JimmyRickard

Should do. bring a jack and see for yourself

Price drop $1000

Factory Five GTM is awesome Bit hesitant to buy a kit car though. Ariel Atom would be amazing, but only if there's a track very close by to where I live. R35 is still winning due to practicality. Finance companies wouldn't be hesitant to lend to me? Would it possible to do like a one or two year lease?

Seems to be working again! Yay!

Nothing has appeared for about a month

Project management gig. Wouldn't mind a ZR1 but looks a little out of my price range. Vipers intrigue me but I don't think I'd want to own one. Definitely want to take it to track days. Any other US cars worth checking out?

Wouldn't bother, I'd just sell it after I'm done. Would expect to be there for at least a few years so I'd get enough use out of it.

I have found a job opportunity in the US and after some daydreaming I found this for sale: http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?endYear=2014&zip=90210&listingType=used&listingTypes=used&sellerTypes=b&showcaseListingId=342467449&mmt=[NISSAN[GT-R[]][]]&modelCode1=GT-R&sortBy=derivedpriceASC&makeCode1=NISSAN&startYear=1981&showcaseOwnerId=563991&searchRadius=0&listingId=314727659&Log=0 Now I can't afford to spend $100k on an R35, but I could definitely spend $60k! How difficult would it be for me to arrange finance for a car when working OS?

I think I am having a similar issue. I load up a page but as soon as I go to click or scroll the page jerks up and down. Also this text box is pretty wonky.

NSCC as far as I'm aware is just a car club with Nissan owners focused on track days. I hear they are a good crew so the track day is probably worth checking out

Good to hear. What's the secret to keep them running all day?

So how are you finding the reliability so far?

Progress!

Still for sale!

Anyone? Is it a common problem? should I just not bother with it?

Found a pic of the Calsonic GTR interior. Hard to tell if this is kept in original condition or not but it looks close enough: I believe the Steering wheel is a Nismo 330F, although I am yet of find one wrapped in alacantra, or with that horn button. Door cards I can return back to stock, although I originally pulled them out because the wings on the seat didn't quite fit. I plan to have brake bias installed eventually, however that requires removing the ABS and installing a pedal box, which isn't high on my priorities at the moment. So i guess it's just the gear knob and dash I'd have trouble hunting down. That dash is probably worth a fortune. Anyone seen the gear knob before? This is what it looks like currently for comparison I also seem to be missing a great number of switches. God knows wtf they control

I'm trying to sell my current rims. If they go for a decent price I will definitely buy some LMGT1's, but I'm a bit concerned about ruining them on the track. Don't have to worry about that with Rotas! As far as how far I'm going with it, it all depends on budget. Which is fairly limited at the moment The exterior is the easy part, it's getting interior and engine parts custom made to exactly replicate is the hard (and expensive) part. Also, finding accurate, detailed photos of the cabin, engine bay, fuel setup, underbody etc are a bit hard to find. At the end of the day, this is a track car first, 'show' car second. Yep. So it's never going to happen then. Good to know!

Amazing! I am yet to find pics of some decent replicas so I'd really appreciate that. My biggest challenge at the moment is the rims. Don't particularly want to do a single hub conversion, and I seriously doubt I will ever find an authentic set off the Calsonic GTR. At this stage I'm just going to buy some Rota P45R's in white (LMGT4 knockoffs) to track bash in. Also have a set of V8 Supercar Alcons to fit under the rims so I can't be too picky and wait for a set of impul RS's to come along that may not have enough clearance for the brakes (which are stupidly big - I'll post photos later)

yeah and the slicks it ran were HUGE! What a f**king beast

Funny you should say that. I have just spent the last month looking for a nice clean set of LMGT1's. Almost bought a set off fatz before I ran out of money and had to opt out. Funny thing is that the original rims aren't actually LMGT1's. From what I understand, they are an IMPUL RS magneisum centre lock rim, one-offs made only for this car. Closest I found to it are these: Hard to find, especially in 18x10 which is the original rim size.

It was around this time I had a brainwave and decided I would get the car re-registered. I forget why. Anyway, the car had a few minor spots of rust which needed to be sorted out, so just to make life just a little bit harder on ourselves we thought f**k it let's get it sprayed. Some N1 parts Everything is sanded back ready for paint. What colour you ask? Great question Stay tuned

cheers much appreciated

Thanks Dunc. Can't seem to edit though, is that not allowed? Just want to remove the first line which tells people to ignore the thread

Hey dunc, posted a new build thread in the NSW members section. Cheers

I bought my R32 GTR in 2007. It has been both the bane of my existence and the love of my life, like any good GTR should. I bought the car with a bottom end rebuild and R33 GTR Crank but stock head and pretty much everything else, except for the suspension, wheels and exhaust. Oh and a shitty IMPUL ecu piggyback that was leaning out the engine (yay) The old girl on carsales Note the high-quality timber used to secure the battery. After using it as a daily for a few years, I finally cracked it when I was commuting 3 hours a day in traffic with the GTR's famous air conditioning. So it was settled, I would be turning it into a track car. It was around this time I had a short stay in Japan and saw this beautiful machine in the flesh at the Omori Factory: My inspiration And then, without even thinking, this happened Shit. So without an interior, there was no turning back. Somewhere in between me stripping the car and the state it is in today the car received new -7 turbos (after the ceramics shitting themselves after one lap at Wakefield) a Vipec ECU (tuned to 260atw on 17psi), a HiOctane Extended Sump, a massive radiator, oil cooler and catch can, and some other bits I can't remember. I remember paying for them though that's for sure. Next step was to install a cage (or at least half of one) Courtesy of Pro Fabrication Also tidied up the interior with a racing seat, door trims and some paint on the floors