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Guys,

Sold my partner's FTO but we need an airbox to get a RWC for the buyer. Finding parts for this car is near impossible, so I want to find any airbox that sort of looks like it will fit and fabricate some brackets/adaptor plates for it this weekend.

Is there somewhere where you can walk round and view written off cars for parts round here (just moved over from NZ). Open on Saturdays?

Thanks,

Aaron,

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Yep, few places around.

There is a place in Dandenong called Jolly Rogers. Its on Greens Rd.

And there is Pick A Part in Kilsyth, thats off Cantebury Rd.

I will look up the address for you shortly.

You can just walk around and pick out whatever parts you want.

There is also a few Jap-Wreckers around if you want to try them, there is a listing somewhere :D

EDIT: Ok found the listing for you: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/t13305.html

EKW

44-80 Hampstead Road, Maidstone

9274 4411 (nissan section)

Japanese Special Vehicles

353 settlement road, thomastown

9466 4499

NFA

58-60 Bridge Road Keysborough 97981077

Workshop:

62 Bridge Road Keysborough 97981077

Ask for Ahmed (he's a member of the forums too)

Nissall

9739 5015

Factory 1, 122 Beresford Road, Lilydale

Oakleigh Mechanical Repairs

176 Kangaroo Rd, Oakleigh

Ph: 9568 4887

Performance Jap Specialist

4B Merri Court, Campbellfield

Ph: 9357 0658

Renew Auto

40 Bennett Street, Dandenong

Ph: 9706 7822

Ultimate Performance Imports

88 Levanswell Road, Moorabbin

Ph: 9555 3611

Edited by abu

yeh campbellfield pick a part has only got your generic (AUS) vehicles.. falcons, commodores, lasers, pulsars and some R31's.. nothing exciting really.. only good for general parts like seatbelts, switches and horns etc.

There's plenty of import wreckers around (apart from the ones above).. what area are you in?

Thanks for all your help guys - got it sorted.

I don't know why, the mechanic my GF mentioned it was for emissions puposes. Managed to borrow one of a mate.

See my other post in this section on what I thought of this guy (not mentioning names).

Basically I think the car left his shop less roadworthy than it first went in $1k later.

Thanks for all your help guys - got it sorted.

I don't know why, the mechanic my GF mentioned it was for emissions puposes. Managed to borrow one of a mate.

See my other post in this section on what I thought of this guy (not mentioning names).

Basically I think the car left his shop less roadworthy than it first went in $1k later.

sounds like he was trying to squeeze more money out of you/your GF

Send an email to vicroads asking if an airpod is legal if its the only air intake modification. (cant seem to find it on the vicroads site for you, but its there somewhere)

I reckon report him to Vicroads, make him lose his RoadWorthy license if he cant follow the rules

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