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lil_bobby_260
Post #176

Trading the commodore in on an LS400 so i have a bit more grunt to tow the skyrine with.
I cant make it on friday the 3rd - i have a training function at rothwell that starts at 6pm and goes til god knows when. id get my ass kicked if i didnt go.
Next wednesday im going to head to archie tho - will be a bit more fun than QR anyway apparently, tighter corners which will help til the skyline has a bit more go.
Ill most likely be out with it for a few times as naturally aspirated, until i am sure i have all the parts i need for the turbo conversion.
Waiting on a new whiteline front swaybar and some camber adjustable strut tops at the moment. looking forward to that. But yeah itll be a month probably until the turbo setup is in and complete. Maybe more, hope not tho.

fox-lowlux
Post #177

thats awesome dude plan to do something like this one day aye...loks good fun...i wannaa stepp it up to a r32....come practice round mi streets lol i wouldnt mind

lil_bobby_260
Post #178

Front swaybar (whiteline, with whiteline swaybar mounts and nolathane link pin bushes) goes in tonight :-) good times!

FLMN HT
Post #179

sweet as mate, i just picked up a vl turbo ecu with loom and injectors, stage 3 chip and a 1.8L surge tank, just awaiting delivery of the surge tank and stage 3 chip

lil_bobby_260
Post #180

Nicely done :-)
Just got my swaybar home and GUESS WHAT - its for a VS COMMODORE!!! they gave me the wrong one so ive gotta go back and get the right bloody bar haha... pain in the ass!

pipster11
Post #181

QUOTE (lil_bobby_260 @ Jul 6 2009, 05:17 PM) *
Nicely done :-)
Just got my swaybar home and GUESS WHAT - its for a VS COMMODORE!!! they gave me the wrong one so ive gotta go back and get the right bloody bar haha... pain in the ass!


dam thats gay
dont think i'll be able to grab the extractors off you unless you like donations
just had to buy $200 of pain(t) for the peeling roof and boot
loving the fact that the gf's pa used to be a spray painter smile.gif
2 pac + spray gun - booth = fun
feeling generous?

lil_bobby_260
Post #182

maybe you can mow my lawn and wash my car or something. OR - actually hook me up with the same deal as youre getting with the paint - i need my roof and bootlid painted haha

pipster11
Post #183

i would love to
but we're off on thursday morning sad.gif
its gone so fast

FLMN HT
Post #184

next item on the list is to get a minispool and coilovers hopefully before the 31st of this month cuz i'll be going to QR again

branden
Post #185

pain in the ass they gave you wrong swaybars sad.gif any of the other guys here got pics of there r31's? if you dont mind them posting in your thread bobby?

lil_bobby_260
Post #186

Most people already have so its all good haha - this has pretty well just become the 'r31 drift thread' haha

lil_bobby_260
Post #187

Whiteline front swaybar = MUCH less body roll, its a huge swaybar! Heaps better turn in, much easier to control the over steer, too. Doesnt roll around like a boat while kicking from one side to the other.
Was $189 at autobarn (cheaper than ebay, and didnt have to pay postage haha) and i reckon it is one of the best value for money mods on the car so far, the best one being the minispool. Even when driving normally, its much better around corners, and has greatly increased cornering speeds. Also stopped my front tyres from scrubbing around sharp corners haha - thats how much its improved the body roll!

FLMN HT
Post #188

sounds like i need 1 im grubbing out bad lol helping the steering wud b good 2
question, what lines on the the surge tank go to where can u give me some details, mine has 4 outlets


 
lil_bobby_260
Post #189

Mine is set up like this, listing the fittings from top to bottom -
- overflow, back to fuel tank (nipple on top)
- from fuel pressure regulator
- from lift pump (standard fuel pump)
- to second fuel pump to engine (larger fitting at bottom)

FLMN HT
Post #190

was your second pump an internal or external?

lil_bobby_260
Post #191

Its just a VL turbo pump, an inline pump. hose goes in, hose goes out :-).

Bee31
Post #192

wow so much 31 love <3..i likee
Being a P Plater i'd like to see some track myself when i get it done lol thumbsup.gif



 
lil_bobby_260
Post #193

nice! i saw the for sale thread on that.
And yeah there is a fair contingency of R31 drivers hiding out in this thread haha - would be awesome to do a photo - theres about 8 or 9 of us and weve all got black bonnets haha

Bee31
Post #194

yeh don't really care if it doesnt sell, gonna throw more coin at it to get it sliding.
lol black bonnets are the best 31 mod u can do hahaha...
should do a cruise and snap some photos, would be awesome.

FLMN HT
Post #195

yer tht wud all gud but mine isnt reged lol

lil_bobby_260
Post #196

QUOTE (FLMN HT @ Jul 10 2009, 05:52 PM) *
yer tht wud all gud but mine isnt reged lol


neither is mine at the moment!

What we'll do is combine all our good parts, and use them to get each car roadworthied ahaha.... if you get pulled up for shocks or brakes etc just borrow mine haha, then swap them back

natedogg069
Post #197

car looks really good mate when ya looking at taking it out to a track??
lil_bobby_260
Post #198

hopefully this wednesday - down to archie for the drift practice.

CarFanatic
Post #199

Did fucking excellent towards end of the night Rob. Now you need tandem practice. biggrin.gif

Hope to see you out there soon.

Cheers, Nick.

lil_bobby_260
Post #200

Thanks man i had a blast! Was awesome!

