The Car Thread - GTHO Phase III

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Title as suggested ^_^ and holy crap I can't believe that we are already onto our 3rd thread, that's over 200 pages of car talk. We need cars.mmgn [Shifty]

For reference here's the previous threads:
First thread pc.mmgn.com/...
Second thread pc.mmgn.com/...
Car Modification thread pc.mmgn.com/...

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21/11/2011

Melbourne The land of moist beginnings

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Ren-dog

God damn i want an 8...

Could probably get heaps out of the falcon, but with so many Ks its probably gonna break if i try.

06/10/2011

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Huddo

no use spending too much on sixes i reckon especially in cars that come with V8s like falcodores... just an exhaust to help it breathe is all you really need

06/10/2011

Sydney, NSW

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Ren-dog

Dad was talking about when he used to build up the falcon engines before the OHC. Twic carbies, cam, exhaust and eventually a turbo. Said they went like a shower of shit.

But cause i have about 220,000 on the clock it would probably blow up if i tried any of that.

My plan is just to fix it up a bit so it will last a couple of years so i can start putting money away for a bigger better car.

But if i had $9000 i would have bought that VT SS i found.

E: Holy shit, Just spotted this.
cgi.ebay.com.au/...

Because there are a couple of scratches they are half the price. Quite tempted to buy one...

I also dont have to move my CAT.

06/10/2011

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Guyver

Dam I hate paying for insurance, bloody premium went up because I moved to a different area [Rage]

06/10/2011

Melbourne The land of moist beginnings

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Huddo

Ren-dog said:
E: Holy shit, Just spotted this.
cgi.ebay.com.au/...
Because there are a couple of scratches they are half the price. Quite tempted to buy one...
I also dont have to move my CAT.

that is so worth it!!

07/10/2011

Sydney, NSW

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Ren-dog

If i can still afford it when i get back from townsville i will snap them up.

But i just called around for bumpers...

There is one in pretty average condition for $100, but i haven't seen it so dunno if it will fill out or not.
And i can get a new one for $245.

I got $100 less this pay cause i took two afternoons off to help the parents move furniture because they needed a ute... They owe me big time.

So if i get the $100 bumper then i should be able to afford the extractors. But i dont know what condition it is actually in.

07/10/2011

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maxiboy

I friggin want one of these chairs! [Rage]
I hope they exist :'(

08/10/2011

Sydney, NSW

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Ren-dog

Recaro do make desk chairs... Bloody comfey (love) they just cost heaps.

08/10/2011

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Skarteh

Playseat make chairs like that.

08/10/2011

Melbourne, Victoria | Walk with me in hell

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winga26

Harvey Norman has these too, my local store has about 6 different styles but they're expensive.

08/10/2011

GET YOUR BLOOD PUMPING - GO SWANS!

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maxiboy

How expensive? [Shifty]

We're doing up our office atm, depending on price, I might save up.

08/10/2011

Sydney, NSW

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Guyver

maxiboy said: I friggin want one of these chairs!
I hope they exist

I've seen similar, my mises had to buy new chairs for her staff and bought something like that for the car nut that works there. It is pretty comfy, not as comfy as my seats *_* seriously that is one of the best things about my car.

Ok a few car related sightings an incidents that happened in the past couple of weeks.
1. I'm not a huge fan of that turbo Astra SRi, I don't hate it but it's no a car I would get for myself. However I saw one pull into the building across the road from my work that looked pretty dam rude. All black, everything was blacked out with dark tinted windows, wheels were gloss black as well. It was absolutely slammed into the ground and had a non polished front mount intercooler. This little thing looked the business.
2.On the way home today I saw a bright blue SRi and a bright green Focus running each other, the looked like they were really moving and I know with a few mods those cars can be real pocket rockets but both of them sounded weak as piss even though they had some "go" in them. Out of all the 4 cylinder cars (excluding the boxer WRX motor) the SR20 has to be the nicest sounding of the lot. That's when a prpper exhaust and intake has been fitted and not just a cannon muffler welded onto the back of the car.
3. Speaking of car sound I was driving along next to this R34 GTT that looked decent from afar. To me the RD Skyline motors just sound amazing but somehow this dildo that owned that R34 managed to make the car sound like crap. It had some scratchy/raspy sounding exhaust note to it. He was a bit of lead foot and kept booting ahead into traffic even though there was no where to go. When he got out in front of me I noticed that there was a really skinny exhaust system with a 4" cannon tacked onto the back [Facepalm]
4. I was pulling into the mini shopping complex where my gym is located and when I looked ahead I saw some pelican jam the brakes on and cross across 2 lanes to get into the entrance. If that wasn't bad enough he finds the only blind spot near the entrance and just stops there like a dumb arse. The icing on the cake was when I pulled in behind him he pops his car into reverse and starts heading towards me. He would have gone straight into me if I didn't beep my horn. **** knows why he thought it was a good idea to start reversing out of an entrance with poor visibility when there was heaps of room to do a U-turn. Anyone caught driving that poorly should have their car crushed with them sitting in the passenger seat.
This is how you reduce the road toll, start weeding out all the crap drivers that don't have a clue and pay no attention to their surroundings.

