7shades

And learn to spell you f@$king retard. For people who learned to read (thats most of the members of this and other forums) having to translate gibberish into english before we can even think about the actual question you have presented is an unneccesary burden which will make people not want to bother answering it at all.

Yeah... this should pretty much see me through to my long-held ambition of being comfortably retired by 30. I've copped a lot of flak over the years from family and friends who berate me for being 29 years old and never subscibing to the "career and stability" way of life... instead, I worked random jobs for 9 months of every year and travelled for 3, rented a house instead of buying one and invested in commercial property instead, drove shitty cars and fixed them up instead of buying a brand new pussbox on finance... yada yada... So after this is all wrapped up I'll be able to strut around all smug and smarmy, confident in the knowledge that I made my own way through life, doing what I wanted, when I wanted, wherever I wanted to, and had a shitload of fun in the process, while the rest of the gormless gastropods sat in an office watching their dicks shrink and waiting to die. Moral of the story... Work to live not live to work I say.

Dude... best sticker EVER :P

*sigh*

Yes but you see, Des's motor has a higher Midiclorin count than usual... :P

Ok so check this link out Click This kinda thing happens fairly often up here, and being in the tourist industry I am quite often consulted and employed to look after various logistical aspects of the production. Last time it was the movie "Fools Gold" with that annoying Mahonachie chap and amongst other things I was responsible for the maintainance and upkeep of 6 semi-rigid centre console inflatable boats. Same black ones the SWAT teams and Navy use. These things were brand new imported from NZ so they required NO work whatsover, so I pretty much spent 2 months doing f@$k all other than checking the oil in the outboards and checking the air pressure in the inflatable part. So now they're back again filming this mini-series with old mate Mr Hanks... and the local crew manager rings me up the other day and asks me if I want in cos he has a spot for me.... My official title is "Ground transport co-ordinator (crew)" and my duties will include supervising and rostering a crew of about 20 drivers and vehicles and assigning them to various members of the senior or important crew (and their PA's), as well as the actual starring cast, to be available whenever one of them needs to go somewhere or have something done. Sorta like a chaueffer service really. I also have to make sure the vehicles (all brand new, not sure what type yet, probably Taragos and Fairlanes) are properly maintained and kept pretty. (there is a full time detailer on staff :P ) I will also most likely be the personal driver for Mr Spielberg and his two assistants :wink: So I'm pretty stoked.... last time I worked for this company they paid me about $450 a day and this time they reckon that will be going up to over $500... per DAY.... and this shoot lasts for 6 months. :D So... I think I will very shortly have the resources to make some serious headway on my projects :D Jarad

If Darwin is anything like Cairns, (which it is) The only decent KE70's you can get are the ones brought up by backpackers, the rest are rusty as sin. Gotta love the tropics.

Mmmm yeah I've seen those dodgy kits on ebay too... I wouldn't trust them as far as I could spit a rat. I think I'll be sticking with the welded setup and normal stroke inserts... I need the travel :P

I drive a Ford errortory quite often with 20% all round. Its fine during the day but can't see a damn thing at night... reversing with mirrors is impossible, and for that hour just just before dusk when the sun is down but not everyone has their lights on, its downright dangerous. I dunno what the laws are in other states and unzud, but up here you can go down to 20% VLT (or 80% relectivity) on all the windows except the front two. They have to be 35% VLT.. not sure about reflectivity but its something like 30%

Wicked. That'd be helpful mr. raven... I'm intending to use SA63 struts and lcas with a weld on coilover kit pending the results of this investigation... I haven't taken them off the donor car yet so I have no measurements other than strut diameter. (51mm) What coilover kit do you intend to use?

Diesel workshop over the road from my shed has 3 positions available at the moment... *hint* :jamie:

If they made the "new" sprinter, there would be at least five in our fleet, right now. Had a chat to out marketing rep who currently drives an IS250 (previous to that a GT Forester) and he tells me he'd glady swap for a AWD SC Aurion... My old man currently has an SR5 Hilux TD and after I mentioned the TRD version hee started rifling through the filing cabinet to find out when the lease period is up :jamie: Our company is a prime example of Toyota's failings at the moment. We have a fleet of about 40 vehicles, everything from huuuge coaches, coasters, hiaces, hilux 2wd and 4wd, several yarises (or is that yarii) and the odd troopy for good measure. While most of them are purely work hacks, and serve their purpose very well, when it comes to getting cars on a novated lease for the more senior or important staff (who can afford it), Toyota sometimes just doesn't offer anything special enough. As much as we'd like to have an all-Toyota fleet (we get amazing deals from our local dealer) our guys are looking elsewhere. So now we have BMW X5's, a 325, 3 Focii, couple of subies, and a HSV ffs... and ALL of them have spent time in service for warranty claims. ALL. Not so the Toyotas... AND.... to make things worse, the other day I see a f@$king TRANSIT out the back ready to put into service... why? Toyota can't build hiaces fast enough! My Old man even had to wait 2 months for his Hilux, and he only got THAT because the waiting list for a a Lexus LX470 is so long, the new one will be released by the time he gets it! Arrrrgh get your SHIT together toyota.... your faithful subjects grow tired of your follies and are turning to the dark side....

Nah.... but someone bought it... cos its gone now... strangely enough there was no reserve. :jamie:

Dude... I just found your old (crispy) car on the Pickles Auctions website :jamie:

Thats it... I'm writing a letter.

even if the Aurion lacks a few KW and is fwd only, it will still have one major advantage over the competition... RELIABILITY :jamie:

Note to self... re-torque flywheel bolts next time I have the clutch out

careful with going black on ta22s... they're all curves, and your bodywork has to be purrrrrrfect or it ends up looking budget... (voice of experience I can assure you :jamie: )

Frenched EVERYTHING dude... do it DO IT

oooo I'm getting all nostalgic... my first ever rally car was a white TA22 :jamie: Soooo long ago now... I didn't even have a road licence yet :o

The wonders of Japan: Arse Hygiene: Light years ahead Smoking Laws: 20 years behind. :jamie: I'm relishing the fact that I am enjoying a coffee and cigarette simultanously whilst indoors However the coffee itself leaves a little to be desired.

random pic thread calls for random moment of self indulgent gloating Me rollin Gangsta styles in LA. What up biznitches EDIT: I've just noticed how tiny that thing makes me look... I'm 5'10" and 80kg but I look like like a 12yo sitting in there :jamie:

mmm... same old story. Geez I wish Toyota AU would get their nuts out and start swingin them around for once...

This one's been floating around for a bit.... reminds me of a stormtrooper helmet

Ditto on the hilux... looking forward to seeing what they do with that engine... I think there's plenty of potential there...