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Started on the gaps and sort out which is the best nose cone to use, then need to modify the front section of the front flares and front spoiler. Also gave the engine covers a better polish and fitted some Mines triple flow cam baffles.

Decided to buy new brake, got some XYZ 355x32 6 pot front and 4 pot rear. It might be a bit of over kit considering the hatch original came out with 13" rims and now is going to have 14" discs. Have 12mm clearance between the spokes and the caliper and 6.5mm between the inner barrel and the caliper .

Stripped the covers and gave them a satin finish. Wasn't happy with the catch can/washer bottle, decided to make it a bit lower and raise the bottom to hide the washed pump and boost control valve.

Decided to make a trolley to hold the stud welder and a few hammers and dollies so they're at arms reach while I do the body work. Had to make one good ignition switch from 3. Rebuilt and painted the column. Ordered new door trims in SS style.

Made up a battery holder with isolator switch. This will hold a Full River HC44 battery.

Welded in some tabs to mount the panel that has the ECU, relays and fuses on it. Patched the fan duct hole.

Made a new console to join into the skyline console from some 1.6mm aluminium which will be cover with vinyl. Switch block made and mounted the ATTESA pro control and G sensor.

Decided to replace the entire bottom of the door. Folder up a new section and tacked in. Skin test fitted then welded in.

Time for an update. Wiper arms painted. Needed to replace the lower door skin. Remade the corner.

The R32 GTS-4 is a 6x1 diff flange. The complete rear subframe in the R32 GTS-4 is the same as a R32 GTR including the alloy hubs, the only difference is the VSD diff centre instead of LSD diff centre. The price they ask for the GTS-4 gears it would be cheaper to change to GTR 4.11 front and rear diffs.

Easier way is not to use the factory ATTESA system and use a Full Race stand alone system. https://www.full-race.com/store/nissan/r14-kit/ets-pro-center-diff-torque-split-controller-for-r32-r33-r34-skyline-gt-r-1/ Also have a look at their S14 kit for some ideas. https://www.full-race.com/store/nissan/r14-kit/r14-conversion-kit-skyline-gtr-rb26-awd-240sx-swap/ Here is a commodore that was modified to take the GTR running gear, you can see the front hubs use a custom coil over that bolts into the top of the hub.

Started repairing the doors. Blasted the paint off the wiper motor, gave it a clean and repainted. Also stripped the paint off the wiper arms.

Made up a few low crown dollies and a slapping hammer/spoon to chase the highs and lows, also chasing the high and lows.

This link is a fix for photobucket at the moment to see the earlier photos. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/photobucket-hotlink-fix/kegnjbncdcliihbemealioapbifiaedg?hl=en

Decided to redo the sun roof patch as I rushed it the first time. Cut it out and rewelded a new piece in. Brought a stud welding a while ago finally got around to converting the hand piece to take pins and made up a slide hammer from the nose of a rivet gun. The car had been rust treated from the dealer so scraped out all the body deadener to start working on the rear quarter panels.

Fixed some more rust fixed under the hatch seal channel and fitted a replacement channel. Decided to put it back on the rotator to make it easier to start fixing some of the rust and dints in the body.

Started fixing the rust in the tail light bucket. First had to get dogs ok on the tail light bucket from the spare parts car. Only going to replace the bottom half but had to do a small repair first. Had to repair some rust in the corner. Bottom replaced.

Had the beam and torsional test done today. The engineer now needs to graph the results to check if it passed but it looks good.

Decided to mount the seat belt reel besides the back seat so they don't stand out as much. Ground up a piece of flat bar to match the shape of the panel. Will also weld this comp plate over the outside when the engineer gives me the ok. Also made up some panels for the back out of some aluminium that i'll cover with some vinyl.

Made up some bars to replace the coilovers for the torsion deflection testing. Hopefully will get the test done in a few weeks.

Had the engineer, Peter Turner http://www.techedaustralia.com.au/ have a look at the project. He is happy with what has been done, he wants an extra brace between the rear suspension towers and I have to have retractable seat belts for the outer back seats. The car will have to pass the IM240 emission test and also have a torsional rigidity test. The plan now is to get the car ready for the torsional test then start the panel work. Rear seat belts something like this.

Have contacted a few engineers to see if they were interested in taking on the project. I've chosen one, now I have to reassemble the car so he can see where it's at and where to move forward from here. Hopefully he will look at it in a few weeks.

Gave the drive shafts a clean up and some paint. Removed some of the lip on the fire wall and fully seam welded it. Added some more strengthening to the front suspension towers to make sure the load is transferred back to the rail where the original subframe mounted.

Started fitting the back seat, needed to modify the seat base to fit over the skyline tunnel. I used the seat base out of a UC hatch that I brought for spare parts but it may turn into a future project and wont need a back seat. ( S14 front suspension, R32 rear suspension, drift ute, maybe) The wire frame was a bit bent so it had to be straightened and reshaped over the tunnel. Rigged up a hot wire to cut the foam. All fitted up, I will probably only register the hatch as a 4 seater as there isn't mush foam left in the middle seat.

Got some suspension and other bolts zinc plated and picked up some inner and outer door handles. Sent Bonneville Consulting and email tuesday but haven't heard anything back yet.