Shoota_77

Been committing a fair bit of time in the shed lately. Doesn't seem like I've done much though. Dialled in the cams. They were spot on recommended specs at 0 mark on the cam pulleys so that's re-assuring! Stripped the front bar, intercooler, etc off. Putting new (old!) intercooler on plus all new pipes and hoses for intercooler from turbos to plenum. Had to remove the ABS module to be able to get the engine harness out. Wasn't happy about having to do that but ah well! I felt I'd done enough to deserve this sticker.... Dropped the trans out to replace with a rebuilt (cryogenically hardened gears allegedly) gearbox-

Pricks....

Hi Trent, I'm genuinely interested to know why you say that? Everyone has their own theory on it (most based on "cause I read it on..... forum") but you've obviously got the experience to back it up! I'm about to change over mine to thermos but before I do would love to hear why not before I do it! Cheers.

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Normal nuts are fine. Just make sure they're tight enough seeing you have nothing to lever off with the fan hub gone.

Defo 8mm mate, just measured mine.

I hope you get your money back but be careful mate, he'll be able to sue you for defamation for more than what you're trying to get back off him.....

At a guess I'd say they're 8mm. I'll measure later but someone may know off the top of their head.

I think it's a pretty good turbo for the power you're chasing. 400kw is a good figure for the street and the 35 will do it with pretty good response. You'll be running minimum of 98 fuel though, probably won't get there on 91 without knock issues.

I don't think a wiring loom is going to help too much as a lot of that crap is aftermarket. Good luck with that birds nest!!

You don't buy an OLD Mustang for build quality. It's 2016, this car has the fit and finish of a car 10 years ago. Not good enough. It's definitely got cool factor but not enough for me.

My boss bought a red convertible. I much prefer the look of the coupe. As Prank says the interior is HORRIBLE!! I was very underwhelmed when I hopped in. It just doesn't look finished off properly. They're good value for money but cheap at the same time. Switches are cheap and nasty. In this day and age it's unacceptable to be as bad as it is. Don't get me wrong I love the look of it but definitely not for me. Give me $55k worth of updates on my GT-R any day rather than $70k on one of these!!!

Great work mate, good on you for travelling a path seldom travelled! I LOVE the fact you've used a genuine M3, god that's gunna piss the BMW enthusiasts off!!! Keep up the great work and nice photos. It's gunna be an awesome car and like I said, piss off a few pig headed Beemer owes at the same time.

Actually got a bit done over the weekend which was good. Still miles to go but getting there! Balanced up the wastegates to crack open at 1 bar. I'll possibly bump them up later on but it's a good starting point. I'll be using a MAC Solenoid to control boost so I may end up backing them off and using the solenoid to control boost based on speed but we'll keep it simple for now. Dumps and wide band oxy sensors on- Manifold heat shields- Modified the power steering bracket to fit the block. For those that don't know the power steering bracket bolts to the block on the taller RB30 block rather than the head. You can see it on the photo above, there are two bolt holes to the top right of the far right water pump bolt, the top one in the head is the RB26 top bolt hole, the lower one that pokes out further is the RB30 point. Waiting on about 30 AN fittings (faaark they add up.....) so can only do a few more bits and pieces till they come. Still have to completely redo the engine bay wiring loom to add the extra wires I'll need (crank and cam triggers, ethanol sensor, fuel pressure sensor, ignition module, etc etc etc) plus rewiring it to suit the different plugs of the Haltech. That should be great fun....

Welcome to a life of great pleasure and the equally great frustration of GT-R ownership! I hope you're handy on the tools or deep of pocket, once the modification bugs bite or the engine gremlins strike you'll need to be good with both! Enjoy!

Got my turbo housings and bits and pieces back from getting the paint cooked on, they came up pretty good- Re-assembled turbos- Mounted up the turbs- Just mucking around with braided turbo water/oil lines now. Putting the turbos back on felt like a big step. It's still going bloody slowly but feels like I'm finally getting somewhere again! I've got less excuses now, my brother in law came around and fit my reverse cycle air con which takes the chill off the shed nicely! It's never going to be warm in there but it makes a big difference-

I know if I ever go to Japan I'll waste stupid amounts of time crawling through wreckers trying to find obscure GT-R parts when I should be appreciating the beauty and history of the place!

Sorry guys, sold.

Each to their own but I hate carbon wrap. For me it's real carbon or nothing. They never look even remotely good so why bother. That applies to wrap, dip, whatever. Like I say, each to their own!

Haven't done much of late. Been too busy trying to make my (massive - 300 square metres) front lawn look presentable. Finally have grass seed in so I can now spend a little bit more time on the car. Painted the turbo compressor housings, a few fittings I had made up for the turbo water feeds and a set of manifold covers I had sandblasted. Hopefully it gives that side of the engine a bit of a matching theme. I really should paint the turbine housings or get them ceramic coated but I have no doubt I'll flick the twins at some point so don't want to spend too much more money on them yet! Pics- Also been playing around with the coolant/vac pipes at the back of the engine to relocate them around the head breather. All looking pretty neat now. I gave the visible sections of the pipes a bit of a polish on the buff to make them look all pretty and stuff! Also started stripping back a spare engine wiring harness I have so I can do a partial wire tuck. All engine wiring will be running under the inlet manifold as opposed to running along the top next to the injector rail. Should neaten things up a bit not having the boxy looking wiring loom cover running along the engine. On the other hand though I'll be running aftermarket coils so I need to work out how I mount those. It'll probably undo all the hard work of cleaning up the wiring!

I didn't mate no. 6 months is quick! Shows how good the Jappo coatings they put on everything is! I might just give it a spray with Lanox to hold off the rust for a bit.

Love to big fella. You can take me for a few runs. Might try and convince my father in law to bring out the V8 Datsun Ute for a bit of fun!

It's very therapeutic! I just wish I could get out there more often. It gets very hard this time of year when you get home after work and it's already dark and bloody cold!

Much to many peoples disgust no doubt it's a Freddy off Ebay. It cost a whopping $220 delivered. The quality of the alloy is fine, the quality of the machining is horrible. I had to get the two halves machined so they mated properly. Then had to spend a bit of time port matching it. Some of the bolt holes between the two halves needed opening up a bit as well. For what it cost and a few hours work I'm very happy with it. Looks a lot nicer than original one.

Hot!! Love a nice Bayside 34. Good job!