ChickeBabe's Aus Forum BIGGEST THREAD EVAR!!! - Page 15

**rodhog** · 4-14-04, 7:25

Well as this thread was about mesh

i was thinking to myself - I do that alot.

How much air-flow would it remove or wash off around the body instead of going into yuor cooling ducts, Not that cooling would be an issue in Tassie, or any where near melbourne

I was thinking this as every dauy at work i see left over CAI yeah okay it's industrial hose used for vacum and sucking material into machines but, it's large diameter Johnny Homes would be envious of.
I got at least some 4 inch diamete in my garage want try and fit it on the Wagon

But yep soem of that mesh some what creats a wall more so then say a nice looking filter.

I know back in 70's and early 80's if your car was speced here for outback use any where outside the suburban area - PS note Cambletown in the 80's was bush and Liverpool was the west , back in them days.

They use to fit bug and leave gaurds to the front of car mostly between radiators and front body work/ bumper.
My point being they did spec - I was looking at some ancient car parts, it speced to be cleaned regularly for best air-flow stuff was probelry flyscreen with a hole dia or 3mm. Had some ancient bugs too, you know original size dragon flys not these Sydney mutants about 30cms long.

best part was this was on a Old Corona had flyscreen rock protection on the front wind sheild side protection. Car was in okay condition, well for $100 came up good too
6 years in a shed and 1 dead owner RIP little ripper, just needed a little RH TLC
Good single wheeler burnouts too.

**DarkSlayer** · 4-14-04, 7:36

gotta love the old coronas. a mate of mine has had his for a couple of years now and he gives it heaps (ie LOTS of key bangers :P) and its still going good.

but yeah, the mesh would take a certain percentage of air flow away but it would be fairly minimal cos of
a) the position ie the air has no where else to go. if it goes around then it still hits the cooling system. same as above. below would be a loss tho.
b) the grade of the mesh doesnt look too fine.
either way, its a pretty cool mod to make the car look a bit better. (although silver would have been better)

**White90MX6** · 4-14-04, 8:08

yea, they breed them funny over west

**DarkSlayer** · 4-14-04, 8:39

bah they breed them properly in the west. we know how to have a good time. whos got the best drag strip in australia eh?

**crusty** · 4-14-04, 8:45

I didn't think they had 'puters over there.

**Chickebabe** · 4-14-04, 9:14

Wow... you guys are actually honestly talking about the posted topic... and in serious detail... Im impressed.

**mx6mat** · 4-14-04, 13:22

The few guys from over west posting on this thread know we have something to offer.

The topic of this thread changed ages ago babe.

So how is the car looking anyway?

**Chickebabe** · 4-14-04, 18:06

Well my car went in a competition down here to do with a Youth Expo. Which it WON of course

Anyway I took it off for that because I still wasnt sure about it. So, now im thinking of spraying it Silver and seeing how that looks???

**Snuff** · 4-14-04, 18:15

Nope, not a member of any tassie club. Didnt know that there are any?

**DarkSlayer** · 4-14-04, 20:47

yeah the silver would look heaps better. and connecting it with something other than cable ties or wire as well :P

mx6mat, were u the one that was parked on the side of the road on the main road through bunbury on friday/saturday? i was there for the Hot Rod show and to see some drifting and i saw a white? champagne? mx6. looked very straight

**mx6mat** · 4-14-04, 21:23

That would be me.

There were some nice cars down there hey. I parked on the main Street and went to Bennesse for a coffee and watched them drive through. Wantfe3 was there somewhere too. Cool. Disappointed a I didnt make a bigger effort to come down now.

There was a another QLD fella in Bunbury a while ago too. But he had a pretty clean looking 2nd gen 626. Still havent worked out who it was though. havent seen them again. He was a long way from home if just visiting.

So Chickebabe.

Seriously think you would benefit from visiting WA. Ill look after you. Where pretty good looking and worth it over here.

**Chickebabe** · 4-15-04, 3:53

Yeah.. check out www.hobartcruiseclub.com
Im a member and its great to get out and go on a cruise with a group of people who are into cars. Let me know if you think you would be interested in joining?

Mx6Mat, I actually have a best friend that lives in perth who Im planning to visit in October... maybe I should be extending my visit???

DarkSlayer, its all good to say that it would be better without the cable tires but its really hard to work out what else I can put it there with??

**Caleb-TXFIVE** · 4-15-04, 4:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chickebabe

what else I can put it there with??

I attached mine with about 6 peices of stainless steel wire. I originally had small black cable ties but they stood out too much for my liking, so i threaded the peices of wire through a few times from the front of the mesh, and twisted it at the back.

You can't see the wire holding it in place unless you look really hard, and its been there for about 2 years now, so i don't think it's going anywhere.

**mx6mat** · 4-15-04, 7:38

Yeh why not, Im up to the challenge. Ill show you around/a good time.....

Dont get a lot of visitors here since I moved here from Brisvegas. No family here and a long way to come.

**Chickebabe** · 4-15-04, 19:17

Awesome.. How far out of perth are you?? My friend lives in Doubleview which I believe is right near the city?

