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[Ren-dog]

Cheers adam.

[Adam]

No worries, it's what I plan to do next.

To be honest though, they handle pretty well on stock stuff, I think anyway. Just wait til' your springs/struts are in then decide

[Ren-dog]

All i gotta do now is build a track to race on... Or get a bunch of guys with UHF's standing on street corners as lookouts....

[Ren-dog]

Edit: My suspension showed up today. shall attempt to install it tomora if i can find a jack in town.


Exhaust is fixed aswell. A flex joint had given way and was pretty much non existent. Now that it has been replaced i actually have heaps more low down power so taking off is much easier. A few vacuum lines were cracked as well and they fixed those for no extra charge. found a good local business, which is a change.

[Adam]

Don't forget stands aswell Rendo!

Other than that. It's a piece of cake!

[Ren-dog]

My bank account is gonna get raped... Cars... Making you live off baked beans for months on end

[Adam]

If you have a supercheap nearby it wouldn't be too bad, or buy em online from their store (the stands) they do the job. Their jacks are hopeless though!

[Shaz]

Make sure you get a wheel alignment after you change the struts.

[Ren-dog]

There are only two stores nearby, repco has a clearance on their trolley jacks for $29.99 lol. All i need. Then i can afford the stands! just dunno if they have any.
wheel alignment is on the list to do as soon as the suspension is in.
Dont quite know how im gonna pull that off when all my co drivers are now working.
Now that i think about it, i may be better off waiting until im on my P's to do it all.

I dont see any oportunities in the next two weeks to get a wheel alignment done/get the car to the wheel alignment place.

I need the car in one piece for the test. Then i will put it all togeather and get the alignment done, then take a week holiday and go to townsville.

[Ren-dog]

Bought a jack and stands for $110. Also got some paint for my calipers

[Ren-dog]

+25KW, Will let them dry overnight and paint the back ones tomorow.

EDIT: Got bored so i did the back ones anyway.


Got a bit carried away with the paper...

[Adam]

Should have gone black but as long as you are happy!

Let the mods begin!

[TSG]

I let my wheel alignment go for a while after changing the springs, I intended to get new wheels for it and figured I would wait. It didn't knock it out too bad, wheel was straight and it drove straight. More than anything the toe was out. Camber came in 1deg, which they left on the rear anyway. But I don't drive that often, if its a daily I would do it the following week.

I've left my calipers brake dust black (matt black essentially), red isn't my thing. Maybe either silver, light gold, possibly a bronze... I can live without the 25kw We painted my sisters calipers purple, we figure its 12.5kw extra.

[Ren-dog]

Thanks for the info. Im mainly worried about getting defected when going for my test, so i have checked over every part of the car thats obvious. Thr suspension will only take me a day to put in so im not worried, it can wait. "why camber? because race car!"

[Ren-dog]

Got some paint today and went nuts on the woodgraine.

[Jordan]

PAINT: Y U NO BLACK.

[Ren-dog]

I thought about black but didnt really like the idea of a fully black interior. Plus the silver suits the trim more.

I like it, Makes it seam more up market/new.

[Sam]

The silver is making want to punch myself on the penis

[Ben_20EJT]

any one got some rope? top for trying something different to the others her but hmmmmmmm not my taste but if your happy with it, thats all that counts.

[Ren-dog]

Well my trim is ugly grey, so when your actualy looking at it while in the car it does blend in more. I like it and its all i wanted