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That's a pretensioner belt 

Should replace it with the same thing so the airbag system still functions 

If the belt is changed to a non pretensioner type the air bag light will probably stay on 

Even I, as a rampant petrosexual, can see why people like EVs. 

On 14/03/2024 at 16:35, ul9601 said:

does this qualify? 2000 mini ex-japan

 

That's quite a cool pic,

random dude,window down,enjoying his interesting car,and he looks stoked you took the pic.

Oooof, that is good

It looks like they are asking you to check if the play is within manufacturer specs 

Ie they don't want to make a decision themselves 

I've had a ba ute, ba wagon, and currently have a fg sedan 

I've liked all of them , apart from rust. 

Rust is the reason I got rid of both the BAs and the FG is showing signs of that becoming a problem 

brakes always shudder, fg is on its second set of new front discs and it's doing it again 

It's a shame the bodies are a bit garbage, as the engines are bulletproof. I've never done anything more than oil changes . Wagon trans took a dump at about 250k 

You should have bought a twin pack of Briggs v twins to fix your mower and compressor 

Axle shortening or joining, if it's just an axle, should be fine if it's done well and with a suitable weld process etc, take notes of what you do, what filler rods etc 

The exception to this is jag rear ends, this is because the driveshaft is the top suspension arm. These need a more specialized process because a failure would likely be way more badderer 

Battery- if your fuel system is modified then the CCM requirements apply, so battery has to be isolated from fuel in a non conductive box. 

I have had a customer with a stainless battery box who didn't want to change it, line the inside of the box with rubber sheet so it was no longer conductive between the battery and everything else 

Diff specs is the one in drury, I used to deal with a guy there called Brian a million years ago and I think he's still there,he's a GC. 

Steelie gears I've had 2 lsd diffs built by him and he was really good, once you get past the grump he was actually very helpful. I went to see him about the diff in my plymouth and he said he was not interested in modifying diffs any more  hed rather give me $100 and tell me to fuck off he'd lose less money. 

Took it to Lee instead ,he was good but fitted the wrong set of spider and side gears which I swapped out myself 

looks lovely. shame you have to sell it

Are you storing it in the ocean?

Yeah good place to start, I've got a drum mc on my car and it had an issue with the brakes staying on slightly, popped the residual pressure valves out and smoooooth sailing after that 

More positive caster makes a big difference, a lot of cars of this era had minimal or even negative caster settings from factory, with wider wheels and tyres they are not great to drive 

Thats based on pretty economical cars though

my work car gets 14.2l /100 so I should be getting a Christmas card from the govt for all my contributions 

Can only have a quick release if it's a competition vehicle with cage/authority card,  or in a special case like a tiny sports car where you need a removable wheel to get in /out 

It's due to some small technicality of the rules , it happens with Toyota as well, there's a company called TECS that does mods usually for disability transportation

I think because it's technically a different company even though it's owned by the manufacturer, when the vehicle is modified by that company, on the Japanese paperwork there's a symbol missing , which means the vehicle is modified = cert required when it comes to nz 

11 hours ago, xsspeed said:

Why are they modified? I see one on trademe up here but it looks like it was a 1.2 according to engine build plate, are they all swaps or that one might just be suss

Nissan has a bit of history with doing this- there was a n14? pulsar that had a sr20 put in place of a sr18, there was also the 260rs stageas, probably other wierd nissan models as well.

I believe they take a regular production model and autech (back then) or nismo( now the same company) modify it

That's why they have the 'wrong' engine code on the build plate 

If you buy one you want to make sure it's certed, or when you go for a wof you might get asked for it later 

It did not look particularly quick, 

But everything else seemed to be running in the 11s so not a good comparison 

1 hour ago, xsspeed said:

a bit newer and pricier but E12 Note Nismo, anyone driven one? 140hp 1.6 5spd manwell

little bit tempted to try one to see if it could fit the bill for school drop off/town commute

Have certed 3 of them as they are technically, modified . Rear discs, engine, suspension,  wheels and trim are different. 

Not particularly fast but as far as late model cars go , pretty fun to drive with a proper manual box