Steve85

A couple of weeks ago I took my car out to the Datsun Day in Templestowe. It was awesome to drive my car out there (I used some of the performance on the way!). I got to catch up with heaps of my old friends and made some new ones too. I'm afraid I've become a bit of a cliche and recognised most people by their cars. It was an excellent meet with new and old cars, heaps of friendly people. (This image stolen from a friend on Facebook). I also received Nissan of the day, which was a big surprise considering there some very nice Skylines there.

I'm not sure how the SA system works, but to get around this with my car, I removed the gauge holder/cover thingy (plastic clip on item holds three guages), removed the A-Pillar trim. Then removed the gauges completely from the car. Taped the wires to the inside of the A-Pillar trim, left the small 15mm holes exposed (but now wires visible). Car was roadworthy/registered without a problem. I then simply re-installed everything a week later. Like I say though, i'm not sure how thorough they are in your state, nor if they allow the holes in the A-pillar trim. But good luck, hope it's not too much of a headache.

My recommendations to people are: Cheap but competant: RE 003s Expensive but performance orientated: Advan AD08s. I run RE003s on our family wagons (more than up to that task) and AD08Rs on my GTR and have been pleasantly surprised by their grip. In particular in the wet they hung on way past what I thought they would be capable of.

Too many kms for me... lol But seriously, if I'm adding another car, i think a 34 is the way I'll head.

If I don't blow things out of proportion my life seems boring! ? I think this make's you a rare breed. Normally the cycle is: Want GTR Buy GTR Mod GTR Hate GTR Sell GTR Profit? Want GTR etc etc.

If you're not sure if you want to keep the car, a track day might be what you need. A smooth surface, 6 lanes wide, with no other traffic can help you understand the cars behavior and power delivery. I'm sure I would have sold my car by this point if I hadn't done a couple. These car are very competent on a race track and show their potential best there. My car is an animal on the road (torque steer, bulk power etc etc) but on a racetrack it was amazing. It was a massive learning experience that taught me the car was simply more race car than road car at this point. Possibly this is the case with your car also. If that's the case, you can always turn it down/downsize your turbo. I also found a huge difference with tires. My car initially came on Nangkans (or something), I changed them for AD08s (semi slick style) the difference was night and day. My two cents. It's your car after all. You do you.

Welcome. I'm sure you'll be able to find all you need here. There are heaps of V35/G35 people here that will be able to help you out with any questions you might have. I would love to see some before and after pictures.

Yeah this is solid thinking in my book. I am surprised by the batteries I have though. The yellow one you saw above died twice and the black battery in the car has died twice as well. The only issue I have is the Silver car still has the original battery tray in it, so I have to keep the battery small enough to sit on that. If I didn't know that all these components made the car worth more I'd have chucked them all in the bin. Which i think happened to all the GTRs in the late 90s/early 2000s. Certainly the LM hasn't got these pesky things like trims and carpets and clips... lol

Welcome that is a pretty sweet looking car you have. Basic service items are the way to go with these. If you're storing it, just be mindful of your battery (mine have a habit of killing batteries).

Welcome aboard Josh (boat joke in there somewhere!). You have a super clean looking car, engine troubles aside. Sorry to hear it didn't last all that long for you. The hive mind that is SAU should be able to help you with any issues or questions you have... not me though. I don't know anything! ? (I just come here for the pictures!)

Do you promise you're not a murderer? lol Just introduce yourself on social somewhere (with your real name) or in person, you never know.

Hi car people! This Sunday there is a meet at Westerfolds Park in Templestowe. I am going to be taking my Blue R33 and hope that some of you will be there. I would love to put some faces to some of your screen names. If you're coming please feel free to reach out. I would love to meet you. https://www.facebook.com/events/262358017986190/

This is getting old... accidentally tripped over the power lead the other week. Double checked the connection to the car. All good. Fast forward to last weekend, attempt to start car to move from Garage. Nothing. No life whatsoever. Dead battery assumed. Check battery, cables, power lead, all seem fine. Look at power outlet, the damn plug has pulled out there... uggggh. Chuck the multi-meter on it. 4.2Volts. Wow... Cue pulling apart car and retrieving battery for "fixing" with a power supply and 100 odd watts being jammed into it. I'm sure it's just on it's last legs this time.

Had an internet friend come around... we took the LM around the block a couple of times. Quickly. (but at compleeeetly legal speeds). I don't have any pictures or video... We spent most of our time talking nonsense and comparing the cars. He has an awesome Series3 R33. It's super duper clean and looks amazing on gold BBS LM rims. We also spent some time poring over the magazines and brochures we have. It was fun to have someone around who is also super excited by these irrational items.

@Col Shaw Is the car an Automatic or a manual? And if you can provide the exact fault code, that would be a great help. Also @GTSBoy just saw your signature... lol

It didn't sound entirely terrible. Maybe it's just your top end being noisy? I'm no expert on SRs (or any engine for that matter). Does the sound follow RPM? Does it change at all with anything you do?

It looks as though you are in for a world of hurt. Different compression levels is not ok, they should be even across the four cylinders, not all over the place like you have. Getting the car into gear could be any number of issues, but if it the clutch it's not the end of world. However, that is also likely to be reasonably expensive if you replace it. I'm not an expert, but you need to do some basic maintenance. Drop all fluids, replace. Change all plugs, change coil packs as required. Then see what the car is like. However, based on what you've mentioned, I wouldn't get my hopes up. Sorry...

Welcome. Sounds like you've contracted the same illness the rest of us have! I don't know enough about R32s to help. But I can guarantee someone here does! Also if you're searching remember we call hoods "bonnets".

100% I don't know. But if I had to take a guess, i'd say it's a piece of trim or bracket from near the rear boot latch.

Welcome back! I'm sure you'll find the help you need here... we are all pretty opinionated. I'll remind you of this statement in years to come... most of us have said this at some point. "Yeah, keeping it stock except for rims, oh is that an RB30 and a giant turbo and a sequential?" ? May I also say that S14 is gorgeous. You really made an amazing looking car.

In my opinion R33 GTR rims always look amazing on R32s especially GTSt's. Welcome one and all. A quick search should help you with your fitment queries. This thread should be good for you...

Boooooooooo, i wanted to see flames. ? Keep us posted to what you find, take a bunch of pictures and upload them if you need help.

You'll be alright. I'm a total noob at car fixing (i'm way better at breaking them). Just remember to come here and search what's going on... all the main things have been answered! Regarding police attention, I find that it is more your attitude and what you were up to that is the difference. If you have been a tool expect the works, if it's a random stop or breath test, cops are actually pretty cool about these. Most of them, obviously some are still remembering the 90s well and expect a backwards cap and serious attitude. I've had a cop at a breath test tell me how cool my car was. I was pretty chuffed. And all my interactions so far have been very positive with the police. I do try to pick my moments for spooling though, lonely roads at night or freeway on-ramps, it would be a shame to have my car made un-roadworthy or impounded.

That's cool. I love these kinds of unexpected engine changes! But the real question: Who does this build annoy more? Holden people or Nissan people? ?

This sounds like a serious failure. Some 90s Nissans have main fuses, others have fusable link (rated lengths of wire). This and the grounding (as mentioned above) is where i would start. Some cars require a particular RPM to be reached before they switch the alternator circuit. If none of this is helpful, i'm afraid you'll need a wiring diagram and to go hunting... ?