Leroy Peterson

just like any car, you know the in's, out's, do most of the work yourself and know where to get reasonably priced parts and its a much better ordeal. if people dont want to do that but still want a unique car, then they have to accept its going to be pricey to maintain.

black on black will always have a premium. I reckon if they dropped to current LS430 prices (under $20k) it would be awesome value for money (in the luxury long-wheelbase department anyway). though, the new (and smaller/shorter) Toyota's coming through in Japan are very competitively priced. speaking of luxury... my doilies turned out (or appears) to be a genuine Nissan item. inb4 i charge Nismo prices for it.

chauffeur probably lived in woop-woop and had to take the kids to the pony club, polo club, la crosse club, parties, funerals, weddings, important events, airport etc.

few more years and these could be worthwhile... http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Lexus-LS600hL-2007/SSE-AD-3325025/?Cr=6

Get a bmw, herd they pull the bitches

i need jap indicator stalk to drive one handed... other hand sits on my the gearstick.

Hamishs wife has more cars than he does. That's awkward

#whipped. speaking of which:

well the build has taken a more drastic turn the last few weeks. Being sick of the messy, cumbersome and confusing wiring, I reached out to Jason from Advanced Motorsport Electrics to re-do at least the engine loom and anything else that got in the way. Since the car is getting a re-wire, might as well swap out a few bits and pieces including: ECU, electronic boost control, turbo timer, gauges, sensors, fuel pump, the entire ignition system, clutch line, brake lines and master cylinder. While I'm at it, may as well remove the ABS system, headunit, front speakers & tweeters, car alarm and immobiliser. phew. What to tackle first? everything at once! ABS stuff is a few kgs, remaining A/C parts were a few more, needlessly heavy cables too. Starting point: Stage 1: A lot of wiring in the engine bay I can't really touch. 1 out of 3 engine bay fuse boxes are redundant, but they're all connected together on either side of the engine bay. Auto elec can call the shots when he gets involved. The walbro 255 I think is/will struggle with the power im pushing now, but wanted to retain in-tank for the moment. Aeromotive Stealth 340 suited the bill. The awkward shape fuel tank and pump housing means I'll have to retain the walbro sock filter. Decided to change to an Autronic SM4 ECU. Was a tough choice between the Haltech Elite 1500, but got the Autronic secondhand for a decent price. The haltech engine protection features were pretty cool though. So will be switching to MAP sensor, and be getting an air intake temp sensor, new oil pressure and oil temp sensors too. The other benefit of running an Autronic with the latest 1.09 chip is... I can keep the factory CAS disc. Its only a minor inconvenience swapping it out, but finding a 50mm disc is a bit harder than getting a 54mm one. Which leads me to the next change... Ditching the distributor setup and going coil-on-plug. might as well go CDI and run motorbike pencil coils hooked up to an MSD 6A box (the autronic CDI unit is like $1000). These AEM pencil coils fit perfectly (other than the bolt holes) but I cant run the NGK BKR8 spark plugs anymore... they need thin thread plugs. So that means going to Denso IK24 or 27 plugs, which are iridium and pricey. So Bosch FR6 DCX's will do for the moment. An issue with going proper-standalone ECU is the desire for a crank trigger. Damn Nissan. I dont want to spend big bucks on a harmonic balancer, so playing around with the idea of hooking a sensor up to the flywheel. A tuner told me about someone running one successfully, so giving it a crack. Not sure if the signal will be good enough. Swap 6 bolts on the flywheel for extended ones, mount a hall sensor on the plate underneath the block... you can see the bolt poking through below (trimmed the 45mm bolts down 1.5mm, not pictured) Non-ABS brake master cylinder has arrived, then to take measurements and start making up the braided lines. will do a clutch line too.

you should drive an auto TS Astra sometime. I wish I could reach the headrest without needing a neck brace afterwards. but seriously, drive a shitty car and its not so bad then.

