0R10N Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 well, ordinarily I would agree... but I have a certain emotional attachment to that TX3, having owned it for the last six years yeah I'm a soft bugger at times sent the sedan off on the back of a truck yesterday to have its ignition problems sorted out, so it should be all ready to accept the angry big power turbo when the time finally comes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtailfred Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Yehh. "Angry big power FJ20" > "panel & paint for TX3." hey softy! i agree with him. i am emotionally attached to the ute too, but you must take care of your engine before your panels (with the exception of the antirust). hence, the ute is 5 shades of red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ke36 Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 would you be able to chcuk some pics up of ur tx3 in this thread maybe? keen to hear a rundown of it its the one that was in the back of pc aye? made me buy those rims for my lancer p.s love the skylines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtailfred Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 http://www.tx3nz.com/img/dr30-sedan/PC200342.JPG is that a bosch part? the later ones are all mitsi arent they? or do bosch make a drop in for the mitsi? my ex-skyline had a dodgy idle and would stall all the time and rev and labour at idle etc. turned out to be two things : pwm idle valve stiff/sticky and bearing in CAS unit near siezed, but coming free sometimes. the result of the latter one is that the ecu thought that rpm were increasing and decreasing when they werent due to the stiff/free and freeplay being taken up and released continually... i have a pic a lot like yours http://s50.photobucket.com/albums/f323/ ... 0_3755.jpg it was 8mm too long and running into the clutch disk when i tried to fit the engine to the box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0R10N Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 bamp. Holy jesus, no posts in this thread since 2007. Wondering if I should buy these for completeness' sake. Authentik Watanabe Wheel Nuts, for aura of JDM +15 But I have a funny feeling that the wheel studs on squid are M12x1.25, not 1.5 thread pitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Yes, or these http://coupekiwi.wordpress.com/2010/06/ ... lock-nuts/ I'm going to get a set or 4 in when my car actually makes it to the road. edit, or were you wanting them just for the authenticness? haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0R10N Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Haha, nah I'd actually fit them Watanabe wheel nuts. Attention to detail and all that rubbish But if the thread pitch is wrong, well, electronic nuts it may have to be! Fuck having some lowlife swipe my rims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Ed - you have never been one to take Mohammed to the mountain - you may as well continue the habit of a lifetime and get these nuts and change the studs on your hubs to suit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo5365 Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Who is this jammy bastard called E. Nardi, and why has he seen fit to etch his name into my steering wheel? Between this and the Wats, coupe is fast approaching cliché spec. In fact if I fitted my ADthree ducktail spoiler the trifecta would be complete. Then I can rock the brown suit, shades and a shotgun, pretending I'm Detective Chief Daimon. OK and I'll be the s13 guy doing a time attack on wangan lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MdiDzsvHeOo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0R10N Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 I'll be the s13 guy doing a time attack on wangan lolhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MdiDzsvHeOo Megalopolis Expressway Trial freakin' rules. I remember seeing snippets of the first one with the DR30 coupe all done up. squid needs Maximum Slamtime pretty bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Looks choice, This pair of vehicles/all of Eds fleet look sweet IRL IMO TBH @ a BBQ. Amount of slam looks good/driveable, I seem to remember thinking your driveway had a funny/potential problem angle on it, problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0R10N Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Yuh, my driveway has a deceptively lethal upwards slope to it right at the entranceway - though most cars (including Richy's Torneo when he had it) have been able to get up it without scraping too badly. TX3 cocks a leg if I turn in at the wrong angle, haha the real test will be the ramp into the new shed once that goes up. Garage guy sent me the exact specs but I think it's a rise of 25cm over a 1 metre run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testament Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 planks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 /dig down 250mm before laying concrete and have smooth entance into garage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikuni Posted October 5, 2011 Author Share Posted October 5, 2011 /dig down 250mm before laying concrete and have smooth entance into garage? /build the rest of the world up 250mm and have smooth entance into garage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0R10N Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 /dig down 250mm before laying concrete and have smooth entance into garage? my section slopes ever so slightly, thanks to the lay of the land the only way to have all four corners of the garage above ground was to elevate 250mm Wouldn't have been a problem if it was a quarter or even half the area! The garage company assures me the ramp should be fine for cars moving under their own power though, so we'll see. Not sure what'll happen if I have to push anything in and out of there (e.g. my track car) a few months ago I found some Crimson Linea Sport Fins under a pile of BFMR parts in the lockup, similar style to the Weds Professors that are currently on banana. I'd bought them for cheap off trademe then left them in a dark corner and forgot all about their existence! Between these, the Star Warses, and the two factory DR30 rim styles it looks like squid is pretty spoilt for choice, so there's honestly no need to go trawling YAJ anymore for wheels. sample pic below, mine are plain flat silver with black centres. They need to be refurbished though. Some love them and others absolutely hate them, haha. In fact, the exact same wheels that are on this bad boy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 whoa, they are pretty much exactly the same as Volk/Rays Artisan Spirits (which I have one the trump) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozin Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 STAR WARS!!! C'mon Ed don't put those grot-spec fin things on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0R10N Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Richy - refitment of the Star Wars will depend entirely on whether I can find decent 195/60R15 or 195/55R15 rubber for them, as that's the best size of tyre that won't scrape on the rear guards. Both 225/50 and 215/60 have scraped pretty badly in the past. the latter more so because they were haggard balloon spec. then there's refurbishing to consider... but since I'll need to clean up the Linea Sports anyway the point is rather moot. I should really try and get squid running/warranted/registered for Nizfest, then we can drive both DR30s down to Hampton. Shit son, the more photos of sedans I find with epic maximum slamtime, the keener I am to finish this monster once and for all. win? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 STAR WARS!!!C'mon Ed don't put those grot-spec fin things on it. This, the star wars mags are sooooooo awesome it hurts, them fins are poosey wooseys 4 trueseys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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