Duncan

quality hotel look the goods. i hope the quality is "good" not "bad", they don't say

I still think this is the most likely reason. Give the colling system a good flush and perhaps clean the radiator. Other than some crap in the radiator, are there any signs of a blown hg? loosing water? water in oil? loss of power /compression? zorst in the water? (already ruled out). Even if there is....if it is "midly blown" or "early", I would got straight for the chemiweld. Best case it fixes the problem for $10. Worst caase the motor is a bitch to clean for rebuilding....but as said above you would probably just start with a new one.

good question....I haven't booked yet either! Locals....what is cheap, reasonable and preferably within stumbling distance of dinner? (or are you locals acting as designated drivers for the invaders )

Also should mention....we are going to review gps/phone based lap timers at this day and do a writeup/comparison in an upcoming newsletter....stay tuned

You two better be coming along

Please organise a warm snap in the weather

SAU:NSW has organised an invasion of the ACT on the weekend of 20-21 August. We have 3 events back to back: Beginner's track day at Marulan Driver Training Centre. A bargain day on the track at only $115 for members http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/368489-saunsw-mdtc-track-day/ Social Dinner, try the gourmet delights of Hog's Breath in Woden http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/370990-saunsw-20th-of-august-social-dinner/ Sunday Drive, a new route around the b roads of the southern highlands http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/371238-saunsw-21st-of-august-social-cruise/ Have you ever wondered who Natett, a20089, Bullet32, Data-Cain, DriftGTS, duzo, FLAMIN, grantastley, GT-5732, GTRKat, Jimmy_8472, lwells, Natett, Paragon, Prue, Random_I_Am, Shell, stinkypoo, Supafly Skyline, the_moose, TiTAN, Trozzle, Turismo, zcr or zebra (to name just a few) are? Have you ever wondered how damn cold the world could be? And whether your turbo will enjoy it? Come along and find out

BTW ironic thread title considering how things ended up...fingers crossed they last OK

forklift = problem solved. go jacks under rears, forklift tines under front wheel, drag it out.

the ps is a pressure switch I think (warning light?) it connects to the hard piping for power steering under the alternator.

yes...sort of....you need to earth the fuel pump relay as the switch is out of the car. And earth the wire to the main relay because the killswitch is out too. maybe pushing is easier I'll organise to get the new console in in the next week or 2 sounds like good toys

sweet....thanks for taking it mate. feel free to chuck it in too

tell me it's true Del!

good to see the entries coming in....we need to fill this so we can keep running these types of events. It is almost impossible to book Wakefield, and Eastern Creek want $20k a day (so, we would have to charge about $500 per entrant). Places like MDTC can give us a cheap way to scratch the track itch Scott, we will find out and confirm. If you are looking at doing a few track days there are IR based lap timers like AIM that mean you can get times at any event.

reducing tyres would be great news, it makes sense all around cheaper to run safer due to slower/harder compounds

fwiw, this is the fast diagram for r32 gtr power steering. but it includes HICAS and is hard to follow here is a slightly better one from the workshop manual

by far the easiest thing to do is buy a HICAS lock bar (dirt cheap these days) and remove the solenoids, lines etc. Then just use rb25 pump and r32 resoviour. I feed from the bottom of the resoviour to the pump inlet, then 1 line from pump to rack, and 1 line returning from pump to resoviour

Richard sounds like a good choice, and the amount seems reasonsible for retail.

yeah fingers crossed too....I guess any mainstream coverage of motorsport (from whatever angle) is a good thing....it was just a bit cringeworthy. And I have to get my dose of reality from TV.....I'm pretty sure I work in disneyland.

I don't know, it looks kinda boxy in that pic

If you have a VIN for the car the motor came in, I can get the right part. Otherwise, from my stagea's rb25det vin it would be 11150-75T00. Mine was about 6 weeks out of japan. Can't remember what it cost.

oh man it was bad to watch, especially with the core concept that the Kelly's have done it hard on their way to the top. my favourite thing (reality tv) has just collided with my least favourite thing (racing). what a nasty crash

thank god, after last week

nasty.

Hang on, you don't need a compliance plate on the car, if it was brought in under the 15 year rule it was not complied and therefore does not need a compliance plate. It also would not have a compliance plate if it is a personal import Have you talked to the RTA? Also talk to DOTARS and get a copy of the import approval, that will help convince whoever has to rego it. I would say though, it is very possible it will require a blueslip. It should not require an engineer's report. Finally, have a talk to someone like Todd at Japlink and see what they suggest.