[Dose's Sometimes DIY and Pay Someone Home & Boat Improvement Thread]

sounds more like the no-track blues, just take it, thrash it and fall in love again, and not that ghey motorkhana stuff either (yeah it's fun but still..)

[RIP Jessi Combs]

Imagine dying trying to beat a record that is still 248mph slower than the absolute record in one of the few "sports" that is in no way affected by gender... #equality

 

I hope her surviving husband is doing ok

 

 

[Pop and bang exhaust illegal in Vic?]

3 hours ago, ERO54N said:

I feel like it's kind of obnoxious, attention seeking mod regardless of car performance especially when on non performance orientated cars.

no you are right. 

[Dose's Sometimes DIY and Pay Someone Home & Boat Improvement Thread]

Belgium is such a nice country with nice people. I went to Rock Werchter many years ago and by far the best concert experience I've ever had.

[MLR's 86 not a build thread thread]

23 hours ago, mlr said:

Ok.......LOL.......Apparently a turbo is a excellent way to muffle down some cold start noise.

Can we start a sweeps for how long before current exhaust is replaced with full 3" decat, straight piped one to get more out of the turbo setup?

[S13 Sprint/Time Attack Style Build]

for this thread to make sense again you should put the built engine in the Landcruiser?

[What happens when your turbo nuts fall off]

I guess the rate of leakage from the flange was still less than what would have been wastegated, so the wastegate would have stayed closed for longer to compensate?

Or perhaps you just drive so slow already that the impact was negligible?  

[R32 Gtr Long Term Love, Now Project]

On 6/19/2019 at 8:14 AM, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

If not take it to Adam, ex-Plazmaman guy. He did my stuff and it's pornographic.

and it cost more than your car is worth ??

[Dose's Sometimes DIY and Pay Someone Home & Boat Improvement Thread]

13 hours ago, MBS206 said:

I have no idea how they got that from that pic :s

the little baggies of coke covering the rims weren't a dead give away?

[Body KIt]

based on the file name, I'd hazard a guess it's an MSpec body kit...

[Dose's Sometimes DIY and Pay Someone Home & Boat Improvement Thread]

did you check if just one of the six connectors is EV-1? maybe you're meant to add 6 of them to the order ??

[Dose's Sometimes DIY and Pay Someone Home & Boat Improvement Thread]

Ugh front loaders are the worst

[Built R33 GTS-T, soon to become a Nürburgring track car]

Very cool! I'm jealous and very much looking forward to some in-car footage at the ring. Do you have much experience on the track already?

[Dose's Sometimes DIY and Pay Someone Home & Boat Improvement Thread]

19 hours ago, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

Has all the fun bits, fuel system cost more than the car lol. Fab work cost more than the car too! 

oooof DON MEGA spec? why didn't you say earlier!?!?

[Hks kansai roll cage]

Nope. if its the same as this https://www.rhdjapan.com/kansai-service-refresh-bar-roll-cage-bcnr33-ecr33-hr33.html

it's Chromoly Steel which is not compliant with cams https://portal.cams.com.au/media/news/latest-news/faq-cams-safety-cage-structures

[Can you record a police officer during a traffic stop? (And other tips)]

I can confirm politeness helps, I have never had issues in "random" stops or minor speeding stops in my beat up, loudish bogan looking skyline, easily defect worthy. Can't confirm for a more serious infringement though.

IMO, pulling out a camera and filming will always be seen by a cop as an act of aggression. If I were a cop and you did that, I'd think you have something to hide and are trying to intimidate me into not discovering what it is, and would be extra thorough in my duties.

[Opinion Poll - Ideal power for track car]

3 hours ago, GTSBoy said:

Well, there's also the question of "What category do you want to win?"

As it stands, the question makes no sense.  You did not specify "just a plaything".  Nor budget, nor prep level of rest of car, as per JGTC's point above.

As such, my vote is the max option on your list.

nor mention of existing seat time/experience or handling/brake/grip level

[MLR's 86 not a build thread thread]

Should have done it before the tune.

[Nismo Rims question]

 

14 minutes ago, Nikkirosee said:

however the AV3S seem to have "volks racing" written on the side as pictured above,  the ones I have don't as I've looked at the wheels without stickers

As you've already noticed the NISMO logo is just a sticker, so it's very likely the "Volk racing" in the above pic was also just a sticker that has been removed or deteriorated with age, so i'd agree they're gong to be the Volk AV3 as you've suggested,

[How to wash a Skyline in an inner city apartment (no tap) equipment to buy]

Having lived with a Skyline in the inner city, I'd be less worried about micrometer scratches from dirt and more worried about people who employ "touch parking" techniques.

[ACA kamikaze mexico. Did you see?]

9 minutes ago, Slap said:

Wich is ok to incorporate but when you act like im using my kids as an excuse not to go proves you a pole smoker not a decent human.

I must have misunderstood the part where you mentioned the cost of feeding your kids stops you paying $60 for an event...

14 hours ago, Slap said:

I have 10 kids man it cost an arm and a leg just to feed em the day not to mention the fuel cause usualy somehow they are always miles away bahaha. Lots of dirt stuff out here in gippy not much for burnouts and drift.

So im up for 150 food 100-200 fuel 60 entry. Minimum.

 

[ACA kamikaze mexico. Did you see?]

1 minute ago, Slap said:

Preserve race tracks.... wtf.
Im not talking racing or prestige events.

ummm ok... I didn't realise you could only have prestige races at race tracks , would it help if i called it a Motorsport Park instead?

What i'm referring too however, is existing tracks that host amateur sprints, drifts, drags and burnout days are being surrounded by houses that over time has led to restrictions, threats of closure and such. Which is 100% the governments fault/responsibility. You're not going to get any new venues in your backyard if they can't even keep the existing ones open. It's plain common sense.

[ACA kamikaze mexico. Did you see?]

10 minutes ago, mlr said:

People on the dole should have to do community service for their money.

They can work at the new race tracks!

[ACA kamikaze mexico. Did you see?]

6 minutes ago, mlr said:

I want the government to subsidize my hobbies

#selfentitled

Imagine all the race tracks they could build and provide access to free of charge if they canned bludging for the dole!!... I could get behind that!

[ACA kamikaze mexico. Did you see?]

11 minutes ago, Slap said:

Get farked dik head.
Im over this forum. People like you are killing it.

If yor hobby is goin out of control and makin it to aca dont you think the goverment should.

Im not even going to respond to dik heads wanting a fight instead of discussion from now on.

everyone agreeing with you 100% of the time is not a discussion...

stop using your kids as an excuse to go risk your life and potentially innocent bystanders lives by being a "dik head" as you put it, on public roads.

 

However, at least one thing the government should be doing is ensuring the preservation of existing race tracks, and not letting developers build housing close and later forcing restrictions or shut down due to noise complaints, which is the biggest issue with "local playgrounds" for hooning, anywhere near housing is never going to happen or be sustainable.