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eric bana and his beast "What if you were a Hollywood movie star with an obsession for cars and racing? You would probably read every script with even the tiniest link to the subject matter, in the hope that you could tell a great car story of the likes of “Grand Prix”, “Le Mans” or “Mad Max”. Then one day you happened to open your garage door and sitting there, right in front of you, was the film you had been searching for. This is what happened to Eric Bana and this time around, the co-star is his very own Ford GT Falcon Coupe- THE BEAST. Eric realized the story was in fact, about him, his first car, a lifetime of ownership and a lifetime of friendship. He set about documenting his own 25 year long love story. A simple tale of one man’s ongoing relationship with his very first car. After years of precious restoration, Eric and his 3 closest friends, decided to enter the car into one of the most gruelling and dangerous motor races that exists: The Targa Tasmania Rally. This would be a personal Everest for both man and machine, until…on day 4 of the race, tragedy strikes. The man who was hell bent on trying to convey how much he and those around him loved “THE BEAST”, had just destroyed it. Eric has now unwillingly cast himself in his own real life drama. We follow him from inside the race car to the surreal world of the red carpet. This compelling true story follows Eric’s progression as a car lover, and as a person conflicted by what he has done. The personal and social pressures mount up in the face of rebuilding a car that means so much to him. Along the way Eric seeks guidance and wisdom from not only the inner sanctum of his 3 life long friends but also Jay Leno, Jeremy Clarkson, and Dr. Phil." http://www.lovethebeast.com.au/site/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srI1rSORJ2E and most importantly, a torrent http://www.mininova.org/tor/2774340 or this one worked for me http://www.mininova.org/tor/2774496 gonna put it on now and grab a beer

whats going on? are england now leading the test?

you cant even spare a measly 2 gigs? ah, only joking i think if you go into that mininova site were the download begins you can select which episodes you want so when you click "download this torrent" a window should open up with a list (S01E01 etc) with ticked boxes beside it. untick them all bar the 1st 1 and you wont download the series, just an episode. but i reckon, download them all and watch in 1 go. i watched episodes 3-final on friday and it was great

ive only seen the 1st 2 episodes last night... then the girlfriend came over. so will attack the rest later. looks like it should be good. the lads that posted the original link up are raving about it

ok ive ripped this off an irish forum. theres this half german dude and he comes up with some great stuff from time to time. anyway... Anyone come across "Team Schrick"? Made by a German TV station, a chap buys a used Aston and attempts to finish in the top 10 of the 'Ring 24hr race. Avaliable on the Somali Pirates place, complete with English subtitles. Makes the Top Gear challenges look like a game of cards in the pub. and the link is here http://www.finalgear.com/news/2009/06/30/team-schrick/ and the torrent to download is here http://www.mininova.org/tor/2707326

@galderdi, put a half dozen on each wheel (make sure to point in correct direction) and it should make your wheels go faster

@lynton, do you mean back in the day? i could understand mine being restored and flipped around, but my friend has an english one, very unrestored, rusty and the lights as picture B. i take it your in australia and these were aussie cars? both of them were like this? what years were they? mines 78

yeah, that makes more sense. wind resistance would be minimal on that. i do prefer the look of it. it seems to follow the lines of the car nicely....like an arrow head. so ill probably leave it alone. it just struck me strange when i saw another like it here, where we only have a small pool of Z cars. thanks zedman and rb30x!

yeah, it seems to me that A is correct. I could accept mine being wrong (like in B), but a friend with an english 260 has them the same way. mine is restored, his isnt. just thought it was weird to find another, especially in ireland and as there arent a million zeds here. schucks, should have gone to art scholl.... geddit?

just a thing i found on a satellite tv stations website (dave, they show loads of topgear, great station). a bit about slagging matches during cricket, the 1st one is class http://dave.uktv.co.uk/library/sport-blog/top-10-funniest-cricket-sledging-exchanges/

didnt want to start a new thread. i also have a side indicator question. picture attached below my zed seems to have the front side indicators installed backwards (pic B). i may keep them as is because i like the look. but then i found a mate with a 260 2+2 (english car originally) and he also has them backwards. mines a japanese restored car, the mates 260 is awaiting restoration. from the pics i looked at on the net, ours deffo seemto be the wrong way, the pics show the side indicator parallel with the line of travel of the car (pic A), whereas our 2 "splay out". is it also true that these indicators were used on other datsun models, but with different rubbers. the zed rubbers being more wedge shaped to account for the shape of the body and trying to build out the indicator so it would be parallel. ill try to get a photo too! so i guess, were there differences in any markets or have we 2 zeds that 2 different people installed the lights either accidentally or on purpose backwards?

