/DAT/

Alright gotcha, next email from me will be when it's sent out, so just wait for that one!

>phoneposters in my thread

>posters in my thread

I know people who used to work for a popular brand specific dealership, i wont name it.
they'd have competitions on who can upsell the most items e.g. filters, batteries.
They'd go out of their way to fuck with stuff to upsell a customer, could be pry bars in valve cover gaskets to cause a leak.

Many places have incentives for spotting stuff wrong which gets passed onto managers to write it up which means more money coming in and how many cars they service or fix up depending on the job. Not a very good environment, no contact with customers which develops a real us versus them atmosphere which is present everywhere but generally toxic. No-one is a master of everything, any customer would probably fuck my shit up in their profession field (plumbers, accountants or whatever).

I'm at a non-dealer workshop but see a lot of weird shit.
I may stockpile stories and dump them a few months down the track.

what have you done to it?

Why the other thread archive early?

inactivity i assume
cunts are dropping off ive noticed, dat threads these past months have been absofruitly terrible

meh ive barely been here.

Such a shame

this place used to be alright(inb4 no it wasnt)
people would post about what they'd been up to carwise, there were even meets(cunts have moved to facebook since).
i cant remember the last time meets were organised, mustve been last year or so.

dat has gone through plenty of dead phases
you can blame the current one dicksword for trying to steal everyone away to an anti-dat safespace where they can ban shit posters

Meh im fine with this place dying now /dickscord/ was cancerous as fuck and facey is the only decent place left for this sort of semi normie meets
This also

>it's a 'falcunt blames the discord for killing the /dat/' episode

Shame, we could have had a good thread.

i didnt even make these last threads but ok blame me dood

Ended up being the Crank Position Sensor

getting family friend to rebuild the carbs on gpz.
considering engine rebuild, he can do the carbs fairly quick, but engine would prob take till chrissy as he has a LOT on.
i'd miss having the bike, but i've still got plenty to ride and keep me busy
thoughts/opinions?

discord and falcunt were cancerous as hell
im glad this discord, foreskin user shit has gone away

Meh

Nothing wrong with it. Theres no autismo sperging allowed.

there are SA meets like once a week.

yeah im still vicariously reliving those stories sounds hilarious.

>waiting for the sun to go down so I can sleep without feeling like an old man
This normie life is killing me

gday boys,

if you remember me i was asking for advice with the silver MX5 last week, i bought it and fucking hell its a beautiful car, perfect interior, exterior is not the best but the thing is so nice to drive around back roads

i dont own a carport or garage to store it in, would this be a good idea?

supercheapauto.com.au/Product/CoverALL-Car-Cover-Gold-Protection-Waterproof-Suits-Extra-Large-Vehicles/375723?menuFrom=1021713

btw i only drive it a couple of times a week so i wont have to worry about scratching it taking it on and off every day,

thanks if i can get any advice

dont know how many anons have read on the internet but... opel is to be sold to the peugeot PSA group will be confirmed tomorrow. which leaves the commodore deal balls up. which leaves GM with several options:

>get rid of holden all together
>find another car to fill the gap(highly unlikely as the camaro/corvette for the next 2 generations floorpan make them unable to be switched to RHD)
>stall the commodores demise untill the next gen cars are ready.(unlkely)

should i put an excel engine in an evo?

Good for you, I got an MX5 on my Ls as well and it's been great for 5 years.

No need for a cover, mine is never garaged or covered and it's fine. No leaks or anything, just wash it every couple of months to get dust and shit off and it'll be fine.

the guy said it sat outside for the last two years he owned it and the paint itself is fine.

im only an l plater until friday btw

after coming from a 1991 base base model Camry with literally nothing exept a cheap stereo and worn out suspension this handles so well, ive only had it a few days but wow now is see what everyone is talking about, the flat cornering, no understee and you point it where you want to go and it goes that way

all my mates are giviing me shit because its not turbo but im having way more fun in the corners than i am in my dads v8 stato in a straight line

Postie got triggered and banned me from discord

Fuck em user, there's no need to worry about a turbo while you're still on your Ps.

My friends made fun of me for not getting a car with a turbo, so I just made fun of them for not having a car.

i would love to see an excel engine in a falcadore just to see what happens

...

Anyone here going to Deakin Uni in Melbourne?

How much does the parking cost? Are students allowed to park anywhere?

