Duncan

Holy shit. No-one could make that up.

I got Chris from Craved Coatings to power coat mine, he organised the seals and rebuild at the same time, I think it was with Penrith brake and clutch who are pretty much next door

Good to know.....and I'm not surprised there are space problems with -8, there is f**k all space between the top of the tank and the boot

that is an awesome setup....solves so many annoying problems. are you happy with how will the new baffle/mount fits into the tank's original plastic holders to stop everything moving?

Yeah she is a subtle girl. As long as you're not trying to park it in a regular size parking spot.... And no, definitely not sold in Oz, they are North America and Left Hand drive only out of the factory. There was a massive amount of work from the compliance shop to covert it to RHD

no trick, not reverse thread, just really f**king tight.

Anyone dealt with carizma smash in Rydalmere? (yes, there was a thread in 2009 but I was after more recent info...) A long, long time ago in a panel shop far, far away, there was an excellent painter called Louie who ran Xclusive Colours. Sadly he and the business parted ways sometime after 2009 and it wasn't really the same, and I lost touch with Louie since his phone number went to the new owner with the business. As well as painting mark and my race cars, he also did a lot of work at great prices for other SAU members, and used to offer a club discount I was heading up Mary Pde in Rydalmere last week from Hi-octane and saw Louie's that very stretch ute parked at Car-izma smash repair on the same street So the question is....has anyone dealt with them? And for bonus points, is that Louie's new business?

Cheryl's not dead....she's just sleeping until a new engine comes along. Admit it Neil, she is your favourite child compared to Zoe. She has been so much more loyal and less trouble.

There are multiple wires to the battery including 2 from the alternator, are they both connected to bat + properly? If you put a multimeter across the battery terminals when the car is running you can confirm, but it sounds like the alternator is not charging. Not charging will give 11-12v (probably) and charging will give 14+ volts while running

Excellent, I'll take them, need a spare set. PM sent

Fronts, not rears, right?

link sent!

Oh and yes that auction sheet does have the VIN covered, and there is no valid reason to do that, because the only thing it can prove is that it is from a different car....

Good on you for checking out the klm properly, and if you find a suspicious one from a deal please report it to fair trading instead of letting them get away with it. Those dealers are a scourge on all imports plus they end up putting the honest guys out of business because they can't compete. I'd be trying to get a copy of the full auction report independently. Normally when you're using a broker to import it they will obtain the sheet for you, and I suspect they can find any of them just from a VIN....so try Iron Chef, Prestige etc and see if they can help. The other interesting way to check is when you are in the car go through the nav menus. A lot of the vehicles of this age have a life to date klm, hours driven, average speed etc which the dodgies forget to reset.....take a photo if you find something wrong.

Next up it needs a tune to deal with the new exhaust an intake. I bought the uprev tuner which reflashes the ECU, well proven solution in the states. Of course just after buying it I spoke to Mark over at Unigroup and it turns out they had just picked one up too....oh well. Happily the truck comes with wide band 02 sensors from factory so it should be easier than usual Also still got a bunch of electrical stuff to sort and the lightbar to re-mount now that lovely front bumper is gone

Next up was another pre-emptive reliability issue. These things are notorious for cracking their headers and doing a whole bunch of damage. So I took the opportunity to pick up a well proven full exhaust and also a Nismo intake kit while I was shipping stuff over Got the mechanic to fit it all up because I've got no time at the moment.....also apparently the manifolds are a real bastard to swap out. All done with no skin off (my) knuckles While I enjoy a good v8 exhaust as much as the next person, it's too loud right now and so I'm going to fit up an extra resonator that was recommended....just didn't have time to get it all done at once. The nismo intake fit up perfectly and sounds great, typical nismo stuff

Well it's been a while with all the life stuff going on...but I've got a few updates. The only tow since last update was to Ringwood at Raymond Terrace which was again no problems First thing was getting an ARB bull bar fitted up. Yes they make, ship and sell a billion of them over in the states, but it took some convincing over multiple calls that I knew what I was talking about and actually had a Titan in Aus. In the end it fitted up OK and now it looks just every other navara on our roads. I don't think it's a change for the better looks wise, but it's just too likely I'm going to hit something one dark, wet evening and be waiting 8 months for a new bar out of the states. At least it mates up nicely to the factory bash plate.

Yeah I think the problem is the power output is too high for the nicest option which is a regular single plate clutch. you can get a single to hold that but only with a heavy pressure plate which will also affect day to day. Or turn the boost down and use a single

well that's one of those times I'm happy to be wrong keep changing the oil regularly and use something with additives/detergents and there's no reason the noise would return...

no, there is not. gearbox and diff choices are not linked. plus, r32 gts4 came exactly that way from the factory (4.4s and gtr box that is). I bet r33 gts4 is the same from factory as well

Well from my point of view the hankooks at 1800 a set are still a better buy than the dunlops or yokos are 2500 a set since they perform better. They were are no brainer for the performance they gave at the old pricing but if you want to be at the front of a competition you would still have to buy them at whatever price since they are the best tyre. But now the pricing has shifted I guess it is worth looking again at the 888, v70a etc for general/club use where price is more important than outright speed. The 888 used to be poor under heavy cars like GTRs but I'm interested to see results if they have changed them recently.

no, brake cleaner is fine. degreaser on the other hand isn't because it would leave a residue on the AFM. and your car isn't killing the AFM, the AFM is killing the car. so if you do have another AFM just swap it across

BTW the AA guy did exactly the right thing. Dirty intake or AFM was a fair assumption on the side of the road, and brake cleaner is the best thing to clean a dirty AFM with. Of course cleaning a failed sensor won't fix it, but their job is to fix what they can quickly without tools and diagnostics so it was a fair decision. It would seem most likely to be either AFM or fuel pump and neither is expensive to swap. So change over whichever you think is more likely and see if it sorts it If you want to spend more money on it you can have the fuel pump tested by a decent mechanic, keeping in mind they tend to fail gradually which means a failing pump will still seem to pump by ear or on a bench but may not make enough pressure when required.

V70A used to be our control tyre, I used to run the mediums and found them the best of the mid priced tyres. of course then the hankooks came along at mid price and blew away even the most expensive ones which turned the market upside down for a while. I haven't priced them lately but per Richard's post, if they have got expensive that may make v70a a good choice again. One surprising thing about the v70a, they like really high pressures. Like 40-45 hot high.