notol Team Octane Donating Members 209 Member For: 16y 23d Gender: Male Location: Innisfail Nth Qld Posted 07/08/09 12:17 PM Author Share Posted 07/08/09 12:17 PM I tell ya, every time I look in here I wanna spend money!! Your not helpin!!! lolMy new instrument cluster was suppose to turn up today, but Australia post was at their best again... hopefully it's here next week. Was gonna get fitted Friday, but Jeff said that they've got too much on now. Guess it'll have to wait.Keep talkin bout gettin it tuned, but I've got a bad feeling with it atm, so I keep talkin myself out of it. Might just slowly collect some parts over the next few months and give myself a chrissy present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acid_xr6t Member 24 Member For: 15y 5m 1d Gender: Male Location: townsville Posted 07/08/09 01:46 PM Share Posted 07/08/09 01:46 PM yupp I agree I wanna do more to my car, I think I've done another diff again too :( makin some funny noises mmm got to get it checked out this week! oh well its weak and breaks it should not be in my car, time to build it bigger and stronger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbong Member 71 Member For: 20y 10m 28d Location: Townsville Qld Posted 10/08/09 11:32 AM Share Posted 10/08/09 11:32 AM Why dont you folk bring your cars out to the North Queensland All Ford DaySATURDAY 22ND AUGUSTat the Townsville Showgrounds - Kings Road entrance.Cars in by 11am out at 5pm. Food & Drink availableWe had 167 entrants last start and would like to top that.As far as cruises go, The N.Q. Performance Ford Club Townsville Chapter meets at the Drag Club in Yarowee street in Townsville at 7pm 1st Thursday of the Month. We do a cruise every month. There is also a chapter in FNQ for those up that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qik1 Silver Donating Members 2,720 Member For: 16y 7m 13d Gender: Male Location: Loitering in SEQ Posted 10/08/09 12:00 PM Share Posted 10/08/09 12:00 PM Im a member of the nqfpc in cairns but alot of the fun has gone out of it on the cruises. Not to say that hooning should be promoted but spirited driving shouldnt be frowned on as it has a little in the past. I havent had much to do with them of late because the cars been off the road for 4mths of this year but there wasnt even a descent showing at the ingham car show. Anyway theres a few big things happening up here in the next month which should be good & some big news for racing in fnq.We have the nq gambler shootout this weekend where some of qlds quickest street cars will be racin pro street to compete for nq quickest street car in street & race trim classes. Also the end of next month is the annual car show at the cairns show grounds. There will be a range of well presented cars from across QLD & locally. SVS will be hosting the dyno with there new mainline machine. They will have a few of there inventions there on display incl the bosses TT Monaro, More than likely Salties TT VE SS both making around plus 600rwhp respectivly, Adams Ba s/c XR8 which puts out anywhere from 900 to nearly 1000hp & mine will be there fingers crossed with an undecided hp yet. These type of events need to be supported so there continued up here. Its not everyday that some of these cars come out & about on the street & they wont be around for ever.There is also been approval by the mareeba council to build a drag strip up that way. Will be good to see what eventuates from that. Will be a huge boost for motor sport in the north in particualar cairns.I think we should try & take advantage of the access to the people that we get on this forum & make something of it. It could start as a simple cruise or get together. I know its hard because of the vast expanses up here but theres nothing like a bunch of like minded people getting together talking crap & enjoying a drive. I'm all for a trip to the drags. that's always an easy meeting place & will definatly give us something to gas bag about. Any thoughts are good. Just trying to get the ball rolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notol Team Octane Donating Members 209 Member For: 16y 23d Gender: Male Location: Innisfail Nth Qld Posted 10/08/09 12:52 PM Author Share Posted 10/08/09 12:52 PM Yeah mate, things are definitely looking up. Agreed, a simple cruise would be good, but I guess due to the vast expanses as you said, a lot more planning and advanced notice will need to go into them to gain some decent numbers. But, we have to start somewhere.Just post up your interest guys and any ideas of locations for a cruise or such so we can start to get a better idea on the matter. Locally, I think the run up the Palmerston and across the Tableland is a decent trip. But yea, that would not suit many. Slap some ideas together guys and we'll see where it leads us.As Qik1 said, these events coming up are a good way to meet up, have a chat and a beer as well, so hope to catch up with some of you there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qik1 Silver Donating Members 2,720 Member For: 16y 7m 13d Gender: Male Location: Loitering in SEQ Posted 10/08/09 12:57 PM Share Posted 10/08/09 12:57 PM vote 1 for beers. Will be at that thing at the showgrounds & wont beable to drive so beers are a must!!!Good idea moving it a couple of months earlier this time as it was 40 plus deg last year everyone nearly died & it didnt help the dyno comp either. I think mine pulled a measly 505 mind you it wasnt to far off what it had seen for the tune at the time which was 517 but there were alot of people complaing there figures were way down to what they normally are. Should be good fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notol Team Octane Donating Members 209 Member For: 16y 23d Gender: Male Location: Innisfail Nth Qld Posted 12/08/09 10:50 AM Author Share Posted 12/08/09 10:50 AM Might have a few mates keen for the show now so should be good. Seems like might have to find me a driver so I can have a few more then a few... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qik1 Silver Donating Members 2,720 Member For: 16y 7m 13d Gender: Male Location: Loitering in SEQ Posted 12/08/09 11:26 AM Share Posted 12/08/09 11:26 AM that's the shot. Should be a good show & the fact it shouldnt be 45 deg like it was last year should help with drawing a few more cars in I recon. We've put a rush on a few things to try& have everything ready by then so hopefully it will all come together. I dont know what other clubs are comin at this point but either way it'll be good. There will be a good dyno comp & the go to woe is always fun for a few accidental or intentional power skids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XAH03 Member 597 Member For: 17y 1m 24d Gender: Male Location: Cairns QLD Posted 13/08/09 04:28 AM Share Posted 13/08/09 04:28 AM I might have mine there if it doesnt end up in someone elses garage. maybe we should have a XR6 Turbo Forums display of some kind?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notol Team Octane Donating Members 209 Member For: 16y 23d Gender: Male Location: Innisfail Nth Qld Posted 13/08/09 04:45 AM Author Share Posted 13/08/09 04:45 AM haha. They might have to sponsor us then!! Would be good if you guys did put them all in. Mines still virtually stock aside from the looks, so mine won't enter. Too ashamed to put it beside John's anyway... hmm, maybe a burnout or two...that could be fun though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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