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Kimmo
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Location: Footscray

Post by Kimmo »

VK Commy, it had no windows when I got it, which was fun despite the wheezy 202
Early 80s 626 with an auto, POS
Colt GSR, (with the 8-speed gearbox) was a little beast. Pity it was too rusty to fix...
81 929, was slow, fugly as hell and drove like a boat, but pretty reliable and had a really, really nice gearbox
85 Exa, plus another for parts
88 Cressida, sweet ride... needs a little TLC though

No pix for all but the Exa, but it's all pretty prosaic stuff anyway
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dexi_styles
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Location: South Brisbane

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1979 Datsun Stanza - Was meant to be "gold" in coulor but was the off orange. 5 speed gearbox had gears positioned reverse where 1st is normally and 1st was where 2nd normally, great for "roll backs" use to share it with my twin brother, so i gave it to him when i bought...

1985 GX N12 Pulsar - White with driving lights, I got it for $200 it was a steal!!! I scored a fibreglass front aftermarket spoiler (the one with the two airholes in the spoiler) et rear wing and the ET bodykit. This little beast had a massive exhaust 4-in-1 extractors to 2 1/2" with a S5 RX7 turbo muffler. Was sweet till i blow the moter and lossed my licence. so i scrapped it.

A few years later I got a...
1984 LB Astra - with full ET running gear. My first "welcome to the N12 Turbo land. got this one for $400 and abused the shit out of this little beast. I managed to get it through RWC and prob only drove it for six months of the year rego. So i got rid of this as it had WAY TOO MANY problems.

Started saving for my next toy...
1987 Nissan Pulsar ET TURBO - this is My Baby Now. I've had this for the last 5 years and I'm starting to put this baby back to its condition it was in '04 cos I found out the other day that this little beast was in summernats 16 as one of the old owners lived in ACT. I have rebuilt and balance the engine and getting the microtech intercooler and all the other little bits in very soon. I cant wait.....

Dex
http://forum.n12turbo.com/viewtopic.php?t=446 Benny's Old Dog....
Bringing New life to the Young Dog...
http://forum.n12turbo.com/viewtopic.php?t=348
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digginganddirt
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Location: bendigo victoria

Post by digginganddirt »

first car got at 12 ford escort mk2 4 door raced the arse of it with the 1300 screamer, came 3rd outright for the year in our club champion ship still have it but retired from compition basicly

nissan pulsar et turbo got when i was 14 sat in the yard till i was 15 its my current race car came 2nd last year and winning the championship atm yeah still goning strong and racing well

ford escort mk1 2 door project, doing up as a road car gathering all the parts i need atm got it when i was 15 and hoping to be on the road soonsih lol

nissan pulsar n14 sss brought this year at the tender age of 16 just about ready to go for a roady but thinking of up grading might be for sale soon

so thats got me to now lol, looking at an n15 sss once the n14 is sold and building a motor for the mk1 escort at the moment learning heaps lol
HankScorpio
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Location: QLD

Post by HankScorpio »

82 Nissan 280zx - 2.8 Litre straight 6, converted to turbo with a T3/T04E and megasquirt EFI. Made roughly 230 hp

89 Toyota AW11 MR2 - No mods!, 4age engine was by far the best 4 banger engine I have come across, smooth powerful and sounded fantastic. Car handled so well that you would push it hard enough to get snap oversteer.

88 Mazda S4 RX7 - 13b turbo power, love rotaries! Terrible on petrol but the performance,sounds and smells kept you in love no matter what. Sold her to buy a house :(

97 Diahatzu charade - 3 cyl 1 litre, Best car I have ever owned, 100% reliable, takes a thrashing, 35 bux for 2 weeks of fuel (450-500kms). Enough room to put a bike in the back and who cares when you get with your missus on the bonnet and it gets all bent up!

86 Nissan ET turbo - Havent got it roadworthied yet, bit of a money pit, but almost there! Hoping to get her reliable enough to be my perminant daily driver!
Hank Scorpio wrote:Back to the hammocks, my friend. You know, there's a little place called Mary Ann's Hammocks. The nice thing about that place is Mary Ann gets in the hammock with you.
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et_rider
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Location: Adelaide north (Craigmore)

Post by et_rider »

my first car was 3 cyl 1L cherade pos soon swaped it for.....
1986 slimline light n12 pulsar had a curby feed 1.5 little in it 3 speed auto 4 into one extrators that joined down near the front seats some were with a hot daog and sports muffler, i blew the trans in it and baut a....

1983 gx pulsar and put the engin outa ^^^that one in it ..it had a 5 speed in it and a brand new heavy duty clutch in it put all the nice stuff from that one in it and loved it to bits.. than an offer came up for my....

late 1986 n12 et turbo stock as a rock witch involed swaping my pride and joy ^^that one for this et witch hadnt been running for about a year and had a flat battery and a rooted head and wouldnt boost... well i got a battery pored some new oil in it and a dash of fuel into the bores new plugs and started first time ran sweet......blew the head the night. after i found that it wasnt boosting becuse the cat was blocked whom woulda thought hay

and now why i work on my brocken car i drive a ....

1983 VH Commodore with sle rims and bits all over it and on gas with working air con :D and one hell of a slow 202 in it lol
Boost+pulsar = goodness = pain :(
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Timmzy
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Location: Melbourne

Post by Timmzy »

This is an interesting thread!

