Aussie P.O.S. R31 Skyline

[jalenda9]

uhhhhh im doing this right now also haha. i was thinking of just having my brother give me a hand by pressing the pedal during the process. but its good you got a garage though man. i'm happy for you. im still limited to my parents driveway, it sucks.

[MattHatCat]

hey guys.
long time not see.
So I have finished Moving! well kinda still got to clean up my old house and move the car..
which is what I'm here for ha.
I bought this little brake bleeder so that i could get the car ready to drive by myself, even though I'll tow it to the new house.
id like to be able to do a few lapps on both ends
but here is the thing i bough, just came in



my work mate has one that he payed over $120 for and mine was $39
and mine feels like better quality so hopefully it works.

hopefully i get enough time to get it all done this weekend just realized i have to buy a lot of brake fluid tonight. damn,

paying 2 rents for a month is tough! also i have a nice place to work on the car now.. although its only a single garage its alot better than laying in dirt.

thanks for reading
hopefully ill have more to tell one day wen money is plentiful..

[MattHatCat]

yeah dude! your figuring it out thats what i like to see in the builds

thanks mate!

[jalenda9]

yeah dude! your figuring it out thats what i like to see in the builds

[MattHatCat]

Aussie P.O.S. R31 Skyline

Lucky. praise the towbars!


I have a pair of 16x8+2 and 16x7.5 +27 or something like that..... I might still refurb them though lol...

Was gonna make barrels and keep the work flat lips...

Just realised it makes me sound like I must drive terribly.. I should not all times I've been In an accident is me being stationary or slowing down for traffic and idiots hitting me up the arse. But yes I love my towbar.

Those wheels sound lovely ! I love 16's
You should definitely refurb them! Give them some looove

[Oxer]

Lucky. praise the towbars!


I have a pair of 16x8+2 and 16x7.5 +27 or something like that..... I might still refurb them though lol...

Was gonna make barrels and keep the work flat lips...

[MattHatCat]

say, I couldnt tempt you in more 16" equip goodness could I?

You sure could! But you mustn't ! Not for a month or so until I relocate!


In other news another 2 cars decided to have a pile up into the back of my ute tonight. I'd say they are both written off, which makes three this year! And the ute... Well I think the bloke behind me cleaned my tow ball for me..

[MattHatCat]

Yeah true, didn't think about that. Lol. Cars suck, they cost too much, haha. It's always worth it though.

Just make a list as you go so you don't forget the little things you wanna do, I really need to add to mine.

Tell me about it! Ha ha always too much

[Oxer]

say, I couldnt tempt you in more 16" equip goodness could I?

[Mr Von Smack]

I think the cost of machining would negate buying cheap bolts


I think it's best I wait till I can afford to do it properly before I ruin a set of nice wheels
Gawwwd damn it !

Probably put them on hold for a while and concentrate on other shit

Yeah true, didn't think about that. Lol. Cars suck, they cost too much, haha. It's always worth it though.

Just make a list as you go so you don't forget the little things you wanna do, I really need to add to mine.

[MattHatCat]

I think the cost of machining would negate buying cheap bolts


I think it's best I wait till I can afford to do it properly before I ruin a set of nice wheels
Gawwwd damn it !

Probably put them on hold for a while and concentrate on other shit

[Mr Von Smack]

Love the way this is coming together.

I'd personally either refinish the bolts or purchase ones. Seems like huge effort just to save money. I was gonna say though, if you do decide to use the new bolts you bought, you could possibly just have the inside of the lip machined down so the nuts sit flat.

[MattHatCat]

thanks mate
I think I'll see how some nylocs sit, compared to the flared nuts.

I'll be finishing my tumbler in a few months after i move house, so ill see how re finishing the originals go..

I know I'll probably look like a tight arse but to be fair I am haha!

I might just end up keeping these off the car until I'm finished my apprenticeship then i can ship them off to barrel bro's or something to get refinished, not really my initial plan but i have a full set of SA3's now so maybe..
but then again, I like doing shit myself though and I don't want wheels to become to Precious to do shit to myself, and use ..
idk lol
im very 'up in the air' at the moment!

thanks for commenting mate, where about are you located?

[Beware]

I should also say that you've done well on the wheels so far, that lip looks great! Choosing colours is hard, but go with your gut and don't do anything too faddish. Building wheels is fun and when they're finished it's really satisfying to see them all done.

[Beware]

Personally I'd spend the money on new, correct nuts and bolts(they can be had for less than $300)....or clean the originals and have them chromed if you're worried about rusting. You've already pointed out a few problems, drilling(what a massive effort on 4 wheels) and I'd be a bit iffy doing it even though it's probably fine, nuts not sitting flat.....and again this is just me personally, but those bolt heads don't look right on too many wheels. It'll look like you tight arsed it I reckon.