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Psymon

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So just thought i'd come in and have a bitch about my day yesterday!

I was sitting around bored yesterday afternoon because i had the day off and i thought i'd go out to fyshwick to see J Racing about getting my front bar repaired.

Anyway i left J Racing and drove up to the traffic lights which were yellow so i started to slow down. Anyway the guy behind me in an EB Falcon didn't have any intention of slowing down for a yellow light and apparently didn't notice me slowing down either. So as an end result i now have to replace my rear bar which is completely rooted. Luckily there was no damage to anything else except the boot which doesn't close properly. I'm guessing the latch just has to be adjusted.

You should have seen the look on Jerry's face when i went back to J Racing and said i need my rear bar fixed as well now!

So my guess is the line will be hiding away in the shed for a while, until i get a new rear bar, get my front bar fixed, put new blinkers in, fix my stereo and if the budget stretches far enough put in an SAFC2.

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dang that has to suck hope the bar isnt not damaged to bad i guess its a free respray although i know i would rather not have been rear ended like beau is every second night :geek:

So just thought i'd come in and have a bitch about my day yesterday!

I was sitting around bored yesterday afternoon because i had the day off and i thought i'd go out to fyshwick to see J Racing about getting my front bar repaired.

Anyway i left J Racing and drove up to the traffic lights which were yellow so i started to slow down. Anyway the guy behind me in an EB Falcon didn't have any intention of slowing down for a yellow light and apparently didn't notice me slowing down either. So as an end result i now have to replace my rear bar which is completely rooted. Luckily there was no damage to anything else except the boot which doesn't close properly. I'm guessing the latch just has to be adjusted.

You should have seen the look on Jerry's face when i went back to J Racing and said i need my rear bar fixed as well now!

So my guess is the line will be hiding away in the shed for a while, until i get a new rear bar, get my front bar fixed, put new blinkers in, fix my stereo and if the budget stretches far enough put in an SAFC2.

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going to jerrys is always an expensive experience :( i first went there with thoughts of a simple kit sprayed and fitted, than that almighty nsx came in with its widebody. now my baby is sittin there awaiting the R34 front to be completed and widebody front and rear. good times.... :P

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Sux dude..

Wats with people these days.. i swear people that do this need to loose out on something.. Licences, points.. something..

Sh!ts me..

Saw the other day ouside Babar Woden.. a guy reversed into a brand new Volvo.

He was like oops.. and drove off..

Sh!ts me.!

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You should have gotten the guy's rego and left it on the Volvo's windscreen.

I've had it done to me, and my car still has the ding in the side. I wasn't there, I just came back to the little surprise that was waiting for me......

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going to jerrys is always an expensive experience :dry: i first went there with thoughts of a simple kit sprayed and fitted, than that almighty nsx came in with its widebody. now my baby is sittin there awaiting the R34 front to be completed and widebody front and rear. good times.... :O

So what your saying is your completely copying me?

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what do you mean?

edit: ive been in the process of doing this for months, it is a genuine idea and i intend on making my car unique so your little comment about copying you? everythings been done to death, make the little things count to set it appart from the rest.

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I got a couple of pics of it so you guys can have a look. It was decided the bar can't be fixed so now i'm driving around without a rear bar until a new one turns up. They should have just listened to me when i said i couldn't be fixed!!

Also when the rear bar was taken off i found a towbar!!! :)

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