Drifterdan

**** I'd better put my power saw down and pick up the multimeter...

How much power are you making?? Do you live in Howrah by any chance? That must cost a fortune to bring down here. Nice car btw.

Apparently there is an high powered r32gtr(Blue with carbon bonnet)getting around Hobart, which is running on barelled 98 octane fuel..don't know where he gets it from though.

Hey everyone, I have just bought drift bible dvd and was wondering what other decent drift dvd's you lot would recommend? Are the option dvd's any good? And are they in english? Cheers.

For 4k I would be wanting them too pay for someone else to fix the damage or go to consumar affairs- that job is not professional and lets down the quality of your engine/ car in general. I doubt they will give you a full refund though...

Hey Joel, Well that list is really long and by the sounds of things, that car has had an apprentice or shit tradesman working on it. Roughly how much did they charge/quote(if you haven't paid, don't). You definantly have a case so I would call consumer affairs if they won't pay for the damage to be fixed or give you a refund. Don't let them fix the damage though. You might be best to go to your local holden, etc bodyworks and ask them for a quote(my mate used too work for holden and they were fussy as shit). This way you have a definate list of the problems they have caused from a professional. Good Luck Mate.

Unless your in a car club(or know someone who is) then you'd better bring some octane booster with you... As for tyre shops, theres heaps in the south(as long as you don't have 19's...). They would be able to hook you up with most tyre brands, except nitto's.(Just guessing about the nitto's).

edstrodamous: I'm importing an r32gts-t to tassie through j-spec and am very happy with the service they provide. The car hasn't arrived yet but so far the e-mails and phone calls have been quickly answered. Prestige have also attracted my attention for the more modified cars. Either is a safe bet in Tassie. As for local importers, I'm sure Gritthis Automotive(spelling?) could help you out, though I haven't used them personally. They usually have a few imports in stock.

Grasstree is the one I was thinking of, but couldn't think of the name. It would be the best one, smooth and reasonablly quiet. Mt wellington is a bit dangerous, but on the right day with no ice, then why not...just keep the speed down.

The big roblem here is pot holes- there everywhere! If you wanted to get some good video you could drift up mount wellington, but only in the summer...fantastic view/background. Like with most things car related, tassie is a little behind but even if you don't get the video you want, come back because things are really starting to take off. Maybe you could organise a track to drift on as there are a lot of moddified skylines that are race only spec. Keep in touch, so we can spread the word for you.

Seems as though reliability is the problem. You were right about getting info out of Bp TasR.x- didn't even get an automated response.

Try www.keas.com.au or ask for "transman" at calaisturbo.com

Bl4ck32: Not meaning to start shit, but the rb20 head will fit with modification of the water galleries, however the ports are smal(as you said) and power is limited. Mind you, you can't belive everything you read in magazines.

Well, yesterday I wrote this e-mail to shell: Hey there, Just wanting to enquire about your optimax product. As a Tasmanian, I've found that in the last few years thre has been an significant increse in jap imports, etc. and as a result, the demand for your optimax fuel has incresed. Has your company any plans for this fuel to be made avaliable at the pump in the near future? I'm sure that even if there was only one service station in the north and one in the south equipt with this fuel that it would sell really well(no one else sells 98 octane yet either). Would a petition help to sway the decision, as there is in my opinion, demand for such fuel here. As a reply I got this: Dear Daniel, Thank you for contacting Tell Shell Australia. In reference to your enquiry, Shell Optimax, a high density/high octane petrol is currently only available in Victoria, New South Wales, ACT and Queensland. Optimax is the result of a unique refining process and currently can only be manufactured at our Geelong Refinery in Victoria. This means that there is limited volume. Shell wish to ensure that sites can be supplied consistently before expanding the distribution network. This causes us some logistics hurdles in providing the product to the rest of Australia. Optimax's unique formulation also means its specifications are different than other unleaded fuels. Shell Australia always ensures we meet all State Government legislation, and this prevents us from selling Optimax in some parts of the country. We are planning to complete many of the regional NSW sites and northern QLD as soon as feasible - if you wish to check where you can purchase Optimax before travelling, sites are listed on our web site www.shell.com.au or contact our Customer Service Centre on 1300 134 555. Please be assured that we are working towards having the fuel available nationally. Kind regrads, Tell Shell Australia. I wonder what legislations would stop them from distributing the fuel from one state to another? Also I'm suprised they haven't started selling optimax in bulk as a replacement for premium, as its worth more per dollar? i'll write to bp tonight. Good to see they answered all my questions too.... :headspin:

Was talking to a local shell rep and he said they are trying to get optimax at a couple of servos from the pump, but he said that it looks like it wont happen until lrp is banned(these pumps will be converted to accept optimax). Maybe a petition would help, even if one servo has lrp and the one up the road has optimax instead?

Hey Tim, Unfortunatly, I don't think we will be able to stop this legislation from coming in. However we need to compromise with the government, for example bring in the hoon laws but provide a weekly off street drags for a lower cost or maybe even a off street race around baskerville, also at lower cost. They have to be made to understand that we want to go off street but the cost is too much, expecially for us hobart people because we have to drive up north for tarmac events. I hobart for example, if the drags are on a friday/saturday night, then no one will do blockies and for the ones that insist, then the "hoon laws" will deal with them. This keeps town residents happy(no noise) and less burnouts will be done at 2am outside my house... Also these laws won't stop full on bogans stealing cars and doing the same things because most of them don't have licences. Maybe they need to look at putting these little shits behind bars. Anyway, please explain how this is going to reduce the road toll and if it does when will rego costs/insurance costs come down to reward us....it wont. Rant off.

Hey There, I have for sale the following, Model: GARETT -GT3542R Turbocharger part No-714568-0001 CHRA Part No 706451-0005 Hsg.-A/R 0.70 Wheel Trim-56 Model- GT40 Wheel Dia- 2.41/3.22 Horse Power- 700 Comp Flow lbs- 60 Hsg. A/R -1.06 Wheel Trim 84 Wheel Dia 2.45/2.68 This is a little laggy for a rb25 street car but for a race car, rb26, or rb30 conversion its perfect in size. THE TURBO IS BRAND NEW, IN THE BOX. The rear housing is easily changed for a smaller one I'm told. Asking $2450 or any reasonable offer. Please P.M. if interested.

Well I don't know what to think of this.... You'll have to wait for the full size engine bay photo to get what i'm on about. http://www.tau-net.co.jp/defaultMall/sitem...?GoodsNo=004402 I thought all post r31 na skylines had double overhead cams, but maybe not! A transplant maybe?