Notices by Sir Ben of the Outback (dudenamedbennamedben@noagendasocial.com)

@mrman literal "wont somebody think of the children" right in the statement, laughable.

@Sophistifunk scientists _baffled_

Gee, I wonder why this is happening...

https://www.smh.com.au/national/lingering-mistrust-as-child-vaccination-rates-fall-for-second-year-20231204-p5eouf.html

@DaemonFools @Djeep I will be legitimately shocked if anything is actually done about this

@Sophistifunk @thadius bought mine for 10k in 2000 with two broken engine mounts, two broken steering rack mounts and a blown head gasket, fixed all that, brilliant car.

Black with digital dash & Targa top, sold it to buy the Lexus, couldn't buy it for for 50k today. Terrible investment decision. Should have kept it.

@thadius @Sophistifunk hmmmm.... Sounds like contacting the ACCC it is...

@thadius @Sophistifunk nah, don't want to be a spiteful cunt back, was thinking just going to tag that photo on their google maps presence, but I'm not even that spiteful.

Was thinking about legal action though, mechanics would love that even more than broken windows, something they are completely unfamiliar with.

@thadius @Sophistifunk what supra by the way? I used to have a MK3 before the Lexus, early 2000s, never should sold that thing.

C'mon guys, less than 2k sigs needed with 2 days to go....

https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN5636

@Sophistifunk you do need a shed, every strayan needs a shed...

@Sophistifunk I bought a unregistered GS430 for this, local mechanic mate helped me register it, drove it for a few months before handing it over to the fucked workshop.

Highly recommend.

smoooother than the proverbial, features out the wazoo for a 20 year old car, radar cruise control for example.

@Sophistifunk Tassie, but seriously, I'd consider somewhere on the mainland as long as it's reliable.

Benny's custom works on YouTube has done a V8 IS200 before as well...

Might consider contacting them if I get pissed off enough...

@Sophistifunk It's been my daily for most of the time I've had it, want to have it as a super fun daily driver.

Old IS is cheap now, 4kish, if you can find a 1uz it's a great project car.

@Sophistifunk yup, a 1UZ I could boost and get away with it, but I wanted a proper V8 burble, big low down torque...

Destroking is rebuild stuff, I'm having a hard enough time finding competent people as it is to do mildly easy fitment work, let alone that.

@Sophistifunk An IS200 I first bought over 20 years ago, I like old Lexus.

Can't boost it, with the current ADRs the capacity to weight ratio means no boost for me if I want to keep it road legal.

Chipped and proper exhaust though, it's going to be plenty fun.

Very much like this, if I ever get it done now... why is the modified car scene full of such fucknuckles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg-SFqVbWCA

@Sophistifunk 3UZ-FE isn't DI, it's a 2006 engine, old school injectors.

@Sophistifunk they were off because it was being used for an engine conversion going into another car. After 9 months of them having two disassembled cars with no progress I had jack of their bullshit and took it all back.

Going to tape openings up (wiring loom already stripped off), air compressor blast the outside, then pressure wash the outside, make sure none is left to fall inside when I take off the valve covers and intake pipes and pray I don't see glitter.

@Sophistifunk good try but nope, bigger deal.

Fine metallic powder all over the engine, some dumb cunt was grinding a fuckload right nearby. Throttle body and rocker cover breather valves left uncovered.

If any of that shit makes it inside it's rebuild time.

I'm absolutely livid. Fucking cunts did this on purpose because I took the job off them.

This is a 3UZ as well, nearly impossible to find these days.

What absolute cunts some workshops are, holy fuck I'm nearly thinking legal action.

Can anyone mechanically minded spot the kind of a big deal problem here?

@Sophistifunk Archerfield, then Caloundra airport also, kinda, and if you are going that far, Amberley. I used to work on Amberley late 90s till bout 2003 as a side note.