Simon
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Haha yup, sunny worthing to sunnier Perth
Thanks Ben, it's good to be back on it again, good to see you still around too!
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Imagine zero people will know who i am, but as you can see from my join date, been here a fair old while.
Been thinking to get another bike for a while now and Bike Trials Direct had an awesome sale which i had to take advantage of.
Meet my new Echo Pure!
Also to prove i can still ride it, heres me dropping of my house mates UTE. Was pleasently surprised considering i've not ridden for probably 5-6 years now!
If anyone knows of any riders in Perth, or anyone keen to try it and get into it, let me know, i'm looking for friends haha. Feel like i'm back in f**king high school.
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One for diet.
Very relieved.
Haha, got camber.
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Looks good man, I love black on black cars. Want a black on black PS13 with brick headlights so bad.
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I moved here just over a year ago, best thing i ever did.
Food is expensive, drink is expensive, everything is expensive except fuel and hygiene products.
It is how ever amazing. I can't really expand more on what's already been said except cement the fact for how awesome this country is. I'm in Perth which is also the more boring side - and there is still HEAPS to see. I filled 3 weeks with doing something different every single day when my ex came over to visit, and still missed of loads.
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What's the score with modding cars in aus? I thought I'd read it was difficult over there to keep stuff road legal. Probably blown out of all proportions thou..
Not at all sadly, it really is difficult.
If i the police so please, my car is illegal. It could get yellow stickered (defected vehicle) in a heart beat, just something you have to live with.
I've kept my standard suspension and camber arms so would have to swap it all out to pass the pits.
Easy enough, little harder with the DET engine in and different transmission. I will get yellow stickered, have to learn to accept that, how you deal with it is what count's. Some time's it's simply easier to buy an Excel for 200$ and make the Silvia a track car and drive it on permits to events and super late at night for major illegal fun.
Laws are, no other way to put it, f**ked here. Doesn't stop people though, i've seen some crazy cars here, so much money floating around that people do what ever to them. Way's and mean's to everything.
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Like like like!!!!!!
Love the 240sx s13!!
I was wanting one before i got the s14a but just out of my price range.
A Whats its going to be used for? B Which engine?
SR20DE Auto at the moment.
Have SR20DET with S14 Ball Bearing turbo and manual box sitting in garage waiting to go in. Need a few more parts and my diff welded then it's good to go.
Will be used to have fun, and some open drift days if i'm good enough. Already got steering wheel, seat and few other bits and pieces too.
Might drop down to 17's though, or get it lower on the 18's though, they just seem a bit too big at moment but i think that's cause the HSD's are maxed out.
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Common fault on BMW's is for the strut top to fail and the strut pushes through, could also be that.
Can i just say, holy shit Prawn, would hardly recognise you man, epic.
To stay on topic;
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Wait what, one computer? How many graphics cards do you have?!
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1. TB Mansfield, ng17
2. Mike, TN34
3. Robin, Chard, TA20
4. Jardo, Plymuf, PL2
5. Spunky, Norwich NR16
6. Jolfa, Cornwall TR12
7. Rainbird, PL4
8. Dan. MK189. Steve MK7
10. Skoze, Brighton BN2
11. Simon. Perth. 6155....jokes.-
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you have. Not sure why though....
You know, even just on some coilover's and alignment sorting they are amazingly fun cars, hell, even standard me and a friend have had some fun times. Personally i think EK9's and some JDM DC2's are heavily over priced, but ultimately you are getting a 1.8, 200bhp, 9k piece of awesome fun, and in my opinion if you'd done the same level of modifications that you've done to the Audi to an Integra, you'd have an admittedly slower, but much more capable car.
The only problem with Integra's is they have to be driven fast to enjoy. The lack of torque makes for a slow drive just being a normal one like any other car - which i guess for some is half the reason for getting one, but for someone who enjoy's driving, you need to drive it hard to really enjoy it.
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f**k the Lambo and Ferarri, the unwrapped P1 is so amazing. Such a stunning car and the stories of the engineering behind it make it even more appealing.
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Massive generalisation i've never seen them at car meets here and you can buy them off the shelf at Walmart. People buy them and use them in the hills late at night, or if you brave, during the day. There is always a chase car warning of coming cars. Flash of high beams and we pull over. We aren't going slow though so usually we complete the run before they get annoyed ha.
Should try it, it's awesome fun, especially in the right multi storey. The one in Bristol for example with the circle ramps, be awesome.
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Not many places you can do it Perth, but it's super fun.
We went round the city one night till like 3am, was amazing.
Most people here weld solid axles into either end from a go kart, let down the tyres, slide big PVC pipe over the top then pump up tyres to seal them on.
So much fun.
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I wasn't so much saying it was faux/bad rather that it's supposedly a drift ute yet they've added a diffuser to potentially produce downforce (and therefore increase grip and stability) when my instinct tells me that a drift car wants to be inherently unstable with as little grip as possible (within reason). Edit: happy for someone to point out why a bit of downforce/reduced lift might be good for a drift car but doesn't seem to tally with how I see drifting!
