nuclear_skyline

Well time for a proper update... But firstly, willL - it seems you know the car? After the bumper fiasco I have sourced a genuine brand spanking new Nissan bumper. Would you believe that Nissan has 3 new ones in stock in Melbourne! $600 for it - I think this is the best way to go... The pods have been posted :)These will suit the car very well! certainly once they are painted up to match they will... The other acquisition is a fujitsubo exhaust. I know that it will most likely impede flow compared to other exhausts out there but it is a definate upgrade for the time being and will keep the noise down... its a JASMA exhaust but continuous 3' system which is a million times better then the nasty system thats on it atm. I will give the sucker a good polish and clean up before it goes on and post pics... Hopefully this weekend i'll get it on... I think I am going to paint everything save the end muffler black to keep it fairly inconspicuous. Other things of note. Noticed (how could I have missed?) that I do not have the factory boost solenoid! The two lines running to it are blocked with bolts. I think I am going to just buy a Profec B spec 2 like I had on my GTST as I liked the unit and the blue display will suit the blue dash lights... I will have to take some photos of the new dash lights - AWESOME!

how is a factory intercooler defectable??? I would have thought that if it was a defect they would have to be changed at compliance to meet ADRs then? I thought that stock is not defectable as its stock, has passed compliance and therefore must be ok... A dickhead copper (my experience is they're mostly ok) may slap a sticker on because he/she thinks its a mod not standard but I wouldnt have thought they'd say "hmmmm, you have a standard cooler... better defect that so you can have it fixed"

Before someone makes comment, I do know that I wont be able to adjust the boost via a factory item (not really what I want at this stage anyway but will in the future).

HIJACK! I have realised that my bnr32 doesnt have the solenoid! Its been taken out and the two lines to it plugged up... Could definately be a reason it feels down on power - but my question is should I buy an original solenoid and put it in or just replace the original unit with a profec B???

Thanks guys! I wasn't planning on keeping the standard look but modifying it quite a lot. Definately change of mind now though and will be going genuine! Thinking of buying a brandspanking new one! Will update tomorrow more.

Hi guys, Looking to get a standard boost solenoid for my GTR... Was investigating through the bay and realised ITS NOT THERE... The wiring for it would be awesome as well! Also seeking a front bar for the GTR... Would prefer the orginal plastic one... Basically all I need it the grill down on the front drivers (right) side... Some knob cut it out on my car... PM me or post pics for me please Thomas

condition mate? Leaking? Part numbers????

Well I thought I'd received my lovely new bumper today... Fail. The ad description was for a BNR32 bumper... Who'da thought it wouldnt be for a GTR? I was posted a HCR32 bumper! It is going back to the shop that I bought it from... They have been pretty good about it and are going to give me my money back... Back to square one - I dont know if I should try to find a genuine GTR bar or go for something aftermarket.... Decisions, decisions....

Hi Guys, I have managed to find myself a new front bumper with N1 lower lip and N1 rear pods for my GTR. It is going in to have the paint work refreshed, rust sorted and the bar and pods sprayed and put on within the next month or so... I need help deciding (figuring out whats out there) for sideskirts. I like the n1 skirts but I would like to have a uniform height on the side skirt that will match well with the bumper and pods... Any thoughts or pics? I have been trolling through threads for hours and hours for the past 2 weeks and cant decide on what as I dont know who makes half the skirts... Thanks heaps Thomas

Nice - I'll be there.

I just paid for 2 saturday tickets Thomas Kramer! PM sent

Mate, its a GTR - YOU WILL BE PULLED OVER.... Come on you're 17 not stupid right? You said it - stupid to buy a turbo car on your Ps! You'd feel like a poser buying a non-turbo skyline??? Isnt that the reason you'd buy a GTR and leave it in the garage? Come on - again, you're 17 not stupid right? Dont try get an exemption - try this > GET SOME EXPERIENCE and dont buy a GTR until you do... Imagine how much harder you'll make it for all of us when you wrap it around a pole and we cop the "imports kill people" shit again...

Thanks Steve! I read through the article on how to do them, but what a pain it appears to be! Will try and find one that I can have re-wound so I can remove and replace... Time is slightly more important to me as I need the car...

Cheers Steve Now onto the body work side of things! The body of the car is in reasonable nick considering its 16 years old. There is a bit of rust in the drivers sill under the jacking point and some bubbling in the rear quarter and front quarter. The front bar has been hacked by some kind of pagan clown. I presume that this was done to accomodate an oil cooler but for god sake - why not do it to both sides? I am not too worried about it anymore as I just bought a new bar I have picked up N1 pods for the rear quarters and am looking out for N1 side skirts... I was originally planning on doing a windows out respray on the car however I think at some point in the next year I will be doing turbos and possibly engine so I want to save my money on that... The rear bar has been completely rooted by not running a cat for what could only be a LONG time. It has been stained and no amount of polish is bringing it out. So it will have to be sprayed as well... The window tint will go in as soon as I get the A/C fixed!

Hi Guys, Well I picked up a 94' BNR32 with 125,000km on the clock about 4 weeks ago. As you can imagine, I really think this car has travelled a few more Kms then that so it is in need of some work. I thought I would put together a build thread so at the very least I can easily look back at it and see how far I've come. Engine seems quite tight. 150psi across all cylinders when I did the compression test. The aircon has a few niggles, I think the windings in the clutch have gone so will find a replacement compressor or have mine re-done. Box is in good nick and the diffs are working well without any whine. I am sure this had had a reasonable amount of mods done to it in the past but I when I picked it up it was back to stock save HKS Y pipes and a gutted compliance cat. The cat-back it the most aweful peice of shit I have ever seen - goes 2 inch, 3 inch, 3.5inch back to 3 and then a tiny muffler... I have bought and installed a new 3" catco cat... It has cleaned up the nasty smoke coming out and improved the tone of the nasty exhaust... Never mind the nasty cat-back as I bought a 3" Fujitsubo JASMA cat-back system... I need it to be pretty reasonable in volume (as in quiet) as its my daily drive and I do A LOT of Kms a year (some 50,000km/yr). The interior was in average condition when I picked it up. Basically the previous owner was a slob and didnt even clean it properly for sale - hence the awesome pick up price!!! The dash has a couple of bubbles but is in ok nick. The centre section around the a/c and cd player was damaged. I have already replaced it with a new one and it looks shmick now... I have also replaced the centre console arm rest as the old one was nasty and broken - new one looks shmick! The sound system didnt work. Some clown had tried to cut the standard ariel cable and solder it up but failed epically! I bought a Kenwood head unit with built in bluetooth and some poineer 3 ways for each corner and installed it all... Happy I did that because the unit in the car wasnt even soldered in! Pic is of new head unit. The steering wheel was a worn MoMo Corse wheel... Basically it was a nice wheel - the benefits of being really good friends with the guy who owned/owns Revolution Racegear in Wollongong is cheap parts. So I bought a nice new momo and put that in... The gear boot and boot for the handbrake were stuffed so bought new ones of them in put them in... It had a nasty black ball gearknob. I found a stock one and bought it although it is very worn. Still an upgrade from what was in there though i think I will go for a NISMO one soon. I will get some nice gauges (i want Defi or Pivot in blue) and put them into one of those triple gauge holders that is molded for the r32 dash. I have already bought the blue led kit for the centre gauges, aircon and speedo/dash section... just need time to put them in. Drivers and passenger seat are a bit worn. I am looking to get a nice low seat that is really comfortable to put in... Any sugestions would be really appreciated! Gotta be good seats though - I want this to be a top notch quality build.