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I used Jspec and would recommend them. I imported an R32 GTS-4 and they helped enormously. Just keep in mind that you'll need an extra 1k for rego, about 1k for insurance and about 1.5k for tyres (yes, spend the oney and get some good rubber) but you'd be paying this even if you bought locally. You'll need compliance, theres a link somewhere to check the different ones. I'm sure J-spec can supply it. J-spec can tak you through what to look for in an R32, but keep in mind that it's a car that a bit older, though some great examples are out there. Rust is an issue, and be prepared to spend a bit of cash to change things like the timing belt, fuel pump and other maintence things. You don't really need to do this, but it's not a bad idea. Kind of preventaive stuff. All in all, I was over the moon about the condition of my R32. The problem is that there are so many options and so much stuff that you can do yourself, that you never really get to a stage where you can sit back and say "I'm done" there's always part of you that wonders what a new colour spray would look like, or an in dash DVD, or leather detailing, or seats, or, well, you get the picture. If you need any advice, search the forums here. Anything else feel free to PM me as a customer or funky as a JSPEC guy.

Hey Pablo, can I get the name of the people you're buying off? I'm actually on holidays in the UK at the moment and wouldn't mind checking them out. I already have new boots for my car, but if they do custom leather I might get the parcel shelf done or just see what they can do. PM me or post here if you could. Thanks.

Apocalypse, with Joker and Venom 2nd and 3rd. I´m an evil man. I laugh at kids hitting each other with sticks. I know this is wrong, but I cannot help it.

If you´re after a turbo and a supercharger on a car, I seem to recall a car that did that. I´m pretty sure it was the Nissan march or something similiar. From memory it came equipped with a turbocharger and a supercharger with a clutch that engaged one or the other. Oh, found a link: http://www.carfolio.com/specifications/models/id/?id=132715 yep, it´s T&S/charged small engine though. If you found out how it was done, maybe it would help.

I´m actually after a pretty insignificant part, wondering if you can help. The button that detects when the doors are closed. Need two of them for my GTS-4, as mine are buggered and are interfering with my alarm. they´re on the chassis, and take one screw to undo and unclip the wire. a 10 second job. I´d need postage to melbourne too. Let me know if you still have them, especially if you had an alarm fitted, and it worked as intended.

Any mods? Dyno sheet? Stats? When was it imported? Who complied it? Any problems with the Hicas or AWD? Need a lot more info than just the name of the car and the price.

I remember something similiar happening to a guy. He got one of those "You may have won $100,000" letters, and it was made to look like a cheque. He deposited it at the ATM as a joke, and they credited the account. He withdrew it and put it in a safety deposit box or something like that. They got really into him, lots of charges were mentioned and stuff. If it was a million, I think the bank would send some major law enforcement after you. Still, if it were me, I´d have trouble deciding. Probably draw the $, buy a house and then make up some shit about how you thought it was money from a home loan that you applied for via the internet or something. That way they would try to take it off you, but the process could take time, as you are now living there, and the residential tenency laws and various other legal loopholes would be in your favour. At the end of a year or two, when you MUST move, you could sell it for a profit, pay them back and it´s all sweet, provided that you go through a credit checking agency to make sure they have not blacklisted you due to their mistake. This took me about 30 seconds to think of, so I´m sure there are loopholes. If anyone tries this, please let me know how you go. And give me royalties. Please.

The RB20/26 sounds pretty good, or at least an improvement on the std RB20. I hadn´t considered that upgrade to the R32, most people seem to transplant an RB25 in. Would the 20/26 be legal? Would it be higher maintence than a straight swap for an RB25? I guess it´d also depend on the skills of the engineer and mechanics, but just wanted some general ´feel´for the thing.....

Love it. The headlights are a little S2000 like, but naturally, whatever people don´t like about it they can probably change once the after market groups cater to the tuner market for this car.

DO we have any affiliation with Nissan Australia? Or because we drive imports do they not want to know us?

Yay me. Do i get a cookie?

