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lol my old man used to do R&D on suspension in toyotas. then he got old and became a mech eng lecturer at TAFE.

you shoulda heard the lectures i got from him when I swapped the axle in my AE86.

wish my dad was still into cars, but he is a loser now lol.

well that was an impulse buy for him

the one which he really wanted a 57 chev belair coupe was the first one he bought

but thats getting a full resto atm

well that was an impulse buy for him

the one which he really wanted a 57 chev belair coupe was the first one he bought

but thats getting a full resto atm

ask him if he wants to buy a 73 camaro :happy: cheap cheap ;)

haha why you selling it?

but nah he doesnt like the newer models

meh it's already sold, some old dude's given me 50% non refundable deposit, just waitin on him to cough up the rest of it.

lol his got some wheels coming from jap his gunna be selling them white xd9s they are 17s but mad offsets

not a big change from what u have though but *meh*

think i saw ur mate at the gym with the white ford forgot his name so didnt say hello or nothin lolss

What gym do you go to?

my friends dad when he was 25yrs old had trans-am and ford GT but sold them off. My friend is pissed off at his dad cause they would have been worth a mint now. He sold the ford gt for like $4k lol. You'll be lucky to find one under 100k now haha

my dad used to be into cars ,when he was young he had a hq and put a 327 chev in (i think it was 327 cant remember) but when they fitted the motor the bonnet wouldnt close lol, also it was a straight through exhaust, mum used to live right down the end of the street and she could hear it every morning. and when they were going out when she herd it start it meant she had a few more minutes to get ready before he got there to pick her up lol.

meh it's already sold, some old dude's given me 50% non refundable deposit, just waitin on him to cough up the rest of it.

thought you were going all out on it? :happy:

what made u sell it

that's a shame! you should get him back on the bandwagon

my dad is still young at heart - sl55 amg and cbr900 in the garage

so ill come over and get a spin in the sl55?

that's a shame! you should get him back on the bandwagon

my dad is still young at heart - sl55 amg and cbr900 in the garage

i have tried but to no avail. my uncle is still into cars and bikes, he is doing up an old harley at the moment.

thought you were going all out on it? ;)

what made u sell it

found someone stupid enough to offer me more than it was worth. took the profit and bought a VW Golf. Instant free car. :happy:

ah yeh aint been down to hoppers the point cook one is fkn awesome u been? all new equiptment and heaps of potential wandering around.. so yeh i dont do much working out hahah

Nah never been...

I'm usually at gym during the day, so there's never any talent which kinda suits me...stay focused on what I'm there for.

Might be doing a PT course soon, and I'd go for a job at Hoppers and Point cook...Hoppers is always hiring PT's so wouldn't be too hard to get in there, but Point Cook probably has more potential clients...Hoppers is about 1 minute from my joint though so that's a plus..

i know the general manager of point cook and the PT training manager so lemme know i can talk to them for ya if u want?..

point cook has about 4000 members prolly more oppertunity and talent for sure.. chicks have teeth in point cook :happy:

i know the general manager of point cook and the PT training manager so lemme know i can talk to them for ya if u want?..

point cook has about 4000 members prolly more oppertunity and talent for sure.. chicks have teeth in point cook :happy:

lol there's talent at hoppers but its all there at night when I don't like training because there's too many f**kin people.

Pt cook would be better coz its newer, better equipment and a growing community so more new members, although hoppers do sign up a lot of people still...

Still haven't decided if it's what I wanna do, but I'll let you know if it ever comes to that. (won't be for at least 4 months obviously..)

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