Jonno34

Guys the R31 has an oil leak, the owner said its from "the back of the rocker cover and dripping down, could be the gasket or maybe some of the seals." what do you guys reckon?

I love those old cars .. but with my lack of skill and experience maybe I should save them for a second project and work on something like an R31 or rolla or pulsar for now

I'll try book a time in to see the skyline whats a ford escort like on reliability/parts etc?

alright, ill make that the new priority then, was gonna go for the escort first cos im into classics .. but r31s always been a favourite and this ones actually rego'd!!!

Ahh thats good to hear, ill try and give the R31 a go then .. if worse comes to the worse it was only 550 bucks!

Yeah I'd love to have 2 skylines and id like an auto car to be my daily Just really worried, my mate who plays around with shoddy old cars alot told me that auto trannies on old cars make the car a whole ton more difficult to service and an auto tranny costs alot whereas a manual one would be <100 Plus lack of skill + tools = omg

Alright sounds good, I've heard old auto transmissions were difficult to work with though .. but I'll give the skyline a look ... dont know when ill find time to go to rockingham though! So many cars to look at R31, Ford Escort, Datsun Sunny, More corollas/pulsars

bastards! That R31 you showed me is such a great buy ... I actually wouldnt mind an auto car, I do drive alot and an auto car would save me the problem of a rock solid clutch? Girlfriend will just have to do without learning how to drive a manual LOL although she'd have some major issues learning how to do it in a car without power steering anyway Although I have heard of auto transmissions on old cars being a bit of a problem at times ..

I was actually looking at a R31 skyline for a project car since they can do the whole RB30 Turbo conversion from commos and whatnot ... Did they ever get made in manual?

that really is Automatic though I was really looking for a manual car but Damn i love those R31s and thats a freaking good buy, ive seen unrego'd ones go for 400

Yeah I'm leaning towards pulsars/corollas mainly cos I like good old japanese cars ... plus their well known for reliability and have a good amount of parts available and all .. thats what the head says but im in love with the classics like that KE Corolla .. if I had the money I'd go for that one and try to fix it up ... have to look at the sunny and the escort though I do need to learn how to drive a car without power steering though, gonna end up with some incredibly beefed up arms

well I drive like a granny ... probably why

Fully agree with you cannabis, I LOVED the KE Corolla and real keen on the escort and sunny ... but yeah for a first car to work on its a bit of a daunting prospect and I'm not too sure if ill be able to handle it? Is the engine mount a real problem or can I just leave it? I'll give the pulsar another go if thats the case once he's fixed the clutch a bit

Yeah the old ford lasers ... i actually reckon the sedan ones look quite nice

Interestingly enough, cops never pull me over in my skyline? P plater in a skyline with a cannon and they just dont seem to care about me at all Suzuki swifts driving a tiny bit faster than myself (still under the limit) got pulled over but not me ... No idea why but So far so good for me never once in 3 years of owning the car

Yeah I just bought a quokka today, gonna go check out a couple more cars before I make a decision ... saw a nice 1977 escort and 1980 Datsun Sunny ... their freaking cool looking cars so I wanna see them .. May see a few more corollas/pulsars/excels/cars in that price range ... but the pulsar today wasnt bad, he did say he was gonna have a go at fixing the clutch a bit ... how bad of a problem is an engine mount? The rest of the car was in real good shape so I may pop around to give the car another go when the clutch is fixed or something Or I may just stretch the budget to a bit under 1000 .. some good cars around for 900 or so

Haha yeah I think i pressed the wrong number ... it was in yanchep ... i checked it out .. it was pretty dodgey the clutch was rock solid and he said one of the engine mounts was gone or something This bunkie car business is tricky!

James, i sent you a text but i think i got the wrong number Im gonna go see an n13 right now .. 500 bucks he just got the head gasket fixed so he wants more but ill bargain my way through it

the SSS got sold Now looking at another n13

Ahh I see cheers, but from what you posted it does seeem as if the one im after has a 1.8L in it Will try and check it out today and see!

Ahh mines from 11th - 18th Perhaps he got new number plates? hahaha nah doubt it woulda been cool if i ended up picking your old car though!

This ones on murray street .. not too far from subi! Ah okay well then doubt its the same one Ahh I see, I don't even know when my exams start .. just realised theyll be starting soon, had a minor panic attack

Hmm maybe he changed a few things around here and there ... with only 27 being made its a possibility Did you sell yours?

Thats a good point.. I was just wondering why I was so enthusiastic over a 100hp car Well im buying this one fully with my own money made from work, the R34 was paid for by parents ... I never like people paying for my stuff though, which is part of the reason of why I want a lil bunkie for my own Ahh you're lucky, I still havent even had my exams yet .. finish on the 18th Hopefully its a 1.8 and he just screwed something up ... regardless its still a nice looking car with a sweet interior Yeah it'd be cool if you came along PM us your number and I'll send you a text or call If I manage to get time to see the car

Perhaps he doesnt realise what a nice car he has ... James it looks virtually identical to yours in almost every aspect ... wheels and everything hahah Maybe it IS your car ?