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Justin McLernon
Tinkerer Western Australia UZZ32
Posts: 76 Reg: 01-2006
| As this seems to be the "introductions" area I should also introduce myself: I'm a 32 year old Perth solicitor and have had my UZZ32 (#526) for only a few weeks (though I have followed Peter Scott's Planet Soarer and its predecessor on and off for some years). I decided it would make more financial sense to sell my highly modified WRX, piss most of the proceeds away on penny dreadfuls on Etrade and spend the rest on a Soarer I will post a photo of the car later this week when the new wheels have been fitted! This forum seems to be a fantastic resource for Soarer owners - thanks for having me! |
Dave Hart
TryHard Waikato UZZ32
Posts: 258 Reg: 08-2005
| You're more than welcome Justin. There's a few members on this site who may very well be in need of a solicitor. |
Perry Morgan
DieHard Qld UZZ32 ( V8 )
Posts: 719 Reg: 07-2005
| Yay, more 32's! What are you planning there Dave? |
Adam Lonergan
TryHard Victoria UZZ32
Posts: 198 Reg: 08-2005
| Maybe us 32 boys should have a secret handshake and an annual gathering? |
Perry Morgan
DieHard Qld UZZ32 ( V8 )
Posts: 720 Reg: 07-2005
| Sounds good, we'll meet in the country with the most 32's in our club hey. Cmon over Dave. |
Dave Hart
TryHard Waikato UZZ32
Posts: 260 Reg: 08-2005
| I'll drive over, have the barbie going and the stubbies chilled. |
David Vaughan
Goo Roo ACT Soarer GT-L (4.0 V8) Lexus is300 (3.0 VVT-i 6)
Posts: 1347 Reg: 07-2005
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quote:Maybe us 32 boys should have a secret handshake
Yeah Adam, turn on the diagnostics and waggle your bums in the air |
Perry Morgan
DieHard Qld UZZ32 ( V8 )
Posts: 721 Reg: 07-2005
| David, I'm not sure where your hand is but ours are attached to the ends of our forearms. If you have hands on your bum, you are either lucky or have problems. |
Andreas Niaouris
TryHard W.A. V8 Limited
Posts: 172 Reg: 07-2005
| Welcome Dave, look forward to seeing you on a cruise |
Dave Hart
TryHard Waikato UZZ32
Posts: 263 Reg: 08-2005
| I was being facetious as there's the problem of the Tasman Sea between you and I. |
Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer South Australia GT4.0 V8
Posts: 3158 Reg: 11-2004
| I thought 32's could drive on water? |
Dave Hart
TryHard Waikato UZZ32
Posts: 264 Reg: 08-2005
| Yes that's right but I'd only get 600kms before running out of petrol. |
Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer South Australia GT4.0 V8
Posts: 3159 Reg: 11-2004
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Shane Ilich
DieHard W.A. Manual Single T
Posts: 669 Reg: 07-2005
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Justin McLernon wrote on Sunday, February 05, 2006 - 10:11 pm:I'm a 32 year old Perth solicitor
my condolences. but hey, at least you're driving a soarer!! |
Justin McLernon
Tinkerer Western Australia UZZ32
Posts: 77 Reg: 01-2006
| they obviously haven't revoked internet access privileges at Casuarina Prison... |
Alan Carter
TryHard Vic V8 UZZ31
Posts: 147 Reg: 07-2005
| I thought soliciting was still an arrestable offence - even in W.A. Justin. Can't wait to see the photos |
David Vaughan
Goo Roo ACT Soarer GT-L (4.0 V8) Lexus is300 (3.0 VVT-i 6)
Posts: 1355 Reg: 07-2005
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quote:I thought soliciting was still an arrestable offence
So what are these photos you want Alan? |
Alan Carter
TryHard Vic V8 UZZ31
Posts: 148 Reg: 07-2005
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David Vaughan wrote on Monday, February 06, 2006 - 06:08 pm:So what are these photos you want Alan?
