Medium Dave

Hey guys, I was just after a standard drivers seat for my R32 gts4 (it got stabbed by a filthy sterio thief) so far I have missed out on a few going for $50 so I would be happy to pay about that (or a little more) for one in reasonable condition, preferably in Hobart, Tas, but I will be in Devonport this weekend (14/14 Oct) if anyone up there has one Thanks all Dave Edit: Found one, thanks

In the time it took to write all that and take photos etc.. you could just hook them up and see how they sound, because isnt that what really matters?

The switch works by turning off the atessa 4wd effectivly stopping any torque transfer to the front wheels, most of the time its a relay that disconnects the fuse in the engine fusebox (thats how I made mine) Im not 100% certain about the abs, I remember reading something a while ago, but I cant remeber.

1. What is your name and where are you from? Dave B - Tasmania 2. What is your occupation? IT (but I dont like computers) 3. What is your date of birth and blood type? 13-11-1980, Kind of reddish blood 4. What are your hobbies? Building speakers, fixing my car 5. How many years have you had your license and what license type are you? 9, full licence 6. How many accidents have you had (your fault) and how many traffic violations have you had? 1 accident on my p's - wet road 1 speeding ticket, got a caution - no points 7. What was the car you owned before your current one? Alfa Sud (great car) Mazda 323 - 4wd turbo (Aus delivered) Alfa 33 (rubbish) Subaru Liberty (good for, um towing ) 8. What is your current car and it's mileage? Subaru Liberty 175k Skyline R32 GTS4 132k 9. Is the car Auto or Manual? Allways manual 10. What part of your car is unique that no one else does not have? Hmm, double negative... - Dark grey badges, no external boot lock 11. Do you own a motorbike? A motorbike is next on the list 12. Biggest trouble/problem you've ever had with a car you've owned? This year I have had my skyline blow an engine, then get stolen... 13. Do you have an in-car navigation system? I live in tas, its impossible to get lost. 14. Do you have an e-tag/electronic toll unit? What are your thoughts on the system? I live in tas, whats a toll booth? 15. Do you have a particular route or road that you enjoy driving on? What is it? Grasstree hill - twisty mountain pass 16. Do you have a meet point that you prefer? What is it? Meet with who - I work in IT, I dont have friends. 17. What petrol do you use? Why do you use it... Brand, Price or Convenience? 98ron, only one place sells it here 18. What is your favourite engine oil? Castrol is tasty 19. How often do you change the oil in your car? Skyline - every 3500k Subaru - every 10000k 20. What make is your tyre, and what size is it? Skyline - Federals 16" - soon to change to something better Subaru - cheap rubbish 21. How much tread is left on your tyres at the moment? Skyline - was ~50% but one has been destroyed by filthy thief Subaru 95% 22. Do you use winter tyres? What is this 'sumer weather' you speak of? 23. How often do you wash your car? Every 2-3 weeks 24. What magazines do you read/subscribe to? Zoom, HPI 25. What music do you listen to while driving? Gomez, Chemical Brothers, Lab 4 26. Do you listen to the radio in your car? If so what station and/or show do you prefer? Triple J 27. When you are stuck in traffic, what do you do to pass time? No traffic in tas 28. What products can you simply not be without in your car? Um, petrol... Dont get the question, Im driving, thats it. 29. Do you prefer to take the highway or the scenic route to places that are between 50 to 100 km's away? Highway 30. Does your significant other prefer to accompany you on your drives in the passenger seat? When I let her come allong 31. What is your preferred tuning shop? No pref 32. What is your preferred second hand parts shop? No pref 33. When you see the sticker "Baby On Board" what do you do or think? "Who needs a softroader to drive like an arrogant prick?" 34. Do you like the Nissan models that have been released since Carlos Ghosn took over as CEO? Hmm, not really 35. Although the R34 Skyline has been replaced by the V35, do you consider it a valid successor? No 36. What are your 3 most favourite Nissan models, excluding the one you own? Skyline 32 GTR 240Z 300ZX (I wouldnt own one, but I like them) 37. What are your 3 most favourite non-Nissan cars? Locust/super 7 (I want to build one) Purvis Eureka Ariel Atom 38. If you were to buy a new car now, what would it be? BMW Z4 39. Although its not Nissan, do you like Rotary Engines? Absolutley 40. What quality do you feel your car lacks? Wings 41. What generation is your Skyline? R32 42. Is your car RWD or AWD? AWD 43. Why did you choose to buy your car? i have wanted one since I was 16, I went to test drive one just to see what they were like and I couldnt walk away 44. When you chose your car, what other models did you also consider? Nothing but the 32 45. When you bought the car, what condition was it in? Normal or needed some work? Needed some work 46. How many times do you drive your car in a week? used to be daily, but since it got stolen its just on weekends. 47. If you had to coin a catchphrase for Skylines, what would it be? Drive a skyline, or dont. 48. What car would you say is a rival model to yours as far as features are concerned? WRX, about the same power, 4wd, power windows... 49. What is in your opinion, the best features of your Skyline? It looks th' Seex 50. What parts of your car don't work like they should? Would you like the list? Hunting, stuffed cv joint, bodywork is mangy, Im working on it tho, watch this space 51. Have you ever dreamt of your car? Give an example. Dont remember dreaming of my car 52. What do those close to you (family, partner etc) think of your car? GF loves the car, parents think its a waste of money 53. What spec would you class your car as? Drift, Drag, Circuit, or Cruiser? Targa -I live in tas 54. Which is more important to you about your car? Appearance, Performance/Power or Comfort? Performance 55. What seats and steering wheel do you have in your car? Standard seats, flat bottom drift (the brand) tiller 56. What brakes does your car have? (Including disc/hub) Standard 4 pot 57. What exhaust does your car have? Cat back trust. 