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Very happy mate. :yes: Bring your laptop next weekend please? I think I'd like to try that last degree.

Any time mate; happy to help out. Drilling holes in other peoples stuff, while partially drunk is my speciality...

What!!!!!!

I have taught you well! ;)

Ian, new front bumper looks heaps better!

Thanks Ryan.

I'm in the process of making the blanking plates to fit the LED indicators. I've posted the progress so far in the Fabrication section.

link is here => http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/402693-indicator-blanking-plates-for-aftermarket-front-bar/

Lol. Yes, yes it is.

Try failing to get the thermostat on correctly, filling it with coolant only to have it pour out all over the floor. Then pulling it all apart again to fix. Derp. Amateur hour.

How did you go with the trimming?

ohh yeah the radiator. damn its big, if you overheat with that ill be surprised!

Yep; she's big bugger!

Yes it is.....funny though! Trim....then trim....then trim......ect.

Thank goodness it's not metal though! ;)

Fortunately, I had a hoist, die grinder and air hacksaw in my arsenal today; needed all of them. :yes:

I'm not completely finished, I'll be making a new set of top mounts; doesn't fit the OEM top positions. Bottom end was nice once I'd done some trimming.

Drift Spec cable tie top mounts ATM. :whistling:

Also sent my R34 rotors out for slotting today, and had my current front rotors skimmed as I've recently picked up a bit of a shudder. My new set up looks like being ready to go on in a week or so.

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I bought Iain's China Rad, that was then modified to be a bit more of a direct fit. The trans cooler loop & fittings were nice too.

Which it was, but yeah it was a bit of an ordeal.

A little bit more neatening up, and I'll be happy. Just got to push the airbox lid in a bit with a heat gun and I'll be sweet.

Possibly one more bleed/top up, but I think I've got it sussed now.

Yes, they are. You can nail it in one go, but sometimes it will take you a good few trys. Nothing overly hard about it- open heater core, use the rear bleed, but sometimes it is just easier than others

Nice. I haven't looked into it yet, are these things a pain in the neck to bleed the cooling system too?

Not really, but I used a little tube & a funnel to get a bit of extra head height to get the air out of the rear bleed point once I'd filled the cooling system.

I waited for it to cool off again tonight, then topped up the rear bleed point and got a bit more air out (put about 250ml more water in).

I'll check again tomorrow morning, but I think it will be ok.

Yes, they are. You can nail it in one go, but sometimes it will take you a good few trys. Nothing overly hard about it- open heater core, use the rear bleed, but sometimes it is just easier than others

Lol, err, maybe it is then...

Still no pinging either. ;)

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Sometimes a pain, sometimes not was what I was getting at. I bled mine for a good 20 mins or so, using exactly that method you described Dale. Parked it up, the next couple of times the car was allowed to fully cool off, the bugger drank all the overflow tank. So, I cracked it again and worked on it some more, and its good now.

Never gets hot - plus I have the fans set to 88 :)

Sometimes a pain, sometimes not was what I was getting at. I bled mine for a good 20 mins or so, using exactly that method you described Dale. Parked it up, the next couple of times the car was allowed to fully cool off, the bugger drank all the overflow tank. So, I cracked it again and worked on it some more, and its good now.

Never gets hot - plus I have the fans set to 88 :)

Yeah spot on, mine was all good this morning, and I'll check it again tonight.

Mine is now steady at around 86 deg, when going slow or stopped; it might get to 89. Big difference to 88-94 deg running and a max of 104.

We'll see what it's like when we get some hot weather, but the core was more than twice as thick, so it should be fine.

I got the white whale started today, the timing chain rattled like crazy for at least 5 minutes until the tensioners pumped up. All good, no leaks and the coolant stopped bubbling after a short while. (unlike before. lol.)

Here are some pics of the coolers, both sides have thermo fans behind them, a 14 inch for the 12an oil cooler and a 9 inch for the trans cooler. I also have a controller to switch them both on at whatever oil temp I decide to set it to.

I scored this wood heater for the shed too, it makes this Melbourne winter bearable now in the man cave. :)

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