That Ozzy Guy

I love many many cars but to get to the point one car has a special place in my heart and has had so since my very early teen years. Mustang GT 500. :devious:

Hi Keith That second picture, I've been told, is called Fire Starter and it was taken about 300km from where I live in Australias capital city, Canberra. It is called Fire Starter because it sparked one of the many bush fires that claimed many homes just last year. I don't know how true that is but it got sent to me soon after the fires by a girl that I know who lives in Canberra.

Not too keen on the side mirrors but otherwise a fantastic looking package. More info on the scoop???

:devious: :devious: I met mull while he was here in Sydney a few months ago and spent a bit of time with him. He has a passion for what he does and if he comes off a bit defensive it's because it's close to his heart. To have it called a cheap exercise is like calling a kid he's useless for trying a new sport. Keep at it Sven, you've got one fan right here.

Hi Brett Yeah the kart came with everything I need except a trailer. Saved me alot of time and cash actually. It's got a clubman engine that's just been rebuilt so it should last a while cause I really I won't be giving it 100% right away. Just out of curiosity, how big was your yearly budget? If you don't want to answer that it's ok. Cheers

Just put a deposit down on my first kart. It's a couple of years old but it's never been raced. It also comes with all the equipment I need like helmet, suit, stand etc and it was fairly cheap so I'm stoked. Oh, I'm also scared about my first drive. Should be interesting to say the least.

Did you race them or was it recreational with your kids? I tell you, some of the young kids I've seen could show most people out on the roads how to drive.

One thing I won't do is compromise my Z. It might take a bit longer to get the CV's converted and the extractors made up and the etc etc but I can't foget her. She won't let me. One of my friends that's been into karts for a while has told me that a few people really get into karts & just give up on their street car & sell it. Scary thought but I think I might be safe. Karting is not cheap as I'm begining to find out. I suppose it is the cheapest motorsport around but still expensive and once people get serious they are really spending a heap. Initial start up costs are a bit much but what can you do.

Thanks Rick. I think I found my chassis today. Going back this weekend to check it out with someone experienced. Looks like a good one to me. I'll let everyone know how I go. Cheers

Ha ha. Stop playing with the yanks Rick.

Hey Lachlan Instead of jumping in the deep end and buying a cart with no means to take it to the track etc I have somehow managed to control my impolsive shopping disorder and do it the right way. So, I'm getting the tow bar fitted, the cheap trailer and helmet, suit, gloves, boots etc and once I have all that I will buy the kart and be ready to practice for 6 months or more and then get my P's to race. One of my friends has been doing it for 6 years now so we'll be going together. That will definately be fun and his experience should cut my learning time in half.

G'day Rick A kart flip never hurt no one, except for the 13yr old girl who was travelling up to 80km/h, flipped and died as a result of her kart landing on her. See story here. Yes, it is a dangerous motorsport but there are no thrills without any spills. A friend of mine was just telling me that after he flipped his kart he went faster than ever after recovering because he wasn't afraid anymore. The great thing abourt this sport is it teaches the young generation how to handle a moving vehicle and I'd feel alot safer on the road if more kids were doing it. And the young hoons you speak of; if they took their pent up frustration out on the track they wouldn't be doing it on public roads.

As some of you may have noticed (yeah right:cheeky: ) I've been away for a little while. Reason being I've cought the kart racing bug and have been searching and researching for a suitable go kart to begin with. Anyone race or used to race or is thinking about racing go karts? Looks like a fantastic sport and some of the comparisons, stats and figures I've seen are mindblowing. These things are bloody fast and if thrills is your thing then check it out.

Which state are you in Daniel?

I get lots of fumes in my car. The worst kind are crank case fumes which are pretty toxic and I get them all the time. I think it's time for an oil catch can. I never realised how bad the fumes were until about two weeks ago. On top of that, the design of my extractors makes it impossible to prevent exhaust fumes. The torque bends the flange (horizontal) at the end of the extractor and when it bends back the pipes stay at a slight angle while the extractor itself is in the original position creating a small gap. I've hammered the flange back but it just happens again. The thread positioning is not helping the situation. Next extractors will definately have vertical flanges with a recess in the middle to further prevent leaks. The recess also means you can do away with gaskets but it's advisable to have a thin one just so that the flange doesn't get stuck together from the heat. It's weird that you don't get fumes with windows down but I suspect you will find your answer will have something to do with vacuum like Keith mentioned. If all else fails, have no fear, you will get used to them. Mine are so bad that I end up crying after a 30 minute trip and I'm still alive. Although I have developed a slight twitch and my skin is flaking a bit.:cheeky:

Sorry Carl I can't help you mate but I thought I'd make you feel better. I don't have a clue what you are asking so it's not a stupid question at all. Or am I really simple in the head? Either way it's not a stupid question. Goodluck

I was at the Hot Rod show here in Sydney last month and House of Kolor had a rather huge exhibit (being sponsors and all) and their samples looked fantastic to say the least. Some cars featured their work and it is without a doubt amazing but would you get a daily driver painted like that? Never. Even a weekender? I wouldn't. I can just imagine a jelous idiot scrathing your car on purpose. Ka ching, there goes $4000 redoing the pannel/s. carguyinok said it, it's only for trailer queen rods.

Do you mean a pearl paint job Rick or is chamelion something different altogether?

1 vent isn't so bad... ...as long as a supercharger is sticking out of it.:devious:

I'd go one silver stripe about 6 inches wide on the opposite side of the drivers side. ie. not in the middle of the car. I'd like a screaming SR20 over an RB. The SR engines have been proven over and over and can handle double the stock power output with little (if none at all) internal strengthening. Having said that, bugger both those engines and get a V8. Cheap as chips and hell-of-alot-of fun.

I found the following which is a good read. http://mywebpages.comcast.net/pparaska/240ZCVHalfshaftConversion.htm and http://mywebpages.comcast.net/pparaska/280ZCVHalfshaftConversion.htm

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I couldn't find the broken uni and I did take it to a driveshaft mechanic on Saturday but he couldn't help me either. He did say it definately sounds like a uni problem though. I'm not going to bother taking the shafts out to find the broken one as I want to convert it to cv's. Does anyone know if the Z31 shafts Gav was talking about bolt right in? If not, which ones do? Cheers