Here On Business!

[UZZ31]

Hey folks

I'm Glen from Ballarat, VIC, and I'm here on business terms. I'm actually a Soarer enthusiast with a 92 UZZ31 V8, but around a year ago I bought a 1989 R31 to drive to work. My Soarer kept getting dirty in the car park and work was a long drive, so I didn't want to put too many km's on the beast. Further, 960km a week for work was costing an absolute bomb in fuel for the 4L V8!

Anyway, I've got two R31s (1989 and 1987) in the carport. The '87 was my parts donor for the '89 model, and I no longer require either car. The '89 has a few problems so I've decided to part both of them out, hopefully some of you need some bits and pieces. I'm about to start a thread in the parts section advertising what I've got!

Hope you're all enjoying your Skylines, Cefiros etc... I don't know much about them but I do have immense respect for the power you guys can get out of those RB engines!

[GTR-N1]

Welcome Glen.

On business in Ballarat? So where do you hale frome?

RBs? hehe... > not just upgradable for straight line grunt but...

when well set up, they get through twisties like the best of them.

[UZZ31]

Welcome Glen.

On business in Ballarat? So where do you hale frome?

RBs? hehe... > not just upgradable for straight line grunt but...

when well set up, they get through twisties like the best of them.

I'm here on the forum for business, want those two R31's in the car port gone. Can't afford to fix the complete one so I'm parting the buggers out. I live in Ballarat now, actually did move here for work purposes about 12 months ago, and I'm originally from Bendigo.

Twisties eh? That's more my style... I wasn't into cars much until I got my Soarer. I've been a bike nut all my life, but I'm motorcycle-less for a while til I get my head on straight. By the time I'd had my licence for 6 years I'd lost it 5 times, spent more time walking than motoring! The last time I lost it was for high speed chases on my Suzi 750, so I sold the thing. Used the cash to put toward the Soarer... but do miss the bikes something fierce. I'll throw my leg over again one day - I've already promised myself a 1994 Ducati 916 as a graduation present when I finally finish my degree! They'll become a collector's item soon... the 94 original with the gold 3-spoke rim and the single side swingarm... hang a pair of Termignoni carbon fibre mufflers off the arse end and park the thing in the loungeroom at night!!

[GTR-N1]

What undergrad course are you doing?

I took my family to Italy in '06 - during World Cup too.

We drove from Bologna > Sant A'Gata (Lambo Museum/Factory/Service areas) > Modena (Maserati service area - but ran out of time for Ducati) > Maranello (Ferrari Museum). They're all within an hour's drive of each other. Great time. Hope you get your Ducati!

[UZZ31]

I'm doing a joint degree - Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Arts Education. Majoring in Literature, with a sociology minor, which will make me an English teacher when I'm finished! I was doing a Bachelor of Education at La Trobe but I grew pretty tired of the primary school thing. Furthermore, I'm shit at maths... and I had Grade 6 kids on teaching rounds who were more adept at long division than I was. Not cool!