No Crust Racing

Father daughter yes, plus it was one of the things they talked about doing after the trip I think, going to the Zoo. Joel says so is it everything you thought it would be or something to that effect. I think the story grabbed me for a few reasons. I have a slight fear of situations like that, outbreak, societal break down and how I'd survive, protect my family etc. Plus I'm a new father (4mths) so the daughter card grabbed me. Intentional casting really, as the saying daddies girl and mummies boy exist for a reason in terms of the bonds parents have across the genders.

That's my issue, I'm more legs than torso so the torque through the joints is pretty high, and when you sit all day for work and are already weak legged, it's a hard slog to improve All good though. Play the hand you're dealt.

I just got an SMS from Brad asking how I was getting on with the cage install since our discussion. I mentioned that he should take a look at this thread and use some of the feedback as motivation to tidy up loose ends and smash out some quality work.

Leesh! Awesome!

And oddly, when talking to SRS13 on the phone, I was still very much in two minds about whether he should take his car there. It looks like that's going well, which is great. As I mentioned before, I'm not out to defame Brad or cause issues, but I've put a lot into SAU over the years from tutorials to assistance for the new import owners (much like what was given to me when I first started out) and I honestly feel like there's some duty to honestly share what's gone on so that others may, at the very least, make an informed decision. Trying to think about it from Brad's perspective, I'd be inclined not to respond to any of this, as I watched how the PF thread unfolded so there's little to be gained by him in addressing it directly, rather I'd get absolutely stuck into my work and let satisfied customers be my response. If he did that, I can see public sentiment being swayed quite easily.

Powerful scene though.

Also, Giraffe's Just saying....

OK I've sat back for quite a while watching this thread, but will now put in my 2 cents. Well $2.50 really as there's a lot to go over. Brad was very helpful when I posted my thread about wanting a basic cages a while back, you can see it in the motorsport section. He also came highly recommended by SAU. After comparing his offering to many other basic half cages, his appeared superior and by ordering two (another member wanted one also) we'd get free freight. I was told it'd be a few weeks turn around top. We paid up front and waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. I'm fairly active on the forums and I tend to be proactive about these things so I started calling, PM'ing and emailing. I started receiving a number of explanations for the delay and assurances that it would be done soon. Some of the excuses were very personal in nature so I won't share them in case any of them are true. I phrase the above as such because after months and months of delays and excuses, in the end it took over 4mths to get the two cages (more on that below), I started calling people around Brad who could confirm/deny the claims he was making as reason for delay because I had a strong sensation of being lied to and certain details did not add up. I've taken screen shots on my mobile of the sms' that Brad sent where he claims a number of things so can prove that it was said and that I'm not just a jaded customer, which I do not feel that I am, but I would like people to here of my experience. After digging through various threads and having personal conversations with a large number of current and ex customers, many of whom are listed in this thread (they can choose to reveal if they spoken to me if they wish), and after discovering this thread on PF (10 pages and is still active so worth a read) which mirrors a lot of what I'm about to say. The general consensus was the following, and I am paraphrasing here. - Brad is a compulsive liar. - Brad is extremely poor at time management. - Brad constantly makes and breaks promises regarding time frames. - Brad owes me money. - Brad owes me work/products. After extensive harassment and pressure from me, including calls to Fair Trading and the CTTT to discuss my options. I gave Brad an ultimatum to have the cages completed and shipped or I would pursue it with the relevant regulatory bodies. The deadline was missed but there appeared to be progress being made, so I kept up the pressure. After EXTENSIVE issues with supposed freight problems, lost items, missed collections etc (I have never ever seen anybody have as much issue sending things by courier or mail - ergo I do not believe half of what I was told was true in this regard) 2 cages arrived at the local freight distribution centre, not my house as agreed, so I had to arrange to collect them and get them home. I then discovered that neither was labelled (one was for my S13, one was for an R32) and that there were no plates or bolts to install them, nor was there any instructions - though Brad did say to call him to discuss when I had the cage and he would talk me through it. It took an extra few weeks and, apparently, 3 attempts to get the plates and bolts to me. It has then taken numerous attempts to get Brad on the phone to discuss install, a conversation I've now had and can proceed with. I will say this, the product appears, to my untrained eyes, to be a good quality product, and the value is hard to beat, which is why I think a lot of people end up taking work there. The customer service is great to start with and then in almost every case I've discussed or read about, falls away substantially once money is handed over or cars are delivered to the workshop, quite a few people also talk of parts going missing. That said, if even half of the issues that were mentioned by Brad were even remotely accurate, he would have good reason to be performing so poorly. In my opinion he'd have been better off not accepting new work and being very honest with people about what was going on and the expected time frames. I genuinely believe he was not entirely honest with me during this process and while it's his choice whether or not he wanted to reveal the true reasons behind his delays, if nothing else, the reasons he put forth were not the sort of things that should be lied about. It is hard to be sympathetic when every person around him I spoke to denied the various claims he was making as absolute rubbish. I do hope that the positive comment above is the start of a substantial turn around and that work begins to flow freely, without delay or issue, but given it looks like these issues have been the case before (as per the thread I linked) please use caution and make a call on if you can afford the risk. It's either a case of a poorly managed business in general, or the case of a person who badly mishandles the situation when faced with issues in his personal life, letting it affect his work and his customers. I would have a very hard time recommending ProFab to anybody who was not within driving distance and would recommend that an agreement be made not to hand over any money until work is completed, even if that is done in stages to ensure motivation to complete the task is maintained while material costs are being covered.