Have front and rear factory Y34 bumpers in KH3 black. Excellent condition, front bumper has small hole cut in it for a parking light installed in Japan. Can post pics on request. $200 per bumper

what do you hate about it hamish? car stuff: trying to find spark plugs with the thin thread style plug... NGK used to be able to unscrew the tip of the contact, but not anymore. Martin: do you want a whole bunch of BKR8E's I bought and no longer can use?

T-virus

Main reason I put that build thread up is the quotes from other threads regarding things getting caught in the fuel filter.

Sorry but that's incorrect. Everyone goes VE for a reason.I'm doing my last 54C (gtir) build now. Never again. Parts getting too hard to find with little benefits.

but if your mods all get engineered, then cops cant do much? (or, they can do it all, but engineers cert can get you off it?)

VDC is traction control. There should be a button to turn it on or off. Google ABS V35 lights. There's some basic instructions to clear the slip and VDC lights if they don't go away

There's a reason most are cheap.You got pulsar questions? PGA is dead, but there's a lot of people on the Facebook page. Otherwise SR20-forum.com is the place to go. N14-15 is similar to B14 sentra. Also I've rambled on about basic pulsar mods on ozpulsar.com.au

im guessing its auto? could do what most bluebird guys do and swap to manual GTiR gearbox.

That's true, I believe the chip can read/interpret information quicker (apparently a 25% improvement over the last chip).I'm mounting a sensor on the clutch to make up for no crank sensor... Damn nissans

For Sale: GTiR PowerFC with commander (hand controller) - plug included $850 SOLD new belts - $15 each (6PK1175, 5PK0840, 5PK0825, 4PK955, 4PK860, 4PK855, 4PK775) GTiR turbo manifold - SOLD 2x NEW OEM SR20 PCV valves - $15 each N14/15 Whiteline rear swaybar end links w/ bushes (used but good condition) - $40 FWD SR20Distributor cap (not much oxidisation) - $30 SSS 15/16" master cylinder - $30 N15 ABS unit and relays - $20 Timing chain (off GTiR) - $20 SR20 water pump pulley - $15 16x GTiR retainers - $20 for all 1x GTiR cam gear - $10 N15 ECU plastic cover/enclosure thing - $10 Rocker cover gasket (used) + spark plug O-rings (new) - $30 Valve steam seals (exhaust & intake, new) - $40 Intake gaskets (from GTiR, might fit others) - $20 each 2x graphite exhaust gaskets - $10 each Various turbo gaskets - $10 each for metal, $5 each for others Graphite head gasket - $20 metal head gasket - $40 GTiR OEM oil cooler - $30 GTiR sandwich plate (for running remote oil filter, fittings included) - $30 Earl's remote oil thermostat w/ fittings - SOLD Remote oil filter relocation kit w/ hose fittings - $40 Greddy PRofec B spec II with remote switching system Includes all plugs and required wires, air fittings, Greedy 3-port boost control solenoid (with mounting base), dash unit, remote switching receiver and remote switch. Condition: Good Location: Rowville, VIC Price: $260. SOLD Greddy Turbo Timer Includes plugs and wiring. Condition: Good Location: Rowville, VIC Price: $40 SOLD Bee*R rev limiter Condition: Good Location: Rowville, VIC Price: $180. SOLD

black goo blocking injectors and accumulating in the head: http://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/419605-my-r34-gt-t-streettrack-builddiary/page-15#entry7504245 http://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/419605-my-r34-gt-t-streettrack-builddiary/?p=7504357 just to clear up, the new aeroflow surge tank you havent fitted yet is E85-compatible?

f**k the numbers game, it's what makes most management so f**king useless. Many don't care who/what/when/how, just the dollar sign.I would have thought statisticians and market research companies did all the hard yards for big business...

my game crashes when trying to get online now, happened when i did a clean install. no idea why. dont care. single player mods come at me.

unfortunate what happened. but the people who do this stuff, majority of them have lost their license, have no insurance or car is stolen. it isnt exactly uncommon, probably been happening for a very long time.