Hi there, newby with q's

[wagonist]

G'day.

I'm Steve. Some of you may seen me briefly at the recent NSW round at Bago as I was Matt & Ben's service crew.

I came along because I wanted to find out more about this series.
I almost bought a rally car 12 years ago when I was living in Brisbane, but a job relocation to the wilds of Western NSW put pay to that.
I've been officiating for at least 15 years now & managed to spectate at a couple of WRCs rounds as well.

Got a few questions though:
Is it easier to start with a good(ish) twin cam model or to get an early one & swap the gear? I supposed this does depend on the right price though.
Roll cages? Want kind of money does a welded one cost?
Anyone got a link to the PRC regs? I've been trying to find it on the CAMS website, but without any luck.

Anyway, that's it for now.
May see you in Canberra.

[Bevan-L]

Hi Steve, Im sure some of the seasoned guys will answer your q's shortly...

I would seriously like to join the series once my current commitments are complete, its sounds like serious fun

Cheers!
Bevan (ROTFL-ACT)

[Whitey]

Hi Steve,

Is it easier to start with a good(ish) twin cam model or to get an early one & swap the gear? I supposed this does depend on the right price though.

If you can get a twin CAM at the right price, go for it. If not the single CAMs are definetely cheaper & the way to go. The conversion is pretty straight forward, engine, wiring harness, ECU and maybe a front member (depends on yr) I reckon you could start out in a single cam while you are getting up to speed driving it. It is better to be out there getting experience than sitting back waiting for a twin cam at the right price to come along IMO. Mick Gillett did it this way.

Roll cages? Want kind of money does a welded one cost?

Bond do them for about $2500-$3000 maybe a bit more, depends on what additional bars you want to add.

Anyone got a link to the PRC regs? I've been trying to find it on the CAMS website, but without any luck

Yep here you go.http://www.camsmanual.com.au/road.asp

[wagonist]

Well, I got the ball rolling by purchasing a slight front damaged twin cam at an auction.

It's got a few k's (184 000) but at least that way I won't care if I break it though either.

It'll give me a new project to sink my teeth into while the project road car gets stuff built for it.

New job with better money (but more hours) will also help with the work

[haggers]

Originally Posted by wagonist

Well, I got the ball rolling by purchasing a slight front damaged twin cam at an auction.

It's got a few k's (184 000) but at least that way I won't care if I break it though either.

It'll give me a new project to sink my teeth into while the project road car gets stuff built for it.

New job with better money (but more hours) will also help with the work

Well done - you are now in the Excel zone!

Go to http://www.thebeastofbondi.com/

to check out some EXcel action and various rally porn.

Haggers

[wagonist]

Is there any difference in the radiators between the twincam/single cams?

Mine's got a big bend in it (it was touching the exhaust) & want to know if I have to spec a twin cam for the replacement.

[ae86trueno]

Nope no difference as far as im aware, we are still running a single cam one. the pipes are diferent though

[wagonist]

Thanks Ben.

Bit of a stupid question, but how do you remove the glovebox?

[Crazy Dave]

There are 2 clips inside the gloce box (one on each side) that pop out and this allows you to swing it right done. To get the clips out you can't have it fully open as the clips are then against the stops so you need to look at them get your hand in there and close it up a bit, they then twist out (it has been awhile since I did it but I think that is pretty close).

[wagonist]

Cool, got it. Thanks

Next q:
Is that a diagnostic port above the rear fog switch?