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On 12/14/2018 at 5:54 AM, NicPM35 said:

Does that mean the rear weight of the car is now on the 2 small bolts holding the original shock in place? Assuming the spring is no longer in it's perch

Correct. I've been running MCA Street Performance Series coilovers in my M35 since March and honestly cannot fault them. I've also had a full car load of passengers as well as a loaded boot and they held up perfectly fine. MCA are a company I wouldn't doubt in the least. 

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So after about 2 years at 297ATW KW I need more. dropped my 260RS of at Maatouks Racing last Thursday, motor should be out by Wednesday this week to get a full build done. Not sure what will be done yet until the block & crank are inspected but either way 650KW ATW should be happening in about 6-8 weeks. Going back down this week to pick up the car without the motor so I can tidy up a few things while it easy to get in & under the front end. The boys were impressed with how clean & straight the old Stagea is so I'm sure they'll look after it, as soon as I get more info & they start the work I'll post update & picks. Wish me luck...

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1 hour ago, TMLP said:

So after about 2 years at 297ATW KW I need more. dropped my 260RS of at Maatouks Racing last Thursday, motor should be out by Wednesday this week to get a full build done. Not sure what will be done yet until the block & crank are inspected but either way 650KW ATW should be happening in about 6-8 weeks. Going back down this week to pick up the car without the motor so I can tidy up a few things while it easy to get in & under the front end. The boys were impressed with how clean & straight the old Stagea is so I'm sure they'll look after it, as soon as I get more info & they start the work I'll post update & picks. Wish me luck...

lol that should get you to the shops OK!

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So after about 2 years at 297ATW KW I need more. dropped my 260RS of at Maatouks Racing last Thursday, motor should be out by Wednesday this week to get a full build done. Not sure what will be done yet until the block & crank are inspected but either way 650KW ATW should be happening in about 6-8 weeks. Going back down this week to pick up the car without the motor so I can tidy up a few things while it easy to get in & under the front end. The boys were impressed with how clean & straight the old Stagea is so I'm sure they'll look after it, as soon as I get more info & they start the work I'll post update & picks. Wish me luck...


9 weeks any news yet?
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On 4/3/2019 at 8:32 PM, RBW49N said:

 


9 weeks any news yet?

 

Still waiting they had a few things come up like responding to JUN2 beating their 1/4 mile time   I don’t want to rush them as it’s not easy to get work done on a Stagea by a GTR specialist  plus the wife has a M135i BMW (278KW) & I  have a Harley & a BMW sports tourer as well. 

On 1/28/2019 at 1:10 PM, Duncan said:

lol that should get you to the shops OK!

Yea it should get me to the speed limit very fast. ?. Still waiting they had a few things come up like responding to JUN2 beating their 1/4 mile time   I don’t want to rush them as it’s not easy to get work done on a Stagea by a GTR specialist  plus the wife has a M135i BMW (278KW) & I  have a Harley & a BMW sports tourer as well

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Finally got around to installing my 4G wireless router. Bought this for ease of use with the Raspberry Pi rather than hot-spotting off my phone each time. It's mounted in the passenger-side cubby and power tapped off the stock Japanese tuner. It automatically turns off with accessories. The car switch for the Raspberry Pi has stopped working though... Contacted the vendor but might have to buy another one.

Also setup the OB Link. Works perfectly. Does everything I want except trans temp.

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On 1/28/2019 at 11:22 AM, TMLP said:

So after about 2 years at 297ATW KW I need more. dropped my 260RS of at Maatouks Racing last Thursday, motor should be out by Wednesday this week to get a full build done. Not sure what will be done yet until the block & crank are inspected but either way 650KW ATW should be happening in about 6-8 weeks. Going back down this week to pick up the car without the motor so I can tidy up a few things while it easy to get in & under the front end. The boys were impressed with how clean & straight the old Stagea is so I'm sure they'll look after it, as soon as I get more info & they start the work I'll post update & picks. Wish me luck...

OK so its started Fully forged RB30 1000HP bottom is being machined & built & my RB26 head is also being machined & upgraded, soon for all the new parts to be ordered. The crank decided the direction I headed - see uploaded image & find the fault :) Anthony Maatouk has come up with just what I wanted a bullet proof forged motor... 

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Bought mine another battery, it was fine on Friday but dead today. It hardly moves since we got the Leaf, and the battery was churning out a massive 0.03V this morning when I checked it. Not ideal considering I'm off on a 600km business trip on Friday.

I think one of the bonnet hinges has collapsed as the bonnet is catching on the left-side quarter panel when I open it, takes quite an effort to get past the point of resistance but eventually it goes "BANG!" and everything moves freely again. :P The tip of the quarter panel is rusting now after all the rubbing but meh, it's just the beater these days. One day maybe I'll show it some love. Maybe.

On 5/12/2019 at 6:08 PM, Akshunhiro said:

Finally got around to installing my 4G wireless router. Bought this for ease of use with the Raspberry Pi rather than hot-spotting off my phone each time. It's mounted in the passenger-side cubby and power tapped off the stock Japanese tuner. It automatically turns off with accessories. The car switch for the Raspberry Pi has stopped working though... Contacted the vendor but might have to buy another one.

Also setup the OB Link. Works perfectly. Does everything I want except trans temp.

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OB link looks nice. What are you using the Pi + 4G for?

Update: SOMEONE (not giving anything away but you can bet she's going to cook me some eggs*) left the dome light on, hence the drained battery.

 

*NZ in-joke.

On 6/11/2019 at 3:54 PM, MrStabby said:

What are you using the Pi + 4G for?

Not much really. Mainly streaming music. Quite often it'll be on the Monstercat radio stream via Twitch or stuff from my YouTube subscriptions which are automatically downloaded using youtube-dl. It also has RetroPie installed with a heap of ROMs and an 8BitDo SNES Bluetooth controller. 4G is just for convenience.

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On 1/28/2019 at 11:22 AM, TMLP said:

So after about 2 years at 297ATW KW I need more. dropped my 260RS of at Maatouks Racing last Thursday, motor should be out by Wednesday this week to get a full build done. Not sure what will be done yet until the block & crank are inspected but either way 650KW ATW should be happening in about 6-8 weeks. Going back down this week to pick up the car without the motor so I can tidy up a few things while it easy to get in & under the front end. The boys were impressed with how clean & straight the old Stagea is so I'm sure they'll look after it, as soon as I get more info & they start the work I'll post update & picks. Wish me luck...

Ok bottom end done full NITTO 3L grout filled & brace adapter for the sump & front diff. Waiting on the head ?

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Ok bottom end done full NITTO 3L grout filled & brace adapter for the sump & front diff. Waiting on the head ?

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Exciting! What turbo do you have lined up?

On 9/2/2019 at 3:00 PM, TMLP said:

Ok bottom end done full NITTO 3L grout filled & brace adapter for the sump & front diff. Waiting on the head ?

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That is badass, my dude. Very keen to see where this goes haha. 

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On 9/2/2019 at 3:25 PM, KiwiRS4T said:

Exciting! What turbo do you have lined up?

Maatouks are picking everything based on the power & reliability I asked for so apparently a Precision but I don’t know what one yet. As soon as I get the specs & parts list I’ll post it. 

Got rid of the HKS pods and went back to a standard airbox, but since I run a MAP sensor , no AFM. Haltech ECU instead of standard and FCON PRO, Had new Longer BC inserts put in the front suspension to raise the car off the ground. Just waiting for a MOMO Factory wheel to turn up. All fluids changed, new battery. New radio,new tyres. New cam belt and water pump and new secondhand heater box, and fix sundry leaks

 

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