comarcus93

Thanks guys. I actually had a system revamp recently and upgraded to a full ATX system running the following new components: ASUS Sabretooth Mark 1 ATX Motherboard Corsair C70 Military Green Case Corsair RM-850 PSU Corsair H100i CPU cooler Corsair AF 120mm fans Corsair white LED fans +Custom sleeved PSU extensions from PC Case Gear (Military themed) I need to change the RAM. Looks completely out of place.

Hey man, Sorry I haven't been on SAU in months. Since that post, I replaced the alternator with a new Bosch unit, and bought a 2nd hand starter motor. Didn't fit the second hand starter as the noise disappeared, however it has now returned, and my electronics are still crapping out on me. A battery place in Mount Gambier told me the battery was fine, and the issue could be with wiring... Might just book myself into an auto electrician and see what he says. My mechanic friend can always swap the starter motor.

Whoa, it's been a while since I've been online. Yeah this was on a bench. Twas all safe. Finished the PC not too long after that post with all the parts described, and a Samsung S27D590P monitor. Pretty stoked with it. P.S. Anyone regularly on Steam here?

Hey guys, Recently my N/A R34 started making an odd sound occasionally when I start it up (Usually in the morning). It sounds similar to the sound your engine makes when you try to turn the key whilst it is already going (If that makes sense) - Sorry I have no idea what to call it. It's like a tinny sound. I changed the oil very recently, which didn't change a thing (Didn't really expect it to, but thought it could remedy it somehow), and I've had an ongoing issue with my electronics (CD player randomly turns off when I have high beams and other electronics running on full - extremely irritating) I had the battery changed like 8 months ago, so that shouldn't be much of an issue, and I inspected the earth points on the block and chassis, which look completely clean, leading me to think that the alternator is boned, although this doesn't explain the noise upon startup. Anybody got any ideas, before I take it to the mechanics? Cheers, Cory

Hey guys, I haven't really been on the Skyline Forums for a long time. I've been a bit financially crippled concerning car stuff. And this is one of the reasons why. This is my first PC build, although I don't think I've felt confused or worried at any stage, which I guess is a good sign. I've done my research, and I think it will pay off. I'm currently studying IT at University externally, which is a massive challenge for me, but hey, bring it on. Anyway, I felt I needed something to build this year, which I knew I could manage and most importantly afford. I also felt I needed something to reinforce my coursework, by giving me the confidence in successfully completing an intricate PC build. I've been purchasing parts over several pays, one chunk at a time, so I've never had a set list of parts. I've kind of just winged it, with the help of PC Part Picker to confirm it will all fit. Anyway, so far, I have the following installed: BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Case - Black Gigabyte GA-H87N-WIFI Mini ITX Mobo Corsair CX-600 PSU 80+ Bronze Intel Core i7 4770k (Over-clockable) BitFenix Spectre 230mm Blue LED Fan Intake BitFenix Alchemy Blue LED strip Antec Kuhler 650 H2O Liquid CPU cooler (Barely fit - Extremely painful to install in my setup) G.Skill Ares 16GB (2 x 8GB) RAM DDR3 1866MHz Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Fans for a custom exhaust I modified for the roof of the case (See Images) I have bought a Gigabyte GTX-770 OC 4GB, which should arrive in the next few days, and should give me a beast of a gaming experience. Managed to pick a new one up on eBay, during their 10% off discount thing for a reasonable price. At this point, I've spent like $1700. I might be just over $2000 by the end of the build, not including a new monitor, keyboard and mouse. All I need now is an SSD, and a HDD, which I plan on being a Samsung 250GB and a WD Black 1 TB respectively. I also want a disk drive. Because I'm old skool yo. Now, pictures! (Sorry if some are blurry. Haven't taken photos with my DSLR in months) As this is my first PC build, I'd like your opinion. What do you guys think?

Yeah too easy Mick. Cheers for having a look. Next time my car is on a hoist or above a pit, I'll try and take some snaps for future reference. Might help someone else who has no idea with this stuff, like myself. Hah

Nah haven't had any fuel gauge issues, sorry. Yeah I did the bicarb trick with mine a while back, but it didn't do much for me. Had to physically sand a layer back. Do you think you could take a couple of photos of your engine bay with a couple of arrows pointing to the general area of the earth points for me? I'm keen to do the same thing to mine, but I have no clue where they all are, and how to reach them (crawl under car or whatever) Would give me something to do this weekend, and would definitely put my electrical issues to bed once and for all!

Hey man. Funny you ask, because I just fiddled with my electrics yesterday. Headunit had only flicked off once since my last post, although my headlights still flickered. Yesterday I sanded back my negative terminal on my battery to give it a better connection (Best I could do without knowing where the chassis earths are), and my headlights don't flicker anymore. The old man thinks it'd be easier to chuck the R34 on a hoist to find the earths on the chassis and tidy them up, as they look in a hard spot to reach.

UPDATE: Box was actually an ancient Chinese magic box which turned coins into solid gold. 10/10 good investment. will buy again. ebay for the win.