Behind closed doors.............look the other way........nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more.... |
Justin McLernon
Tinkerer Western Australia UZZ32
Posts: 84 Reg: 01-2006
| OK, headers, twin exhaust and 19s are now fitted. The car has been transformed! Will post a pic tomorrow. The exhaust note is one of the best I have ever heard from any V8, period. No drone whatsoever inside the car - and noise is vastly reduced with windows up. But open even one window slightly and the sound on accel/decel is mesmerising! I could not be happier with it. |
Perry Morgan
DieHard Qld UZZ32 ( V8 )
Posts: 761 Reg: 07-2005
| Ok, can we swap now or what? |
Justin McLernon
Tinkerer Western Australia UZZ32
Posts: 85 Reg: 01-2006
| Here are a few pics. Front and rear bars are getting painted on Monday
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Justin McLernon
Tinkerer Western Australia UZZ32
Posts: 86 Reg: 01-2006
| Wheels: 19" Starcorp Fusion mesh (on loan) Front - 19x8 / 245s with 35 profile Rear - 19x9.5 / 265s with 30 profile Perfect wheels for the Soarer!
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Damien Smith
TryHard NSW Manual UZZ31
Posts: 331 Reg: 07-2005
| Nice dish |
Jose-Antonio Castillo
DieHard NSW Soarer VVTi single turbo
Posts: 506 Reg: 07-2005
| Looks fantastic! Have you lowered it at all? I wanna see a side shot heheh |
Justin McLernon
Tinkerer Western Australia UZZ32
Posts: 96 Reg: 01-2006
| $2700 inc freight from Tempe Tyres Lowered it after these photos were taken - tyres sit in line with guards now! Looks great and no scrubbing other than a tiny bit when reversing full lock RH down. It's at the panelbeaters today getting front & rear bumper resprayed - a few more pics to follow by the end of the week |
Daniel Lee
TryHard Victoria Soarer GT Limited UZZ31 V8
Posts: 491 Reg: 07-2005
| Wow very nice set of rims and i like the look of the exhaust too, look very factory to me!! |
Justin McLernon
Tinkerer Western Australia UZZ32
Posts: 97 Reg: 01-2006
| i love these wheels so much i decided to buy them! exhaust is brilliant! from behind looks factory except the oval tips are slightly bigger than the standard ones and they sit out a little further than standard. Exhaust note is awesome but I would say would be too loud for a lot of people - no resonators or balance pipe - only twin high flow cats and twin straight through mufflers joined by 2.5" mild steel pipework. The headers are not coated either which further adds to exhaust volume. I think in a few weeks or so once some carbon starts to build up inside the pipes/mufflers/headers the sound will drop a bit but though. It's the perfect note - very deep and burbly under light accel (daily driving) but absolutely barks under heavy accel...just right! |
Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer South Australia GT4.0 V8
Posts: 3249 Reg: 11-2004
| Lukeys? |
Tamatha Chapman
Newbie SA V8 GT LIMITED
Posts: 2 Reg: 02-2006
| I have 2 x 18s very similar to the starcorp rims in the shed (don't ask what happened to the other two) if anyone is interested. |
Justin McLernon
Tinkerer Western Australia UZZ32
Posts: 98 Reg: 01-2006
| Peter: |
Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer South Australia GT4.0 V8
Posts: 3256 Reg: 11-2004
| Tamatha, any idea what the offset is? Justin, I love the Lukeys, highly recommended for V8's. |
Justin McLernon
Tinkerer Western Australia UZZ32
Posts: 99 Reg: 01-2006
| one of the great things about these wheels is the offset (+45) which means they fit perfectly. come with solid metal hubcentric rings to fit soarer hubs - they fit snugly and seem to work fine. |
Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer South Australia GT4.0 V8
Posts: 3257 Reg: 11-2004
| Well, +50 would be "perfect" but +45 isn't too shoddy either. Though Tamatha's wheels might not be the same. |
Tamatha Chapman
Newbie SA V8 GT LIMITED
Posts: 4 Reg: 02-2006
| Sorry, wouldn't have a clue - I am just a dumb girl... Will take a picy and post later for you to check. Let me know what else you need to know? |
Daniel Lee
TryHard Victoria Soarer GT Limited UZZ31 V8
Posts: 494 Reg: 07-2005
| Hey Justin, how much did it cost you for the Lukeys?? |
Justin McLernon
Tinkerer Western Australia UZZ32
Posts: 100 Reg: 01-2006
| Daniel: I believe they cost about $170 each |
Ross Spataro
TryHard victoria uzz31
Posts: 178 Reg: 09-2005
| beautiful car, justin...welcome....now, FINALLY, i see what fusions look like on a soarer...ive got new 18's(45 offset), on my work ute, and im thinking of chuckin them on the soarer....yours look great... |
Richard Cislowski
Tinkerer NSW Soarer V8 Active and Skyline GTR
Posts: 21 Reg: 07-2005