58. What headunit/stereo is in your car? Before it was stolen - Kenwood mp3 Front - 2x100 amp driving response splits Rear - Response 6.5" Before it was stolen - 2x150wrms into 10" sub in 4th order enclosure 59. What gauges does your car have? 1 boost guage in the lower right vent under the steering wheel, and a air/fuel jaycar kit guage in the glovebox - I was curious as to how they work 60. What aftermarket suspension parts does your car have? Adjustable camber arms 61. What structural reinforcement parts does your car have? Na 62. What intake/cooling parts do you have on your car? Scoop in the front bar to direct cool air to the pod, which will be replaced by the original (but modified with a bigger intake) air box later. 63. Anything else you have replaced on your car? Mostly just tydying up things at the moment, had to replace a turbo, but just trying to get it back on the road after being stolen, removed the rear wing tho. 64. How many km/l do you get out of your car on average? about 380 to a tank 65. Do you think you'll be driving the same car in 5 years? I hope so. 66. Would you purchase the car you own if it was new? (ie you'd be the first owner of the car) Oooh, if I had the money, Definitly 67. If you were given the choice between your car and your partner, which would you choose over the other? Youre testing me, arent you?... My Girlfriend, no question. 68. If the Skyline you own did not exist, what would you be driving right now? Alfa Romeo GTV6 (Im a glutton for punishment) 69. A lot of Skyline owners are changing to Evo's, what do you think of them and would you change? Hmm, not a bad option, but Im too poor at the moment 70. Which headlight do you prefer, projector or non projector and HID or regular? Dont care really 71. If you were to respray your car, what colour would it be? Matt Black 72. What is the first mod that you would do on a stock version of your car? Suspension - new bushes, camber arms, lower it slightly with reasonable shocks - not too stiff, not in tas 73. Is there a mod in particular that you would like to never see done to a Skyline? Anything ricey - shopping list stickers, stupid bodykits, aircraft size wings 74. If your car is RWD, is there any time when you wish it was AWD? Or if your car is AWD, is there any time when you wish it was RWD? I have a switch to disengage the 4wd, "compare your lives to mine, then kill yourselves" - Bender, Futurama 75. Have you ever considered your car awkward or uncool? Why? Only the Subaru, I feel like Im driving a lorry, I just need a hat 76. Do you have any brochures for your car? Where'd you get it from? No 77. Do you have a service manual, log book and owner's manual for your car? Just the dodgy electronic ones... cough' 78. How do you feel about the price of Skylines on the market now compared to the price you paid for your car? Not too bad, I got mine cheap about 11 months ago 79. If money was not an issue, what tuning mods would you make to your car? SK's suspension pack, RB30det conversion 80. Would you upgrade the hub assembly of your car? (eg 4 stud to 5 stud) No 81. Would you upgrade the air-con system in your car? (eg manual to climate control) No 82. Have you made any parts for your car, or any DIY mods? Made various brackets for the pod filter, sterio (it's been stolen once before) cold air scoop 83. Do you own any spare parts for your car that aren't needed yet? No 84. If it was feasible to own a second car identical to yours, would you? No 85. How much have you spent on repairs to your car? New engine, it blew after 1 month in the hands of a friend $1600 New (2nd hand) Turbo (My fault) $250 After getting stolen $200 so far, still need tyres, sterio, fix the bodywork... 86. If you see another Skyline which has been modified differently, do you pick faults in it? No, each to thier own 87. Have you ever watched Initial D, and do you think your car would have beaten Takumi? Watched it, and I ah I hate to break it to you, but Takumi is not a real person, its all make believe. Same as santa, flying raindeer, come on. Anyhow if it was real, I probably wouldnt stand a chance, I know enough about driving fast to know I cant - but I am practicing. 88. Would you buy a scale model of your car, and how much would you be willing to spend up to on it? Allready have done, cost about $60 as a kit + paint etc... 89. Would you buy a remote control model of your car, and how much would you be willing to spend up to on it? Oh baby yes, spend about $100'ish 90. Has your car ever been in a magazine? If so what and which issue? No 91. Have you ever participated in a cruise or attended a meet for Skyline owners? No 92. Is there any other forum members' car that you idolise or was very impressed by? Cubes, from what I understand he has done a large portion of the conversion to a rb30det himself and learnt a lot allong the way. 93. Would you do a face swap/upgrade (ie R34 front on R32, C33 front on A31, etc)? Sacrelidge! You filthy Hethen! 94. What would you consider the locally produced equivalent of your car? HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa! 95. You are offered to pick straws, one straw will get you free mods of your choice and track time to test them, the other will see your car returned to factory standard. Would you pick straws? Where do I sign up - I cant loose 96. You are to attend a track day, however your car gets damaged, and have the following choices: - run the same model as your car, but with a fully tuned RB20E engine. The car has done 150,000kms, and the engine has done 50,000kms. - run the same model as your car, but with a RB20DET auto. The car has done 500,000kms, and the turbo has done 60,000kms. - run your damaged car What would you do? Same model - RB20e 97. If you were to grade yourself as an expert on Skylines, what would you be out of 100? 7 98. What is the purpose your car serves in your life? Freedom 99. One word that describes Skyline owners in the country and the rest of the world? Excitable 100. Other than "that was long and tiring" do you have any comments? Now when you said 100, I didnt think you really ment 100, smeg.