Road Cars
- When I first got my licence I was given a 1972 Hillman Hunter. Bottle green
- Then got a "GT" Hunter a couple of months later with the alloy head and dual SU oil filled carbies -- Interesting. It went well though. A bit heavy. it was burnt orange.
- In the meantime while at Uni I was rust cutting and spraying my 1979 Pinto powered Celica 5-speed Cortina wagon. Got that going finally, and drove that up until 18months ago. Its rusted out again now and the heads gone. It is red :)
- Drove a myriad of cars after that. 1985 White Mazda 929 LUXO was my sisters car. Drove my girlfriends 1998 model honda civic for a bit.
- Then managed a succession of Lease cars: HSV GTS, 2X V8 VE Calais, VZ Berlina Wagon, VE Belina on Gas. In that order i think.
- OH and the whole time (since i was 19) I have owned the damn ET pulsar.
- Currently - I have changed jobs - and now don't get a lease car, so I bought myself a grandpa 1992 VQ Statesman V6! ahahaha. I got it put on gas and got 2K back from the government (!) Its my everyday car and has everything. Its a fucking barge though :) needs new front struts.


Race Cars:
- Started with an old HIllman Hunter (none of the above) it was blue with a rollcage (sick) :) Raced Autocross @ avalon, ballarat and bendigo for like 7-8 years.
- In the meantime Dad bought us another Hillman Hunter (white) with an hotted up XU1 spec torana 202 in it and a supra 5 speed box, Capri struts, cortina girlock brakes, Brass (yes brass) machined front end bushes, LJ torana diff in the back and a 6-point bond roll cage. I cut my teeth in circuit racing in this car, as it was the only one we had that could take the pressure. :) I raced that damn thing for probably 10 years as well. We sold it back to the guy we bough it from. I put scratches on the roof pillar at turn 12 Winton one day, without tipping it over. Slid along its side in the grass. Luckily Dad had just painted the underneath black and everyone commented on what a nice job he had done painting the underneath black and the diff orange. My old man was surprised when he seen me back in the pits getting yelled at by the official :oops: ...... I still don't know how I did that. Its a 90degree left turn and the scratches were on the left hand pillar? ANd they seen the underneath of the car! Which is the other way!

Anywho
- Then I started on the ET when I was at Uni. And its currently what I run around the circuit in. The chassis is not designed for it, but improvements along the way make it bearable :) And its a heap of unpredictable torque-steer fun. Its probably due for a freshen up now. I have been racing it bloody hard for 2 years I think, or therabouts anyway.

Thats me.

Darren.
Race it.
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Ash
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Post by Ash »

1st, 1986 Hyundai Excel 5 cogger/door hatch. dark blue. tough as hell car! went through so much shit! LOL

2nd, 1989 Mitsubishi Magna 5 cogger sedan. white. not as tough as the Hoondi but had great air con! LOL
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3rd, 1984 Nissan N12 ET Pulsar. white. one tough little ET. i put the turbo through the radiator a couple of times ripping big smokies.
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how it was looking the last i seen it,
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4th, (still own) 1984 Nissan N12 ET Pulsar. blue. my pride and joy and little cutey. most of you know this one.
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5th, 1984 Nissan N12 ET Pulsar. red. pretty much a parts car. for a stock setup it went like a rocket! awesome engine! the head is currently on my blue ET with some performance enhancements.
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6th, 1984 Nissan N12 ET Pulsar. maroon. was going to be my reliable second car. scrapped that idea and sold too a mate who screwed it and it now sits at my other halfs fathers place. went like shit anyway.
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7th, (still own) 1988 Holden VL Turbo Commodore 5 cogger sedan. maroon. pretty quick car for the mods done. great fun to drive!
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8th, (still own) 1989 Ford EA Falcon 5 cogger sedan. my run around shit kicker. it has been reliable so far and has taken a fair ammount of abuse! LOL
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baz
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Location: Hobart / Tasmania

Post by baz »

Bringing this thread back :P ..last time I posted I had a VP commodore ute that was for sale & I was waiting for it to sell so I could buy a S13 Sivia, Well that happened months ago

Looked like this when I brought it, Except I removed the wing as soon as I got home as it was major homo

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new wheels, sitting at stock height

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lowered

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Was auto when I brought it, It's since had a manual conversion

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fitted side skirts (waiting on front and rear bar) ..Also car has primer patches as it's getting ready for paint

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As it sits now

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My old exa I created from granny spec to a neat little BRIGHT car: http://forum.n12turbo.com/viewtopic.php?t=3903

Current Car: 2004 Vz SS Ute
Andjeti
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Post by Andjeti »

1977 TC Gemini

1982 XD Falcon

1986 BMW 528i

1994 Kawasaki ZZR 250

1992 EA Falcon

(Moved to Malaysia)

2001 Perodua Kancil

1999 Proton Satria Gti

(Moved back to Aus)

1983 BMW 323i Cabriolet

1998 Kawasaki ZX6R

1985 Toyota Cressida

1983 Ford Laser

1993 EB Falcon Wagon

1993 VP Calais

2000 Volkswagen Golf

1985 Nissan Pulsar Turbo ET
"Dog's go Woof Woof. Wog's go Doof Doof"
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