There are only so many everyday Commodores and Falcons one can see, before getting tired of them. But then there are cars/ owners who like, on the other end of that spectrum, who are trying to be unique. There is this kid in my town with a Magna, like bright turquoise, in your face, eye bleeding turquoise, with custom rims, and a pod filter. He's put carbon fibre wrap on the fuel cap and stuff. He hoons around my town and I just cringe. Cringe everywhere. If he was a friendly person, I'd be like "Yeah feck it, he's not harming me", but it's the opposite, he's a complete douche. E.g. Will always high beam you if you don't wave back Pulls up next to you, and will blatantly criticize your car Installs a start button into the dash Sorry if this sounded random, or unrelated, but f**k this guy and people like him.

Yes. Hahah. Which is why I found the situation so awkward. I mean, I love the car, but it's not an insane powerhouse, and I don't act as if it is

Went for a cruise to Adelaide this past weekend, and popped into a Bottle-O for my passengers. Anyway, they hopped out and went into the shop, while I waited in the Skyline. This was like 5-6 pm on a Sunday, but there were still a few people in the adjoined pub, hanging out, and could obviously see me. Two complete strangers, a bloke and a female, came out, pints in hand, and legit spent 5-10 minutes trying to convince me to do a burnout. Quote: "Hey do a skid man. Those Jap cars go hard ay!" The female goes "Yeahhh do a skid man, and i'll skull my beer!" I didn't even know them. Haha. I don't even know how I feel about that kind of attention. My old car was a 1990 Holden Apollo. Hahah To infuriate them, I went full nanna, and left in a considerate and safe manner.

This needs to be Wastelanded..... So bad.....pls admins..

Yeah but will you take credit card?

Hey Charles, is that a GTR front diffuser? Does that just bolt right on to the oem lip, or did it need a bit of modification? I have the same front as yours, but that lip sets it off

Yeah you are pretty much correct. I wouldn't funnel money into my NA. I'd rather save for a GTT, when the right one presents itself. Only things I've done to mine is a headunit and some aftermarket rims, and I'm pretty content at the moment. - Can easily rip those off and put on a GTT. I notice you're from Sydney. Would you say that R34's are common in your area? Just out of curiosity. As I live in a small town, in the middle of nowhere, the chances of me seeing another R34 is crazy. (I've only seen 2 other R34's in my entire life in my area)

Damn! Hadn't checked this thread in ages. Has grown a bit. Main reason I made this thread was because my first car was a 1990 Holden Apollo, which I had for like 4 years. Was sooo sick of it, but stuck with it, and saved my pennies for my R34. (Given, it is still an NA, but hey, a GTT could easily be in the near future) Now, you don't get as much as a glance in an Apollo, ha. However, when I got my Skyline, I notice a few turned heads. How I see it, if you worked hard for it, saved your money and stuck to the grind, you can do as much ego stroking as you want, as long as you don't step on any toes. And for those GTR owners... I shamelessly snap my neck if I see one.

That is just perfection. I envy you so much. Hahahah. R34 GTR's are just beautiful. One day perhaps...

New pics taken today on my Nikon D3200. Quite happy

What do you guys think of the R34's with eyelids? Personally, I could go either way. Wouldn't complain that I didn't have them, but wouldn't lose sleep to find them. Some people think it makes an R34 look aggressive. What are your opinions?

Oh really? Chinese? Seller was adamant it was Japanese. I thought it might've been extremely messy Katakana Meh. Cool little item still. Cheers for that anyway!

Hi guys. Bought this cool little box from Ebay. Apparently came from a Japanese estate. Hand carved and has some cool details. I was wondering if there is anyone who can tell me what it says on the sides? (As pictured) Hopefully it can tell me what the box was used for/came from. Would be cool.

Hahah^ That's a good one. I had a complete stranger take a photo of my R34 while it was parked out front of the local pub,and somehow I saw it on Facey, and one of his mates had commented saying "so wot man.... its a r32...." And he was being dead serious. Uploader replies "yer i no ay man". Love my small country town

Haha. Good stories guys! Keep them coming. I had a kind of similar situation at the servo in town. Pulled up, and the old bloke at the pump across from me was staring at me. Thought he was going to have a go at me about something (Driving style, music.. Whatever), but he actually told me about an older model Skyline he used to own. (31 or 32 I think) Quite interesting really. I kind of assumed the older blokes you see are always interested in their old Australian V8's, but I guess there are a few who like their Japanese imports. P.S. Had a dude on facebook last night who i'm not really friends with IRL, who is a bit of a bogan, tag me in this.. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=261694003998633&comment_id=944434&notif_t=comment_mention . Also tagged a few of his bogan mates... Think he was trying to take the piss? Don't know. Deleted him anyway. Was so strange though... Completely out of the blue.. I've literally exchanged words with this dude twice. Anyone else cop shit from Falcodore lovers for no apparent reason? I don't really understand the need for this

Hey, Just had a kid the other day, full on stick his head out of the back of his Mum's car, and stick the thumbs up at me, whilst I was at a junction. Prompting lols and reciprocated thumbs up. Also have one of my co-workers kids in love with my car. Apparently he goes nuts for R34's. Anyway, he always has a gander when I drive past him. Another time when I was working (Car park is very visible) I saw a bloke and his girlfriend just standing to the side of my car, having a squizz. Bloke peeked inside and walked off. Co-worker thought he seemed suss, but I was cool with it. Kind of a compliment, in a way, as long as I didn't return to a busted window and stolen headunit. Haha. So, I was thinking, what stories have you got, concerning people either complimenting your car, criticizing it, or being just plain weird?