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He wrote an autobiography quite some years ago, it might be called Endless Highway or similar. It was a real roller coaster of a read. its got cars, drugs, women and ol` Dave just living a pretty large life. I heard the news yesterday morning at 5:30am as I pulled up at work, I was saddened.

Vist the Seaworld Nara Resort web page.. You can get a package that includes entry to the big 3, Seaworld, Movieworld and DreamWorld. I took my kids to Seaworld and stayed over night, best decision ever.. When they start to whine about sore legs etc, you can just go back to the room, kick back, go for a swim ( its a bit cool atm, but okay if you`re Victorian ) and recoup lost energy.. We did it over the xmas holidays so I coulda gone to Vanuatu with what it cost, but off peak - winter might be cheaper. For little kids, a drive to Brissy and Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary is absolutely worth it.. My 9 yr old loves koala`s so we go there a few times a year.. I like it cause it`s not too dear, it`s relaxed and its has some decent animal shows, like a sheep dog demo and a bird of prey show.

Wow, small world.. I know Max Carpenter.. We are the same age.. He took the on dealership when he was 25 :| I used Bremer Ford in Ippy for some warrantee stuff, and they treated me nicely. Doug Harch the part guys is a real champ.

For anyone interested its http://www.depuluwheels.com/factory.html they repaired one of my dark argents which had a big arse crack in it and it looks good as new. Everyone I mention their name to in the trade just nods and says: yep...

lol, with my head cold, the first run with the M/T`s on backwards ( gangsta style ) I wasn`t ready for the HUGE drop in 60 foot time. I was so giddy I couldn`t see the steering wheel till I shifted into second just on the limiter. I`m dead serious.. All I saw was blurred colour. Any sane man would have lifted off.. Second run, I reckon I drove as well as I`m ever going to, maybe I went a tad further in second than I should, doesn`t matter now. I still felt like a big dipper at the start.. I`m really sick as a dog..

I ended up doing 3 runs. I did essentially a flat 12, then a PB 11.95 then another flat 12. 115 then 114 then 115 mph. I`m pretty satisfied with that.

the mock ups looked a bit sad, maybe it was the colour or something.. I`ve seen an Ego BF Force 6 twice today, sweet lookin` bit of gear..

If the weather holds, I`m there.. I`m as sick as a dog, have barely done 50 klm in my car in 3 months and a German Shepherd could probably post a better time but be there I shall be. Okay, now.. Don`t be shy. We`re all there at the track, but you end up meeting maybe 2 people. I`m in a Mercury BF Typhoon with a black BA foon front bar ( worstest tranny ev@r ) if you see a guy in a red flanno smokin` winnie blue standing next to a purple T that's covered in a tuning shop adverts, that's gotta be Steve-O- aka the Bogan. I hope we get a good turn and get to meet other owners and talk some sh!t. Ask that guy next to you in the lanes in the T, Foon or GT if they`re in the forum. Gorn do it.

Here`s a sideline story: I gotta pair of Teritory steel wheels with M/T streets on for the drags.. I mounted one while I had an argent off and the chrome wheels nuts I used just didn`t look right.. I figured it need the Territory Acorn style nuts so I rang local Ford and was told " mate those wheel nuts are $14.80 each " I LOL`d and said " Doug, that's 150 bucks for ten wheel nuts I`ma check some other options first " He said " Ring Walkers, they got `em " I did, they said they had one Falcon acorn nut in stock $2.50 I thought ripper I`ll buy and try.. Got there they had none, but they did have 10 proper Terry nuts = $18.90... Better than 150 bucks.

Oh typical.. I got a BF I .. There has to be a catch.. Bloody fords.

awwwwww. Cheers.

Can someone kindly refrssh me on this? I`ve just cleaned my repaired dark argent and brand new Dunlop ( insurance, I said I didn`t want it but there ya go ) and pulled the never been used spare out to put on the front, and the repaired jigger is marked rear use only, the spare isn`t.. Whats the go? Do I have to get the tyres stripped and re fitted to the right end? Can I not rotate tyres? One thing though, Dupulo Wheel repairers for the WIN! Man, the wheel the repaired is perfeck..

I can...

Jeez they`re an awesome bit of gear..

I found that I could see better from under. It all seems to be attached. I dunno wtf goes on.. It aint rattling lol, so I got oil pressure.

Fibreglass is not your friend, mate.. I`ve yet to see a fibreglass front bar that I`d have on my car. I`m sure people argue theirs are okay. Its not an option for me, its insurance so its new. I wouldn`t have it any other way personally. We must be getting close to getting what our cars need. I just hope the parts pass inspection. We could end up waiting longer yet. June 22 is just a day they pulled outa their ring. It could earlier, could be later. If you want a reason, its cause they got a shipment of plastic and it was crap, Ford sent it back.. Its not just FPV either, my repaired got the wheel cover or what I`d call an inner guard maybe plastic thing ( its just a Falcon peice ) last week.. they placed the order for all the bits in April.. They only found the THIRD rear bumper they recieved to be suitable to fit to the car.. Far as I know, and could see at the time I was there, I need a front bar, lower grill and maybe spotlights and spotllight bezels. All the F6 and other badges are there, so is the upper grill. I`ve had the sh*ts as well mate..

Worst Tranny ev@r!!!!! Okay here she be.. Its a BF Typhoon - BA Phoon tranny! Actually I`m likin` how good the new fpv plate looks on the black bumper.. Maybe I`ll do some black flames with silver tips when the new bar goes on? Maybe I won`t too.. That wheel has been repaired and it looks awesome. My drivers side front wheel has had a dodgy 21mm sized wheel nut from when I bought it.. All th e others are 13/16`s. I dunno why but the panel beater has taken his name literally and smashed the piss out of the area around that 21 mm nut, big arse gouges and chips man, not happy at all.. I must however, accept that the car is unfinished, I just sauntered into the shop and said be f*cked this thing is sucking up bog dust like a hoover for 2 months ( min ) while we wait for a correct bumper, put it on a tilt bed. But, they will get a list of WTF is this sh*t? To go over..

lol, I bought a fancy LED torch from Autobarn the other day, arseloads of LEDs in it. Every time I REALLY needed to shine so I could see wtf from under the car it`d go on the blink. After 20 mins I had a psychotic episode and full tossed it into the lattice work. My step son collected the pieces and reassembled it and it works like a bomb now. I gotta bud coming round this morning to gimme a hand with the front bar, I`ll see if we can sort the oil pressure guage then.

It`s only money.

There`d be those who`d argue that a BA Typhoon front bar wouldn`t fit inside a Daewoo Cielo, FPV_Steve and I dispelled that myth once and for all today I just gotta round up some fasterners and bolts and we`re gold. It`ll hold a number plate and that's all I want, for it to look human enough to get to a couple appointments. Its not finished, so I`m not going to drive as though it were..

Where`s Palmyra Dragway?

that's the one that's connected on mine, if I had a stinkin.. FERRET! I`d send the bastard in there cause I can`t see jacksh*t..

Looking outside and also checking weather radar, I`d say its doubtfull.. But wait and see.

So, only one wire? The sender as I see it has one wire attached but another male post beside where that one wire connects is vacant.. Needle moves when key is switched to on, but does not respond when the engine is running. It`s a bitch to get and and see..

rained pretty good here last night, but it might be on.. Need to be fine all day and this wind to stick around.