Does anyone who goes to Deakin want to be my friend? I don't have any, and I need someone to go to car meetups with ;_;

Thats literally exactly what i was doing

i found it funny how everyone with a car appreciated it and everyone that didnt talked shit

is that the shard loser who wrecked his mums getz trying to rally?

why the fuck are you asking /dat? these are questions to email the school, how the fuck are we supposed to know

as for meetups, im guessing youre a p plater so its probably a shitbox,

check facebook and search 'melbourne car meets' or something like that or '(insert car name here) owners of victoria'

>hy the fuck are you asking /dat? these are questions to email the school, how the fuck are we supposed to know

Idk senpai just thought I'd ask since it's kinda car related and it's /dat/.

Yeah I am, and yeah it is. But it's still fun, right?

my camry is a shitbox, i trash the shit out of it. fucking oath its fun not giving a worry about your car

Asking us about your uni is like you contacting your book provider and asking what your classes are because theyre related to your uni

Yeah I know shits fucked but I can't blame them.

Opel made good cars like Holden did but like Holden they failed to sell well enough.

Rip GM EU and au

Y? Last thing that fagg said to me was rules are rules he's a spineless fuck m8

Don't make shit threads then, falcunt

Victoria: Truly the most cucked state in Aus

heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/push-for-all-victorian-pedestrian-crossings-to-have-equal-number-of-male-female-signals/news-story/dab2639286e8b5c5a21904a16804b31b?utm_content=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=EditorialSF&utm_source=HaraldSun&utm_medium=Facebook

Fellow mechanic here, I'd like to hear a few stories when the time comes.

I like to think the small workshop I'm at is pretty respectable, though it may have something to do with the boss getting caught a couple decades back for reselling used parts.

Sub only article dingo

>falcadore
Thats what dad calls his VT commodore track car with a BA xr6 turbo engine in it

No one has been banned in ages.

why don't they just show "WALK / DON'T WALK" in fucking chinese

no worries about muh genders and the message might reach the fuckwits who need it

At least we're not as geographically cucked as WA

pics cunt

Tried looking for some but forgot where i saved them. Got one of when we were putting the roll cage in but it was before we decided to trigger every commodore driver in australia. Inb4
>FB image

so I have a lil machineshop on the goldcoast,
>only 22 and my business is still pretty fledgling.
>I mainly machine really big shit for a few companies (pic related) but I have a lot of spare time between jobs.
>invest nearly all my money back into the business buying new shit and I ended up spending 4k on a clear floor hoist.
> on top of this I have everything you'd need for working on cars.
>occasionally rent out the workshop on the cheap to friends for the day
>very good at machining but little experience with auto work
>How do I build a community of people for meetups and build days at my shop

>little experience with auto work
Step 1 is to not think "how hard could it be to fix/replace X"

Start a normiebook page, go to cruises with a car that you've done some work on or something along those lines, make business cards and give them to people who look like they're interested in what kind of shit you can do.

It takes time, and you've got to prove that your work is decent.

I remove broken bolts and studs, cut out rust and re-weld chassis, machine all sorts of weird shit for peoples cars and do shit most mechanics won't do, so people assume I'm basically a mechanic. It amazes me that I have friends that do full engine swaps on their driveways and I'm just here with a fully equipped workshop doing bugger all aside from my machining.

> Looking at buying a series 1 XJ6 jag and doing a full restoration to fill this void in my life, good/bad idea?

Can you make strut spacers to lift my rally excel??

like this?

or like this?

Like this one

I buy quite a bit of steel hollow bar in that size but none of my suppliers stock aluminum hollow bar, only solid. I'd have to call around but if I got the material would be pretty easy to machine

how long until americans start buying up hsv wheels to slam their ss's on?

where I work is does both turning and fitting and is motor trade association certified for warrant work

main business is fabricating ovens and conveyor belts for biscuit factory's
side business is servicing older car's and fabricating trailers and bull bars
also fixing stationary engines and boat engines from time to time
even weird shit like welding shovels and watering cans back together

aside from contracts most business is by word of mouth or reputation
after you do one job well other people who need the same work done might come to you
and you can get repeat customers if you do well enough

just keep things simple
make sure details are correct and the customer really knows what they are asking for

Red was unobtainium in Victoria without a respray
Found a good bloke in shepparton selling his black cover for $500 with everything in perfect condition

Kinda like it....
Not sure weather to still strip the crap black spraypaint off the original cv8r rims

Im probably going to wait for a red one to come up...eventually and then sell this for the same price

