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Dave, Sorry mate, I didnt mean my response to come across the wrong way, I appreciate the post, I think its fantastic fabrication and wasnt meaning to dismiss it in any way, or your reason for posting it, if only that $15M tatts draw would fall my way then I think the sky would be the limit. Cheers John

Ja das is mit god David. Vill there be Bavarian beer un ladder hosen slapping muszak +1 equivalent to watching Pornography !

David, Past few days I have been checking out some stuff on the web similar to this, Peter Mac was over my place today and he looked at me half cocked when I explained what I had in mind, mind you he left about 5 minutes later, sorry Pete LOL Going full tubular would be great, maybe overkill for a street car, plus you really need the car on a hoist next to a Mandel bender to attempt that degree of intricacy, but nevertheless inspirational every time you see some of the work out there. I'm afraid mine will have to be something much simpler, but nice to dream.

"Where is money F*CKIN" "Tony, I havnt got the money" "VOT !" "I kill you F*CKIN" "But Tony we are mates" "No matter F*CKIN mates" "You tink I no kill you?" "Look Im half Croatian, half Serbian, each morning I wake up I vont to kill myself F*CKIN" "You tink I no kill you F*CKIN?"

Scooooooooootaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ! Be careful you dont pick up any of my cousins over there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why didnt you say you were heading over ! Ive got mates in Split.

Hey Mike Im up for a meet, and I fly out to NZ on the 24th, we may be on the same flight LMAO Bring you CC so we can compare

GET A LIFE and SOME VANITY PILLS FU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mines a wheel less motor less piece of metal sitting on a wooden platform at the moment, I should and am humbled looking at yours ! Dont under estimate what you have achieved, its one good looking car Buddy, dont under sell it.

BIRTHDAY ! How could I have missed that ! Happy Birthday Bro ! P.S. Nice Plates !

I have the same calipers and used Peugeot 604 1978-82 front vented rotors. DBA part number is DBA-272 They are 1mm wider in radius to the original Z rotors, hat height is .5mm less than the Zeds and need to be re-drilled as the PCD is 140 compared to the Zeds 114.3. Hope that helps

LOL That's uncanny Peter, what a coincidence ! When you touch base with him, send him a big thankyou and also tell him that he better have not swapped the C32 AMG for the C32 Honda like he said he would LMAO

True David, But think about this in the same way as having your kids (As we are both fathers) Remember the trials and tribulations we went through night after night waiting for them to arrive? the endless moaning and groaning from our wives, the midnight dashes to Macca's to get a burger for them, the morning sickness and everthing else that went along with it? This is a bit the same, but I know what gender, induction and HP will be coming out of that box shortly and its been worth the wait LMAO

FU ! You quiet achiever you, I was wondering where you and the car were at ! Looks fantastic Buddy ! So what did the Dyno tell you?

A lot of business' state that they are car enthusiasts and can supply the goods or services we expect, but few come through with the promise, Stewart acts as the AUSTRALIAN FORWARDER TO THE NEW ZEALAND FESTIVAL OF MOTOR RACING CELEBRATING BMW MOTORSPORT, 2012 and I have to say went above and beyond the call of duty with my engine and transmission shipment out of Seattle in the USA! Stewarts details are Stewart Garmey TRADELANES GLOBAL SOLUTIONS PTY LTD 36 ALLIED DRIVE | TULLAMARINE | VICTORIA | 3043 | AUSTRALIA T: +61 3 9330 0090 | F: +61 3 9330 3305 www.tradelanes.com.au

Hi crew, Ok this is going to be an update and a big plug at the same time. First, my engine is on the way, but as I mentioned previously not without drama's, the seller packaged the engine and trans onto a new plastic pallet I had delivered to him from DACO industries, Australian Customs and Quarantine services accept mechanical items secured on such pallets for importation, however that doesn't mean you can get it out of the States if the shipping firm at that end isn't happy with how its packaged. The pallet and goods turned up at the "AMERICAN" shipping companies premises on the pallet, and they rejected it, my Australian agent is Stewart Garmey at TRADELANES GLOBAL SOLUTIONS PTY LTD who emailed me with the bad news. I was stuck between a rock and a very far off place as far as what to do, but Stewart came to the rescue, he arranged with his Nephew in Seattle, Tony, to go pick up the pallet and goods, take it back to his workshop and repackage it in a closed treated pine enclosure over the top of the pallet. Stewart emailed this morning saying all was well and that Tony had emailed him with a picture of the new packaging which he had dropped off to the shipping company. A lot of business' state that they are car enthusiasts and can supply the goods or services we expect, but few come through with the promise, Stewart acts as the AUSTRALIAN FORWARDER TO THE NEW ZEALAND FESTIVAL OF MOTOR RACING CELEBRATING BMW MOTORSPORT, 2012 and I have to say went above and beyond the call of duty !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! His nephew Tony has an interesting business in Seattle called Horizon racing http://horizonracing.com/index.htm As Stewart wrote to me "He maintains the historic racing collection for Brian McGaw in Seattle, races a pair of McLarens (M4A and M8C) himself, his big claim to fame was restoring and running Niki Lauda's World Championship T312 F1 Ferrari" If anyone here is looking at shipping gear out of the States be it parts or motor vehicles, don't hesitate to contact Stewart via the following TRADELANES GLOBAL SOLUTIONS PTY LTD 36 ALLIED DRIVE | TULLAMARINE | VICTORIA | 3043 | AUSTRALIA T: +61 3 9330 0090 | F: +61 3 9330 3305 www.tradelanes.com.au Cheers John

LOL OK lets keep this simple Anything exceeding 75% of pre accident value as far as cost of repairs is the point generally where a vehicle becomes a total loss Lower percentages can be used on the assumption that there is unseen damage and an allowance needs to be made, a contingency if you will. Yes a burnt out wreck as in my example would only have a nominal scrap metal recycling value. The 25% over the total loss percentage does not constitute a salvage figure period. Independent tenders on the salvage value must be sourced to substantiate what the market is willing to pay. This independent salvage value is deducted from the pre accident value which determines the payout figure and retention of the wreck If this is not taken up as the option by the owner the insurers retain the wreck and the PAV applies. My brain now hurts, where did I put those pills?

