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[basic]

Any other reputable import companies other then:

• Prestige
• Imports101 (im not a fan)
• Iron Chef

I have decided I want an FD instead of an S15.....decent 2002 FD's go for about 35k locally, im hoping to pick one up in J land for 24k'ish

http://www.j-spec.com.au/list/index.php?ID=13131

[Suloh]

fabcar in vic park, should be able to help you out. steve only gets the good stuff (ie check out his r35 gtr )

lol if u want to have a car thats inflated by 20% no offence what so ever towards them, it just seems they ask way too much for imports.
others on the list are
J-spec
and also i heard something of the lines of Pheonix are pretty good, pretty sure they are on hardtuned.net
and alex
this is rather cheap
http://ausrotary.com/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=156804
http://ausrotary.com/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=157108
http://ausrotary.com/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=157100

also if u were after a weekeneder u could just get a race/rally fd, someone is selling a 410hp, 10sec fd for 12k in perth

if u have any queries on fd's or rotaries in general, hit us up a pm, i have quite a bit of knowledge on both.

[mc68]

id think twice about a race/rally import.

its getting very hard to register them under b reg. the new rules mean the car must compete in a gravel rally once a year, hence has to be a proper rally car. And to do that you need a national rally licence, which you have to pass tests to get The only reason rally cars are registered is that they need to drive on public roads in liaison's...no other cars have a real need to get b reg, its just been an easy option.

they got fed up with people driving b reg cars every day. Although this wont change for a while.. but bad news for some ...

[Anaru]

haha ive actually seen a VN convertable before, it was like a buisness car for some kind of adult entertainment

The Cuffs'N'Collars one

[Gilbert Grape]

[obsolute]

Any other reputable import companies other then:

• Prestige
• Imports101 (im not a fan)
• Iron Chef

I have decided I want an FD instead of an S15.....decent 2002 FD's go for about 35k locally, im hoping to pick one up in J land for 24k'ish

Good choice dude - glad you're going with the rotes

[aleks]

fabcar in vic park, should be able to help you out. steve only gets the good stuff (ie check out his r35 gtr )

that cunt is a rip off merchant, wants like 40k for Fd's

[aleks]

Good choice dude - glad you're going with the rotes

I like the FD more then the S15 so i may aswell grab what im going to enjoy more......the car will be a daily driver too so wana grab one with low K's

anyone know the fuel consumption on a 2002 FD?


next hurdle is importing, has anyone had first hand experience importing a car from J land? its a bit unnerving but Im thinking the $$ savings will be well worth it?

[alba]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[petew]

good condition!

that would not be a bad car at all and the price is reasonable given the collectability of it.

[Dogma]

it's about 10k overpriced, and they're a really shit car.

[Polski Beach Bum]

aleks, get this, it's in wa, no need to import

http://www.uniquecarsales.com.au/pls...0&photo_flag=1

[alba]

it's about 10k overpriced, and they're a really shit car.

but you wouldnt buy it because it drives nice

[aleks]

aleks, get this, it's in wa, no need to import

http://www.uniquecarsales.com.au/pls...0&photo_flag=1

Yeah i saw that, he has been selling that car for about 3-4 months now

pretty exy but had alot of work, even a fricken tv on the bonnet

[Suloh]

lol hes been trying to sell that thing for over a year

[Polski Beach Bum]

Hi dudes, i am thinking about upgrading the audio unit in my car, and thought i'd ask a few basic Qs on here as the last time i looked at car audio was +10yrs ago, when alberts ruled and alpine was GOD and 6cd stackers with remote control were the shizz (clearly times have changed)

I've got a stock mp3cd player deck at the mo, which i'm ok with, but i reeally want a deck where i can fast forward longer mp3s (i.e. podcasts/sets) in a cleaner way than pressing ff for a few mins, and also wanting to know if there are either dvdmp3 players or hdd mp3 players so that i don't have to change out CDrs as much.

Qs:

1. Do such things exist in a entry/mid level price range.
2. what damage am i looking at?
3. do people still break in to cars to get decks, as my car is parked 5 days a week in the open public (or have decks finally got decent enough security such thast thieves cbf)
4. what shops should i check out to see a decent range/price/info

cheers dudes

[wasp]

vl

[s u b u r b a n]

holden camira for extra poor bogan points

[Sneeza]

holden camira for extra poor bogan points

ROFL.... I think they have cloth seats so it doesnt qualify for the TS bunky.

[alba]

ROFL.... I think they have cloth seats so it doesnt qualify for the TS bunky.

yeh cloth seats are too fancy


hows the car selling going Sneeza?

[Sneeza]

yeh cloth seats are too fancy


hows the car selling going Sneeza?

Ugh... it's not. I lowered the price to $11000. I am thinking I might sell it to a dealer. I just want it gone.

[alba]

i fucking hate selling cars

[shoom]

lol , or jaded ravers who can't justify spending most of their disposable income paying off a car loan for the next 5 years for something that would have depreciated 40% in that time..

holden camira for extra poor bogan points

[Capt'n Goff]

i bought ANOTHER car over the weekend. soon i will be sketch. so far i have:

2.4d hilux extra cab '88 for regular driving
forerunner with no engine (sketch what year is it? hahaha)

and a 2.8d hilux dual cab which i bought on the weekend. recon engine (1000km ago) that runs like a dream, but the gearbox only had 4th gear. body is quite straight except for some rust in the doors. scored it for 3grand, rego'd, and with 7 spare tyres hahaha. lots of fun driving home from quinns rocks all the way to nedlands with 4th gear only!

plus i've got some turbo bits lying around. and a fresh 5spd and transfer case courtesy of sketch as well.

so now the 2.8 is coming out of the dual cab and into the forerunner, and the turbo is going into it as well. the dual cab shell will be sold, probably to someone wanting to put a v6/v8 in it.

started pulling out the gearbox, and when we opened the drain plug, some nice juicy shards of metal fell out, they look like either broken gear teeth or a completely fucking exploded bearing, too early to tell yet until we finish getting it out (damn winter with its short daylight hours and my house with no workshop)

pics to come soon as the adventures continue. soon your former baby will be alive again sketch! i might even consider giving you custody visits hahaha.

