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also summer you get rain too

no it wasnt, i did end up going over, it gets a bit humid but any ausy will be fine, hot is about 32deg it was nice, it would have probably been better just befor summer maby a little more crisp but its all good. we were walking allot and we were not struggeling

how does a sunday sound to most people? maby late jan early feb?

actually i have come across that name a bit too and yes picks!

cool, bought some hubcentric spacers from chris today, going to get the stage back down to a height im happy with soon...yay

ill take them, when can i grab them off ya? in adelaide

chris you cant receiev new messages, ill take the spacers though, conciser sold... txt me 0413145430

he has copped out, he aint comming back

i am looking to see if i can get a FMIC return flow which i can get in without needing to cur the reo or remove ac fan, not sure if this is possible?

all are on the comming soon list, swaybars i can already feel are going to be needed, just need to order them gonna get the the fitment right first then get a propper setup with some front caster, rear toe and some camber to suit. i have a Z32 afm ready for the nistune. i am looking at maby going a hypergear turbo but a fmic to fill the hole in the front bar and nistune are not going to be far away. brakes i have a plan for but more on that later.

stop driving it, tow to mechanic.

Another friend/ work contact spraypainter mate helped me out and resprayed my front bar, tidied it up and managed to get the pearl colour match spot on. made a big difference. The car was running ok but had a slight misfire which worsened at high revs so a fresh set of spark plugs/ 02 sensor and brand new splitfire coilpacks went in. all issues sorted and running like a dream. For funzies I did the usual high boost always mod and it feel nice….for a stock engine. FINALLY my BC coilovers arrived to finally satisfy my need to actually corner and feel a bit less like a Delica. I used the same coilovers in my R34 and for the price they are surprisingly good, Damper adjustable and height adjustable. Base hight which is good. I used 6/8kg in the 34 but for the wagon I took some advice and opted to go for a slightly softer rate combination of 5/7kg Love having hoists at work on hand In They look great at the height out of the box but this is where the issues started… Ok so as some of you know the 4wd Stagea’s have the different rear-end which means we can run basically GTR offsets which I was very happy about, however the 2WD R43 gtt wheels simply didn’t fit when lowered. The +40 offsets just failed hard But they also fouled on the struts, allot Rubbing tire and scraping rim whenever the car angled over bumps and driveways. NOT a comfortable feeling. Yeah…. Not cool I was able to drive for a week by setting the coilover base height up a bit higher and setting dampers to hard to stop some movement. The first drama of having a modified daily I relied on, I can’t stop driving and didn’t want to stop modding, however the stop gap solution was ok as I had these on the way. and no there not ROTA All the way from Perth (thanks to my work freight) Ok so freight from Perth to my work in Adelaide….$40….winner Yay for wagons Ok so the mission to fit started. The wheels are Varrstoen 2.2.2 18X9.5 +12 all round I am currently going through a few steps to get the fitment right so I can lower it back down and have a nice stance which is still practical… I will report back soon with how this goes Thanks for reading glyn

Hi all Well I have been posting lots of questions and progress of my new Stagea. I plan to do a bit of work to her as I cannot help myself even with dailies so I thought I should make my own little build thread to keep my own little record, ask my stupid questions and share my new baby, so here goes. She is a Pearl white Series2 WGN34 manual 4WD RS4-S So how I came to own her, I have been slowly progressing through the skyline range as daily drivers, the first R chassis I loved was my R31 TI which served me well, purchased of an old guy and lightly modded to my liking. Sold this for my modified 32 gtst which I bought as I sold her, fully engineered at 220rwkw. Great to drive. Sold her for my 34gtt. Purchased of a mate stock and again lightly modded. The only issue with my 34 was the fact that it was silver and auto, neither of which I preferred. Playing around with the idea of doing another manual conversion and fixing bits of the body work up, I started on the lookout for a nice white manual 34 to sell into. While I was on my search the opportunity came about to get my hands on a factory manual RS4-S white C34 so I dipped my toes into the wagon world. A car I have always admired as I have always had a want for something a little different, something not every person can name off the top of their head …yes yes, nice Volvo mate. Mmmm Manual Random as f**k sticker which was since removed. No idea what it means. Bye bye 34 I was happy to get into a manual and happy with the car overall, she drove very well, servicing was good and up to date. It belonged to one of my mechanics mates, not a huge car person but enough to look after it and spend money where it was needed. Needed one hell of a tidy up though. The stag had a full turbo back exhaust, aftermarket wheels and the rest was stock so this is how she stayed for a while and took over my gruelling 700km per week daily duties. The clean-up began as this was in much need. The interior was filthy, these picks don’t even show how grimy it was. Seats were horrible, carpet needed cleaning, a few broken bits here and there which im working my way through but it did come with a simple boost guage, auto closing rear door, cargo blind and all electrics working a treat. Got stuck into it by hand with surprisingly good results. Which got a surprising amount out You can see the difference Just in the colour of the seats, again this pic doesn’t do it justice. The interior has been steam cleaned since but needs to be removed and done properly to make me a bit happier. I will be getting this professionally done soon. I have a work contact who spend 2 days removing the whole interior basically and going over every nook and cranny, something im still looking forward to. First real change was a simple swap over of wheels, the aftermarket wheels were not my taste and also I had just fitted brand new Potenza RE050 rubber on my 34 which were great and not something I wanted to loose, also a big fan of black wheels so on they went Got stuck into the paint and luckily it’s all in relatively good condition, a simple polish didn’t bring up too many hidden issues. Again it will get a full professional details soon enough. It unfortunately does have the usual stag rust spots, these are yet to be addressed Under mirror Rear wheel arch I Tinted the front windows Decided to stay legal meaning they don’t match the privacy glass in darkness but it dint worry me too much, looked better than the dicky front windows standing out and summer approaching Luckily through a local wrecker I picked up a pearl white dayz front bar, few chips and dents but not bad, gives it that more aggressive look for sure. The original front bar was a bit simple looking. Next on the list were the headlights, The driver’s side usual yellow fog cleaned up easily enough with a headlight restoration product and a good sealant. However they passenger side was losing its seal and condensation had gotten the better of the inside lens. This was as good as it was going to get without opening it up. So I bought a replacement from Fatz which cleaned up a treat. From . . . To Muuuuch better! Also picked up some eyelids, yet to fit

sick i need a days rear bar extension

yeah i think they are the top of my list, i have managed to get a bad story on everyone else except them (their is ALWAYS a bad story somewhere, nothing against anyone)

agreed

it will when i lower it again, lips are all rolled, going to get the tire level with the guard.

do you feel the extra load on the engine with more pitch pushing more air/drag?

my bday pressie is wrapped up on the mantle.....feels like GT to me

This

new wheels...... yay

http://youtu.be/mZPMUTtLUtQ ok dunno how to embed

even though i was in a cube, we went for a drive through the mountain toll roads outside of kyoto, was good fun, we had 2 modified S15s and a WRX doing touge through one section which was fun to watch.

the nuts, is there 20?