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Hi Guys,

Just bought my first Skyline and I'm lovin' it. I'm over 40 so you could say I'm reliving the glory days of my youth, hooning around in a 240Z but my 5 kids and 1 demerit point left (don't ask) keep my feet firmly planted on the ground.

Used to do all my own work but haven't been under a bonnet in years so will probably ask a lot of dumb questions about this new age fuel injection thingy. Please bare with me if I do :cool:

Khaled

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Hey welcome =) young or old we're all on the same page here, so enjoy your stay and enjoy your car!

Danny

Thanks Danny. I plan to have fun with it. My wife was skeptical when I told her over the phone that I'd put down a deposit but she changed her mind when she saw it. Even the kids have become Skyline fans overnight (4 girls). Yesterday they asked if I could take them to the video store in it. When I said we already had a video for them to watch they asked if I coud drive them to the video store and back home again anyway because they were really just making up excuses to ride in it. :)

Had to break the news to my eldest (11yrs) that she won't be driving it in 5 years because of the turbo. She'll have to make do with the Nimbus :rofl:

Khaled

PS. Forgot to mention this is my 31st car but I intend to hang on to this one.

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sorry guys. didn't realise my post had garnered any attention apart from Danny's response. That, and the fact that my wife had a baby mean I've only had time to work sleep and look after the kids the last couple of weeks. My avatar has a pic of me driving my 2nd Zed back from the Bathurst 1000 in 1990. Here's a better picture of it with some background:

My V8 Killer on Flickr

Here's another pic of it:

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Would you believe I sold it for $4,100. Have you seen the prices lately??

Here are some pics of the Skyline before I put bigger rubber on it last week:

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@DRD-00F: It's a GTS-T. Not as grippy as a GTR but I console myself by steering with the throttle wherever possible :(

@Black Widow: That figure may be misleading. the first 25 were worth less, in total, than the 26th one :) One day I'm gonna make a list....

Just bought the Nissan Service manual and have the ECU -> laptop cable on order so can't wait to get my hands dirty.

Thanks for the warm welcome, guys. Hopefully I can contribute something to the community here, in time.

Khaled

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Sexy car dude... enjoy it! It's good to see some old timers running around in the 'Lines these days too.

OLD TIMERS??!!

You watch it, sonny boy! :)

[Khaled takes his dentures out of the cup on his bedside table at the nursing home and indignantly storms off]

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