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With the SAU 2012 Nats fast approaching and the car coming together.

I decided to do some general maintenance and check over the car.

Changed the oil and decided to flush the radiator when I came across this!

(This also could have happened earlier in the year but for the sake of the timeline lets chuck it in here)

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Ended up going to Nat Rad in Canberra and asking their opinion.

One of the jap websites sold a replacement for about $90 but I didn't have that cash for a small pipe nor the time.

Nat Rad ended up finding a bit of pipe sitting and around and gave it to me for $5.00

I smashed it in with a hammer and its holding together to this date!

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Decided to also clear up my headlights.

So many different options on how to go about this and I chose one and just dived in!

Metal Polish! AMAZING!

Before

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After

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I think the results speaks for itself!

Around this time as well I noticed my rims were scrubbing on the guards a little bit.

So I purchased myself a heat gun, hammer and time haha

Not many photos of this but here is one that I could dig up.

It doesn't show much but you can kind of make out that I folded the inner lip up.

This was enough to give the rims clearance.

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Those rims look heeeeaps better, interesting read

$500 to change a rwd clutch, wow shits dear down there, the clutch in my 32 GTR cost that and that was a clutch shop, I had to do it 5 time in 3 years but that's a different story

Haha $500 is the backyard price with no receipt!

Its around $750-$1000 if you want it done by a workshop.

Thankfully I have found a bloke that knows what he is talking about and takes his time to do it right

You kents should make this the SAU NSW Mini Nats -

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/429450-s-a-u-n-s-w-sydney-motor-sport-park-track-day/

Its NSW members only entry for the first month so get on it!

The day of the week kills me!
Can't do anything mid week in my position.

I have to do weekend track days.

But I have been checking out Wakefield and you can get on the track some weekends for only $150

You can travel down again and rip some skids

if there are track days there where you can crack some skids for $150 let me know - cheapest i have found is 200- 250

enjoying this read :)

I have to do weekend track days.

But I have been checking out Wakefield and you can get on the track some weekends for only $150

You can travel down again and rip some skids

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