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    R35 Looking to Buy questions

    in VR Series - R35 GTR, Juke-R

    Posted

    On 2/4/2020 at 1:42 PM, admS15 said:

    I think pre 2011 maybe 2010 had some sort of gearbox issue. If its an 09 or early 10 you'd want to know that has been rectified. I assume if you google about it, there should be lots of info as well as merica sue someone, class action, save the kids type posts.

    If i was you id be stretching as far as i could to get the newest model with the lowest km as possible. A bloke i worked with had an 09 and its not a case of if but when the gearbox plays up. His went with under 20k km on the clock. He then bought a 12 and now has an 18, both had no issues.

    I'd second this. My old man was looking at one years ago and I remember from my research that you'd at least want an MY10 or plus to avoid the early gearbox issue. If you can stretch the budget, try for as new as possible with best service history.

    So you want a Z-Tune hood?.... WARNING! (before you buy)

    in RB Series - R31, R32, R33, R34 (1986-2002)

    Posted

    11 hours ago, Dil-Dog said:

    damn bro thats nice, i have a replica...  ☹️

    Yeah unlucky m9, genuine ones have rain guards and drain channels - per below pic from this thread.

     

    On 12/9/2011 at 5:35 PM, 75coupe said:

    see in the vent it was a upturned lip, that is the water channel that takes the water away, so if your stopped in the rain the water runs down into the vent and gets channeled away in the bonnet to side of the engine bay..

    this is a genuine omori Z-tune bonnet

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    Why Are R34 Gt-r Still So Expensive

    in RB Series - R31, R32, R33, R34 (1986-2002)

    Posted · Edited by alex182

    It's definitely American fueled. I remember when Non-Vspec BNR34s were $30-$40k, BNR32s were $15ish - if you paid $20k you were either silly or got an absolute minter.

    Americans are already hoarding 33s and 34s waiting for their 25-year acceptance, and there's Japanese firms allowing them to buy them now and charging them storage in Japan until they're legal to ship.

    Was recently in Japan and was told that certain GT-R dealers are banding together and no longer allowing foreigners to buy them. They were cashing in initially (and i'm sure there will be some that continue to do so), but I think they're beginning to realise that if things go unchecked, there will be none left in the motherland - instead all in the hands of US youtube vloggers and instagram kids

    EDIT:

    22 minutes ago, mlr said:

    Maybe like those guys 15 or 20 years ago who grabbed alot of Ford GT's when they were cheap, and done some shifty selling amongst themselves to pump up the prices, hence the million dollar XY XW GT's.

    ^This. GT Falcons were damn near impossible to sell in the 80s. L34 Toranas were $20k at one point. Skylines are only just now hitting the collector radar, and as much as it sucks to see the once close-knit GT-R scene descend into speculative flippers and trust fund kids; I'd say these big market movements we've seen in the past few years are here to stay for the forseeable future...

    South Aussie VL owner

    in Newbie Introductions

    Posted

    22 hours ago, DirtyVL said:

    Thanks mate. I’d love to go with the RB30, but I feel less confident with durability etc. I want to drive this car around the streets nice and gently if I want. With a decent RB I think that’s a bit less realistic. More work required for the same amount of power and probably not as long lasting as the 350.

    The RB is still a bit of a toss up though, I haven’t completely thrown that idea out the window yet. The Original motor will certainly help it with value later on in life but I don’t plan on moving the vehicle on at all to be honest.

    It’s had a closed door respray, a pretty good job too. Interior is about an 8/10 at the moment. It has Calais rims on it though. Standard height etc.

    The LS has loads of parts available, comes with plenty of easy bolt ons. I’m keen to achieve around 300ish rwkw. Enough to have a bit of fun but not enough to lose my licence. ?

    Nah that makes sense! Best of luck with the build, it sounds awesome!

     

    To echo the others, start up a build thread! Would be keen to follow along :)

    Thinking of an R33 GTR

    in RB Series - R31, R32, R33, R34 (1986-2002)

    Posted

    On 8/24/2019 at 7:41 PM, Sirx5 said:

     

    I was on this launch, and it was a pretty stark experience for myself as a personal R32 GT-R owner.

    That R33 had a full suite of hardrace gear under it, and the 32 (although exceedingly original) wasn't on the best tyres.

