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Anyone who works in the industry want to wade in on this? I've had steering wheel be out from toe adjustments sure, but never because of worn tyres, whicc still have a good few mm on them anyway.

Not a Skyline but the principal should be universal. Does tyre wear on its own affect steering wheel location? We recently had a work car go in for service and they admit that during this time work was done that affected the steering wheel location as I immediately noticed that it was now off centre (and this has never been a problem for this car or on the current tyres). They tell me they've gotten it "as straight as they can on those tyres" as the tyres are just on the tread indicators and that the fact that the tyres are getting due for replacement is the determining factor. In my head, the amount of remaining tread should have no impact on the steering wheel location and only the actual suspension geometry should affect this. Correct or am I overlooking something?

I'll definitely do that for starters and will sit my clutch on the shelf until this one goes, would be nice to fix it when I do the clutch though.

CA18, 180-190rwkw, stock clutch, track car. Pedal has stopped returning all the way to the top. Clutch feels like it's engaging OK, though there has been a few grinds due to mis-shift since it started playing up. Video shows how much freeplay is in the pedal before the master starts engaging. Plenty of fluid in the master, does not appear to be any leak on the shaft or down the firewall in the engine bay. I've got a clutch on the way anyway, but wondering if this is a fatigued pressure plate, failing clutch master, as simply as needing a bleed, or something else.

My 2 cents. I've got water temp (with warning light and buzzer), oil pressure, oil temp (light and buzzer also) and I sit my SAFC on a single large readout of knock. I've also got boost on the A pillar as it came in the car and a wideband readout on the steering column as the original dyno I had free use of didn't have one (does now) and I do some road tuning. In the thick of the action, I'd be lucky to really look at any of them and have found that the warning light and buzzer are too hard to see (in the centre console) and too had to hear with a helmet on. I'd be better served with a big red light on top of the cluster for each thing. That said, if the car misbehaves on track (I'm only doing timed laps against myself) OR I'm test and tuning on track each gauge is quite helpful as I can monitor what's happening after each change (if I need to make any). The SAFC (monitoring knock for me), the oil temp and water temp gauges also have peak hold which is helpful to know what the max was during the session. If the car is in good condition with a healthy cooling system and it's not a hot day or your not doing extended sessions you should be fine. Tyres and brakes will feel it pretty quickly and what you use there also affects how long you can stay out. Once you start using better tyres/pads you will stay out longer and you may want some basic things like a high flow or lower temp thermostat and a basic oil cooler. I fitted both straight up for peace of mind and have never had temp issues at my low power level.

As part of my broken leg I've had to change my diet anyway so I'll likely just continue that to a degree as its allowed me to find some other healthier alternatives.

Hah, good stuff.

Haha, I think she does it because she prefers a fairly lean look and I'm not lean enough. She prefers me around 80kg I'd say, I prefer to be closer to 90, I've met in the middle. When we met I was around 92 but injuries put me right back to under 80. Thankfully, I've never had need to comment about her ass, she takes good care of it

It's cool man, I hear the roids make you angry. Haha, she's quite concious of her ass, and even more so with 4mths of preggo on board. I don't have too many concerns about her as she's self motivated and knows what I think about fat people who are fat through sheer laziness and bad choices. My last ex found out how serious I was about that when she became an ex and the current knows that. Sounds harsh I know, but I have my standards

I'm not trying to bulk, I started out the year at around 79-80kg with a goal of getting to around 84-85ish, I'm there now so won't be getting much bigger, though I imagine I would put a couple extra kg on when I can work my legs again. Training and eating well are two things I can do I've always been a big "food" person and that will never change, I love eating. Thanks Terry, some great info in there.

Oh is that what you meant? Sorry. Well yes I get a bit sweaty and I'm sure I burn up some calories but I only exercise 3 times a week for about 50-60mins so I'm by no means intense. And sure, that's fine for now, but as I get older and the metabolism naturally drops a gear or two, I'm just keen to know if anyone else has faced issues with staying in shape. It seems that just maintaining cardio and healthy eating should be enough. Surely age has some effect on how well the body responds to exercise though?