08/10/2011

Melbourne The land of moist beginnings

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jorgan92

Guyver said:
To me the RD Skyline motors just sound amazing

Love those RD motors :P

08/10/2011

melbourne, victoria

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NguyenIMPROVED

RB*

08/10/2011

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Guyver

jorgan92 said:
Guyver said:
To me the RD Skyline motors just sound amazing

Love those RD motors

Look how many words there are in that post I was bound to stuff something up.

08/10/2011

Melbourne The land of moist beginnings

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jorgan92

I know, just teasing.

08/10/2011

melbourne, victoria

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Huddo

did anyone see the story today about the guy who crashed a lamborghini gallardo that he was test driving. it was in sydney this morning so the road should have been dry (maybe a little damp) but he wiped out the whole front drivers wheel assembly along with destroying the bonnet and that whole front side of the car.

the driver said he was changing gear when it lost traction and spun and hit a crash barrier. my dad just got back from europe where he drove the gallardo LP560-4 top of the range and he said he has no idea how this guy lost control unless he had the traction control off like a right knob that cant handle the power.

i tried to find a picture or news story but cant see it anywhere but it was on seven news tonight

EDIT: heres the link to the story www.news.com.au/...

09/10/2011

Sydney, NSW

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Ren-dog

Now if he was driving the Aventador he wouldn't have had that problem.

1. Handling
2. Acceleration
3. Top speed

Rofl.

09/10/2011

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Guyver

jorgan92 said: I know, just teasing.

I know I just tried to redeem myself, you can't stuff up engine numbers :E

Huddo said: did anyone see the story today about the guy who crashed a lamborghini gallardo that he was test driving. it was in sydney this morning so the road should have been dry (maybe a little damp) but he wiped out the whole front drivers wheel assembly along with destroying the bonnet and that whole front side of the car.
the driver said he was changing gear when it lost traction and spun and hit a crash barrier. my dad just got back from europe where he drove the gallardo LP560-4 top of the range and he said he has no idea how this guy lost control unless he had the traction control off like a right knob that cant handle the power.
i tried to find a picture or news story but cant see it anywhere but it was on seven news tonight

Well at least he has now discovered that he can not handle that car he was test driving, after he pays off the massively marked up insurance excess he should stop off at the Toyota dealership and get him self a Camry. If he's still feeling brave maybe he could go and get the Sportivo model.

I keep seeing the same 2 modified Accord Euros and they look pretty dam good. If I ever needed (or could afford) a second car I would get one of those. Would be nice to have m current car modded up and then have a clean car like the Euro to drive around in everyday.

09/10/2011

Melbourne The land of moist beginnings

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Huddo

found the link to the crashed lamborghini article: www.news.com.au/...

and heres a pic:

the driver is the guy in the lemon shirt with red logo and the lebanese dancing shoes [Facepalm]

09/10/2011

Sydney, NSW

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Guyver

"Cars don't normally crash into barriers," Insp Mihos said.

haha no s*** ey!

If wasn't doing anything sus and managed to lose it that bad at the speed limit then like I said earlier this is clearly not the car he should buy.

After the car gets repaired there will be a "used" Lambo going for fairly cheap :P

09/10/2011

Melbourne The land of moist beginnings

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maxiboy

Repaired? I guess you could, it is only the front thats destroyed. I thought it would be a write off.

09/10/2011

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jorgan92

maxiboy said: Repaired? I guess you could, it is only the front thats destroyed. I thought it would be a write off.

Engine (most expensive part) isnt in the front.... might not be a write off also reminds me of:
jalopnik.com/...

09/10/2011

melbourne, victoria

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Guyver

jorgan92 said:
maxiboy said: Repaired? I guess you could, it is only the front thats destroyed. I thought it would be a write off.

Engine (most expensive part) isnt in the front.... might not be a write off also reminds me of:
jalopnik.com/...

lol what a tool. Such a shame to see any super car cop something like that. These cars are hand built and some rich idiot with more dollars than sense does something like that to it.

09/10/2011

Melbourne The land of moist beginnings

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maxiboy