That's what i was eluding to when I stated "The reason this cannot be used is because it is not a true indication which can be used for all vehicle write off, for instance if the vehicle had burnt to the ground would the wreck be worth $4000.00 ? of course not" 75% is the rule of thumb, however on late model cars or exotics this may fall to even 65% reason being that the level of damage to very complex components in the vehicles may not be visible at the time of assessment such as electronics and under dash components etc therefore its better to write them off with a lower ceiling. A lot of people get caught out on these cars at auction, the damage doesn't look that bad and straight forward and ppl ask why would it have been written off only to buy it and find that a complex widget under the dash assy has sheered due to the impact and costs $3000 to replace. Cheers John

The lengths we go to for perfection......... Well done Simon, hope your little one is improving. Cheers John

Patch, Roberto I understand that we all want to stick it up them, but you have to follow due process. My suggestion would be to first contact the claims officer in writing via email and politely state that the offer is being considered but that prior to accepting any such offer I want a break down of the salvage and PAV calculations so as to be able to confer with my legal council. When they read this they will panic if the figures haven't been derived from an accepted methodology. If the numbers look suspicious, then you take on a solicitor to write back stating that the figures are not in line with standard practice and arrive at your own, this may require the use of an independent assessor to arrive at what is fair reasonable and representative of what the cars PAV was. Remember that legal costs in a disputed claim if they come before a judge can be claimed on top of the payout figure if it is justified that this had to be undertaken to protect the owners interests. The cost of an independent assessor and a solicitor to write a "Letter of demand"should come to no more than a few hundred dollars which would be well spent if we are talking about thousands here.

Doudous Read this thread and decided to put my hat into the ring regarding some of the legalities of Insurance law having worked for both RACV and AAMI as an assessor many years ago. You mentioned that you have been offered the salvage back for $4000.00, regardless if this is from your insurer or the third party insurer, a nominal figure like that must be substantiated by the party making the offer, this is the case as should the matter be taken to court, the assessor who came up with the salvage figure must be able to prove that this is what the insurer would receive if they disposed of the vehicle via a disposal agent or wrecking yard and that you also would be able to receive as a bare minimum should you decide to dispose of the vehicle yourself. A salvage figure has nothing to do with whats termed a PAV or pre accident value, however some unscrupulous operators try to use the difference between the total loss value and the PAV as a salvage value, this is not a legal method and wouldn't stand up in a court of law, let me explain. In order for a vehicle to be deemed a total loss, the cost of repairs to said vehicle must exceed 75% of the pre accident value, in other words if they are using the residual between this figure and the PAV they determined your vehicle to have had prior to the accident the sums would equate as follows. Pre Accident Value (PAV) = $16,000.00 75% Total loss value = $12,000.00 25% residual value = $4000.00 The reason this cannot be used is because it is not a true indication which can be used for all vehicle write off, for instance if the vehicle had burnt to the ground would the wreck be worth $4000.00 ? of course not. In order to calculate the correct payout and salvage values, 2 methods are commonly accepted, the first is to have 3 wrecking yards who deal in the model in question give a salvage value of the vehicle, similar to a tender, the 3 tendered figures are then added up and divided by 3 to give an average, the second method is to use total loss salvage auction houses like Manheim Folwes and Pickles to do the same and then divide the added up estimates in the same manor. If this was to go to court, a magistrate would demand to see how the salvage and payout offers were calculated. Lets say that the PAV value was in fact a hypothetical $16,000.00 this would be the way it would all pan out Salvage tenders Datworx offered $1500.00 Nissalve offered $1750.00 Zworld offered $1840.00 The average of the 3 would be $1696.66 rounded off to $1700.00 Therefore the offer would be either a straight $16,000.00 pay out or $14,300.00 plus the salvage. If they have done the right thing, and the salvage value was actually determined using the above methods as actually being $4000.00, then I would suggest that the PAV would be much higher than $16,000.00, you know the exact figures they are throwing at you, if the PAV is something like $10,000.00 and they want $4000.00 for the salvage this is totally off the mark. If you want to pose any questions, m happy to help. Cheers John

The car does look great in the color scheme Stiva has come up with, but Mick is 100% correct about the longevity of the car in a primer. And putting a clear over a primer wont work, primer is not paint and is too porous to even attempt something like that, it has no UV properties what so ever. Looking at the color, and if you wanted something to look similar but with some bang, I would be looking at a grey based pearl white as on the Bently pictured, it isnt white, nor grey nor silver and a class looking color. Have to go now, Top Gear Australia's started and I need to chuck up.

Looking Shmick Craig.

Been on Ebay for some years, yes YEARS ! Some stories and speculation flying around that its a tax dodge of some sort, and before anyone jumps down my throat, Im not saying thats the case just relaying whats been speculated.

Hey Luke Congratulations and welcome, Loui spoke to me about you, if you need anything just shout out. Cheers John

You know it would be a more worthwhile thread if you did considering the snails pace of my progress LMAO Yeah me too Ben, have to speak to PMC about some details but it looks like I may retain the Benz bell housing and adapt it to the T56 gutts, lots of measuring and cad work to do though.