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More Canberra members, we are growing fast now :P Welcome to Rolla Club Anthony :y:

just sucks I can not stay for the whole cruise, I thinks it will be a great night :P

Hi Mick and welcome to rolla club :y: Nice looking rolla there and as Glenn said its good to see a another newer model on here :P Hope to see you/meet you at our meetings and cruise.

Yeah I stuffed up and double booked myself, will be there for the start and the photo's

some more pic's. some more pic's.

Some more pic's

Ok guys who is coming and who is not?

You better be Nick cos if we can we will have a Rolla Club stand

Just back from the Nats, YLD.TOY was a legend in the burnouts nice job mate crowd loved you :) Some nice rolla's out there, and some nice old rods as well. Nick we need a adult section as I saw in real life some of what Geoff has pic's of and he needs to share them :S I will post soem pic's later as well.

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Also fond this. Officially, the ACCC states that vehicle warranties are protected as long as the parts installed are of genuine or appropriate quality. This applies to new and second hand cars. In the case of engine filters, ‘genuine or appropriate quality' means that it meets the vehicle manufacturers' efficiency, life and flow requirements - the minimum required to do the job. When a Ryco Filter is added to the range, it's subjected to testing that ensures these key requirements either meet or exceed those of original equipment manufacturers. But I do agree with some parts that genuine is better and keep away from the cheap and nasty Supa Cheap made in China stuff. Pay that little bit more and go to Repco or Auto Pro (unless SC has the same brand cheaper) or buy genuine. Go Ryco :wink:

Hey I like it promotes a great club :wink:

Some Ryco history for you all. G.U.D. 62 Years in Australia GUD Manufacturing Company was formed in 1940 by W.L. Ryan and A.J. Harford, initially engaged in the production of a wide range of chemical products from furniture polish to toothpaste. The company began importing filters from the United States based Fram Corporation, but the second World War made it impractical to continue importing. The decision was made to manufacture automotive filtration products in Australia to meet major war time requirements, - a direct consequence of the Americans entering World War II in the Pacific Basin. Initially selling filters under the brand name Ryco-Fram, this continued until 1946 when the GUD Manufacturing Company's association with Fram was curtailed by the Australian Government, who requested that all Australian companies cease spending US dollars in royalties. From this point two GUD Manufacturing Company filter brands were established, the RYCO brand and the GUD brand. The range of canister type filters developed quite considerably to include cotton roving style fuel filters and felt filters during the next few years. Throw away oil filters became additions in 1949/50 and in mid 1950 paper oil and fuel filters were introduced, replacing the oil bath air filters of the era. GUD Manufacturing Company commenced spin-on oil filter production in the late 1950's. Two of the first part numbers were Z9 and Z10, both for the Ford Motor Company. The Z10 oil filter was used as original equipment on the Ford Falcon, Z9 becoming the service replacement oil filter for the same model. Co-founder of the GUD Manufacturing Company, W.L. Ryan, then established the automotive wholesaling company W.L. Ryan Pty Ltd. This company marketed the wide range of products manufactured by GUD under the new "RYCO" brand name. The next step in this ever growing Australian manufacturer's history saw Ryan's partner, A.J. Harford leave Australia and set up a virtually duplicate manufacturing organisation in Durban, South Africa. Harford maintained his interest in GUD Manufacturing Company and W.L. Ryan was his equal partner in the South African project. The firm grew to include European manufacturing and distribution through United Kingdom Licensee G.E. Jones and a Dutch organisation was set up known as GUD Europe. All of these foreign operations were administered by Harford, by now a Swiss resident. The English and Dutch companies operated successfully for more than a decade, discontinuing business in the late 1970's, while the South African company and the Australian company continue to flourish to this day. By the early 60's, automotive filter designs became more complex, requiring larger production runs and stock commitments to cater for the boom in vehicle sales. It became increasingly difficult for GUD Manufacturing Company to maintain both the duplicate GUD and RYCO brands. The decision was made to market all GUD Manufacturing Company automotive filters under the one RYCO brand name. The RYCO brand name has since become an icon in the Australian automotive aftermarket. RYCO continues to be Australia's top selling brand of automotive oil, air and fuel filters sixty years on, boasting a range and level of quality that is unsurpassed in the Australian market. In 1958, GUD Holdings Limited was formed to acquire the capital of GUD Manufacturing Company Pty Ltd. The new company first appeared on the Melbourne Stock Exchange in 1959, where it remains today.

