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They're actually from a Putty road drive we did a couple of weeks ago. Haven't driven Nasho yet First pic makes me sad at fail wheel widths/offsets. Im thinking of getting the LMGT2's modified to be 1" wider and 1" less offset

Finally got some good shots of mine:

Ha ha ha, yeh. Lots of fun that was

In like that Flyn dude!

The whitline ones I used we'rent any good either I was lucky to come across stock R34 items that were in OK condition and used those. I'll be interested to see if you can find anything good.

If the weather is good (i.e good enough to warrant washing cars) then we'll be at palmie (me + 2 more skylines)...

I'm looking for a pair of R33 GTR front seats in decent condition. Preferably in Sydney, but I'm willing to pay postage if the price is right. Give me a call on 0424180029 if you have anything. Cheers, Tom

Interested in the front seats if your willing to separate and ship to Sydney? Have you got any pics of the seats too?

If you have all the dimensions etc, it really should only take a couple of minutes to draw up an exhaust flange...

The R33 rear brakes have a drum type hand brake built into the inside of the disc. If your fitting new brake pads get the discs machined as you normally would. If your fitting hand brake shoes, you might struggle to find somewhere that will be able to machine the inside drum, you might have to go to an engineering shop (if your in Sydney I can tell you where to go). If your fitting the project Mu shoes, chances are its because you want to use the hand brake for drift. If this is the case, i suggest you get them machined as they are usually very glazed and still won't really lock up otherwise. I've machined the drums before on a lathe and without changing the shoes and noticed an improvement in the handbrake locking up (though it didnt last long as the stock shoes glazed them up again quite quickly).

You should be able to get the Bilsteins at Repco for under $300 each And I'd pick the bilsteins over the Koni's. Not because they're 'softer' but they'll suit a wider range of spring rates and perform very well for the money (I run them in mine).

Best way to check whats bent is to measure length of arms etc and compare it to the other side. I did this with mine, only to find all the arms we're fine so there was nothing to replace. I had no other choice but to go aftermarket arms (adjustable bushes won't give enough adjustment). Your right though, rose jointed arms on a street car is a bit annoying, though it wouldn't be difficult to swap the rose joints out and have bushes pressed in instead. I just check mine regularly and re-tighten bolts as necessary.

I'll take the strut brace. Dont suppose you have those floor matts still, or did they go with the car? Let me know where your located, I can pick up tonight or whenever.

We might drop by with the 180 nugget after private practice if breaking in the new motor goes well

I have these arms in my daily R33. I had issues with bolts starting to come loose the resultant knocking noises etc, but nothing too major. I just modified the bolts (that bolt the arm to the chassis) so they had an extra lock nut where they stick through into the engine bay. If you spend a little time fitting them, use locktite, extra lock nuts etc they work ok. Can be a bit of a pain to adjust though (my tyre guy hates me now ) Also, there aren't a lot of other options unless you can afford the expensive cusco or ikeya formula arms. EDIT: Check first to see whats bent, it might not be the upper arm thats damaged.

Yeh, works for me

Hey, I'm after some front genuine floor matts, are you interested in separating? Otherwise, how much do you want for the lot?

What about ending the drive at blues point? Shouldn't defectville and has plenty of atmosphere Only problem is, if there is a big turn out there might not be enough room?

Yeh, I don't think we can make it either, sorry

Not sure, I'll confirm with the others and let you know in the morning? Probably about 7-7.30 tho?

If your still keen for a northern beaches drive, what about tomorrow night (10/02/10)? I mentioned it to a couple of mates and they were keen, so there would be at least 3 of us (R32, R33 and R34 ) coming to meet up. How about meeting at St Ives where you suggested, then doing Akuna / McCarrs creek and then down to somewhere for food?

I would do a bit of research before you potentially waste $3000... My setup is going ok, though I killed the front bump stops within a week of putting them in. I'm thinking of going back to the stock bump stops (that are built in to the strut top) cos I dont want to kill the Bilsteins by bottoming them out too much. Anyone know if R34 strut tops are the same as r33? (they look the same but I havent measured yet)... I also have a few squeeks to track down and fix up

From IDA forums: I just had a squiz at the wakie calender and can't find any drift days scheduled but it doesnt look like they update their calender too far in advance... EDIT: Wakie have 2 drift days this year. May 10th and July 19th. Im sure that's going to keep everyone satisfied all year...

Initial drift, project d and drift mob have all approached Eastern creek as far as I'm aware, but EC have declined to allow drifting on the main circuit. At the moment all we have is the peanut track, which is fine for beginners, but really not big enough for full speed drifting. Also, they canceled all the project d days as they wanted CAMS to inspect the track for insurance purposes (project d wanted to have 4 cars on track at once). The only time drift damages the circuit is when people 'dirt drop' and wreck the grass along side, though this has all but stopped nowadays. I'm not sure about Wakie, but nobody has any drift practice days scheduled there (I think I saw on Initial drift that it was fully booked for the year). The problem is, now OP is closed, every motorsport club is competing for the limited track days and drift is always at the bottom of the food chain. I agree though, something needs to be done, it's all too easy to sit here an complain on a forum. I think a couple of the more motivated guys have already started to organise themselves as far as lobbying goes...

People will drift regardless of whether it's legal or not because it's something they are passionate about. The smart thing would have been to accommodate drifters and give them somewhere legal to practice (like the skate parks built to stop skaters using malls etc), instead we're being used as media pawns in a ratings war. ACA seem to have no regard for how their sensationalist 'exclusive news' effects innocent people (no, I don't street drift, but this crap isn't helping us fight for somewhere legal to practice).