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Speaking of free mods, was it you that wanted to put the parker lights where the indicators go and put the indicators where the parkers go? I've wanted to do that for ages, but it would be effort sorting out clear indicator cover thingies, and then finding orange indicator bulbs to fit in the parker light. Though I think I'm going to try it soon, when I can be bothered lol.

Yay for non-chrome grille :D

Exams are so soon! FML I wish I started studying earlier.

http://www.rollaclub.com/faq/index.php?title=Tech:Engine/K_Series/How_to_build_a_tough_K_motor

My face when I saw this:

right on!

Word. My brother towed a commodore + car trailer with his turbo Liberty from near Brisbane to Byron Bay and was pretty much on boost the whole way, used like 4 tanks of fuel or something ridiculous :blinks:

King Springs make coilover springs in just about any rate and size, I've got 8kg 200mm King Springs coilover springs and King Spring helper springs. They don't just make the "lows" and "superlows" that people use in their failcons and commobores haha. Check out their catalogue(download): King Springs Prosport Catalogue By the way this is a cool car, I want a 4AGE ?E7? so bad!

Man that sucks wang! I thought you already had it? :S Sheeet son, now not only do I have to look out for a KE70 but I have to look out for Reed looking out for KE70s :ninja: lol

The length of the strut tube usually depends on the shock inside it, so you can't just cut the tube 2 inches shorter unless there is a 2 inch spacer under the shock that you can remove, otherwise the shock will be too long for the strut tube. And I think if you were to reweld the strut tube that it would be best to have the join under the middle of the threaded sleeve, not below the threaded sleeve. Which would require you to remove the sleeve somehow = effort lol Why not just get shorter springs? King Springs and Eibach make tonnes of springs of different lengths and rates in the same diameter as the ones you have on the struts at the moment.

I did not know that, they are replaced with inserts though aren't they?

Sorry I thought you were having trouble getting the gland nuts to turn. The inserts should just pull out once the gland nut is removed. That doesn't make any sense that the gland nut would turn but not travel up the threads. Although some gland nuts have a very fine thread, and so it would take a fair few turns to get them to come out.

Hilux ftw.

Go into Bunnings and get the biggest pair of these you can find: Then using them, grab the gland nut(the nut with the two holes in it holding the shock in) real tight and undo it. Hold the strut in a vice if possible. If that fails, use a hammer and chisel to hit a grove in the gland nut, then position the chisel on an angle in the grove and hit it as to force the gland nut to turn and undo. You'll need a vice for this one. If that doesn't work go back to Bunnings and buy a universal disc removal tool for an angle grinder. They are kind of a 'Y' shape tool with two little prongs on the end, and you can set the distance between the prongs. You may have to grind/file a bit off the inside of the 'Y' part so it clears the shock shaft when you're undoing the gland nut. Position the prongs in the two holes and see if you can undo it that way. I've done this a many times and it has worked until I bent the prongs. Looks like this: If that doesn't work grind the edges of the gland nut flat so you can get a BIG shifter on there. The new shocks should come with new gland nuts, and hopefully they will be the hex type so you can use a shifter to do them back up. You can also buy a gland nut wrench that looks like this: I have no idea where you would get one though, other than the internet.

How annoying is it when other people start to like bands that you like, specifically people you don't like! Then you have to find new music because douchebags have just ruined all the good bands for you. >|

Edit: lol I thought this was the QLD one

Just saw a girl on her green Ps driving a white KE70 flat front on the way back from UQ, I've seen it a few times, looks pretty neat and original.

So you removed the ballast resistor or left it there?

^Check the connections on your ballast resistor.

Spotted a blue KE35 (I think?) on the way into UQ. I'm starting to like KE3? and KE5?, I never used to for some reason.

120Ys and rear wheel drive 323s are so not what I would consider paddock bashers, save them and blow up a commodore instead! Lol

^Not interesting because you can see the inside from the outside :P:

I cut open some Koni adjustables today, it was interesting to see what was inside them and how they work. I'll post some pics up later for those who might be interested.