Kenshin X

yeah i only found myself doing 10 ks over or just stuck to the speed limit, i didn't see any police cars or cameras, (only saw a few policemen in the restuarant lol). but still a residential road so i'm not comfortable to speed at all.

hey guys when did u finish up in the mountains?

edit: both videos uploaded!

btw, i'm uploading the 11 min video, youtube can only show 10 minutes if it, its still uploading though, does it just cut out the last min or does it error? cuz if it does then i'll be wasting 250 megs!!! argh!

YouTube MAY give you the benefit of the doubt and let you have 11 minutes of footage. It's a bit hit-and-miss though as to wether it will successfully process or not.

It does upload first though.

CRAP it didn't let me upload! argh! 1/4 gig wasted... :(

have to wait til tomorrow guys, going to bed lol...

Kenshin, you went today and didn't let us know? Lol, we went Mt. Dandenong as well..

But yes, you are right. Mt. Dandenong is limited, no spirited driving (during the day that is) since it'll be busy, heaps of cars, people etc and especially on a Sunday.

Yes, was thinking a stop can be at SkyHigh.

For start point/first meeting point, was thinking the carpark at the bottom of the mountain, Burwood Hwy entrance. Cruise around or to SkyHigh, then back to a BBQ area I've been to before (has a spot for decent parking) or go eat somewhere else.

Peter.

sorry man, i was gonna tell you guys but we had the day planned out... kinda wanted to take her around cuz haven't done so in a while... so bbq at skyhigh? BYOs? :D

well specifics...

after breakfast at knox, around 10ish, we went along burwood hwy to the tourist road to sassafras. then back tracked to belgrave for puffing billy,, then finished there around 5.15pm then went back on the tourist road to ivy restaurant and then to skyhigh. then finished the rest of the tourist road and finished up north. if its at night, hopefully there won't be much traffic

i wasn't very confident about gunning it on the tourist road becuz

1) it is still a residential place...

2) it was my first time on the road...

3) my tires are worn out 1 to 5% tread :P

4) didn't know how the trd black pads would hold up :D

5) wasn't 100% sure if there was any speed cameras on tourist rd. (although a client of mine said there is none as not feasible to put cameras there.)

you can see on the videos i was hesitant as i was driving through the towns. if it was the great ocean road, i'd gun it to catch up to the car in front of me :P

how was the other road u went on was it still a residential road? any videos?

RECON RUN GOING AHEAD TODAY GUYS! (Despite some of us worrying about engine check lights coming on)

Keep you guys updated! All 5 zres are out today too! Miracle. Me, shinobi, Dwee, Jskill, Le.vinh.zr

hey which road did u guys end up going? why did i not see u zre boiz LOL :P

Can't wait to see the videos!

(sorry about inital D music in the end, was getting abit sleepy <_< )

There is absolutely no reason to be sorry for such, in my opinion a brilliant choice of music. :P (Yep, i'm an Initial D nut, so stay clear haha) *puts on 'No one sleep in tokyo'*

haha yeah, although the front car was slowing me down so i didn't accelerate to the music, would have been better :P and the second one was just starting when the road ended :(

btw, i'm uploading the 11 min video, youtube can only show 10 minutes if it, its still uploading though, does it just cut out the last min or does it error? cuz if it does then i'll be wasting 250 megs!!! argh!

hey guys and gals, thought i might let u know...

wifey and i went to mt dandenong today for a full day. TBH drive was good, but too short for spirited driving :)

we went to sassafras for some shopping and to skyhigh for some site seeing, was totally cool. went to eat at the ivy restaurant cuz pie in the sky closed at 5pm :( but i swear, the food was absolutely grand! the woodfire pizza was very well done and the pasta (had the carbonara) was excellent too.

so guys my suggestions would be...

mt dandenong drive to sassafras, stop and shop or photos chat, eat watever. then go to skyhigh and high jack the car park for more photos with Melbourne city behind us :) and eat (if haven't eaten before), do the rest of the mountain drive and/or eat dinner at ivy/pie in the sky.

