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For those guys interested in buying a few car kits, do yourself a favour and order through HobbyLink Japan. The prices are VERY good and it is cheaper to sit at home and order from Japan than it is to drive to a hobby store and buy it in person. GTRsean those cars look great dude, awesome work. I started this one before my first kiddo was born and finished it after the second! So glad to see it off the desk and on the shelf. The Arai WRC Impreza The RX-7 was the first 1/24 I built. And here's the rest taking up space and being used as a 'discussion point' with my wife I bought a set of Gibson decals for the Grp A car.

If you mean the blue one he bought late last year, it has been sold.

The problem is most likely just a perished/stuffed gasket. Changing the gasket will resolve the 'leak'. It's a few hours labour so just make sure it is done to your satisfaction prior to purchase.

Mate if you're near the Blue Mountains you are more than welcome to come use my shiny new consult cable.

Any ideas on how to fit the oil relocator? Can you just drill pilot holes and then bolt it to the engine bay? Or do you need to rivet it in?

I can't believe I typed "you're may well be right"... My high school english teacher would throttle me if she read that. I remember reading that too. They've stationed a Blackhawk in the area full-time. I don't know where though. Might ask around tomorrow and suss it out. I wonder if they'd leave it at Mascot? Probably just leave it at Holsworthy, makes more sense. Anyway, guessing doesn't get anyone anywhere. @ Jamezilla: I thought the Red Dawn helicopters really were Hinds. The A-model has the 'glasshouse' WW2 bomber style cockpit glass and the later Hind E has the more familiar double-bubble? I'll have to see if I can find a pic, but it has probably been ten years since I last saw that movie. I'm pretty sure my memory of it out-shine the actual movie. I remember relating to those kids and thinking how cool it would be to kick ass like they did.

@ DivHunter you're may well be right dude. re: Blue Thunder I LOVED that show. "let's play...follow the leader!". Does anyone out there in SAU land know what kind of helicopter they used to make Blue Thunder? It kinda looks like a Gazelle but I'm not 100%. Gazelles have three main rotors and an enclosed tail rotor...? I think Airwolf was a Bell 222. Such a cool show.

"... that smell.... that gasoline smell.... Smells like, victory."

Hi mate. Coming up on ten years. It's a good job. Some parts aren't as good as in the ads but some are much better so I'm still happy! Me too! I've seen training videos and it looks full-on. Not that you'd expect anything different I suppose but it's comforting to know there are experts out there. Apparently they do some building clearance drills with live ammunition! Anyway, thanks for not being pissed off at my post.

Hi guys, Just a few quick ones regarding this topic: *The RAAF Hornets have been upgraded to at least F/A-18C standard. It has been going on for a few years and is called the Hornet Upgrade (HUG). *There are 71 RAAF Hornets. *Surpisingly, they perform better than a P-51 *They Iroquois are old, yes. That is why they are being replaced by the Tiger. *JSF's can't take over the Hornets for a while yet. There aren't even any JSF's in-service in the US. *As someone pointed out, the cost of providing these elements is very high, which (to answer another post) is why "the governmant only gives a sh!t about terrorism when we have visitors". That statement is like asking why don't we have a police officer walking a beat past everyone's house 24/7. Impractical. *The SASR has a team assigned to counter-terrorism on a full-time basis. Yes, they are in Melbourne. I don't mean to cause offence guys, just clarifying a few points raised. I hope you read it in the spirit in which it is intended. Cheers Mark

Peter the PCB works a treat, thanks again! Now, I'm having trouble with calumsult as I can't seem to configure it for two of most sensors and can't find anywhere the AFM voltage is displayed (which is the main reason I bought the kit). Is there any other software that might be better suited please? Perhaps some 300ZX software? And I grabbed a hp pda via eBay, cheers.

The Gearbox Factory at Greenacre sorted mine for me. All About Gearboxes (Seven Hills I think?) come well reported as well. I agree, it doesn't have to be an import guy. When Gearbox Factory fixed mine he mentioned that all the Nissan gearboxes are much of a muchness and mechanically almost identical. Hope this helps

Cheers

btw for all the dummies like me, what does RNMENC mean?

Hi guys, any tips on how to fit the mounting bracket would be appreciated please. I'll try and post pics later today. Do most people rivet the fitting on or drill & bolt it? I've had this kit sitting there for six months now and its time for an oil change. Cheers!

Popping sounds are usually unburnt fuel combusting on hot exhaust parts. Mine does it very occasionally. Apparently the stock ECUs run rather rich. Nothing to stress over though. If you are after reliability and have the boost restrictor in, leave it there. As it's an 89 model you should overfill your oil by 1L. And remember not to flog the car until it is warm - most turbo failures occur when guys stomp the gas and the ceramic exhaust wheels are cold and shatter/disintegrate. This has kept my 1989 RB26 working without a rebuild. And rev210 is spot on dude, adding power to an old motor must be done carefully.

Aren't popping sounds unburnt fuel particles combusting on hot exhaust pipes? Does it happen right away or only once the motor is warm?