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All that's holding it up is a billet input shaft from Asia. It arrived today but it was 0.2mm out of spec and meant it was too tight a fit. Another is being air-freighted over, the gearbox has been up in Sydney for a couple of weeks getting built and the car's been sitting on a hoist up in the air for about 5 weeks with no gearbox, front interior, etc. Lets just say, the gearbox and manual conversion is worth a fair bit more than my car would be stock haha. It's all worth it. I'll PM you closer to the time Clive, would love to take you up on that offer

I'm sending good vibes your way. Aside from the lack of money/driving ability, I doubt the car would even be finished by DECA at the rate parts are taking to arrive.

The Skyline felt left out that the Pulsar was getting all the attention at the moment, so it decided that the front tie road ends were very worn and needed replacement while the car was getting serviced today. Not cheap!!! But fortunately readily available. Car now has new front tie rod ends and every single fluid replaced. And for once it drives in a straight line. All along the car's steering has been knocking on deviations in the road and turning slowly, and always pulled left even after wheel alignments. Annoyed that it took my mechanic to pick this up at a service and various wheel alignment shops didn't spot this as the reason.

The Skyline felt left out that the Pulsar was getting all the attention at the moment, so it decided that the front tie road ends were very worn and needed replacement while the car was getting serviced today. I hate cars.

Hi Bec - sorry, as per the DECA thread I can't make it up now. Could you remove me off the accommodation list?

Hi Bec - really sorry, I'm not going to be able to make DECA full stop now. Just ran into an unexpected expense with the Skyline on top of all the work being carried out to the Pulsar so I'm too short of money.

Not that anyone's reading, but; More progress. Gearbox is apart and the reports are that it's in pretty bloody good condition. It looks like it's never been opened (factory Nissan goo inside) and everything looked great. Surprising - it's a 19 year, 190,000km old box! Even the standard, original flywheel looked excellent but will be getting machined. Although, so I don't have to touch the box for a very long time I've told him to replace all synchro's and bearings with any sort of wear whatsoever. The last thing I want to do is cheap out on something only to have it need replacing a year down the track. It would've been back but PAR had run out the 4.07 ratio final drive, only had the 4.43 and a 3.something, neither of which I wanted. They're arriving on Thursday so it should be finished and together on Thursday night and to my mechanics door on Friday. I'll miss my motorkhana and track day I had planned this month, but that's probably for the best. The car needs a tune and I need to learn how to drive it haha Nearly there.

Bump.

Standing out on the skidpan all day REALLY killed my back. Could be interested in helping in a different spot?

Bec - I need to pull out of DECA. My car will only be finished a few days beforehand and well...I won't be able to drive it that well by then. Someone else can have my spot. I'll still be coming up so keep my accommodation

Was a good day, great to catch up with a lot of people

You need to be current paid member of a club. So you'll need to renew your membership.

I've been trying to do more. Managed all but one DECA last year (through the trans in my daily going kaput), and damaged the car at two successive DECA's. The one track round I managed I came off on the first lap of the timed sessions, so that was the end of my day. Doesn't discourage me though haha I snuck a couple of non-SAU track days in last year. Hoping to enter the rest of the Winton Sprints for the year (non-SAU.) So yeah, I'd love to try and get out and do more. It's only been car troubles holding me back.

Edit: whoops.

Oh yeah, I think you mentioned once before. The radiator place? My '34 has very loud horns

My inlaws website is now online: http://www.ahaanthai.com.au/ I'd like to add that Dumpling King is Box Hill is the fo' shizzle. Service can be average but the food is great.

OMFG! You're stalking me! And yeah I did, the f*cker held me up for ages. So I honked and road raged out my window. Didn't see you though?

Dude, then there's possibly something wrong with your driving. My daily driver is a low R34 GT-T with an aftermarket exhaust. I drive a hell of a lot. I get treated no different by other road users (except rubberneckers because it is a nice car), police leave me alone and I get waved through booze buses.

Yeah pretty much. I'm not 100% going to be able to compete, but if I pull out it'll be closer to the time.

'sif no FWD Class

Nope.

Found my camera, pics up: http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/lla...w%20Feb%202010/

And ice on the road in Rowville on a 34'C day. Yeahhhhhhhhhh

Was a nice little show. Anyone see the rabbit on the car? Favourite car would have been the RatRod in the second pavilion. I took a lot of photos but I misplaced my camera so I'll get them up when I find it.

I love streaming to our LCD via DLNA. Having problems with DIVX files though, it's not letting us register it.