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Oh and as some may have noticed, the bonnet is freshly painted but does not yet have the lip back on as i havent had the time.......

I replaced the front pads and rotors and flushed the brake fluid prior to SAU Nats but ran out of time to do the braided lines and paint the callipers so ill tackle that later -

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I was still undecided about the big brake kit so i upgraded the fronts and DAMN they work well when hot! They are A1RM pads with the DBA4000 rotors

While i was in Sydney i got Federal RSR's all round fitted and balanced, the guys at Tyres For Less were super helpful but i noticed a knock into there driveway and it turns out i had broken a traction rod with 1 too many skids, they are a crap design (D-Project or Project-D cant remember) they rely on 4 welds..... So i limped over too Just Jap and grabbed another arm to keep me going......

Once the tyres and arm were all sorted i got Wheel Align specs from Adz which were simple AWESOME, car has never handled so well, it tracks dead straight and is like its on rails

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Oh and while i am on the topic is suspension arms, my ISC arms were stuffed and seized, i got them second hand and they were garbage so i fit a new offset V2 style castor arm from GKTECH

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So, while all this was going on i decided to become and old fart..... My car featured on one of my 2 cakes (Yes i am a fat kent i know)

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It was a HUGE surprise party which was just awesome, due to lowering the car i couldnt get a normal jack under it so too my surprise my amazing friends and family got me a prezzy which i love

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Somehow i randomly found gear oil in my chassis rail LOL, i have NFI how or why its in there but i just degreased the hell out of it and no prob since, was really odd!

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So i figured i was prepped for nats, loaded with E85, brakes and tyres good to go and was super keen

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But the car REALLY didnt want to go..... Had HKS errors and E sensor errors on the way to pick up Carmen from the airport, it was the start of a long day....

Does it go?

Yeah i drove it to JEM after the event and they said i am not having it back until i do what i was told in the first place and do the fuel system properly, i shouldnt have been a tight ass and i wouldnt have had these dramas lol :P

Good girl.

It was a HUGE surprise party which was just awesome, due to lowering the car i couldnt get a normal jack under it so too my surprise my amazing friends and family got me a prezzy which i love

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Most used tool in your shed I'm sure.

For those that didnt see it, i couldnt get more than half a lap with any sort of power so i was just obnoxious on the outlap for lolz :P

Good girl.

Most used tool in your shed I'm sure.

Yeah itll get a workout! I love it! Snap On/Blue Point quality is always top notch!

I got other prezzies like Snap On tool bag and lots of booze but the Jack seemed relevant to a build thread :D

Next one is at 1:30, gotta pass the time somehow! :P

Grats on the trophy!

Good luck mate! Sounds like your all over it!

Haha thanks! I laughed when Ash called my name!

so how good are the RSR's? do they hold any sort of traction?

They are good mate, gotta get them hot but 3rd grips up nicely...... The video shows them dead cold so of course it was just skids.......

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