Xmetal

IF I can get off work i'll come down.

Finally! whole car shot! *happy camper*

My own personal experiences: Canon lenses EF 17-40mm F/4L Used this at a wedding back in April on a 5D, great for portraiture and group shooting and awesome value for money but it does tend to distort at the corners slightly at 17mm which can make people look taller (or wider) than they really are so be careful. EF 50mm F/1.8 I own one, use it fairly frequently and it makes for a good studio portraiture lens as well as a general knock-about lens that you can throw around. Teaches you a lot about DOF and shooting in lower light. Downside is it isn't USM which means it's not as fast as one would think and it's very noisy when focusing. EF-S 18-55mm Kit lens I think of this lens as a night out at the pub: It all starts out good but once you've had a few drinks you get cocky and it all goes pear-shaped. I still have mine and use it when I want to use my Cokin filter collection or my ND filters - I don't use it for much else. Recommend upgrading to an EF-S 17-85mm USM IS lens or EF 28-70mm F2.8L if you want better quality images. EF 70-200mm F/2.8L It's big, heavy and it's white which means people will notice you in the street, at events or just in general when you use it and they will also automatically assume you're a pro. I've only used the non-IS version but even still the image quality and focal speed is superb. Throw a 2x converter behind it and you've got 400mm at the far end and F4.0 to play with. I used this for a full day at Wakefield Park without a tripod and believe me my wrists were paying for it the next day. Zenitar 16mm F/2.8 Fisheye I bought it off eBay for $250 from a bloke in Belarus and being a manual lens it took a while to get used to, in the time i've owned it i've got some amazing photos out of it and it has more than paid for itself on a few occasions where i've used it. It doesn't work the best with APS-C crop DSLRS but there is still enough barrel distortion there for it to be noticed.

+2 on engine mounts, not sure if it works with auto trans cars but with a manual you can check the flex by pulling the handbrake hard on, reving the engine and dipping the clutch to apply load to the motor while someone else (mechanic) observes how much the engine twists in the bay. Someone else here might be able to clear this one up. re: turbo, If the BOV is blocked you'd notice it because you'd be getting the distinct flutter sound. I doubt this would affect the AFM enough to make the whole car shudder but it might increase the chance of the engine stalling at low RPM - my Stag used to stall after a small rev with the BOV blocked off but it never used to shudder.

F4.0 maybe F5.6 depending on how long you leave the shutter open.

I used that one on the co-ord today with good results. Anytime after 8pm on hot nights i'm allowed to ditch the uniform for a wife basher, boardies and running shoes.

mucking around last night, if you look closely you can see my fat head. Probably be seeing a lot of this in the coming months as I do more testing. Volunteers are welcome.

Chook cooker, Rice Grinder or Whipper-snipper. Take your pick. Re: Front Bar I drove around for 3 weeks without a front or rear bar and didn't get pinged however I only drove to and from work and also avoided built up areas with lots of traffic. Might be a different story for you being in Sydney but all I can say is if you hit something or someone you're well f*cked because i'd imagine it voids your insurance.

Might be an idea also to check your output shafts for excessive play.

Summer is going to suck for me big time in regards to work - Management tells us we have to wear long pants all year round because it looks 'professional'. Bah to that I say.

I used to get a lot of stares from both men and women in the Stagea but I don't think it had the same appeal as your garden variety GT-R or GTS-T. Used to get a lot of blokes commenting on how good it looked with the outside and when I did cart women around they were too busy praising the size of the interior or too fixated on the DVD player. I think Skylines are for pulling the chicks and Stageas are for when you've got the girl you want, you've married her and shes had kids.

Viva el Bob SAU Presidente! Adam and Sammeh just has to feed him and groom him more often.

Wash your car, Mike!

3rd photo - shooting into the sun = bad. The rest are good.

Pictures are here for those wanting to see them. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v282/Xme...kefield%20Park/ More are still coming.

Makes for a good kick-down button too for overtaking.

Good work yesterday kids! Post up your times! Pictures to follow - got a cracker of Chubbs arse-shakin' infront of the wakie sign and Ando losing it in the dirt. Cassbo was that your maiden track day?

Clean your AFM and possibly replace your o2 sensor too.

I think it's more a case of how expensive the project is - i've heard these can be a not-so-cheap exercise but i'm sure if you hunt around on Yahoo Japan and play your cards right you'll get off fairly lightly. Idea: Anyone ever done an WGNC34>BCNR33 nose job?

Tomorrow! Giddy uo! Ando and Christopher you'd better bring clean cars and big cheesy smiles for zee camera!

There are aftermarket companies like Takero's that make covers for the tail lights ya know!

F3 servos would be better

Happy Birthday boofhead! Not too many long exposure snaps of your birthday candles now! Strawberry Kisses & Man snuggles Ian

Quite the opposite. Aperture was at either f1.8 or f2.8 for both of those if I remember correctly

Seems odd that your car doesn't have those stickers - aren't they supposed to be stuck on in compliance?