Quite a while, considering nobody's buying SS's now.

just wrap the hood black to match

Oh god thats a bogan idea
The hood came up really well with a cut and polish though, and I want to celebrate it haha

>uncle wants to wrap his VX commy in orange carbon fibre from ebay
dont care about the car i just wish he would die

Is there any reason why I shouldn't buy this? a third of the price of the machineryhouse one. is it just cheap because its on ebay or will this actually be cheap and nasty
ebay.com.au/itm/Hydraulic-Transmission-Jack-Stand-Gearbox-Lifter-Hoist-0-5-Ton-500kg-2-Stage-/311427925309?hash=item48828d053d:g:DK4AAOSwSlBYvJJF

How much do you think it would cost?

Probably like 100ish for a pair, would need to see a drawing first

twin humps are sick. Just get it painted cheaply. I'm sure you know someone who knows someone who can do it for $200?

I wanted to go a twin hump because thats what the thunder came with
Yeah Ill leave it for now and probably do that later on, the whole car will eventually need a respray because I found out while cutting it that the passenger side is missing some big areas of clearcoat

you got it for a steal man. I see them being sold for $1000. Looks so nice though, makes me wish I got a ute instead of a sedan.
but need more doors for more whores

Thanks man, that included the mounts and extra trim pieces under the window too, pretty happy

Utes are awesome and I already love the thing, but I have ran into wanting a back seat a couple of times over the past couple of weeks of driving it, not only for people but as a space to put random things in the cabin

My girlfriend is with me most of the time when im not at work and she usually ends up with both our crap in her footwell now haha

At least now I can actually lock things in the tray

yeh back seats are mad.
did you get your exhaust done recently? I was at exhaust world and saw a thunder that looked similar to yours, same wheels and all.

Nah not yet, still tossing up whether to go catback or spend over twice as much to include extractors

sigh

i'm so lonely

Cunts wake up

Sigh 5 hours sleep
2 night shifts per week is crap for my sleep schedule

Lads it happened Opel was sold to Peugeot
That kills the Imported Commodore
Will they kill the Commodore name now? I hope so

Thats a fucking stupid idea, you don't even get time to adjust to a new sleep pattern properly.

Working at a pokie room I essentially just apply for new jobs all night
I cant physically get off those 2 nights without cutting my hours in half
And any other pokie rooms are only looking for 5 night shifts a week which ive done before and fuck that
Literally applied for everything between container unloading to donut baker

Yanks are slow to warm up to new cars especially ones from outside the usdm

Turned out to be the crank and cam sensors bugga it.

nope. PSA bought opel BUT commodore and astra will live on. your parts are justt going to come from france! lol oh and only recently bought mitsubishi...

caradvice.com.au/529949/done-deal-opel-sold-to-peugeot-parent-psa-commodore-and-astra-unharmed/?utm_source=fullboost&utm_medium=fbpost&utm_campaign=forum_affiliate_program

Why do ants love semen and vaginal fluid so much? Always see condoms on the ground covered in ants and they love my cumsocks. Are they just after the brotein for gains?

more anons getting MX5s for Ls kek.
I got mine at that time, got coil overs and a good set of tires, can't into skids anymore but it grips well and zero body roll.
had mine in the rain for a few months. noticed a damp car smell after that, cleaned out the rear gutters and the boot still fills up with water- found out the previous faggot had destroyed the roof gutter, bought a car cover for about $25 to avoid paying for a couple hundred dollar plastic gutter replacement and haven't had an issue since.
best advice would be find one without that fluffy shit on the inside if you have trees about

PS: a small cover still looks fucking baggy on an MX5, but I think mine was a different brand

>spend months on getting a turbo into my 121
>weeks in research on safe boost levels
>finally get it going and have some fun with it
>get hectic and crash into my dads shed
>shed collapses with my dads torana inside it
>121 is fucked
>shed is fucked
>dads torana is fucked

unless the dole is increased, it's going to take literally years to pay for the damage caused.

>ban shitposters
>somehow a bad thing

...

>spending dole money on a turbo
>not knowing how to avoid sheds
>dole
RIP torana, you deserve the ass raping

Just ignore Falcunt, he's obviously still mad he got booted for shitposting.

poor falcunt. even if he wanted to find work how is he supposed to get hired with that work history?

didnt you hear? he's now casually self employed.
i cant even write it without smirking, its so retarded that he thinks its actually working.

He's aware it's not real but has been saying it's real a lot more lately.