irokin

Can't do any worse than I did :P

O.o

So a few weeks ago my life changed forever. Some say it was for the better, others say for worse. It was the week before the track day and my new clutch master and slave had been delivered but the clutch line was completely ʞ©$ɟing wrong. No one was selling the clutch line I needed (CA18 an SR20 masters are different, I was changing over to a SR20 master) and those that "had it" were actually out of stock. So that sucked. Then I thought, surely I could buy the fittings and hose and get my mechanic to make up a line for me. So I ordered all the bits, M10x1.0 inverted flare to AN-3, 90* AN-3 hose ends, AN-3 teflon braided hose etc. So it all arrived a day or two later but I really couldn't be bothered doing the two hour round trip to see my mechanic so I read up on how to make teflon braided lines. I had this idea in my head that it was really difficult but after a bit of reading I realised it's only barely more difficult than putting an end on a garden hose. I had enough hose to have my mechanic make up another line if I ʞ©$ɟed it up so there wasn't really anything to lose. So I made my hose up (after some head scratching trying to figure out how to get them to line up then realising they're ʞ©$ɟing swivel fittings you moron) installed it annnnd it leaks. ʞ©$ɟ. But it turns out it was just one of the AN flares wasn't tightened up enough, a slight wriggle to get it to seat properly and a tweak with the spanner and it was like a bought one. Suddenly I felt like I was some kind of braided hose expert; "Replace ALL the hoses!". So after a sizable order from VPW and another from JEGS I've got AN fittings coming out of my arse, about 8+ meters of various sizes and types (black nomex for the visible stuff, stainless for high temp and hidden stuff, some left over teflon) of hose, a whole bunch of fittings, reducers, adapters and all sorts of other shit. It's a disease, like ʞ©$ɟing pringles. Once you pop you can't stop! HEEELLLPPP MEEEEEE!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zXDo4dL7SU

Second account? I'll never tell.

FedEx are trolling me...

Yes but this is not what the blogs system is designed to be used for. The amount of overhead for you to ask one question is massive compared to creating a thread like everyone else. The scatter gun approach is not appreciated.

I don't understand why you're using a blog for this rather than posting on the forums like everyone else?

I think for the sake of not crashing peoples browsers (this tab is using about 10 times more memory than a regular RC tab) maybe only post a couple per post. That way we wont end up with one page of the thread having 100+ gifs.

Well there's your problem...

Random fact: Inox shits all over WD40

"There" being a track, obviously.

There are people doing good constantly, you just don't notice them. Psychologically, the bad events leave a stronger impression on you than the good events.

What kind of pressure plate is that Mitch? My Exedy one is bright pink :| I'm glad it's inside the bellhousing. Just looks like its an older one so might have reduced clamping force?

But at the same time the equipment is becoming cheaper and more efficient. The rebates have dropped already but the price of a new system is still cheaper.

You get RECS which are credits when you buy the equipment initially. Typically the installer will buy those from you with a reduced price for the equipment. Then, depending on the state, you'll get higher price for feeding electricity back onto the grid. In some of the southern states the amount has been capped and the cap reached so you'll just get the regular price. In QLD though its uncapped for now. So you might be buying off peak electricity at something like 25c/kWh and selling back solar at 50c/kWh. Even if you only feed back half of what you use you still end up with a $0 electricity bill. But its not that simple (at least with our setup). If you use electricity during the day it will be pulled off the solar before you feed off the grid. So if you're using 2kW and the solars generating 3kW then you'd only be getting the higher rate on the 1kW surplus you're feeding back into the grid. At least that's how I understand it.

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Use the WTB section. Shits overflowing everywhere at the moment.

New exhaust is on. Its pretty loud and very very deep noted. Got a small leak on the rear joint that I need to fix. Its a few KG lighter than the old one and much tidier under the car. Hopefully it solves the problem with the dump pipe... Now onto pulling the intake manifold off to try and find this coolant leak and drop off the rotors to see if they can be machined (new rotors are coming ex-japan and will take a few weeks so might not be here in time). Also need to think about overhauling the starter motor while the manifolds off. It's sounding a bit worse for wear (dry bearings I think).

For sure. I don't want to make it sound like excuses, you can do everything with an S13 that you can with an S14. Just the S14/15 is a better starting point. There's some geometry changes to the rear subframe, has a mid mounted fuel tank, chassis updates, comes 5 stud from factory and doesn't need brake upgrades straight away. One downside is that it's heavier by about 50kg but I'm sure you could recover most of that deficit. Lap times once I figured out how to drive the car again:

One half of a Daft Punk tribute band.

Ignoring everything else wrong about that image, atheism is only the rejection of the belief in a god or gods. Nothing more. Those things (though a huge straw man) are beliefs that many atheists share in common but they are not part of atheism.

And blow. Those particle jets don't get there by themselves. Cool shirt bro.

You either are that guy or you're representing that guy. You come here purporting to have had this organic experience which is utter bullshit. That's astroturfing which is hugely dishonest. To be honest I probably wouldn't have even had a problem with it if you had practiced full disclosure but instead you can sod off.

Nice attempt at astroturfing but if you're gonna lie to us, you're gonna have a bad time.