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Australia - still a nation populated by thieves, where "Bolted Down" means very little. 
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Would anyone be interested if I throw in the building of the cat run inbetween buying broken Subaru posts? I sure would.
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Dec 30, 2016 03:52
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So place your bets AI - how long will CT make it into 2017 before buying another Subaru:
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Jan 1, 2017 07:22
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:
You mad bastard. Also the IS300 is the first sunroof'd car I've had in about a decade, but I'm swiftly reminded that it's only usable for about 2 weeks of the year in Perth, other than as a means to let the 60 degree air out before the AC takes over. Holy poo poo I'm tempted to use it to flip drivers off constantly though.
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Jan 30, 2017 15:26
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Surely 44+ degree days aren't exactly a regular occurrence in NSW, though. :Perthstare:
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Jan 31, 2017 11:31
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Until the last couple of years, no. The weather patterns have changed for sure tho - we have had more like Brisbane style humidity AND a whole string of 40+C days, let alone twice this year I've been up at 4:30am and the temperature is STILL 33-34C. Yeah I am shitscared of what February will hold for Perth. We were saved by a cyclone so far (it rained all week til today) but given 44 is pretty average weather for this time of year and has been for as long as I've been here, it's going to get hosed up when we have a heat wave. ANYWAY BACK TO FETISHISING HYDROCARBON PRODUCING MOTORVEHICLES. That gen Liberty was really high on my list when I was car shopping this time around, and if it wasn't for the fact that the Spec B was just a little bit more than I wanted to spend, I'd definitely have gone that way. And with my Mrs hounding me for a second I just might. I got the IS300 for a steal though, and even though it's lacking power vs the H6 Liberty, it's a really smooth and quiet ride. I had a little BA Astina before that, and you almost feel like a passenger driving the Lexus in comparison. You can have quiet, smooth cars while still having good handling and steering feel, and I think that's what's so great about those Liberties. Commodores are all the wrong kinds of driver detachment, though - although I'm not going to lie, I really like the look of the last gen SV6s I keep seeing everywhere. It's a shame they finally got something right, and now they're done.
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Feb 1, 2017 12:55
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AI needs 100% more Escorts. Mark 1s especially.
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Feb 9, 2017 14:08
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We had a mark 1 when I was a teenager that dad shoved a 1600 into, and while I'll concede that it stopped for poo poo and had body roll for days, oh man was it a good looking machine.
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Feb 10, 2017 06:58
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Well I assume the price you're getting these basket cases for is a factor... I've been looking around at the idea of a cheap project, and a running, ridiculously high mileage(300+) GC8 with a PO fuckery score of 11 is going to run about 4k. Haven't seen anything unrego'd but repairable for a while but even then a clean shell/dead motor would probably fetch 2-3k. And I consider that pretty drat cheap for something that can be made to go pretty fast that isn't super prone to rust (in WA). Rego'd running S13s are around the same price now so that's probably driving prices down a bit. But I assume the problem children you're adopting are going for somewhat less than that.
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Mar 28, 2017 08:32
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No facebook groups, just gumtree so far. Might check that out if I ever get serious. Also Perth generally costs more for everything so there's that too. Ram raid or just joy ride? That was around the time when crook locks and immobilizers really took off, as anything remotely fast and not well protected was being pinched, driven hard and put away torched - I'm fairly sure that's when the phrase "drive it like you stole it" came about.
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Mar 28, 2017 13:58
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I'd say ask my LS400, but it's most likely part of a Chinese bridge now, having been cubed after said bottom hose dumped coolant all over the road and warped the heads before I even noticed the temp was up. Please tell me it wasn't the spec b.
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Apr 6, 2017 12:47
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:
EZ30? Isn't the EJ30 some special unicorn poo poo 3L flat 4?
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Apr 28, 2017 11:11
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Boosted in a GC with a 6 speed for Hill climb madness? I'm pretty sure it's been done enough times by now that most of the process has been documented. The MCM guys did it with an EZ36 and got a liberty wagon into the 11s on 8psi, so a decent flex fuel setup with better rods should get you something stupidly fast, if that's a thing you want.
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Apr 28, 2017 15:11
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Nice man! If you ever do make it to WA, hit me up, and I'll take you out for a hamburger.
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Jun 15, 2017 13:28
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So what's wrong with this one?
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Jun 24, 2017 15:20
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Kaptainballistik posted:(The yellow RADL light flashes in a deep and dark bunker.....) There's a blue light for when a new RX7 is announced. Will it ever shine?
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Jun 26, 2017 08:12
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mekilljoydammit posted:Hey, there's 3 generations of RX-7s - one of them is there to donate parts to the other two generations and that's a fine and worthy job. I actually like FCs 
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Jun 26, 2017 13:14
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What about some kind of insane hillclimb car
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Aug 8, 2017 01:10
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Hng. someone on Gumtree is offering an 04 wagon for swaps with a small/mid-size automatic (like say, an '03 IS 300), but it's visually pretty rough and the aircon "needs re-gassing" (aka overhauling and every seal replacing). Also a 200k KM 2JZ and a 200K KM EJ-T are pretty different stories. One day though.