Sorry Nick, not trolling but obviously an offensive or retarded question. If it's as simple as fat control, I can do that easily enough. When I say Chest work, I mean 3 sets of 8 reps for each chest exercise I do. Primarily the routine is based on that one that was listed in the main gym thread, bench, dead lifts, military press (when leg not broken) etc. It seems to work well enough for me in terms of strength/size gains so I've been happy with it. If that's wrong then fair enough, we're all learning. Those scales are all I have as a point of reference, remember I exercise at home. I don't take the numbers as gospel but I do take note if they change. And as you are not an older guy, I'm not sure how much of a say you get anyway I'm interested to know what changes take place as you get older, does it become that much harder to keep the fat off? Does the skin just naturally sag and make it harder to maintain some tone etc. I imagine I'll always be doing "something" as I enjoy exercising.

Morning guys, random question for you all, and more so for the older guys here. I've been thinking about when is the "right time" to start focusing more on cardio and reps to avoid the sagging of old age. I'm only 30 now but comments from the missus about me possibly having "man boobs" when I'm older because I have pecs now got me thinking. At what point do you need to switch up the work being done to keep everything in shape? Is it just a case of maintaining what you are doing and man boobs come about because you fall off the wagon for one reason or another? I have no issues with motivation now, but who knows in 10 years. At the moment chest work is usually sets of 3 with reps of 8, have you older guys found that you need to start adding sets or more reps later in life to keep everything where it should be in terms of tone/lift. Or is the key just more cardio and better diet? I was covering 100 or so k's a month on foot prior to breaking my leg (70/30 split running/walking) and will get back to that point when the leg allows. Is that enough in the long run or do people switch to cycling etc? I guess it would vary depending on metabolism, diet etc. At the moment, on a cheapo set of digital scales I'm about 12% bf, weigh 84-85kg and I'm 6ft tall so average build for the height I'd say. BF has edged up a notch since breaking my leg, which is not unusual, it normally ohovers around 10-11 on the same scales, I am not trying to get leaner or anything, just trying to maintain a healthy physique and look like I do some exercise. I wouldn't say I'm fat or anything but I can easily see how in another 10years with gravity winning, my chest could sag and become man boobs if the right effort was not put in.

I've had a bit more of a play since this question, and found that for the type of pics I'm taking that auto-centre seems to be the quickest. That said, I the standard 18-55mm kit lens has taken a beating and it wobbles a bit and I've noticed it will bind up a bit sometimes so realistically it should be replaced. What's a good standard 18-55 or 18-70mm or so auto focus lens that's worth looking at?

As has been said, that's some really tough luck Dan, especially given the previous issues. I think the most important aspect of all of this is how well you were doing and that you managed to match the missus times, bloody fantastic

So are you going to give us the run down Dan? What did you bust and how badly?

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I'm glad all this discussion has rekindled your faith Dan. From all accounts, E85 is a good thing and it could give you that extra oomph to bridge the gap to the rest of the field on some of the more power hungry stages.

I was under the impression the Powertune R34 is using one, as is GTR Sean or whatever his name is on these forums. I've been keeping tabs in the build threads. Your ECU needs to support it though, as for what they are running I can't remember but you can definitely have a sensor that detects ethanol percent and allows the tune to be adjusted on the fly. Very cool stuff. That's a rudimentary run down but the guys on here will be all over it and can fill you in on all the details.

I saw the pics on FB, very sexy brakes. Do you have the option of running a content sensor like some of the GT-R boys are doing now?

Mixed bag of news there mate, hope it all goes well with the Evo. God I love hearing this "Sammy out braked herself on numerous occasions last weekend and had to accellerate INTO 5s and 6s cos the things are so effective." I love brakes

Specs looked on the missus one too, but sucked. The proof is in the pudding though, I would expect Target to stock something better than Aldi does. Can always take it back if it sucks. The issue I see is the size when something like the Kodak I bought (or any other of similarly sized and similarly cheapo cams) are easier to mount and work with. Plus with the GoPro's and the like, you know you can rely on the mounts and the casings (mostly) when you buy like me, it's a gamble

Plenty of places sell a fairly generic "HD" camera llke that one, they're all over eBay too. My missus, against my advice, went and bought one from Aldi for $69, looks almost identical to the target one and the image quality is not great. My $40 Kodak PlayTouch HD smashes it. The clip I posted earlier was on the lowest (WXGA) setting and it looks better than her HD cam on it's highest setting. I've since moved up to using 720 on the Kodak, looks decent.

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