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Thanks for quick response I will give this a try.

Hey guys, I put my C210 dash back together after resto (pics to come soon in separate thread). Went to fire her up and steering lock is stuck. I spent a good hour trying to get the turn on the ignition. I tried both sets of keys, wiggling the steering wheel. wiggling the key, damn near wiggled everything and nothing. Reading up its either the steering lock is jammed or my barrel is toast and won't take the key seeing this happened out of the blue I'm hoping its the Jammed steering lock as I don't want to go about finding a new barrel. Look in the service manual is says I have to drill out the screw holding the steering lock in place as the screws have had the heads removed. Before I do that I was wondering is anyone had any other options or had this happen to them. Cheers.

As the car is currently gutted and getting suspension and rust work done to it I thought I'd have a crack at modernizing the interior. I plan to go with a mix of black leather ans suede with some carbon trim pieces. May Not everyone's cup of tea but I like it. Now getting real carbon replacement pieces was gonna be near impossible but this new 3M 1080 Carbon is damn near to real thing in terms of looks. so I pulled apart the gauses and set out to replace the brown trip with carbon. Total job time about 2.5 hours. I was gonna change the colour of the bulbs too and swap them out with LED but seeing the orange covers on them I thought I might as well leave it Lay over the carbon Heat it up with a hair dryer and push down the edges to make the crease Take a sharp knife and cup it out. Remember to pull out all the coloured plastics too as you dont want the scratch these with the knife. Take your time and be careful not the snag the plastic with the knife. BEFORE AFTER

pretty much reached the point of no return now with the s13 setup. so going ahead with that and see how it pans out. Got a steal on spindles rotors and calipers from an s13 so that will go in for now. Sufficent for the current power its making

ahh man thats a good deal too!! but i already got the apexi set. is it worth making the s13 ones fit or is this wayyy easier

Soooooooo now thinking of doing a brake upgrade to S13 brakes too. Anyone done this? any tips? the bolt pattern the same? thanks

Cheers, I'll try the r32 tops easy to find here. I just ordered a set of these bad boys Apexi S1 Coilovers Feels like I'm getting closer to getting this thing on the road!!

yeah i got drums at the rear so guess im stuck with them for the time being. getting close to making a decision now, talking to my local fab guy he said he can have some custom s13 arms up front made to make the coilovers fit and fab up the adapters for the rear, price plus install around $600. now trying to make a decision on coilovers i think the best ones are the Apexi exv N1 coilovers for the s13. spring rates are 6 and 8kg, anyone got a car with this kind of spring rate, hows stiff is the ride? i'm want it mainly for.a daily driver.

one more question am i correct in thinking that when i do the rears i will also be able to do a rear brake upgrade to discs if i use the s13 hubs?

ok so it looks like S13 coilovers for the rear are the way to go just the small task of making an adapter. but what about the front? in this thread the guy made s13's fit the front but this was with some fab work http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=display&thread=86708&page=1 any way to get s13 coilovers to fit by modifying with off the shelf parts? anyone had first hand experience with this?

Do s13's fit the front? Impossible finding r30's fronts in Canada but S13's are easy. What are my options for stock setups? Thanks

my car is practically sitting on the ground. on has about 2 inches of clearance and its totally undriveable here in canada. the springs have been cut and i took the specs to my local auto store here and the couldnt confidently find a replacement. does anyone know what springs options i have. i dont want to go original ride height so something with shorter than stock. also what shock options, i found monroe, kyb and gab shocks a while back but lost the links to the specs. can anyone provide me with links please finally what are my upgrade options, i know h31 are a bolt on fit for the front but what about the rear? any other modern nissan suspension that would fit with minimal work? thanks

Got it off thanks guys. Got a plastic screw driver and slowly took it off. Now finally the dash can come off!

So i'm in the process of stripping the interior to get the whole thing redone in leather and ultrasuede. Got down to the dash and now i'm stuck. The gauge cluster is a bitch to get out! unplugged the speedo just about jimmied it clear of the dash and now I need to unplug the rest. All plugs look east to do except this black round one with loads of wires to it. There are 2 on the cluster. I tried pulling but its not coming loose and I dont want to force it in fear or breaking something. Anyone had experience with this?

Sorry to revive an old topic, but anyone know if it fitted? I'm am trying to find new carpets for my C210. The ones in there are nasty to say the least.

In need of C210 center consol power window switch. also need the switch for the drivers door. Please PM if you have one and will to ship to Canada. Thanks

^ Thanks a lot this does help!!! now to see if a local glass shop gan get me this screen. Does you new glass have the DOT number stamped on it too?

All of the windows should and need to have a DOT number (department of Transportation) This is the rear window you can see DOT-20 M2243 The is the front there is no DOT number there that's what is causing the confusion. My car is from Japan and I was wondering if you guys down under had DOT numbers on your front windshields?

Getting my car inspected to get it on the road here in Canada and all the windows have SOT stamps except the windshield!!!! Can you please scheck yours and let me know if there is a DOT or SAE stamp on the windshield? hopefully there is and it rubbed off or something.

Thanks guys My local dealerships can find that number on their database. I'll ask my contact in Japan. No luck on ebay yet

As pictured please let me know what you have and how much. Would need shipping to Canada. Thanks

So it looks like I'll be replacing the Shocks for sure, cam across Monroe shocks other than KYB or GAB. any others out there, or out of these three any that you guys can recommend?

