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Im Captain slow, but i want to be fast.

A professional driver might be good........... to teach me how to drive! :D

PS3 aint no race school.

I wonder if rb20 injectors will go in it?

Edited by D.I.Y. Mik

Today I received in the post...

1) a set of R31 rear brake pads
2) a spare RB30 Air Flow Meter
3) a Full RB30 intake manifold including... Throttle body, TPS, AAC, Cold Start Valve, both Coolant sensors, Full fuel rail with regulator, injectors etc...

Picked up from a fella in Kambah... a StageA Cargo Net and Floor Matt.

post-78856-0-22415300-1389340511_thumb.jpg Really need to Vac the Wags.

I pulled one rear caliper off, assessed the situation and reassembled... Not Sure if I will try changing the rear pads or pay someone. :/
Tricky/Unusual bitch of a thing.

Degreased and cleaned inside passengers rear wheel as it was CAKED with THICK grease from it's previous life.

Then did a little Chirpy Skid while I chucked a U-turn in my street.

H :woot: :woot: N !!!

To compress the piston, you have to twist in the correct direction while pushing inwards. The handbrake uses the pads not internal shoes like a 33 does.

I might buy a proper tool or see if I can find something/make one.

Nah, ran out of time incase it all went pear shaped. I just put it all back together and walked away, scratching my bearded chin with an audible "Hmmmm f**kity" :D

So you got the windscreen replaced?

Wow you so lucky... :/ There's no way I would've tried for a RWC on SkyWagon straight up.

Tyres, Handbrake, Shocks, Wiperblades, Rear Brakes, Exhaust Leaks... All needed attention. (in Theory)

Actually your right Rob I physically pickup the rwc on Monday when I pick the swifty up. Got the phone call late yesterday.

- Windscreen replaced, Wiper blades, cat cut off and another welded in. everything else in good working order.

By the looks of it and the paperwork it's been re-registered firstly in NSW (nov2011) from the ACT, and recently (Mar2013) from NSW back to ACT. Not driven since July 2013.

So that's why I think there is not much to do having passed twice in 2 years. It has newish tyres on it. - BTW one tyre on the GTR cost more than all 4 on the swift

I'd say when the cat collapsed on itself it blocked the exhaust and the guy I got it from has gone it's all too hard/expensive and cancelled rego.

Windscreen was cracked here in the complex while it was parked.

Figure it was best to take it in and get it assessed ASAP. So I could decide to repair & register /or not.

I can be more critical than rego inspectors when it's one of my cars.

Comes in @ about $1000 registered for 3months. When I get it back I'll do the detailing and full service.

Most of the cost is in the Windscreen and replacing the Cat.

Perhaps should have asked Mik to cut the cat out and weld one in - oh well I'm sure he is busy and got better things to do.

Plus believe it or not I can be IMPATIENT :P

Edited by Sinista32

R31 rear pads aren't too hard. I just use a pair of pliers to wind the pistons in. If you can be bothered rebleeding it's much easier doing it on a bench.

I've been playing with this, just waiting on flanges and steampipe bends to make manifolds.

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"Plus believe it or not I can be IMPATIENT :P"




Hahaha! i know the feeling. :thumbsup:




Paint it?




FJ20: That looks very tight. turbo 1uz...... :banana:


Edited by D.I.Y. Mik

Installed a 3" dump/front today.

What a bitch of a job.. Seriously..

Anyway she's all good now. Actually sounds quiter down low but at wide open throttle its a little louder. Can also hear some other noises that I didn't notice with the catback which is maaad!! :D

Yeah 3 inch, though im still running the stock cat so its probably a little restricted still. The dump/front is a piece that I bought from Canberra Import Spares (do love those guys! They’re always helping me out), it says Advance on it though I have no idea if that’s the brand or not.. Then stock cat and then a HKS Hi Power catback :)

Edited by dontyellpl0x

Nice work Chris! Is it a Bellmouth? Guessing you didn't break any bolts?

Well after further bearded chin scratching and consultation with a Guru, (Eiji) I had another crack at changing the rear pads on the SkyWagon.

I made myself a nifty little tool which did the trick perfectly. :D

This is the Rear Brake Piston, It needs to be turned and pushed at the same time to compress it so you can fit in the new pads.

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This is the tool I created. It's 2 different sparkplug spanners and a bolt.

(I drilled a hole thru it to fit the bolt in.)

Bolt goes in the slots, push in and turn with the handle. Simples. :)

Passenger side = CLOCKWISE, Drivers side = ANTI-CLOCKWISE.

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New pads. $25 posted from Ebay. Good enough for Rego. (actually feel really good)

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New vs Old. (passengers side, but Drivers was thinner again. I think the drivers rear tyre was Balder too... Someone say Single pegging Burnouts?) :/

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NOW she WILL pass Rego re-inspect. :woot: (maybe Monday.)

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