Ronin 09

I might not be ready for track day Rear shocks being rebuilt

You seem sick on thursday and friday... cough cough...

Too easy so will your beasty be ready for Sunday? (not taking the piss, BTW, a serious qn)

Still all good for Sunday with these Troy? PS I have RB74s now, and they feel pretty good... did some freeway 'testing' last night see how they go on Sunday. I tend to have a habit of cooking brakes :cooldance

Victoria Police could soon have the power to confiscate young drivers' cars under tough new laws being considered by the State Government. Police Minister Andre Haermeyer said a proposal for new "anti-hooning legislation" would soon be referred to the Government's Ministerial Road Safety Council for consideration. The Police Minister, Transport Minister and Attorney-General have discussed the idea and weighed up the value of the proposed law, as a powerful deterrant to erratic driving behaviour, against civil liberty concerns. Mr Haermeyer said he would discuss the success of anti-hooning laws operating in other states with fellow police ministers at next month's Australasian Police Ministers' Council. In addition, Mr Haermeyer has already asked his department to examine what impact the laws were having in other states. The Police Minister said a decision on new laws could be made in coming months. While anti-hooning laws adopted in states including Tasmania, Western Australia, Queensland and NSW vary, seizure of an offender's car is a common punishment In NSW, more than 2000 cars have been confiscated under the state's Traffic Amendment (Street and Illegal Drag Racing) Act 1996, while in Queensland police have already confiscated more than 1400 cars since its anti-hooning laws were introduced two years ago. In Tasmania, where the new laws came into effect two weeks ago, three cars have already been seized, and in Western Australia a teenage driver's car was reportedly confiscated less than two hours after similar laws came into effect there last month. The state laws all target hoon driving behaviour and cover offences such as excess noise, illegal street racing, refusal to leave a public place, exhibitions of acceleration and burn-outs. Under Tasmania's new laws, a car can be impounded for 48 hours for a first offence, three months for a second, and indefinitely for a third. Mr Haermeyer said he "absolutely supported a review of Victoria's current laws" concerning hoon-style driving by mostly young and inexperienced motorists. The move to strengthen Victoria's driving laws follows the death of two young men a fortnight ago when the car in which they were passengers smashed into a pole on Dandenong Road in St Kilda. The driver of the vehicle has been charged with two counts of culpable driving and police described where the men were killed as having a "history over the years of cars using this sector of road for racing". "The hoons have the most serious attitudinal problem of the lot, because it is not just a case of occasional speeding," Mr Haermeyer said. "They have an attitude to driving that is utterly reckless. Their whole driving behaviour is very dangerous and they often see their cars as an extension of their libidos. It is nearly always young males." Police in Melbourne's northern suburbs said mobile phone SMS technology and new roads such as the Western Ring Road, had led to a surge in illegal drag- racing and street burn-outs. Young drivers from across Melbourne were now able to gather for a burn-out session within 20 minutes of receiving a text message. On Thursday night, members of Victoria Police's region three traffic task unit, based at Epping, blitzed the northern suburbs of Melbourne for "hoon" drivers. Dozens of cars packed with teenagers were seen scouting vacant industrial areas for spots to drag race and do burn-outs. Erratic and dangerous driving are all too common in the area, and Thursday night was no exception. Just before midnight, a 20-year-old Epping man failed to pull over for a random licence check. Instead, he fled from police up Edgars Road in Lalor, a 70 km/h zone, at speeds approaching 140 km/h, crashing moments later through the front brick fence of a Lalor house. Sergeant George Zamola, of the traffic task unit, said the man had been charged on summons with driving while his licence was suspended, drink driving and for driving in a dangerous manner, among other offences. Only blocks away, in November, a P-plater travelling at 140 km/h in a 60 km/h zone, smashed his high-powered Mazda RX-7 coupe into an oncoming car. A Country Court Judge sentenced the man on Friday to 14 months' detention in a youth training centre. "Nobody has any tolerance for people who drive cars in a reckless manner and put lives at risk," the Police Minister said. That is why he was interested in examining tough new anti-hoon legislation. "On the face of it, I can see the attraction of the proposition," he said. Mr Haermeyer said road law reform in this area was an issue that he was "very serious about", but there was no "signed, sealed and delivered" decision supporting new laws. "There need to be some evaluations done of not just the benefits but also any unintended consequences," he said. For those drivers who owned their cars, the new laws could act as a big deterrent, he said, but it was not so much of a deterrent if it was not their car. "There is no single panacea that will solve these issues, I think a whole lot of policy responses need to come together to change that behaviour," Mr Haermeyer said. One initiative will be the opening of a "dob in a hoon" telephone hotline in the City of Brimbank. The hotline is expected to open in mid-November

