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thats been resprayed with a glossier black than the standard paint... if you want it done properly track down some spare covers and timing cover and get them done in a spray booth with proper automotive paint... it bakes on so there will be no flaking and wont chip and scratch as easily, has a much nicer finish and can be polished just like your car. im spray can guy myself, ive never had any problems, and usually results in a good enough job for the amount of time people see under the bonnet... a)because im cheap, b) because i get bored and like to change colours and c)im cheap

whats your timing like?? and what is the tune doing at those rpms?? assuming youve had the neo tuned of course.. the ecu maybe retarding the timing due to some issue with the tune.. also probs worth getting a new 02 sensor, their like $100 give or take and will be worthwhile for peace of mind.. afm probs usually show in the first 2500rpm... after that its mainly 02 sensor, but afm is still needed. give it clean and a check over. also what sort of time frame are you talking when you say slow... you mean like the revs rise normal, then it takes 5 sec for the revs to get up to 5000 or is it a very small time frame?? cheers Linton

if its still got the standard bushes, it wouldnt take much for them to lower it 10mm... you gotta also remember when your hooking round round-a-bouts etc, that your left hand front wheel gets loaded to the max... wearing the bushes faster than the right. its also not a simple strut set up like the s13s etc.. youve got the top control arm bushes, castor rod bushes, lower control arm bushes... all these only need to be give a small amount of play to flog out and sit lower. its also completly possible that your car has twisted over the years.

im keen to come out if there is a cruise on. bar beach carpark is better but if its a hot day, forget it, cars everywhere.. what about if we all meet at energy australia stadium??

id suggest put your standard pump back in and use it as a lift pump, mount the 040 externally with a surge tank fed by the standard pump.. aslong as you use good hose clamps and mount it all securely you wont have any dramas.. for cops, mount it in a sealed perspex box.. you already have the bosch and standard pumps and you can get a cheap 2nd hand surge tank... much better value than a stooopid subwoofer.

boz.... did you buy one of my airboxes back in the day?? did you live in singleton in 05/06?

is it just me or is this along the same lines that started the whole nissan/holden thing in the first place... budget built sedan designed to "comfortably" take a family and boat/caravan away on holidays against a pure bred race car, dulled down to get it road legal. "yeh but what do you expect mate, its a twin turbo 4wd coupe against a rwd sedan with a 5l v8 carby", if only id had a dollar for everytime ive heard that response. the gtr is without a doubt my favourite car ever, but that said... back in 1989, its competition was what... ferrari f40, lamborghini diablo.. porsche 911.. except for the porsche, there was never any contest. every car has a purpose and is created to suit that purpose... its when crazed fans expect a car to do things that it was never intended for in the first place, and are put on such high pedestals. the r35 has got the supercars rattled and the holdens cowering again.. thats just how the food chain goes.

riiiight... gotcha... so a t88 is out of the question then.

that warpainted gtr does the rounds... i see it in newy fairly often... gave him a wave but either looks down on my 32 gtst or hes just plain arrogant... he saw me too..

r34kid.... restecp!!

thats tops bakes... yeh except for the chick.. a) i cant believe you let her near it.. and b) she really doesnt do anything for the photo... your car doesnt need add ons. top work. my gf is right into photography.. might have to team up when my 32 is photographable and find some good spots around newy.. shes got a really good camera and loves taking those fancy atrsy photos. i found one spot on monday night that is really good, had too much traffic though to pull up and look at the lighting conditions, etc.

wouldnt it be a little better to get some bigger turbos, run less boost, and do cams to keep midrange torque instead of doing the head gasket?? the only reason i say this is because.. 330kw maybe great for a few months... but what happens when youve spent $2500 for turbos that run out of puff when you want 370-400kw while the 2860-5s maybe be perfect for the bullseye, it doesnt give much more room for more power. *this is just a thought, im not too crash on the turbo specifications and have only ridden in a 400+kw gtr once... im also happy with the power of my stockish rb20... so 330kw is double what i have, basically un-imaginable from my point of view... but i do know that you always want a little more later on and to spend that much money and get bored doesnt make sense* cheers Linton

i think the show is actually getting better, cant wait to see the gtr next week.. it better be a good story or thats the end of me trying to watch it. i think it might be rusty.. the way the "stig" if you can call him that, his driving position reminds me of rusty.. i dont know of anyone else that sits like that.. long shot but its my 2c anyway.. as for skaife... well... some say he likes to cry alot.

