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Easy to work on though. Fit big turbos too...

General consensus is needs more carbies? Needs more cylinders?

^ this I wouldnt be giving up so easily.

Its how insurance companies work. They jack up the premiums etc every year, you call them and they drop it back down. For every person who calls and negotiates it back town, 10 will just pay it.

Problem diagnosed! While a couple of the hoses looked dodgy, pushed them back on and they were fine. Worked out it only happened when I filled it up, no problems after that. Then, when I filled up last night realised it repeated, and I didn't get that nice sound when you remove your fuel cap and hear the pressure release... So mucking around this morning I've realised that 2-3 of the bolts that hold the fuel pump assembly top in have become stripped/damaged. They hold the top in, but not strong enough to seal it. I'll see if I can get some more bolts from somewhere today and hope that fixes it, otherwise I'll get dad to rethread the assembly next weekend.

Really? Where? I couldn't find somewhere to put them that I liked. Pics or it didn't happen

Pretty sure he's saying the same thing... he'd rather own a V35 than a Merc, because of all the issues with Mercs? BMWs are the same. As soon as they're out of warranty electrics start to fail.

Lol awesome thanks Dale. PM me payment details when you're ready.

They weren't selling a Repco kit, Repco were selling PWR cheaper than PWR were on the forums...

About time! How did it go? Where's it getting painted?

They were forum sponsors here, yet when I asked them for pricing on their coolers, it was cheaper to go to Repco.

Still interested. Is the apprentice wrapping them for shipping like the sway bars?

I thought it was weird at the last track day, 4000 t3s and hpx pads all round, and the fronts were dusty as! Rears were fine, couldn't notice any dust at all. Only change I'm planning is finally fitting the braided lines and new fluid. DBA 4000s are the cheapest rotors you can get that are actually made in Australia. Higher grade of metal should last longer than their street series or RDAs.

On the other hand... I called Bridgestone for pricing on a new set of tyres, looked at Potenza S001 (~$400/tyre trade), and Potenza Adrenalin RE002 (~$380/tyre). So depending on what Potenzas these are, you're potentially getting a cracker deal on 80% rubber, and free wheels to boot!

What happened to the window? Is that what happens when people put those "My Family" stickers on their car?

I think Duncan does with his C34? Wouldn't try that with an M35 though.

Followed a white NM35 with Iron Chef sticker on the back window along Port Wakefield Road. Interesting kit - what was it?

What you guys are all forgetting is Apple already offers a Micro USB charger in the EU: http://www.gizmag.com/apple-iphone-micro-usb-adapter/20094/ I think this is a good thing. I currently own one of those expensive iPod docks (a rather nice Tivoli Audio unit), and since my iPod was stolen use a dock extender cable so I can connect my iPad. If Apple keep up these shenanigans, I can only hope for a Micro USB to Dock connector cable that lets me connect my Android phone to my dock. Most cars I've seen with iPod connectivity actually have a USB port that you can connect any kind of cable to, dock or micro USB. It won't be a big problem in that regard. But there will always be adaptors, and Apple know this. This is the risk you take when you buy into any tech with bullshit proprietary adaptors.

Yeah that Lainy guy is a bit of a member...

Nah mate, didn't get to pick it up. Buggered up and got the night for the SAUSA dinner wrong... Will make a new time to pick it up and go again. I've always heard good things about Excels being good value and bullet proof, not my thing though. Guess that's why the missus bought it and not you! The XC is my woman's, if I had to buy one myself I would have got a manual at least, preferably a 1.8. That's a long time to own a car! Sounds like its been good. We had a Laser TX3 rally car at one point, which shared a lot of common parts with a 323/Familia. Good car except the gearbox... We've got a record of what's been done in the glove box - complete service history since new. Impressive really.

It's not the Torx that pisses me off the most, it's the cheap shit sump plug. It was already knocked about when I looked at it, and it was seized and f**ked. Torx just seems completely unnecessary to me. Allan keys ftw! What have you got? I'm lucky by comparison! It'll need brakes and tyres in 10,000, but other than that it's pretty good. Thinking I should replace the air filter, no one knows when it was last changed.

Surely PNM35 is different? Different ECU, maybe it is compatible with some more of these tools? The HKS OB-Link quotes NM35 compatibility, might be PM35 compatible too? Gives you an app you can view on Android. http://www.hks-power.co.jp/en/products/electronics/monitor/ob-link/index.html

Rudi, check out the instructions on m35stagea.info. It's pretty easy, and if you run into trouble you can call Leon and he'll walk you through it. Worth having a crack on your own before you go looking for 'experts'.

Serviced 'our' non Stagea: a 1.4 SOHC XC Barina. What a shit job. Sump plus is some POS that needs torx to remove it. Comes off pretty easy with a hammer and chisel though! And some genius hung the cat in front of the engine, next to the oil filter... Now that I've had it up on the hoist though, I can see... New exhaust and manifold should do wonders, and I'm sure someone does an induction kit and chip for the Opel and Vauxhall versions. And some sway bars... Oh dear...

I've never seen mine go on, and it hasn't overheated either. No idea...