Jon R33

My uncle just got his 300zx after waiting many months (i think it missed 2 boats) and then driving it back from freo he realises it's blowing clouds of blue smoke!!! If a car has sat for 6 months without being turned over or cared for, is it likely that the oil seals will have perished so that the first time it's given a decent drive they go pop?

yeah thanks, I tried jash but he sold all of his pretty quickly, sourced one from a wreckers for $330 though, bit bloody pricey.

$450, ouch, I've had a couple of PMs from guys over east, one was $120, the other $200, plus freight...but I have trust issues

Anyone know where I can source a drivers side window for a series 1 R33 gtst? Some f'turd smashed it and stole my radar detector, called RAC and they said it would be cheaper just to get it fixed myself, $550 excess, then called O'Brians but they don't have one. Any suggestions? (except "Don't leave your radar thingo stuck to the windscreen while parked" :slap: )

I'm after the drivers side window, glass only, for an R33 gtst, in WA. Called O'Brians but they don't have any, alternate source suggestions appreciated. Farkers stole my radar detector damn, I'll have to slow down somewhat.

ummm...I think it's on at 6:30pm Perth time (like 5 minutes from now), at least that's what the Fox channel information is saying.

Sounds like you can official take the "A very slow car" bit out of your info below the avatar

my right headlight is out also at the moment. my left one blew last year, just the bulb so I'm assuming it's just the right bulb this time too.

I've never heard this one before! are you sure about this Troy? and do you need to be doing exactly 80km/hr?

hehe...chrome it, then you could put a little enscribbed plaque on and say "it IS the trophy" "you should see the car that won it"

got it out finally, had to hammer a nice new 14mm spanner, I was waiting for it to shear off but it was ok, eventually budged it.

well...all was going well, changed oil and filter, too her for a spin prior to putting the front bar back on just to make sure there were no leaks...all good...got her back up on the ramps, reattached the undertray, refitted the front bar...then proceeded to nearly tear the front bumper off as I reversed off the ramps, I completely forgot the reason I had the front bar off in the first place, it won't clear the ramps. BUGGER! no serious damage, couple of broken fittings and a couple of the anchor points on the bar are split or stretched. IDIOT!

doh! now you tell me j/k

thanks, got it out. smacked it with a hammer, tried it with the new 14mm spanner...eventually I was heaving on the spanner and smacking the spanner with the hammer at the same time andit started coming loose. I was just waiting for it to shear but it didn't, and there was a paper thin copper washer on it too. thanks, moderators can feel free to delete this thread now that I'm finished asking stupid questions

do you hink it would help if I ran the engine till the sump was fully warm/hot? or would that make it worse?