Bora V6 4Motion - Is nice, I like.

[h100vw]

Pete's springs are 4 motion and won't go in a 2wd.

Gavin

[Dub_Star_V6]

Thanks for the info and pics, as you know I've been eagerly awaiting the results, looks sweet man and by the sounds of it the ride is where you want it to be....I think you've convinced me to go with the B8/Pro Kit setup over coilovers. I'll hopefully order next week, hoping to source a RSB too

Glad I could help Adrian. If you happen to decide on a better setup then by all means, as coilovers will certainly offer you even sharper handling than this setup. But I personally didn't want it to be rock hard everytime I got in the car. B4B I'd say this is pretty good and offers a great compromise between performance and comfort. Fat rear bar FTW... and for those who've asked, it is now somewhere in the vicinity of 600% stiffer than stock! (15mm > 25mm) Nuts!

Good stuff David, great to see you've used good quality stuff, it must handle a treat.

I think I remember seeing a yellow 1600 Accurate Suspension prepared a few years back at Mt. Cotton hill climb. From memory it was a monster!

Yes very happy, nice that it no longer skips sideways mid-corner like the old suspension used to

And you're absolutely right, as that yellow monster is actually Ken's own car he runs at Mt Cotton. It was originally running a worked 200B engine stroked to 2.4l, but it now has a twin-cam KA24 (aka JDM Bluebird SSS engine) tucked away under the bonnet. That engine in a stripped-out Datto 1600... I'd say Monster is just about right!

[Gravey]

Glad I could help Adrian. If you happen to decide on a better setup then by all means, as coilovers will certainly offer you even sharper handling than this setup. But I personally didn't want it to be rock hard everytime I got in the car. B4B I'd say this is pretty good and offers a great compromise between performance and comfort. Fat rear bar FTW... and for those who've asked, it is now somewhere in the vicinity of 600% stiffer than stock! (15mm > 25mm) Nuts!

I dont want an ass-breaking ride, just something better than stock and lowered, that's the main criteria, and from what you've said and from the pics the setup looks perfect for me! Should be cashed up next week and thinking about spending money is getting me rather excited

[VOLKSMAN]

would have the part number of the engine cover by any chance?
and pics of the engine would be great

thanks
and forgot to mention thats sexy

[Gravey]

Oh I forgot to ask as well.....I take it the RSB is adjustable? What setting did you put it on? Sorry if you mentioned this already, I scanned your post again and couldnt see if you had or not

[Dub_Star_V6]

@Volksman apart from the ECU upgrade, the engine is stock as a rock yo.

@Gravey yes the RSB is adjustable Adrian, and is currently on its softest setting. I was worried it may be too soft and not compliment the other settings but it works well, very progressive. It's just so flat once the weight starts moving forward on turn-in.

[VOLKSMAN]

just asking if you have pics of your engine modified or not

[Dub_Star_V6]

Finally got around to giving Borat a proper clean inside and out after the recent dust storms.

Unfortunately Mickey is a bit late as I had a go at a proper detail myself from start to finish. As an unequivocal detailing n00b, I needed all the help and advice I could get so big thanks go to Greg at CarCare Products for his patience and advice. Many thanks Greg, your help was much appreciated!

So now with the dust all gone and the wind finally died down, and armed with CCA's excellent How To videos from their Detailing Vault, I started claying early this morning before moving on to the DAS6 Enthusiast Kit + Menzerna samplers.

It's still a little bit swirly for my liking, but I wanted to take it easy rather than be too heavy-handed with the polisher and compounds, and end up making a mistake I'm unable to correct. So while it's not perfect, I hope to become a bit better with a bit more practice. Who'd have thought it possible to get so much depth and shine out of 6 year old metallic paint?

Overall depth and gloss isn't too bad



Bonnet



C Pillar



Bootlid




Door handle (I think I need to get myself a Powerball-type polisher to be able to really get in behind there!)



To be honest, I'm most chuffed with the results on the tailgate, and finally banishing the cloudy de-badging marks I left behind (told you I was a n00b )

[GoLfMan]

nice job dude

[Jarred]

nice job, looks really good, amature or not!

[dylan8]

Looks great mate! Wish mine looked like that.

How long you spend all up?

[Driven Threads]

Looks clean as. Wicked reflections. I can't wait to get my hands on my DAS-6. Hopefully it should come next week. I'm too scared to experiment on my car first (even though the paint is far from perfect.) I going to have a play on my sisters celica first.

[Dub_Star_V6]

Thanks lads!

How long you spend all up?

Probably about 4 hrs all up Dylan, as apart from making sure I was using the polisher and creams correctly, I don't have enough space to do it all indoors so needed to be imaginative to keep it out of the sun!

Looks clean as. Wicked reflections. I can't wait to get my hands on my DAS-6. Hopefully it should come next week. I'm too scared to experiment on my car first (even though the paint is far from perfect.) I going to have a play on my sisters celica first.

Nice one Paul, you'll be impressed with the results of this kit. But take a look at those videos as it explains things really well and turned out to not nearly as difficult as I thought to get some good results. Just be patient and methodical (and follow the instructions! )

[goodfella]

Hey David, thats a damn good job!Not much happening in Brissy now that the NRL season is over???

[Dub_Star_V6]

Thanks Dave! Almost as good as yours

Wouldn't make any difference to me even if it was NRL season (not an NRL fan), nor was I planning on going to see the Roar miss all 20 of their shots on goal yet again tonight, either

I tell ya, the next time I see Sergio Van Dijk down at Southbank...