| lovely looking car mate! and check out all the UZZ32 owners in here. we really are the soarer elite...haha i am so full of it. as for UZZ32s driving on water, i'd believe that over one getting 600kms on a tank. my modified 32 GTR burns about 22 litres/100kms (but it's tuned for circuit, and is run very rich) the soarer only does marginally better at around 17/100kms in all city driving! |
Justin McLernon
TryHard Western Australia UZZ32
Posts: 102 Reg: 01-2006
| Thanks Richard! Quick update - front and rear bumper panel/paint is now all done! Lowered another inch or so. What looked at first to be a major stuffup has actually turned out very well for me: my front bar was full of bog from accident repair - spraypainter did not want to touch it! So I bought sight unseen what was supposed to be a 1991 UZZ31 front bar from a Perth wrecker (read: SHARK!). I work in a busy practice and couldn't drive out to the stix to inspect it so I relied on wrecker's (SHARK!'s) advice that the front bar would fit a 1991 Soarer (he imports Soarer and therefore ought know the difference between 1991-1993 and 1994-1996 front bars - hell, I do!) Panel beater takes delivery of the replacement front bar, preps, paints and then cannot fit it (due to fog light/turning light difference). So the wrecker had actually supplied a 1994 front bar! Anyway, long story short - I got some suitable foglights on the same day and everything fitted perfectly. Car now looks amazing! Just need to "hook up" the foglights as the harness connections are different. I'll take a few more pics and post this evening. Thanks for the compliments people! |
Don Bagnall
Moderator New Zealand I have LESS Soarers than Hayden :-(
Posts: 2456 Reg: 05-2005
| NICE!.........glad it worked out OK in the end Justin.............GOOD work! |
Justin McLernon
TryHard Western Australia UZZ32
Posts: 106 Reg: 01-2006
| updated pic:
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Justin McLernon
TryHard Western Australia UZZ32
Posts: 107 Reg: 01-2006
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Ian Kane
Tinkerer WA UZZ32 / Celsior UCF11
Posts: 50 Reg: 07-2005
| looks great Justin |
Justin McLernon
TryHard Western Australia UZZ32
Posts: 108 Reg: 01-2006
| thanks Ian! BTW my reversing camera problem was solved with an exchange camera control box from Mark P No more mods planned now other than perhaps the TV conversion. Very, very happy with this car! |
Jeff Harper
Trader NSW UZZ32 Active V8
Posts: 907 Reg: 07-2005
| Stiffy! |
Ian Kane
Tinkerer WA UZZ32 / Celsior UCF11
Posts: 51 Reg: 07-2005
| Justin as you know they are a fabulous car to drive and if you're anything like me you will never tire of getting behind the wheel. Many happy hours of motoring |
Steve Latimer
Tinkerer VIC UZZ32
Posts: 66 Reg: 07-2005
| Woot |
Damien Smith
TryHard NSW Manual UZZ31
Posts: 347 Reg: 07-2005
| Very clean! |
Benny Gammelmark
Goo Roo NSW V8 UZZ31
Posts: 1335 Reg: 07-2005
| All you need now is 94-96 rear lights. It's very pretty though. |
Justin McLernon
TryHard Western Australia UZZ32
Posts: 110 Reg: 01-2006
| Mike - ride is very compliant but still very comfortable. (though I have "graduated" from a WRX with 18s and SUPER LOW springs, so this is probably a very relative comparison!). The Hankook Ventus K104 Sport tyres are great value for money - hardly any road noise and plenty of grip for such a hard compound tyre. Since fitting the wheels and exhaust this car receives A LOT of attention. I'm hoping that attention stays confined to enthusiasts and the 18-25yr old fillies and not the constabulary! I'd love to fit an ECU mod to extract the most from the engine/exhaust/intake combination. However, I've never been a fan of intercepters like the unichip... Thanks for all the compliments lads! |
Justin McLernon
TryHard Western Australia UZZ32
Posts: 111 Reg: 01-2006
| Benny - I don't like the 94-96 tailights at all! They look quite "ricey" too me. Call me old fashioned but I personally prefer the classic '91-93 tailights. |
Benny Gammelmark
Goo Roo NSW V8 UZZ31
Posts: 1336 Reg: 07-2005
| Fair enough. Nice looking ride anyway. Just thought you would want the rear that matched your front so you could say "fully upgraded to '94-'96 looks". |
Daniel Czechowski
TryHard Western Australia Soarer GT-T
Posts: 395 Reg: 07-2005
| I prefer the 97+ taillights, they look the best I reckon... |
Don Bagnall
Moderator New Zealand I have LESS Soarers than Hayden :-(
Posts: 2546 Reg: 05-2005
| I prefer tail-lights that work!.....me self! OK: I'll be off then...........NOT! |
Justin McLernon
TryHard Western Australia UZZ32
Posts: 129 Reg: 01-2006
| Pardon my indulgence with all these pics, but here's an updated one, only (visible) change is a half-inch lower at rear. The guards will need to be rolled to go any lower, so this is low enough for me. Ride is still, surprisingly, comfortable.
