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Started by hawk , Jan 31 2010 11:12 AM

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#351 mr5000

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Posted 12 June 2012 - 06:00 PM

one trick i used to do was jam ball bearings in the hoses so it wouldnt work ever but it was all there 9 times out of ten you can bluff them into believing it didnt have it but on a uc id say your stuffed

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#352 MRLXSS

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Posted 12 June 2012 - 06:17 PM

Just wait at see... They might not even notice! Worse case it's on the list of things that you have to fix!

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#353 _Brad1979UC_

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Posted 12 June 2012 - 07:12 PM

Chances are neither does the mechanic doing your rego check...

If it looks like its working, they'll more than likely assume it is

^ THIS!

...yea I guess yea worst case if they ask for it put it in, if they even notice it's missing, they're gonna knock you back at a rwc inspection anyway.

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#354 orangeLJ

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Posted 12 June 2012 - 08:44 PM

There could also be a benefit to having such a simple thing missing, might make them stop looking for nit-picky other things....

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#355 hawk

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Posted 13 June 2012 - 12:14 PM

Thanks guys well i got the permit this morning and later today its off the get a wheel alignment and balance and to see why one side of the car is sitting higher than the other after that its off to tge panel shop for minor work. also booked in for a rwc next wednesday

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#356 hawk

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Posted 13 June 2012 - 05:34 PM

Well ive had a bad day went to get the alignment and balance and they stripped a front wheel stud and the thread in about half my wheel nuts
Then driving home the diff went with a nice bang.
So its lucky i have a spare car i can steal parts off .
So before next wednesday i have to
-replace the diff
-reseat the front drivers side spring
-replace the passengers side brake calliper as the piston wont push in and keeps grabbing the disc hard
-get new wheel nuts and centrecaps
looks like ill be calling in sick tomorrow so i have a chance of getting it done

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#357 _slaaar_

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Posted 13 June 2012 - 06:10 PM

Geezus mate, that's a rough hand you were dealt today. Sorry to hear you got a whole bunch of headache. I reckon some of the advice in the previous pages is worth taking on board. Some of us have been busy waiting to fix up the torana out the back for a decade. IMO. I reckon the trick is to be patient and then be patient some more. Save up some dosh and get a reliable and useful car, something cheap to rego, cheap to fix and cheap to run. Boring but useful and don't do anything to it. Put the torrie on blocks and start chipping away at the dream build. You can plan, plot and scheme. Believe me, you can waste a lot of hard earned cash trying to get an old car snazzed up and still out the driveway every morning to work. It's a lot harder to do it right and you will keep putting yourself in a financial hole when things go bang......or alternatively....if this advice sounds like old guy stuff ....., go hard dude and may the force be with you. Long Live Toranas.

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#358 hawk

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Posted 21 August 2012 - 08:08 PM

http://www.ebay.com....#ht_1008wt_1271

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#359 Potta

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Posted 22 August 2012 - 04:06 PM

Bummer......

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#360 hawk

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Posted 22 August 2012 - 10:21 PM

if it doesnt make reserve then ill just get a cheap car on finance and keep it

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#361 Potta

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Posted 23 August 2012 - 02:37 PM

You've still got your hatch though right?

So its all good I guess.

Someone will pick themselves up a nice, well loved UC.

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#362 hawk

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Posted 23 August 2012 - 03:47 PM

the hatch was sold years ago maybe 3? i have another uc sedan though so if this doesnt sell ill sell the other which is a shell and pack this one away for a while

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#363 _threeblindmice_

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Posted 23 August 2012 - 07:07 PM

I saw it on Ebay today , looks good and cheap , it should sell .

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#364 hawk

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Posted 23 August 2012 - 07:10 PM

reserve is 4k tho... we shall c i hope it does but at the same time i wanna keep it

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#365 Potta

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Posted 23 August 2012 - 11:38 PM

Yeah you should get that and a bit more I reckon.

Edited by Potta, 23 August 2012 - 11:39 PM.

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#366 hawk

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Posted 24 August 2012 - 06:58 AM

wow that would be amazing

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#367 hawk

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Posted 24 August 2012 - 07:03 AM

if it gets around that i might take it off ebay tonight really wasnt thinking it would make that

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#368 hawk

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Posted 24 August 2012 - 08:09 AM

going for a rwc check at 9.30 !

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#369 _CHOPPER_

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Posted 24 August 2012 - 09:45 PM

It's now 9.44, how did it go?

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#370 hawk

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Posted 25 August 2012 - 09:34 AM

its gonna cost 500 which is good they only picked the front uni, hand brake adjusted, 2 wheel studs and pollution gear which is alot less than i thought so im stoked should have rego in the next 2 weeks.