+1 on the gym.. get stuck into it, and block everything else out.. used to work out in a dungeon by myself, no distractions.. just me and the weight.

hahaha... donkey punch... thats not funny. :laughing-smiley-014: to add to the race seat... i once got her a set of 15" Volks and a hks cannon for her corolla... they didnt fit, but somehow they fit my ke70.. haha, she wasnt too thrilled about that either. im not a total piss jerker though, i have given her some great gifts... just wish she'd use/wear them more than she does. i didnt spend all that time and money so she could wear them on special outings.

ooooo.... do a punched out skunk.... like the original punched out cat.. hahaha that would be awesome.. id have it on my window.

pancakes on the rocks.... OMG, that place was horrible last time i went there... get her a star. go to starnamer.com i think it is... pay some money and they give you a certificate to say that this star at this location is named "such n such" you dont own it, they just name it.. or get her a half day rally experience or some skidpan time... if you really wanna show her you care, let her take your car. as for the remark "youve been with her for a year and you dont know what she likes"... mate, ive been with my gf for 8 years in december... and i still dont know what she likes... ive got her sooo many gifts that have never been used.. even the stuff she does like, she doesnt use.. ive had enough of spending money to buy her nice things and then never see them again. go figure. as for the lying thing... well, i dont know how i got around that one, man that was a long time ago... id be bored shitless watching tv at her house, and start falling asleep, so id say i was heading home to bed.. as soon as i got outside though, in the cool fresh air and hear the rumble of the 33... id be bright as a button and head out for a lap, which usually ended up hanging out in the maccas carpark with everyone else.. i got caught and had to make up for it... jewellery is always a good start.. i think though, its the effort you go to... organising a day, or going into a girly shop, etc etc. something that shows you car enough to go out of your comfort zone for her. or do something you normally wouldnt do, go for a nice drive and stay in a county cottage somewhere, or head into the city and stay at a hotel.. there are heaps of ideas out there... try googling for gift ideas.. there are some that you would never think of. i got my gf a race seat for her birthday... she didnt like that i had a race seat and she had a standard seat... so i got her her own one... didnt go down well. if shes materialistic... you cant go wrong with manolo's.

MBS206....Werd!!! im with you on the yelling... i cant stand people yelling, or even talking loud.. i used to have voices in my head that would argue back and forth... all i could do was stand there and hope it would end.. kind of like hiding under your bed when your parents were having an argument.. i do however like loud things to mask those voices, like loud music, cars, etc.. sometimes i like quiet, but very rarely. i like my alone time.. i dont have to justify anything to anyone, i dont get questioned as to what im doing and why. i can be shitty and evil if thats the way i am at that time, i dont have to put on a happy face for the sake of others.. its freeing.. but i live for my partner and my puppy, and now my 3rd skyline, without out them id have no purpose, but i also worry that kez is worried about me... since she found out about my depression things have changed a bit.. i used to leave it outside the door and not bring it in... but now its entered my home.. im vulnerable all the time.. my only safe place now is the 32. sorry to get off topic.

my partner has noticed over the 7 years we've been together... that everytime i do something.. put my foot down a little, drift a little, spin the wheels a little, or weave through traffic.... i show no expression on my face... no smile or anything, and when im done whatever it is im doing, my left hand goes from the gearknob/handbrake and i rub my left leg 3 times. its quite weird, and i never seem to notice when im by myself.

once saw an NSX for $12000.. hit him up and he said he was in italy starting for business and needed some more cash to close a deal and make him a millionaire.. upon looking at what an nsx was really worth.. up around $60000 at the time... i found the exact same car, same pictures etc... different name and contact details. haha, hit him up and never heard back.

