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Recent content by Bad Influence GT350

  1. Bad Influence GT350

    S197 Kiwi Track Rat's Boss 302 resurrection

    Paint is a dead on match now all round, plus the rear bumper had a few chips etc that are all taken care of now. Can't wait to see the stripes on, that will totally complete it. Just been up my local windy mountain road in it, sure does go good I have to say.
  2. Bad Influence GT350

    GT350 spanner warning on track

    Not sure I follow you, has a code for clutch switch but only on track. Makes no sense.
  3. Bad Influence GT350

    GT350 spanner warning on track

    At the track day last weekend I was greeted with a spanner warning light, consult manual. No obvious symptoms and car seemed fine to drive. As soon as i stopped in the pit after my session the hill hold not available message popped up. Cycled ign and faults went away till my next session, same...
  4. Bad Influence GT350

    S550 Bad Influence GT350

    Being a holiday weekend Phil and I thought we'd beat the mass exodus by leaving at 1-2pm on the Friday but that didn't help. A 3.5-4 hr drive turned in to a 6hr drive although I did make a stop to drop off some powder coating from my Porsche project. Another friend of ours also went, he was...
  5. Bad Influence GT350

    S550 Bad Influence GT350

    Kiwi track rat talked me in to doing a track day at Taupo (4hr drive from our city) and rather than taking my GTI Golf I figured I'd better get the GT ready. Could just run it as is but I tend to get that voice in my head that says, hey this could let go since you didn't bother to address...
  6. Bad Influence GT350

    S550 Mach My Day!

    Nice one Bill, should be lots of fun.
  7. Bad Influence GT350

    S197 Kiwi Track Rat's Boss 302 resurrection

    Here's a lesson why you shouldn't try to short cut things, had the extended studs to fit to the hubs and as such the holes need opening up some for a press fit of the new studs. Thought I'd do this the quick way since only a little material needed removing I held on to the hub while drilling...
  8. Bad Influence GT350

    S197 Kiwi Track Rat's Boss 302 resurrection

    Thank you Bill, being so far away requires one to think outside the box a lot of the time.
  9. Bad Influence GT350

    S197 Kiwi Track Rat's Boss 302 resurrection

    Unboxed the wheels too, don't know what it is about wheels but it's always exciting to see new stuff. Must be a man thing. No Euro stuff I work on has 11" wide rims all round, rediculous.On Monday I'll finish fitting the rear springs, adjust the parking brake and tie up a few loose ends. Then...
  10. Bad Influence GT350

    S197 Kiwi Track Rat's Boss 302 resurrection

    Nearing the end on the rebuild part of this job, we were waiting for a container to arrive with the remaining parts we needed and also the Apex wheels. Container duly arrived a week or two ago but guess what, no parts.......nothing. Crap......parts were MIA in US warehouse. Fortunately Phil had...
  11. Bad Influence GT350

    S197 Kiwi Track Rat's Boss 302 resurrection

    So far all good apart from a noisy steering rack, seems like a bad bearing in the electric motor so I'm unsure if we just get another used one or strip this one and repair.
  12. Bad Influence GT350

    S197 Kiwi Track Rat's Boss 302 resurrection

    Check this out, she's registered boys!! This is what trust and good working relationships is all about. Even though we are still waiting for parts to arrive both the entry certifier and repair certifier were able to sign off on it allowing registration to happen. Both these guys I've dealt with...
  13. Bad Influence GT350

    S197 Kiwi Track Rat's Boss 302 resurrection

    Yep close to about half the cost of a liter of gas here is TAX of some sort but what ever way you twist it, its still 3 bucks a liter out of my pocket. When I did a big road trip coast to coast in 2016 (Cali to NY) in the GT500 I'd bought I was putting gas in every day and marveled how good you...
  14. Bad Influence GT350

    S197 Kiwi Track Rat's Boss 302 resurrection

    Correct, I always laugh when I hear Americans complain about gas prices. :cool:
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