Thanks again for the engine mod info. My shopping list is slowly building up. Got some more info and pics on the car. Info chart the guy sent me Year: 1980 / 04 Chassis: HGC211-220227 Make: Nissan Model: Skyline Model Extension: 2000GT-ES Turbo Color: Change / Silver Metallic E/G: L20T Mission: 5F Manual Mileage: 150,0XX KM Options: Power Wipers, Power Front Mirrors, Electric Heater, Power Steering, Power Windows, Etc., Alternate Components: A/M Front Chin Spoiler A/M or Original Rear Trunk Spoiler A/M Window Visor Guards A/M 15’” SSR Long Champ Wheels A/M Electric Horns A/M Panel Aif Filter A/M Ultra Ignition Leads A/M Exhaust System A/M GAB Front Dampers / Springs A/M KYB Rear Dampers / Springs A/M RH / LH Recaro Seats A/M Audio Player A/M Audio Speakers A/M Nismo Shift Handle A/M Personal Steering Wheels A/M Ultra Turbo Timer A/M HKS Boost Gauge Known Important Service History: Recent engine oil service Recent power steering line replaced Recent ignition lean & plug service Recent Toyo Proxes tire upgrade Condition Report: EXTERIOR: Exterior showing complete paint some time ago. All door jams and trunk jams completed. Hard window trimcomplete, and polished up well. Noloose sections to mention. Exterior Points: Front and rear bumpers have light pitting from age. Faint scuff mark on LH front wheel arch extension 3 point indent on RH door, bottom side. Light overspray patches entering engine bay onto firewall Rocker guards good and solid. I can tell there was light repair on LH/RH rear sections, but very minimal. Underbody is original, no repair work. Light rust stains here and there, but no trouble otherwise. Trunk room carpet is a bit uneven. Believe it missing the backing foam or thick insulator as originally equipped with RH side window seal, meeting rear ¼ window is missing part way down. It’s a fairly simple type of rubber seal, than can be remade. Currently a tape is sealing this section off. Overall pleased with the paint, panels all good and straight. All I will advise is that the underbody is protected with a good qualityunder spray. Cars living in Japandon’t need this sort of attention, but North American cars are a differentstory. INTERIOR: All panels are intact, some natural wear here and there. I can tell the carpet is original. No bad odor, but it does have some stains from age. The floor mats are early BNR32 GT-R type, quite rugged and line uppretty good. Interior Points: Driver side lower panel is loose on one corner, allowing clear view of dash mounted speaker. Passenger side lower panel is again like opposite side, not so bad however Power windows are inoperative completely right now; believe the fuse is pulled to prevent them from going down. I would think it’s the switch causing, but best to inspect before replacing. I know from experience the contact points on the switches tend to get dirty inside. Passenger side dash trim “Skyline” is missing. For being an 1980’s vehicle I believe the interior has been kept quitewell. The seats are Recaro, but do match up quite nice with therest. Seat padding is a dark blue,leaving a great tone against the rest of the interior. Running Condition: From cold start up the vehicle easily started. Battery and starter alone are in good health. Engine is idling very good during warm up, once warmed up again runningextremely smooth. No suddenhiccups or back fires. Working the clutch is quite easy, feels like OEM type, plenty of life init as well. Gearbox feels a littlenotchy, but for the age its otherwise working ok. Didn’t hear any clunks or grinds while pulling any forwardor reverse gear(s). Power steering feels silky smooth, a bit to soft for my personalliking. Either a well warn insystem or this is just how easy it is to operate. Acceleration is quite good for being a single turbo straight six. The turbo is definitely a low pressuretype, bringing max boost at around 0.50 kg/cm. You feel a nice squeeze and it really doest build upthereafter. The thought of turningup the boost may work to gain a bit of performance, but then again im unsurehow durable these small turbo’s are. Something to look into. As the dampers are aftermarket, I would expect them to be alittle more aggressive than what I felt. Rears felt ok, they are KYB after all. But the fronts at GAB and seem alittle warn out. When hittinglight bumps I can feel the rebound more than it should be. Chances are another set of dampersshould be fitted. **Remember thisis coming from someone who drives a track car. You might actually like the feel of them**

Really, I got quoted about $1500 CAD for the swap not including the cost of the motor. We don't need to engineer engine mounts out here all the gov cares about is emissions, dont know if thats a good or bad thing. but problem is low kms RB26DETT motors and trannys go for about 3 g's here!! your gauge set up is nice I like the idea of this one direct replacement panel Anything with the RB swap that was a head ache, any heads up advice you can give me?

Wow Thanks Ghostrider. This was exactly the kind of info I was looking for. apparently the engine is running strong but the mods you recommended I'll do for sure. Not entirely sure what my future plans are with her. Going to see how far the current L20 takes me and then I'll make a decision either to build up or replace with a more modern RB motor instead, both haves its pluses and minuses and I'm not sure which side of the fence I stand on yet. First thing I'm going to concentrate is the turbos and injectors as you recommended. I remember reading that the L20ET don't have a a blowoff value, instead its a manual release? with the bigger moderen turbos is it possible to install a BOV too, is it even worth it? Kinda jumped in the deep end with this. ITs going to be my first skyline, first classic and first forced induction vehicle. I have a LOT to learn. Second I'm going to work on the interior. Its pretty shabby by the looks of it and can do with some nice gauges and modernizing a little. I saw this guage set up and i like the look of it mine as she is now Love to get these LED tails too, are these custom? Some brightened up images from my first post. I tried to edit my first post but I couldn't find the edit button. I should get some video up by tuesday.