Larger means more expensive, much more... talk to a mechanic who has done it before. When my engine blew earlier this year I just dropped in another rb20, got away for about $1600 (plus beer), -Oh and I feel your pain, mine lasted a whole month, and died in the hands of a friend.

I threw one in because I was interested to see what was going on after reading about o2 sensors, thats about all they are good for I guess, mine lives in the glovebox. - It was a cheap jaycar kit tho, I do have more money than sense... but Im broke

So during the week I am a status seeking extrovert, and on the weekend im a rebel... Hmm.

Here's a tip... If you dont like it, dont buy it He should figure that out soon enough. Edit: lol I just read "and goes like a bomb.. "

I would check to see if your rca's and remote cable are firmly connected, at a guess they might not be up to all the vibrations, then sit beside the amp and watch if it has a power light - see if that goes out

That was so bad I think he gave me cancer!

Nice one, well done - and good luck for the future... Now where are the photos? Edit - Oh now I read it agian we have to wait for photos... Please someone shoot me, I hate mondays.

Mmmm, stealthy I want one in matt black

You would need a pretty substantial power supply (read - expensive) to power your fusion amp, your best bet if you want to use them with your puter' is buying one of the jaycar amps like Howie found and getting a 3.5 mm splitter and a 3.5 to rca lead - they can help you out with these at Jaycar (cant tell I used to work at Jaycar eh?)

If you check out Jaycar they used to have dedicated sub amps that would match up nicely, I think they still have them... I have one of thier 350wrms units powering my home sub, it breaks things

It used to be that you would get your hands cut off at the wrists, now they just get a smack on the wrist, pretty soon it will be against the law to smack kids. I had my car stolen and damaged recently and I am at a loss to understand why someone would do this kind of thing, the only thing I can think is that they have never worked hard and put time and effort into something they can sit back and be proud of. Bender - Futurama "Have you ever tried sitting down with your kids, turning off the TV, and hitting them"

So what is his side of the story? - I almost got hit front on at highway speeds by a guy overtaking a line of cars on a crest, no overtaking lane, if I hadnt seen him coming and moved into the dirt I wouldnt be here now. Take care people!

Hey all, I just need to know if the lower suspension link and castor rod from a 32 gtr will fit my 32 gts4, heres a bad pic of the parts, any info would be much appreciated

Oh man, I feel for you, my car got stolen the other week - like you I had no insurance and no alarm due to factors outside my control. I got mine back luckily, I hope yours returns intact, I live in tas, but I will keep an eye out regardless for anything I find that might be yours, im still watching out for my sub and amp to come up on ebay...

Nice shots I was told once by a pro photographer the best time for night photography is just as it gets dark the sky goes a really dark blue for 10 minutes just before going black, if you look out for it you will notice what happens, I had never noticed it before he told me - although I have still never tried taking photos in those conditions, anyhow, this is only what I have been told - e.g use the info at your own discresion

Thanks GMB, I have sent R34 a pm so with any luck he may be able to help me out. I have had a few things go pear shaped this year, and it was just one thing too much for me to deal with, but I have gotten a bit of a grip again, and at the moment I am waiting back on wether I got in to be a camp companion for camp quality - I had the interview yesterday, I have been less nervous for job interviews anyhow, wish me luck. Thanks for your advice on alarms, I have done a few before, and I hate them - mostly because I go overboard and run the wiring with the cars wiring looms, yes I know im an idiot - I have volunteered to do one for a mate tonight Edit: I have been invited to the training camp for CQ

Hey GMB, I cant encrypt anything... yet, sounds like a project till I car the car running again

And lo, it is written 'the rb20 will lie down with the pushrod

Thanks Damo, much appreciated

Thanks tim, no hurry, my car is off the road at the moment

Some kids tried to steal the wing and damaged the boot before I bought it, the insurance said thats ok, then after a while I started using it for work, and they said they wont insure it with the damage because they dont want to pay if an uninsured person hits my car, so I was half way through fixing it when it got stolen... Oh, and no it didnt have an alarm, I was saving up for one... its not been a good year