LoginShuff's General Chat Thread ... #73 - Talk about anything and everything...
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vk134
Post #7491
QUOTE (VashBandicoot @ Jan 15 2015, 05:45 PM)  Nah man, we bought this when i just had my red p's. that makes it about 6 years now. I drove it around in my Red P's to TAFE, and a couple of times to Bracken Ridge Tafe on a trade plate. It's in need of some TLC. Nothing like a ground up resto. AFAIK it's the paint work (some arears starting to rust) Brakes to be rebuilt Plugs, Leads, Elec Ignition, Cooling system, Fluid changes etc.... Vash that ute looks so much like and old Telecom ute we used to beat like a red headed stepchild, I didn't even know you could rev an overhead cam to valve float until I drove that poor thing |
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alpharx7
Post #7495
http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/thunderbirds-a...-tracy-brothers QUOTE Thunderbirds Are Go! First pic of CGI Tracy Brothers
Here's what the Thunderbirds' Tracy Brothers look like in their new CGI incarnation for ITV series Thunderbirds Are Go! We've seen Tracy Island, we've heard a teaser distress call, but here is our first proper look at the CGI-rendered Tracy Brothers from forthcoming ITV series, Thunderbirds Are Go! Scott, John, Virgil, Gordon and Alan have had a One Direction-style makeover for the new twenty-six part series, which is due to arrive on ITV this spring. Thunderbirds Are Go! features the voice talents of Rosamund Pike as Lady Penelope, original voice cast member David Graham as Parker, Kayan Novak as Brains, and Thomas Brodie-Sangster, David Menkin and Rasmus Hardiker as the Tracy Brothers. Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy's Sandra Dickinson will be providing the voice of Grandma Tracy, alongside Merlin's Angel Coulby and Doctor Who's Adjoa Andoh as newcomer Kayo and Colonel Casey respectively. So, er, what do we think? Handsome lads, these, aren't they? |
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VashBandicoot
Post #7497
Replaced tyres on my mums car today, Got Nitto NT830's on there now, replacing the Dunlop Direzzas. Holy shit, what a difference, it is so smooth and quiet. |
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mudbutton
Post #7506
QUOTE (Doc @ Jan 15 2015, 07:24 PM) defialty out of those 3 would be a Merc.. :D.. but not yet.. was just thinking something a bit smaller.. like Golf GTi.. but they all seem to be stupid automatic. i do like the BRZ but there is something about it that keeps putting me off.. but then everytime i walk back to my car i think.. um no.. im keeping it.. i like it to much hahaha think i might change the wheels suspension, might just need a bit of a different look Lexus ISF250? |
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alpharx7
Post #7507
QUOTE (Doc @ Jan 16 2015, 09:29 PM) yer pretty much everything kinda looks ok.. or they all look the same.. only $249ea so not so bad it's all going to come down to offset, diameter and stance, to get it looking how you want. you need the tyre at the top of the guard with no gap imo. with the rx7 when i changed the wheels, i went up 3" in diameter / lower profile tyres, then dropped it 2". rolling diameter only increased slightly ie i'm still within the +15/-26mm legal limit - going by the engineers tyre placard. |
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Doc
Post #7510
QUOTE (alpharx7 @ Jan 17 2015, 01:00 PM) it's all going to come down to offset, diameter and stance, to get it looking how you want. you need the tyre at the top of the guard with no gap imo. with the rx7 when i changed the wheels, i went up 3" in diameter / lower profile tyres, then dropped it 2". rolling diameter only increased slightly ie i'm still within the +15/-26mm legal limit - going by the engineers tyre placard. yer i was saying that to a mate.. pretty much any wheel will look 100times better if you get that tyre just on the guard with a lower profile.. lowest profile i will go is 40, not sure if i want to go tooooo low.. maybe an inch off the tyre. will keep it at 18s.. dont want to buy new tyers again,, but will go 9.5 this time.. was thinking actually i should do the coilovers first then see how i feel on the look.. weather i still want new rims or not.. ie: slightly higher then that.. 
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alpharx7
Post #7511
^^^^ i'd have said that looked good, except that the rims on the front are an inch too wide, maybe an inch and a half, the rears maybe half an inch too wide. but i say that just so that you can have suspension travel and not scrub. the rears looks marginal, the front almost certainly won't work. |
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Doc
Post #7513
QUOTE (alpharx7 @ Jan 17 2015, 09:13 PM) ^^^^ i'd have said that looked good, except that the rims on the front are an inch too wide, maybe an inch and a half, the rears maybe half an inch too wide. but i say that just so that you can have suspension travel and not scrub. the rears looks marginal, the front almost certainly won't work. seems to be running 10s all around.. |
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alpharx7
Post #7515
tried to do some woodworking projects outside today. half an hour into it, i'm absolutely dripping with sweat. i'm like, nah fcuk this, go back inside into the air conditioning. talk about humidity. |
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Shuffs
Post #7519
QUOTE (Special k @ Jan 18 2015, 12:35 PM) so much sausage Stop whinging,and keep cooking QUOTE (Doc @ Jan 18 2015, 02:10 PM) think i like to stick with the XD9 style.. but in white. rota do a P1R which is very similar.. @$274 compared to Work $430 to pull it off ill have to go low with a 35-40 profile. Good to see you getting enthused again Doc  |
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Shuffs
Post #7520
Speaking of white Mags,the Mrs bought a new set of wheels on Friday,no consultation with me,I was more than happy with the old set of wheels,(87-88 model I reckon),but NO,now we have this modern sterile piece of shit,with white Mag wheels.I shall miss the old girl 
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Shuffs
Post #7523
QUOTE (Special k @ Jan 18 2015, 03:15 PM) Was a slow day yesterday. Only sold just over 200 snags. It was 35 degrees though. .. Still going now, about to hit the 600 mark for today. That would've been murder,I cooked a BBQ last night,so as not to heat the kitchen up,and it was bad enough. Sounds like you might be eating snags for a while |
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alpharx7
Post #7524
my computer decided to be a twat today, wouldn't boot up properly. not 100% on what the problem is - initially thought that one of the graphics cards may have been on the way out. changed them over to another card, still having the issue intermittently. so have ended up reinstalling the operating system. worst job ever / refinding all my programs / drivers etc. |
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