnated!

Kimmo · Post by **Kimmo** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 7:32 pm

Finally got it home.

Got breathalysed on the way home (about 200km) from Cape Otway; the cops noted, 'she's a bit beat-up, mate' and let me go on my way after telling me I had a headlight out. Country cops rock.

This side's still pretty alright ; )

amraks · Post by **amraks** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 11:37 pm

Thats really beat up.

Thought mine had problems

baz · Post by **baz** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 3:23 pm

Is your other exa shell any good?..Transferring everything over if it is?

Kimmo · Post by **Kimmo** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:11 am

Yeah, that's the go... it's a little rough and has a bit of rust, so I should prolly fix it up first...

Dunno where to start really; it's a bitch trying to manage it outdoors.

Kimmo · Post by **Kimmo** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:49 pm

So I swapped the interior back... had to re-do the the headlining, which involved getting the back window out, so I replaced it with my old non-tinted window... was lucky not to destroy the old windscreen surround; it's a bitch of a job. Got the front screen out to find a mile of rust... fixing that took a while.

Had to swap the driver's door too, and found a bit of rust under the upper hinge...

Body's pretty much sorted; there was another rust repair I had to do under the window behind the passenger door... interior's just about together, just have to put in my good dash and the front seats after I get the windscreen installed.

Now, I'm onto the hard bit... gotta swap the engine. I don't suppose anyone around my neck of the woods can lend me an engine hoist...?

TurboZ.Dude · Post by **TurboZ.Dude** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 5:53 pm

Good to see you're getting rid of your rust holes, rust sucks. Our N12's seem to have a bad habit of rusting away, regardless of climate or continent. I wish they were made of carbon fiber or any material that doesn't rot away... sigh.

BTW, I too had rust under the upper hinge of the driver door, seems to be a place where all N12's rust sooner or later.

Reswob · Post by **Reswob** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 12:26 am

Hey Kimmo

This has been on my mind for a while. When you planted your car on its roof, hw did you get it back on it' wheels so you cold get it home?

Kimmo · Post by **Kimmo** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 9:34 am

A 4WD and a rope onto the bottom of one of the struts, with a couple of guys helping tip it back over.

Prolly could have managed it with just four blokes, I reckon.

BTW, recently got a job and am approaching the point where I can start throwing money at the Exa again, so watch this space...

Kimmo · Post by **Kimmo** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 10:54 pm

Job didn't last, went broke again until recently... hopefully I can maintain a decent income for long enough to get this fucker firing.

It's been too fucking long!

Kimmo · Post by **Kimmo** » Fri Dec 03, 2010 12:09 pm

I'm working again, but not much... just gonna have to go into hock in order to get this thing going, cause my agent's given me a fortnight to get rid of the wreck... had to cough up for an engine crane yesterday.

So if anyone's interested in some bits, or the whole thing, post a reply in this thread.

Kimmo · Post by **Kimmo** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 9:15 am

The manual had a pic that showed two lifting brackets bolted to the engine, but neither of mine had em. So I improvised...

I know fuck-all about knots, except that you can undo a reef knot that's as tight as buggery if the rope is this plastic slippery stuff... I've seen reef knots pull out though, so a granny knot on each end prevented that. Wasn't sure that rope was up to the job though (it's only about 7mm), so I hauled on it good with the crane before undoing the last three engine mounts... just about lifted the car off the the stands without doing anything dramatic, so I was pleasantly surprised to find it was more than sufficient...

EXAMADNESS · Post by **EXAMADNESS** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 9:58 am

Oh how i would love an engine crane like that

Kimmo · Post by **Kimmo** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 10:49 am

Tried to borrow one for ages... willdog almost came through for me, but his old man put the kybosh on it.

In the end I spent a couple of hours ringing around... best price for a new one was $320, and that was prolly a fair bit smaller than the one I have... after ringing around all the Cash Converters (a pawn shop chain), the last one on the list had one for $250, only a couple of suburbs away.

So anyway... how do you propose to drop in the V6 without a crane...?

EXAMADNESS · Post by **EXAMADNESS** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 11:04 am

The old fasioned way

My trusty old friend

Kimmo · Post by **Kimmo** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 11:06 am

Ah, I see you have the luxury of a roof...

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Kimmo's '85 Exa - reincarnated!

thats really beat up

Finally got off my arse and made a start