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birnie · Post by **birnie** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:17 am

After noticing Genebaby has a car interest, thought we'd kick of a cars thread for peeps intereseted....

OK, twist my arm, I'll start.

Used to have a 1998 Nissan Skyline (not GTR

)
Upgraded turbo/intercooler/fuel pump/injectors/ECU/shocks
Super fun to drive.
Ended up with a tad under 250rwks.
Currently a member on www.skylinesaustralia.com, as, wait for it, Birnie.
It would do 0-100 in 5secs flat with wheel spin.
Never took it to the drag strip but similar cars/mods would do 12s.

here's a thread on my intercooler attempts :
http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums ... 10032.html

Now with a baby/wife and no cash, i drive a sheet box Holden Astra.
the engine just blew costing me 4.5k
Should have stuck with rock solid Nissan

Post up anything you like relating to cars.
Cheers lads

Post by **Genebaby** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:31 am

Oooh, don't get me started, I love my car.....I have lots of pics.....

metatron · Post by **metatron** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:53 am

Cars...Cool, Fast Cars & Guitarz.
Gotta get into this . But first if Vinnie was a car, he'd be this

or a Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4

Post by **Genebaby** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:11 am

Some nice pics of my Ford Falcon BA XR8. I bought it new on Dec 19 2003. Exterior has a BF front bar now, FG 19" wheels and since these shots the rear spoiler has been replaced with a bobtail one.

It's had a lot of subtle mods done to it, so if you know what a basic XR is like you'll see the differences.

poserboy71 · Post by **poserboy71** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:15 am

If my mini-van

didn't say Silhouette on it , I wouldn't know what the fuck it was. I have some cool toy cars though. My dream cars are the 1966 Batmobile and Speed Racer's Mach 5.

teej · Post by **teej** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:17 am

my baby was my Ford Cougar .. 2.5 V6 .. had 2 of them but currently without wheels .. not driving in this crazy ass place .. is hard enuff crossing the street

poserboy71 · Post by **poserboy71** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:21 am

Damn Teej,

It sounds worse than New York City there !

Shred4hire · Post by **Shred4hire** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:38 pm

i got 87' pontiac gta and a 71 amx

Slayer · Post by **Slayer** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:05 pm

LOL! Ok my cars are getting old but they are all paid for which is great because the economy sucks right now in California.

1999 Pontiac Trans Am (Champagne)
2004 Chevrolet Corvette (Burgundy Metal Flake)
2007 GMC Canyon (White)
2004 Troy Bilt Lawn Tracktor (Red)

Slayer · Post by **Slayer** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:06 pm

BTW - Nice Ford Vic!

Post by **Genebaby** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:24 pm

Fords rule!!!

Slayer · Post by **Slayer** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:41 pm

In America we have a saying "Buy American as the job that you save may be your own"

Vic on behalf of your friends in America thank you for buying a Ford!

Kev

Post by **Genebaby** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:55 pm

Thanks Kev, happy to help Ford in Aus and the US.

wolfgang161272 · Post by **wolfgang161272** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:00 pm

A new car section, wow!
I'm verry interessted in cars. In Germany we say the same like the Americans did: "Buy German cars than you save the jobs in the land".
So I drive a Porsche turbo and a Cayenne GTS.
In Germany we have no speed limits on highways

So you can drive verry fast

Post by **Genebaby** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:02 pm

Very jelous Wolfgang. Of the cars and the speed limit!!

birnie · Post by **birnie** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:02 pm

....and girlfriend.lol

wolfgang161272 · Post by **wolfgang161272** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:07 pm

birnie wrote:....and girlfriend.lol

That's my wife for 10 years now

wolfgang161272 · Post by **wolfgang161272** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:11 pm

That's my turbo

wolfgang161272 · Post by **wolfgang161272** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:13 pm

and this is the Cayenne GTS

wolfgang161272 · Post by **wolfgang161272** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:14 pm

and last but not least my wife Stefanie

birnie · Post by **birnie** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:16 pm

Congtrats on the big One Zero!

That Porsche looks very nice!

(and i was going to be cheeky about pics of the wife, and then decided agasint, but looks like you've done it anyway) Yeah!

teej · Post by **teej** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:52 am

beautiful cars and beautifil wife .. congrats dude

Slayer · Post by **Slayer** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 2:56 am

Nice toys Wolfgang!

teej · Post by **teej** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 3:04 am

not to be out-done .. car .. well ex car and Fiance

Slayer · Post by **Slayer** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 3:20 am

Nice Trevor!

