[Good Driving Roads Of Nsw]

 Bells line is usually my go to for a blast and unwind, but watch out for the native fauna - I had an issue last weekend when I tried to install a non-genuine Mitsubishi wombat into my Legnum VR-4. If you've ever wanted to know the fastest way to jack up a vehicle - hitting a wombat at 80kph is probably it.

 Split the front bar & felt it batter the floor-pan & undercarriage. Thought it was a boulder or log at first - doubled back to find out and was astounded to see it was actually a marsupial. Happened in east Bilpin - about 40k west I encountered another one but someone else had nailed him. He was still twitching so I went back to the car for my baton and finished the job.

Just a reminder that speed doesn't only kill those of us driving - but sometimes also the creatures that co-exist among us.

[Hello from South Aus!]

She looks pristine! Good luck with the conversion, as an auto-sparky the tricky stuff will be a cakewalk! Looking forward to the results!

[Depression & Mental Illness]

Push through it mate - life is a clusterf**k sometimes. You're stronger than you'll ever know - and when the time comes - that strength will empower, and astound you. I'm dealing with this myself, having a passion / project ( my 32 coupe ) has been invaluable. Things are only insurmountable, when you doubt your ability to surmount them. Life is a relentless conflict - don't give up the fight

#Lonesoldier.

 

( Edit ) If boost makes you feel, like it does me - get out there and feel some boost. Nothing makes me smile wider!

[The New Official S A U - N S W Spotted Thread]

Spotted an immaculate 32 - GTR Vspec1 in a pristine pale blue metallic this afternoon @ intersection of Bungaribee & reservoir @ Blacktown. - rolled up behind in my dodgy-spec purple R32 GTST. Driver acknowledged with some hazard lights - stupendous looking machine mate!

[SAU NSW Monthly Meet - Paddy's Night Food Market - Show n Shine - 7th October]

Was a great meet. I think my burger had more oil than my sump though.

Big Thanks to Sammi for organizing the event & everyone who made an appearance.

[SAU NSW Monthly Meet - Paddy's Night Food Market - Show n Shine - 7th October]

Count me in. Food was great last time. Be good to catch up again.

[SAU NSW Monthly Meet - Paddy's Night Food Market]

I'm keen. C u guys there.

[R32 GTS. Shunted. Write-off?]

On 14/07/2016 at 9:50 AM, jmknights93 said:

Far out! I don't suppose this was around our area was it?

Wetherill park, about 1K south of the reservoir. I haven't installed those injectors yet, but they look immaculate. Depending on the outcome, they may end up in another r32.

 

On 14/07/2016 at 10:12 AM, admS15 said:

Hard to see much from those pics but from what I can see it does look repairable. Why dont you swing it past a panel shop and see what they say.

2 quotes so far, both between $3-4k. Have to plod through the whole insurance process now, will keep u guys updated.

[R32 GTS. Shunted. Write-off?]

On my way home from work this afternoon. Stopped at an unbroken white line, waiting for a gap to turn left.

A second or two later I'm rocked by a solid hit from behind courtesy of an inattentive driver in a late model 5 door Nissan Patrol.

Rounded the corner & pulled into a driveway to exchange details and this is the damage done.

C-pillar and roof-line don't have any discernible creases or dents, and as far as I can tell the floor-pan is fine.

Boot-lid closes and latches, but with a decent gap on the drivers side and a crease on the underside where the boot surround has peaked above the tail-light.

Tail, brake & indicator lights all functioning, still roadworthy.

I've put a lot of time and effort into this car and am considerably upset by this, what do you guys think? Repairable or write-off?

The Chameleon paint was laid on the June long-weekend, hadn't even finished cutting & buffing it.

 

 

 

 

 

[What Have You Purchased From Ebay?]

I bought some violet metallic flake powder for a respray job on my R32. $25 for 25 grams, laid on a black base coat and added the flake to the clear at 5 grams per litre. Sprayed it in a carport with some tarps and it came up okay. Turns plenty of heads and I regularly get a thumb up ( IRL ) and sometimes even a " nice ride bro " out in the world.

Custom Pearl Finishes is the store for anyone looking to do their own respray on a budget.

[Hi.]

Thanks for the warm welcome PranK. I'm in western Sydney.

I do have images of the spray, I'll upload some in the DIY forum.

[Hi.]

Hi all.

Recently acquired an 89 R32 GTS coupe ( RB20DE, auto ) and decided to sign up to the forum after finding a wealth of good info that has helped me with the few issues I've had to resolve.

I purchased the car mid october and while mechanically sound and reliable, the burgandy paintwork was atrocious and needed to be addressed.

I spent a week preparing the car for a respray and awaiting the ideal weather conditons to apply the paint.

Once content with my preparation ( far from perfect ) and with a warm dry day I tarped up the carport and laid on a black acrylic base-coat, followed by several clear-coats infused with a violet-metallic flake powder, at 5 grams per litre of thinner-diluted clear.

The results aren't immaculate, but I'm pretty happy with them. I still have plenty of polishing to do, and re-coated the bonnet earlier today as I just couldn't get it right the first time.

The car is pretty much standard except for a pod filter ( exposed ) some interior trim, sports wheel & pedals, and the stereo.

I bought it with 224,000km on the clock but it runs fine and feels strong.

The only two issues I've encountered so far were replacing the passenger seatbelt ( from an S13 ) as the original jammed repeatedly, and replacing the power-window assembly in the drivers door.

Looking forward to contributing to the community.