There are a couple of resellers out there ie Rare Spares etc that do reproductions, I had some carpet left over & just re-trimmed a second hand set that I acquired over the years.
You need to make sure the heater tap is OPEN as you try to flush the heater core via the heater hoses under the bonnet… if it remains blocked then the heater core needs to come out. They normally fail well before they block up. Just check someone hasn’t blocked either of the hoses to stop the...
When I replaced my heater core recently, I noticed the coolant was slightly rusty coloured (I’m guessing the previous owner just kept toping up the cooling system with water). I dropped in a dishwasher cleaning tablet & ran it up for a couple of hours, flushed it throughly a couple more times...
Back in the day I did plenty of diffs, it’s one of the only major driveline components that really hasn't changed in the last 40 years. You just need the right tools, service manual, hoist, hydraulic press, shims & dial gauge.
O/e spec injectors are required for an O/e engines ecu to operate correctly (unless you have the ability to get in and tune for larger injectors). Replace all injectors at the same time, buy a repeatable brand & from a known reseller.
All up to purchase my LSD centre (Chinese Trutrac) & get it fitted was around $2k with all new bearings and seals including R&R. We did run into an issue with the pinion fouling the new centre, so the pinion had to come out for machining (so additional collapsible sleeve, bearings, seal &...
I can’t remember where I got them from now (it was back in 2014), but it was directly out of the states. The USD-AUD was parity at the time, I remember that! I powder coated mine, but most just paint them these days.
You’ll need to measure your wheels (diameter & backspace) requirements then let...