Stinky Rooster

instruction manual???? pft - sif!! but that is kinda half the fun of owning a prestige import. I was still discovering things like the fog lights 3 months after getting it.

lol! What I love about my Stagea. a) it is a crapload better looking than a mitsu Legnum b) it handles better than a WRX wagon c)It absorbs wrx's with my whole family on board and no one got hurt

I have already looked into the legalities of the conversion, and it doesn't need to be inspected because a) its already an auto (just not triptronic but its viewed as the same thing in the eyes of the rego authority) b) the engine is going from a RB25DET to a RB25DET Neo and this can be registered with just a change of details form (engine number only required) as this is viewed as the same as a reconditioned engine being dropped in.

Oh sh*t here we go again In for page 1 *grabs popcorn * seriously dude, have you tried the search function?

Woah - I am honoured that a proffesional lurker such as yourself has come out of hiding! Thanks heaps for that hermit. Its exactly what I wanted to hear. The repairs itself is not at all structural or anything, they are just about all cosmetic other than the replacement of the radiator support panel and all welding will be done by proffesionals, not me. its just that I am going to be combining them with the conversion to a Neo S2 engine and triptronic gearbox at the same time, this is where the time gets blown out a bit. Your probably right too - 6 months is optimistic.

maybe you should change your sig now? Maybe a nice photo of the hi-ace?

*quivers* *rush's off to toilet for "quiet time alone* and yes, I am 13

Dude, how about a nice cold drink of chill the f**ck out? Opinions are like arseholes buddy, everyone has one, and some people like to show theirs on the internet. I know I do, but it doesn't mean you need to kick it for me Dry ur eyes princess, not everyone is gonna agree with you on everything.

^^notice he didn't use the rear shot? FW bias < RW bias any day

umm, Audi RS4 Avant? BMW M5 Estate? jus sayin....

y'know with basic sump mods you can slot a 4AGZE into these things? seems in bloody good nick for its age though. As a side not, immobilisers are only compulsory in cars less than 25 years old. I found that out when I bought a Datsun Sunny that was 25 years and 2 months old.

You guys are actually aware that he has already sold it sren't you?

Spotted - this morning on the early news there was a story about a young bloke in Japan who presented himself at the local police station carrying his mothers decapitated head (!) The overhead shot of the police removing the rest of the corpse from his house showed quite clearly his silver S1 Stagea with dual sunroofs standing proudly in the driveway. Did anyone else see this? I LOL'ed

congratulations to 2 of the nicest people I have ever met in the car scene.

right after he has hosted it and given everyone of his kind loyal mates on SAu a link to D/L???

Just to give you an idea on how much of a bargain you just scored yourslef, a stock S2 RSFourS just recently hit the caryards here in WA at it is currently stickered at $36K Yes, the yard concerned is a joke as far as their prices go, but it is still a little bit indicative.

the PG version -

I see what you are saying with the hassles - but the $600 a year it costs me in rego kinda makes it worth while and seeing as though the car is stock as a rock - not even a FMIC then getting it over the pits will be pretty easy. I am very confident in the car and after all the work I am planning on doing to it (Neo S2 engine and triptronic box for starters) then the rego money will make things a little less time constrained and I will be relaxed enough to take my time and do it all properly. As for keeping a car rego'd for 8 years and not driving it? Unless you are trying to avoid engineering approval requests at the pits, thats just silly! Almost $5K to "avoid the hassles" ??? Thats a whole heap of extra mods you would be sacraficing.

Thanks anyway mate. Is there any chance you could run this question past your mates boss for me? I would appreciate it.

thats a real worry - has the attessa pump got any fluid in it? It may just need bleeding, but I would have a close look at it if I were you. Running the pump and/or transfer case dry (if that is the problem) can get very expensive. Usually, the only way to get a stagea to run in RWD only is to drop the front driveshaft out - the old "just pull the 4WD fuse" doesn't really work and can actually cause damage if left like that.

do a search in the general automotive section, I remember seeing a DIY in there about reseting idle and it had something to do with an air bleed on the plennum. Mine (was) at 2500 - 2600 at 100kph and I have 17" on 45 series and a stock as a rock auto.

I am hoping for a little advice here. My stagea has recently been involved in a nasty accident that is going to have it off the road for possibly six months or more, and the rego is about to run out. As I am going to be doing the majority of the work myself to repair it, I was considering taking the plates off and taking it over the pits when it is ready to drive again, rather than p1ss the rego money up the wall when it won't actually be drivable. My question is this - how much difference is there between taking a complianced import over the pits compared to taking a domestic car? I have re-licenced falcodores before, but I am unsure of what sort of documentation I will need to retag the stagea. I should point out that my car is not a recent import, it was actually the test car for WA compliance for stageas so I don't actually have copies of the compliance paperwork, although I am assuming they won't be hard to get hold of? Any and all advice on this would be hugely appreciated

^^yeap - they also have an option for the trip computer to be put on a HUD so there is one available, but I think its as rare as chicken lips. I know that Nissan used to advertise the twin odo's in the series 2 & 3 bluebirds as a "trip computer" so the stagea dealers are prolly just going along with that.

^^Rofl its funny because its true!!!