OR

drive to emerald park and send a bbq there photos and maybe duck/water paddling :P

back track a little and do the mountain drive to skyhigh and photos and then dinner somewhere

i will add a couple of videos for you to watch, did a mountain drive and recorded part of it. uploading via youtube now. give u guys a feel of what its like :P

first is during the day to ivy restaurant :P

second video is the rest of the mountain drive to mt dandenong road (sorry about inital D music in the end, was getting abit sleepy <_<

man... tried to do some spirited driving but wife was in the car constantly saying to slow down and the damn excel was in front of me grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....

hey guys i'm going to start pm'ing those guys who are interested in the eyelids, wings, grill etc.

PLEASE REPLAY/PAY BY MIDNIGHT 4TH OF MAY 2010. OTHERWISE I WILL ASSUME YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED AND WILL CANCEL YOUR ORDER.

Those who return pm's will be given my account details/mobile number so you can contact me about the total/sub total of the purchase they are going to make. ;)

Hopefully, prices are just right and i'll try my absolute BEST to bring those prices DOWN :D

Regards and thanks all,

Kenshin X :)

EDIT: pm's have ALL been sent, if i left anyone out please contact me ASAP! thanks guys!

tried to reset ecu yet?

try the wreckers first, always bound to get some there, good luck mate, and f..k those robbers

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Such a good turn out this is going to be! try and get it to 30 lol, we will all hold up the tourist buses behind us! :spiteful:

last few bumps guys! :D

I think ill pop in to im close to the dande's anyway.

nice uncle evil :D i was gonna ask u thru pm but saw u post. i wanna see ur car, looks soo clean in the photos :) gives me some ideas as well, might take one at deer park toyota...

nice, thats where my previous owner bought my car from... service and tech guys there are tops too bad i live on the other side of town though :(

Hey tash, ill 90% have my kings out by then. You interested in buying them off me at the meet?

Anyway, whilst i got all the vic members here, anyone recommend a good, reliable installation joint that can install and set my coilovers for me at a decent price?

looks at guni

hey kenshinx, how many people do you have for facelift eyelids so far?

hey mate 3 people so far, i'll try and get them down to 70 bucks...

ok count me in, but it would be heaps good if u could try and get it down to 60 haha..

cheers

need 10 or more to get that, gah... looks like not enough people interested :( did u want tips too?

ok. lol i dont have a spoiler

keep for future use :clap:

not enough money atm. saving up for some wheels

ummm yummy wheels i'd go for them only if it wasn't for the heavy price tag on the 17s tires. <_< can be up to twice as expensive compared to the stock 16s

yeh i know :( but theres nothing going for my car's exterior atm.. running on steelies haha all black. hopefully the eyelids will make a change and some custom plates(when im able to think of something good to put on).

how much are the rear eyelids from topstage?

crap u reminded me, i haen't asked yet! i'll ask first thing on monday! :D

Not for us victorians. Rego fees are the same for everyone because they are all in one. No need for further insurance. The only way to get cheaper rego here is if you have a conncession like health care card or pension etc.

yeah i'm thankful our government isn't ridiculous on the car rego :)

hey kenshinx, how many people do you have for facelift eyelids so far?

hey mate 3 people so far, i'll try and get them down to 70 bucks...

ok count me in, but it would be heaps good if u could try and get it down to 60 haha..

cheers

need 10 or more to get that, gah... looks like not enough people interested :( did u want tips too?

ok. lol i dont have a spoiler

keep for future use :clap:

not enough money atm. saving up for some wheels

ummm yummy wheels i'd go for them only if it wasn't for the heavy price tag on the 17s tires. <_< can be up to twice as expensive compared to the stock 16s

Did u fill up with v power? Cuz I dunno if shell has a 95 ron (which is still premium). Hissing could be just air going thru the air pipe. Tapping when? If it's idle it could be just the injector noise. Nothing to worry about. If ur worried about something the car. Best to take it back to the Toyota dealer u bought it off. U should have a 1 yr warantee on it. A video would help as well.

