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I once hit my knee on an exhaust on my sisters Suzuki Sierra after she drove it her *normal* way. My knee looked like porridge for weeks. Bec and my daughters never go near this car. I can see one of my dogs losing an ear though. 🤔

Love your work guys, I think I'll leave it then. I was a bit self conscious about how it looks but you've convinced me its fine. @GTSBoy I'll just rip down a chain link fence and cram the pipes into my tips. There's tonnes of room. We can call it BozoEuro.

This is so cool. Get a dashcam that records audio and hopefully you'll catch it. Maybe there's a brand or some kind of markings on the back ? Are the pics hand drawn? I love it so much.

Hahaha yep, point(s) taken. I just like seeing different things and an EV in an R32 is pretty different. I'm not on the EV band wagon, I'm waiting for synthetic fuels or hydrogen personally.

No, only I do the disciplining.

https://www.dezeen.com/2025/01/06/nissan-electric-r32-skyline-gt-r-godzilla-sports-car/ I reckon this is pretty cool. Lots of other Resto mods have turned to ev power.

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@GTSBoy I'm happy to add you as an admin so you can edit topics / posts / see reports etc. Let me know what you think. You've done your time! 🤣

I have added a 'to be added to library' report type.

Yep, report works - we can add a report type. R32 GTR wiring diagram

Yeah the issue here is that we have a lot of topics, unless we matched on the exact word & phrase we'd get a million topics and the one you want will not likely be in the top 20 or so.

Yeah great idea, I have already added R32 Wiring Diagram but we can add as many as we want. 100% ! This has been something I've wanted to do for a while. I thought we could have a way for people to 'suggest' a link be added to the library when they come across something good. We could kick this along by allowing members (maybe a subset) to tag threads they find to allow us to more easily find/locate/use good content, ie a tag 'for-library' which can then be added to the library and maybe have the tags reviewed and updated to better match the content. This would make it easier then to find the content when not using the library. We can also create pages that have lists of content with specific tags. That would allow us to add a tag and then have it automatically added to a page. We could have a page just for the 'for-library' content that we could then moderate and put wherever. This excites me, the lack of structure with the amount of content is a little overwhelming.

Oh really? Maybe I'm being silly. I'll get some more shots. I had it higher but found that it went too high after a drive, I never knew this but exhausts can move around a bit when hot (makes sense, just never knew) and when it was higher it would make nice cooking plastic smells. That said, I could put some heat tape on a'la 90's R33 exhausts Ha, I've spent a lot of my life in castle hill waiting for cars to be done. I think I'd prefer something closer but thanks D.

I left the ceramic coating off this bit, hopefully it just comes off after a few drives. The gap between the spokes is too tight for anything on a stick, its only marginally bigger than my finger. I have to use a brush to get in there and its a big reason why I thought I'd try the coating. Absolutely will do. I have EBC Blue Stuff pads to put on the front which will make them a bit dirtier. I'm hoping a pressure wash will just get most off. The shine is different to most, its very thin but seems very well 'attached' so hopefully it lasts.

An updated post here. Sounds to me like there's definitely a bit of sketchiness here. Old mate with 10 rusting Torana's in the front yard might be more who they're focussed on. (For right or wrong).

Oh, the wheels were already off. I wouldn't normally take them off to clean them although it does make it easier with the ceramic, so I might take them off when reapplying. I don't drive much but now with the ceramic coat, when I do drive and they get dirty I can get most off with the pressure washer. I'll be switching to dirtier pads soon which was the motivation for the ceramic as I usually just clean them and sometimes use Autoglym wheel protector. Nah, f**k the barrels! Haha, I'll give them a quick scrub when they're off the car and a pressure wash, but even I draw the line with the barrels. Yes, dark coloured wheels allow you to get away with a lot!

Oh, and nobody give me shit about the M Sport valve covers. I hate them but I now have 4 sets of wheels and have run out of the other valve caps (metal) so I've left these on as they came with them. I'll get another set of metal ones. Death to M Sport anything.

I bought an off-the-shelf exhaust for my car late last year and I've had it on and off about 4 times trying to get it to sit right. The middle slip-on part does not go all the way on and its causing the rear to be pushed back, protruding a lot. The rear hangers all sit below and to the back rather than just directly below. Also, I've had to add bigger (longer) mounts at the back as the exhaust hits the bumper after a short drive and it heating up. What sucks is, the first time I put it on it looked the best, each subsequent time got worse 🤣! This was a cheap exhaust (duh) and the shop has been less than exceptional with support but at the end of the day I do like it and it sounds great so I'd like to keep it but just get it fixed. Exhaust shops are not that common any more. Anybody know any place on the north of Sydney? I guess I can just check in at a few places near me, most are for 4wd's and lifting though! 😆 I was considering modifying it myself, but the angles scare me.

Oh, and despite all the links, there's nothing sponsored here. Paid in full by me.

What the actual f**k is this about? https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/this-australian-city-wants-to-charge-people-to-work-on-their-cars A $400+ permit, every 3 months, to work on your own car? Tell him he's dreaming.

I absolutely love having clean wheels and also totally love cleaning them. Its not as important to me to have a clean car exterior as it is to have clean wheels. So I bought a kit. I generally use different products for my wheels than anything else, so I thought I'd buy a proper kit and bucket to keep it all in. I got this one from Waxit. I also got the CQuartz wheel and plastic ceramic along with a bunch more application micro fibre pads as CQuartz never provide enough. The kit was good, but as usual the big, long spongey thing didn't fit between my spokes, so I needed to use a detailing brush and a larger brush that I already owned (been doing this forever, the spokes on these wheels are frustrating.) I did a full clean with the wheel cleaner, it has an iron killing product in it, so I found that I could just use the cleaner and nothing else on the wheels. The tyre cleaner and handled brush were awesome. Made cleaning the tyres so easy. Once everything was clean, I decontaminated with isopropyl and applied the ceramic. Two coats. I bought 2 bottles as I have a lot of wheels to do, half of one bottle did two coats on these. The X5 has 20's so I reckon probably 3/4 on that. Then, for possibly the best part, the wheel cleaning kit comes with a tyre black applicator. But, this is possibly the greatest sponge of all time - its a great size, quite stiff and HAS A COVER! When you finish applying the black, you just put the cover back on! This is revolutionary, I normally have to try and find safe places to put my tyre black applicators as they are covered in silicone and tyre crap. Or, you use something which just falls apart. This applicator is the bee's knee's. Get one. It's worth it. The tyre black is also like a cream, its very thick but goes on really thin, its very easy to use with the applicator. Ayway, after a big clean, decontam, ceramic coat and tyre black the wheels went back on and they look awesome. Thought I'd share.

Happy new year!

@Duncan hopefully they have a good hard look at Toyota. Both EVs AND performance vehicles!

https://apnews.com/article/japan-nissan-honda-evs-foxconn-782913451d6487ed177a3517a9ba5be5 The world's worst kept secret? What are we to expect here?

This lady loved her FD for 25 years! https://www.topspeed.com/80-year-old-woman-donates-fd-rx-7-mazda/ My brother in law. He's nice enough to let me drive it whenever. He'll likely not see this, but I'll try: @r-is-for-fun got any pics?