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I think Honda City headlights are the right size for a straight swap, and take halogen bulbs. Should be cheap as from a wrecker.

Holy shit. Did the old owner keep it parked IN THE SEA!?!?

Nothing is missing. I was just wondering if, in theory, you could get away with changing stuff as long as it still fitted with the details on the plate. Of course you would have to change where you got your WOF... For example: My engine details are "1800cc" "NISSAN MOD" "IL4-OHC" "FUEL-INJ TURBO" What would stop me from replacing my CA18ET with a Z18ET?(not that I would actually want to do that swap ).

I don't recall getting anything other than the cert plate both times I got a cert....

When you get a cert, is there additional info that is recorded somewhere in addition to what is on the cert plate? Because some cert plates can be really, um, vague..., lacking in specifics. I just wondered if a more detailed version of what is on the cert plate is recorded elsewhere??

How big was your bottle? I have 3 'D' size bottles(MIG and oxy) rented from BOC in Petone. It's about $15 each per month. It does add up if you are not using it often and you have more than one bottle. Cost me $90 to fill up my Argoshield a month ago As far as I know, you have no choice in Wellington area, you have to rent.

See if you can get a hold of an SU from an MG Metro Turbo. They were blow through. Might be hard to sort out a suitable needle though... Or buy David Vizard's "Modify BL's A series engine". It's essential for someone modifying the A series.

Imagine... in your HEAD?! THIS IS THE INTERNET!!!! *King Leonidas picture* Google images search FTW!

Why do you want that much camber anyway? I'm running 3degrees on the car I take to the track. I hope you are not doing it for looks Adjustable bottom arms will also widen the front track by a fair bit. Rough calculations.... every 1 degree of negative camber pushes each wheel 10mm further out of the guard. Better to have that adjustability at the strut top so your track stays the same. You may have to severely modify the top mounts. Lowering the car/shortening the struts will also have a side effect of negative camber. Use some trigonometry to work that shizzle out au.

Kind of on topic. A trick I use for drilling holes in exhaust gaskets. Sandwich the gasket between two bits of flat bar with the correct sized hole through them and drill the gasket through that. Stops you from mangling the gasket. I had to do this with my exhaust manifold gasket when I replaced the 10mm studs with 12mm ones.

THE STARVIA wasn't pretty enough to be in anyone's photos, so I have to look for it in the background of other car's pictures

That was Dan aka 'flannel's car, he built it nearly 10 years ago, was a seriously nice little car that one. I did a tiny bit of work on the original build of Dan's BPTPWR. Just found out this week that it's on blocks and being sold as parts. LAME. We have spies everywhere.....

mitre 10 is the new boy racer hang out on thursdays it seems and the police just block it off and then spend hours checking wofs etc Really?! I was not aware of this.

I usually take a drum brake and put it on backwards. Then take a big hammer and go bang bang BANG BANG BASH SMASH SMASH AAAARGH AAAAARGH!!!!! Till the axle comes loose. Remember there are FOUR retaining bolts.

My place is in Totara Park. If you have the choice, get a place that's not too close to the hill or you won't get that much sun in winter. No gangs here. Just some "boy racers". Got a guy with a skyline up my street with an external or something, seems to be stuck in first gear constantly. If you intend to catch the train or something, there are buses that can take you to the upper hutt train station. You could walk to the train station, but it would take a while..... Ummmmmmm Watch out for houses with no insulation, it can get frikken cold on the hill side. No Telstra cable internet this side of the river. So all we get is ADSL(ADSL2 is supposed to be coming in 2011). For Birchville, if you mean Gemstone drive area, its all sweet there too, no gangs. I have some mates who live on Gemstone Drive. One halfway up and the other at Akatarawa end. I've not heard any complaints from them. You can get Telstra cable internet there! Maoribank I think sometimes gets called Birchville(I think). It's one of those lower socio-economic areas. I have never lived there. You can get some nice houses there for cheaper, but it's nicer in Totara Park. Yeh.. um..