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Pretty hard playing with 200 ping vs people at netcafes with 10

Well I had to take my big brakes setup off my Crown (6 pot 380/4 pot 356) so I thought I'd upgrade the Hako ones.. After a little bit of custom modification to the dust shield or whatever it is this happened.... That's an 80s Hilux (reproduction) 4 pot caliper. These fit on without any modications whatsoever, exact same bolt holes and fit around the disc fine. There's also one advantage of having the brake disc mount behind the hub.. miles of clearance! Thinking I'll probably need to get custom lines made up to match the new to the old but otherwise, success. So a decent up grade from almost 50 year old twin pots to 4 pots. Also I plan to just remove that heat shield thing from the hub anyway or cut it off properly when I finalise the install on these so it won't be all super cutty.

I like setting easy goals because then it makes you feel good when you complete them. For my brief time back in NZ I decided I needed to get the car running with the triple carbs as when I left for Aus I had just got it running but it wouldn't idle and was generally not going well. Since buying the TA22 in Aus which also has Mikunis on it I've learnt quite a bit about tuning them and setting them up which I've been able to transfer to the Skyline. So when I had a bit of spare time I started by checking the pilot jet settings which were waaaay off. No wonder it didn't run well. Fixed those up, cranked it over for a while to get the gas to go through (mechanical fuel pump) and with some dodgy choke opening and throttle fiddling the car started. Took it for a burn up an down the road and considering I spent only a couple of minutes with synchrometer it works really well. Idle is a little high at around 12-1400 at the moment but it sounds good when the carbs are on song ! One thing I haven't checked is the timing so I've purchased a timing light to do that sometime in near future. Aaanyway novel over, here's some photos of stuff. Another one of the tasks I wanted to do is install a choke cable (or starter wire) for the triples. The one that was for the OEM single wasn't long enough and as I found out it anyway the previous owner just used one which was for a twin carb setup and cut one of the wires off! Mine is kind of janky and sort of works but it's not really that good. Maybe not required now that I've sorted out the basic jetting but it's something. Mainly has issues on the right side where it goes into that first holder. Needs a better mount somehow. So being that I just took the car out for it's maiden voyage on the triples there was of course teething issues. One of them involves this pipe here. The brakes worked pretty much as well as they did before (to my knowledge) however the brake pedal was pulsating kind of with the motor. I'm informed this hose should have a one way valve in it so have now purchased one and should be here next week. And a parting shot for your time. Also a quick walkaround if you're on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/p/BkqjBL3gbW7

Oh I totally forgot to update this..

Hm yeah I can probably help with the dash mat

Bonjour !

Hey not too bad behind those arches actually. Most of it's still there haha

Welcome, another NZ here

Easy mate, knock it out in a weekend

So sadly since Yahoo killed RSS feeds I haven't had much time to sift through but I came across this just now.. https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/j493071165 R34 GT-R V-Spec II dry carbon bonnet ?

Never heard of em but S-Tunes are all good

Custom Tomei cams? I wasn't aware Tomei did custom cams to people on ebay. .. but we can supply Tomei off the shelf

Nice, might see it rolling around. Not far from where I am.. also a Kiwi in OZ haha

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All looks pretty normal for one of those doesn't it? lol

Could be much worse though

True.. they have about every other kind but not that one T_T

Yeah that'd be about right for front, rear you should be able to go a bit wider That's what 15x 8.5 -6 looks like on the back with Watanabes

JUN coilovers.. neat never seen those before

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Lexus IS would be good.. or 3GS which are 2005+

Hahah even not in NZ can still find the Jerks. A leaf you reckon.. maybe a little while before the fitment on those is out

Haha no made in Japan now, pretty sure the tank factory they used to be made in no longer exists lol

So have you seen there is going to be a new Desmond Regamaster release? In fact there are already some pre-orders being taken. At the moment they just have a few sizes available but I'm told more will be released as time goes on. We've been in touch with ICB who seem to be pushing it in USA and are working on something for this side of the world.. http://desmondwheels.com/

Ohh this is yours haha, I was the one asking about the newspaper lol. Genuine query actually as my Hako has some in it haha