Bourbon Boy

http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/ferrari-blitzes-bathurst-20111115-1ngqq.html

Shiva - Check here: http://www.carmate.c...89&categoryid=2

I saw this yesterday on the For Sale section: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/382385-cpv35-350gt-parts-sale-bumpers-bonnet-lights-skirt-rims/ But If you need stock exhaust (complete), or set of 19" wheels (8.5 x 10.5) with good tyres let me know.

OUCH. Solution: Learn to drive a manual.

How much for the after market Front Grill - as is - or - painted black?

Would LOVE to help you out but cant afford it. But out of curiousity how much RWheel Killer Wasps did this kit put out?

A bit late to jump in the convo here but $2000 for gear oil?? Really?? I bought Redline Gear oil for $90 for my manual box. I know you guys are talking about a CVT box - but am I missing something here? Should I be using a different gear oil?

PS 4 wheel drives are cheaters !! LOL

I've taken it to the track twice now and I am not one bit disappointed on its performance (for an NA that 1.5 tonne) and reliabilty. I've been meaning to put up a build of my V. As a standard car in 2010, the best I could do with it was 1:16 at Wakefield on good street tyres. in 2011, after a set of coil overs + front and rear sway bars, I managed a 1:13 on the same but a year older tyres ... give me semi slicks and Im confident i'd shave off another 2 seconds off that time. And for this reason I havent given up on my V35 as MY track car. Not neccesarily for everyone. 3 of the top 5 cars at the World Time Attack in EC were Evos so yes I am a fan of the Evo perfomance. But I honestly wouldnt look twice at an Evo. I still catch people staring at my V as they walk passed. I've never driven a Evo but I've known 2 people who have sold their Evo because it was too easy to drive... that it did all the work for you. lol I thought that was a good thing. If you miss or crave the Turbo kick in your back, you should look into an FI system for the VQ. Potential 250rwkw off the shelf so I've read. SO DONT SELL IT !!

I run a 10.5" at the rear. Its OK as long as you dont replace your suspension with after market coilovers and run a maximum factory camber... thats what I did last week and the rims now have a 2mm gap from the shocks. The rear wheel touches the shocks (metal to metal) every hard turn or if I pull into a drive-way. Breaks my heart. I had to add 3mm spacers at the rear to stop them from destrying each other. This "might" be the same if your wheels are too wide at the front. I dont have this problem because I am running 8.5" at the fronts.

This is awesome advice. Thanks! Sorry for the late response but the notification system didnt work for some reason.

Just weighed my car - stock standard V35, 19" Hiro Wheels. Front 840kg - Rear 740kg Total: 1580 kgs I knew our cars were PHAT but I didnt realise how FAT it really is. haha Anyone here stripped their V35 before? How much weight did you manage to lose?

Brad, I just weighed my car... 840 (F) & 740 ® for a total of: 1580kg. What a fat ass... lol I PM'd you by the way.

I am also trying to put my car through the Jenny Craig program and this threads been great but this will be a silly question to most of you but where would I go to weigh my car? lol How much will it cost? Also would taking out the side rear air bags be illegal for a road registered car?

Location?

Hey find yourself another thread to hi-jack. I hi-jacked this thread first! lol

Cool Thanks. Will post up pics when its done. Probably 2 months lol

OK I kind of get you... so how do I get hold of re-inforcement for the shock mounts like you mentioned? Is it a simple kit or add on that you screw on or would it have to be welded on? I do plan to take the back seat and strip the back as I am slowly making this car my project track car so what ever option you can recommend I'll consider. OR basically you recommend that I dont put coilovers (the HSD im getting) at the rear? What about new springs with higher spring rates?

Not to hi-jack the thread but whats a "True rear coil over set up" ? After I get my tax return, I plan to get HSD HR coilovers with spring rates of 10kg front and 12kg rear and you guys got me worried talking about what Mosoto said: "The rear mounting points are not designed to take the weight of the car unless you plan to reinforce the area." I got a set of sway bars for my birthday and plan to put them on with the coilovers. Will this help or worsen the situation? Sorry if that sounds dumb.

What?! Man I probably see two V35s every 3 weeks. And thats including mine. Great job on the wheels though... I'll be next to do this to my 18s standard wheels but I was going to get them sand blasted first. I also was going to buy high temp paint though. Is that what you used?? Do you think its necessary? And I have this liquid metal to fill in the scratches before I start painting.

Now thats something I didnt try... thanks mate.

Yeah good point... I guess the sound of a car being tuned by an F1 team sounds more appealing than a NISMO factory tune.

http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/red-bull-racer-for-the-road-20110524-1f25b.html

Give me some credit... been there done that... it wont POP! I can pull it out all the way and I can feel it pulling something but it just wont pop.

Can't we make this thread stick? Really good references for it to disappear...