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Damien Smith
TryHard NSW Manual UZZ31
Posts: 353 Reg: 07-2005
| Now it looks perfect |
Alfred Heng
Tinkerer WA V8 GT Limited
Posts: 65 Reg: 02-2006
| Justin, how about a shot from the front? |
Justin McLernon
TryHard Western Australia UZZ32
Posts: 130 Reg: 01-2006
| Alfy, "she" is a little shy about full frontal shots, what with her googly eyes and all, observe:
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Alfred Heng
Tinkerer WA V8 GT Limited
Posts: 66 Reg: 02-2006
| ooh! Nice! The 94 bar and lights are quite different. |
Justin McLernon
TryHard Western Australia UZZ32
Posts: 132 Reg: 01-2006
| yeah it looks great, only thing is the passenger side headlight will NOT seat properly into the front bar (either with original '91 bar or this one) - probably because it's had a front end collision at some stage... |
Mark Paddick
Goo Roo ACT Soarer UZZ31
Posts: 1879 Reg: 07-2005
| You'll probably find that the locating prong is bent or has the covering worn or broken off it. I won't tell you what a new ones's worth, you're probably still recovering from the lip (just add 50%) |
Justin McLernon
TryHard Western Australia UZZ32
Posts: 135 Reg: 01-2006
| I've compared the LHS/RHS locating prongs and they seem to be fine. I'll have another look at it today and see if I can persuade it to fit in there properly - the all purpose tool (hammer) is usually perfect for these jobs! |
Alfred Heng
Tinkerer WA V8 GT Limited
Posts: 67 Reg: 02-2006
| Please tell me that the Soarer doesn't cost any more then a house to maintain. LOL! |
Don Bagnall
Moderator New Zealand I have LESS Soarers than Hayden :-(
Posts: 2633 Reg: 05-2005
| Nah, Alfred. It's like anything else. Get a good one to begin with (as you appear to have done) and then be prepared to spend a little bit on it to get it to satisfactory condition, and it'll reward you with many years of enjoyable ownership.
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Alfred Heng
Tinkerer WA V8 GT Limited
Posts: 68 Reg: 02-2006
| Keeping my fingers crossed, as I have yet to see the car! It will arrive midweek next week. |
Justin McLernon
TryHard Western Australia UZZ32
Posts: 151 Reg: 01-2006
| New plates...surprised they weren't already taken but then again, it's a rare model. I think the standard size plates would have looked better at the rear to fill up the large area. I've also fitted some of Mark P's LED parkers and will post a pic later to show what they look like at nighttime. They look terrific IMHO, although they make the Narva (so-called) "Arctic Blue" globes look decidely yellow! And I'm also happy to report that, after melting open, cleaning and resealing my headlights for the 3rd time, they now appear to be waterproof again
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Dan McColl
DieHard Victoria UZZ-32 V8 Soarer #138
Posts: 755 Reg: 07-2005
| Hey richard, how would you compare the R32 with the UZZ32. I've long been a fan of the gtr's. BTW thats a nice looking car, Justin. |
Alfred Heng
Tinkerer WA V8 GT Limited
Posts: 77 Reg: 02-2006
| Nice plate! |
Justin McLernon
TryHard Western Australia UZZ32
Posts: 157 Reg: 01-2006
| Some pics of Mark P's LED parkers:
They project a *very* bright white light (compared to the factory parker lights or even those aftermarket blue wedge globes). As the pics show, the main headlights now look comparatively golden! Highly recommended. These parkers would be a particularly good match with some quality HIDs or otherwise the G4 halogen globes. |
Greg Nikitiuk
TryHard Vic Soarer TT
Posts: 247 Reg: 07-2005
| Justin. Your car is looking absolutely fantastic |
Justin McLernon
TryHard Western Australia UZZ32
Posts: 159 Reg: 01-2006
| Thanks Greg, and right back at you...your TT looks absolutely immaculate |
Brenton Trafford
Tinkerer SA V8 Limited - UZZ31
Posts: 91 Reg: 08-2005
| Is it just me, the lighting, the camera or the Jim Beam, but is that an FSG bumper on a Blue/Grey car? |
Don Bagnall
Moderator New Zealand I have LESS Soarers than Hayden :-(
Posts: 2790 Reg: 05-2005
| Same as me, I suspect Brenton...........JIM BEAM!!! |
Brenton Trafford
Tinkerer SA V8 Limited - UZZ31
Posts: 92 Reg: 08-2005
| Well, in that case.... bring on the multi-coloured cars!!
