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Yeah...seems to attract bad drivers. I would have thought the loud exhaust makes people more aware of me being there... Got a quote from Spikes Auto today. Should be all fixed soon if everything goes to plan.

I stopped at the lights but the guy behind me did not feel like stopping. Gonna get it checked today to get it all repaired.

No updates for a while....got a bad update, car got rear ended...AGAIN Hopefully fixed soon.

Hey, I know you dont want a cover but I bought a cheap one off eBay and its great. You fit it and then just use the included thread to close it up. Works and looks great. Link: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/171738984046?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT (hopefully works) In my build thread I showed what it looks like, page 2.

Cheers guys. Performance wise, its not really much different, it feels like it revs faster but that may just be the noise making it feel like that. With the valve closed, boost takes slightly longer to spool but its not really noticeably worse. Car needs a proper tune to fully utilize the exhaust.

WOOOOOPPP!! 100 posts..yay Thanks guys. Yeah when the valve is closed its got this fighter jet kinda sound..weird but cool. Personally, I'm not a fan of the canon look or sound so it was twin tips from the start. Looks more stock at the same time. The exhaust sounds really cool when actually driving, will try n get some videos one evening. Keen for the next part for which saving up has started In the meantime, eyes peeled for smaller additions/improvements..always open to suggestions...

FS: Stock R33 GTST Catback exhaust, excellent condition. Needs 2 nuts for muffler/piping flange. $50 Pick up Glenunga Area

Managed to somehow embed one video, not the other. Oh well, the important one works

New Varex exhaust

Stock R33 Exhaust https://youtu.be/sr6iBhr75Yo

Thanks man. Following your thread too. Love the front bumper, skirts and pods on your car. #Goals haha

Thanks! Yeah I find them better looking too. They also hide the valve a bit which is a plus.

Got the car back. Exhaust sounds awesome!! Specs: Catback Stainless Steel 3.0" with Varex Twin Tip muffler connected straight to battery. I will record a video and upload it soon.

Car was dropped off at Forge Performance, Adelaide today for its new exhaust. Will be picking it up tomorrow, keen to see what it sounds like.

Hey, Sorry for late reply, I was overseas. Yeah you need to loosen bolt 1 so that the whole alternator moves then turn bolt 2. You want the whole alternator moving away from the middle of the engine so from memory and looking at the picture, it should be to the left to tighten, therefore towards the cabin of the car. It moves enough with each turn to be able to see if its tightening or loosening.

Hey, Yeah I thought this initially but when the switch is pressed the motor make noise and both if the mirror is open or closed, the whole system doesn't work, anyway i ran out of time to try the contacts solution so maybe next time.

So over the weekend I attempted to fix the passenger side mirror as it doesnt fold in. After pulling the whole thing apart and thinking the gears are jammed, I pulled them out cleaned them, bought new grease and greased them up and reinstalled them...only to have it still not work... . Mirror had to be reinstalled as I need to drive to work tomorrow. On the hunt for a mirror which has a working folding mechanism to swap it out now. Greased up gears: In the process of removing the mirror, I smashed the tweeter when I didnt realise it as hanging and closed the door. Luckily it was only the casing so I thought what better excuse to properly mount the tweeters. Went from this (ignore the missing door card) To this: I call it a success and it makes the interior look so much nicer.

Thanks guys. I had plans to get an exhaust made before christmas but the muffler I want was not available anywhere, so now I will probably get it done around the end of January due to work and travel before that.

Post up pics to share what it looks like!

Awesome thanks. Hopefully its some use to some people

A quick and easy project for your cars, installing lights in your foot-wells. Pretty simple but some people might be a bit scared to try it so here is a DIY to help you judge for yourself. Unfortunately, I don’t have heaps of pictures so I will try to describe it as best and use pictures where I can. Parts you need: 12V RGB LED Strip o Note: 3528 = less bright and less LED's per meter, 5050 = brighter with more LED’s per meter. LED strip joiners like below Automotive electrical wiring 1) Decide how you want your lights to operate. I wanted them to turn on and off with the dome light therefore I hooked it up to them 2) Decide what kind of lights you want. I used a RGB strip, which although is more expensive, you can change the colours by playing with which lights are connected (i.e. Red, Blue, Green, Red + Blue, Red + Green, Blue + Green). You can also try to hook up a controller but they are a bit harder and have issues storing previous settings when power is lost (i.e. Doors closed) 3) Remove trim to get access to your dome light. I removed the A-pillar trim and the sun visor on driver’s side. This will allow the roof lining to move a bit and give you better access. 4) Use a multi-meter and work out which terminal on the dome light is positive and negative. 5) Remove dome light. 6) I used a straightened coat hanger and fed it above the roof lining and pulled it through the dome light cut-out. 7) Once the dome light is removed, connect your wire to the appropriate terminals. I soldered it onto the actual metal joiners and fed it through holes already present in the dome light. Make sure not to damage the actual light at this stage. 8) Tape the wires onto the coat hanger and gently pull it out, bringing the wires out with it. 9) Feed the wires through along the pillar and through any gaps you can find inside the car into the driver’s side foot-well. 10) Now you need to create a bridge from the driver to passenger side. Cut one of the joiners in half and add a length of wire long enough to pass behind the centre console. Once wired up, you can pass that through and have both ends sticking out as seen. 11) Use another LED joiner and connect this end to the wires coming from the roof. You may not need to do this step depending on your lights as they may have wires coming out which you can connect directly. You will still need joiners between the two foot wells. 12) Connect the LED’s in the joiners and check operation before sticking them on. 13) Once operating perfectly, stick them under the dash. For passenger side, make sure glove box can still be opened and lights will not interfere. 14) Enjoy Notes: For a RGB light strip, to get a pure white light you need a controller, but you can wire all the three (RGB) lights to one wire, creating a near to white light. It will have a blue shade to it due how LED’s perform at different colors. LED strips which are flat and have low profile LED’s can be cut where it is marked on the strip without affecting the performance. Check the type of strip you are buying some can be cut, come cannot. DO NOT TRY TO SOLDER DIRECTLY TO LED STRIP. YOU WILL RUIN THAT SECTION TILL THE NEXT CUT POINT. I speak from experience. Troubleshooting: Lights don’t turn on o Check positive and negative o Check connections are properly made Lights are different colours on two sides o Bridge connection has mixed up wires o LED strips not inserted in joiners properly

Small amounts of time on my hands now. So I decided to add some rice, therefore added some LED lights in the footwells. They turned out pretty well actually. Not sure if a tutorial exists but if someone wants one, ill write one up...well I'll probably write one up anyway.

Part of the reason I wrote one up. I thought someone somewhere would find it useful.

Awesome thanks

I havnt forgotten about this thread of the car, im now working full time during the week as well as part time on the weekends. I want to work on the car but got no time....hopefully I can put aside some time to keep working on the car. Also my first DIY got approved so have a look, give me feedback