Newbie on south coast NSW

[Feelinlucky75]

Hey guys. My name is Luke and I am now a proud owner of an 05 Holden Astra CD, soon to be opelised :cornut:
Anyways, no pics just yet but will upload some soon...

[sooty]

Welcome to OA mate!

[AfterBurner]

Welcome, enjoy the site mate...

[guy 27]

Welcome to OA

[metry]

welcome to oa mate

[Nurb608]

Welcome buddy :)

[btm]

welcome to the site mate

how far down south are you?

[AfterBurner]

Basin View??

Maybe near St Georges Basin??

Wayyyyy further than us, LOL...

[poita]

down passed Nowra isnt it?

[btm]

down near jervis, lovely area. i do a lot of diving down there

[MAD-16V]

Welcome bro - I used to live in Nowra - I'm down that way a lot - Beep if you see me!

[ledgend]

g day and welcome matey only new here myself ,top forum not a bad sorta bunch lol

[Feelinlucky75]

Yup near the basin... I used to go up sydney way pretty often for cruises with PGA when i had a pulsar...
From what i've read in the forum you guys seam really helpful and knowledgable. It will be good to have a bit more support to bring my ideas for my car into reality... :thumbs:

[boorny88]

welcome buddy hope you enjoy OA

[Feelinlucky75]

we have photos... Well only a few of what i did with the headlights today... they are looking pretty good now, heaps better than when i bought it from the dealer...

before

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n82/tezza-jatz/Image077.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n82/tezza-jatz/Image076.jpg




After :D

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n82/tezza-jatz/Image078.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n82/tezza-jatz/Image075.jpg

[Mr Kenny]

we have photos... Well only a few of what i did with the headlights today... they are looking pretty good now, heaps better than when i bought it from the dealer...

After :D

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n82/tezza-jatz/Image078.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n82/tezza-jatz/Image075.jpg

I need to do that with my headlights BAD. How'd you do it?

[Feelinlucky75]

cut and polish, electric buffer and about 4 hours... still not good enough yet... gonna sand and respray with clear this week

[Mr Kenny]

cut and polish, electric buffer and about 4 hours... still not good enough yet... gonna sand and respray with clear this week

True. Well hopefully all your hard work pays off then!

[Feelinlucky75]

ok been a while since i posted... headlights are crap again lol... looking at some R8 style ones when funds allow...
In other news it started to rattle really bad a few weeks ago.. thought it was the aircon pump bearing... turns out it was the water pump bearing...
Close enough to 180Kkms so decided to do the timing belt while i was at it... $330 for parts and $220 for labour to put it all in...
The mechanic let me keep the old pump.. its absolutley stuffed lol..

Big chunk taken out of the pump wheel
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n82/tezza-jatz/12052011078Small.jpg


also a nice crack in the pump wheel all the way to the centre
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n82/tezza-jatz/12052011080Small.jpg


that shiny ring near the main hole for the shaft isnt supposed to be there... thats where the pump wheel ate nice big chunks out of it..
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n82/tezza-jatz/12052011082Small.jpg


And this is just how far the bearing can flex off centre... lol
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n82/tezza-jatz/12052011083Small.jpg


Like i said... the pump was absolutely stuffed..

Car is all good now though, runs like a dream now...

[hazrd]

random question... how did u know it was stuffed? since the H doesnt have a temp gauge its always baffled me how u would know its overheating until an alarm (ie too late)

[guy 27]

how did u know it was stuffed?

that would make some serious noise.

[Dahlia]

Welcome :)

[Feelinlucky75]

random question... how did u know it was stuffed? since the H doesnt have a temp gauge its always baffled me how u would know its overheating until an alarm (ie too late)

there had been a noise for about a week which i thought was the bearing in the A/C pump, as its not a necessary part i didnt think much of it.
how i found out it was the water pump happened while i was at work delivering chinese.. stopped at a house with my window open, smelled something like burning coolant, i figured it was just a bit hot cause i had been going a little bit quick cause i was slow on the previous few deliveries.. when i came back to the car there was a tiny bit of steam from near the drivers wheel... i was parked in a puddle and thought it was just water on the brakes but i was still weary because of the coolant smell...

the next day i took off the top of the timing belt cover to take a look and the belt felt a bit stretched, and i could tell the noise was coming from down near the water pump..



Welcome :)
thanks mate, been here for a little while now... welcome to you too :)