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Woah, put it back in! :bahaha: j/ks, very nice

Upgraded mounts will be filled with polyurethane rather than rubber - rubber allows more movement and less NVH (noise vibration harshness) in the cabin. However urethane mounts hold the engine/gearbox rigid so that you can be more precise and effective with your driving inputs through the rear wheels. Personally I wouldn't bother, engine mounts are one of the last things to do - if you want to - because their effect is minimal compared with other mods.

I think the car scene, like everything in life, is heading down the toilet. But it SHOULD be heading in the direction of improved safety and improved fun - which means people get better training (eg the 3 stage mcgill course in events!), have enjoyable but safe cruises on the road and take it to the track for any and all forms of fanging - circuit drag and drift. Sure, we didn't all buy high performance cars to accelerate gradually to the speed limit and take corners at a leisurely 50km/h but so long as excessive speed is avoided, dumb shit is avoided and people drive within the limits of their car and their ability then in my book it's all cool. Even soccer mums do 10km/h over the limit so I'm not going to lie through my teeth and say we should all be 100% legal - because there's a difference between following the rules, bending the rules, and being an outright ****wad

The sensor wouldn't be in the visor - or are you talking about the dash? If your car has airbags it will have an SRS warning light in the instrument cluster, just like all cars with ABS have an ABS warning light. But I'd say the visor would have been replaced as part of compliance, because jap visors are apparently dangerous and ours have much better levels of cushioning. Don't go crashing your car to test if it has airbags now will you

Think I'm in.. won't be up for a late one but haven't driven my car in ages so it'll be nice to get reacquainted before the drift day.

I'm in for meeting at forestway carpark at whatever time we decide on.

Kel's expecting? Expecting what? .... OH congrats!!

they hold the engine and gearbox in place so that they can push the car forward effectively. If you had no engine/gearbox mounts it would be easier for the engine to turn itself rather than turn the wheels and push the car, so when you put your foot down you'd get all kinds of angry noises under the bonnet as the engine turns and hits your chassis as it does so, your engine would run like shit because it has ripped out all its vacuum hoses, coolant lines would pull off and you'd spray coolant everywhere, it'd rip your exhaust open so you'd get some nice unmuffled engine noises and then it would probably die when you sever some major electrical cables and the alternator/battery are no longer connected to the injectors. Also when you rupture your fuel lines, it'll start a fire when the severed electrical leads touch a body part and make a spark. So in other words, engine and gearbox mounts are good to have. Why, is something wrong with yours?

How much tread do you envisage losing on a drift day? My rear tyres are almost down to their legal limit at the moment, so if I don't replace them before the day I'll definitely be replacing them after!

mesh is right, we've all done stupid things before. But I have very little sympathy for you, it sounds like you were being a dickhead.

Ahh yes, video footage... *reminds self to fix cig lighter socket so bullet cam can be used*

Brendan - I pre-paid for all 3 stages. I am keen for the April date so Aaron can hang onto my dosh if we're doing it then. I missed the stage 2 day though and haven't been able to get onto him, was hoping to ask him if I can reschedule and bring a workmate to sweeten the deal a bit but I'll give him another call during the week and see what he says. Very keen to get all 3 stages done but everything gets in the way of good clean fun these days

I thought you were saying something completely different

Retarded ignition means that the combustion has less chance of doing useful work, so it will either burn at the bottom part of the compression stroke or once the exhaust valve opens. I've heard that retarded timing can burn your valves, but probably only on older engines.. But yes, retarded timing means a given fuel/air mixture is doing less useful work on the engine and therefore you can use more air/fuel to run at the same point (which is fine if you are in neutral and want your turbo spinning, but useless if you want to accelerate).

word.

3rd party property is a must. Even a shitter can go up the back of a merc/porsche/whatever and leave you up the creek. Comprehensive - depends on: 1) car's value 2) premium 3) how often your car gets damaged Basically you work out the odds of having a claim in how many years vs what you're paying each year. Eg if my car's worth < $10k and they want $3k a year for comp, what are the odds the car will be stolen or written off in 3 years? At the end of the day, insurance companies are a business, not a charity. They are there to make a profit selling you peace of mind. On average you will always end up paying insurance companies more money, or they wouldn't be in business. Insurance is for when you can't afford to pay for the loss yourself.

happy birthday

Trying to get my windscreen washers hooked up again, and there's a 3 pin plug for a relay near the wiper/washer control box. The blue/red wire goes to the washer motor plug, this plug, and the control box so I assume the lack of a relay is what's stopping me!! Can anyone give me a part number? Nissan can order it if they know what I need. See attachment for what the plug looks like..

I saw a grey R31 parked outside my house earlier today.... oh wait, that's mine

hehe.. it's something a bit different

Beer -> spirits = (I like beer but I can drink far more spirits) You'll have to change your avatar to a bottle of beam now

Put it in my diary, will confirm closer to the time.

I reckon fatz will be one of your customers, he looks like he likes little boys