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Duncan

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  1. definately the frame. And while a nibbler is on my to buy list I am looking to make a bunch of 45o cuts easily so knife/hacksaw etc isn't going to do it. brad...by the look of it a cold saw is a bit OTT in functions and price for what I need. brenton, I've definatly got a grinder so if I do go that way I guess I need a template and a clamp to hold it in place, still seems a bit open to error though From looking around it seems a compound mitre saw is probably what I'll go with, does anyone have any tips or opinions on type or brand?
  2. My immediate need is to do about 100x 45 o cuts in very thin ally to make flyscreens, but I figure I should get something that will cover the majority of car-faby sort of things as well. What do I need? Any particular blades as well to deal with thin ally, 1-3mm steel etc? Hacksaw just doesn't cut it! (Ha Ha, I kill me)
  3. has fatz called yet? he is a regular dropping off stripped skylines at simmsmetal
  4. I'd always run: oil pressure - so you can see when it's dead water temp - because things go wrong and can kill your motor oil temp - will help you understand if your sessions are too long, or if you need more cooling voltage - very helpful to spot niggling issues or to tell you if your alternator dies or the belt has been lost fuel pressure - because anything going wrong here makes it go bang. Also good for troubleshooting (eg dead pump, stuffed reg, wrong base pressure, running out of fuel at high revs, tank empty) Don't bother with AFR - you'll never get to check it when the action is happening. Only useful for tuning, and every dyno has one anyway boost - unless it is a peak gauge like on a lot of boost controller, you will never see what the boost is while you are driving - it all happens too fast. exhaust temp - useless in every way. unless you have 6 of them and you are on a dyno. Best thing by far is to run a dash and logger, seems expensive up front but yout get so much more for your money. Plus you do it once
  5. wierd....but sorted now
  6. I bought half a car from ben...good car, good price
  7. Thanks for posting up, I've moved it to the Build subsection
  8. They are absolutely fine. I ran stock brakes on my 33 gtst for about 3 years of track days. The trick is to run good tyres, plus I didn't have a lot of power. And a dot5 fluid like motul rbf600. On the other hand, the d2 kit is very cheap and performs very well....keeping in mind it comes with pads, rotors and braided lines, and the rotors are 2 piece so cheaper to replace when that does come up
  9. lol I've just spent the last 3 years building a house with a 6 car garage It's just a question of leaving some work space. If I remember correctly, you have some brilliant workspace in a couple of different sheds, I'd kill for that
  10. It's not too late to buy a C34 instead If the "antenna" sticks up from the front left corner of the bumper and can be seen from the driver's seat, it is just a parking aid so you can see where the front corner of the car is. No actual antenna function
  11. see? is it gunmetal grey?
  12. no spare space in the garage mate. I might park this in there because it is small, but with 2 dailys and whatever I am working that garage is as full as I want it.
  13. haha I'm sure it's not the only build thread on long term hold. It is still down in melbourne gathering dust, and I would still like to finish it one day. First I have to do the ute, get the March aback, get my race card running, and then buy Brad's truck and go and recover this car from Melbourne. So, I guess not this year
  14. there are always cheap shells rolling around...I'd talk to Brad or Fatz in the first instance, they both keep their ears close to the ground. An excellent 33 gtr roller with lots of good stuff was just sold cheap....but that doesn't really help you. Ben, if it's just a case of editting the title etc I can do that, pm me the details, otherwise the easiest will be for you to copy into a new thread and make the changes
  15. Thanks, I've moved the first and will keep an eye on the other....a lot of those threads don't really turn out to be proper drift cars although Ben has a pretty good track record
  16. Now that is something different....thanks for posting it up
  17. updates! can't beleive I never saw this thread....your car is the raciest one on SAU except maybe Stu's supertaxi
  18. farking that's a lot of welds!
  19. haha will do when I get a chance...last time I saw her she was pretty sad sitting in a paddock.
  20. bloody oath...I had never seen that one
  21. Hi can you clarify the issue further? What are you trying to do, and what happens when you do it?
  22. I'll be there for sure one day, MRA is a great place to race....my girl's not race ready at the moment and I have a few projects ahead of it.
  23. sorted? pretty much any skyline workshop should have a z33 or million sitting around if not, whereabouts are you?
  24. oh, this is *that* car....it has a rich motorsport heritage. http://youtu.be/0nVoEfBeJkc Looks like you've done a great job with it, hope to see it on a track soon
  25. what info? eibach are pretty much the best motorsport springs you can get, the spring rate will be printed on them
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