Mechanic mate came by and said everything looked fine to him, but he suggested I get a new spiggot, soak it in oil over night (whichi I forgot to do for the new installed one) and then he will make me a proper drift to install it so the edges aren't flared when i put it in like the new one (which i had touch up the lip with a file before the aligning tool would work). I'm not really convinced this is the issue, but for the cost and effort I guess it can't hurt to try it. There's also two springs in the clutch which would maybe be loose enough to rattle, but in gear they'd be under load and shouldn't yes?

When speaking to a few clutch places they've all said similar things, that is, a rattle between the fork and TOB carrier, not enough preload on the fork to press the TOB against the pressure plate fingers and various combos of the fork rattling against the carrier/pivot ball. A few have said the same thing in that the springs can rattle and always be rattle but never be an issue.

Played it on hard, as I do all games, because I'm not one to go back and play a game again. Fantastic game, to date it's my fav PS3 game ever. (I've since bought the Mass Effect Trilogy as a mate said it was the goods after you got past number 1) I'd also played the uncharted series so I knew what to expect from Naughty Dog and this surpassed my expectations. I was quite happy with the ending (no spoilers here), and I could see a sequel and would happily play it. It would also make an exceptional stand alone movie. I can't say more than that without giving "some" things away and given how hard I had to work to avoid spoilers so the experience wasn't ruined, I won't risk doing that to anyone else. I should add, I would recommend paying it on hard as it ups the ante in terms of the stealth and survival instinct needed which this game thrives on. I can't remember the exact stats but at the end of the game I had something like 80% accuracy and an absolute heap of head shots, and I'm from a PC gaming background and struggle with shooting on a console, so that just goes to show how careful you will be when every shot counts, I can easily see better players having over 90% accuracy and mjority of kills being head shots or melee/strangle deaths.

Has anyone else got any ideas for me before I just put it back together and hope for the best? In that video above where I'm driving you can clearly here the noise (especially one min onwards) and I have no idea what it is or could be.

Solid numbers Leesh, those chair raises = dat mid section!

LOL excellent stuff, not Pull up related so I'll respond to your pm. again, lol

I didn't think I was whining....... too badly?

So I mistakenly decided to have a go at a set of pull ups straight after doing Rev's version of bench press (I'll PM you about that Rev). I managed 16 reps then switched back to weighted chin ups. I noticed I had some back/forth pendulum action developing and I noticed the rack was moving so I semi paused at the bottom of the 8th rep to steady. So with the very slight pause you could say i cheated and could only really do 15, but then again if I didn't do it after Rev's I hate myself bench press I might have been able to do more. I have a video of this also. Interestingly, I felt it much more in the elbows/bicep/forearm tendons and after switching back to 25kg weighted chins could only manage a set of 6 then 4 lol.

Great success, hopefully it continues to improve.

To me my hamstring sounds like aids =\ Might have to cut it off.

I had dry needling done, isn't that the same thing?

Hammy continues to be an issue despite dropping all leg work with the exception of walking for normal daily activities and walking the dog once a night, short walk, 2ks. I note my lower back on the same side is tight and not moving freely also, similar spot to when I had the SIJ issue. Is there a chance the hammy is being strained by poor mobility above and below it if that makes sense? I might go back to the myo and get another hour session and this time not train the day after it thinking it's ace.

Guys take a look at this and tell me what you think. This is the input shaft. This is the clutch plate, the clutch plate doesn't do these when pressed up against the pressure plate thoughts? I can't find any other issues, wear looks fine on everything, nothing appears uneven and everything was torqued correctly. Thoughts?

Coloured door. Mine wont have the side door.

Would kind of look like this, but not as steep a roof. Window at the back though.

Last two things I'm really tossing up on before I order this arvo. Window or not. And colours. Will be cream walls with gray roof, but I can have the roller door be cream or gray. Gray I assume would radiate more heat. I will have a whirly bird and roof insulated. Roller door will face Western sun. 5m door.

I don't need any extra reps on my left forearm and tricep mate