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They're none other than Volk Racing Group C's... made all the way back in 1987...

I've seen that car in the metal and to be honest only hardcore Skyline enthusiasts can spot that it's really an R32... but when ordinary people figure it out they do it's like "oh..." you know? Like they got excited that it was a legit R34 then realized it's just a poor old R32 thats what happened while I was at Osaka Auto Messe...

Guys I wouldn't waste too much time trying to figure out why Nissan used 'RB'26 or whatever... I noticed that most of the guys who do seem to think the Japanese people think in English, thereby we have numbskulls sayin "RB means 'race Bred' uleh!"... LOL as if the Japanese would do that. But one little hint as to what they did mean, the R31 Skyline range included the '2.8D GT Passage D' which obviously was powered by the 'RD28' diesel engine. So if we look at that designation, the 'D' in 'RD28' means diesel of course... obviously... nothing groundbreaking there. Hmmm, I'd go as far to say that the first letter ie: 'R' in 'RB26' is just a letter used to signify a petrol inline six.

^^^ Hmmm, common opinion has it in Japan that an 8.5 inch wide rim is the widest you can put on... but I've got 9 inch wide rims. The 9" rims are sticking outside the guards maybe 5mm with a +32 offset. If you have a +38 with a 9.5" rim, I still think the rim will jut outside the guards a little (thats illegal in AU right?). Offset is the key here, but I think one of the members on here fitted 10" rims to his R32? Mind you, they are visibly too wide for the car and he had a big positive offset like you, so I guess if you want to take your chances with the police, then just fit them. I don't think you'll have any problems without rolling the guards... unless of course you want to slam your car 3 inches.

Yes... I believe so. But it's a little old that page, those items could very well be sold by now (the tail lights right?).

Yeah lol... a couple of times... but that wasn't what I was refering to specifically

Sport Compact Car? Hmmmmm... those guys *literally* have as much chance as I do of getting info about the next GT-R (and I know they make big bucks). They just named it R35 GT-R in their article because they're just following what 10,000,000,000 newbies on the 'net have been calling it since 2001. Put it this way: SCC are in it to make money... they make money by selling magazines... they sell magazines by printing articles that people want to read... they print articles with next to no *real* content for that reason only, selling mags. So I'm not suprised they called it R35, as they could've called it ZZR TUNE 000-7 Type T super Turbo Ricemobile and still sold mags...

Wow...thats... moving. Hey you other Gaijin, read 'Moeko's Owl', it'll help you get over all the stares and other shit that makes your life in Japan miserable.

I take it MD headunits aren'T readily available in AU then? Why is that?

Daniel, that link doesn't give much info at all, and it sounds as though you're having the same problem as me. My Panasonic CD/MD doesn't read MD's 80% of the time and just produces an error message, and when I asked the guy at SuperAB about it he just said it's junk... throw it away and get a new one! Pfffff, typical Japanese response but he's right. Something to do with the optics, is it an old unit? Maybe mid/late 90's?

I've been trying to win that car! lol Yes definately, the GT-R concept has grown on me (and alot of other GT-R enthusiasts) but *not* the average person here in JP anyway... they still hate it! Oddly enough the people who Nissan want to impress the most these days

We're not even ready yet Rob, but yeah, I haven't really scratched the surface here as far as demo cars are concerned so it would be good to have a friendly competition... maybe not a poll, just to keep us from being lazy.

Was he in your good books before?

I tried to fix doxximum's 1st post... no dice.

^^^ Yep that the Nissan Sports Concept. It'll be shown at the New York Motor Show (thats is the US peeps) on the 25th of this month. Theres absolutely no mention of drivetrain or engine at this stage, and to be honest, I don't think Nissan will reveal anything about that at New York either. I mean, Nissan Japan press release said "it's like a vehicle that appears in video games... with a 'reception desk' rear spoiler, 20 inch wheels and large fenders all with a cool appearance..." <--- omg, I think they've lost the plot. Btw, the guy from Fresh Alloy (the perpetuators of R35 hehehe) said that he's holding his breath for a VVL engine (??)... eeeerm, VVL engines have been a staple of the Nissan line up since the mid-90's, I'm pretty sure - for 2006/7 - this car'll have some crazy new valve tech like ZZQ-II or something... or no valves at all lol

Wow... thats a top effort! You drive around with no plates on?

Japtastic, could you let us know what mods those 2 R33's have? Are they still pretty much in the same tune as when they were imported?

Ok, here it is: http://www.ksgarage.jp/groupagtr.pdf for a short time only... Right click and save as!!!

Anybody want to discuss the article itself? I don't know why they used a cheap fibreglass N1 bumper copy on the Aussie Group A GT-R... also those mirrors look like they belong to a Caterham Super 7. It's interesting to note the smug content Gibson Motorsport had with the Group A GT-R, they *knew* they were going to win even in pre-season (well I suppose blowing away the Sierra Cosworth times would do that), it was just a matter of warding off DNF's/reliability issues.

THanks Mark! Interesting read.

They've got R3-x there... looks like it should be R34.5, kinda like the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 'update' version. Nice 'shop though... I like that guys style.

Two clean examples... nice. Hey that road looks pretty good in the background, I'd love to have a go on that.

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Good point... moved.

I've got a (by popular opinion) 'man-like' Japanese model standing up against a Skyline GTS-t if that'll suffice?