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why would you want to remove sport from tv?? so we can see more awesome reality shows or perhaps more reruns of the simpsons and home improvement?

if sport HAS to be on tv, then it should be on it's own channel. and not cluttering up all the others.

reality tv shows can go too.

simpsons and tool time can stay though!

Im also thinking about getting a set up similar to sydney kids bilstien set up...i dont know enough about suspension to need adjustability anyway lol

Hmm... I'll look into it when the time comes (greddy edfc). Whats this sydneykid's suspension? Blistein with whiteline? I would love the olins but too exp for what I'm using it for.

I do agree with you even though I'm thinking of getting tein ss but unless I've got the edfc, I doubt I'll ever be f**k changing the setting manually using the adjuster (which I think 99% of the people does too). But with the edfc, it makes it a whole lot easier and I will actually research on suspension to adjust them myself. The other reason for getting them is resale. I find them easier to sell than mix and match setups, should I ever want to sell them.

if sport HAS to be on tv, then it should be on it's own channel. and not cluttering up all the others.

reality tv shows can go too.

simpsons and tool time can stay though!

Hahaha... good thing I dont watch TV at all. And even if I do, it'll be NGC, discovery or animal planet.

Im also thinking about getting a set up similar to sydney kids bilstien set up...i dont know enough about suspension to need adjustability anyway lol

The bilsteins don't really need adjustment because they operate correctly over a wide range of conditions.

Adjustment is required for the cheaper coilovers because they only work in a limited range. So you need to harden them up for track work and soften them up if you want to drive on sh*t australian roads without breaking your back.

BILSTEINS FTW

So Im acctully commg out tonight so give me details peoples

7:30pm baskin robbins chapell hill. I may or may not rock up sometime after 9...

why would you want to remove sport from tv?? so we can see more awesome reality shows or perhaps more reruns of the simpsons and home improvement?

+1. If you don't like it don't watch it, just as I don't watch any reality tv shows or any of the other rubbish that's generally on TV

if sport HAS to be on tv, then it should be on it's own channel. and not cluttering up all the others.

reality tv shows can go too.

simpsons and tool time can stay though!

get a job, and stop watching so much TV

:)

Nah, probably just the super street with edfc if budget allows.

I have a super street in mine, suits me fine. Just have to test it out on the Track sometime this year.

Hahaha... good thing I dont watch TV at all.

me either... because of sport and advertising. unfortunately sometimes I have to suffer it when someone else has the tv on :)

+1. If you don't like it don't watch it, just as I don't watch any reality tv shows or any of the other rubbish that's generally on TV

as above.

any tv shows I watch are on dvd.

quit your b*tching then, You don't have to watch sport OR adds on DVD.

I tend to stick to channel BT for TV. But it doesn't deliver cricket, so I'm glad nine does (and now ONE and SBS as well, top stuff!)

Milmak Motorsport doing shit f**king mint?

equals?

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ah yes. porn

Looking sick as aids Thristan!!!

Will do. Maybe do dinner at market sq and head there after? I'll let you drive my car to see how it feels like since you said the one you test driven feels funny.

Spoke with Shiz and he sounds keen to come along...

Oh and Yaface, that GTR looks ok the price is good and the R34 engine is a minor upgrade....but check the engine number in fast it way be any old RB26 just with R34 cam covers, also that colour sucks but thats a personal opinion and none of the standard R32 GTR colours are that interesting

Yeah you make a good point. We'll see though... I love gun metal btw :)

UPDATE: standard clutch is nearly toasted on the GTR, so ordering a new NPC clutch with Dan, i budgeted for s**t to happen but not s**t this expensive lol, oh the wonders of the skyline/GTR ownership, well hopefully shouldnt have to replace in quite a while, and im suprised standard one lasted about 80000Ks lol especially since i learnt driving manual in the GTR haha, if i had a car a few more days the clutch would have started slipping about 5mm of meat left on it, big thanks to Dan for going over the car and noticing it,

:'(

Adam you won't regret the NPC man... I've got one in the car atm, changed the stock one cos it seemed like a logical thing to do (spigot was rooted but the stock clutch was near new). Clutch is lighter than stock and is even easier to drive

PS NPC twin > Nismo ha ha

+1!!!

I don't know what that is.

Its the best channel ever. You can get shows just hours after they have first aired (anywhere in the world), there is no adds, the quality is better than DVD, and you can watch them whenever and as many times as you like.

You need a big interwebs though. And lots of HDD space.

John: That Hamish guy just posted on his for sale thread. Did he reply you? Also, I thought Michael's gonna sell his 32gtr? Thats gunmetal too.

Its the best channel ever. You can get shows just hours after they have first aired (anywhere in the world), there is no adds, the quality is better than DVD, and you can watch them whenever and as many times as you like.

You need a big interwebs though. And lots of HDD space.

sounds sexabulous! I might have to investigate this further for season 6 of LOST

I love fighting about personal preference of products, its what keeps car forums going really! lol

Lol. 'tis true.

sounds sexabulous! I might have to investigate this further for season 6 of LOST

Talk tonight if I make it there on time

John: That Hamish guy just posted on his for sale thread. Did he reply you? Also, I thought Michael's gonna sell his 32gtr? Thats gunmetal too.

me john? or other john?

I'm not dealing with anyone called hamish... :)

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