Fill up with different stations of the same petrol and see how u go. Maybe dirty fuel?

Yeah i did fill it up with V Power . ( Well this place is supposed to a Reputable - you should see the queue of cars)

The other thing i did notice with my car is it seems to cool down too quick.I have a 05 ZZE corolla too and sometimes 3 hours later when i start the car it heats up with in mins but the sportivo gets ice cold and still takes a fews mins driving to warm up. Leaving work after an 11hr shift today it felt like it was choking on cold because i started it and then drove straight away.

About the hissing , its def not the air/air filter because thats distinctive. And the tapping normally in 3 or 4 trying to accelerate.

thats ok, if the place is good then just keep on getting the fuel and see how u go.

cooling down too quickly isn't an issue, (just don't try to lift when engine is cold) should move after about 10 seconds of starting the engine, but be gentle with it. my one on a warm day is usually cold within 3 hours :)

with the hissing noise try to source it when u have the engine on and push on the accelerator switch (pedal, freaken forgot the name of it) under the bonnet.

upload a video makes things a bit easier :P

Did u fill up with v power? Cuz I dunno if shell has a 95 ron (which is still premium). Hissing could be just air going thru the air pipe. Tapping when? If it's idle it could be just the injector noise. Nothing to worry about. If ur worried about something the car. Best to take it back to the Toyota dealer u bought it off. U should have a 1 yr warantee on it. A video would help as well.

Fill up with different stations of the same petrol and see how u go. Maybe dirty fuel?

Saw johnnibois zre as I walled out of my house with mrs this evening. Nice back rims on the go :D

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why is there a bloody question mark on my name? OF COURSE I'M COMING

you better come too goz, make up for not coming with me to CC tomorrow!

also gives me time to sort out my tires. :) the front ones are virtually bald! can't wait to have fresh new rubber rollin

@tash, better keep the central locking on, she might jump out of the car LMAO! nah shes really nice, although i dont know that she will make it or not, shes got work :(

im not often into this type of thing but i reckon black with red writing would set it off... hmmm

was gonna get red too but i thought it might look abit weird with my blue console at night, so best to keep the same colour through out except the dash (cant change it anyways)

i just thought, if i were to spray it and do it properly, i have to mask the letters which will be a total biatch to do

hey kenshinx, how many people do you have for facelift eyelids so far?

hey mate 3 people so far, i'll try and get them down to 70 bucks...

ok count me in, but it would be heaps good if u could try and get it down to 60 haha..

cheers

need 10 or more to get that, gah... looks like not enough people interested :( did u want tips too?

ok. lol i dont have a spoiler

keep for future use :clap:

Hi to All,

You woudn't believe me, I hit the 20cm high barrier on the right after applying a sudden brake.

When I got out to see what happened, I can't find my RHS-Rear Wheel, later I found on the opposite side of the Traffic. The RHS-Front Wheel, Axle, Bearing, The complete Differntial Set was Damaged.

The funny thing was I was driving only at 100-110 km/h.

I strongly believe that it is due to Manufacturing Defects, either the Brakes, ABS or the Steering.

Before you hit the barrier, were you doing something like this in Saudi Arabia?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5354694483620792263#docid=-5107653974746566254

i just saw the video, what are these guys trying to proove? and f**k those bystanders r idiots too standing that close. is trashing cars common in saudi arabia? =_=

edit: and if you did what u did in that video, your car should NOT be fixed so it stops morons like you making acusations about a defect that most likely would not happen under normal driving conditions. from the photo its clear that its from drivers negligence. hitting a barrier 20cm high at 100km will break things as SD said.

good luck to your claim. becuz most likely, it won't come through