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Saturday night went out for dinner with family for Terri n Lees birthdays. Had epic steak and chips with salt and pepper calamari at Canungra pub and then Lee couldn't finish his steak so I got to eat that too. Couple of Beers and then home for ice cream cake. I was pretty much dead after that.

Steaks at Canungra are awesome, it was always a highlight of my quarterly routine servicing trips in my old job, the other highlight there was that one of the barmaids used to really like wang. Good times.

Steaks at Canungra are awesome, it was always a highlight of my quarterly routine servicing trips in my old job, the other highlight there was that one of the barmaids used to really like wang. Good times.

We should go out there for a drive one night. Steak a beer or two and then go check out the glow worms or go for a fang up to O'Reillys. :thumbsup:

We should go out there for a drive one night. Steak a beer or two and then go check out the glow worms or go for a fang up to O'Reillys. :thumbsup:

that would be great, how long until you get your license back? Is it 2 lanes all the way to O'Reillys now? When i worked there it was only 1 for most of it :banana:

that would be great, how long until you get your license back? Is it 2 lanes all the way to O'Reillys now? When i worked there it was only 1 for most of it :thumbsup:

7 Weeks today mang. It's still 1 lane most of the way up but there might be a different way to get up there I'm not sure. I only know the way from canungra and the 4WD track.

7 Weeks today mang. It's still 1 lane most of the way up but there might be a different way to get up there I'm not sure. I only know the way from canungra and the 4WD track.

Cool, im hoping my car will actually be done some time before then too so it can be a white GTR back on the road celebration party.

Yeah only 2 ways up Laminton National Park Road fron canungra and Duck Creek Road from Kerry

f*ck I am paying for that win today, everything hurts :thumbsup:

What happened to operation get-fit-playing-touch-footy-on-sundays?

After this weekend i can play on Sundays most of the time, I havnt been in Brisbane on a weekend yet this month so thats why i havnt worried about organinsing it! But once superlap is done with im good to go with the footy playing

f*ck I am paying for that win today, everything hurts :P

What happened to operation get-fit-playing-touch-footy-on-sundays?

I might have to join you guys with that. I promised mum I would do bridge to brisbane with her this year. She wants to do the 10km in under 1 hour 15mins bah...

You gonna take the pig up to O'Reillys Col?

Yep definitely.

Cool, im hoping my car will actually be done some time before then too so it can be a white GTR back on the road celebration party.

Yeah only 2 ways up Laminton National Park Road fron canungra and Duck Creek Road from Kerry

After this weekend i can play on Sundays most of the time, I havnt been in Brisbane on a weekend yet this month so thats why i havnt worried about organinsing it! But once superlap is done with im good to go with the footy playing

Yeah thought it would be the only way up there. My GTR won't be back on the road till 2011 though and even then I'm not sure about it. If I move to a place with its own garage or I get to a point were I can afford 2 cars on the road and live out of home I'll put it back on the road. Until then I'll be rockin the dirty one :)

I am watching pacific. I am watching part VIII. I was asked if I had seen the V series. I said no that sci-fi show didnt really interest me. To which the reply was pacific isn't about sci fi, haven't you seen V3 and V4. ( VIII, VIV ). :)

I'm up to the last episode.

I thought the first 5 episodes were better than the last 5, or maybe that's just me. Still an awesome series.

My birthday tomorrow, no longer in the teens. :(

keen for o'reilly's run......

most of my planing for the project is done now, going to make a start on it this week.

i will start cleaning up around it so i can sand off the panels

Spotted Ravi at the servo, such a RAVBAT

Wish I could see the Ravbat in the wild.

:)

I know right?

I'm up to the last episode.

I thought the first 5 episodes were better than the last 5, or maybe that's just me. Still an awesome series.

My birthday tomorrow, no longer in the teens. :(

Sucks mang now you will have to start contributing to society.

keen for o'reilly's run......

most of my planing for the project is done now, going to make a start on it this week.

i will start cleaning up around it so i can sand off the panels

Ebay spec?

no, turbo will be from Hypergear (TR43 - G2 trim) thinking an intake manifold/fuel rail from CPC and ecu from nistune. Rest of the setup is what i got lying around, intercooler piping will need to be sent out and made. I'll make my exhaust myself

Sucks mang now you will have to start contributing to society.

What pisses me off is that Jessica Watson chick, why do I have to pay my good hard earned money for her welcoming party? Imagine how many police, security guards, portaloos, etc were hired for the event. I'm going to work out how much it personally will cost me and withhold it.

But right now I have Becks and the people at liquorland must have left it in the sun for too long, it tastes flat -_-

What pisses me off is that Jessica Watson chick, why do I have to pay my good hard earned money for her welcoming party? Imagine how many police, security guards, portaloos, etc were hired for the event. I'm going to work out how much it personally will cost me and withhold it.

But right now I have Becks and the people at liquorland must have left it in the sun for too long, it tastes flat -_-

Fail

i have lowenbrau again.... its awesome

Win

Anyone have any advice for getting seized bolts off calipers/wheel hubs? I've used every f**king socket and breaker bar I have + gone and bought new shit and still can't get the f**kers off... used heaps of the degreasing shit that has worked for me before, it gets in and breaks up the gunk. But not on either of these 2 bolts on my LF brake caliper. Gonna stab a kitten soon if I can't get it off.

Orrrrrr anyone wanna lend me a compressor + air tool kit? :):(

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