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I'd kill for the exhaust alone. :O

Glad to see it on the road, awesome build.

lol.....it is great to finally have it back in my garage with all the fruit under the bonnet ;)

here is a quick photo of the Ti exhaust I took yesterday just for your viewing pleasure.

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Also, if anyone wants to see the car and see it in action, it will be at Queensland Raceway this Sunday :yes:

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Did you end up making it to QR on Sunday Ant?

well not exactly Paul.

Due to some very very bad last minute preparation on my behalf I got to QR to late and missed out on the session :(

It was not all too bad though as my fellow club members identified an issue with the engine clutch cooling fan which was rather loose / broken and may have been rather detrimental on track.

Thanks to a lightening quick member I have been able to source a new one which I will install when I have spare time :)

It was disappointing to not get out in track but I guess I will just have to wait a little more for its shakedown.

I will be reviving the restoration side of things very soon so watch this space for all the progress ;)

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well not exactly Paul.

Due to some very very bad last minute preparation on my behalf I got to QR to late and missed out on the session :(

It was not all too bad though as my fellow club members identified an issue with the engine clutch cooling fan which was rather loose / broken and may have been rather detrimental on track.

Thanks to a lightening quick member I have been able to source a new one which I will install when I have spare time :)

It was disappointing to not get out in track but I guess I will just have to wait a little more for its shakedown.

I will be reviving the restoration side of things very soon so watch this space for all the progress ;)

Yeah better to be feeling over prepared rather than rushed for track days I have found, last place you want anything going wrong is on track!

I have definitely had the bug ironing process with mine, I think any build would be the same.

Look forward to seeing the work continue!

Yeah better to be feeling over prepared rather than rushed for track days I have found, last place you want anything going wrong is on track!

I have definitely had the bug ironing process with mine, I think any build would be the same.

Look forward to seeing the work continue!

Yeah I 100% agree with you Paul.

Next time I will certainly be more prepared ;)

So, now the car is back from the mechanic its time to get back and do some restoration work on the car.

This time I need to fix up the RHS body kit as its all not all that pretty FTM.

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again this side skirt was installed in a hurry and very limited knowledge about body kit adhesive i.e. hence super glue was even used which has resulted in catastrophic residue that I cannot take off without chipping the paint away (yup only I have myself to blame for that)

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side skirt removed - all that brake dust

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arrrrghhhhhhh!!!! - yeah not pretty

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this side is not too bad

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and most of the adhesive residue would peel off rather easily

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dirt and gravel in the side skirt - we will give that a good clean too

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most of it cleaned up (my Mum in the background)

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side shot of rear fender

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shows signs of being repaired with bad spot welds - car has had a really bad experience sometime in Japan on the RHS :unsure:

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but were gonna fix as much of it as possible :miner:

car is back on jack stands

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god I hate putting the car on stands - so need to invest in a hoist for sooooo many safety reasons

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couldn't resist it - had to take a shot of dat zorst ;)

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there is bog everywhere here - signs that car got smashed pretty badly and repaired butcher style :/

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so lets prepped this shall we - as this is gonna be a BIG job to fix

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plastic drop sheets work wonders when restoring that's for sure

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Will tackle body work next weekend, so stay tuned

Looking good man I hate seeing them go back up on stands once they're up and running but its for the right reasons I guess. If you want any info on materials/processes with your bodywork your welcome to shoot me a pm anytime. I won't be doing my bodywork till next year cause I want to enjoy the car this summer but I'll definitely be watching yours with interest. :)

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WOOH just saw all of the updates from last month! Nice man! Post up some videos :D?

Get it back together and bring it down to SA for SAU Nats :D I'll be entering mine (if i can get it back together in time). Obviously a fairly long drive from GC :( Good opportunity for reliability testing.... just a thought... :)

Sucks about the dodgy repair job... I've been through that before.. Looking forward to seeing the end result.

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