clubby2084

Ah huh, I understand all too well. A Gemini service kit consists of spark plugs, points, oil filter and a head gasket kit. Done every 5 thousand kays.

My mate changing the diff centre in his Chrysler Galant, using 2 x scissor jacks as car stands. I chipped him about doing this and told him to secure the car properly. "Nah", he said, I'm finished now (can you guess what happens next?). Yep, completed the job, all he had to do was undo the filler and top up with fluid. My mate gave a big heave-ho to undo the nut, car slipped off the jacks and sat down on my mates chest. Of course he didn't have the wheels back on at the time, so the full weight of the car was resting on my mates chest. Luckly for him, I arrived about 2 minutes before this happened (he was doing this alone). With the help of a neighbour we jacked the car up and freed my friend. It was his lucky day. An ambulance was called but it turned out apart from minor bruising, my friend needed no medical attention. Lesson learned...

In another discussion called "what are you getting with your tax return" I said, a bill. It's what I usually get year after year. Well, this year I'm getting $76 bucks... So this MAKES ME VERY F**KING HAPPY. Not only am I not getting a bill, I'll have change left over to fill Kelvins tank with PULP... We both win. Soooo chuffed. It's like a million stresses off my shoulders.

When I had my twinky, One cat, one Lukey turbo muffler on a 2 inch pipe with a 3 inch tip. Was OK. Not too loud at cruise and would bark nicely when giving it the treatment. If you have a straight through system from the cat, just add a muffler.

Yep, that's the one I was talking about. T18drifts is about right, it's been on there for about 1 1/2 years, and it actually started around the $14G mark. Half his luck if someone falls for it. He's clearly in no rush.

HEAPS of overpriced (emotional priced) cars on Carsales. How about a Mitsubishi Starion with 213 thousand kays on the clock for $43500.00?. This is no typo, if you read this guys add, he's dead serious. Probably why it's been on carsales for more than 2 years. A Gemini with a 4age convertion (sweet ex-show car) but $17000.00?. Steep. A Toyota Trueno GT, stunning example no doubt but, $29500.00. It's been advertised on car sales for AGES. That alone should be telling the owner something. Or an 81 KE55 with 4age/T50 conversion. Was $14500.00 several months later it's still $10500.00. Hey, it's a sweet little number, has sleeper written all over it. But c'mon, it's a 30 year old Corolla. Based on what I've spent on my VS Clubsport over the past 8years, it's rarity, it's condition and how much I'll cry when it's gone I reckon it's worth in the area of $80G. Hey don't laugh, it'll be worth that in about another 25 to 30 years. Save your self some time and buy it now...

Had a friend of mine come for a visit last week. So, had to do the touristy thing and show him around. As Kakadu is there for the sole purpose of the tourist, off we went. Jabiru, Cooinda, Nourlangie Rock & Ubirr in a day. 786 kilometers in one day for $70 in juice (half a tank in Cooinda cost me $50!) My Ford loving friend was very impressed with my Rolla. Kakadu gates. Nourlangie Rock Ubirr Our ride for the day. It sipped fuel and kept us cool all day. I even got a thumbs up at Ubirr Border Store.

Me too!. It's f*#kin funny as. Like being in a war zone (OK so that wouldn't be funny) but there's sh*t exploding, blowing up, and catching fire everywhere. Hahahaha. I put a cracker in my sisters back pocket a few years ago. She had the biggest bruise on her arse cheek for weeks. :lmao: Great times.

Amorall, or any other product for that matter, is not a miracle cure. If the dash is a few years old (and brittle) nothing is going to save it. Particularly if the dash pad has been baking under a dash cover for a couple of years. There was a rumour spreading through the car sales industry years ago Amorall CAUSES cracked dashes, this was a lie spread by a rival company so dealerships would switch from Amorall to their product. I've been using Amorall for the better part of 25 years and, as I apply it fortnightly, I've never had a dash crack on any of my cars. Currently I have an 87 AE82 and 97 VS Clubsport, both have flawless dash pads. I use it on door trims, rubbers, seals, bumpers, tyres. I even use it under the bonnet of my Clubby when I show it. Works a treat. I had a friend who used baby oil on his dash pad.

Few years ago in Brisbane there was a KB Ford Laser that had been bolted onto a Suzuki Sierra/Jimny chassis. It was mod plated and legal. Personally I thought it looked great. (my taste stinks!). Do the same with an AE80/82. A bonus is the Suzuki chassis and drivetrain can accept a 4AGE or bigger. Presto - AE AWD (I know not the WRX wannabe but it is do-able verson of AWD/4x4).

I'm silly enough to work 2 jobs. I pay 47% ($23500.00 this year) tax just on my second job but apparently I havn't paid enough tax this year. I'm getting a tax bill - again.

Chuck Norris ! - You been reading that excuse for junk mail, NT NEWS ?. Is it you sending those to "letters to the Ed"? :laff: I'm with ya on the removalists too. They trashed my sofa (big rip in the back of it but, apparently not their fault, unless I can prove it), and while unloading the truck in my driveway, I can see my very expensive TV sitting right at the top of all my other stuff. Douch grabs blanket and yanks it, TV slips back and falls flat (it survived ok). Douch looks at me and shruggs his shoulders. WTF!. Not gunna need those shoulders mate when I take your F#@CKIN head off.

