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    'Bedding in'

    "bull5h1t must run in or worped disc. pad will exesive wear. the disc is cast iron but it is not temperd that is up to brake application to cure the iron. it is only milled NOT TEMPERD!" Correct it's not tempered, its still full of stresses. Heat it up too much and too quicklyand it will...
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    'Bedding in'

    Ok a bit of grease buring off etc is normal, but 10 hard stops from 50kmh to 0 kmh in succession is something standard brakes are not designed to do, not to mention the wear and tear on the suspension componentry. I've driven uncountable Commodores with warped disc rotors just from normal...
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    'Bedding in'

    "smoke is normal" :clapping: LOL! "Bedding in" sounds like a brilliant way to screw up your disc rotors by overheating them to me. Standard rotors are made from cast iron and its full of internal stresses due to the nature of the material and the way it's manufactured. When you heat it...
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    do gen3 have a hose that puts warm water into them?

    The hot water inlet is there to prevent icing in the throttlebody caused by the drop in air pressure that occurs there. Icing can cause the butterfly to stick or the engine to lose power and eventually stop. High humidity combined with low temperatures, high altitude and small throttle...
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    Revs not Dropping On Gear Change - VY S Manual

    Sticky throttle cable or accelerator pedal maybe? Get some WD-40 or silicone spray to it.
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    Need Some Advice On Ladies !!!!!

    Take this from an old fart, been there, done it. Just go and talk to her man! Be yourself, be confident (women love confidence) but don't overdo it, be polite and most importantly get her number!! Like most things in life, if there is nothing risked, there is nothing gained. Ask...
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    How do you relieve work stress?

    Driving my V8 with the window down does it for me. Just love that sound, makes me feel good.:driving: Sometimes a glass of wine or a Wild Turkey straight up on ice works wonders too.:drink: And other times I just go out the back with my .22 (I live out in the sticks) and a packet of...
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    Advice needed for buying used car

    Yes to the first question. No to the second. The advertised price is just that, an advertised price, it's always negotiable. Never pay the sticker price, also known as the sucker price. There's heaps on the web about buying secondhand cars, some of it is really good advice.:thumbsup...
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    Being a mechanic

    Hmmm, plumber or mechanic... I think by far the best option out of those two is to stay at school and go to Uni and do a degree. Money earning potetial with a degree 10+ years from now......at least twice what any mechanic or plumber is getting with the added benefit of working in a nice clean...
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    Pics/stories Of Peoples Projects Gone Wrong!!!!!!!

    Me and a mate were trying to replace the rubber overhead cam belts on an old GS Citroen he had at the time. We had the whole front of the car off, engine was completely exposed etc. The cooling fan on those things is connected directly to the crankshaft which needed to be removed, so we undid...
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    do v8's really drink that much?

    Yes, for this month maybe. In the longer term, fuel prices are influenced by overseas events that we have no control over. Something like the resulting bloodbath in Iraq if/when the Americans finally decide to leave them to it, or if the Israelis decided to drop a nuke on Iran is all that...
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    How long will you keep your car????

    I swap mine out every 18 months to 2 years these days. I'm not into spending what little spare time I have throwing time & money at fixing up old cars. Buy 'em, drive 'em, move 'em on.
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    Ideas on catching vandals

    Yep, get on Ebay and get yourself what's called a "trail cam". Hunters in the US use them to monitor tracks thru the bush for any game that might be wandering past. The trail cam has a built in motion sensor can be left on for weeks and is camoflaged. You just tie it up in a tree or somewhere...
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    Traction Control...

    I think that T/C was designed for all the supermarket mums and business execs out there who don't have the first clue about driving. The lowest commom denominator so to speak. I just turn mine off everytime I get in the car, it's just much nicer to drive without it. And try going around a...
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    do v8's really drink that much?

    Just wait till fuel hits $1.50+ a litre and watch big car prices tumble. Not a matter of IF but of WHEN. Holden is already hurting and secondhand V8's are cheaper than ever right now. It's the engine and driveline I was actually referring to. No, they don't break any more often than a 6, but...
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    vx ss..a lemon ???

    Like any car you buy, you can get a good one or you can get a gunker, it's entirely up to you..... The early LS1 V8's had serious oil consumption and piston slap issues that have been overcome in the later models. Lot's of VX's had engines replaced under warranty. This is well documented...
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    do v8's really drink that much?

    Lets do the sums (roughly); Lets say; 6cyl does 10/100 8cyl does 13/100 And you drive an average of 400km a week. So.. the 6cyl will use 40 litres a week. the 8cyl will use 52 litres a week. Now lets say petrol is $1.25 a litre for example. The 6cyl will cost $50 a week for...
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    VY or VZ what to buy?

    Ok, quality is all about perceptions. I've had a few Commies in my time but this one just seemed a bit rougher around the edges than usual. Monday car? Dunnow. Just my experience. Don't be concerned, you will grow up. Torque is your friend :thumbsup: I don't know, 90% of my driving is...
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    VZ V6 Manual Fuel Consumption

    Car - VZ V6 Ute Transmittion - 6 Speed manual Fuel Consumption - 10-11 to 100k highway Average speed - 80-90kmh I'd guess
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    VY or VZ what to buy?

    Well, I've had a VY Exec auto, a VYII SS ute man and a VZ S pack 3.6 litre ute with 6 spd manual and currently have a VY SV8 6 spd manual and a VZ Cross 8 Crewman. I only had that VZ S ute for about 3 months before I sold the freaken thing. I'll tell you why. Talk about having NO low end...
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    APC Custom Exhuast - Extreme Disappointment

    Oh, ok. So mandrel bends use an internal support to maintain the internal diameter of the pipe as its bent. So rather than the pipe bend being stretched on the outside and squeezed on the inside as in a press bend the whole pipe gets stretched around/along the mandrel and maintains a uniform...
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    Warning Problem

    Either the alternator brushes have stuck in their holders or the slip rings are grubby in the alternator. Both will drop the charge rate = MFD alternator message. Check your battery terminals and any connections on the alternator just to be sure too. It is important to fix this because a...
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    APC Custom Exhuast - Extreme Disappointment

    Slightly off-topic... but what's the deal with "mandrel" bends? Aren't all pipes/tubes bent around a mandrel on a pipe bending jig? They just collapse and kink otherwise. There are other ways can they be bent? Or is it just one of those wanky terms that get used for normally mundane...
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    Remove winshield stickers

    Eucalyptus oil is good for removing that sticky gunge and it smells kinda nice too. Don't get any on the tint though.
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    Advice on mp3 ipod thingys.

    It's solid state memory, the same as resides in the main memory of your PC (not your hard disk though). It consists of a series of memory chips that contain the data as a bunch of electrical charges, ie no moving parts Things like the larger capacity iPods actually have a small hard drive...
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    Advice on mp3 ipod thingys.

    Anything with less than 2GB is a bit of a waste of time IMO. You just end up shuffling your music on and off there all the time to make space for new stuff as your music collection grows as I found out. Get something with at least 20GB (preferably a lot more) so you can just keep on adding new...
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    Traction COntrol ON/OFF

    Count me in Phreddy. I live on a dirt road and the first thing I do is hit that stupid T/C button when ever I get in the car. PITA
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    Steering Wheel nut size

    Hey cheers Fluxxx, that's exactly what I needed to know. Thanks a bunch.
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    Steering Wheel nut size

    Hi all First post here so be gentle ok :yeah: I'm planning on swapping out the plastic steering wheel on my '03 SV8 for a nice leather one. Does anyone know the specific size of the main nut that holds the wheel onto the steering shaft? I've done some searching and have come up with it...
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