Vic Wasteland Thread

[funkymonkey]

Do you have any recommendations to make while I'm in Tokyo? I want to check out as much jap car stuff as possible, drifting etc. Let me know your thoughts!

dont go to tokyo if you want to experience car stuff outside the show

[KURAUN]

so my birthday pressie from my g/f finally arrived!

hellaflush watch! <3

nice

SSR Profs aren't as good as Work Meister S1 3Ps, in that the profs aren't modular wheels.

the man speaks truth

haha pwnd hard. i still find it hilaaaarious that none of the boys sporting skittles coloured fibreglass speedboats and big fuck off shiny mods never get done so hard, yet you, mr under the radar with tasteful mods for super hektic trackdays only gets shafted.

ahahahah

[jezza boii]

What's a good clutch? And not too expensive. My Exedy one is getting old.

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

exedy single plate button clutches are cheap and will do the job

HDBC HHDBC or HHHDBC

i run an HHHDBC and for the price it's an awesome bit of kit... not the best for a daily driver, but quite livable when you are used to it.

[KURAUN]

nothing special, but finally bought rims for the rolla again......bolt on flares here we come

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...RK%3AMEWNX%3AIT

[Astro Bear]

dont go to tokyo if you want to experience car stuff outside the show

Of course, I will be travelling outside Tokyo but will be based there mainly. Do you have any recommendations?

[jezza boii]

The one I've got now isn't too bad. Absolute killer in peak hour traffic but a good clutch for launching and shit

Wouldn't mind something a bit softer..

How much would one of those clutches cost me? Gotta watch my spending. New gearbox is gonna be $1500+ and I figure I may aswell chuck the new clutch in at the same time.

[funkymonkey]

The one I've got now isn't too bad. Absolute killer in peak hour traffic but a good clutch for launching and shit

isn't this your first manual? wear out your existing clutch before you go upgrading. why are you upgrading g/box anyways?

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

~$700 i spose....

i got mine wholesale but cant get for others

the organic one that krysisisyysisisiu has in his car is lighter and only a few dollars more, but wont hold as much torque... bu i think you'll find that the MR2 wont need more than an HDBC

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

isn't this your first manual? wear out your existing clutch before you go upgrading. why are you upgrading g/box anyways?

actually this is a fair point

[KamikazeNinja34]

~$700 i spose....

i got mine wholesale but cant get for others

the organic one that krysisisyysisisiu has in his car is lighter and only a few dollars more, but wont hold as much torque... bu i think you'll find that the MR2 wont need more than an HDBC

kris' feels like lead after being used to my stock clutch tho so depends on what u consider light lol

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

true dat...

[jezza boii]

isn't this your first manual? wear out your existing clutch before you go upgrading. why are you upgrading g/box anyways?

Nah, not my first manual. And my clutch is stuffed. My mechanic said I need a new one and seeing as I'm changing the gearbox it would make sense to do it at the same time.

I'm not really "upgrading" mine. Just getting a replacement. Mine is shagged beyond repair.

[llama_au]

Do you have any recommendations to make while I'm in Tokyo? I want to check out as much jap car stuff as possible, drifting etc. Let me know your thoughts!

Yes I do. Shoot me your email address and I'll send you a copy of my 2009 itinerary (I didn't do so much in my 2010 trip.) Don't bother buying a Japan Rail Pass unless you're crossing Japan, you won't use it enough in Tokyo to make it worth it.

dont go to tokyo if you want to experience car stuff outside the show

Yeah, it's true. The only other carsy stuff we did in Tokyo outside of Autosalon was Toyota Mega Web and History Museum (the history museum is free and worth it to see some rare cars.) Super Autobacs Tokyo Bay, make sure you visit the upstairs bookshop for rare Japanese sales brochures, manuals, magazines, books and posters on nearly any car you can think of. Nismo Factory, don't bother, you can't really see anything and they have more merchandise on sale at Autosalon.

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

icic

imho just get an exedy HDBC as they are the cheapest performance clutches worth installing

not the best for daily but good for motorsport aplications. nothing fancy to make it driver freindly... just a button clutch.

will take the power your car will be puting down

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

watched this last night.... so much win!

[CrispyFries]

nothing special, but finally bought rims for the rolla again......bolt on flares here we come

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...RK%3AMEWNX%3AIT

how much did shipping end up being? Obviously not the initial $1200 quote

[funkymonkey]

watched this last night.... so much win!

haha I downloaded the R5 as well and watched it. So. Fucking. Awesome. When I grow up, I wanna be as badass.

[KURAUN]

how much did shipping end up being? Obviously not the initial $1200 quote

haha costed me $220 all up with rims

his sending them to a depot in LA where ive got a mate that brings in his stuff from there

and my mate not charging me to ship it here

[HEKT1K]

Nah, not my first manual. And my clutch is stuffed. My mechanic said I need a new one and seeing as I'm changing the gearbox it would make sense to do it at the same time.

I'm not really "upgrading" mine. Just getting a replacement. Mine is shagged beyond repair.

get the button if you want to do track days or drive it hard. i have a HHDB (i think, might be 3 Hs) and when i went to the SAU drag day it was faultless. punished it all day and it didn't complain one bit.

took a bit of getting used to, but now i love it.