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hardsteppa last won the day on November 5 2023
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About hardsteppa
- Birthday 01/04/1939
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oiling doorknobs, endangering species, bumbaaclaart riddims.....petty shit.
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Rear suspension upgrades
hardsteppa replied to Sleepergm's topic in RB Series - R31, R32, R33, R34 (1986-2002)
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R33 GTST need advice
hardsteppa replied to R33tur's topic in RB Series - R31, R32, R33, R34 (1986-2002)
What do you mean by easy upgrades? ebay for your end caps- 2 replies
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38mm wastegate limitations?
hardsteppa replied to Liam2421's topic in RB Series - R31, R32, R33, R34 (1986-2002)
It is likely to boost creep ' a little bit'...depending on the manifold and design. I have the same turbo setup and it often had an uncontrollable rise at the top of the rpm range, although the current g30-660 with .73 housing and same gate/manifold holds boost just fine.- 3 replies
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R-34 body and rim color changes
hardsteppa replied to dragon_vix's topic in RB Series - R31, R32, R33, R34 (1986-2002)
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wd-40 first.
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ended up going with bolts from this seller, as a much cheaper option https://www.ebay.com.au/str/thefastenerwarehouse
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I have broken old cam cap bolts a couple of times. In my experience, they don't age well, and better to plan to replace with new bolts if yours are 5+ years old. Drilling out the broken bolt section was a bit messy with the engine in the car, but, turned out fine. I now use the Tomei cam bolt studs although, even broke one of those and it was only a few years old. DEFINITELY something to be very gentle with.
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Thanks for posting your experience, I was looking at getting one of these. Though, still not sure if the money would be better spent just getting the OEM shaft overhauled.
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Tyres you use(d) and how u would rate them
hardsteppa replied to ZigenGT's topic in Suspension, braking and tyres
Picked up a set of 4x 215/45/17 Yoko AD09's on the BJTM "buy 3 get 4th free deal", to go on Project White Lightning. Put them on over the weekend, after a few days running in, they had the first real cornering test today. Not sure if I've had a stroke or my face has been torn off but, fk me...Cornering to the point of physical pain, and not even a hint of squeal from the tyres. VERY good tyre. -
Thanks Duncan, yes I have just reused the original bolts with blue Loctite on them. No issues with doing this so far, and I'm hard-pressed believing the 12.9 bolts will snap, more likely to mayyybe come loose...which loctite should prevent. I'm still thinking of the ARP's though, especially for the 4x rear hub bolts, carrying the vertical load of the car.
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So, on the new car, OEM has used heaps of 12.9 grade TTY bolts on the brakes and mounting, suspension mountings, bearing hubs etc,with the workshop manual saying they're all single use only, being TTY. I say fk throwing away and buying new bolts everytime I want to work on something, so am considering replacing them with ARP bolts. Their 8740 cromoly yield spec seems to exceed 12.9 grade bolts - anyone with any thoughts on using ARP instead?
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Running semi slicks in the rain bad idea?
hardsteppa replied to silviaz's topic in General Automotive Discussion
Federal RSR-RR semi slicks were one of the best tyres I've used in the wet.