Cheers Ad... that page (and photo!) leaves a lot to be desired! But yeah Aero Engineering degree followed by a doctorate in rally car aerodynamics and now manage and consult for the University wind tunnels
.Nah, you need grip. It's why drifting in the wet for shit people is fun, but when you're good, you need grip to continue driving forward (albeit sideways) so processional drifting in wet is shit to watch, and shit to do. If you have no grip, it'll just be uncontrollable and when doing it professionally, you'll just loose grip and never get on anyone doors as you'll scrub your speed crazy fast.
That's why they started going crazy hp in professional series (i think the vert 350 has like 1000bhp? :/ ), as soon as one person up's the power, other's need to up it to keep on their door or they'll just pull away and gain points purely for having more power to drive forward. Unless you grass roots where no one gives a shit and they all just have bolt on's, you need to start thinking out side the box.
I know what you do, i wasn't calling you out on it, but i very much doubt someone that's gone to this extent has put a diffuser on for looking good in the car park, is what i was getting at, not that you don't know your shit.
And yes, i'm rarely here so this is a few pages old haha.
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If i lost it the day after pay day, 2 months. If i lost it any other time, ie, towards the end of the money before the next pay day, i wouldn't last till the next month.
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Nah, he's been building it for like 2-3 years though, he even says he's re-done a lot of it to be fair. I guess taking that long you learn what you did wrong, while still doing it ha.
Meh, for someone who's built it in his shed, that he also built, i think it's pretty spectacular.
There's no real point to anything anyone does to their cars, like i want to build an airbag trailer - why? why the hell not.
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Not a fan. The bike in the background looks interesting though. KTM turned cafe racer?
Engineered to slide complete with a downforce inducing faux diffuser?...
Diffusers proven to make lock to lock much quicker. Some guy tried with, and without, and the different is noticeable even from watching, he's on other lock while other guy is just coming out of other lock.
Not sure i'd question his skills though when he clearly know's what he doing?
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^ Not a fan.
Old skool VW Caddy for the win, not G-Unit chrome re-yums.
Holy shit, it's probably the most amazing car of 2012, nothing g-unit about it.
Only recent picture i can find, Speedhunters nominated for builder of the year along side some CRAZY builders, and he does it in his garage at home.
Everything is custom, like, everything. The wheels are also some of the rarest, lightest and strongest that japan has to offer, just because they chrome doesn't make them bad.
If you're interested, check out the build posts here;
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That's cause you was driving like a douche?
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There's a difference between winter tyres and snow tyres though... There'd be no point buying snow tyres but with 5-10 days MAX of warm weather a year we can more than justify winter tyres.
Haha, true.
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I think people in this country probably are quite bad for just avoiding buying winter tyres to save some money.
Gave the focus some new front brakes the other day to get it ready for selling, the buyer didn't show up though.
Also got an MBC fitted in the Volvo brick, unfortunately wasn't able to fit the boost gauge so I haven't upped the boost yet.
I don't think it's saving money that is the reason, we have what, 5-10 days MAX of snow a year. Why buy a whole set of tyres for 10 days? Ultimately, we should be prepared in other ways. Working from home, public transport better prepared and so on.
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I'm glad that as a honda man you still agree Si, it's just silly.
With a decent exhaust V-tecs can sound properly awesome on full chat, but the one above is just offensive.
Sangers B18C4 mini with a skunk2 inlet and single box 2'' exhaust system sounded absolutely insane around Castle Combe, properly amazing noise for a 4 pot.
It's just built to be obnoxious ha. Not entirely sure how it ever came about. It's basically a straight pipe with a trumpet on the end, so retarded.
I had a Vibrant backbox on mine, loved the sound of it. Deep in lower, dece on full chat. That's the worst, and best thing about Honda 4 bangers, they can sound raspy and farty with the wrong exhaust, but with the right exhaust just sound crisp and raw.
Do miss my Honda, need to get my Silvia manual asap so i can enjoy it driving it with the stupid 3" exhaust the previous owner put on :/
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I like honda, they make good cars, and get exceptional power figures from their engines, but seriously, that is SO loud for something that can't be making even 200bhp. It's just not needed. doesn't sound nice to me, just angry.
Considering mine puts out 353bhp and isn't even remotely loud at all, it all just seems a bit 'All mouth and no trousers' if you know what I mean?
That S2000 though, is LOVELY!
I hate the Buddy club spec 3. The only time it EVER sounds good if you've got a built NA engine and it's revving at 10/11k going past you. However, its so damn loud that no race track will let you on, and on a daily you aren't always smashing the shit out of the limiter on your journeys so it's just awful.
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Yessssss, Honda love! Looks nice man.
The wheels are Honda Fat Fives, to be honest not *too* rare, but certainly desirable! Rare as shit in Australia though, literally can't find a single wheel ha.
In car news, I'm back in a Honda, have been for a while
I also have a YouTube channel now which covers a lot of the Australian car scene, if interested.
https://www.youtube.com/joydrive
At the weekend Kia gave me a Stinger 300S, it was insanely awesome. Can not recommend enough. I've also managed to get my hands on a Civic FK8 to review a couple of months ago - again a fantastic car.
Nice to see some great whips in here still!