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[Hypnotic]

Woot!

[Liberty]

Good morning forum.

 

Is American Hustle worth watching?

 

I like this movie.

 

I'm not exactly sure what you're into movie-wise, but I attempted to watch it the other night and I started falling asleep. I was dead tired, but I didn't notice anything engaging towards the beginning of the movie.

 

Got some new shit for my tank this weekend.

Got this wave maker thing, programmable and shit, can set different types of modes on the type of current it makes so it can replicate tidal zones and shit on reefs or lagoon reefs. thing works awesome. 

Got me a new coral too, a fluro hammer this time, looks nice. Under blue light here.

 

AQUARIUM TOPIC!

 

That's forking awesome Josh. I want to get one of those wave makers too but can't justify whether it's worthwhile or not. How much did it set you back?

 

Get a magnet. Best thing I ever bought for working on cars. It's seriously the one tool you NEED!

 

I cannot find one big enough. I think I'm gonna have to take the bottom engine cover off completely.

 

Just finished American Hustle. Watching again now.

 

Tops film.

 

I'm gonna take your word on it and watch it when I'm not so tired.

[Adam]

Titty chick - smash

[Scuba-Roo]

Wtf happened last night

[Adam]

Lol

[Hypnotic]

Good night by the sounds of it.

[Scuba-Roo]

This is in my floor

[Adam]

hahahaha

 

 

awesome

[Zac]

So I went to the suspension place yesterday for a wheel alignment and they found a bunch of problems with my suspension bushes and stuff.

 

Some of the things are castor bushes(?), swaybar bushes and even the steering boot. They were throwing the front wheels out of alignment obviously, but damn.

 

$836 quote to replace those things, $400 was just labour.

 

Sigh

[RX25SE]

Hahahahah  Mark.

 

 

 

@Simon: Just watching Mecum Auctions, and an original GNX just got passed in @ $10K

 

Fork.

 

So that low miler is not a good investment.

 

 

 

 

Followed a newish Lambo LP something on the the freeway yesterday.

 

Ended up overtaking it because he was driving under the speed limit. Kinda odd considering he was doing less than one third of the cars top speed!

[RX25SE]

So I went to the suspension place yesterday for a wheel alignment and they found a bunch of problems with my suspension bushes and stuff.

 

Some of the things are castor bushes(?), swaybar bushes and even the steering boot. They were throwing the front wheels out of alignment obviously, but damn.

 

$836 quote to replace those things, $400 was just labour.

 

Sigh

 

The only thing that would throw the alignment out on that list are the caster bushes.

 

I'm assuming the rear ones are forked. They are oil filled (hydraulic bush) and when they get old, the oil leaks out and they are forked.

 

Subaru want about $400 a pair IIRC but you can get aftermarket nolathane one for under $200 but the OEM bushes need to be pressed out so the labour goes up a bit.

 

Suspension places want to replace everything before they do an alignment, that's how they make their money. Get your mechanic to check it out, fix it then send it for an alignment.

[Zac]

Thanks for that Jase.

 

Maybe I could get away with just doing the caster bushes. It is just the front ones. They checked out the rear ones as well and said no worries there, so just the front ones are the problem.

 

I suppose labour is the killer here as well, and they'd rather do it all at one go as well, since they are taking apart most of the suspension system to replace the caster bushes I guess.

 

They also said I might have a slow leak on the passenger side front shock, so I'll have to replace that sometime soon.

 

But thanks Jase, maybe I'll just do the castor bushes first, since when they showed it to me, they were quite bad, so much movement. Lol!

[Adam]

Are they the rear lower control arm bushes?

[simon]

@Simon: Just watching Mecum Auctions, and an original GNX just got passed in @ $10K

Dude is dreaming @ 125k then.

Could not believe it yesterday. All the epic burger joints were closed yesterday in syd. Went too about 6 places. I was very upset.

Found a pub that had beer & burgers for $10. Average. But had the ice hockey on.

Cool story I know

[Zac]

Are they the rear lower control arm bushes?

Nope, also the fronts. All the problems seem to be in the front

[RX25SE]

Maybe Adam means the rear bush of the front lower arms?

 

(The ones I was talking about)

[Zac]

Ahh ok, sorry, I'm not sure. They kind of wrote everything down but they kept the report and just gave me a card with the quote on it, which is probably how they keep me from doing the work myself or elsewhere.

 

But I think they are the rear bushes on the front lower arms. The passenger side control arm is also covered in oil from the oil leave from the passenger side rocker cover gasket. 

 

I will get Ben to fix that up for me in time

[Adam]

Maybe Adam means the rear bush of the front lower arms?
 
(The ones I was talking about)

Correct

[skillionaire]

Dude is dreaming @ 125k then.
 

 

It's at $85K nao.

[skillionaire]

Titty chick - smash

 

Yep. But I'm sure she's wrecked physically and emotionally.