Yeah it really sucks. Been wanting to track my car for a long time. Ah well, i'll make sure i've got some money aside so in a few months i'll buy my own helmet and come. Should have my disks done then too yay.
Lol, i'm going to have to get a sticker and do that to the helmet i'm gonna buy, looks mad haha!
will try lol
I dont know how long I will be spending n the track due to tyres that are on the car but I am trying to get some good ones on there but not having a lot of luck at this point may have to go for a drive to where Ben got his from and get them there
Folks (Azza especially) - my apologies but I am out of tomorrows track session.
I've blown up a Tein (valve blew & oil all through the wheel arch) and in trying to replace it I've ripped an inner CV boot & destroyed a tie rod end.... to say Im pissed off is an under statement.
On top of that, my old mans mini spat an alternator as well... so we are both going to have a sympathy beer today
I've called all over sydney to see who can recondition tein coilovers and no one can do it. Only place i've found is the official distributor in queensland called fulcrum suspensions. And let's just say the price ain't right, especially after shipping to and back. And the price they gave me was for basic recondition only. Hardcore rebuild would no doubt be expensive...rather look at getting a new set of coilovers from a cheaper brand that would offer most of the performance the tein set gives. Although i do really like the tein's handling and feel.
S**T Ben thats no good I hope you get it up and running again soon.
and talk about your dubbel wammy the mini to
and I went out and did an oil chang get vpower fuel and a 20L fuel can full as well ready to go and my new rs2's are on there way should have them by saturday the 4th.
I may still go down and check it all out and see how the car gos, will see how I fell in the morning
ok it was a great day down at the track today about 18 cars were there and another 4 skylines arived as I was going.
I only did 10 laps as I did not want to push the brakes as thay need replacing as the discks are a little warpped, under normal driving they are fine but when a little more presher is added (track ) you get the shimmys
so a slow 10 laps with a best time of 1min 24.4secs had to use 1/3 of the strait to slow down and a lot of the corners I could not hit as hard
Last time we were there (May) we rolled a tyre off *sigh* makes a very slow limp back into the pits (especially when we did it right at the top) and it was cold..... (brrrrrrr!!!!)
Ben - if you get your Teins fixed hopefully we get a chance to race you DWP Automotive out at Minto also can rebuild Teins from memory - and the place next door to them makes Custom Springs. Give us a hoy if you have any problems.
Found a place in Sydney that will do the Teins (well they actually send them to Fulcrum in QLD, but you dont get charged freight) called Wholesale Suspension in Penrith www.wholesalesuspension.com.au
They are an authorised Tein dealer in NSW. They are Koni dealers & also King Spring dealers. So if your out west in Syd looking to sort your FTO suspension, these guys look the goods. They also reco driveshafts & CVs.
Teania wrote:
Fastest 2 cars for the day
179 Anthony Preston MNR Vortx RT 4E 1:04.2800
98 Matilda Mravicic Mazda MX5 Turbo 4D 1:06.5900
fark thats fast....1:06 in the MX5. My mate just finsihed 1st in the WA Dutton rally and his best time at Wakefield is 1:06 in the GTR whihc is pure race setup...
If you're ever in Sydney - give us a hoy. We've got KYB's in mine and the Teins in Roberts - and we can take you for a spin to compare.
The 2 cars drive NOTHING alike. Personally, the Teins handle better than the KYB's - but the ride is definitely rougher. I prefer my KYB's for daily driving!!!!