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rats... will have to see waht happened to the packages.

well after driving if for a while... I gotta say... I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! lol altho if I'm the first at the lights people think I'm being a trafficlight racer each time I take off, and if I'm not first at the lights I gotta leave half a car length so the car dosen't launch into the back of the car in front. But its sooooo nice now... my ATTESA has a field day every time I change gears. And nowhere near as heavy as I expected... had a heavy duty single plate before it, so it's just a touch heavier than that. Although, the clutch snapped the Release Pivot (i'm guessing it had some wear on it from the last heavy duty jobber), so the fork was wobbling around and not disengaging the clutch properly. had to wait a few days to get the Nismo release pivot, which they recommend for the Nismo twin plates etc. Apparently the stock carbon steel one tends to break when used on twins and heavier. The Nismo ones are chromolly steel and apparently 30% stronger. Big thanks to JDM Concept for getting it to me really quickly.

don't think that's what troy wants tho... he wants a page with just that post so he can link to people's setups. people might get confused if they see multiple stats.

gah... I haven't gotten anything back on my end either. This bites... I'll try ringing auspost tomorrow to see if they know what's goin on. Wonder if Void got his stuff? If not I've got enough spares to get a second package out to you, this time by registered express post. Sorry for the hassles Aaron. I just want this group buy over with now lol.

some R32's were sold with a factory EL lightup panels on the back, which were stuck on top of the bumper (over where the factory one is embossed). you can mod it with LED's (as most of the EL sheets are f**ked now after 12 years of use). here's mine: from factory: modded: you gotta buy the panel though, and they're as rare as rocking horse shit.

looking for the sunvisor rod that the sunvisor sorta pivots on.

silvia headlights aren't DOT approved, 180sx pop ups on the other hand are easy to change to DOT approved ones. Rather than redesign the silvia headlight (so that it dosen't glare into oncoming traffic etc) they just replaced the front end with the 180sx front. Guys in japan saw this and started copying the americans... and the onevia was born.

final drive ratio is different for auto's and manuals, not sure about turbs and non turbs.

for those that don't have MOV file playing capabilities

woah... hold up... is that a windup window? I don't think I've ever seen a silvia with a non electric window.

lol welcome... don't sell yourself short there... JFK was a smart president, dunno bout the mob that came after him though I've followed some of the buildups you guys do over there (mostly on ziptied), and I must say the quality of work and the attention to detail in some of the builds is really good over there. Did you do a face swap on your 240sx? how's support for the RB's over there?

He rocked up to driftline ages ago looking for a shortshifter for his car. Really nicely done, fabbed his own sideskirts and rear pods from memory. Dunno bout the M30 badge tho Daaaang lookin at the pics now I wish I could've made it, unfortunately my gearbox was in pieces waiting for a release pivot, and I wasn't gonna spoil the lineup with a lowly ford falcooon

if you want something with high resolution for lower cost then get an LCD with native 1080p (eg X Series Sony Bravia). If you want something that you can use in direct sunlight or is really bright with excellent contrast get a plasma. Plasma's in general are low res, unless you pay big bucks for em, and LCD's in general are not as bright unless you pay big bucks for them. Go to a harvey norman etc, and get them to hook up a PS3 to a Sony X Series Bravia or a Panasonic Viera using the HDMI plug at 1080p, and then you will know the meaning of crisp clear image. 1080p is real HD, unfortunately only blue ray, HDDVD and some PS3 and XBOX360 games offer this high a resolution. TV broadcast in australia is still 576i or 576p at best. A normal DVD is 576p. The number indicates how many lines are in a pic, the more lines, the crisper the pic/ the letter "i" or "p" indicates how the lines are drawn... "i" is for interlaced, "p" is for progressive... an interlaced image only carries half the lines per refresh of the screen, so therefore is less clearer than a progressive as you need 2 scans per full image compared to a single progressive scan. If you're only ever going to watch regular DVD's and broadcast/cable TV on your TV, then stick to a 720p res HDTV which is cheap. If you're gonna be playing a PS3 or XBOX 360, using a PC or want to play Blu Ray or HD DVD, or are buying something to last you for the next 5 years then buy a 1080p HDTV. for your price range I'd recommend a 42" Panasonic Viera for $2520 if you want true HD or a 50" LG which does 728p for 2240 if you don't want the beesknees, but still want relatively high quality. Whoever feeds you the "jap brands are crap" line is on crack, in the LCD/Plasma quality and development race its the Jap and Korean brands that are the innovators, the European brands are the followers... even though these days they're all multinational corporations.

mine sits at 3200 on the cef, altho its an auto, so meh. my R32 sits at 3010 usually in 5th gear, but its a GTS4, so its got a higher gear ratio than a cef.

watch out for that geoff fella... he's trouble... especially if there's a bike, welder, or model paint at hands reach.

I thought half the chasers crew were melbournites?

It has a couple of items that may need to be fixed for roadworthy, the ones off the top of my head that I can think of are the windscreen wipers needing to be fixed (they're there, they just don't work... I'm guessing the wiring's not hooked up properly) and the wheel bearing noise needs to be fixed (on S14's this means the whole hub needs to be replaced, I can have it done for an extra $150). Keep in mind this car has REVS history and will need a VIV prior to registration. I've never gone through this before, so I can't tell you how hard or easy it is, but I'm told the inspection is very detailed. Basically I cbf doin any work on this car, so I'm selling it as is. I'm selling it as a running track car with complete interior etc, whether you choose to get it registered or strip it and use it as a track car, I leave it up to you. My mate just sold his S1 S14 for 15,000 (mind you it wasn't hot pink and it was manual)... but I'm sure for the $9000 you save you can repaint the car and convert it to manual If I don't get $6000 for it, then I'll just strip it and make it a track car, as this was my original intention when I got it.

Had a couple of pics on my phone from a few days ago. I still haven't had a chance to wash it or make it look nice But it should give you an idea of what the car looks like as far as colour scheme goes. The entire chassis (engine bay and all) is that pink colour the rear quarter is in.

As long as they have the AS1698 sticker you should be fine, its only when you get into serious motorsport under CAMS that you need to worry about stadards like Snell SA95, 2000 and 2005... SFI Spec 31.1, 31.2, 31.1A and 32.2A... BS 6658-85 Type A and A/FR... and FIA 8860-2004 (pinched from cams site).

not possible i'm afraid

Actually its heavier than the GTR as it has the non lightweight fenders and bonnet of the GTSt, and the heavy drivetrain/chassis of the GTR It was sold quite literally as the skyline you'd buy so you wouldn't get bogged in the snow, or if you wanted a GTSt that could tow a boat/jetski... in the R32 the power to weight wasn't good enough that they had to include a turbo, but in conswquent models they took that away and made them N/A. That said, once you start modding them and replce the GTSt parts with GTR parts they can be a bit of fun. As an aside, they used to make AWD diesel mirages for use in snowy areas. No one liked them much until one smart lad decided to put mitsubishi cyborg parts in it and made a pocket rocket. The point I'm trying to make is that one man's trash is another man's treasure. Try to keep an open mind.

omg how good are the new ERG helmets ay? So light! Where are they 350 though? cheapest I could find was 450 for their full faced... unless you're talkin about the Pro X.

from memory the GTR's got ATTESA ET-S and the regular ones got ATTESA. I could be wrong though.

according to the ABC they just got granted bail and had issued a formal apology