Jeremiah O'Connor

What you say is verry true. No doubt I will push the veichle on the track but only when I have a deep understanding of what the car can cope with. I'm a confidant driver. Been passionate for cars since I was a tiny kid. But of corse some of the GTR-S are pushing more horsepower / Killawatts to the wheels than an Audi RS3 and holy crap the sportback is a verry capeable veichle.

G'Day Custom made leather interior. Hmmm that sounds legitamate, but i hate to admit it. I wonder if that will cost over 10,000 for a full interior? That or should I settle for a different material that is still quite comfortable as well as demonstrating the veichles got alot of work done to it?

Thanks for that. Yes verry true critical i fomation is what I hope to find through the SAU Communitie and other sources. In all honneaty I really dont know much about what needs to be considered when purchassing a Nissan Skyline R33 GT-R. But the more I learn hopefully I'll land something worth alot of passion, time, and work. When do I hope to own it. At some stage within the next 18 months when I have the money in the forst place I'm reshearching early to really know what to look for. Im not fussed over what i recieve for 30k today incomparrison to 5 years ago. I intend to put some serious work into this veichle. Thanks for the point although like you said. Nothing we can do about it so, just gotta accept it and keep on moving for what I desire to achieve. Cheers Jerry

Cheers YF, Each of the series have there ups and downs. Personally the large wheel base on the R-33 is important to me because it in theory can tackle higher G's when pulling high speed corners, great fun on a track I'm sure. Never risk it on civilian roads, life's far more important. I have a few mates who do dumb things on the road, surprised they're still alive TBH. Then again you can apply the large wheel base to any of the series. I love the over all look of the R-33. not sure of the name of the front bumper I'd like but, the aggressive open radiator front bumper just makes the car look basic and calm yet aggressive. I understand its the heaviest of the three according to some articles. (see image below for desired front bumper style) Ben, your comment on kilometer tinkering is a very real issue that I am quite concerned over. That is why I'm willing to invest into a brand new RB-26 engine if I can figure out how and where to purchase them. not sure if that's going to be another $10,000 - $15,000. Might have to import directly Nissan. something that requires a lot more research from my part. But I'm willing to commit to the hours to achieve these goals. Swift and a house? very funny but I'm far too passionate over this dream to regret it all over a little swift. I'm not financially supporting a family or partner. Figured I'm in the best scenario to invest into a brilliant car. once I've bought the R-33 then an apartment could come next, although high performance race brakes are just too tempting... Hmmmmm... Have not looked into brakes, few youtuber reviews say the stock brakes are horrendous. Willing to purchase track grade brakes. (I want to build a high performance track focused car that remains within the bracket to still be considered a legal road worthy vehicle.) Here is a link to the skyline for $4,500 not a GTR but it is a GT R33 from 1994: https://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Nissan-Skyline-1994/SSE-AD-4707501/?Cr=14 The scribbled out number plate raises concerns, probably find speeding tickets to hoon warnings under it if you had the authority to look it up. not sure if civilians can check other plate history's? yeah as you can tell I have so many questions and I love to read about these machines, become a real passion recently. Here is the R-33 GTR I'm passionate to work towards: Its aggressive, makes a statement, a lot of work and requires a lot of respect. My mates who are cops say, you just gotta be prepared to loose it if your gonna buy it especially at your age. I'm going to enjoy it no doubt but keep the action to the track. Does anybody know if Neon blue headlights are legal in Australia? Thinking about it but not a propriety. One of my main propriety is ensuring the turbo lag inst significant enough to have me chase it into the 6,000 rpm range just to find I'm already 30km/ph over the limit. Early spool, but punchy. a lot to ask for eh? Does anybody have information on a leather interior? one of my mates said to buy a crap bashed BMW and try to convert its leather interior to the skyline. Not sure how the procedure is conducted but I thought it was a great idea if it can work. If not as said before I'm happy to take the hours to invest into the interior. Bucket seats are a must, not sure if i can find light / dark brown leather seats. kinda steampunk styled I guess? is going for a V-Spec R-33 a waste given the modifications gain the equivalent V-Spec output with far less cash depending what you do? maybe an 18psi boost from the turbo? Cheers guys I know I've said a lot. Ill check the forums tomorrow have a great night. If anybody has a lot of information to offer me I don't mind sharing my phone number, happy to make a decent call especially over an R-33 GTR.

Cheers, yeah probably should have edited that out, more so intended as a question. My dad said to be careful from 180 inwards with any car but, if there are hints and things to look out for to know if the cars been thrashed around then, I guess buying a high miler wont be such a bad idea. I intend to put a lot of work into the car potentially even a new engine depending on circumstances and responsibilities involving cash. GTR's have been a mad passion for ages. Only gear head in my family, hahah. Glad i found you guys.

Purchasing an R-33 G' Day all members of SAU Community. I'm looking at purchasing a Nissan Skyline R-33 GTR, I'm only 18 however I live in the ACT and the laws permit young drivers to own the responsibility of high power / Turbo cars. Skylines have been a long dream of mine, originally the aggressive R-34 was my dream but, the R-33's overall seem much more capable than the R-34 and the difference in weight catches my eye quite a bit. insurance will be a lot on my hands and I don't want to purchase it in my dads name to avoid the excess cost, but rather see that cost as a contributing factor to really respecting and loving the vehicle. It would be my first car, I've got a mate who owns an R-33. He introduced me to this website a while back. Any information on an R-33 would be greatly appreciated, price range from 15,000 - 25,000 I really don't want to hit the 30,000 mark but if its a damn mint car I'll probably put in everything I've got to pay it off. especially if under 100,000 Kilometers (they're dead by 190,000 right? seen a few for sale at 240,000ks, they wanted $4,500. Hahah things defiantly a rebuild project. personally I'm looking for an R-33 with close to 90,000ks) Still in year 12 I finish off in June. not particularly enjoying school although, I plan to use every hour of my time provided I'm not exhausted to work during the day in a few jobs as well as becoming a security guard working long nights at civic. Currently in Canberra, that plus I want to move out but, everything I'm earning I want to put into the car before any other plans. I want to fit a full leather interior to the 33 as well as putting decent cash into a gorgeous sound system. I recon after a few years I'll sync close to $50,000 into it. I can understand anybody's perspective of a kid wanting a skyline, "oh hears some hot headed lead footed gear knob whose going to get himself killed" but in all honesty these cars have been such a dream and respecting the vehicle is so important to me. Not just a kid with dreams, but a bloke with achievable goals. If you can help me find some info on R-33's you've no idea how much I'd appreciate it. Cheers Jerry