Ruts

Nah - it was a spare - the body was in awesome condition but the motor was farked - the gearbox was farked and I just couldnt be bothered with the time or $$$ to get in back on the road ..... got shit all for it from the wreckers and I figured they'd strip the guards and interior for a few $$ to recover their costs but nope - there it was up on the stack - unloved and unwanted

/me hovers over the email link .......... mmmm poor poor visa card - OH WELL !!! :)

how'd ya feel ? I was devastated last time I saw a car of mine in the wreckers - it had forklift punch holes thru the doors and had obviously been in a car sandwich - viscious marks over the roof and bonnet.

I reckon it would have to have something to do with the weight of the oil - whatever they use to 'thicken' it must absolutely reek ..... here is my logic - water doesnt smell but bitumen is farking shocking ..... I know its not a good theory but its no worse than some of teddy's inventions :)

mwuuuhahahahah they gotta get me first :D hehehe

/me begs for a chrome sticker for the risk of :insane: tracking the upload ;)

I spy an edit !!

slowly on its way up -->> look for an edit here when its done. ** Look it's an edit !!! **

OK peeps its a 120mb ISO file - so if you can convince Nick to let me drop it on the server I shall upload it. Nick if its all good can you PM me with which folder you want me to drop it in.

$20 at the House of Target !!

Bought it today !! But its only PC ;) I want PS2 .... oh and saw InitiaD2 in Timezone today ... gotta try it this wekeend.

And I use a bit of both - with some javascript and photoshop imageready throw in and thats why the header looks so pretty :)

Toyota has turned to a group of 14-18 year olds to help formulate a styling direction to appeal to the next generation of car buyers. The manufacturer hopes the recently unveiled Sportivo Coupe concept sports car is just the vehicle to get the Toyota brand back in the minds of young drivers. The exterior was designed in Melbourne by 29 year old Nick Hogios who won Wheels magazine's Young Designer of the Year Award in 1999. His final design was based on feedback collected during market research sessions with a group of teenagers. "Other manufacturers are using motorsport and V8 engines but the Australian youth market is increasingly responding to small capacity forced-induction engines," Hogios says. "Especially if they perform well and sound good." The all-wheel-drive Sportivo Coupe employs technology that Hogios says challenges convention, governments and motoring authorities equally. Take, for instance, the Sportivo Coupe's speedometer. It relies on signals mounted on roadside advisory signs to display the speed limit at all times in the car. The speedo reconfigures itself, with the new limit positioned at the top of the dial for easy reference. ...... [more later] Taken directly from the Motor Section of the Geelong Independant Friday June 4.

Ok you gearbox experts I want some advice - have to change the box on my AE82 piss the 4 speed of and put a 5 speed in to reduce the revs a little - 4k @ 100kph is just too much work so my thought was if I drop the passenger wheels off and take out the strut could I get the box out that wheelarch ?? Tips, hints ideas very very welcome

Real Name : Scott Nickname : Ruts, Rutsy or Rutters Online : Ruts oddly enough my nickname comes from a shorted version of my surname - how very unaustralian!! :)

PS2: Gran Turismo 3 Auto Modellista (Gran Turismo meets anime .... and you can drive a Rolla!!!) Need for Speed: Underground

and if you guys can get ya shit sorted we might even be able to include it in the never to be produced calendar :)

2AC - its odd but thats what was in my baby when i got her

man i can't even draw stick men - they end up looking like venus de milo (short one arm) or what picasso might have draw as a stick man

Hey nick how is the other members rides pages looking that you were working on - they looked pretty good. they were the ones we were gonna link to from the top menu werent they .

Excuse me mr car dealer but I would like a CS 'cause it has "Decorative Body Striping"!!!!!!!!!!

No scoop - the aircleaner moves around too much - the scoop would end up being huge. There is about an inch of clearance around the aircleaner to allow for the engine movement when he gives it a bootful ..... he also has a straight bonnet for it for the low set engine configuration. *Edit* And he has informed me he is taking it for a burst down willowbank so I'll let you know what sort of times he gets.

Just thought I'd show this bad girl off ..... its my old man's 73 Mustang ... show condition and oh so quick!!!! Note the lack of wiring in the engine bay - all the wiring is secreted in the guards with the battery in the boot. and as for rubber its 9s on the front and 11s on the back - and they still let go in a straight line

There are 4 basic measureemnts you need to concern yourself with Wheel Diameter which is in inches :: 13, 14, etc Tyre Tread Width which is in millimeters :: 185, 195, 205 etc Tyre Profile which is a % of the tread width :: 35, 50 etc Rolling Distance (RD) which is the distance around the outside of the tyre. This one is very important cause if it changes your speedo will be out. Use the proggy below to check your current RD and then play with wheel and profile sizes and see what you can come up with. tyre.exe

yeah my old camira had the full bolt style job but the wheel sat nicely on the centre of the hub where there was a decent lip