Treza360's .:R32

[Treza360]

Installed my 42DD shifter bushing today (Linky).

Pretty easy to do once I worked out what the hell 42DD were talking about in there install guide in regards to the veins holding the old rubber bushings in.

Just a note for those installing them, make sure you mark off the position of the end link spring clamp on the selector shafts.
Either that or the procedure to calibrate the shifter knob to the correct position using the locking switch on the gearbox and the expensive calibration tool, the bent nail.

Al, I didn't have any issues with the throw link on the HPA shifter being too wide for the bushing. Both the throw and side to side bushings were pretty tight but with a little jimmying they slotted in fine.

Haven't taken the car for a spin yet as it's showering off and on today and the car is clean, but testing out the shifter in the garage you can feel the difference. It's not a huge change but definitely noticeable.

Cheers,
Trent

[Treza360]

Well here goes...

As a few of you out there know, a few weeks ago on the cruise to natural bridge, I had an accident in the .:R.

Without going into too much detail, basically I misjudged the greasy conditions while going around an uphill bend and hit a bump which unsettled the car causing sudden sharp oversteer. I failed to correct (not through lack of trying) and the car has gone off the road and down a gully meeting some trees on the way.

Aside from some shock and some light bruises, I walked away from he crash and am back to full health now. The car however is not so good. In fact it's a complete stat write off.

My claim has been approved and the insurance is at the last stage, so I'm sure the car will be appearing on Pickles very very soon up for auction. If you'd like some .:R32 goodies for potentially very little dollars, shoot me a PM and I'll tell you what should be salvageable off the car. In addition to this there will be some stuff in the for sale section in the future including a lot of stock .:R gear which you Bora V6 4Motion guys should be interested in.

I suppose this has been a big shock for me and I'm sure some of you will be very saddened by the loss of the .:R. At the end of the day all I can say is that it is just a car and I'm extremely lucky and grateful that I got out in the way that I did.

I'd like to publicly thank everyone who has contacted me over the last few weeks to see how I'm going. I'd also like to throw out some massive thanks to Adam (vagman), Rhys ([-Polo GTI-]), Jon (j0n_GTI) and Tim (Coxy09) for their help on the day and also friendship and continued support since.

I'd also like to add extra thanks to Adam for storing the car for me while everything was being sorted. If anyone wants top quality servicing and work done in the Gold Coast area, V A Garage is the place to go.

Lastly I'd like to thank everyone who has helped me, offered advice or simply just made comments about the car. Some specific people include:
Jimmy (Jmac), Al Walker (quozl), Graeme (Graeme86), Guy Harding (Guy_H), Mickey (Mrk_Mickey) and Mike Weber at Mike Weber's Prestige and Performance.

I'd also just like to ask can we please keep any photos of the wreck kept off the site and net please. Pics I'm sure will be up on Pickles eventually. Maybe when they do come up I'll put up a few then. Thanks in advance for your respect there.

It was a fantastic ride and it's a shame it ended the way it did, but hey I had an absolute blast. What will Trent, do next? Who knows, will be sure to let you all know though.

See you on the flip side.

Cheers,
Trent

[Preen59]

Coolest R32 in my opinion, but i guess that's because you modified it the way I would if I owned one.

I've been there with things you put a lot of time, effort and money into being destroyed in seconds aswell. It hurts, but really it's only a material possession. However, like i said, it hurts and I do feel for you.

Good to see you have kept a level head about it, Trent. I hope all is going well and you're keeping your stick on the ice.

[Big_M]

WOW, sorry to hear that mate, such a nice ride too.

[peedman]

Aww dude that sucks! Did u manage to salvage any modded parts first or did insurance take the lot from u? I too have felt the pain from a write off and its not fun.

But now to the future, a mk6 .:R perhaps????

[JustCruisn]

Good to see you chose only to show happy pics of the car and none of the sad aftermath.
On the up side you get to start again on a new project.

[goodfella]

Sorry to hear, Trent... all the best getting over your loss!

[McDub]

another R down

great that you're ok though. gotta look on the brightside.

[philthy]

It was a sorry sight to see you walking along the road holding chunks of your car mate...

But at the same time, it was good to see you were walking!

Hope you find something new that you can love as much as the R.

[Mrk_Mickey]

Thanks for the props dude, I had a blast up in QLD and I'm sure I'll come see you next time I'm up. Good luck future car hunting and well done for your efforts on the .:R I would've done everything the same.

[thekraut]

Sorry to hear that mate. Glad you're ok!

[drewr]

Genuinly made me feel sad; even though i haven't assosiated with you, I really do hope too see you back in an .:R, or maybe a S3 turbo, or GTi...

All the best mate!

[Yevvy]

ouch, glad you are alright mate. those mk4s are tough cars ey. waiting to see you in another vag car soon

[Mr. JLT]

I feel your pain brotato! Its a said day mate but I'm glad your ok.. Hmmmmm maybe this will cheer you up. Cheers Jay

[Coxy09]

What will Trent, do next? Who knows, will be sure to let you all know though.

Mate I know you have thrown a few Idea's out there, all sound good, but stay away from those Bloody Volvo's!!!