    It was the first time I'd driven an R33 and it was pretty revelatory. Albeit, with the suspension fettling, and the V-spec's LSD: the thing was a far more capable track car than the 32. All the same inputs in getting the 32 to oversteer once it came on boost post-apex, the 33 just gripped. It came on boost quicker, and the chassis was far more neutral with sharper turn-in quicker steering.

     

    My 0.02c would be that if you're after a track car, 33 is the go. It was a significant leap ahead of the 32, the 33>34 was much more incremental. But if you're after just a special weekend car, I'd personally hold onto the 32. There's likely more long-term collector value in the 32 than the 33 given its unique Australian motorsport history.

     

    Also, Tamura-San was at the launch and I had some really good chats with him. He's owned an R32 GT-R since '89, and had his hands in development throughout the succeeding r-chassis generations (and of course, became boss of the R35 portfolio). He himself said the R32 was a more of a "GT-car", but the R33 was a much more capable bit of kit.

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    Pop and bang exhaust illegal in Vic?

    in General Automotive Discussion

    Posted

    I think pops are cool when it's the product of a non-contrived or naturally rich AFR

    but the trend of P-plater Golfs with a Stage 69 fart-shift overrun tune which is spitting fuel into the exhaust for 300m down the street when they lift off at 1500rpms at 35km/h - yeah, that's lame as f**k.

     

    Also to your actual question, yeah it's probably illegal - or will at least give the authorities a reason to pull you over and find something illegal.

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    Considering this R32 with rear quarter panels replaced...stay away or ok?

    in RB Series - R31, R32, R33, R34 (1986-2002)

    Posted

    22 minutes ago, Hella_GTR said:

    The skyline market here is pretty crazy in general now.

    R34's haven't gone up as exponentially as the R33's.  You can still get a grade 4 R34 for $60-70k USD.

    R33's, the 1995 is the main one that shot up.  This is due for two reasons, 1) they become federally legal in the US, and 2) the series 1 is the only R33 that will ever be legal in California (at least until someone develops a OBD2 piggy pack system for the skylines). 

    An example of how crazy it is, me and the shop I worked with to source my last two cars from the auction bid on a 1995 White V-spec (photo attached).  We predicted based on previous sales that it would go for about 3,600,000 yen.  It ended up selling for 4,500,000 yen ~($42k).  That's an indicator of the market trend.  The silver GTR i sent a link to in my previous reply is about $35k, non-vspec and high mileage.  So expect clean, especially white, r33's to be close to $40k.  If you don't care about repair history and high mileage you can find them cheaper.  I'm not an expert but this is the current talk here.

    Regarding r32's this is pretty crazy too.  low mileage non-repair history R32's are $45-60k.  Middle range non-repair cars are $30-45k.  High mileage repair history cars are $25-30k.  I got these numbers from current experience, looking at dealers, auctions, and a japanese friend found a great website in a japanese only that shows current market values that I can't find on my US based phone...probably because i can't search in kanji. 

    Again, not an expert, but this is my experience.

    Yeah, I had watched the R32s trend skywards ever since the US got them around 2013-14. Didn't know that the Series 1 33s would tbe he only Californian-legal cars. 

    Man I miss the days when 32 GTRs were 15K, 33s about the same - and an R34 you could pick up for $30-40K hahaha

     

    Thanks for the info man, very interesting to hear what's happening on the ground over there! Cheers :)

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    Z-Tune #15 - Omori Factory restored MNPIII Z-Tune arrives down under.

    in Projects, Overhauls and Build-ups

    Posted

    Awesome car! Credit to all involved; a true no-expense dream build for many!

     

    Sidenote: This might be the second(?) MNP Z-tune. I was always aware of a (reported) original LX0 Z-tune which was one of the early customer converted builds (I had been told that #1-#13 were customer cars and #14-#19 were "new" cars, can anyone confirm?)

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    Souce: GT-R Registry

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    The original owner of this Z-Tune purchased the car new in 2000. At the time he wanted to purchase a Midnight Purple II V-Spec but when they came out he didn't quite have enough money. Later when the new colour Midnight Purple III was announced, he rushed out and put a deposit on one immediately. This car (BNR34-006493) was delivered in March, 2000.

