Update On My Boy....

[Scottc123]

well this arvo i heat proof painted all the engine bay in matt black to tidy it up a bit as the original red and the paint brushed yellow didnt look to good together but made a huge difference in how tidy it looks.. and im getting a engine checked out tonight to throw in the boy to get it back on the road while i wait to get my 800 rebuilt! so if all goes well i should be on the road again by next weekend ready for the school holiday cruisin.. also got my plates on order

[Scottc123]

just called my mecho up he said engines perfect \m/ im gonna pick it up this week some time

[Munchskinman]

congrats are you gonna turbo the boy? and what plates are you looking for?

[Scottc123]

the engine im gettin is just a 550 while the 800s being built (one day) dunno if i will turbo depends how much money i can dish out. plates im getting are IMP80Y and put my p plate in front to make [P]IMP80Y wont be lookin very pimp for a little bit though

[Munchskinman]

nice but what do you do when you get to your black licence? you gonna be known as the IMP - BOY..

[Scottc123]

i still got 2 1/2 years of P's so its gonna be a while, when i do get blacks i will passs on to some over mighty boy p plater or another p plater that thinks they are a bit of a "pimp boy"

[Brayden]

Pass them onto an "L" plater.

[eDave]

AHahah!!

[Scottc123]

hahahaha never thought of that one

[Scottc123]

also i got a bit of a no0b question, with this motor im getting it was a manual, but cause i have to drive auto on my P's im puttin auto box on it, im just wondering is there anything i need to change/adjust or can i bolt on and bobs your uncle

[Brayden]

So your ute is currently an auto, or you are planning on converting it to be an auto?

If it is already an auto then you just need to bolt in the new motor with the auto carby and away you go. If you need to do an auto conversion then you've got your work cut out for you - its a big job. Matter of fact so is swapping from auto to manual - which reminds me, I should knock up an article on the swap we did to Josh's ute... looks at Josh *nudge*nudge*

[Scottc123]

my car was originally auto, the new motor im getting was originally manual, so im taking its straight bolt on? and swap carbs?

[doom]

just buy everything off me and put it in, plus you get the lightning quick speed of a manual...and call me cause ive got sixty million phone numbers of yours and i cant find you

matt

[Scottc123]

lol sorry bout the phone numbers, my primary number is 0421856763, rest are just my number work gave me and my mums ,if im home early enough tnoight i will give ya a ring

[mowog]

If its auto and got the two pedal (brake/accelerator) then its a big job. I have the pedal setup off a hatch I think they are the same I was going to do a MB auto but got a manual instead so don't need them Will sell for $15 plus postage and that's cheap after the effort I went to to pull them out. also has the dash pedal box bit and frame bit.