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Alright sounds good, I've heard old auto transmissions were difficult to work with though .. but I'll give the skyline a look ... dont know when ill find time to go to rockingham though!

So many cars to look at

R31, Ford Escort, Datsun Sunny, More corollas/pulsars

Yeah I'd love to have 2 skylines and id like an auto car to be my daily

Just really worried, my mate who plays around with shoddy old cars alot told me that auto trannies on old cars make the car a whole ton more difficult to service and an auto tranny costs alot whereas a manual one would be <100

Plus lack of skill + tools = omg

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I love those old cars .. but with my lack of skill and experience maybe I should save them for a second project and work on something like an R31 or rolla or pulsar for now

Guys the R31 has an oil leak, the owner said its from "the back of the rocker cover and dripping down, could be the gasket or maybe some of the seals." what do you guys reckon?

I cant help too much without seeing the car/amount of oil leaked etc- but imo opinion basically any car of that age will have some oil lying around, and if it doesnt its usually just a sign the owner has cleaned it up to make it seem like it doesnt.

yeh a leaky rocker gasket is the least of your worries.. :laugh:

from my experience just drive the car and you will know straight away if it still feels smooth to drive. If anything feels clunky or whines just move to the next car as there are definately bargains to be found.

I'll try book a time in to see the skyline :)

whats a ford escort like on reliability/parts etc?

An r31 will be easier to live with probably and they are built to run on unleaded escorts were made to run on super, you can just add the additive but yeah thats just another thing to worry about..

Escorts are more of an old enthusiasts scene now, r31s are still just bunkies..lol . Plenty of people are enthusiastic about them though and if you want info there will be more online because a younger generation of people own them and play with them still. I Imagine parts will be easier to source as well..Anything you learn is easily transfered over to other skylines

I thought you were looking for a small car though :unsure:

Ahh sweet the car sounds perfect then sorry for such a nooby question i dont know anything :(

Ill be seeing the skyline tomorrow evening ... bit of a waste of time to see it in the evening but its such a great buy n i just want the guy to know im serious so he doesnt sell the car ... i seem to have real bad luck in that way

I was thinking of considering a ford laser ... I work right next to a wrecker specialising in ford lasers LOL

Yeah a small car would be better .. but its such a great buy and skylines are just special thumbsup.gif

theres also this

http://perth.gumtree.com.au/c-Cars-Vehicles-Motorbikes-Parts-cars-1994-Ford-Laser-W0QQAdIdZ286541568

800 bucks for a 1994 car?

I dont think theyd have the old school dashes though :(

theres also a TON of cars in the quokka that read well ...

BTW Is a head gasket a big job to DIY? I heard the actual part was cheap but it just took a fair bit of time ...

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