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Andyman, The photos of the tweeter and all subsequent stereo pictures were taken during the install process. As it stands now the only part of the stereo that is visible is the headunit (which slides away when switched off anyway). I wanted them to retain all of the original positions, thus the...

Some pictures of the car during the respray which was done in Ayr by Scuderi Panel Beating (my brother's missus's family! so mates rates!! woohoo). And some of the car as it appeared when they rolled it out of the shop. It still had no badges at this time as they were waiting on me to fly...

Wow, it's been forever since I visited the site. Following the Transmission mishap my computer packed it in, then I had to go job hunting. Finally back on my feet with a lot more work done to the car, although not all that I wanted. Quick update until I can post some pictures; The car has...

Hey guys I've started to grow bored with the old auto (not the car) and have become fixated with the idea of converting the auto into a manual. So for those people out there who may have done this or thought along the same lines I have some questions. 1. Is it worth the hassle to do it in...

djhan, Where did you purchase these gauges from? Due to google being too picky I can't seem to locate a page showing the different types in this series. If you have a website from the manufacturer I would love to browse the rest of this range.

Well F@#k Oh boy. Just as I was starting to have fun my world has come crashing down again. This time in the form of a smoking lump of refuse I used to call my transmission. It seems I got a lemon and us playing with the shifting just caused it to die faster. So it's off to Holden to see...

It might be jsut me but they do not look like stock VY rims from Australia. You have it listed as being a VY S. The standard VY S pack rims were different from the ones you show in your picture. I will try and find a picture to confirm this. Someone else should be able to set me straight if...

Updates I've been a busy little beaver since the car got skippied. I took it in for it's LS1 Edit. All I can say is OH MY GOD! The car went from "yeah ok it's an 8, but where's all the kick", to "Holy sh*t! What was that!". Needless to say I was grinning ear to ear when I rolled it off...

Thanks vztrt, tried a Google search and got a lot of hits. This topic is well worth investing time into, with the price of fuel these days an alternative source of power is needed. The supposed 'fuel shortage' however, that originally sparked the idea of alternative fuels is a hyped up myth...

The additional pages from kowan's second post never linked through. For those of you wanting to take a look here they are. CONSTRUCTION PLANS 1 CONSTRUCTION PLANS 2 I'm still deciphering through these and trying to relate them to how they would fit with an everday engine. The warning...

From memory the 'Hydrogen Engine' was developed quite a few years ago, which this article appears to support. I vaguely remember an article in some scientific genre magazines, then nothing. It appeared as though the 'fuel companies' bought the designer off and silenced the project. This wouldn't...

What model VY is the unit going into? Has he tried calling Holden and getting one straight out of the catalogue? All models of the Blaupunkt headunits are available from Holden for all to buy, except the HBD (Holden By Design) upgrade package which is only sold to those who have it...

It takes you 7 hours? Evil laugh.......

This guy (click me) made beating slot machines (polkies) his lifes work.

On the subject of Gamma Radiation it was this that caused poor Robert Bruce Banner to undergo some drastic physical changes. For those not familiar with this whenever he got angry he went green and got very big. Anyway back to the subject at hand.

Is it an unwritten law amongst Ambulance personnel that if a subject has a broken arm to grab it and start moving it in different directions all the while asking "does this hurt"? Why does ambulance O2 always smell? You guys in the Emeregency Services do a great job, keep it up.

Like Rhino said most of the IT people who are skilled in programming will not be on site. For Xstrata (previously Mount Isa Mines) we employ a contract with a computer company called CSC to maintain our networks and do the fiddly things. Myself I am a Communications Tech but I work onsite...

Technically you are both correct. 1. You require a specific type of Subwoofer to be used in a Ported enclosure. 2. You require a specific type of Ported enclosure to go with said Subwoofer.

The money here in the Isa is pretty decent, I'm in the mid 80's. Operators and miners who do the more dangerous stuff would normally get more. Operating large machinery is interesting at first but becomes commonplace after time. The equipment we have here is nowhere near as big as the stuff...

