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A personal favourite.

Have you thought about Millenium Jade? The 'gold' colour the R34 Nur was available in. I have seen pics of an R32 GTR in that colour with R34 wheels. Looked awesome. I'll see if I can find a few pics.

Thanks for all the info ADM What Consult software are you using? The freeware I'm using at the moment cannot conduct active tests. Is there any freeware that does?

It may also be worthwhile having your radiator pressure tested. Two weeks ago I had a similar problem with our other car. It was dripping fluid reasonably slowly but left a pool of coolant when I stopped (after first noticing). I pulled the radiator out - the hoses were in good shape so I had the radiator tested. One of the end tanks had a hairline crack and coolant was leaking out. Bizarrely, it wasn't doing it all the time either. Might be worth a look. Have you checked your coolant level in the radiator (not the overflow reservoir) as the rapid temp rise may not be a faulty thermostat. If your coolant level is low, once the thermostat begins to open, there may such a low volume of coolant in the block/radiator that it heats very quickly, yet there is enough to maintain safe operating temp. Think about how quickly the kettle boils when there is only a little water inside compared to when it is full. Assume the engine is the kettle element - it is a constant source of heat and the smaller volume means it will heat quicker. I'm not saying it is one way or the other, but thought it was something to consider.

Hrmm, I'm confused. Is it unplug injectors/fuel pump and lean the motor out; or unplug the ignitor/plugs and risk hydraulic lock?

Try 63896-05U00 for the GTR one.

There are actually a lot of different R32 GT badges. ..this is going by a vague memory, more than happy to be corrected GTSt and GTR = red & silver GTS4 = blue & silver GTS = silver and gold GT badges were available for a limited time as well. There is an old old thread in the Skyline specific folder - started by funkymonkey I think. It has all the original factory options and made note of the different type of badges.

What would be better? Unplug the ignitor? Cut the spark instead of the fuel...?

Wow, nice score. Do you have a link to the sale? Or the seller?

JustJap fibreglass copies pictured below. Plastic genuine are $320pr, Justjap around $140. No prizes for spotting which indicator is new.

Great post Al. Last year I bought a Mazda 626 quite cheaply because the owner (rich guy in Mosman) was worried about an 'engine surge' that caused the motor to rev out to redline with >3/4 throttle. With the bonnet open, it was immediately apparent that a rubber hose was interfering with the throttle cable and holding it open for a few second until friction let the cable slide off the rubber... He didn't care - he'd already bought a new Volvo 4WD to replace it!

You brushed on a good point there. A lot of guys new to sports cars believe that higher pressures = improved handling. Whilst that may be true for your family mobile with a tyre placard suggesting 26psi for the Camry, sports cars generally already have higher pressures. Increasing them further bloats them just like you mentioned Tony and you actually end up with a smaller contact surface than if you ran them ~4psi-over-recommended. You need to find that nice happy medium

Re: dash lights not bright enough I apologise if I'm stating the obvious, but R33s have a dimmer switch fitted during compliance. This means the dimmer could be hiding anywhere - have you found it and made sure it is on max? If you have, it's fairly straightforward to remove the dash and swap the bulbs over. Most guys ditch the 3.4W stock bulbs and use 5W instead. With the dimmer in the R33s you can't go wrong.

At first glance, 340CCAs is rather low. My battery is rated at 575CCA and my daily driver (V6 2.6L) is 480CCA. The number of plates refers to the electrodes within the battery. Is it starting ok? Light reading if you're bored http://home.howstuffworks.com/battery.htm http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question219.htm

ScratchX is on sale at AutoOne at the moment. $17.95 or something like that. I used it on the weekend on the daily and it certainly works well but I emphasise the previous point on being gentle.

Thanks Al seriously though, cheers. It is good to know I've been doing the right thing

Wow, great example of being "a man of your word". That is a great point. He offered every assurance then turned around and dishonoured your agreement. ...genuine km's...

Hi Tony, The tyres are Federal SS595s with 7,000km and they are wearing evenly, which is great to see The lack of sidewall flex you mentioned is the reason I was using 40psi. Hrmmm. As an aside, it's a higher pressure but lower volume than smaller size (15", 16" etc) tyres (ideal gas equation). Mark

Dubai? Wow! Very exotic! I understand why it went it the skip - not exactly the same demand as in Aust...

I wouldn't tune my car based on generic performance book, but I hear what you are saying I read it a few years ago (back in the 20th century ) and I had a lot to learn then! (..and now!)

No problem! Hopefully this is what's causing the dramas because I'm out of ideas otherwise!