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  4. Posted · Report reply

    Need to get rid of some junk.

    Basically I've got an M20B20 in parts,an auto transmission, and a 4.45:1 small case diff.

    Block - $100

    Head - $100

    Trans - $100

    Diff - $50

    anything else - $5

    Can deliver to Christchurch for free.

    Please excuse the poor picture quality, I can upload better pics of a part iff needed.

    is the trans in good cond? if you still have the trans next week thursday id be interested.

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    Oh for christ sake. Did you actually read ANYTHING I said ?

    You dont get taught how to handle a car, you just get taught how to pass your licence like a robot.

    The probationary stages are a joke. Most of the time your just waiting for the time to pass before it rolls over the next stage.

    When your at school you get TAUGHT for god knows how many years, as long as your paying attention. How does that compare to getting a licence for simply driving around the block ?

    because its easier for you to learn while you are young then when your older.

    school was used as an example. its an age old known fact.

    cant teach an old dog new tricks.

    cant teach an old lady to drive.

    same theory. get my drift?

  12. Posted · Edited by westy · Report reply

    sh*t!!!!

    mine are way worse than yours and its only $500 to get them fixed.

    mine are craked and buckled and need extensive weilding(3hrs each wheel). They need to be rolled first then welded then machined then rolled again then acid bathed then repainted white(or any colour) and thats for both of my rims and they are in real bad condition that they cant even guarantee that they will not crack again.

    my suggestion......

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    No no no no no.

    I dont disagree that 18 is a bad time but thats as it stands at the moment. The reason its so bad is because you all got a licence at 15/16 when you still had your mum picking out your clothes out for you in the morning.

    You didnt know how to actually handle a car and just did the 'robotron' actions you needed to pass your test...indicate 50 yards ahead so it blinked five times, get up to 80kph for 400 yards on the motorway, move your head in an exagerated motion when coming to a pedestrian crossing to show the tester you were looking etc etc.

    In that time you got no proper driver training (because Uncle Dave took you out in the Falcodore a couple of times and said 'you'll be sweet'), no risk avoidance training, no skid pan training, nothing. Yet after two years cruising around you think you know it all and stop paying any attention to whats actually going on around you.

    To make matters worse you can at that time start getting hammered at the local bar and as you cant yet handle your booze you get cockier and cockier about your ability to handle a car and you forgot how dangerous it can be and end up losing it.

    The highest risk for a male in NZ of having an accident is two years after getting their licence. I havent met an 18 year old who doesnt think they know it all and too many 18 year olds I know have written off at least one car already.

    look mate you need to snap into reality.

    why do you think you go to school while your young? Its to learn. teach them while they are young. This is one of the main reasons why you get your learners licence so young.. so you can learn. All these probationary stages of your licences are for you to learn how to drive safely and properly. Its a proven fact that it is easier and faster to learn while you are young and your mind is expanding then when your older.

    And about you and your campaign against old cars -

    why would you give a young driver who has little experience driving a late model car?? theyre more likely to break it or ruin it so they get a dunga to learn on.

    plus theyre usually cheap on gas and now is a difficult time and most want to save petrol during the recession and not many young drivers have jobs or do not make enough money to be filling up their car all the time or simply cannot afford a late model car(which i know is being repeated so many times)

    and its not only young drivers that have old cars.

    also if your a young driver..... how are you supposed to get hammered at the local pub/bar when your too young to drink??

    Proper training for driving hasn't always been available like we do now untill quite recently(like last 4 years) and its not always free or cheap so this would not appeal to a young driver.

    sure the youth death toll and crash rate is high... but you need to understand. times are different from when you were young. and it doesnt help that there is alot of youth in New Zealand and we are a small country. This all needs to be taken into consideration.

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    yea bought a few of those

    quite interesting the blank looks I got when asking for a 36mm socket

    Supercheap - "uh there's no such thing"

    Repco - "uh what the heck do you need that for? Don't think we have them but could probably order one in"

    Road & Track (mate's work) - "yea sweet as bro, here you go"

    hahah i LOL at their failure.

    My dads about the same, he won't buy sh*t that's not going to last.

    Allthough My mate broke a strongbar trying to get the trans off.

    he must have strongarms haha

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    It's easy cos I've done it.

    You need to remove the light lens by baking the light in the oven then lifting the lens off carefully. Takes Alot of patience.

    Then once that's off you take the reflector piece out, spray it black, place it back in and done.

    Some people have done the same on their high beams but it isn't a good idea... You need the crosshairs for it to be done properly.

    what temp and how long usually?

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    my rear rims are cracked an and buckled and a chunk is torn from the inside edge.

    its going to cost me around the 500 dollar mark. i have full insurance coverage. is there any way i can claim insurance on these? as these rims arent on trade me and ive searched far and wide for the last couple of weeks for some replacements. any help guys? otherwise should i buy THESE!

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