New in Sydney!
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- Apprentice
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- jedwabna poszewka promocja
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New in Sydney!
hello all! I recently got a silver 95 gpx from my brother in brisbane.
had to get rid of the rust on the roof for the blue slips and the rain gets in a bit cause the seal of the window is sorta bare. otherwise, the car is looking great! met up with rock_it to puck up a strut bar, but couldnt get it on cause the nuts couldnt come off on one side.
i am looking to get the roof of my car done up, maybe get the rubber seal changed and do up the in car entertainment system.
hope i can learn a couple of things from you guys!
had to get rid of the rust on the roof for the blue slips and the rain gets in a bit cause the seal of the window is sorta bare. otherwise, the car is looking great! met up with rock_it to puck up a strut bar, but couldnt get it on cause the nuts couldnt come off on one side.
i am looking to get the roof of my car done up, maybe get the rubber seal changed and do up the in car entertainment system.
hope i can learn a couple of things from you guys!
- rock_it
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Welcome to the club mate ... "officially" ...
Good little catch up last night, and spwein we couldn't get the bloody strut bolts off on that one side... Rattle gun should get it off quite easily, possibly even a breaker bar ...
But if you get stuck, just go to any mechanical shop, and get em to whip em off for ya... They can then put the brace on... No more than a five minute job ... So should be a cheap job ...
Other than that, keep an eye out for DIY days ... and the annual bonfire...
Good little catch up last night, and spwein we couldn't get the bloody strut bolts off on that one side... Rattle gun should get it off quite easily, possibly even a breaker bar ...
But if you get stuck, just go to any mechanical shop, and get em to whip em off for ya... They can then put the brace on... No more than a five minute job ... So should be a cheap job ...
Other than that, keep an eye out for DIY days ... and the annual bonfire...

I just had to add it ......
sublime19 wrote:Lol clearly you don't know me well enough, it was a joke![]()
I talk a lot of sh*t, usually have to keep a roll of toilet paper handy in the car for my mouth
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WTTC 

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Yeah noticed that last night as well ... And loved the look with the black rims..bjk wrote:Welcome! Clear indicators even, nice.
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sublime19 wrote:Lol clearly you don't know me well enough, it was a joke![]()
I talk a lot of sh*t, usually have to keep a roll of toilet paper handy in the car for my mouth
Astron_Boy wrote:Hold me Sooty, I need man comfort.
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Welcome to the club, looks tidy!
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Re: New in Sydney!
G'Day icelus and WTTC 

mikeey01nzl wrote:Hats off to you too Phil for spending so much time on the phone trying to help someone out, your a top man and only a few would've spent so much time. well done!![]()
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Re: New in Sydney!
Welcome to the club, jez that 14mm nut must of been on so tight 

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Re: New in Sydney!
yeah, its quite stubborn. a mate of mine has a sliding t-bar and even he couldnt get that one nut off.
by the way, any of you happen to know of anyone who does a good job at vinyl wrapping the roof of my car? the roof looks kinda weird after the de-rusting job
by the way, any of you happen to know of anyone who does a good job at vinyl wrapping the roof of my car? the roof looks kinda weird after the de-rusting job
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This was the bloke I was talking about the other night...icelus wrote:yeah, its quite stubborn. a mate of mine has a sliding t-bar and even he couldnt get that one nut off.
by the way, any of you happen to know of anyone who does a good job at vinyl wrapping the roof of my car? the roof looks kinda weird after the de-rusting job
http://www.carbondemon.com.au/
I just had to add it ......
sublime19 wrote:Lol clearly you don't know me well enough, it was a joke![]()
I talk a lot of sh*t, usually have to keep a roll of toilet paper handy in the car for my mouth
Astron_Boy wrote:Hold me Sooty, I need man comfort.
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Do you want me to crack that nut for you mate? Noticed you're in the eastern suburbs, Im in Pagewood.
I fix cars.
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bjk wrote:you old people are no help at all.
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Gym workout Brah! ... We were worried about rounding the nut ...Daniel2019 wrote:Do you want me to crack that nut for you mate? Noticed you're in the eastern suburbs, Im in Pagewood.
I just had to add it ......
sublime19 wrote:Lol clearly you don't know me well enough, it was a joke![]()
I talk a lot of sh*t, usually have to keep a roll of toilet paper handy in the car for my mouth
Astron_Boy wrote:Hold me Sooty, I need man comfort.
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Re: New in Sydney!
Get a 6 sided socket
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Cold chisel!
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As Shane-o said, six point socket should work. That's what I've been using on all the old dodgy nuts and bolts on the falcon and no casualties as of yet. I have a big five foot cheat bar too so we might be able to get it.rock_it wrote:Gym workout Brah! ... We were worried about rounding the nut ...Daniel2019 wrote:Do you want me to crack that nut for you mate? Noticed you're in the eastern suburbs, Im in Pagewood.
I fix cars.
Bennoz wrote:I got Bali beli & sharted on my phone. But it was fun
bjk wrote:you old people are no help at all.
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Just be carefull not to strip the stud out of the strut top like I did 

mikeey01nzl wrote:Hats off to you too Phil for spending so much time on the phone trying to help someone out, your a top man and only a few would've spent so much time. well done!![]()
Daniel2019 wrote:Come on phil, we bonded at the bonfire, lets be honest here...me and phil are besties now...![]()
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Uh oh 
I'll hit it with some WD40 first and grab the big cheater bar

I'll hit it with some WD40 first and grab the big cheater bar

I fix cars.
Bennoz wrote:I got Bali beli & sharted on my phone. But it was fun
bjk wrote:you old people are no help at all.
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Got it.
Quick squirt of WD40 and a six point socket got it... only needed my small cheat bar.
Pansies! You're all soft, the lot of you

Quick squirt of WD40 and a six point socket got it... only needed my small cheat bar.
Pansies! You're all soft, the lot of you



I fix cars.
Bennoz wrote:I got Bali beli & sharted on my phone. But it was fun
bjk wrote:you old people are no help at all.
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Re: New in Sydney!
got it fixed! a very big thank you to daniel!
feel kinda bad though, cause at the very end, that one problematic nut got stuck in one of his socket
feel kinda bad though, cause at the very end, that one problematic nut got stuck in one of his socket
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Nah it's cool I can just smack it out at work 

I fix cars.
Bennoz wrote:I got Bali beli & sharted on my phone. But it was fun
bjk wrote:you old people are no help at all.