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Tim Hutchings
TryHard
Wellington
Soarer TT

Posts: 152
Reg: 01-2008

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Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 06:14 pm, by:  Tim Hutchings (One_jay_zed) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

So I got some BC Gold Series adjustables on friday... What can I say?The damper adjustables are amazing handling wise, and the hieght... I can sit the chassis on the ground with about 100mm left to wind down on the shocks. It looked pretty cool sitting down so low, but unfortunatly I have 10 inch wide wheels to tuck in under the rear guards and I couldn't go around corners (so it's a bit higher now)...

Anyway, this thread is dedicated to Mike Beck because he's usually mean to me about being back yard about everything, this time I've spent a fair bit of money on improving things on my "tired" soarer :-)
Mark Donovan
TryHard
Auckland
V8 Limited

Posts: 393
Reg: 07-2005

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Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 08:33 pm, by:  Mark Donovan (Mark_donovan) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

cross fingers!
James Harris
Goo Roo
QLD
SOARERLESS :-(

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Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 11:00 pm, by:  James Harris (Haro) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

hahah... nice work.

Post some pics YO
Tim Hutchings
TryHard
Wellington
Soarer TT

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Friday, April 17, 2009 - 05:09 pm, by:  Tim Hutchings (One_jay_zed) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

It's dark here already, I should have got some pics when it was sitting on the ground, it looked really cool
Peter Nitschke
Junk Filterer
South Australia
UZZ30 UZZ31

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Friday, April 17, 2009 - 10:33 pm, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Do it all again tomorrow and then take pics :-)
Joe Russell
TryHard
Marlborough
4.0 V8 GT-L(UZZ31)

Posts: 348
Reg: 10-2008

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Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 08:20 am, by:  Joe Russell (Joe_r) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I'm keen to see as well Tim!
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
Soarer Limited UZZ31 V8

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Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 09:01 am, by:  Mike Beck (Gold_40gt) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I'm glad you think of me so often Tim.

I look forward to seeing the results. Good on you I say.
Tim Hutchings
TryHard
Wellington
Soarer TT

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Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 11:35 am, by:  Tim Hutchings (One_jay_zed) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hmm I'm going to head down to the garage in a moment, I spent about 2 hours the other day adjusting them to perfect height and all that so sorry guys I'm not going to be slamming it out again... I'll get some pics of my new woodgrain trim while I'm down there :-)
Tim Hutchings
TryHard
Wellington
Soarer TT

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Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 12:13 pm, by:  Tim Hutchings (One_jay_zed) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Somethings wrong here, I've tried uploading pics on two different computers around the house and both of them keep going nowhere once I click upload. Site playing up? The pics are from the same camera I always use when putting pics on here so they can't be to big.
Joe Russell
TryHard
Marlborough
4.0 V8 GT-L(UZZ31)

Posts: 350
Reg: 10-2008

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Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 02:58 pm, by:  Joe Russell (Joe_r) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Let me try...
Upload

Well it works
Tim Hutchings
TryHard
Wellington
Soarer TT

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Reg: 01-2008

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Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 03:44 pm, by:  Tim Hutchings (One_jay_zed) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Upload


Wohoo it works again!
Now to find the car pics...
Tim Hutchings
TryHard
Wellington
Soarer TT

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Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 04:38 pm, by:  Tim Hutchings (One_jay_zed) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)



Wohoo it works again!
Now to find the car pics...
Tim Hutchings
TryHard
Wellington
Soarer TT

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Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 10:02 am, by:  Tim Hutchings (One_jay_zed) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Ok here...



Upload

Side view

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Rear view

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Lowness

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What happens when you're too low :-(

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Shot of the woodgrain. I know it needs a good clean don't start on me.

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And I thought I'd take this pic out of my lounge window to make all of you Australians jelous
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31

Posts: 4228
Reg: 10-2005

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Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 02:13 pm, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Cant beat Wellington on a good day... problem is finding one... I joke, I joke, I love Wellie...

Hey, whats up with those tyres? I hope you aren't driving on those!!!
Joe Russell
TryHard
Marlborough
4.0 V8 GT-L(UZZ31)

Posts: 355
Reg: 10-2008

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Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 02:48 pm, by:  Joe Russell (Joe_r) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I miss Welli!
Looking good Tim(apart from the tyre lol)
Tim Hutchings
TryHard
Wellington
Soarer TT

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Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 02:51 pm, by:  Tim Hutchings (One_jay_zed) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Haha no ofcourse I'm not driving, I've been stuck at home all weekend... Ok I lie I drove to the supermarket to buy some beer but that's it I swear ;)