Is that a black leather skirt she is wearing?

teej · Post by **teej** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 3:24 am

Slayer wrote:Nice Trevor!

Is that a black leather skirt she is wearing?

Thanx Kev .. nope it was skintight leather trousers .. she keeps the short skirts for the bedroom hahaha

metatron · Post by **metatron** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 3:46 am

[quote="teej"]not to be out-done .. car .. well ex car and Fiance

quote]

Congratulations to you & your FiancÃ© on your engagement

teej · Post by **teej** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 3:48 am

metatron wrote:
teej wrote:not to be out-done .. car .. well ex car and Fiance
quote]

Congratulations to you & your FiancÃ© on your engagement

thanx buddy

.. much appreciated

doublev · Post by **doublev** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 6:52 am

shit. i drive some cars you gonna laugh at.

doublev · Post by **doublev** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 6:56 am

this isn't my car, but a nicer version. mine is brown and i collect these these but the others are too rusty to drive. i collect any simca cars if anyone has one and also Fiat 127's.

some of them were so bad they had rust on them in the showroom before they were sold, but i like them. my daughter refuses to get into it. i'll post my actually ones if anyones interested. I also like Citroen SM's as well which are much better cars.

Post by **Genebaby** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:21 am

Congrats on the engagement Teej, and Dino, those are some strange cars you collect. Rust in the showroom? Not a good sign.

poserboy71 · Post by **poserboy71** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:32 am

You guys have some BEAUTIFUL ' rides '.

shramiac · Post by **shramiac** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:48 pm

I WIN!!!!!!

http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss27 ... 1cropa.jpg

Ha ha!

Taken 2 years ago. It's changed a little since then, 4th from the left sold, another KW bought a month ago (looks almost like 2nd from left), Nissan ute on the end traded for a new model & new Mazda ute bought just a week ago.

AND that mountain (Walsh's Pyramid) in the background is real not a photoshop trick or anything! Competion every August to run up to the top and back to my town. 1 & 1/4 hours is the record. Approx 2 miles from the start to the mountain then a climb up it's 3000 foot height then back to town! Runners descend in about 15-20 minutes hoping not to trip or collide withe runners coming up! My best time is 6 days and 23 hours!!!! Ha ha ha.

Post by **Genebaby** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:54 pm

So you're in the trucking business? That's a lot of nice rigs.

I would stay away from that mountain, looks like a lot of effort.

shramiac · Post by **shramiac** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 5:04 pm

Trucking and agriculture fert/chemical sales! And yes F#*K climbing it! I've climbed about a 1/3 and said,"yep nice view from here"! Actually on one of the sides there is a kick arse waterfall that you can slide down into a rock pool. Just makes sure you're wearing a plastic fertilizer bag as a nappy (diaper) when you do or major rip in pants!

shramiac · Post by **shramiac** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 5:14 pm

And Gene my brother bought a BF XR6 Turbo in 2006 just to be different, we've always been a Holden (GM) family and the local Ford dealer wasn't impressed when he told them that the speedo needs to be replaced with a calender!!!! Sounds like a 4 cylinder and was almost a slug (not that he's breaking speed laws people). That was till he spent about $2000 and got it chipped and new injectors and took the motor from the stock 330HP to 440Hp! Inside and outside still factory stock. Still sounds like a 4 cylinder! At 6'2" though, I headbutt it trying to get in.

wolfgang161272 · Post by **wolfgang161272** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:19 pm

Great cars, great guys...and teej - you've a great woman

Post by **Genebaby** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:34 pm

shramiac wrote:And Gene my brother bought a BF XR6 Turbo in 2006 just to be different, we've always been a Holden (GM) family and the local Ford dealer wasn't impressed when he told them that the speedo needs to be replaced with a calender!!!! Sounds like a 4 cylinder and was almost a slug (not that he's breaking speed laws people). That was till he spent about $2000 and got it chipped and new injectors and took the motor from the stock 330HP to 440Hp! Inside and outside still factory stock. Still sounds like a 4 cylinder! At 6'2" though, I headbutt it trying to get in.

