So on my first free day here in sunny Colorado what did I do?

Simple, I got in the car and drove.

and drove....

and drove, until something caught my eye that I might like to see.

That something was "Seven Falls", a privately owned canyon in the foothills of Colorado Springs with, you guessed it, seven falls. Actually the name is somewhat deceiving as ( Read more... )

I wonder if I'll hear that upon landing in Colorado, USA? Because that's where I'll be spending at least the next few weeks as I try and sort out what those yanks have done to our systems ( Read more... )

Y'all plan on having fun tonight right?
We probaby should make some kind of distinction.. what kind of fun are we going to have tonight?
Not like... WWF or Monster Truck Rally fun.
And not... Limp Biskit, Kid Rock kind of fun.
The difference being that we don't underestimate your intelligence.
We're going to have informed, intelligent, inspired, think- ( Read more... )

The excitement is building as we are now just one month from take-off on our Melbourne Expedition. This 5 night romp through the centre of ol' Melbourne town will culminate in the ultimate concert event of our time (or at least the year) METALLICA at the Myer Music Bowl.

After missing their last tour through Australia (what was it? 1998?) I was ( Read more... )

As I hinted at last week, Brett's 180 has been losing fluid from the hydraulic clutch, since he took delivery of it in fact. At first we figured the fluid must be leaking out of the slave cylinder, as no obvious leaks were visible from the master cylinder. Although we couldn't see any fluid around the slave cylinder, we assumed that was the ( Read more... )

Well we cured the noise. Not quite the way we hoped, but it is gone. Once we had pulled all of the induction piping off we could get a better idea of the work required to pull the turbo off, and it didn't look easy. Basically the SR20's exhaust manifold joins to the turbo in such a way that the two studs closest to the engine are near on impossible ( Read more... )

A song about the pain and frustration of cataclysmic loss. Anyone who has lost someone very close to them in sudden circumstances may relate to this song. People who have not may relate also, and I hope so ( Read more... )

Music means a lot to me. The music I like varies widely, but it is all linked by one pivotal requirement, I need to feel it. Whether it's by relating to the lyrics, feeling expression in the instruments or being energised by the beat; I need to feel a songs meaning and intent to really like it ( Read more... )

The turbo is fine. Saturday we pitched early to Turbotech to glean their opinion on what was wrong with the 'charger. These guys are the top dogs when it comes to turbochargers, their workshop is really something to behold. After a short drive one of their mechanics told us that the turbo was fine, because it was boosting rapidly and didn't blow ( Read more... )

For a while now the red 180SX of Brett's has been making a kind of tweeting noise when on boost. At first it was only at fairly high boost level but recently it has begun happening earlier and earlier. Initial thoughts were rubbing of induction hoses or the clutch thrust bearing. I think we also had in the back of our minds the thought that it may ( Read more... )