He's from Mt Isa, I'd hesitate a guess to say he works in the Deep Copper Mine (formerly the Enterprise project). Mt Isa is situated around 1000Km inland from Townsville and has a rough population of 20,000. Other than that it's a hole. Trust me I live here too. I too work in the mines here...

And if it's a ute it has no TC. The delay you describe is possibly the fact that Holden uses 'drive by wire' I believe from the VT onward.

When I first gave them the car they had it for 5 days doing the repairs but I needed it back for a week to travel for work. So they gave the car back to me minus the trim, something about the wrong one being ordered, drove it around for a week minus the trim definately no glue on it. If I think...

412 Km/h... Seems excessive, is that meant to be what it would theoretically get if you had the longest straight stretch of road in the world and had time to wind 6th gear out to full revs?

I agree best joke this year.

Actually I was just thinking along the lines of this and I've had another car do this to me once before, what I did was back of the accelerator a little (maybe 10-15K's) then stab it back into the floor this gave the ECM a shove in the ass and made it remember to change gears. Who knows it might...

Not having a go at you directly Stone but give me 5 minutes with the headunit and I could point out to you whether it was user error or a manufacturing defect. It's what I do all day long. If a wire was put in backwards after the fuse then the damage on the internal CCT would be plainly...

Guys at the panelbeaters pulled mine off when respraying it after a prang, assured me it wasn't too hard to do. Took him 5mins to pull it off and another 5 to fit it again (they'd fitted it too far forward and the door wouldn't open all the way).

Sounds like it. Maybe you need to buy the JC's system a drink or two first... Try deleting your JC cookies, if you can't find em just delete the lot.

Doubtful on the warranty respect unless it can be proven it was faulty from the start.

Change your setting to 'Normal' mines beeen on there since factory and it turns on fine when I enter tunnels and parking garages. It does not however stay on during the day. You don't by chance have a dash mat or something silly covering the sensor?

Are you sure these figures are right? The speedo on the SV8 and SS goes to 260Km/h. I'm thinking you mistyped the 412Km/h though.

Umm that's really not good. Did you wire power to the wrong wire? I'd hesitate to say that unless something went wrong inside the unit by no fault of your own then your warranty is out the window. You just might be up for a new unit. Might be an idea to let a shop install that one.

I'm confused here. You want to see all posts since the last time you logged on?That's what the New Posts search does. It checks against the last time you logged onto the site and returns all posts since that time. Usually for me that varies from about 100 - 400 depending when I last logged in.

Not sure about the V6 but for my SS I chose the K & N pod kit. Basically everything from the manifold out was included even a heatshield. Well worth the $379.

Out in the Isa we are limited to who will provide for us. Most places here can not even get ADSL. However I was on BigPond paying $99.95 a month for 1500/256 (down/up) with 10G down & up before shaping. Now I'm with Internode 1500/256 with 20G down (up is unmetered) before shaping and even then...

It operates as a reverse Boost gauge. If you want something that moves everytime you accelerate it's interesting to watch. It has it's proper uses but it all comes down to whether you would gain anything from having it. Some others that can be useful are; Fuel Pressure, Oil Pressure, Fuel/Air...

At the home page here. About halfway down the left hand side is a link that says new posts. If you copy this link to your browser that will do it for you. It's also at the top of every forum page.

I had one in my old car it's fairly easy to do just get a T piece that will suit your vacuum line and cut into it before the one way valve. If you aren't sure the closer the line is to your head (manifold I think it's called) the better. Someone else will no doubt have better information on...

I'm also a Pioneer all the way, if you stay away from the cheap end and stick to the upper priced items they are all quality. If I had to choose other brands I would say; Nakamachi has it's merits, thier headunits pack a whallop. Blaupunkt also make some ok gear although it can be pricey...

Well they can't be faked without a lot of hard work but it can be done. All it requires is a lot of fake email addresses and plenty of spare time.