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According to SydneyKid the rear strut bars aren't as important as the front ones, but they must add some extra rigidity. The rear strut bars were a factory option I believe so, yes, Nissan intended the bolts for this purpose. If you can't find a suitable nut at your local hardware try somewhere like Coventry fasteners. No worries

I have circled the 2 bolts (with boots on) in the picture...same deal on the other side. If your strut bar doesn't fit up to these points then I suspect you have the wrong type of bar (possibly a GTR one).

they are definitely accessed via the boot...remove the cover in front of the battery and pull back the "flaps" on either side and you will see the bolts I am talking about.

rear strut bars on R33 GTST's mount in the boot, not actually "on top" of the struts. If you open the boot and remove the the cover that is hiding the battery etc. and look at the back of the strut towers you will see two threaded "bolts" on each strut tower. Mine have little PVC hoods on them so yours might as well. Pull the hoods/covers off the bolts and this is where the strut bar attaches.

I haven't really had a chance to gauge how long it lasts yet as I only installed it yesterday, but it's a pretty big reservoir... I have started working on wiring the switch to the gearknob and it's coming along quite nicely . I went to Dick Smith and bought a momentary push switch which is only 5 or 6mm wide (cost $2.68....this is all I have spent so far as I had everything else lying around under the house). I have used my old factory gearknob for the moment as I didn't want to butcher my Nismo one straight off. As far as wiring goes, I am just going to take a positive feed from the fusebox in the engine bay wired straight to the positive terminal on the pump, then run the earth on the pump to the switch on the gearknob, and the other terminal on the switch I will ground to the chassis under the gear boot somewhere (saves having to run 2 wires all the way to the pump and also means that the switch is not always trying to hold 12V back) Here is a pic of the gearknob. I will take more pics of the whole install once I am done.

I did an FMIC water spray today but used a different method. As I never use the rear wiper or washer I just ran the vinyl hose off the rear washer pump, out through the front bar and Teed off to 2 garden variety conical spray heads mounted just behind the number plate, one at either end. I put a one way valve just before the first spray nozzle (couldn't find one at auto parts stores or at Bunnings, so stole on off the wifes car )to stop it dripping due to gravity. I then disconnected the 2 plugs that go to the rear wiper motor (under the rear parcel shelf) so that when you activate the spray (via the wiper stalk) the rear wiper doesn't go off. With the 2 conical sprayers angled correctly the spray covers about 80% of the cooler which I reckon is sufficient. I am planning to buy the smallest push switch I can find (not a toggle type affair) and see if I can somehow run it up through the gearknob or perhaps attach it to the gearknob so that I can give it a quick squirt at each gear change when running hard, rather than having to take a hand off the wheel just to spray. I was a bit worried that with having the two spray heads "in-line" that the second one would not get enough pressure, but they seem to both be putting out about the same amount of water so all is good. I will try to take some pics when I find a suitable switch, but for the moment I can live with using the rear washer function on the stalk.

The filter is located on the drivers side in the engine bay, attached to the side of the strut tower. When I changed mine it was a bastard to get the fuel lines off because the rubber hose had perished a bit and was quite stiff, but persist and you will succeed eventually.

Tehe, yeah we think he's pretty cute too Not that we would be biased or anything Andrew...you had better sleep in the spare room for a few days

damn my wife and her interstate trips decent turnout of skylines and the shortest queues I have seen in quite a while....pity I couldn't have a run What times did everyone get? (In their OWN cars Cyrus .....and I KNOW IT WAS YOU THAT TURNED MY MIRRORS IN !!! :hairyeyeball: ) edit: thanks to Erin for looking after the little'n while dad had a much needed smoke

try a truck parts supplier. In Brisbane I got some from Queensland Diesel Spares. Maybe there is something similar in Cairns

Agree totally about karting in the wet teaching you car control, but you can't really apply the same principles on the road. In the rain in a kart you drive OFF the racing line (around the outside of the track where there is less oil etc.). I don't think the authorities would look very kindly on you driving on the footpath just because it was raining

I use Meguiars ScratchX and it does the job nicely. It's a little bit pricey (about $20 a tube), but bonus is that you can use it on the rest of the car as well to get rid of light scratches, whereas you cannot with other things like plastic polish, toothpaste, Gumption etc.

lol...yeah the GTST front bar looks heaps better than those ugly GTR ones and those rims are killer

lol@your location have you checked the children......

your organisational skills are right up there with your IT skills

luckily nobody thought to quote it though opportunity lost

didn't think anyone saw that :wassup:

a daytime cruise during the week........ edited to protect the innocent/stupid and not seem like a complete arsehole :wassup:

I'm guessing it's due to the fact that someone almost had their car stolen recently and the switch in question was the method they were using to gain access (by feeding something through the window and hitting the switch to unlock the door)

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I think the front bar is scraping already nice job

I have a 3" with a 5Zigen muffler (non cannon) which is very quiet IMO...much quieter than all the HKS super draggers and other cannon systems I have heard.

at your age also budget ~$3K for insurance.....

DAMN!!! I would have said he was 45 at LEAST j/k Happy Birthday Marc

some pics added....more tomorrow