Thermostats are not universal. One doesn't fit all but it comes close at times. You will need to get a specific one to fit your model (but one for you model will fit about 20 different other makes). Their a very common part that ANY parts store will have one (if they don't go to another store). As for temprature range I personally use a 71 to 74 degree thermostat but, I live in the tropics and thats suitable for the hot climate.

WMMH - Zoloft, serapax, prozak.

How things come back around. When i was a lot younger me and my mate had these. We used to push them up the hill near Greenslopes Hospital and come flying down the hill sliding into our street. Who thought 30 odd years ago me and my mates invented drifting, on a big wheel. Doing about 40kph, sideways on plastic wheels, Hell yeah it was dangerous but, at least we were close to the hospital... Ahhh, goodtimes.

I know, it's not cheap is it?. Cost me $1800 to send my Rolla from Brisbane to Darwin. But if you know where to go it's only $600 back. Backloading. Trucks come up here full, go home empty. So they take anything for next to nothing. Spewin I didn't just drive the Rolla up here. I drove the Clubsport and it cost me less than $800 and I wasn't being nice to the speed limit.

What a mongrel. To do that to a classic, here's what it looks like now (not surprised it made it!). A "REAL" M car?. For a $1000. (Maybe he paid a grand for the M badges for his 528) Best use for a Woo I've ever seen. He paid a $1000 for THAT. Number plate says it all. Did anyone know Mitsu did a Woody Magna Wagon (there was two in the same place, what are the odds!) And finally, now THATS a shitbox... These folks raised over $650 thousand for the Cancer Council. LEGENDS!.

Found these in the car park tonight when I got to work. Their part of the "Shitbox Rally" that went from Brisbane to Alice to Darwin via the back roads. All cars cost less than $1000 :hmm: and all money raised goes to a the Cancer Council. Good to see the Corolla's are well represented (well, the AE8* anyway...)

A very close friend of mine was murdered 10years ago. I'll spare you all the horrible details. Two males were responsible. They got 16 and 14 years respectivly. One is out on parole, and is now well educated and has a degree. Something you and I have to pay tens of thousands for at uni (sometimes hundreds of thousands). Nine years (of free food and board) and an outstanding education at the expense of someones life. :hmm: Yeah killers can suck a dick but, out justice system swollows!.

Hahaha, that's gold. 7shades I feel your pain. I know only too well. The average American tourist has expectations that are a little unrealistic and/or optimistic at times. Germans run a close second. RELAX your on holiday, now is not the time to stress. The good tourists I feel have every right to complain and NEVER do - The Japanese (God bless em). Years ago I worked for Movieworld on the Gold Coast. My job was a supervisor in one of the tour group restaurants. A typical day for the Japanese tourist started with Seaworld for 2 hours, then to Movieworld for 3 hours (including Lunch), then to Dreamworld for about 2 hours, then off to Brisbane International Airport to fly home. WTF!. Can you imagine the average American/English/Australian tourist doing that.

Must of been a few years ago ?. Because Howards Springs = CLOSED!. Has been for about 3-4 years now. It's not the crocs you have to worry about, it's e.coli (a bacteria caused by excessive amounts of Sh*t in the water). Claims are it's being caused by bats, dogs, pigs and ferals using the area as a toilet. It goes with out saying, it's not wise to eat the fish in there either. Shame, I swam in Howard Springs when I was a young fella and it was great. And if anyone here remembers swimming at Berry Springs a little further down the track. Same same.

Yeah, I'll agree with that. Kakadu is nice but, overated. At least you can swim at Litchfield. This woman the other morning was clueless but not the worst I've come across. Several years ago an American woman (there's a trend here) checked into the Darwin Travelodge, I gave her the best room with a view the hotel could offer. She returned not happy with her view. I moved her to the top floor on the other side of the building, again she returned not happy with the view. So, we tried the last view on offer. Again she returned and wanted her original room back. I couldn't stand it any longer and had to ask. "What is wrong with the views?". She replyed. "I'm not going to Ayres Rock while in the Territory because I thought I'd be able to see it from here". I advised the guest Uluru is approx 1600kays away from Darwin. Same woman told me that her and her husband would be going to Sydney, hiring a car and going for a day drive to Brisbane. She became upset with me when I told her how long it would take to drive from Sydney to Brisbane. Apparently she felt I was telling her lies because she was just a dumb tourist. So, I advised this woman to go to Centerpoint Tower in Sydney because, she would be able to see Ayres Rock from there!. :lolcry:

People who are oblivious about where they are. Yes Australia IS technically an island but, it's a bloody BIG island. I got the mother of all ear bashings from an American tourist because Kakadu National Park is a 3 1/2 hour coach ride from Darwin. Apparently, if she had known Kakadu was so far from Darwin, she would have gone from Cairns ! :blinks: When I tried to tell her Darwin was indeed closer, she responded "surely Jetstar or Qantas fly out to here".

2nd that. While m u c h better than std lights, a guy I worked with fitted HID lights to his import Supra and, it was defected less than 1 month later. Back to std lights for him. Bummer though. Looked great and they lit up a like a power station.

My 4A has a "Toyota recommends Castrol" sticker on the rocker cover. So Castrol 20w50 it is for mine.