I rang centreline yesterday, Ash... the guy I spoke to reckons no go... am going to try shockreco in QLD

That's all I got at the Albert Park meet...

Cheers for the help guys, will pick some up monday

good thing i'm an old bastard.

yup

They're on the car now, but I remember that there are four holes in the top of the shock body (the end where where the shaft comes out) but can't remember if there are hex bolts down there... by the sound of what you've said, that whole cap can be pulled off and serviced. Thanks for your help, will keep you posted. Hopefully the shockreco place can turn them over by friday

Thanks for that Sydneykid... in your experience, can most jap specs shockers be rebuilt?

My ATTESSA reservoir in the boot of my 32 is low... what fluid is it (and don't say it is ATTESSA fluid!) and where can i buy it? Is it a tranny oil or a P/S oil or none of the above? Cheers

Couldn't get the window up?! are you trying to mount your armchair in there Troy?

Thanks Chris hope they can do it... and hold that motor for me I should really change my sig bah can't be bothered Are there some shocks that can't be rebuilt? hope these aren't that kind

Kei Office i think they are XRs... but apparently they are the rebadged of a more common brand... was going to send it up to The Shockabsorber Reconditioners... www.shockreco.com.au in QLD Fingers crossed I can get them rebuilt!!! Jetdat- they definitely do Teins

They are Kei Office... apparently rebadged another more common brand but i don't know which

very nice just have to get that to the ground now... 1.5 way diff?

I got some second hand coilovers, and one of them is dodgy Need to get it rebuilt, preferably before track day 24th!! Any suggestions in VIC? The other thread is in Suspension / braking / tyres: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...984#post1052984 Cheers in advance

I bought some second hand coilovers, and just installed them. One of the rears is noisy (play in the up-down axis of the shock shaft into the shock body) and clunks (not happy)... So, I need to get this one rebuilt - who can suggest where and how much? I remember reading about some place in QLD at around 60 bucks, but can't find the thread using search... Pls help, have a track day sunday 24th oct, so would like to get it done before then Cheers

Crap sorry mate, forgot about the cross-over intake pipe... I had a Greddy on my GTS-t and now the GTR so it was literally a 10 min job... I give you... 15 mins Nah, but seriously, doesn't take long when you get the hang of it - and PS in case it isn't obvious, don't remove the coils individually, remove the 5 main bolts holding in the alloy spider that the coils sit in and pull the 2 coil / spider assemblies out together

Old ones... Lamborghini Miura Fezza Dino / 250s BMW 3.0CSL (no not the E46M3CSL) / E30 M3 Skyline KPG10 Porsche 356 / Speedster Porsche 930 Turbo - BEAST Merc 300SL Gullwing Merc 300SEL 6.3 - the original gangster merc grunt machine Lancia Delta Integrale EVO Geez i feel like an old bastard.

Crap I almost forgot this great one... Celica... "Silly car" Enough said.

but then isn't an R33 GTR Power FC the same as an R32 GTR Power FC?... that's what I've been led to believe :confused:

looks awesome. damn you 33 and 34 people with heaps of front bar space !