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Totally agree, that car had its weak points eliminated and replaced with better components. If that's gay then i think i'm at the mardi grah.

Which part?

Sorry just noticed it's written in thai.

http://gtrusa.blogspot.com/2007/12/2jz-pow...e-r32-gt-r.html

The jdm supra 2jz is the same as the aristo except for the sump, engine fan configuration and the auto has a slightly different overdrive ratio as the aristo comes with the a341e and the supra with the a340e. The cams are the same as all other jdm 2jz's its only the Americans that got better breathing cams. 180rwkw is the norm as it was with my stock tt aristo though it does feel slower than the supra as it is 200kg heavier and is less agile. Nice choice, i had one for a while and it was an excellent cruiser with every possible nic nac you could want in a car.

Dont remember his name, though he was an older guy with his arm currently in a cast. Of course he didn't mention the leakdown test issues, they were the whole basis of his stuff up, i have said all i need to on the matter. There were other diagnosis that he made that were also proven false, one being an oil leak from a turbo which was found to be a weaping cam cover gasket and he stated that the transfer case was loose and on its way out. Several other reputable workshops examined the car scratching their heads wondering how he came up with any of the above mentioned problems. Morpowa had fitted the transfer case to the gearbox the week before and reported that it was healthy. There are very few workshops that i trust with my cars these days, I have had good experiences with Boostworx in the past and more recently Morpowa for my gearbox install. Shaun and Troy are very systematic and organised in their approach which shows with their quality of work and conservative billing. Simon and Mark were very helpful and went out of their way to fit my car in and had the work done very quickly. Boostworx were booked 4-5 weeks in Advance at the time which is a testiment to their reputation.

Yes we are all human, just like every other human sometimes we have to be held accountable for our mistakes. If his original diagnoses was correct and he proceeded to put the car on the dyno and it blew the $18,000 engine, would he have replaced it? Luckily there were no issues with the engine and it was just a mistake on Brady's part in regards to the leakdown test. Considering that he had full faith in his leak down results( which he thought showed a major problem with the rotating assembley and or valvetrain) his behaviour was just plain reckless, there are no two ways about it. Rather than own up to his reckless behaviour he blamed Tillbrooks. I stated the facts of the matter, make of them what you will. I would have never bothered to say anything if he had owned upto his mistake, when i spoke to the acting workshop foreman the following monday he informed me that Brady no longer worked there and the foreman himself questioned Bradys's actions and apologised for how it turned out. In saying that, the person who organised the inspection to begin with informed me that Tillbrooks are still chasing him for payment for that day. Payment for what, a dodgy leakdown test, dodgy dyno run and poor workmanship. I am sure that Brady is capable of good work but on the day that i had my experience with him something was amiss.

I was the previous owner of this car and can vouch for its reliability and cleanliness. Its had some nice mods since i sold it too.

Thanks for the comments guys but yes i have moved on. Bought myself a daily driver last night, dont laugh but its a 2006 ford focus lx . Economical, slow, cheap insurance, reg etc come to think of it, all the things a skyline is not.

I am not sure what i will do yet, i may not have the daily for long before i buy the gtr so i need something that will resell easily.

I have been watching the Jap auctions daily and the 34gtr price continues to drop, remember the Japenese pay half what we do for cars and they are encouraged to upgrade. While they continue to drop i will wait, if they stabilise then i will buy. There are many theories about what may or may not happen with the influence of the 35 but i think i will wait and see for myself as prices are dropping as we speak.

I was going to go straight out and buy a 34 gtr but i might just buy a daily driver till early in the new year just to see what the 34 gtr market does over the release of the r35. Stagea might be an ok daily till i do something more serious, they seem to be a very nice car for the money and not too dated like the aristo.

Clearly not a big enough one for him to be worried about losing it. That was my biggest mistake.

The price of $38,500 was negotiated before the car left Adelaide and was set after the new os giken gearbox was fitted which cost just over 5 k fitted. It was going to be 35k with the stock gearbox which was negotiated down from 38,900 originally, but yes the ride to the airport thing was low considering i had just spent 8 hours driving and then another 5 hours standing around while the inspection took place, then having to wait for a taxi making me late for my plane all added up to a shit day. Shit happens, i am over it now and have moved on.

The only reason i drove over was because he made the highest offer, i had been offered more than i ended up taking before i even left. He knew this but i fell into the trap of playing in uncharted waters.

Yeh, he could not even look me in the face.

