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I agree Scotty, if they can charge you for it; they can deliver it.

They probabaly weasel out by saying that the flexible part is stainless, so, Technically, you are getting what you paid for.

f**kers.

Bit exhausted but finally got my Apex-i on and sitting nicely ;)

Cleaned it too, then went down a country road in the evening and covered it in bugs... :rolleyes:

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So, " modified" my restrictive cat, fitted new actuators, and car went back to the dyno last week.... Only to have an exhaust leak on the rear turbo.

Back in the shop this weekend getting the manifolds tidied up, and hopefully I'll have a tuned car next week. Frustrating and expensive! This is the second winter in a row that I've missed having boosted goodness in cold weather...

So, " modified" my restrictive cat, fitted new actuators, and car went back to the dyno last week.... Only to have an exhaust leak on the rear turbo.

Back in the shop this weekend getting the manifolds tidied up, and hopefully I'll have a tuned car next week. Frustrating and expensive! This is the second winter in a row that I've missed having boosted goodness in cold weather...

Modified eh. Should free up a few horsies.

Not all of this explicitly occurred 'recently' but it’s the first most of you will hear of it :)

So late last year I had a remodelling incident with a cliff face. On an 80kM/h road, I was going 50kM/h around a sweeping downhill left hand bend in the rain and my car decided traction wasn't going to be an option. I ended up ploughing into a rocky embankment/cliff face. Pulling out of that resulted in a 180 degree turn and the back of my car then ended up in the guard railings. It looked something like this.

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But fret not.

I retained ownership after the accident, received an insurance payout after JCI decided it was an uneconomical repair (ie there's no way it could be done for the agreed payout value) so I took their money and invested it in Import Monster shares. Well, I traded it with Import Monster for their services and parts.

I didnt undertake the actual repairs myself; Im just not that handy - I had a local repair shop do the work and, whilst it took a while to get started, the results are first class. I sourced all the parts for them to ensure there was minimal confusion as to what was required. 2nd hand panels were used where feasible but I sourced new from Nissan for the rear 1/4 panel, and hood/guard inner supports, rack tie end rods, guard liners, and all the necessary clips.

Due to the damage to the front and rear bars, and the necessity to go through a full Roadworthy inspection I elected to return the car to 'stock' wherever plausible (ie, I kept the HDi FMIC, scottys dump pipe, Whiteline sway bars, etc).

All this was done on the paid out budget, including labour. The car has now received roadworthy, registration and (again) full comprehensive insurance :) Its been a long wait, but I think it was worth it.

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Now on to the next phase with the car, I've got a Nismo exhaust sitting on the shelf - 1st gen, no twin tips for me, a Mines ECU I havent tried (I'll run the Impul again for a bit though), and a set of practically new JCI Coilovers.

Very nice sir! And with all your ECU's you've still got an emanage too don't you?

Should be a good thing, but needs a kit!

Look forward to seeing it at the next cruise.

I have most of the parts you required in my carport at the moment. Same color too. lol.

I must admit mine hasn't stepped out on me yet, but I know it will one day when I am least expecting it. I bet it snapped out on you way too fast to catch, the limits of awd are harder to find but when you do... :(

Good to see you back Dunc and dare I say, Mines > Impul?

Not sure, has anyone run one in Australia yet? I couldn't think of any when I picked it up.

Very nice sir! And with all your ECU's you've still got an emanage too don't you?

Should be a good thing, but needs a kit!

Look forward to seeing it at the next cruise.

Yep, EMU is still kicking around - that'll be part 2 of the upgrade process (No point getting a tune and then changing my exhaust drastically!)

I have most of the parts you required in my carport at the moment. Same color too. lol.

I must admit mine hasn't stepped out on me yet, but I know it will one day when I am least expecting it. I bet it snapped out on you way too fast to catch, the limits of awd are harder to find but when you do... :(

Most of my panels were picked up late last year/early this year. There were considerable delays in getting my repairer working on the car, he just has too much work. But I did see that vehicle go up on ebay - would've been a brilliant donor, it had literally opposite side damage to my car. Never mind :)

All 4 wheels definitely were not on the ground when it came out of the embankment - it felt as thought it might roll in fact. Still unsure how it all happened really.Oddly enough, my ETS fuse was also blown when I got the car back from the repairers.

Not sure, has anyone run one in Australia yet? I couldn't think of any when I picked it up.

Nope, but going by the correspondence I have had with both companies, Mine's does sound the better of the two.

Will be interested to hear your thoughts after testing both.

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