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Re: GYLEZY'S 1200 coupe, project two
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Hi Dan

no... we never did any body work to the 1200 in 10 years, so the bog must be older than 10 years old!

The only obvious bog that I had noticed was in the back drivers side corner, under the tail light- I don't know what's lurking under there, hopefully nothing too bad.

I hope there's not too much more lurking under the paint for you!

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Luke

Posted on: 2010/1/18 21:33
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Re: rack & pinion conversion
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Wow... I'll follow your thread too... the CG13DE conversion is one that has been talked about a lot but no one who has completed one has ever posted pics or described what they have done to make it fit!

Should be a good combination that would be good on fuel too!

Posted on: 2010/1/17 21:49
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Re: GYLEZY'S 1200 coupe, project two
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Hi Dan

great to see the coupe getting the attention it deserves. I always intended doing it, but never managed to find the time!

My avatar is the replacement for the coupe that I bought. An '88 320i (these have fully galvanised body panels... no rust issues here!) If only the 1200s were galvanised. The only rust in the whole car is the size of a 5 cent piece in the rear valance.

Looking forward to seeing how she progresses. Good luck!

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Luke

Posted on: 2010/1/11 23:09
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Re: Having Ground Earth for More Performence ?
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Good earths are always vital for your ignition system to work properly, but I doubt you'll see any huge power gains through this mod (maybe smoother running?)

If you run an earth strap from your head, you can also help to avoid corrosion through reducing electrolysis.

If you look at late model cars they often have 3 or 4 earth straps - although obviously they have a lot more complex electronics than the humble 1200!

Posted on: 2010/1/8 12:08
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Re: HUGE Brakes. Bit of a overkill??
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im with dattodude, 120y brakes feel very unsafe drove my mates stock 2 speed auto ke30 a while ago with all new stock brakes on it(stock brakes that are bigger than 120y ones) and man did that feel unsafe campare that to brakes that are on say a new honda jazz or something, they are still small but the whole system is designed a heap better so the car actually stops when you want it to im also not a fan of stock struts after having one sitting around without a hub on it....have you seen the size of the stock stub axles


Having driven a coupe with stock PBR 120y brakes for a long time I have to also agree... Yes they are an improvement over the stock 1200, and yes they compete well with other stock brakes of the era, but even my wife's new Kia Rio has enormous brakes by comparison, and way more stopping power. To put it into perspective, my '88 e30 has similar braking performance to the Rio, and in it's day it was a $70k car?!

(obviously in raw performance & handling stakes, the e30 runs rings around the Rio but not in the brakes department)

Modern braking systems certainly have the goods, and I would think that with the simplicity of the S13 swap it's a bit of a no brainer. If you can find rims to fit the set up you already have, as others have said, I would think of it as an adequate braking system for a daily driver rather than a 'huge' system.

Posted on: 2009/12/19 23:58
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Re: supercharged a12 running hot
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$500 for a custom triple core radiator is about the right price. Should keep it cool without too much trouble.

Posted on: 2009/12/18 23:34
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Re: Alternator conversions
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Unfortunately no, but I sold my coupe to Gylezy on here, so if you PM him he might be able to give you more info about it - like a part number or something.

Posted on: 2009/12/8 9:14
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Re: Alternator conversions
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I ran a Sigma alternator for a about 10 years... internally regulated, bolts up to the standard 120y mount on the block. I'm not sure how many amps it put out though or exactly which sigma it was from. It worked fine.

VN Commodore alternators are a pretty common conversion on a lot of modded cars - you need to swap the pulley for a v-belt type one (the Commodores have a serpentine belt). They output 105 amps. Not sure how close they'd be to fitting a 120y though.

Posted on: 2009/12/7 22:36
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Re: Mitsubishi EFI thread
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Batch firing of your injectors like that will work fine. This is how the original Bosch L-Jetronic EFI worked. Sure it's not as accurate as the sequential setups, but it's a hell of a lot easier to set up, and worked fine in a whole plethora of cars in the early 80's.

Good to see you're making rapid progress!

Posted on: 2009/12/7 13:07
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Re: overheating cause?
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Just a thought - were all the other radiators you tried second hand? Perhaps they have been partially blocked - the first thing I did when we got the 1200 was put a new recore in it. (I hate overheating, so the first thing I do when I buy a car is thoroughly refresh the cooling system).

Otherwise I'd be having a good hard look at the head gasket. If you go to a radiator place, they can do a litmus test to see whether there's exhaust gas in the coolant.

Posted on: 2009/12/1 1:26
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