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Already put the dash back together, where were you earlier when I needed you Dion? FFS :)

LOL, you shoulda gotten my phone number out of my Facebook profile :)

Unless I'm working I will go to Vilis tomorrow night, so I can show you how to do them if you want.

balls.

got the pump fitted, primed it, all was sweet, topped up the sump, turned the key, fired after about 5 seconds of cranking.

check for leaks.

gi-f**king-gantic leak spotted.

engine shut off 2 seconds later.

30 seconds of nosing around.

culprit found.

the spin on filter adaptor that outlaws assured me *would* fit, didnt sit properly. was impossible to see before hand, but basically, the o ring is sitting right on the lip of filter block on the engine.

lost a fair bit of oil in the 20-30 seconds it was idling.

taking it back in tomorrow to have a bit of a rant.

meh. at least its the adaptor and not the core or any of the huge number of fittings i have on that.

its undo 3 fittings, move lines, remove adaptor, mostly done.

as opposed to;

remove grill, remove headlights, remove front bar, remove intercooler, undo fittings, remove centre rad support strut, remove core.

do ppl pull the whole dash off to put the led's in? wow i only pulled out my centre bit.. took me all of 10mins to install my LED's

No, the pic I posted was when I ditched my bubbly dash in favour of a non bubbly one I paid $50 for :)

No, the pic I posted was when I ditched my bubbly dash in favour of a non bubbly one I paid $50 for :)

same. i hated the bubble, managed to score a 2nd hand dash for $100... badabing, problem solvered ;D

-D

same. i hated the bubble, managed to score a 2nd hand dash for $100... badabing, problem solvered ;D

-D

No bubbles in mine thank god.

So are people keen on something tomorrow night then since its too late now I dare say?

It wasnt really hard to find a replacement, mine came out of a GTR front cut. I have been told if they are not currently bubbly, that they wont go bubbly. Is there any truth in this? If I have to have my car parked in the sun I have a sunshade and leave both windows down about 1" and pray no bubbles appear lol

It wasnt really hard to find a replacement, mine came out of a GTR front cut. I have been told if they are not currently bubbly, that they wont go bubbly. Is there any truth in this? If I have to have my car parked in the sun I have a sunshade and leave both windows down about 1" and pray no bubbles appear lol

I've never heard that before, however there is a certain logic in that - the bubble only occurs when the glue deforms and the external layer separates from the framework - if you have a dash that is 20 years old already and hasnt separated, then chances are it'll be fine (touch wood - environmental factors notwithstanding)

Theres a guide on here on how to fix the dash but tbh I couldnt be stuffed doing it. I may end up getting an auto trimmer to redo my entire interior and they could probably reuse my old bubbly dash, remove the exterior (or cut and re-glue it) and then recoat the surface with lacquer, repaint etc..

My main issue atm is lacquering the hard upper weather strip - replacements cost $600 per side, so I'm hoping some resin will fill in the cracks and I can paint it gloss black to match the external surround

-D

Your doing a full resto style job on your GT-R ben,

When you sell it and pass one someone will be getting an extremely mint GT-R.

On the rear window the rubber, you know the little metal clip that sits almost perfectly in the middle, has anyone got one that I can grab, mines not there? lol

Your doing a full resto style job on your GT-R ben,

Yep. $20k i've spent on the GTR so far over the last 2 years. This does not count petrol or carloan, but it counts, raa, insurance, servicing, mechanical mods/replacements/upgrades, speeding fines etc.

When you sell it and pass one someone will be getting an extremely mint GT-R.

I won't be selling it. I plan to be riding this car for the next 20 years... probably will get written off by some tossarse whos not paying attention, but fingers crossed it lives as long as I do.... one of the customers at my mechanics is in his 50's, has had the same XB ford falcon with an intercooled supercharger since he bought it brand new as a young man.... I drool over it, even if the paint is shit and there are some ugly bits - its ghetto porn; naturally Im not gonna let mine get that bad, and there are more improvements planned yet, but its all a matter of money - no matter how much I earn, its never enough ;P

On the rear window the rubber, you know the little metal clip that sits almost perfectly in the middle, has anyone got one that I can grab, mines not there? lol

Dunno about that, speak to koji at japanese import spares in windsor gardens, he has damn near everything (and hes gotten me some great prices on door seals which I may go for depending on lukes contacts :)

-D

HAHA! awesome work that he was attacked.

Personally, i enjoyed the middle section of the article where it says " Will the premier Twitter about this?"

Oh dear god.

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