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How much do you want for the number plates?

Predecessor means to come before. The predecessor to the R34 was the R33. The R35 GTR is the successor of the R34. That would have been the Z-Tune. Made from 2003 onwards. And as in many things in life, the general population would be wrong.

Unless he has changed jobs since late last year Peter Hall is the manager of Autosport on Magill Rd and no longer does engine rebuilds (it was one of the reasons that he left Willall). I used Steve Cramp at Manta Racing. He will be more expensive than most places you go to but, as in most things in life, you pay for what you get. Peter Hall recommended Steve to me and I continue to use Manta to this day for all work on my GTR. After going to 6 places I'm happier to pay more for someone who won't make a mistake or try and cut costs. Do it once, do it properly. If only all others within the car industry were as good.

About to go away for a weekend with guys and come back smelling of fish... something is just not right about that. Have a good weekend biatches!

I stand corrected. I knew I had seen these before but the article that was sent to me was dated late last year so I thought that they were a further development of the original ones. Apparently not. That's what I get for blindly accepting media reports without doing my own background check.

BTW - Can I get some official notification that my full payment of $200 made on January 15, 2010, was received?

Martin just be aware that these are very easily damaged as they are susceptible to any kind of impact. So if you are buying from interstate or OS I would try and get a clause that the item is to be tested and verified by a Nissan dealer that it is working correctly once it arrives.

Creating a new helmet via CNC machining (ignore the different language). Aluminium Helmet [Edited] (for those of us stuck in 2005) see through tyres from Michelin.

Dennis (SIR 032) had a spare one. PM me if you want his mobile.

Just confessing that I went on a bit of a Facebook stalk and found a few SAUers.

I know that of lot of people on here have arguments with their wives and girlfriends over the amount of time and $ spent on 'that bloody car'. Valentines Day is approaching so I thought that I'd put forward this T-shirt as a gift suggestion:

What did you see exactly...

I left Mt Gambier about 10am. Took the Pathaway / Keith route then got off the Freeway at the Crafers exit to take Upper Sturt Rd. Edit - I must have left earlier... 4 hours is not long enough for the trip home...

That probably was me as I was on my way home from Mt Gambier. PS - there is no such thing as traffic on country roads when you have a GTR

OK I'll try that. Thanks for the tip.

Trying to get to the battery in a R33 GTR. What gheylord decided to put a serviceable part behind a strut brace and under a speaker? The bloody speaker magnet keeps grabbing the tools and I can't get the strut brace undone. So far I've been hitting a spanner with a mallet but all that has done is give me a headache, annoy the dogs next door and dent the spanner. It's not even my f***ing car!

One of the Supra guys just attached his tripod and then used cling/glad wrap around the passengers seat to hold it in place. Seemed to work as well.

Then buy something else. If you read enough of the threads here you will discover that the GTR only comes to life on the track - and what Nissan Australia are doing to owners before and then after 1 track day is akin to being raped ($12k to replace rotors & brake pads because the brake pads have begun to crack!). The GTR is just too competent a car for daily use and you won't get to experience its real driving thrills. ***Disclaimer*** I have never driven a R35 GTR. All of the above comments are based on reading nearly every thread on SAU, NAGTROC & GTROC UK relating to the R35 GTR and discussions with R35 GTR owners.

What other questions do you have?

I'm curious about the Main North Nissan stickers Slip35 as your car is heavily modified and I thought Nissan dealers were told not to go near a modded R35 GTR?

Damn. Looks like I'm going to have to actually practice before the night as those who have never had a go beforehand will clearly be disadvantaged.

Mitch, Work out where you want to work, tailor your resume for the place, do some research on the business, find out who does the hiring and ask to meet them for a coffee. Present yourself neatly, be on time, be concise with your presentation and leave the person your resume. All this is being proactive rather than reactive. Think about it: if you are a business owner and have a role that needs to be filled what are you going to do? Most will already have someone in mind and ask them first. They will then ask other staff members and maybe others within their industry (clients, partners etc). Finally if they still haven't found someone they might get around to advertising the position. Then they have to pay for the advertising, conduct interviews or pay an agency to do so. Either way it costs them time and money. Waiting for jobs to be advertised means you are only seeing the jobs which have already gone past several stages. And then you are competing against everyone else. You can jump ahead of all these other people by getting in at stage 1. It may not work immediately but a position may come up at a later date and the person doing the hiring will recall that you showed initiative, were proactive by seeking him/her out and gave them your details. The person can then contact you and shortcut the procedure to find a new employee thus saving them time and money. I would also advise that you keep a record of who you spoke with, when you spoke with them, what they ordered and what was said in the conversation. Touch base with them about once a month with a phone call and try catch up with them about once every 3 months (that's where knowing what they ordered can be handy. Imagine their surprise if you go up order your drink and turn to them and say 'hazelnut mocha with 1 sugar right?). You would be surprised at how this can generate results and in the end you are only approaching businesses that you want to work for. Good luck.

So one of my best mates recently had a baby boy. I offered to baby sit over the weekend so my mate and his missus could have some time off and relax and get some sleep. The following are some pics of the training I started on the boy.

Heslo - given the level of interest and the heated discussion that followed can we see the reserves list for the sake of transparency? Also has my payment cleared?

I think that is the best link from SpeedHunters that you've provided Damo. Thanks!