No Crust Racing

You guys have been having fun lol Benny, I'm fairly convinced you're somewhere on the spectrum so I'm just going to keep that in mind moving forward and do my best to offer genuine advice where I can, what you do with it is up to you. Please try and keep in mind when replying to some of these comments, pretty much everyone here has had either a faster or more powerful car, a cleaner car, or has achieved more on track/drags etc than you have so far. The advice offered comes from ample real world experience and to date you have achieved nothing of merit so it would be in your best interest to try and take some of it on board. Best of luck with the build, I hope it goes well. Please be careful driving it, now and after power upgrades, it would be a shame to see the car written off or you hurt yourself.

How could I possible remember something I was told a handful of posts ago? #beenalongweek

Fair enough, whatever makes it more enjoyable for you. I like flames but...

*groan* I'm reached my pain threshold for the day, off to enjoy my evening with a few bevvies. When I get back I'm happy to talk about taking some bets on what gets Benny first. Catastrophic fire. Crash due to suspension pick up points rusting through or something similar. Engine failure due to stock rods. Crash due to shit driving. Have fun gents.

The idea is to fit them without hacking a big hole into the car. Quality work by TRPs work experience kid. Plus, who'd be crazy enough to line a nice sharp metal edge sitting to your fuel line? That's a pathetic job and you paid them for it.

Not knowing better is fine, but there's not reason to throw a hissy fit when people who do know try and share that knowledge. Many of us have been working on cars much longer than you, we've wrecked heaps of shit and learned from that. Yes plenty of people cut holes for intercooler pipes. That can be done very neatly and the hole can be lined for a nicer finish also and removes the risk of rubbing through. Any time a fuel line meets metal you either go big hole, line the edge or you go bulkhead fittings. Otherwise you will always have that risk of damage, plus a point for fire to move between two air spaces.

Legit question. Why? Also please come post some pics of your bulk head fuel fittings in Bakemonos thread, shits hilarious in there.

Benny, you cannot honestly say, hand on heart, that cutting through the floor pan, not even putting a pinch weld around the cut edge, is DON mega clean OCD spec. It's truely SAU DIY spec, I see they shit on drift cars owned by flat cap wearing energy drink consumers. Shit, even in my budget no f**ks given fuel system in the S13 I put some pinch weld around the hole in the spare wheel well. Just finish off the little 5%ers here and there and it will be great. If TRP are telling you that's their best, get a better workshop.

Shit, You're alive. Assumed you were either dead or had lost the car roll racing for slips..

See who's car cuts a fuel line on rusty sheet metal and spews fuel out first?

Benny it's because you keep calling it mint. We want it to be as mint as you think it is. Just needs a little clean up here and there. Neither of my "non mint" GTRs had that type of surface rust on the undercarriage. If TRP are so amazing why the hell are the cutting holes in places that bulk head fittings should be used? Shit, even Dose Pipes R33 GTST runs them. I like the direction, I like the car, but you gotta learn to not get so bent outta shape about people pointing out stuff that anyone with eye balls will notice of you want it to be the minty mint polar beer you want.

^ This

Part of any old car restoration. Treat and clean up rust, fresh paint when done. Always with before and after photos

I was talking about the pic that shows the holes coming through near the subframe but somehow thought that was an engine bay shot? WTF lol What's the plan for the surface rust underneath gonna clean/paint it all up? Would look amazing done. Are they actual bulk head fittings or was there just a hole cut through the sheet metal?

Powder coating FTW.

Fuel system and crank trigger bits look good, I also thought that looked like an angle grinder job lol What's up with all the filth and surface rust in your bay? Consider removing engine when you do the turbo swap and cleaning it all up. will lift the car a lot. Slideshow was severely lacking Benny, no dyno runs, no drive bys, no tacho hitting red line etc. Actually... no video content at all 0_0

Hah, you owe me/us nothing. Enjoy your car and anything you can share is always welcomed

Nicely done.

looks good, will look even better blek

Birds, you son of a bitch, you're still around? I've got a signed receipt. The previous owner has done nothing with the rego, I literally bought it and drove it away and have been driving it since (since March) on the existing rego which is still in the previous owners name. I think there may be an associated late fee if I do turn up to register at Vicroads now, given my receipt is dated. I'll advertise it as available with full Vic rego or unreg and with or without RWC as desired and just see what the market says. Seems I can go either way without too much drama. Getting a RWC is not a big drama and if I can get a good dollar for it as RWC and Registered then I'll do the leg work for that. Plan is to wrap all of this up before it's out of reg in August. Just waiting on new job to show me details on the company car vs car allowance on offer.

Yep, aware of that and that's not an issue. It's more a case of whats better/least complicated for myself/the next owner. Sell unreg with the last registered owner having been someone else or sell registered in my name.

Bought a car back in March as a tide me over, as I quit my job and lost my work car, it's registered in NSW, I live in Vic. I have a receipt for this purchase. I was flat out at the time and completely missed getting transferring the rego into my name within the 14 days Vicroads specifies, it's reg'd til August. Looking forward, now with full time work again, I'll be selling it to get into something else in June/July but I'm not sure how best to go about that without making issues for the new owner. Do I: Cancel the NSW rego and just sell it unreg (with or without RWC as they wish, it'll pass no worries). Register it in my name first then sell it? (additional costs and new owner could be from NSW anyway). As neither Vicroads or RTA have any record of me owning the car (I have insurance papers and my receipt of purchase) I wasn't sure what was going to cause issues for the new owner. I'm leaning towards just register it in my name (potentially incur a late charge?) and then at least there's record of my ownership, but if I can simply sell it unregistered without issue that would be easier for me.

Solid update. How do you rate the cars you drove?

You heard it here first. Twins on the way.

Only 3yrs? pathetic. 8kg washer for 2 people? Is this your way of telling us you're expecting twins?