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Its people like swiper that keep it all alive and make feel its worthwhile owning an import. I take my hat off to the man. Now i dont feel so bad that a split coolant hose is costing me $800 in labour to replace!!

awesome thread!!

some awesome people on hear that are happy to "get a brother off the bench" and help out a fellow japanese car enthusiast/owner!!!!

good luck in the future! bet ya cant wait to drive HER again mate!! :thumbsup:

frack. For $500, id come past and give it a whirl lol.

Done it before, now i usually replace all the hoses when i pull motors. Saves these bs jobs.

yeah. i had all mine replaced with silicon hoses last month when the head was off the car... been in the position where the 3 hardest to get to hoses have split and required loads of labour to repair... preventative maintenance goes a long way

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cant believe its almost been 12months since my first post!

Big thanks to everyone here with your support and especially PAUL who has been an absolute legend throught this whole process! :cheers:

Car got towed yesterday and engine is being installed over the weekend, starting her up on tuesday!

SOOO glad I decided not to sell, I know i'd be regretting it!

Will provide another update next week

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