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Re: Wheel size and 'cool factor'
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It's all relative DD. McDat is saying that the diff will be cut to a width that suits wheels with a 3 and 3/8" backspace (unless I have misread McDat's post).

Posted on: 2012/1/15 5:04
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Re: Wheel size and 'cool factor'
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1200rallycar wrote:
dish....it looks good from one angle

photos of dished wheels removed from a car look good, and on a car it typically looks good from only one angle,

but on a car on the street and without lining your camera up with that one good angle they look pretty rank and don't suit the body shape of the car


Each to their own I guess. I prefer dished wheels from any angle compared to flat faced wheels.

Posted on: 2012/1/15 3:30
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Re: Wheel size and 'cool factor'
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ddgonzal wrote:
congrats orange-1200, you may have the widest tires to ever fit under stock 1200 bodywork. It illustrates the importance of wheel offset. I figured that only 205s would fit under a sedan rear body.


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Nope. I have 225/45/15 under the rear of my 1200 ute.

Posted on: 2012/1/15 3:29
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Re: Ebay Alloy Radiators Any Good?
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This is the radiator I have been using for the past few years. I am positive I bought it from ASI too.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/DUAL-CORE- ... ories&hash=item4160d2cd74

Posted on: 2012/1/7 23:02
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Re: Ebay Alloy Radiators Any Good?
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I have used two different SR20DET radiators bought from Ebay over the past 5 years (32mm and 50mm thick). Both worked fine.

Posted on: 2012/1/7 7:15
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Re: Good turbo for A15 (1586cc)
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I have always thought a T25G from the early SR20DET Silvias would be perfect on an A15.

Posted on: 2012/1/6 22:11
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Re: Wheel size and 'cool factor'
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The orange KB10 is mine. I bought it from Rob (username on here is Bert). Rob fitted the 10" wheels to lower the gearing and COG. It works beautifully and gets a lot of comments at every race meet.

Personally, I like 13" and 14" wheels with some dish on older cars. I'm not a fan of bigger wheels with really low profile tyres. I don't believe they suit older cars and compromise the ride/handling balance too much.

Having said that I run 15" wheels on my 1200 due to the size of the front brakes. However, I preferred the look of the car when I had 14s on it.

Posted on: 2012/1/6 1:57
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Re: Ackkk......I've turned into Colin Chapman.........sort of.
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The Honda was recently crashed and is being repaired for the 2012 SE QLD sprint series. It's a neat little car.

Posted on: 2011/12/29 7:52
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Re: Ackkk......I've turned into Colin Chapman.........sort of.
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Wombat_racing wrote:
whats the legalities with lexan windows?? can you run them in Aus. My car will mainly be used for hillclimbs and club track days.


Depends on the class you are running in. Should only be an issue if you plan to run in a road registered or historic class.

Posted on: 2011/12/25 11:10
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Re: Changing Oil
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supafatto wrote:
Moul oil here is like $100+ as I need more than 7ltr and good filter is $50 plus labor


Why not use a factory or Ryco oil filter?

The factory CA18DET oil filter is about $12 while the the Ryco one is slightly dearer. I typically stock up on the Ryco ones when Super Cheap or Autobarn have a 20% off weekend.

Have you priced an RB one from Nissan spare parts?

Posted on: 2011/12/25 2:12
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