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Justin McLernon
TryHard Western Australia UZZ32
Posts: 169 Reg: 01-2006
| Brenton/Don it's not the BEAM (although that's probably not assisting visual acuity!) . I think it's primarily the angle/lighting, but you're not just seeing things - the bumper is a fresh respray and therefore a tad brighter/lighter than the bonnet. A shameless excuse to post yet another picture -
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Justin McLernon
TryHard Western Australia UZZ32
Posts: 170 Reg: 01-2006
| The power pole/lines on the bonnet and driver's side concrete paver murals certainly are a statement! I was going, too far perhaps, for the "urban" look |
Brenton Trafford
Tinkerer SA V8 Limited - UZZ31
Posts: 95 Reg: 08-2005
| Mmmmmm Dishy..... Post as many pics as you like... Do you have a girlfriend? |
Matthew Sharpe
TryHard North Island 3.0 GT
Posts: 469 Reg: 10-2005
| God that looks good! Feeling a bit depressed this morning - after a night of heavy rain my drivers side headlight has again got a bit of condensation in it - despite my best efforts to seal it. Maybe I should just start putting the car in the garage every night instead of being lazy... |
Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer South Australia GT4.0 V8
Posts: 3579 Reg: 11-2004
| Check to see if it has the rubber seals around the lamp sockets. |
Justin McLernon
TryHard Western Australia UZZ32
Posts: 172 Reg: 01-2006
| Matt I can totally relate to your depression...it's very frustrating to spend all that time sealing these headlights only to find they still leak. Peter's suggestion is a good one - check each of your light plugs to make sure they have a rubber seal as this is almost certainly an entry point for water/moisture. Also, don't be shy with the sealant - I ended up using Sikaflex and though the edges of the lights look nasty now (who cares though) it seems to have worked well. Just be careful using that stuff - it is horrible to apply and is very difficult to remove - even from skin. |
Dan McColl
DieHard Victoria UZZ-32 V8 Soarer #138
Posts: 787 Reg: 07-2005
| Also check the little vent tubes sticking out the back, more specifically, check if any are missing. |
Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer South Australia GT4.0 V8
Posts: 3586 Reg: 11-2004
| And if they have wee foam plugs in them. Meaning that the foam plugs are wee, not that they are made from it. |
Dan McColl
DieHard Victoria UZZ-32 V8 Soarer #138
Posts: 788 Reg: 07-2005
| (wee meaning small.) |
Justin McLernon
TryHard Western Australia UZZ32
Posts: 174 Reg: 01-2006
| Swapped the factory thermostat tonight for the TRD thermo from Neil. Piece o' to fit, will monitor temp, fuel consumption and performance during next fortnight |
Matthew Sharpe
TryHard North Island 3.0 GT
Posts: 482 Reg: 10-2005
| Yup, rubber seals were there - might try putting a little vasaline on them to see if that helps. Was very careful with the silicon and pretty sure I sealed it good (it even looks OK!) yes, nasty stuff to get off the hands! It was a LOT of rain and only a little moisture in the light - it dried out during the day - and more rain last night, but light is clear today! Got to pull it all out again soon anyway as I'll be doing a BFI in the next couple of weeks (figure if I do that at the same time as the cam belt I wont get in trouble for spending too much time on the car!) |