Jump to content
SAU Community

Soon To Be Stagea Owner, Another One...

munchstagea

By munchstagea,
in Four Door Family & Wagoneers

 Share

Recommended Posts

munchstagea Mentor

munchstagea

Posted
Posted

Hi guys,

I have been sliding a few post in over the last few weeks and thought it was about time I was a little less anonymous and introduce myself.

I am a soon to be Stagea owner after successfully purchasing a Black 97 RS Four V at auction in Japan last Thursday (Australia day, busy Japanese car of course) so hopefully I can post with a little more spring in my step and not feel like too much of pretender... This will be my first import and I have been waiting a very long time to get one! It will be a long road to get it here and on the road I am sure, even finding out today that the compliance shop I am going through is flat out and warning of delays already. I am happy to share the experience if anyone is interested?

I guess I can run a thread on it and you can just not read it if your not interested...

I am in Victoria, down on the Great Ocean Road so there has to be a coastal Stagea cruise once mine arrives, there is a relentless stream of Skylines and other imports most weekends passing by our place. Great spot for a winter cruise as summer is more traffic jam than cruise a lot of the time...

I'll post up some more info about the Staj once it is paid for and on it's way, I am sure I will bending quite a few ears for information around here when the time comes.

Happy to be a part of this little community and hope I can contribute.

Cheers

Luke

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/103903-soon-to-be-stagea-owner-another-one/
Share on other sites
  • Replies 67
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Posted Images

munchstagea Mentor

munchstagea

Posted
  • Author
Posted
BLACK! I HATE YOU!

Ok, no, really, i just envy you :)

Good luck with it, i am sure it will all go well.

So i guess due to your location you wont attend the Melbourne meet this weekend?

Thanks Alex!!

Yeah my broker and I were shocked that I was able to score a nice Black one for the budget I had!

Yeah, won't be there this weekend, once I have the Staj I will make the effort though for sure, we do pull ourselves off the beach and head to Melbourne fairly often :)

Cheers

Luke

P.S. I won't mention the 18's or the kit... whoops I just did, sorry!

-FUZZY- Proficient

-FUZZY-

Posted
Posted

Sif you come to us Luke!!

I say a group cruise down to your place when u get it ... well at least your area of melb, then onto GOR!!! (and l have the perfect map too!! :) )

But great to hear you got that car ... now the worst bit comes, the agonising waiting & buying of car parts before u even have the car!! :lol:

AMS Grand Master

AMS

Posted
Posted
BLACK! I HATE YOU!

Ok, no, really, i just envy you :ban:

Good luck with it, i am sure it will all go well.

So i guess due to your location you wont attend the Melbourne meet this weekend?

grrr <_<

I want Black

Come up to NSW, you know you want to :wacko:

munchstagea Mentor

munchstagea

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Thanks guys, we actually live on the Ocean Raod about 25 minutes down past Torquay and 15 minutes from Lorne for anyone that knows the area...

I'll get some auction pics up soon so you can all share the blurry low-res vision I have of the car.

Cheers

Luke

AMS Grand Master

AMS

Posted
Posted
Thanks guys, we actually live on the Ocean Raod about 25 minutes down past Torquay and 15 minutes from Lorne for anyone that knows the area...

I'll get some auction pics up soon so you can all share the blurry low-res vision I have of the car.

Cheers

Luke

How those pics coming :D

And just to add... I wanted a Black Stagea but was warned off by Ben. He said 7/10 times they would have major accident history, warrenting the color change. Good luck :D

munchstagea Mentor

munchstagea

Posted
  • Author
Posted (edited)
where are those pics?

Here they are, not bad shots but the car is Black so hard to pick up too much:

blackstagea_front.jpg

blackstagea_rear.jpg

It was inspected prior to auction and found to be in really good condition and as far as I know the factory colour code can be found on a plate in the engine bay so it should be original. Time will tell I guess...

I may trying to find out the origin of the kit on the car, just for interests sake really, anyone have any ideas? I am looking through this list of sites: Stagea Kits

Cheers

Luke

Edit: shocking typos...