Good point, but to be honest, I´d take the cops advice. Suppose some shit starts up again, you could get caught up in it, or even get your car stolen if someone needs to get away in a hurry. Maccas is sh!t anyway. Find another fast food joint. This one is just not worth the hassle. Yes, it sucks that you´re getting picked on for driving an import in to macdonalds, but it is a macdonalds that has a reputation for all sorts of stupidity for people in fast cars (though the amount of those people who drive imports can be debated). The cops have to be seen to be doing something, so they pick on people at the noble park maccas (Site of the now "infamous Noble Park Riots" -Thanks ACA) It´s not right that you should have to change the location of your favourite grease fix, but, well, life is like that. You can get Macdonalds most anywhere, but if it is going to cost you $168 a pop, I´d be switching to something else. It could also mean that the next time something starts, your car could get mashed by troublemakers, or mashed by police. Yes, you could fight it. Scream injustice. Picket and Petition, but really, is it worth it? Maybe call the Macdonalds Australia line and tell them exactly what happened. Maybe they´ll have a case fro loss of business due to police harrassment, but I doubt the vic cops will worry too much.

Agreed. The mines sticker will just make a classy Z look a little cheaper. BUT, it´s your car, do what suits you. However, I´d be more likely to recommend racing stripes, or more of a nismo style line, probably matte black. It goes well with silver. But again, let the car reflect you.

You know, I´ve stayed out of this conversation for a while for a couple of reasons. First is that I think people should make every effort to comply with the law, or take the consequences when they do not. Second is that This rule should apply to police also, and it does not seem to. But there are several things I want to point out. 1) Taking dangerous cars off the road is something that I support. By dangerous I mean cars illegally modified with power levels that are too much for the driver. I DO support the current restrictions on turbo and power to weight for P platers, because in general (I know that´s a catch-all, but...) P platers do not have enough road time, emergency collision avoidence experiance, or simply enough cash to run a performance car. There is always going to be exceptions to the rule, but these people can jusat as easily use the car for track days only (especially if it´s a relative or friends) 2) However. The police attitude is currently counter productive. There is no ownership of a problem. A policeman who gives out a bullshit defect notice is not chastised. They are not answerable for handing out what amounts to a time wasting fine, even when it´s proven later that they didn´t know (Or chose to ignore) the law. This is an abuse of power and a corruption of proper policing. Plain and simple. This does not excuse the people who gambled by having illegal mods and lost. Do what you can to change the laws, I´m all for that. Don´t like the chances though. 3) Suppose that the TMU and such take their job very seriously. They consider is a serious crime to breach EPA guidelines. To have a modded ECU is tantamount to robbery in their eyes. And breaching the 95db limit is an act of intolerable cruelty to the populace who they protect. Suppose all this is the reason that they act as they do. To protect the community from this grave threat. Why then... why oh why... do we hear a batch of harley riders three blocks before we see them, and the cops don´t batt an eye. Now, this is not just supposition. I´ve seen it. Many times (Well, I can think of 7 off the top of my head anyway) It seems to me from my observations that a cop would rather pull over a p plated jap import than a Harley ridden by a big biker. In the eyes of the law, both these people are law breakers if they have loud exhausts, but maybe the biker is connected and has better lawyers. Maybe he knows the bike laws better. Or maybe he is just scarier than the p-plater. And it´s not just the bikers. Toorak tractors that blow enough smoke to kill migrating ducks just drive on by. a merc with a hole in the exhaust (Or I suppose a gutted or faulty cat/muffler) drove past me when I was in line for a breatho. It was only doing about 40 km/hr but the sound rattled my windows from two lanes away. Not even a double glance. I guess the lesson here is: Sell the skyline and buy a german car, mod it to hell and live life free as a bird, or go to the gym and get a harley. Or maybe I just like to rant. Whatever. If what the police are doing is making the community safer, thumbs up to them. If not, then what the hell are they trying to prove by defecting a quiet group of people exiting a business?

Just saw something else funny. On street parking is very crowded, so people parallel park, but do it literally bumper to bumper. They get parallel behind someone, and then turn the car off and push it until it is resting against the bumper of the car in front of them, then they give their cell phone number to a ´parking inspector´(both official ones and unofficial ones) and they get a call when they need to move out. Initially, I was dissapointed with the lack of skylines here, or nissan, toyota or mazda in general. The ´ricer´cars are all peugeut´s, fiats (!), or audi´s. Most cars are chevrolet´s though. Not inspiring. However, I soon saw the bright side in this lack of japanese fibreglass on the roads, as almost all cars have some very sad looking panel damage. Maybe it~s part of the skyline conservation effort that none are in Rio. Makes me feel better about it anyway. Takes my mind off the fact that my little brother might find my keys while Im away and take my gts-4 for a spin. Óh, and to anyone planning to come to brasil, what they say about Brasillian women is 100% true. The average Aussie bikini could make a dozen brasillian ones. Not only do they wear small bikinis all around Rio, but they actually like it when guys are caught staring at them. Speaking of which... gotta go...

