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I'd hate to be hanging of the tension wrentch to tension that crank or heads down wot a mutha

Croydon Racing have bought themselves a special lllooonnnggg tension wrench especially for the crank bolt.

Just got my engine covers back from the painters....top job Jamie

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Croydon Racing have bought themselves a special lllooonnnggg tension wrench especially for the crank bolt.

Just got my engine covers back from the painters....top job Jamie

oi punk you stole that colour from me :)

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oi punk you stole that colour from me :)

Mine used to be Ford "Blueprint" its now Ford "Shockwave" due to the fact a friend of mine bought a ute in this colour.

What colour is yours Shane ? is it the same or just a close match ?

IMHO the blue plenum is a bit too much (ceramic chrome looks better and is funtional)...but to each their own :P

Mine used to be Ford "Blueprint" its now Ford "Shockwave" due to the fact a friend of mine bought a ute in this colour.

What colour is yours Shane ? is it the same or just a close match ?

IMHO the blue plenum is a bit too much (ceramic chrome looks better and is funtional)...but to each their own :P

mine's Ford Blueprint Blue, goes very well with the Puprple Pearl engine bay :)

The blue plenum doesnt look to bad actually, i've also replaced all the bolts u can see with stainless ones, and polished a few bits so it all goes together quite nicely :glare:

Will see if i chrome or paint the Nismo plenum when it comes, but this'll do for the meantime

mine's Ford Blueprint Blue, goes very well with the Puprple Pearl engine bay :P

The blue plenum doesnt look to bad actually, i've also replaced all the bolts u can see with stainless ones, and polished a few bits so it all goes together quite nicely :D

Will see if i chrome or paint the Nismo plenum when it comes, but this'll do for the meantime

Well...this must mean YOU stole the colour from me...as mine was "Blueprint" years ago.

The Nismo plenum was a waste of cash...you should have bought a real one.

Well...this must mean YOU stole the colour from me...as mine was "Blueprint" years ago.

The Nismo plenum was a waste of cash...you should have bought a real one.

lies! :P (great minds think alike?)

nice, if only the info i was given was correct from the start :D

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Thats right...decided to put the engine back in the GTR.

Car is currently at Hypertune ( www.hypertune.net ) getting intercooler pipework, coolant header tank, coolant overflow tank and catchcan fabricated. As well as fitting the monster 102mm throttle body. Late this week the car will head to Croydon's ( www.croydonracingdevelopments.com ) for priming, starting, tuning and run-in.

This will be a big relief to have the car back up and running. Racing should not be too far away.

A big thanks to Glen Laws for all his assistance as well as Ben Creswick and the boys at Hypertune for all their work.

Will keep you posted.

fark yes paul *drools*

i bet you cant wait to jump in and go for a drive!

:domokun:

yeah im getting a very itchy right foot.

p.s. the pipe joints are only temp...nice new silicone ones to go on.

Looks mean Paul. Is it still on track for Wednesday's Anzac meet?

no...unfortunately wont be ready...no time to tune and run in...test and tune for Nitro Champs may be first outing.

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