Bowler

OH SH!# :eatlead: ....i thought (hoping) it was the 4th and 5th...it was always the 1st week in october...:bash:.....*thinking*... the beauty of trying to organise these things early, is that you can always make ammendments early on in the piece...ok new question - sunday October 5th?, or october 19th? if people still had hearts set on the 12th, then might as well keep it the same weekend, but who here are fans of being a couch potato for 13hours, on that one sunday in october?

next step - brake conversion and a front swaybar...

Mitch has a point...if u lod yours off for 1500 or so (not sure on market value or condition), the money (say for any real benefit 1k to get the ball rolling) you'd spend to get it up to a point where you'd be happy, would be much better spent on a Twinky for about the same price...and how could you put a price on reliability - especially when you're saving for an XR6... 2c

a few :eatlead: aren't going to scare us away...and anyway, the first bit heading to kinglake and beyond is usually devoid of anylife...apart from the odd local...so as u say, roll on...

Student....Still...and still going...but when I do graduate, will be a Mechanical Engineer. Work at SuperCheap Auto Preston part time

Howdy Folks, After last Sunday's fantastic cruise down to portsea, thought it worthwhile to see who would be up for a cruise in the northern parts of melbourne (and beyond). so here's the plan - meet at Diamond creek maccas, head towards Kinglake, up the St-Andrews-Kinglake rd (fun for those of us who like a little bit of a punt (within legal grounds of course), and picturesque enough for thos who like to relax...or those with long brake pedals :lol:). Then re-group at Kinglake, for a drive towards the Melba Highway, stopping at toolangi, then down to Healesville for Lunch at the Grand Hotel - Counter meals. After lunch, you then have the choice to head home (for those who come from far away) or to head up to the Black spur - which will more than likely be filled with people doing naught miles an hour...but some people like it all the same. From here, its up to Marysville (rest stop) - low gears are necessary hehe, then down the hill to the reservior for a rest break. then onto Warburton, and Lillydale. All are welcome, but please advise, there is alot of twisties...good fun, but not for all. DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS - and will be updated as more comes to hand When: Sunday 19th October Where (meetup): McDonalds, Diamond creek (Station St, Diamon Creek) Time: 10 for 11 (Sharp) departure Regroup in Kinglake Stop in Toolangi - to sort out ourselves lunch in Healesville at the Grand Hotel (need numbers asap) (12.30pm) Rest stop in Marysville Rest Stop at Yarra Reservoir Rest Stop in Warburton Finish at Lillydale Lake - Photo Op If you have a UHF handy, bring it - good to have communication through the field - and you don't want to be riding each other all day for obvious safety reasons. Cheers Map of Cruise Route FOLKS, PM me if ypu're interested, And i'll start adding names 1. Bowler (Andrew) 2. Johnno 3. Johnno +1 (hehe, johnno can't misbehave :P:) 4. GZE82 5. SeptemberSquall 6. TRolla82 7. Paul 8. Julzy 9. SoyBoy 10. ViPeR_NiPPleX (Toymods) 11. Ben (mate of Paul) 12. BlindKidSeeks 13. BlindKidSeeks +1 14. BlindKidSeeks +1 15. TE278U 16. yoshimitsu9 17. yoshimitsu9 +1 18. Matt99 Never (Meet at Lillydale) AE92Man (Maybe) Import_Love (Maybe) BlindKidSeeks +1 (Maybe) adam-__- (Maybe) Cheers Andrew

[email protected], huh. lol

Cheers Johnno...Great day, really good to meet everyone, given first time out. as a test case (and not sure whether a new thread should be posted), but would there be any takers on a diamond creek/kinglake/healsville/blackspur cruise? pm any interest, and i'll start thinking of dates... http://www.rollaclub.com/board/?showtopic=22533

I'll be there...touch wood no more accidents

Generally, when buying oil, it's not the age so much the amount of km's covered. Lots of new cars nowadays recommend 10W-30, which has an ILSAC rating - meaning it’s a low friction oil - or an oil suitable for higher fuel efficiency. Manufacturers will recommend this oil (for general day to day running) up to around 100K. The tradeoff is the fact that the lower viscosity will mean lower shear thickness of oil (aka, there will be a thinner layer of oil protecting the parts in your engine). Another general rule is that the last number, whether it be a 30, 40, 50 or 60 (sometime even a 70, although technically this cannot exist as there is no SAE rating for a 70 weight engine oil) will be the viscosity of the oil at operating temperatures. Thus, no matter what the first number, at running temperature, a 10W-50 will be the same as a 15W-50 or a 20W-50. Also, you will find oils with a greater variance in viscosity are more likely to be synthetic oils. Synthetic oils are considered better than mineral base, due to the fact that they are made with fewer impurities, which can afflict mineral base oils. These impurities can lead to an increase in oxidation of the oil (where it turns to black and stops being as effective in lubricating.) A synthetic oil therefore means that because the oil is purer, it is less susceptible to oxidation, thus being cleaner come time to change oil. Theoretically, this means that the oil will last longer, but it’s not a recommendation by oil companies to extend oil servicing, as most people neglect to change oil frequently anyway. Most European cars (with service intervals of up to 20K) will strictly recommend synthetic oil for use in there vehicles. Generally, I would recommend running a lower viscosity oil (on start-up) then say go to a larger number for running for a car with 55K. Something along the lines of a 15W-50. this is due to the fact that the thinner the oil is on start up, the quicker the oil can get to the top of the engine, which will allow the oil to heat up quicker (as a low viscosity oil will also be able to absorb energy much quicker than a higher viscosity oil) which will in turn get to running temperature quicker. Obviously, as mileage increases, you should increase the thickness of the oil. As we speak, I use an HPR15 (15W-60) in my 4AFC, with 340K on the clock, and haven't had any serious consumption issues to date. --for the record, I am an impartial employee of Supercheap Auto, and did a little study in this area

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I'm in...might even have a new engine....errr...if funds allow