that first pic isnt uncovered local lights, its lights off an import nicknamed afterburners. came on seris 1/2 imports r31s..
heres the pic your looking for. series 3 lights (hotplates) with the cover removed. yes, it looks dodgy, but it could look cool.
Most people like myself just buy a s1/2 and convert' it to a s3 with hotplates, boot garnish and a s3 frount. Its easier and probably cheaper just to buy a s3 straight up. If your after an auto it will be ALOT easier to find a nice clean car in any variant you want. Look for a TI as there the top of the line and only in auto- if you going for auto you may as well take advantage of the situation and get a car that you cant if you want a manual.
as far as im aware it was only the silos and GTSs that had LSD from the factory.
$5000 is a good budget as you have plenty of options
1. Import coupe/sedan.
2. Special edition local GTS1/GTS2.. rare and prized cars by the r31 community
3. A local r31. 5k will get you a minter, or one with some good mods. you could also buy a dead stock one for about 2k and put the rest in mods
slide247.. thats GTS31 (morgans) car from the r31 forums.. and yes, that is my dream car (auto aside). its soooo beautiful
i saw some REALLY wannabe tryhard drifters once.. look in the 'you know what grinds my gears' thread for more info. it was hilarious and hrrifying at the same time
oh no, remeber how popular rice got after the first one..
now ever dickhead in a commy/civic/silvia will think hes the local drift king
the end is near
whats wrong with ipswich, its a great town
go there on a sunday afetrnoon and the steets are deserted, apart from your freindly holden driving dropkicks
Local spec R31 skylines had the RB30e. 3l 6cyl, makes about 115 at the fly. good motor with quite alot of potential.
There was also the R31 pintara, which is the same car apart from the driveline. it had the ca20, a n/a 4cyl 2l. you can see its different fomr the skylines by its grille (amongst other things).
Imports had a few different engines, but mostly the redtop Rb20.
yeah, 13ks quite a bit for a first car. not a good idea to spend it all on a car you may crash anyway. remember you have to get insurance and rego and the like.
Get a R31. is right in between cheap comman car and something faster.
They go alright actually, run 16s near stock. Cheap as, parts cheap as, easy to work on, heaps of info, driftable with some work, all rb engines fit..