We shall let the raped tyres serve as a lesson to all... If I got skinnier wheels I could uncamber them and have it way lower, but that's just show before go, which I don't like so much...
Ali Saeed
TryHard
WA
V8 Limited

Posts: 299
Reg: 09-2007

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Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 10:27 pm, by:  Ali Saeed (Ali) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

damn thats some awesome tire wear
Antonio Hunt
TryHard
NSW
TT

Posts: 207
Reg: 11-2006

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Monday, April 20, 2009 - 03:04 pm, by:  Antonio Hunt (Carajo) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

looking good Tim, looks good at that height with those rims and offset. I like them

Sorry Not Jealous
Tim Hutchings
TryHard
Wellington
Soarer TT

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Monday, April 20, 2009 - 04:28 pm, by:  Tim Hutchings (One_jay_zed) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Haha thanks, I've got new tyres tomorrow so I'll be back on the road... Can't wait. It doesn't look so good in the pic I posted, I was a bit short on space, here's a better one.


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Before adjustables but it still looks good. It's a bit lower than that now.
Peter Nitschke
Junk Filterer
South Australia
UZZ30 UZZ31

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Monday, April 20, 2009 - 06:15 pm, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Tilted camera or extreme driveway? :-)
Keenan Edinger
TryHard
WA
UZZ31 GT-L V8

Posts: 480
Reg: 02-2006

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Monday, April 20, 2009 - 06:38 pm, by:  Keenan Edinger (Keenan585) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

What rims are they Tim? Looking good mate.
Tim Hutchings
TryHard
Wellington
Soarer TT

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Monday, April 20, 2009 - 08:16 pm, by:  Tim Hutchings (One_jay_zed) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Extreme bank lol. They're drift-tek or something, they're nice and light and big and fat. But at the moment they're big, fat and bald...
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 05:55 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I'd highly recommend Yokohama A-Drive R1's - got two on the front of my car on Friday then drove to Hamilton and back, then drove all over Auckland yesterday in the rain and I'm very impressed, particularly with their wet braking performance.
Tim Hutchings
TryHard
Wellington
Soarer TT

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 11:35 am, by:  Tim Hutchings (One_jay_zed) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I've always been a fan of Nangkang NSII's, But at about $300 a tyre I've only used them once... For my Soarer I just go to the same place all the time for parts, Dave Hadley Tyres in Lower Hutt. Always great service, pretty reasonable prices (I payed $1395 for my mags, fitted with tyres) and they do second hand tyres (no less than 80% tread) for $50 bucks each so can't complain about that! All you wellington, even palmy guys (it'd be worth a trip down for those prices) should make it your new mod shop.
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 06:42 pm, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


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Tim Hutchings
TryHard
Wellington
Soarer TT

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 07:44 pm, by:  Tim Hutchings (One_jay_zed) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Can I have your high beams? They're so much shinier than mine

Sorry man, you must be gutted, doesn't look too bad though.
Joe Russell
TryHard
Marlborough
4.0 V8 GT-L(UZZ31)

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 08:23 pm, by:  Joe Russell (Joe_r) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

What happened Matthew?
Yeah Dave Hadley wasn't bad I suppose. Good service.
Tim Hutchings
TryHard
Wellington
Soarer TT

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 11:21 pm, by:  Tim Hutchings (One_jay_zed) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I just went for a drive to get beer again... I was backroadsing so I didn't have to do the 100ks thing on the motorway and I saw a coppa spin a U turn behind me so I ducked down a side street and pulled over, waited five minutes, continued around a few more side streets and came out just before the supermarket and the sneaky bugger was there waiting for me! She was quite nice though and let me off with the promise of me picking my new tyres up tomorrow... Lucky me!!! The beer tastes much sweeter now. She was also the hottest cop on the face of the planet, I'm not kidding.
Peter Nitschke
Junk Filterer
South Australia
UZZ30 UZZ31

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 01:49 am, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Matthew, did your new tyres let you down? :-(
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 06:01 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yeah, glass hibeams - magic.

Not sure if the car is to be written off yet, will find out later on today.

A guy pulled out in front of me from a give way on Harris Road East Tamaki, I was in the right lane, and he was turning right out of Cryers Road, he waited until the guy in the left hand lane who was about 10 meters in front of me went past, and then pulled out without noticing me in the right hand lane. I had all of about 2 seconds warning as the guy in front of me was a big transit van and blocked my view of Cryers, so I didn't see that he wasn't looking, so only managed to peel off about 20kph and hit him at about 40. Tyres did very well considering I was probably only on the brake for about 1.5 seconds.

The cop who came was quite a hot blonde too Tim! LOL!

Not sure if I want the car fixed or not... on one hand its been a great car for 4 years now, on the other hand I should probably think about having a family car now.

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