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if you have a bad driving history, is it really worth getting a skyline? especially if you can't insure it (i presume you would get third party at least!?)? wouldn't it be better to get something a little more understated and insurable? i guess it depends what you are after, a soarer is not going to handle.. and after a while you will get sick of driving a boat R33's are good, but you really want to get a Series 2 (1996+) model, parts are cheap and easily found these days which is good.. it is going to be hard to get a bargain and a good one at the same time though.. atleast there are plenty of them out there.. just stick to your guns and don't compromise how about an impreza RX (2.5L), stick a turbo on it (or complete wrx head etc.), and a bit of suspension work and you have your own sti!.. cheap to insure, all wheel drive, comfortable and sporty?

http://www.prestigemotorsport.com.au/modules/stock/index.php?StockID=4372 i doubt it is a KPGC110 though.. looks like an expensive copy to me..

i am not 100% sure, but the grill is far more expensive than that i think.. around $300 maybe? there is a lot of work involved plus it includes the metal grill and brackets.. $270 sounds familiar for the flares too (although it was a long time ago now!) no problems, at least all the bits are available from one place now!

haha.. it is going to end up costing this guy $9990 in ebay fees

Hi Andrew, yes, it takes a lot of chasing to get things from him unfortunately (it took a long time to get the moulds completed), i have him making up another front grill for me, but i am not sure how long that will take (though i am not desperate for it to happen shortly so i am not too worried).. he does get it done in the end, but it sounds like there is a lot of commercial work they do that unfortunately soaks up most of their time. Kent

i did have a max bid in at one point for $5k on the original auction (in QLD).. if only the guy knew how much he lost by selling it outside of ebay ... i figured it would be a good way to fast track getting my car on the road.. but then it got pulled.. realistically.. i am glad it did.. as i got to spend money on doing the gearbox mount, brakes, roll cage etc. properly. i am still just as far away from completing mine though

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300129388677&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:AU:1

no problems at all Brian!, i am glad to be able to help! it was worth it just to see the car in the flesh (and get some ideas!) can't wait to see your plans for this car fold out

the 1/2 cage was about $1250 from memory, the brake setup on the rear was a kit thing that they do, using falcon disks and commodore calipers with the banksia brake.. the tailshaft was around $900 i think for a custom 1 piece balanced etc. um.. i think the front shocks cost me came in at under 1k (it wasn't a straight forward replacement).. i think the rear moustache bar was around $300 or so.. the rest was for labour and bits and bobs.. i can't remember the labour charges, but i have a reciept somewhere... fitment of the rear cradle will be interesting, can't wait to see it done.

wow.. i would be hugely impressed if they could pull that off for what you want to pay! i got them to do fitting of R34 front calipers and disks, fit camber plates, supply and fit front shock inserts, fabricate gearbox mount, fit DR30 brake booster, fabricate driveshaft, R200 moustache bar and bushes, fit 260Z rear stubs/half shafts, supply and fit rear disks ($2500 alone), fabricate 1/2 roll cage.. i think that was it.. but it came to double what you are looking at.. i was happy to pay it, they do great work, but it certianly was a rude shock when i found out how much i had to fork over, it was around $3k more than i had expected.. but then again you pay for what you get i still need to get my R200 diff fixed, get larger driveline bolts installed, and have the driveshaft binding issue fixed.. but i know when i book it back into them i may get carried away again and spend a fortune

no.. i think he is just greedy.. how much does he want?... tell him his dreaming!

yeah i don't have a clue what to go for yet, none of the tyre places are willing to give me advice, and i don't have an engineer yet (i will need to though once the car is painted and it is time to put everything back together).. but atleast they have rubber on them at the moment, enough to roll the car around on. i am not really fussed about bigger tyres.. just as long as i can use my rims out of curiousity.. what are the rules for the tire sizes you mentioned, and how do they constitute your car being "remvoed" from your pocession?

thanks

probably better asking Z related questions in the Z forums, not the K forums

that is good to know they do engineering there (i guess that solves my who should engineer the car question).. did they give you an idea on price of engineering? pm me if you don't want to discuss publically.. hehe.. do you want a spare RB30 head then? (in all seriousness i think it is time for a rubbish dump run)

i think shiny is right.. just buy another coupe

yeah i just hope i don't discover too many shoddy "repairs" when i goto try and start the car for it's first time that is why i am not going to even touch the suspension or brakes on the car now.. an engine that does not start i can live with not really aiming for anything in particular to start with, though long term with the help of a GT30R turbo and possibly an RB30 block.. 300kw? but first.. it has to get on the road!

i was convinced by a friend that the DR30 brakes were better than the R31 calipers (piston size etc. i can't remember the argument now, but it was convincing..), but yes, the trouble is getting hold of one pair that hasn't had the hand brake assembly siezed (i have one caliper that is good).. apparently MR30 piston bodies can be fitted to the DR30 arms (presumably it is only the mounting distance that was different).. MR30's are a little easier to find than DR30's

POR15 for president!

do you know what the thing was called? the only thing i could find remotely similar was an air attachment engine spray gun thingy.. is that what you have? I ended up choosing the long and cheap path of using paint stripper, a scraper and a hell of a lot of effort, i then just painted it (after cleaning, metal readying etc.) with a paintbrush () and used a HPLV touch up gun to try and get into the inside of the doors etc.. i am hoping to get some time on saturdaty to finally pull the timing belt off the RB25 and fit a new water pump to it.. i have been meaning to do that for well over a year now..

Post is by far the cheapest method, but i guess DHL / Fedex etc. are all options too.. as long as you are prepared to pay for it Miles, talking of shipping you wouldn't happen to know of a company i could contact to get a large item (full exhaust system, weight of around 85lbs) shipped from the states to Aus? i have tried trawling the internet, and apart from the main courier companies (at around US$900+) i havn't come up with much.. any tips

you learn something every day (about the door cards!)

woops forgot the link http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23570

Hey Nigel, you may have already read my FS post here?? not sure if it is of interest,

hope your driving it like a camry driver