ive only started going to the classic shows in ireland since i got one and im starting to see the same cars at the events. luckily, im still new to it, so as the summer events carry on, the different cliques will pop out and keep surprising me. next year may not be so thrilling. 1 note: the cars with ZV registrations were IMPORTED into ireland after they were 30 years old. so you will note that there are a lot of zv registrations because back in the day, the money wasnt here to but nice cars. so the bog standard cars that did exist led a harsh life and withered or rusted early. so even the old standard cars have a lot of imports. p.s. the grass is always greener on the other side! Ireland when you arrive is rather like planet vulcan, a red fiery surface... yep, sure does

is the aussie team in a transitional phase at the moment? from what little ive heard, the team isnt the powerhouse that she was a few years back

whats the predictions on this aussie site? are ya going to smash the pomes? or will they fluke a win? p.s. im not a cricket head so have no idea of current form of either team. cmon aussies!

oh i did that. but i was just curious about the aussie laws on the matter. again, i remember my area in west australia being a very quiet spot

i just noticed that i had the sam pics repeating in the 1st post, ive sorted that and has 1 close up of that red zed. i got lazy during the show and only took 2 pics of the tvr. im not so mad on the rest of them, but i adore the sagaris, so beautiful. with the long nose, short arse and a reputation for being slippy at the rear, it feels like the Zeds delinquent grand kid! the d-type, thats the green open top thing, its supposed to be a genuine short nose. i think it was one of the 1st d-types and a lad on an irish site (that was involved with the jaguar stand that brought it over) says its worth 5million (not sure if thats euro or sterling...or a modern valuation rather than a few years ago) more pics here http://octane.ie/forum/showthread.php?t=27703&highlight=terenure and a mate on that site took a few others here http://public.fotki.com/speedy/2009-events/terenure-show/ hope these links work again, im so sorry for forgetting about you gav, would have been great to have ya. i brought a picnic and sandwiches and a flask of tea. it was rather nice

yeah, my street has a lot of curtain twitchers, but generally, theyll put up with the noise. the majority understand that the work needs to be done. but i had one neighbour that used to complain a lot, and id apologise, hed continue, then id recite the legal stuff and he still would complain. so i swore a bit and hes half left me alone since. funny thing, that same neighbour is having work done on his place now for the last 3 months and his guys work regularly till 7 and last night 8pm. funny, i dont mind, work has to be done. i guess it is neighborhood dependent alright. back in my parents place, yo coan go hammer and tongs all night with the radio blaring, but the next house isnt attached right next door... i think these are the guidelines here Under the Health and Safety at Work Act, the maximum permissible noise levels in an adjoining dwelling during Construction are: Days and times. / Average noise level per hour (dB) / Peak dB Mon-Fri (0700-1900) / 75 / 85 Saturday (0800-1630) / 70 / 80 Sundays and Bank Holidays / 60 / 65 (0800-1630)

this was a question that i asked on another forum in ireland. i have a house in dublin city centre that has been largely restored now (backyard is ongoing) and during the build, my neighbour complained about noise etc. in my defence, i worked mainly during the hours of 9 to 5 monday to friday and the odd half day on saturday. this is legal as long as considerations to noise levels guidelines are adhered to. anyway, I used to live in west australia when i was a kid and always remembered how dead quiet the place went in the evening, neighbours partys ended way earlier than in ireland, or this may be just my memory of it. so my thoughts drift to, what are the laws regarding construction noise on a house renovation in oz? are they stricter than ours or just enforced more so? just curious, if this is too off topic, feel free to delete it

tvr sagaris i believe. love it and i mean i really like that thing. google it. it looks crazy, there are scoops and grooves all over the body that serve no function. the grooves behind the front wheels was intended for something, but the wheels kept throwing up stones onto the windshield, or so im lead to believe. tvr thought they looked cool and closed the gaps but kept the grooves. edit: The multitude of air vents, intake openings and other features on the bodywork allow the car to be driven for extended periods of time on race tracks with no modifications required for cooling and ventilation. The final production model came with several variations from the pre-production show models eg the vents on the wings are filled in not open. copied of wikipedia

hey lads, was talking to gav about last weekends classic show in dublin. of course, i forgot to ask him along like a fool considering we had a few zeds, 5 of ours and another 3 elsewhere in the show. again, i was very distracted by the other cars at the show, so i had to take some of the pics from other people of the zeds. anyway, ill stick up the zeds and some others

ah quit, your depressing me now!!! are the jap prices to do with supply or their expensive vehicle tests? you know how there are so many jap 2nd hand cars go to europe anyway because the price of maintenance to pass their regulations are so prohibitive that they may as well get a new car. so, in short, to have a classic, you need to cough up plenty and often? because looking at the net, they dont seem that super rare over there either.