Murray_Calavera

Price seems pretty good to me. Also seems a hell of a lot cheaper then buying another vehicle that only ever gets used for towing. I'm a long way from you mate, I'm a couple of hours out of Brizzy.

Welcome mate. No point in over thinking it, buying any one of those cars you mentioned is not a smart or logical choice with the availability of many "better" (re price to performance) cars available to you. The heart wants what the heart wants, buy whatever it leads you too.

Good idea. It's been a long time since I've driven anything modern-ish/sporty-ish thing. Last thing I drove was a Kia Stinger GT and I thought it was rubbish =/

Do you mind if I ask how much this cost to get setup? Currently I put a rear rack on my bike, load up a duffle bag and ride to the track. The ride home can get a bit sketchy with how exhausted I am, if this isn't crazy expensive it would be a much better option for sure.

Nope lol but thanks for posting it

Yep that is a factor for sure. I wonder how much further the gtst's can go. I wouldn't be surprised if they are relatively tapped out and only the GTR's continue to grow. But then again my crystal ball doesn't work too good. I've never seen a R33 towing a track bike, that is interesting though.

A birdy on my shoulder is also telling me to do this.... But then the thought process goes, if our shit boxes are selling for $35,000ish and M240i's are now dropping into the $35,000ish range.... do I wave a magic wand and turn the shit box into a M240i? Then I get the ZF for free and it comes with a free B58 and a modern container to put them all in. Would feel very strange not having the shit box around though after all the time I've dumped into it.... but the thought is getting more tempting with each day. ... could put one of those detachable tow bars on the M240i and tow the bike to the track... can't do that with the shit box.... I dunno. The longer I procrastinate though the cheaper the M240i's get, I assume there will be a cross over point one day where I pull the trigger on it.

@GabsReDeal Any chance of finding a new mechanic?

@silviaz first thought is you are folding air into the filler as your mixing the hardener through it, GTS beat me to that. Next thought is, maybe too much hardener was used. Unfortunately there are a lot of variables that can give you pinholes. Maybe consider weighing out the filler/hardener to remove this variable.

Made me smile lol

Knowwhatchatmeanforsure. I really want one, but as I already have an IC7 I don't think I'll ever be able to justify the upgrade.

Have you seen the firmware changes so now everything is customisable on the dash?

It's too sexy not to install lol. Plus now that you have full control over the dash design and layout, you could make it look just like the factory cluster. Might even be pretty convincing with the UC10 (no ugly buttons on the sides) in a 3D printed surround.

The ECU has an internal temp sensor as well, it will throw a CEL on your sexy Haltech dash if there is an issue with temps. Seems like you can also link ECU temp to engine protection in Nexus as another option.

I do this, I also don't get the joke

+2 Mine came with a bonus flat battery.

Yep, correct. The way you are using the putty is incorrect. Its meant to be used to fill those tiny pin holes, its not a body filler substitute. I'd sand back all of that putty and do it again with body filler.

Yes correct, the guide coat is showing low spots, in this instance the low spots are pin holes. I agree wetting the areas makes it more visible (but you can see it's there before you wet it as well lol). Once the panel is flat, the guide coat will be gone

I wouldn't do it outside, the contamination landing in the paint, the wind and a million other things will drive you crazy. That's a way too big of an area to use your single stage putty on. Pretend it's all filler and those pin holes appeared, you'd then use the putty on those pin holes. They are still pin holes, hmm I expect a few coats of high fill primer could deal with those.

Thanks for the photo, those are pinholes in your filler So yeah, guide coat is working as intended. If your going for a perfect finish, you'll want to fill those pin holes.

Oh god, you're doing all the hard work and none of the fun work do you have access to a garage you could paint it in?

100% invest in a compressor. How many panels were you planning to paint? High quality paint rattle cans are super expensive and coverage is always depressingly low. Cost will add up very quickly.... I'd rather put the money into a compressor/gun then thousands of dollars worth of rattle cans (may sound crazy but at $50ish a can, you'll get into the thousands very quickly). I'm keen to see a photo of what your talking about. Please do. Also try the dry guide coat and compressor, keen to see how much of an improvement that is for you too.

@silviaz Maybe have a play with dry guide coat and using the compressor liberally and report back if its working better for you.

$50 says no measurements where done post machine shop.

I'm confused, so your saying after blowing the area off, the guide coat is gone. But then when you wipe it down, the guide coat residue becomes visible again? This isn't a trick question like there is guide coat residue on the rag that your wiping the area down with? I cant see how once something is removed, it comes back when cleaning with wax and grease removed?