HAH.. thanks. :P but as if do that, your adub's mad. :)
..and supercharged. :(
 
 
anyway, i ended up winning that auction for the HKS kits original supercharger. was a whopping $35 in japan, but obviously i have to get it out here. $300 air, $160 sea.. I went sea. it takes so much longer, but $300 for that battered old cooler hurts.. :(
heres the only other pic of it i have. there are another two further up the page

anyone recognize it as off another car, im guessing in the mid 80's? I doubt it, as not alot was inter-cooled in those days. Its otherwise just a generic aftermarket cooler, but at least period-perfect. i just wanted to reunite it with the kit anyway. :P
as far as mounting it goes, im guessing it sat not far from where a factory supercharger cooler goes. the bracketry pictured and the piping i have, should give an indication as to where it used to sit. but I've asked importmonster to ask the seller wheter there are any pictures of when it was all installed.. hopefully i get a reply as thatd help a heap!
 
in other news, my gearbox is near fried nowadays. No suprise though.. I've been planning to get it done at 380,000 for a while now. it still shifts, but first to second crunches at high revs, and its noisy when in neutral.
At the same time, I've been really wanting an LSD for it. So lately i had to look into exactly what LSD i want for my C52 5spd box..
almost went with the TRD clutch unit, but haven't had the greatest of experiences with old worn clutch LSD's.. so went for the Helical Quaife instead.

Part No QDF15E
'lifetime' warranty, and install and forget. no special oil or anything more that as if it wasn't there. perfect. :)
anyway, I've ordered it, so just have to wait now. no rush, as i don't need it for 3,000km. :P
 
all for now. :)

^ heh.. i hope so!
Its on its way from the UK as we speak, but itl be a few weeks before it goes anyway.. so i just have to hurry up n do 3,000km. :P
 
also FINALLY got around to mounting my AW11 option powerfold fogs. feck i've had these sitting in a box for a while!



i reckon they look ****hot. super 80's. :P
not actually plugged in either... the plugs are up in the headlight bucket area, so its wouldnt be hard.. but ehhhh... i goes n carnt figur it owt. :S
 
edit..
in not so rad news, i ran over a rock/stone yesterday and dinted the back of the Fujitsubo. the whole dint is only the size of a 10cent piece, but i imagine its unrepairable.. theres just no way to get to it from the inside.
luckily you cant see it from the back of the car, but argh.. they just hang so bloody low. wrecked my day <_<

 

Yessssss RdS FTW!!!!
Go the dish! Soon you'll need rivet on effoff arches!!! Lol J/K but seriously nice wheels 8.5"!!! You gonna stick with the kics lugs?
Shattered for you with the exhaust, if its of any consolation I've seen dings removed from motorcycle tubing via this method... (Fujitsubo exhaust removed and sealed at one end) - heat the spot with a heat gun or similar and then pump in compressed air and "pop" ding gone like i said ive seen it done but couldn't guarantee results on the exhaust just fyi, however first hand exp i have had it done to my steel fixie frame, multiple dings of decent spacing and it worked a treat its been pretty sweet since.
Nice shot with the lights on so tough... is that Doncaster WF was just there after work!!? Nice fogs super hot 80's!

^ yyeah, the AW11 can take wider; but remember when i was going through this on Toymods AW11OA thread, I simply wanted a stagger setup and staggered tires. Really only for looks. The choice of a 7.5 and 8.5 stagger was because of tires in the end.. and the availability of the 195/50 and 205/50 combo. 
 
and thanks for the advice re the muffler mk1corse. :)
I'm not sure how that would work, since i thought the inside off the muffler tin itself was some sort of dense packing to stop noise. the dint's in the outer stainless of that, so its a pain to get from the inside or out. unless it can be sucked out or something? :S
 
n yep, Shoppo Doncaster. :P took those pictures on wednesday night! not far as i live in Eltham. :)
 

i see.. :P
 
ideally id have blockier tread aswell.. but its just not going to happen with the AW11's little guards. if i want width, I'm going to have to go with a little stretch... but too much stretch is just not the look I'm after.
my car just wishes it was a nice 80's 930 turbo. <_<

 
interestingly, if i went with a one-piece wheel, I'd go a wider front and not worry about a stagger at all. I reckon AW11's are best with the same size/offset/tire right around, like factory. going wide on the back risks bulldozing the front, but if you want multipiece, you need a stagger.. non-stagered multi-piece rims hurt my head. 
On the train of single size wheels again.. I'm very keen to get one last set of watanabe's down the track. dark grey/black, and nice and chunky.
 
:)
 

Fogs look great! Suit the car perfectly.

couple pics i took yesterday. Had the GTS out (the MR2 parks it in) and they looked neat together.. :P



 
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