You may find that the Toyota brand is made by one of the others mentioned just you are paying for the Toyota name on it and it probably still comes from China. Ryco has been the most trusted name in filters for many years and yes they do make brand name parts under licence for many car companies. I think you will find Toyota do not make there own suspension or filters, that is why the original suspension in the imported Toyota 4WD's like the Surf (Jap. Hilux) realy sucks big time. I have used and still use Ryco and or Valvaline depending on what is in stock at the time. I have never had a problem with Ryco but I have had a problem twice with Valvaline, nothing bad just leaks. We used Cooper once in the rally car and we will never used them again as it blew off and f*#ked the engine, Cooper did pay for the parts to rebuild the engine but not the labour costs. Other rally teams have reported the same plus other problems with Cooper. I buy trailer electrical gear from a company that makes lights, plugs etc... for Bosh and Nava under licence. I buy there brand and it is exactly same and as good as the Bosh/Nava stuff, in fact sometimes they send me the Bosh/Nava branded stuff cos they are out of there own branded stuff and I still pay the cheaper price for there own brand. The same company also makes all the lighting for Range Rover and some for Holden, Toyota, Ford, Mazda, Opal etc... But yes sometimes genuine is better.

Yep I am with Felix, that other half of yours needs some of the Rolla love

You need an opinion :) buy it or I will

Yep $380 for extractors is to much $$$, I have never paid more then $280 fitted. But then I have never paid any more then $230 for a sports system fitted with crome tip and that was a 2.5" system with 3" tip.

4WD's and vans such as Tarago's etc are just as dangerous around schools, car parks and intersections. You can not see around both of them and if diving thenm you can not see small kids behind them when reversing, I also own a Falcon wagan with a 3rd row rear seat and it also stops me from seeing small kids or low objects when reversing so as far as I can see that driver education is the key as well as a means test when buying a 4WD or van. EG: You can only buy a 4WD if you are a active member of a 4WD club or have a farm, need to tow heavy trailers (caravans, boats, Car trailers etc...) or travel on dirt roads often, most tradesman do not need them. This must be proven before you can buy one and if you want one just cos you have 4 plus kids then buy a Van. You can only buy a van if you need the seats like you have heaps of kids or run a day care or something. As for needing a licence I say no due to the fact you can drive a truck up to 4.5 tonnes GVM on a car licence in the ACT, but you should need to show that you have done a course before you can buy a 4WD or Van or light truck under 4.5 tonnes GVM. As for Bull bars again you should need to have to prove the need for it first before you can buy one and if you sell the car with it then the new owner must prove the need for it or have it removed by the seller before they buy it. That's my 2c worth any ways.

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That's right it was a rally car, a lot more stress on the car then a road car. I also know a guy that has had spacers on his rally car for a few years now with no probs and the car is a lot heavier then a Corolla. Some have had probs others have not but remember rally cars get about 10,000 times more stress on the wheels, studs, hubs, suspension, body etc... then your every day road car, It all comes down to personal choice.

The only time I have heard of wheels fitted to spacers come off was on a rally car that got about 3 foot of air off a jump and landed on the left front wheel first and it gave way with the stress. So unless you plan on jumping or rallying/racing your car then it should be ok, it is more dangerous to fit wheels that are not quite the right stud pattern or PCD but still just fit as this will brake studs fast eg: HQ Holden & Commodore, Falcon & Mercedes.

Looking good Glenn.

Try Rick Bates Automotive in Canberra. He allies 4wd Corolla's, his run the old Celica 4wd gear but he knows all Corolla's inside and out.

You could always buy some Elf :)

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