I can get you this one... its $25 plus postage out of japan... if you want I can chuck it in the package of books I've got coming and save you a lil bit on postage, then pick it up from me.
you can open an account pretty easily, but you'll just end up getting a bad rating when you try to communicate with the seller in english, or you spring that "i'm in australia, can you post international" on them.
just use the Pandora's battery hack... it'll debrick any PSP regardless of how fubar the firmware is:
http://www.noobz.eu/joomla/news/unbricker-...-firmwares.html
haha yeah i know, i freak out about the quality of security where we are now, even with a lock up garage. but seems like NP is far worse. had the shock of my life when my insurance premium jumped so much when I moved from bundoora to here.
i had one asian officer pull me over in melbourne. he insisted I was speeding, and when I challenged his claim he changed his mind and got me for not indicating. douchebag.
I demand you go out and rip out that power steering in your car... coz you know, real men have biceps of lumberjacks so that they can turn the steering wheel in a manner which is as involved in the driving experience as possible.
just a side note...
has anyone noticed how similar (esp the fenders and side lines) the new GTR is to the Toyota FT-HS concept car?
http://www.toyota.com/vehicles/future/fths.html
It'll be at the Tokyo autosalon along with the GTR.
hmmm... intrigued by that comment that the bare chassis weighs less than the 350Z's... so what's weighing it down? the AWD system? the heavily optioned interior? gonna be interesting to see how the car does on the track with that sorta chassis, and what the N1 version boasts, if they release one.
what exactly is a Premium Midship? thought it was an FR?
coppers don't ask you to step out of the vehicle unless you're being arrested, searched or suspected of carrying weapons. in fact they make it a point to remind you to stay in the car.
that said, i do think lambo's on an R32 are rice beyond belief.
was it parked next to an HKS special edition Ralliart R33 GTSt?
GTSR is to R31's what the GTR is to R32's. Someone's playing silly buggers with badges.
get the Groria! so oldschool cool. you'll have to put up with 1970's tech to support your transplant tho... and once you put a new engine in you'll have to make sure it meets emissions standards from the year of the engine.
get the S13 for plug and play ease of use.
350Z's got heaps of aftermarket support... RX-8's not so much, but there's progress on the renesis front.
rumour has it mines is already working on some aftermaket goodies, and impul on a luxury package to complement it as well.