Jump to content
SAU Community

Watch out!!!!!

Guest Rhino

By Guest Rhino,
in Western Australia

 Share

Recommended Posts

Guest Rhino

Guest Rhino

Posted
Posted

Just a bit of a warning guys.

Last night leaving work I hit and launched off a large piece of that 3/4 concrete kerbing that had been moved onto the road. I'm not sure how it got there but I know this area very well as I drive home this way every time I drive to work. So this is just a small warning just because you think you know a piece of road doesnt mean that its going to be the same every time you drive along it.

I know this is pretty basic stuff but I thought that too before last night.

In regards to the GTR she looks ok in the light of day but I'm just about to go and have a good look underneath. Rims are fine due to the fact I hit the kerbing pretty much square on, nothing has sprung a leak from the hit. But at the very least I'm going to need a bloody good wheel alignment.

Cheers.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3691-watch-out/
Share on other sites
ix9 Grand Master

ix9

Posted
Posted

SO true Rhino,

I remember pulling into my road off Warnbro Snd Ave. (Troy would know where this is)

And being a corner, I couldnt see the BRICK i hit square-on. Needed a wheel alignment and balance after that... not to mention a new pair of underwear....

:confused:

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3691-watch-out/#findComment-60573
Share on other sites
Guest Rhino

Guest Rhino

Posted
Posted

This was the carpark at Riverton forum out the front of the Commonwealth ATM.

Well just had a really good look around, got the car up on stands, removed the plastic shroud under the front of the car etc.

All the rims are exactly the same as before the mishap, so thats a relief :D

It seems a powersteering hose has had a slow leak but I'm not sure if it is an old or new one as there aren't any spot marks on the driveway. I figure it's just a buildup over the years.

All the suspension looks fine shocks,springs, castor rods, bushes etc.

BUT!!.......

The car now pulls to the left slightly so a wheel alignment and fiddle with my suspension geometry is on the cards. I'll get Wilkinson sus. to have a fiddle sometime before the MC day.

So to conclude everything seems to be A-OK but christ I had a bad nights sleep worrying about stuff:confused:

Cheers.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3691-watch-out/#findComment-60598
Share on other sites
Guest Rhino

Guest Rhino

Posted
Posted

Well,

The suspension is totally fine as are the two right rims but it turns out the two left ones are slightly buckled. So new rims here I come...anyone know someone with some R33 GTR rims??

Or anyone who wants to buy the 2 good rims or all 4??, will throw in the GGrids they were wearing when the car came in from japan.

Cheers.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3691-watch-out/#findComment-63086
Share on other sites
puckish Rising Star

puckish

Posted
Posted

Are you sure it's the power steering leaking and not one of the suspension bushes broken after the knock?

I had this and found that the front tie rod bushes are silicon filled and leak with age and the odd kerb.

Just look under the front of the car with the splash tray removed and you will see them as the suspension part that is towards the front the most ......

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3691-watch-out/#findComment-63507
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • MBS206
      NC MX5

      By MBS206 · Posted

      Oh, I forgot too, all the multimedia stuff captured and sold through things like people playing Pokemon Go. Pokemon Go specifically, can actually be traced all the way back to a CIA investment company too. So yep, they're watching everything. Not to mention the new stuff where they've worked out how to use WiFi signals to be able to map occupants inside of a building. That one would be something that I see being more used in public/government buildings, as you need to understand the signals when the room has no one in it first. It's not as easy as Hollywood would like you to think it is.
    • Dose Pipe Sutututu
      Forced Performance Hta Turbos

      By Dose Pipe Sutututu · Posted

      Followed ☺️ Assuming those are NEO rods, then at least 400kW all day.
    • Pac
      The New Official S A U - N S W Spotted Thread

      By Pac · Posted

      Lets keep this going , Spotted this very stock V35 in Penrith and also saw a nice R32 FLY past me on Castlereagh rd , sounded really good.
    • MBS206
      Rear subframe stay bracket bolt removal issues

      By MBS206 · Posted

      Great work! Give it a clean up with some Emery paper, and I'd run a thread die over the threads too to clean them up. It will make reinstall much easier, and also life easier for the next time it needs to come out.
    • MBS206
      NC MX5

      By MBS206 · Posted

      I'm not a fan of high humidity, it's one reason I don't mind being further inland out Ipswich, except the last 3 odd years, the drought broke, and it won't stop raining, which is making the humidity nearly unbearable when the rains are in during summer! For me, my body hates the cold, once the cold sets into my body, I'm totally screwed. I end up with severe muscle spasm in my back/shoulder muscles, and it feels like someone is trying to tear the muscles out. I have no issues with it getting stupid hot, so long as the humidity goes away. So the last 3 years as above, have been woeful! Ha ha. However, June 1st, and I'm only just converting from shorts and a tee, to long pants and a t shirt. And that's mainly as it's a bit wet and miserable and I wanted to work on a car.
×
×
  • Create New...