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Aug 9, 2017 01:08
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I'm trying to think of anything with the term 'yellow' in the title that doesn't have racial connotations in Australia. Figure out what ecu’s in there? And is it tunable? Can the boost be wound up would be my next question.
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Sep 4, 2017 11:46
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Apart from letting hot air out after parking in the sun, I only ever use mine for about 2 weeks of the year, only after sunset when it's cool enough to not need the aircon but warm enough to have it open. Also only below 80km/h. Considering the way they invariably break or rust, gently caress anyone who options one.
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Sep 10, 2017 15:44
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Still unreasonable jealous of your daily. We're having another offspring, so both I both need and can't afford a bigger car heh.
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Sep 11, 2017 13:35
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I kinda like popping mine on a warm summer evening, but the problem is I live in the outer suburbs of Perth now, and about 90% of my driving happens on the freeway, and at 100km/h it's really uncomfortable. Back when I lived in the inner suburbs it was really nice, though.
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Sep 12, 2017 02:37
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I kinda want one of those too. My mate has a 2nd gen though and it's putting me off. He's treated it fairly well and it's just fallen apart around him.
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Sep 12, 2017 03:31
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Magnus Praeda posted:I think you answered your own question there. But I'm happy we get to live vicariously through you. Lol agreed. I wish I lived in NSW so I could also buy restored Subarus from you though. As it is, having to ship, pit an rereg them for WA would make the operation unprofitable for a cheap clunker 1st gen
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Sep 14, 2017 23:06
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You have a lot of projects, so forgive me for asking, but you're probably too far down the sunk costs rabbit hole to just cut your losses at this point, right? If I remember you just retrofitted an entire interior from the wrong MY into it, so I'm going to assume this is the case. STI Wagon Shitter would be pretty loving great though.
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Sep 24, 2017 11:53
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Man to be a fly on the wall during the engineering sessions for the 86/BRZ... Toyota: "So to avoid spinning up a new production line, we'll be using the tyres from a Prius, the lower control arms from this other model, the fuel pump from this one, the power steering from that one. There's no point engineering a new part if you don't have to." Subaru Engineers look up from an engineering sketch that looks suspiciously like a wheel: "...YOU CAN DO THAT?"
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Sep 26, 2017 23:52
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*Butts out, looks at the vvt 2.0R engine in the Gen 4 Lib/Legacy* "Oh now what the gently caress is this poo poo,"
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Sep 27, 2017 00:01
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Ichiban Stickers Buying direct from Mechanical Stig now?
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Oct 6, 2017 11:19
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:theres always another car coming :/ Thread title
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Oct 7, 2017 02:58
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I thought we hated CVTs
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Oct 14, 2017 13:41
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WA cops definitely still go after people under 25 in Japanese imports, and probably started going after middle eastern looking people since I was really active in those circles, because it's currently the done thing in Australia. I know that I was never harassed after 25, but I also drove clean cars without body kits or ostentatious (or good tbh) looking rims, never bothered with adjustable coilovers, vanity plates, or other cop bait nonsense. Also holy poo poo, I'm in Auckland at the moment and it's import porn. If you like 90s/00s JDM, you really must.
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Jan 1, 2018 11:58
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Wrar posted:Probably not as much as you think. I bet the AWD system is the same as an Escalade unit. You'd think. Wikipedia posted:In 2003, Holden launched an AWD system that it developed for the VY platform dubbed Cross Trac, at a cost of A$125 million. Few can fathom the depths of pre-gfc GM stupidity,  My father-in-law has the HSV version, the Avalanche, in his local team colours. I'm not sure what the difference is other than a body kit and a slightly warmed over LS1 maybe?
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Feb 5, 2018 08:26
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Were they a 5 litre? I thought they had the LS1? Is it just the sheer weight of the bastards, parasitic loss from the full time AWD system or just a lovely tune?
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Feb 5, 2018 14:48
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Yeah but Opel still exists, and I wouldn't be surprised if the current Astra was a nicer car than the Cruise either. The 98 Astra I drove was pretty hooked up tbh, but it started bleeding the owner dry on parts cost within a few years. The last one before GM sold off Opel was loving garbage.
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Mar 6, 2018 12:17
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Frankly if you prefer driving a Camry more than an 86, you probably don't like driving.
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Mar 7, 2018 11:56
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Man that's gonna understeer even worse.
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Mar 18, 2018 14:03
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iwentdoodie posted:Why hell would you import a 2.5rs when you have actual good subarus? Because it's be a pretty decent platform for a 22b replica I guess?
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Apr 10, 2018 13:25
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Mark II Escort?
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Several surfboards.
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