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Hey Rolla folk. Hope everyone has been well :) I brought the Panelvan back to my parents house today on a permit. Tomorrow, I'll be giving it a wash and putting it under a cover for a while. When the time comes, I'll hopefully pull the cover off for the All Japanese car and bike show! It was fun to lay down some dirty single peg rubber again :) Hope to see some old and new faces there.

G'day Eddie! Welcome aboard. I'm the same as you- "once mines back on the road". What sort of car/project are you working with? I'm on the way to getting an AE71 panelvan engineered for registration. p.p.s Al? He's a top bloke.

Not a bad set of gear you're building there. I didn't see a mention of 'cams' at the start, so I was a little curious as to how you were planning to make use of all the other shiny bits...... Found it! All of the OEM stuff is straight from your local Toyota dealer isn't it? I got a headache trying to get a smallport inlet manifold gasket from them last time I was at mine.

So... I've got a MAP sensor on my GZE (AE101). When I drop off the accelerator, and then clutch to change gears, the motor keeps revving a little. Would this be from the SC still running? I've always thought it would have been some sort of electrical problem, but didn't relate it to my supercharger... until I read this thread! Nice find on that delay timer. Looks like all you need to do is hook it up to the ignition, so it's not always on, run a signal from the TPS, and the output for the SC. You could totally use that for door lights too!

So I'm trying to get my head around this. When you say it sticks out, how much further than normal is that, to start creating the desired venturi effect? Also, is the radiusing you're describing on the topping and tailing mean that the rest of the seat (that usually has the 30 and 60 degree cuts on a 3-angle valve job) curved, rather than "flat" machined? I had a quick google and couldn't find anything on it. Ps Craig, I can understand why you wouldn't have the money for the performance seat if all of that ^^ is involved. Sounds unreal though, if I'm picturing it in my head right. (Which is the valve closing/opening onto a seat that looks like an inlet trumpet)

Living with the parents, and my dad not even having enough room in the shed for his project car says something about the space around this joint. I've got an AE71 panelvan that's already running a 4AGZE. Americanizing is where I'm heading - Bigger! Flares, turbo, diff, gearbox, wheels. The planned extent of my suspension modifications are a few sets of shackles at different heights for the leaves, and adjustable coilovers up front, so I can lift her up for road trips. Maybe see a track day here and there :)

Just putting my bookmark in, so I know where I'm up to next time I check up :) Today, I was thinking about all the things I plan to do with my car... A garage... Is that your secret? I can't seem to get past this planning stage. The work on that dash is immaculate. You've clearly done this many-a-time. :rolla:

Merry Christmas to everyone! I hope everyone's holiday season is going well. On the Rolla front: I have taken my panelvan off the road in order to begin some sort of modification project, before I engineer it. :S In search for a new daily to replace the Panelvan, I was looking for a decent AE9x SX (4AGE model), but was trumped by a 98 Pulsar 1.6L. Its not all bad... at least its not a Ford!

I see that Orange KE20 all the time! White 70 wagon in Tuggeranong, a KE55 with a very dark plum colour and TRX wheels. Probably more :P

Quiet, but present. Welcome to RC Canberra Roald! :)

So amazingly awkward looking. Gotta love Yankee input into a Japanese classic. Awesome interior :)

Looking for a T50 drivers side slave cylinder (T-18, TAxx celica, JDM AE86, probably others) TONIGHT! Call me if you've got one. 0424240649.

Totally disappointed when I reached the end of the thread that this hasnt seen any track time! Good luck with the ute project. :)

Tremec Magnum is massive! Unreal build mate. Probably the most visited build i've ever... visited!

What's the SC14 worth on its own? I have an SC12 if you want to sell as a kit.

People start arriving at RJ's around 7:45pm for a bit of a show and shine, then don't leave till between 8:30-9:30 - usually towards the later one. Cars start cruising Braddon around 9:00 onwards. RJ's is definitely the better of the two.

There have been plenty of things said very well in this thread. My input is to reinforce the reason these laws are put in. HOONS ARE DANGEROUS. Shut them down in what is probably the only way possible. Unfortunately the pollies pushing the pens out there, who are making the hoon laws, and also giving the power to the enforcement agencies, have to broaden/generalise what is actually bad.. Throw a blanket on the fire basically. I think the advice to stick to the road rules and comply with an engineers report is not a bad way to keep your nose clean. Wheels are a different matter, though :)

Hey guys am on the lookout for a flat front bonnet for a friend.. colour irrelevant.

Was good to see a couple of members at the Braddon cruise for good Friday. I only managed to bring the one vehicle this time, as the second was parked in and the parked innerer was down the coast till Monday!!! DOH! There was also a lesson learnt that day - Civic is SHUT on Good Friday... except for Cube *sigh* Anyone interested in coming out again this Friday? Obviously I'll wait till the rendezvous point has been established (probably RJ's again), but any Rolla guys who are keen it would be nice if we could roll up together.

I'll be going out to the Braddon meet on Good Friday this weekend. possibly with 2 Rolla's! :) I bumped into the cruise group before they headed out last weekend and there were actually some phenomenal cars there! It would be nice to know if anyone else is showing up so we can catch up.

Thanks everyone for coming. We all had a very good time. For those who missed this cruise, I'll be looking to book another cruise in for late February or for the first weekend of March! :)

Hi guys, needn't I remind everyone that would like to participate in the Cotter Cruise this weekend? Well, for those that need reminding/informing, here it is! If you like spiel's, there is a long-winded detail of the cruise in the 2012 events thread. MEET DATE/TIME: 09:00-9:30AM Sunday 13th of January DEPARTURE LOCATION: Cooleman Court Carlovers - Trenerry Street Weston DEPARTURE TIME: 10:00AM! PLEASE BRING: Cars, Cameras, $5 for BBQ, or BYO, and a smile.

Well done! I've wanted to see this thing on the road for years! Clap clap clap clap :) :) :)

Hi guys, The weather is starting to look good and it has been too long since having a meet with everyone, so I'd like to announce the first Cotter Cruise for 2013. It will be a lovely summers morning where we will meet at the Weston Carlovers for a quick bathe, rinse, fill-up and shop for some BBQ supplies. Once assembled, we will head along the twisties to the hairpin at Brindabella Road for a quick photo shoot. Once done, we will depart for the BBQ facilities at the River Crossing, which is 500m up the road from the Mineshaft. Even though it looks very tempting, It's not a bad idea to try keep off the dirt patch near the mineshaft, until we get to the river crossing as there is a great photo opportunity if your car is clean :) BBQ!!! Yep, time for food, drinks and banter. Anyway, the BBQ is just an excuse to not get caught out for organised hooning :P So we all hope everyone can make it. Please invite like-minded people, and their cars, as anyone is welcome to come and enjoy the day. MEET DATE/TIME: 09:00-9:30AM Sunday 13th of January DEPARTURE LOCATION: Cooleman Court Carlovers - Trenerry Street Weston DEPARTURE TIME: 10:00AM! PLEASE BRING: Cars, Cameras, $5 for BBQ, or BYO, and a smile.

Congratulations for the nomination for COTY. It is definitely an inspiring read to see how persistent you were at getting things how you wanted. Just right :) Good luck! EDIT: Oops, my cup of tea went cold! See how engrossed I was! ;)