Last week i had a shitty experience with Tillbrooks in particular Brady, who managed to fudge the results of a leakdown test on my car. The car was there for an inspection for a buyer, when i recieve a call from the buyer telling me that there was 28% leakdown in cylinder number 5 but good compression which did not make sense. Anyway to achieve a leak of 28% there would need to be a cracked piston, damaged ring, damaged valve or seat which there were no physical symptoms of. Having learned of the catastrophic problem with my engine, Brady decided t would be ok to run my car on the dyno, WTF? Who runs up an engine that is supposed to be stuffed on the dyno at full load. He had not informed me of the prblem or asked permission to dyno the car with the problem at this stage. So out of curiosity i went back to the workshop where thye were taking my car off the dyno. I asked for a figure for which i was told over 400rwkw of which i was surprised as it was a 37 degree day. I had to ask for a definate figure several times before i was told the dyno is not calibrated and read over 480rwkw, i wish. So the car is diagnosed with a problem then run up at full load on an uncalibrated dyno all without notifying me. Being the sceptic that i am i quizzed him on the symptoms of a leakdown such as this 28%, we came to the conclusion that there were none besides the reading on the gauge. He told me that he had tested the cylinder twice. I then took the car to my mechanic for a leakdown and the results came back healthy, wow big difference. Yesterday i drove the car to melbourne and had all the same tests performed at High Torque Performance for the new buyer, everything once again came back perfect as the day it was built with comp between 170-175 on all cylinders and excellent seal with very little leakage. So Brady's actions caused me to lose a sale as he stuffed the results. He was very quick to blame the equipment and organisation of Tillbrooks when i questioned him about the day. Funny how it was him that did all the shit work not the rest of Tillbrooks(apart from the uncalibrated dyno which is not his responability). Tillbrooks for the lose, Brady was there apprentice and should know better.

Yeh it was a good drive, inspection went great the car is in great condition. It was all good untill the buyer started getting second thoughts on the car(supposedly). We agreed on a price of $38,500 before i left and the was delivered as described then he decides he is not interested at that price and low balls me at $35,000. I literally told him to go f*&k himself, he kept coming up with things that he would want to change on the car as its not how he wants it which were all personal preference items. Anyway i made him pay me for expenses and we parted ways, i had been offered $37,000 before i put the OS Giken gearbox in just last week. Anyway, having put myself between a rock and a hard place, their were events that i wanted to be home for last night so i bit the bullet and took $35,500. Anyway we complete the deal for which i had driven from Adelaide and he refuses to drive me to the airport, long story short $100 taxi ride, missed plane and there were no more flights direct or connecting for the rest of the evening. So $90 accomodation and another plane fair this morning and my sale price was really starting to hit home So in conclusion, i have learned to never put myself between a rock and a hard place again. I had been offered more from other parties but i became impatient and just wanted the car gone. In the end it was a shit experience from which i have learned alot and will never allow myself to be stung by underhanded tactics again.

Yep, about to get in the car Melbourne here i come.

Yeh it is but i am just taking a break from cars for a while, i will be back in something special. All in good time.

Thanks mate, it's a shame to see it go but the wife is kicking my butt about bigger priorities at the moment. Was it quick enough for you Luke?

Dude why post at all, are you interested? Doesn't look like it, find another thread to whore

I am selling my series 3 r33 gtr details below. I only have 24 hours so inspections are compulsory TODAY as i am having trouble with my camera and cant upload pics. I dont really want to take the car to melbourne so maybe you can pick up a bargain and save me the drive. This car is the complete package with all weak points eliminated. 1997 White dual airbag non v-spec xennons tint Clarion head unit Splits front and rear 600w amp Engine Built by High Torque performance reconditioned head TOMEI metal head gasket TOMEI 260 degree cams TOMEI cam gears CP pistons Eagle H-beam rods New r33 gtr crank TOMEI rod bolts Oil galleries high flowed N1 oil pump N1 water pump Remote oil cooler HKS exhaust manifolds HKS dump pipes Garrett 2560-9's x2 Custom stainless front pipes Titanium cat back HKS air filters Power fc twin bosch 044 fuel pumps with surge tank 720cc injectors Custom catch can, washer bottle ARP studs throughout Full photo documentation of buil up and recipts Package makes 368awkw, willing to put on dyno for buyer Fresh OS giken 5 speed close ratio gearbox installed last week by Morpowa Exedy triple plate clutch 19 inch simmons with 265/30/19 rubber I have been offered $38,500, if you can beat it or equal it and save me the drive then PM me asap The car has no accident history and i dont owe finance on it. I am having trouble with my camera so the only way to see the car is in person.

The beauty of Simmons is that the centres are the valuable part, you can sen the wheels off to simmons and change to a rim with an offset of your choice for $800

Yeh i will have to check the offset, though i know they are not quite filling the guards of the gtr the way i would like