tell her she has some issues that she needs to sought out in the nicest way possible... dont do it over an sms or email.. tell her your side and how it feels and that she needs some time to sought herself out.. if she comes back, it was meant to be, if not, it wasnt meant to be... but keep in touch.. and be friendly and positive.. she may be fragile and do something that she shouldnt... its a messy situation... but there are 2 quotes i live by... 1. what happens happens for a reason and cannot happen any other way. 2. it will all be ok in the end... if its not ok, its not the end. cheers Linton

are you planning on using bolt on guards, flares or hand flaring the guards to fit the rims?? with some stretched 245s or 255s you will come close but will still need something done... im keen to see it when your done if you are hand flaring it... thats gonna look awesome, nice wheel choice

good luck with this one mate... mental illness can show its ugly head in many forms... ive been dealing with pretty bad depression for nearly 10 years now... ive managed it on my own and have many more good days than bad days. for me it was acknowledgement of the problem... once i figured out what it was and that it was an actual problem, i am able to deal with it in my own ways.. no drugs or doctors to tell me to take drugs, that to me isnt fixing the problem, just masking it. it just tags along with me wherever i go, i know its there and respect it, so to speak.. if im having a bad day, i know it will get better if i just calm down and ride it out.. kinda like... umm, a shadow, following you wherever you go, at first your scared and unsure of it, whys it there, what does it want, why wont it leave you alone.. as time goes by.. you know its there, but its a shadow, it cant hurt you, but it can scare you and make you feel like crap if you dont respect it.. when it goes away... it feels like something is missing.. your happy the shadow is not there... but where did it go? when will it be back? why has it gone now? as much as i dont like my shadow... i'd rather it be there where i can keep an eye on it. i used to be very angry... maybe more frustrated.. i had a good life, but was never happy, great parents, girlfriend, car, life, job, but something just wasnt right and i was angry that i didnt know what it was. maybe she does have some head problems... maybe her anger isnt an anger problem but lack of sleep, bad dreams, or a bottled up feeling that she doesnt want you to know and masks it with anger. maybe its in her pill, or the type of milk or coffee or something she has everyday. ive had heaps of thoughts and images run through my head, and done some things that i never want anyone else to ever know... and i think about them everyday... but thats just my problem. i have been lucky that i can handle my problems... some people cant and need help.. maybe she does need drugs?? whatever the case mate, if you love her for who she is when shes not angry, then stick with it, if my gf left me when i was really bad, well... i wouldnt be here. but its also not your problem... you are your own person with your own life and you only get one so get on with it and do what you gotta do. one thing that has helped me over the years is imersing myself in things... going all or nothing.. not thinking about anything else and constantly researching and planning jobs, work is a thing i must to to get money to fund my latest project. i get sick of it in a few months when i finish what im doing and realise my shadow is still there... but its a good few months. maybe your chick just needs a hobby, be it an outlet, or a distraction. i have a friend who had spirits clinging to her.. no joke, she had to see a person that is all about vibes and spritual healing to get them off her... spirits would attach themselves to her and haunt her thoughts.... she didnt feel she could tell anyone and kept it to herself thinking she was insane... she was really scared, too afraid to go to sleep, and too afraid to stay awake.. true or not.. its what her brain was telling her and she believed it. could you imagine being that afraid?? maybe she watched the 6th sense too much... noone will ever know.. either way she was very tired, very scared, and very angry and snappy al the time, you could say hello to her and she would snap thinking you were making fun of her or something.. very sad. all the best and think outside the box. cheers Linton

hang on... is just a gtst... my bad.. the brembos (or gold brakes) through me off for a second... get some work meisters and paint the centres green... or the dish green with centres..

in order to get away with that... your car needs to have a phat stance that that looks so cranky that people wont worry about what colour your wheels are... like a big bald tattooed guy wearing a pink mesh singlet... he can pull it off, because noones gonna tell him he cant. haha. it needs to be lower and the rims bigger and wider or spaced out, dish wouldnt go astray... with alcons or endless brakes behind them. its one thing to change your wheel colour because you want to, its another to change it because you cant afford to change wheels. one more thing... the big question... can you see them when you are behind the wheel?? does the colour directly affect the performance of the car?? is it really that important that you wanna show people that you like to be different?? you can do shit like that on a budget s13 or gtst... but not on a 33 gtr... its not the type of car to be cheap on or try to be different. i personally dont like the black wheels... but i think it would be a waste of time to paint them green, maybe a dark gunmetal grey would look good. cheers Linton