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Hi all,

I'm Sam have been following several topics for a while and thought that I'd join up finally. Haven't Been in Brissy too long...(read: another kiwi) so looking for a project , kinda leaning towards a Silvia but love skylines too so can't really decide, will be RB powered though either way.

Sheet metal worker by experience, light gauge stainless and aluminium, within oil and gas industry for the past 4 years have also just spent a couple of months working on a large construction project in Karratha to be heading back there for work soon.

Hmm yeah that will do you now I think

Peace

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Welcome Sam,

Hope you cotton onto a great RB real soon. R33 GT-Rs are going at an attractive price. But you have to like the style as well as having a great engine. Me? I love it!

Brisbane is a totally different climate to what you're used too eh? Especially working on sheet metal?

Enjoy forums, Tez

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Im slowly starting to lean more towards the sykline Terry, do you guys have any idea the price difference of import over here lol, im sure most of them are atleast half the price back in NZ, but hey I guess thats just the price im going to have to pay.

As for the temperature, Karratha is hot real hot (read: upto and including 48 in the heat of summer) I day i left there to come back to Brisbane it was pushing 35 when I hoped on the plan at 7pm lol and when I landed here in Brissy the following more it was ab out 5 if that, so winteres are freeing here and but the summers man the humidity is nuts, Im actually working for a removal company at the oment until i can get back over west and some days is just crazy lol.

I have hopefully sorted out a block to begin the motor build but am still looking for a rolling shell I can considering anything for the time being so if anyone has anything feel free to send me a pm

cheers guys

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Karratha is a pretty hot place. For 100s of Kms up and down WA there it's damn hot. I know an Anglican pastor there.

I'd probably ask a more specific question in General Automotive or use Search, but a high quality R33 GT-R can be obtained for about 22-24K. I'd check out the F/S sections too.

Cheers, Terry

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