    Later on when the Nismo Z-Tune was announced, the owner (same guy who had purchased it new - btw there's no indication he was a Nissan employee) wanted something really unique. He wanted to have a Z-Tune but leave it the original colour of Midnight Purple III. His fascination comes from the R33 400R which used to be offered in the original LP2 Midnight Purple. At the time he couldn't get his head around the fact that they were using used cars as a base. However it took the owner around 1 year to convince Nismo not to repaint it in the regular KY0 Z-Tune Silver and had to fight to convince them. It paid off and the car was never repainted to KY0 - it stayed Midnight Purple III the entire time.

    Around early 2010 the owner parted ways with this extremely special Z-Tune. It was advertised by @Best-R (apparently with 2,800km from new). Many of the photos are from when they had the car in their possession.

     

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    R34gtt values

    in General Automotive Discussion

    Posted · Edited by alex182

    The Skyline-starved US will always be the eye of the JDM-bubble storm.

    I think there's legs in lower-spec GTTs and such maintaining on the global market, if anything bolstering as fewer and fewer survive over the years. They definitely won't jump like R32 GTRs did post-2012, and you definitely won't see significant movements within your 3-4 year time span on the local market.

    It's nuts over in the US! Someone just paid AU$180,000 for a restored factory 240z on Bring-A-Trailer.

    MkIV Supra records have been set twice in 12 months with two factory condition turbo targas selling for AU$170,000 - then AU$246,000 a few months later.

    But I digress, on the local market - unfortunately I don't think you'll find yourself sitting on a cash cow.

    But then again, who really knows. Look at the all the local hero cars fetching stupid amounts of money - part of their rarity and appeal is the fact that they were nigh on impossible to move back in the 70s: John Goss XBs, even GT-HO Falcons sat on lots for months. [Edit: But again, you'd need to stick a GTT in a barn for decades to cash in that cheque].

    My advice would be to just forget about the eventual resale value, and just enjoy your car.

    If you're looking to tie your money up in something that you can drive and enjoy for a few years and do 'okay' when it comes time to sell, buy an R129 Benz, or take out a loan and get a manual 996 Carrera

    (Disclaimer: Don't take my financial advise seriously...)

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    How to clean carbon build up on rear bar?

    in Car Detailing & Paint Care

    Posted · Edited by alex182

    Car has been running rich since previous owner, and had to gap the spark plugs down further to try and iron out a slight misfire.

    Possibly compounded by an ancient muffler, car gets a visible carbon build up on the rear bar after a single drive. I do my best to get as much off as possible in every wash but it's slowly built up pretty bad.

    Clay bar is marginal at best, but the soot does come off if I (lightly and carefully) scratch it with my nail.

    Can anyone recommend anything that might help get it off easily with some elbow grease?

    Would like to avoid anything abrasive as I'm pretty precious about my paint.

    Thanks in advance :)

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    And another watered down 'motorsport' car for Australia

    in General Automotive Discussion

    Posted

    Actually drove a press car the other week.

    You have to take contemporary "Nismo" cars with a grain of salt (apart from the R35, which is an absolute monster). As a modern SUV with a bit of character (compared to the rest of its segment), I didn't hate it as much as I thought I would.

    Juke and pretty much Nissan's entire range (the new Leaf is a good thing however) is ancient. I reckon Nissan sits in a pretty tough spot in the market with it's range. VFACTS data looks like their passenger car sales are pretty much supported only by the X-Tail and Qashqai.

    Hopefully Nissan brings out something big at Tokyo Motor Show next year for the Z-car's 50th anniversary.

    Is the modding scene slowing?

    in General Automotive Discussion

    Posted

    The modding scene isn't slowing down - I think you're referring to the "Skyline Modding scene" in particular.

    It naturally goes in waves. Skylines used to be cheap performance heroes but now with age, and scarcity are transcending into collectibles.

    Look at how prized original FJ Holdens are now, and see the stuff they did back in the 80s:

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    Skylines I feel are naturally following suit. 

    Personally, I've been working for Unique Cars for the past year and definitely have gained a newfound appreciation for originality and the owners who grow old with their cars.

    Also, the aftermarket scene I feel is still growing, but is just becoming increasingly derivative - seemingly the most celebrated "builds" these days amongst the young'ns are just wheels, airbags and a vinyl wrap.

    My $0.02

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