The 6 Turbos are meant to go great, and eve better when chipped of course.

I'm a V8 kinda guy, and it's gotta be a Ford!!

Possio · Post by **Possio** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:44 pm

GeneB, IÂ´m a V8 Ford guy too, Runs in the family.
1990 5.0 L HO Engine, 5 speed manual tranny, 3.27 gear
in the rear. Pretty quick for what it is,.. itÂ´s a fairly light car.
I got a renovated and souped up engine ready to go in at some point.
Full GT40 set up and 10.5-1 compression 306 engine.
Hoping to get a solid 300+ Hp to the rear wheels.
Watch out Carrera! haha,. at least in the quarter mile.

/Olle, Stockholm Sweden

Post by **Genebaby** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:47 pm

Very nice, what a beauty!

I need to change my diff ratio to about 3.73 from the 3.23, one day.....lots of things still to do.

A spare souped up engine would be nice, but I will rebuild mine tougher if the need arises. I don't drive it often anymore so it will probably last forever now!

Possio · Post by **Possio** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:49 pm

Oh, Forgot to mention, pic above, itÂ´s a Ford Mustang.

Possio · Post by **Possio** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:59 pm

Yeah, I put a lotta time into cleaning it up , and it was not "quality time"-
getting the surface rust removed from the undercarrige and had all
the removable links/bars suspension bits sandblasted and pepainted.
Car is now in condition close to mint. These cars have a 2.73 rear
from the factory (to save on gas milage) but it kills the "off the line"
performance. 3.27 is just perfect for a 5.0 liter Ford HO Mustang. IMHO
ItÂ´s not a "Super Car" by any means, but it is/was the best "bank for buck" car of itÂ´s time and still does Ok in todays competition.
Easy to work on too..
/O

Possio · Post by **Possio** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 8:18 pm

I googles a little and it seems this is the engine in your Falcon, right ?

Boss 260 4-valve DOHC 5.4 L V8, 349 hp (260 kW) @ 5250 rpm, 369 lbÂ·ft (500 NÂ·m) @ 4000 rpm

If it is,ThatÂ´s awsome, great modern Modular Ford engine that can
really rev high and has some serious low end "grunt" to boot!
Nice.

Post by **Genebaby** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 8:28 pm

Hi again, and welcome to the Forum!

Yes, that's the engine in my car. If it dies I'll rebuild with higher comp for more power but it's going well so I won't unless it needs it.

With the gearing in mine it is better for 3.73, unless I changed the gearbox for a 6spd and then it's 4.11 that's the sweet spot.

I keep it in top condition as yourself. I remember those Mustangs well, and with the new engine it will go even faster!

poserboy71 · Post by **poserboy71** » Wed Aug 04, 2010 10:43 am

Possio wrote:

Possio, Are you from the United States? I see a Summit Racing sticker in your window. Their main office/warehouse/headquarters is 30 minutes from my house.

-Poserboy71-

Post by **Genebaby** » Wed Aug 04, 2010 10:57 am

Really Rick?....I'll have to remember that......

Shred4hire · Post by **Shred4hire** » Wed Aug 04, 2010 11:34 am

my 1971 amx javalin currently stored in sc.

Possio · Post by **Possio** » Fri Aug 06, 2010 7:04 pm

Hi Rick- Poserboy71-
No, IÂ´m not, born and raised Stockholm, Sweden actually, but I went to
college in Queens New York for a few years so thereÂ´s a bit of
US of "the A" (Borat) in Me. Love the States.
Summit always provides a bunch of those stickers whenever I order
something from them, and remember, each stickers adds another 10mph
to your top speed.......haha.
I think whenever I call Summit, I talk to their sales reps in Ohio.
I think half my engine comes from them..
The state of OhioÂ´s made some money off of me for sure, haha.
-Chris- Cool, those AMC/AMX cars you donÂ´t see too many of. American Motors made those, right?
They remind me alot of the 1971-73 Mustang Mach1Â´s. Nice color too!

/Olle

doublev · Post by **doublev** » Fri Aug 06, 2010 9:20 pm

always like the amc javelin.

Shred4hire · Post by **Shred4hire** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 6:18 am

yea man !! american motors .. i tend to be alil different so i like different stuff,
mavericks, javalins, mustang II's, old dodge's and crazy buicks but if its old i love em !

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