Shoota_77

Stunning! The light leather looks amazing! Thanks for sharing.

Pics of Z32 please. My next JDM addiction I think.....

We clearly differ greatly on this matter. In my opinion the diff is a perfectly good location to jack from as is the front crossmember. At the end of the day each to their own and for me my car will NEVER get jacked by the sills.

I'll never jack from my sills be that at the jacking point or not. The diff from the back or the subframe from the front. I lift my car on the hoist from the chassis rails which I'm comfortable with as the hoist pads span across the whole width of the rail meaning the force travels through the vertical sections of the rails. My chassis rails are dented from previous owners and their mechanics using smaller jack/hoist pads however.... I use the subframe at the back same as the person in the picture is pointing to (not my finger....) - I'm contemplating making a steel jacking point that uses the existing threaded holes in the chassis and the rear subframe mounting point something like this- There is a step in it which complicates it a bit but would make me feel a little safer if I ever took my car to a tyre fitter or something.

I'm a bit up in the air on this topic at the moment too. I'm running RB30 so only a very limited number of tower bars would fit over the top. I LOVE the Mines or Nismo Titanium strut braces but at $2200-$2500 it's a huge amount of money to fork out if you're not going to track your car (hard). I think I've convinced myself to go V-Cam before I blow $2500 on something that gives me basically zero benefit. Knowing me I'll probably do both.....

Well that's exciting news! Can't wait to finally test mine out at some point! Do you have a dyno chart? Love to see her curves. 😍

Yes a sad little man with deep seated acceptance issues.

TommyFYeah is a flop which is a shame. I love his content but hate how much of a wanker he is. He deserves a smack in the mouth the way he treats people. He rags on anyone that doesn't do things the way he thinks they should. I fast forward the videos where he's just waffling shit about how much cool shit he owns (which turns out is from someone else's money but that's another story) and how awesome he is. Kalvin Malli on YouTube is a legend. Massive job ahead of him but keeps on plugging!

TommyFYeah is a flop which is a shame. I love his content but hate how much of a wanker he is. He deserves a smack in the mouth the way he treats people. He rags on anyone that doesn't do things the way he thinks they should. I fast forward the videos where he's just waffling shit about how much cool shit he owns (which turns out is from someone else's money but that's another story) and how awesome he is. Kalvin Malli on YouTube is a legend. Massive job ahead of him but keeps on plugging!

Cheers mate, I’ve flicked them an email to try my luck! Thanks for the tip!

He started out slapping the lifted truck brigade which is pretty funny because they're a fairly cliched bunch of morons. Very bogan Commodore driving type people (sorry @MLR!). He then did the Hilux durability test where he punished an old school 80's/90's Hilux till it died. He became the target of the modern day keyboard warriors who were triggered by his content and personally attacking him. That triggered him to trigger them even more! Look, I hate the waste and the blatant stupidity but it's his job at the end of the day! Forgot to mention a lot of his following has come from his insanely massive monstertruck he built (Monstermax).

I can live with him. Luckily I've been watching ALL of his vids well before het started harming GT-R's so I was ready for what was coming! He gets his kicks out of upsetting keyboard warriors and I'm ok with that! Not gunna lie, still hurts to see one go down though! Let's be honest, he's done us all a favour. There's one less GT-R in the world making them all the more rare!

Obviously depends on what you're after. I would love a scissor lift hoist but I would only use it to wash under my car and change wheels/brakes! I've got a 2 post clear floor hoist and it is unbelievably handy for EVERYTHING. Mine is just a cheap brand (Bulletpro) and I bought it secondhand so only cost me about $1000(AUD). It's been amazing as seeing my car has lived on it for 8 years I can lift it up to sweep up the dead spiders underneath.....

100%. With a factory block you're always going to be chasing your arse adding to it or assuming at some point it's going boom!

Next engine I built would 100% be the PRP cast block. They're not stupid so they will cover EVERY weak point of the engine and remedy it. Yeah $8K is a larger initial investment than either your own existing block or buying a new factory block but you won't need to spend anywhere near as much on it to make it strong enough to handle big power. It will be interesting to see if they have a base engine with options on top or just have a fully inclusive package.

