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Old 29-05-2003, 08:38 PM   #21
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but they're on the list to add when i do more headwork later down the track....one day!
What, you mean there's MORE you can do to that engine?!?!?! :shock: :shock: :shock:

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Old 30-05-2003, 07:35 AM   #22
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i do more headwork later down the track....one day!
not more !!!

it'll be another 10 months or so b4 u get the car back. :P

i reckon u should get a bumper bar so when u drive this thing straight into a tree u wont damage the shiny bits heheh

... or maybe some grind plates so u wont have to worry when u land on a gutter again :P
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Old 30-05-2003, 01:04 PM   #23
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i was thinking more like spend that 10 months turning the car into something inspector gadget would drive. hook the turbo upto some helicopter blades, a boxing glove @ the front of the car and all sorts of other crazy stuff :P

only dan could do it me thinks
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Old 30-05-2003, 02:45 PM   #24
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and you wonder why i think you're an assclown :P :P

Looks like i do need the vernier gears after all *grumble*

it's just a matter of finding some...got any more deatils on this '4 plus' place in melb, Mal? i havent searched the web/whitepages for them yet...

oh, and yes there's plenty more i could do on the head...but i'm not made of money (otherwise i'd be offerring a kidney in the for sale section) :wink:
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Old 30-05-2003, 02:52 PM   #25
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The way things are going rupe, you may be offering a kidney, lung, liver and prostate in the "For Sale" section. Dibs on the kidney... :wink:
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Old 30-05-2003, 03:18 PM   #26
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damn! four plus don't exist anymore...

and you can't afford the kidney, shads
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Old 30-05-2003, 07:08 PM   #27
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i think pr1mo has already claimed the prostate ....

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Old 30-05-2003, 07:12 PM   #28
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Old 31-05-2003, 06:23 AM   #29
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EW DAVE EW!!!! :shock:

LOL @ rod - "The material contained at this site does not constitute medical advice. It is intended for information purposes only" Aww!

well, after making a few calls interstate, i've got my hands on some HKS cam gears! LOL but they're disgusting colors :shock:
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Old 01-06-2003, 08:09 PM   #30
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mmm Purple !!
They do look great thou even better than AEM ones.

Would have cost a packet thou. Are they MX5 ones ??

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Old 03-06-2003, 12:52 PM   #31
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yeah, they're blue and purple :roll: yuck!

and yep, they're the MX5 ones - $285 each, from BD4s. $40 cheaper than from Jaustech!
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Old 03-06-2003, 01:50 PM   #32
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ahh, purple - at least it will match your shirts
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Old 03-06-2003, 02:12 PM   #33
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haha as soon as i saw that you're replied, i knew what your response was going to be :P

oh, and it's actually pink, not purple on the gears

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Old 03-06-2003, 02:23 PM   #34
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it's just funny that we pick on your purple shirts, and you end up with purple gears. Well I thought it was _very_ coincidental :P
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Old 03-06-2003, 02:43 PM   #35
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i can see i'm gonna hafta wear it to the upcoming cruise :wink: :P
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Old 03-06-2003, 03:56 PM   #36
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Good news is Rup, if you put the standard valve cover back on you won't ba able to see 'em

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but rod, then he won't be able to pop the bonnet and say "look, it matches my shirt" :P
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ROFLMAO! @ Tarv

but nah, i like the look of them exposed. i'm going to get them powdercoated anyway, so that the HKS and standard one match.
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What does it cost to have a shirt powder coated? :twisted:
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