sopwey

After too many years of unbalanced work life all of the grease that was under my nails as a teen has vanished. I had a Nissan 240SX as my first car and did all of the work myself. It was a ton of fun, but I lost the mechanics along the way to being a "grownup". Now back to the States after several years living in Asia, and with two young teenagers needing to learn some real life skills, I'm ready to take on my first build. I thought, why not make it an R32? I'm looking to take my time on this, make the right balanced build that is true to the car and makes it into a great example of a street-tuned R32 GT-R at 400-600 whp. Something that contributes to the fledgling Skyline scene in the US. After looking for a while, and with the help of Justin from JDM Friends here in Houston, I found a repair at auction which has good bones and was obviously someone's daily driver. It was a good price for the condition, and is currently being prepped for shipment to Houston. I should receive it in mid-January. The relatively high mileage (150km) doesn't bother me as I'd eventually like to do a full engine build with new parts and either swap out the current engine into a 240sx or just rebuild it using the existing block if it's in good shape. In the meantime, I have a relatively unmolested (internals, anyway) early R32 to enjoy and get to know. Originally Gunmetal (KH2), now repainted this yellow color. Looks pretty good, but could use a different color. Will decide later. Thinking either Midnight Purple or Bayside Blue, open to suggestions. Engine bay needs some serious love, but will be fun to work through. Again, I want to take my time, teach my kids a few things, and build something worthy of the name and true to the R32. Looking forward to getting to know folks on the forum and to sharing progress with you.