Edited by munchdesign
munchstagea Mentor

munchstagea

Posted
  • Author
Posted
Looks nice. I like the color :D Basically all the black Stags I found at auction were 25g's or similar. Looking good dude :D

Yeah I wasn't looking at getting a Black one, just turned out that way. The day before I got this we missed out on a silver S2 by 25,000 Yen so I was looking pretty broadly I guess.

Luke

munchstagea Mentor

munchstagea

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Well, didn't make it on the ship that left today (was a bit of a long shot anyway) will be another 3 to 4 weeks before the next one departs.

I think I can call this setback No1. <_<

Luke

munchstagea Mentor

munchstagea

Posted
  • Author
Posted
Oh and just to add... BUY SOME SEATCOVERS!! :D

No more Pics,

Car is locked down in Kiwi Car Carrier storage and too much trouble to get in and take any more...

Seat covers sound interesting, isn't the seat cover fabric glued to the foam on modern seats like those found in the Stagea? I think removing the old covers would not be easy if even possible???

Luke

AMS Grand Master

AMS

Posted
Posted
No more Pics,

Car is locked down in Kiwi Car Carrier storage and too much trouble to get in and take any more...

Seat covers sound interesting, isn't the seat cover fabric glued to the foam on modern seats like those found in the Stagea? I think removing the old covers would not be easy if even possible???

Luke

I couldnt answer that for you. Not sure on that one, although it does sound correct. The actuall buying of the seatcovers will be done by Max (he is talking to suppliers today about the Stagea covers) and he will be answering all the queries we have.

Even if that is the case, what would be the problem with stitching them over the old covers?

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • niZmO_Man
      R32 Nostalgia

      By niZmO_Man · Posted

      From my youth: GTi-R clutch change is a massive pain. The gearboxes are fragile? But the car is super cool and I want one 😢 
    • niZmO_Man
      New R32 owner soon

      By niZmO_Man · Posted

      Remember this is 1988 tech.
    • TurboTapin
      R32 GTST - 600KW+ RB28/CD009 Build

      By TurboTapin · Posted

      Driveline vibration is resolved. I ended up loosening all my engine mount and trans mount bolts, giving it a good shake then retightening everything and it's gone... Let's just say I was surprised that fixed it.  I've been happily driving it around again but unfortunately put zero time into my direct port/constant pressure WMI setup. I'm on vacation next week, so I'll try and finalize it then.  On a different note, I spent all week fuel/ignition mapping 2x 216L V16 engines. Turbo's were burning glycol and we swapped them out for larger units. We also had planned emissions testing on site, so I figured I'd be there the same week to use their instrumentation and massage any emissions issues out if needed. This was a first for me. Fuel management is similar in certain ways to automotive (i.e air density as load variable) but very different in others. It's all PLC based and AFR's are controlled by air and not fuel. They use a control valve between the turbo and air manifold to control pressure which in turn controls AFR's. Due to this, target AFR tables supplied by the OEM are in pressures and not mass which really through me off. They use air pressure vs fuel pressure tables. I also relied on an O2 concentration sensor the emissions team had in the exhaust. Ignition timing was also all over the place and we were losing a fair bit of power. They're now happily sitting at 16-40BTDC depending on load. We were making about 1600kw at 900rpm at 90% load. Engines were running a lot smoother as well.    
    • Duncan
      1992 R32 GT-R Race Car

      By Duncan · Posted

      heh, aint no R32 ever meeting modern targa cage rules unless the driver is veeeery short OP, good luck with the sale, since its already in the land of freedom I'm sure you will find a good buyer.
    • Duncan
      Oil pan for RB25DET NEO Stagea "version"

      By Duncan · Posted

      meh, it was a good video, clear about the issue and how he dealt with it. A bit heavy on the RTV and very brave to put an RB in anything without rebuilding it first, but otherwise I thought it was good Dose, I'm not sure that having the pickup forward is a big issue; yes of course the oil could shift under brakes but the sump should never be empty enough for that to be a problem (unless you also have a higher volume oil pump, and that oil can't return from the head to the sump quickly enough)
×
×
  • Create New...