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You guys need to read VSI06 I think it is. It specifically states how you can actually cut things like the inner guards/wheel well, and it's a non structural issue. This document from Services NSW also stipulates, this is an OWNER certifiable job, and doesn't require engineering.

Nah, I had my one before Zeb bought that one that got passed around. And I skipped the 7M jokes. I had the pleb spec 1G-GTE, with an Auto... it was still hilarious though, such a slow thing, but would rip one hell of an epic skid on the brake when it finally stalled up onto boost... Standard turbos, but holding the brake and throttle, had to wait about 10 seconds for it to build up boost and be able to start to break traction... Ha ha ha

Man I miss my old MK III Supra Such a cool car, nothing overly standout, just... That mid to late 80s era!

That actually looks pretty good Mark! I'll be honest, I was curious how well it'd work on the VX bonnet! The no badge on the front smooths it off too, but defeats the "it's stock" look a little. I guess you have to have some trade offs, right?! I think for me, the only way you could make it look more stock, and a bit more streamline, would be to blend the bulge all the way to the end of the bonnet near the windscreen, and if it was still a little high, make the line of the windscreen edge "rise up" near it. But that's a lot of customising on a bonnet, for something that looks pretty darn good, and fits your purposes! also, I'm not sure it needed a wash and a wax Mark, it was already the shiniest VX I've seen in a long time! Ha ha ha nice work on keeping her tidy, while also playing with mods!

I'd recommend putting children in the bin. Easier to keep the car clean

It wasn't a pandemic in 2019 either. Someone said that statement, and how'd that turn out for us?! 😛

Woah woah woah! That saying hasn't worked safely since 2018!

That's what happens when you opt for playing with coloured spaghetti 😛

I was trying to get the bossman to take our work Veloster out to MP on Wednesday. I think he was keen, only if I was already taking a car too, but none of mine to go out there I did then try to get him to the Skid control QR AutoCross sprint on Thursday with the whole "No race car? Bring the work car!" I'll remind him I need the company Veloster are you doing the Skid Control QR AutoCross on Thursday night too?

I see you're ordering at least a half cage now then Yes, if wanting HANS, bike helmet is not suitable.

Depending on the features you want/need on your helmet, you will likely get a better deal, on a more comfortable helmet at a bike shop. There are some new standards that came out last year in the USA for helmet protectiveness which will really help motorbike riders, and finding a helmet that meets those standards I'd recommend for track use, if you don't have a HANS device in the vehicle, and especially if people are not using a harness at all. The new standards are about twisting forces (moments) that get applied on impact. To date, tests have only been on impact to skill/brain from straight forces, not reducing turning moments on impact.

Have you thought about putting the washing machine inside so you're not also doing the washing in the snow? 😛

Your right foot is variable you know, it's not a switch

*Shakes magic 8 ball* "No, keep the red coil packs with the rebuilt motor..."

You've got little mechanical knowledge, but an issue that could potentially cost you an engine you won't seek out a professionals help to at least start to diagnose? Rattles like described can be a lot of things. It could be lifters, it could be oil pressure issues, it could be a bearing noise, it could be a baffle in your exhaust. Since you've also got issues on the coil packs, you may have other fatal issues that have now cropped up. With the coil packs failing, did you ever have anyone or yourself adjust the position of the Cam Angle Sensor? The car might be pinging off it's head down near idle (which could destroy your engine very quickly).

Step one would be to unplug the IACV and see how low the idle drops. If the bypass screw isn't closed enough, it won't matter how well the IACV is working. I do agree with pulling IACV and cleaning it though, would do it either way. Really should have been done before engine install into car.

Mate that is wicked! I at first expected you to be using it like a 44 gallon drum having welding a few rims together. Love that it's pretty much fully sealed up! Now I'm sad that I made the call of "I'll never use this old metal truck rim to build a firepit" and sent it to metal heaven instead That's close to what the Canadians use. They just have there's bigger! A YouTube channel I follow a lot are North America, right near Canadias border. I'd wondered for ages on there videos what this gigantic metal box was against one wall that they often used as "a bench". It's big enough you could lay two Marks on top of each other and fit them through the door of the box. That was their fire heater to warm a roughly 10x7m shed... They say on some days it struggles Has an air inlet from outside, and a small air inlet from inside, and chimney plumbs straight outside. have seen the builds the Yanks and Cold Aussies (Canadians) on their fires so that all gasses exit outside, and any opening inside can only be an air inlet so that they don't fill the place with co or co². some also run CO2 and CO monitors in their workshops as a just in case since they're also doing things like oxy cutting and welding indoors.

Time for a big pot belly stove, and pipe the chimney outside, the Canadians love that setup for heating workshops!

So you need a taller hoist, and a heated garage creeper to lay on you're telling us Duncan?

Motorbike handlebar warmers...

Most GPS modules are getting better than that, but still not great unless you're spending big big big dollars. Biggest problem, is it relies on measuring distance, with decente enough error to make it quite difficult to detect did I really move, or just GPS error? Which means you can have the GPS thinking you've moved when you haven't, and at the same time you've gone to launch and broken into mass wheel spin. This is where you need a heap of sensor fusion from everything else. GNSS and Vehicle Telematics is my niche professional area of work. You would likely have more reliable wheel spin detection on an AWD using steering angle, TPS, and comparing the individual wheel speeds, as well as rate of acceleration, and comparing that with acceptable rate of acceleration at given speeds for given gears, and more so anticipating if it is wheelspin or not, vs using a GNSS sensor compared with wheelspeeds.

I had a 2011 i30 manual diesel. Box in it was what you'd expect from a normal driving car. Oddly after having the work EV for the last 8 or so weeks, it's weird driving a manual on the street. And I'm not sure I could buy a traditional manual for street duties again. The Hyundai's and Kia, they're going to pretty much perform the same as each other longevity wise. Most of the electronics, drives etc are all shared. I have a lot of technical documentation from Hyundai, and it's all headered as "Hyundai Kia".

From someone in the GPS industry, you'd want it to be a good GPS module, with an actual accurate output (basically doing a lot of sensor fusion with gyros, compass, and accelerometers) or the TCS won't be that great.

No matter how many IO you have, you never have enough... Ha ha ha

Surprised you didn't go the whole hog on the high-end nexus that's ECU and PDM in one! 😛 jealous of that PDM, I'm a poor man playing in a well funded man's sport... I'm stuck with relays and fuses ha ha ha!