Back from Tassie. Managed to break my foot which was not ideal. Have been laid up for the last 4 or 5 days. Now Shepparton is in pretty bad flood. Thankfully neither my house or work are in danger. 20221016_164833.mp4 Got the tie down point panel welded back on and ground down. Won't keep chasing the holes with weld, I'll just put a tiny skim of body filler in them. Will do the factory spot welds on the other side for uniformity. Won't get much done the next few weeks as I can only spend so long on my feet because of my busted hoof. Had a biiiiig order up of big and little parts while I've been laid up. Being injured is expensive....

The tie down panel I ordered arrived from America yesterday so got started prepping it for welding. Marked the spots where I need to drill holes in the new panel then buffed the primer off those areas before spraying those areas with weld through primer. Didn't get to weld it, will have to wait till I get back from Tassie next week. Had an amazing day yesterday, as part of a Volkswagen incentive we went to Sydney Motorsport Park and got to thrash Golf R, T-Roc R and Tiguan R's around the track with pro driver trainers. Was a very fun day! Hot laps with the drivers was amazing too. Cannot believe how they get grip at the speeds they're doing! Drift Mode in the Golf Rs was a pisser in the wet! 20221005_142842.mp4

I could have done that but I wanted the whitest version available so went with that. Will most likely paint the whole car so everything will be matched then. Not fussed if the engine bay is a lot whiter than the body. If I decide to just do bumpers, side skirts, etc but not the rest of the body then I will paint match those parts to the body.

Yeah it really was one of those major mental hurdles to get over. Like everything the hardest bit is just starting! Once you do it’s a really good feeling! Even just in primer it looks amazing even just for how uniform everything is compared to poorly applied, grubby, faded 26 year old paint!

Not bad for my first effort. Was absolutely shitting myself just to get started! I was sweating bullets. Had some teething issues (apart from me being retarded) but got the gun all setup and working nicely. Did a bit of practice spraying and then dove straight in! A few boo boos and stuff ups but all together pretty bloody happy to have smashed it out! I'm in Tassie on a dirt bike tour for a week so won't get to touch it for a while so glad I got it all sealed up with the epoxy. Another new skill acquired! Sorry, I'm a bit chuffed at the moment from conquering my fears! 🤣🤣 20221002_171856.mp4

Ha ha, cheers mate. Only time will tell if I do it justice or make it look worse!! I'm hoping to lay some paint this afternoon if I get the other bits and pieces (door hinges, rad support panel, etc) stripped and ready for paint. Wish me luck!!!!

Might be able to see more of our fresh engine bay paint if we don't have stonkingbig c/c's covering it all up!

I'm in the process of transplanting my fuel tank into the engine bay specifically as a catch can, should look nice.

Righto, who's already forked out their folding for a set of the newly announced PRP vented/baffled cam covers? I will but need to let the sting of 2 months hard part gathering to subside a little before I take the plunge! They will be an awesome thing if they deliver what they promise being minimal oil leaving the breathers. Saves having to have a catch can the size of a fuel tank in the engine bay! https://www.platinumracingproducts.com/products/platinum-racing-products-rb-twin-cam-baffled-cam-covers

Still waiting on my tie down point panel from US. I was hoping it would arrive before I slap the epoxy on this weekend but not looking likely unfortunately. I've finished the prep and now pretty much finished masking the doors and under the vehicle at the rear where I'm not (currently....) painting. I'm VERY confident I will do the back while I'm at it but I'll get the front all coated, seam sealed, etc before deciding if I do it now or down the track. The way I've prepared everything it will be very easy to just do the rear section as a separate job. I'm putting in a non V-Spec mechanical diff, Hicas lockbar, AN8 fuel hardlines (supply and return) and a Frenchy's in tank fuel setup before it goes back on the road so I definitely need to remove the subframe and fuel tank regardless of whether I paint the arse end or not. Obviously would be dumb to NOT do it while it's all sitting on the ground but history has told me if I get too balls deep in something that is when I lose interest and get over it. I refuse to let that happen this time around so playing it safe! My masking job is as ugly as a 90 year old mans ball sack but as long as it keeps the paint out of where it shouldn't be then it's done its job! It's quite tricky masking up to an exterior edge where I'm not painting. I'm using that round soft edge foam tape which hopefully does a nice transition that can't be seen....