4-14-04, 7:25	#211 (permalink)
rodhog Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: LAKEMBA Sydney Australia, Australia iTrader: (1)	Well as this thread was about mesh i was thinking to myself - I do that alot. How much air-flow would it remove or wash off around the body instead of going into yuor cooling ducts, Not that cooling would be an issue in Tassie, or any where near melbourne I was thinking this as every dauy at work i see left over CAI yeah okay it's industrial hose used for vacum and sucking material into machines but, it's large diameter Johnny Homes would be envious of. I got at least some 4 inch diamete in my garage want try and fit it on the Wagon But yep soem of that mesh some what creats a wall more so then say a nice looking filter. I know back in 70's and early 80's if your car was speced here for outback use any where outside the suburban area - PS note Cambletown in the 80's was bush and Liverpool was the west , back in them days. They use to fit bug and leave gaurds to the front of car mostly between radiators and front body work/ bumper. My point being they did spec - I was looking at some ancient car parts, it speced to be cleaned regularly for best air-flow stuff was probelry flyscreen with a hole dia or 3mm. Had some ancient bugs too, you know original size dragon flys not these Sydney mutants about 30cms long. best part was this was on a Old Corona had flyscreen rock protection on the front wind sheild side protection. Car was in okay condition, well for $100 came up good too 6 years in a shed and 1 dead owner RIP little ripper, just needed a little RH TLC Good single wheeler burnouts too.
	RIP WAGON 626 GV 1023 7 seat auto 10-5-05. RIP BA-ASTINA 323 V6 -KF P-plate victim 2-9-07 FORD TELSTAR TX-5 TURBO, 80's ICON RIP 01-07-07 REBORN WAGON -MAN 28-07-07 - A NEW START I am STILL addicted to Porn. "MXSIX" out

4-14-04, 7:36	#212 (permalink)
DarkSlayer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Perth, Australia Age: 25 iTrader: (0)	gotta love the old coronas. a mate of mine has had his for a couple of years now and he gives it heaps (ie LOTS of key bangers :P) and its still going good. but yeah, the mesh would take a certain percentage of air flow away but it would be fairly minimal cos of a) the position ie the air has no where else to go. if it goes around then it still hits the cooling system. same as above. below would be a loss tho. b) the grade of the mesh doesnt look too fine. either way, its a pretty cool mod to make the car look a bit better. (although silver would have been better)
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4-14-04, 8:08	#213 (permalink)
White90MX6 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: iTrader: (0)	yea, they breed them funny over west
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4-14-04, 8:39	#214 (permalink)
DarkSlayer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Perth, Australia Age: 25 iTrader: (0)	bah they breed them properly in the west. we know how to have a good time. whos got the best drag strip in australia eh?
	Hail to the King, Baby! 1997 BMW Z3 Roadster, 2.8L I6 5-speed manual 1994 Kawasaki ZZR250, 6-speed parallel-twin fully-faired SOLD 1990 Eunos Cosmo 20B Twin Turbo

4-14-04, 8:45	#215 (permalink)
crusty Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Boostville, Queensland, Oz, population....Me. Age: 38 iTrader: (0)	I didn't think they had 'puters over there.
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4-14-04, 9:14	#216 (permalink)
Chickebabe Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Age: 25 iTrader: (0)	Wow... you guys are actually honestly talking about the posted topic... and in serious detail... Im impressed.

4-14-04, 13:22	#217 (permalink)
mx6mat Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bunbury Western Australia, Australia Age: 30 iTrader: (0)	The few guys from over west posting on this thread know we have something to offer. The topic of this thread changed ages ago babe. So how is the car looking anyway?

4-14-04, 18:06	#218 (permalink)
Chickebabe Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Age: 25 iTrader: (0)	Well my car went in a competition down here to do with a Youth Expo. Which it WON of course Anyway I took it off for that because I still wasnt sure about it. So, now im thinking of spraying it Silver and seeing how that looks???

4-14-04, 18:15	#219 (permalink)
Snuff Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Australia Age: 28 iTrader: (0)	Nope, not a member of any tassie club. Didnt know that there are any?
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4-14-04, 20:47	#220 (permalink)
DarkSlayer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Perth, Australia Age: 25 iTrader: (0)	yeah the silver would look heaps better. and connecting it with something other than cable ties or wire as well :P mx6mat, were u the one that was parked on the side of the road on the main road through bunbury on friday/saturday? i was there for the Hot Rod show and to see some drifting and i saw a white? champagne? mx6. looked very straight
	Hail to the King, Baby! 1997 BMW Z3 Roadster, 2.8L I6 5-speed manual 1994 Kawasaki ZZR250, 6-speed parallel-twin fully-faired SOLD 1990 Eunos Cosmo 20B Twin Turbo

4-14-04, 21:23	#221 (permalink)
mx6mat Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bunbury Western Australia, Australia Age: 30 iTrader: (0)	That would be me. There were some nice cars down there hey. I parked on the main Street and went to Bennesse for a coffee and watched them drive through. Wantfe3 was there somewhere too. Cool. Disappointed a I didnt make a bigger effort to come down now. There was a another QLD fella in Bunbury a while ago too. But he had a pretty clean looking 2nd gen 626. Still havent worked out who it was though. havent seen them again. He was a long way from home if just visiting. So Chickebabe. Seriously think you would benefit from visiting WA. Ill look after you. Where pretty good looking and worth it over here. Last edited by mx6mat : 4-15-04 at 1:32.

4-15-04, 3:53	#222 (permalink)
Chickebabe Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Age: 25 iTrader: (0)	Yeah.. check out www.hobartcruiseclub.com Im a member and its great to get out and go on a cruise with a group of people who are into cars. Let me know if you think you would be interested in joining? Mx6Mat, I actually have a best friend that lives in perth who Im planning to visit in October... maybe I should be extending my visit??? DarkSlayer, its all good to say that it would be better without the cable tires but its really hard to work out what else I can put it there with??

4-15-04, 7:38	#224 (permalink)
mx6mat Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bunbury Western Australia, Australia Age: 30 iTrader: (0)	Yeh why not, Im up to the challenge. Ill show you around/a good time..... Dont get a lot of visitors here since I moved here from Brisvegas. No family here and a long way to come.

4-15-04, 19:17	#225 (permalink)
Chickebabe Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Age: 25 iTrader: (0)	Awesome.. How far out of perth are you?? My friend lives in Doubleview which I believe is right near the city?