Does anyone know what sort of under engine work the cop cars get? Just curious if they get some toys that are illegal for the rest of us. Do they do their own maintainence, or would it be outsourced?

Ok, so I admit that I thought Australian drivers were amongst the worst in the world. We sometimes forget to indicate, some people do not check blind spots, or pull into lanes at inconvenient times. I have recently rethought this, however now that I am in Brasil. The whole of South America´s road rules can be summed up with "Get there before the next guy" . Seatbelts are optional. So too is indicating, selecting lanes (The lines on the road are just guidelines, good drivers don't need them, one cabbie told me) tailgating is the norm, dodging pedestrians is a game and the footpath is often a short cut. I wish I could say that it's only Brasil, but it´s all over South america. It was the same in Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay seemed to be the sort of lawless country where blinkers were seen as a sign of weakness, and driving up a one way street as a challenge that should be undertaken at every opportunity. So, the point of all this is for people to know that us Aussies don~t come off so bad on a global level in terms of driving. Sure the Germans might be better, but they're still Germans. Can someone form an insurance company please take note and drop my premiums now please?

If no ones mentioned it: Did they get stolen from your home, and did you get them delivered there? If so, consider checking the seller. Not casting aspersions on the person/ company, but it'd be worth checking out.

Damn. I'm kinda glad to be leaving the country. I want to beleive that this wont affect all import owners, but I'm fairly sure it will. Still, I wonder how many of these cars were imports, and how many were hotted up falcadores?

Bang for buck : GTR > Ferrari Probable superior track time: Ferrari > GTR Chick pulling power: Pretty close. If you like the italian girls, get the pony, if you don't mind the asian persuasion, GTR is the car. Either way, you'd get attention. And realistically, how many of either car will be driven anywhere near their potential? Most of them will be baubles or at most see a squirt on the freeway once in a while. (Dubai and Germany excepted)

I went for a new set of 6x9's and chose alpine type S. Can't remember the model number, but they were about $120 form JB's. Couldn't be happier. No need for a sub, as they have plenty of bass (no doubt a sub would have more, but I want to keep the boot space, and also I hate it when you see a skyline drive by and hear it thumping like a kidnap victim is trying to escape from the boot.) I chose these speakers because I already had an alpine deck, and some alpine 5.25's in my doors. Anyway, that's my .02

I refuse to accept George Lazenby as an Aussie. He was shit as Bond, and married the chick. A definate no-no for Bond. Marriage = no more 3 ways. (well, presumably anyway.) therefore Bond should batch it a while longer. It's funny though, anyone who spent more than three days of their formative years in Australia, we adopt (or if they're cool and a kiwi) but if they screw up too bad, we never knew em. Mel Gibson, Nicole Kidman, Russel Crowe... Imagine Rusty as Bond! I can just see Q giving him the 'mobile phone of death' or villians slipping him a 'beat random people' drug. Actually, it'd be pretty funny.

Bond is undoubtedly cooler. Better cars, hotter women, and in several films, it was alluded that he had a 3-way. Did Jack ever accomplish the bedroom trifecta? I think not! By this acheivement alone, Bond wins. But factor in that when Jack takes a beating, he wakes up in some gutter or warehouse facility. In octopussy (and various other movies) when bond gets KO'd (usually be a suprise 'judo chop' from behind) he wakes up being cared for by a dozen or so nubile young lovelies. Scantily clad young stunners > hospital/warehouse. And finally, Bond drinks like a fish. So he get's pissed, drives like a maniac, chases women whenever he can, ignores authority and often pruposely opposes it, understands cricket, can shoot can't seem to do much in the kitchen without burning stuff down, and the Yanks think he has a weird accent. Hell, Bond could be an Aussie.

grab mine. The flange should be the same. If you have a set of ramps or wheel stands, it whould be a hour or two's work at most. You only need a 14mm ratchet and away you go. I PMed you my number, let me know what you decide.

can you get the 8gb N91?