SO an update on my foray into drifting -

Ok so it was my first time out at a track having a shot at drifting, and i EASILY spun it more than any other guy there, but hey im not one to pussy foot around - i had that throttle NAILED haha.
Nick thanks heaps for your help! a lot of your advice paid off - imagine what i could do if the car had a functional handbrake! And your cousiins a pretty mad bastard in his S13 too - doin it for the NA crew.

I had a fair few dicey laps, but towards the end of the night i could manage to do proper laps, drifting well on most corners, and not spinning out at all. I know have about 3 hours of drift practice under my belt! Its gonna be a lot of hard work, and i think im up for a new gearbox soon, but damn its fun and i think im picking it up ok. I didnt hit anything cept for a few cones which was quite surprising.

branden
Post #201

hey man saw you out there car looks and sounds good smile.gif keep practicing man and it would be mad when you get real good and tandem with the other r31's there tonight smile.gif

CarFanatic
Post #202

QUOTE (lil_bobby_260 @ Jul 15 2009, 09:52 PM) *
Thanks man i had a blast! Was awesome!

SO an update on my foray into drifting -

Ok so it was my first time out at a track having a shot at drifting, and i EASILY spun it more than any other guy there, but hey im not one to pussy foot around - i had that throttle NAILED haha.
Nick thanks heaps for your help! a lot of your advice paid off - imagine what i could do if the car had a functional handbrake! And your cousiins a pretty mad bastard in his S13 too - doin it for the NA crew.

I had a fair few dicey laps, but towards the end of the night i could manage to do proper laps, drifting well on most corners, and not spinning out at all. I know have about 3 hours of drift practice under my belt! Its gonna be a lot of hard work, and i think im up for a new gearbox soon, but damn its fun and i think im picking it up ok. I didnt hit anything cept for a few cones which was quite surprising.

Yeah, handbrake is indeed needed. tongue.gif

You did pick it up very well. And it's fucking AWESOME once you get your first lap down pat ay. Your lines were great, your throttle control was great, just your reaction needs a little bit more practice. Apart from that, well done tonight. Oh, and watch out for those fucking ripple stripes; they suck wang.

Next you'll be tandeming like me and camo. Closer then a fly's dick. tongue.gif

lil_bobby_260
Post #203

yeah there were 4 R31's out including mine which was pretty cool! couple of them were running pretty fierce camber haha - i need to organise some neg camber on mine i think - i can feel on the front tyres that they are getting a bit roughed up from being rolled under hey.
No-where near the level of running tandem yet - a few more nights maybe. Gotta get my handbrake working or look into the hydraulic one ive been contemplating cos its just ridiculous - really hard to kill speed in it at the moment.
The hardest thing is getting coordinated! figuring out where your hands and feet are meant to be at certain times, and not going to grab a fist full of handbrake and missing it etc.

lil_bobby_260
Post #204

QUOTE (CarFanatic @ Jul 15 2009, 11:18 PM) *
Yeah, handbrake is indeed needed. tongue.gif

You did pick it up very well. And it's fucking AWESOME once you get your first lap down pat ay. Your lines were great, your throttle control was great, just your reaction needs a little bit more practice. Apart from that, well done tonight. Oh, and watch out for those fucking ripple stripes; they suck wang.

Next you'll be tandeming like me and camo. Closer then a fly's dick. tongue.gif


man i fuckin SMASHED those ripple strips haha - they didnt know WHAT hit em. Ill have to have a look under the car and see if ive bent anything.
Yeah - reactions definitely need work - knowing what to do at certain times without having to think about it etc.
You and camo were fierce as - i was shitting myself right there in the passenger seat of your car - my first time at a drift track and i find myself in the front seat of your car in a tandem battle. im not gonna lie - that was pretty hectic hey. Youre an awesome driver, dude. That was phenomenal.

CarFanatic
Post #205

QUOTE (lil_bobby_260 @ Jul 15 2009, 10:24 PM) *
man i fuckin SMASHED those ripple strips haha - they didnt know WHAT hit em. Ill have to have a look under the car and see if ive bent anything.
Yeah - reactions definitely need work - knowing what to do at certain times without having to think about it etc.
You and camo were fierce as - i was shitting myself right there in the passenger seat of your car - my first time at a drift track and i find myself in the front seat of your car in a tandem battle. im not gonna lie - that was pretty hectic hey. Youre an awesome driver, dude. That was phenomenal.

Haha, yeah; didn't know what to say after you hit those last ones... "wow... oh well." hahahaa. And it all comes with practice, it's all you need. smile.gif

Thanks man, it even makes me shit myself haha. You get used to it after a while. And funnily enough, no major dings or hits... YET. I need a little bit more grip, just to get this much close to him. || tongue.gif

Timmyp34
Post #206

i was out and lurking and fuck i wana get my car out there now!
CarFanatic
Post #207

QUOTE (Timmyp34 @ Jul 15 2009, 10:29 PM) *
i was out and lurking and fuck i wana get my car out there now!

Should have come introduce yourself to me, might have given you a run. tongue.gif

Timmyp34
Post #208

i think i am gonna need to be driven around the track to get a feel. but i got a good idea oh how to link it now:P

lil_bobby_260
Post #209

QUOTE (CarFanatic @ Jul 15 2009, 11:31 PM) *
Should have come introduce yourself to me, might have given you a run. tongue.gif


wear brown jocks if you do

Timmyp34
Post #210

its also good to see there are no cops out side waiting ti defect you!

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