[alba]

i'll spam this thread aswell... not mine, dont pm me, call the number

Hi guys, I’m looking at upgrading my car so I need to sell mine within the next couple weeks, if anyone is interested or would know anyone interested then let me know, thanks!

1996 Holden VS Series 2 Commodore
V6 with all the usuals: air con, power steering, duel airbags, ABS
Rego until December 08
HSV Rims with a spare set of rims and tyres
Pioneer Sound System
Tints
Spoiler
Good condition, always serviced on time
Ph: 0411 696 487

$4000 ONO

[sketch]

i bought ANOTHER car over the weekend. soon i will be sketch. so far i have:

2.4d hilux extra cab '88 for regular driving
forerunner with no engine (sketch what year is it? hahaha)
.

haha you've got the bug


its an 89 4unner SR5 with IFS

[sketch]

just sold the GSXR im so sad to see it go.

took some pics just before the guy comes to get it.

[Capt'n Goff]

haha you've got the bug


its an 89 4unner SR5 with IFS

cool man thanks.

i already knew it was IFS, der, hahaha! but hadn't looked at the build date yet


last night after a good couple of hours juggling it with inadequate jacks, bricks, and other ad-hoc supports, we got the gearbox out of the dual cab. fuck that for a mission - its so high on hiluxes! anyone got any wizard tips for getting gearboxes in/out from high cars? the gregory's manual offers fuckall tips, tells you all the stuff to disconnect and then just says "gently pull it back while rotating anticlockwise and lower to the ground" as if it's so easy you can do it one handed hahaha. not really feasible when it weighs the best part of 100 kilos huh.

but anyway, its out, now its time to prep the forerunner engine bay ready for the engine swap!

[Capt'n Goff]

just sold the GSXR im so sad to see it go.

took some pics just before the guy comes to get it.

sad to see stuff go when you don't really wanna sell it hey! even my first car which was completely driven into the ground, i was sad to offload it, so many memories. how much you get for it?


also, can you recommend anyone for getting the forerunner engineered with the engine conversion? or did you not get to the stage of talking to engineers about it?

[aleks]

Am i the only one that gets wood from old rotors





28k for a 9second road car?

[Matt-F]

I'd hardly call it a road car. It might be road registered but drive it around daily and I guarantee you will get stickered in 2 weeks.

[alba]

Am i the only one that gets wood from old rotors

i get wood when other people own them...

if i owned one, it would take some time to get over that initial apprehension of whether it was going to explode at any minute. they just strike me as very fragile engines, poised to deliver you a firey death when you least expect it. by firey death, i mean either from blowing up or putting you into a wall at 100kph if you get a bit frisky with the loud pedal.

[mapofcanada]

Am i the only one that gets wood from old rotors

that 9 second rx is very nice, you are not alone

[s u b u r b a n]

Am i the only one that gets wood from old rotors

id touch it

mates rx4 in the build (err last 8 years...)

[Suloh]

i get wood when other people own them...

if i owned one, it would take some time to get over that initial apprehension of whether it was going to explode at any minute. they just strike me as very fragile engines, poised to deliver you a firey death when you least expect it. by firey death, i mean either from blowing up or putting you into a wall at 100kph if you get a bit frisky with the loud pedal.

fragile engines? haha any engine is fragile in the wrong hands, weither it be a rotor or 1jz.

[Suloh]

couple of my faves

[shoom]

that looks very much like a pro street RX4 to me
I've always wanted to own an RX3 coupe with a guttural weber-fed bridgeport .. some day, although, probably not in lilac mica

sketch , i think the chrome moulding on the left hand side of your falcon is slightly on the piss..

edit : lol , i've had a pic of that hino (the light blue) for years, it looks alot tougher though from the side when you can see how slammed it is and how much the wheels fill out the guards.

a few of my favs :

[Suloh]

hino?
its a mazda carol

[mc68]

id touch it

mates rx4 in the build (err last 8 years...)

some tough looking cars there...is that a vy commodore in the air?

and a capri to the right

[basic]

thats one nice rx4! (well part of)

[mc68]

[philfy]

Am i the only one that gets wood from old rotors

no. my bro finally dropped the rebuilt 13B into his datto 1600 last week. very long project indeed. 9 odd years or so worth. straightest one you'll see. pics up soon

[s u b u r b a n]

gold!

[shoom]

hino?
its a mazda carol

rite UR

seems this was the car I was thinking of .. the car that american racecar team BRE built just prior to their successful stint with datsun 240Zs and 510s (also known as 1600s domestically) the hino contessa. hino ceased to manufacture passenger cars after 1989, preferring to concentrate on the small to medium commercial market.

[Suloh]

does look similar, looks like they put the hino mirrors on the carrol
i also know the car was built by a rotary tuning shop in japan, it has a 12At under the hood. would be fucking nuts

[sketch]

fuck
me
dead

the engine that was seized, isnt!

a few hours work with the breaker bar on the crank and some oil in the cylenders, after fucking around for half a day, we got it started!!

really wasnt expecting it to

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF9F9ofDluA

[obsolute]

Needs 2 more rotors :P

[mapofcanada]

Needs 2 more rotors :P

http://es.ganges.com/4_rotor_rotary_...acing_v513541/

[Suloh]

26b periphial port anyone?


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KIFdncnbXsg

[Interjecta]

That top photo makes it look like a remote control car!