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Spoted a tidy and I think stock 34 with plates SKYR34 this morning outside the RAH.

Be original (but tasteful) there are far too many skylines with the same few colours. If you dont want to take too big a risk why not go for an original colour and add a pearl / candy edge to it.

Dont worry GZILLA, andrews just got a slow connection. Had a great time on Sunday, and the weather was perfect. Thanks again Andrew.

Mine runs around 250rwkw and was the first on the forums to be modified. (over 2 years now I think) Still going strong, and an otherwise stock auto (no clutch packs etc yet, but I will put them in later when it gets tired)

You may want to wait until after the next "Extreme Horesepower" / AutoSalon or Motor Show and have a look at who is doing what to the cars. Some of the bigger shops are more of your supermarket brand painter (they do the job to an OK standard) but for 10G I would be looking for an real artist. Also look at which cars win the best paint category, some of the Bling you see at the show looks good but wont win because the attention to detail isnt there (allignment of panels, orange peel, straightness, clean panels front and back etc) you will notice these things on your own car bun wont always pick them on someone elses at the show.

They did the door jams but not the engine bay. (engine was in)

15 grand should give you a show winning finish, but I am sure you could get a better price. I had mine painted for around 7G, but didnt changew thew colour (though there was some body work to be fixed) I will depend a lot upon how straight your panels really are (not just how they look). The secret to a good job is all in the prep work, if its not perfect you will see it worse with a coat of gloss paint on it. I would recommend Des Higgins at Parafield (he is unquestionably one of the best workshops - and I challenge anyone to contradict this) but there are other good workshops out there as well.

Andrew have you sold them? If not it looks like you have buyers for Saturday and Sunday. I'd love to go if the ticket is still free

I'd use it on Sunday but am busy the other 2 days

<hillbilly accent on> That aint no puppy, thats ma shot gun. You wraskly varmints come by my place an I'll give ya both barrels. </hillbilly accent off> LOL

Quicker changes will reduce the wear of the auto cluches and reduce heat, so it will improve the life of the auto (not reduce it) A trans cooler will cool down the oil (heat that comes from the torque converter) and will also help improve the life of the auto.

Spotted VSPEC (purple GTR) out the front of my place at Inglewood this afternoon.

Do you mean the car wasnt Andrews, but the driver could have been

If you want fuel ecconomy buy a bike, if you want a performance car dont worry about fuel ecconomy. The more power you make the more fuel you need. I have never worked my ecconomy out, but I know its not that good (but I dont care). Just because a Skyline offers great performance at a budget price (we they do now, but not so much when I bought mine) will not make them an ecconomical car. If you can't afford the fuel (and tyres and maintenance) to drive it, dont buy any performance vehicle. /end Rant LOL

Yes they would be a defect as they change the engine specs and hence 'may' effect emissions. I agree with Mike that most police wouldn’t necessarily recognise them, but I am sure Regency would if you were sent there. (Regency's policy is "If in doubt hand a defect out")

Great nite out - thanks Patrick Good food, and some not so good bowling (Chapman did you end up beating Sarah?) So whens the next event?

Is that even possible?

Congratulations Just a little bit of advice, spend up now on the skyline (whilst she is still in hospital) because it may be your last chance for the next 18 years. LOL

afterwards wash it with a mix of bicarb and water to neutilise the acid. You can mix up a solution and spray it on (it wont hurt the paint) and look for anywhere that bubbles/fizes (indicates acid is still there)

I bought a remote control for my wife. It works like this

How do we vote? is it web based or SMS?

Check your policy, if you can identify the guilty party you shouldnt have to pay the excess. You only pay the excess if you are to blame (or you can not identify the third party). Either way its worth asking your insurance company. An enquiry will cost yopu nothing.

It might be worth talking to your insurance company. If they believe the mechanic was responsible they will be better able to follow it up than you, and because the other party can be identified you shouldnt have to pay an excess or lose your rating.

It would be good to see you John - but even better to see Erica and the car LOL

Thanks for the replys guys Looks like uTorrent is the go, so I'll uninstall BitLord as soon as the latest lot of downloads are complete. I checked out ConvertX (I will check out cucusoft in a minute).