carbonboy

Cheers man! :y: It's an honour to have one of the head honchos down this way :blush: :) If you hadnt read the previous couple of pages & couldnt tell anything had happened, I'm happy :yes:

Sand back places that needed it. Apply blade putty. Add spray putty for good measure. Go shopping, eat dinner, come back & sand, dust off & wash with w&gr. Primer!! :D Sorry that this is a photo of a photo, but this is the car that probably started it all for me. I was at an Auto Salon in 2002...2003 maybe :hmm: & this stuck out to me from all the Skylines, Lancers, Silvias etc etc. Somebody put in the effort to build it & display it. No idea who's it was or what it was running under the bonnet, I just knew I liked it. Even though it's red! :lolcry:

Your security system is tougher than mine! :yes: I would've come over to say hello, but mine's an anti-social bugger :(

Yeah, total strip back's are a pain! :laff: Your ride's looking great man & I agree completely about the crawling around in the mud :y:

Agreed, fantastic to see so many Toyota lovers (& others!) out & about out west! :laff: Was also great to be able to meet some faces behind forum names :) Looking forward to next months! :yes:

Everybody loves getting bit's & pieces :yes: It's the little things that count sometimes, 3 AE8x's owned & many wrecker runs completed, but I've never had one of these until now! A BIG thankyou to KEhendo, who saw my random request in the wreckers thread & came to my aid with a spare item he had :y: Sad/angry to hear about the whiskey bottle man, f-ing assholes like that can usually only afford VB :( Although I didnt actually make the 2011 GOR, damn last minute bail-out due to chaos with project car, I had paid up a deposit so I still got one of these :D I occasionally wear the 2010 shirt to trade school, I had one guy ask me how long it took us to run the GOR... :blinks: Uhh dude, we drove cars, Corollas even! :lolcry: Thankyou's go to dfunkt for holding on to it for me! Going to get a custom sticker made that reads 'I missed out on' to go in front of the 'Great Ocean Road Run 2011' sticker in the goodies bag :wink:

I see your dilemma...I like Plan B but it's more dollars, 60rwkw seems achievable NA & you car would be plenty fast :yes: Good luck with whichever direction you take! :y: P.S Great work so far :wink:

Just out of curiosity, what would a 5K bottom end give you in terms of output increase (roughly) over your current setup?

Eat Pennywise while listening to Meatloaf? :blinks:

So I decided I wasnt happy with the section that needed some lovin'...mind you this was just as I was just about to dust off/wash down for primer :lol: Talk about your moments! So I bogged it :) After sanding for a bit, I bogged it again :D Then bogged some more after the bit near it gave me the $h1ts :lolcry: All dusted, washed with w&gr & ready for primer. First coat of primer. Fully primed. So after this, it will be a quick sand, a shot of spray putty or some blade putty to fill some scratches/pinholes, sand that back then a final coat of primer to seal it all. Then I can move on! :yes:

:laff: Yeah, admittedly it's basic/crude in comparison to modern-day systems (i.e some BMW's have deleted the engine oil dipstick & rely on the computer to tell you when it's at the correct level :blinks: I thought telling you when it needs a service & what it needs doing was nuts) but it has saved me a few headaches & lots of running around with a muiltimeter :y:

That sucks HARD! :( Quote from a woman: "Whatever part of you touches me, I will break off!" By all means apply this rule to your car & the assholes responsible :yes: Or make them eat it...(the glass)

I think I'm gonna be.....:yak: Not so long ago:

4AGE/4AGZE's have a built in diagnostic system, which should be able to point you in the right direction of the problem :yes: Click here for info :)

Yay for shopping! :yes: Whitewalls will look the goods :y: I needs me a new shed too :( My little one's 3/4 full, I have to clear my things from a mate's shed as he's re-doing the inside, there's no room where my car is & my parentals will kill me if I add more as I've already taken over their garage & one of their sheds :lol: Space to work on the ride for the win :P I'm semi-familiar with Mumbleweed, not so with the Rising Sunday? All-Japan Day on a Sunday? :)

:poke: Any little bits done? :)

Hope you realise you're making dinner :wink: :lol: Selling AExx... :(

Pretty sure Autobarn's can do this, I'm not sure exactly how much it costs but expect around $30 a can :hmm: There's also a company called "Paint Centre", I think they have a few stores around Melbourne. The one closest to me can do it, again, unsure on cost but probably cheaper than Autobarn :)

Pink Floyd makes me sleepy :D Kickstart my heart - Motley Crue (just made the 80's :lol: ) :rocknroll: :rock: :rocknroll: WMMH - People who just call you completely at random to say "hey, I've found something F-ing awesome/something you've been after for a while for a really good price. Want me to pick it up for you?" :) They're not out to make a quick buck, they're not offloading dodgy $h1t, they just thought of you when cruising around parts places :D

Clean & straight, I like it! :y: Carpet's overrated anyway :wink: :lol:

I have, I used 9kg to just remove 12kg of sound deadener from my AE82. That was done on a 35+ degree day, cooler weather it'll obviously last longer. Hopefully that gives you a rough idea :) P.S - Gloves & long sleeves, freeze-burns hurt :yes:

*WHAM* That's my jaw hitting the floor...insanely mental ride man, but ouch!

I've already played with that :wink: Tried my best to flex the metal in the bottom of the wheel well, not enough with 75-odd kilograms on it to crack the bog :y: If I were to strike it with a large blunt object it probably would, but I don't plan on striking my car with large, blunt objects :lolcry: Am I going to polish the paint job on the interior? Possibly :hmm:

DOOM :yes: Had so much potential...yet the best bit is the 3 minute 1st-person sequence :(