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Ok, this has gotten a little quiet, so I'll add an update :(

Just bought a r33 gtr cooler for my car, managed to get it for 135 shipped off ebay. Won't be going on for a little while though as I don't want to do the piping twice ;)

That is a good price mate. i would not be that lucky''

AND 33sedan good choice mate.All good things take time keep a eye out for a exhaust bang that

on and you on ya way no stopping what ya will do after that

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That is a good price mate. i would not be that lucky''

You just have to be patient :pwned: Ebay can be quite the treasure trove, I picked up my exhaust on ebay as well, for ~$200, not too bad for a trust exhaust.

Basically I'm in no hurry to do my mods as I want to make sure I do them right the first time, so I'm just waiting for the right parts to come up at the right price. I didn't honestly expect to win the cooler, but I guess coz it was finishing while most people were at work I got lucky :whistling: I was within $10 of being out bid :)

Well hey, it's up in the "taxi" section so... why not here i guess...

Puchased OCT 04

Mods:

Hybrid FMIC with custom length piping

Custom Length exhaust manifold

Front pipe with runner for the waste gate

Remapped ECU good for 200kw (haven't dyno her yet)

NISMO 3 1/2 exhaust from cat back

CATCO Hi-flow Cat

GTR Injectors, GTR Fuel Pump

Blitz Filter

Exedy HDC

HKS Hypermax Coilovers

Whiteline Strut bars and Sway bars

R32 GTR Brakes

R32 GTR wheels

Vertex Kit (except side skirts)

DEFI Gauges and controller unit

Blitz Timer

Bride ZETA Seat

and a few other bitz and pieces...

On its way... KKR 430 Turbo :thumbsup:

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Sava

Mate it looks tough. And should go hard

Should join up and bring her a long to some of the event SAU have going

and put her on the track.. cheers mate

Yeah, been meaning to join up for a while, I've been having withdrawal symptons ever since we stop having drift practice days at Calder... NEED TRACK TIME! :/

Oh and... :thumbsup:

Sava

you not working at the thrifty car rental place any more havent seen your car there in ages ?

No I quit there about a month ago... heading back to Uni to finish off my degree... I used to see (hear) your car go passed nearly every morning >_<

Yeah, been meaning to join up for a while, I've been having withdrawal symptons ever since we stop having drift practice days at Calder... NEED TRACK TIME! :D

Oh and... :D

well i believe drift practice nights have started again. Though from the feedback on NS it seems calder has stuffed up the running of it big time.

btw ur car looks sweet dude, glad u didn't paint the roof black aswel.

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well i believe drift practice nights have started again. Though from the feedback on NS it seems calder has stuffed up the running of it big time.

btw ur car looks sweet dude, glad u didn't paint the roof black aswel.

Cheers dude, and yeah Calder started to stuff things up when we were running the show, bureaucratic bullshit as far as I'm concerned... See what these boys can pull off...

Seems only natural to post it here as well...!

Here's my baby, it's a GTS-t factory manual turbo in solid white - exactly how I wanted it! It's stock atm but in the pic it has TEINs and a muffler. About to attack it with the mods...should be a fair bit different by the end of the year...decisions, decisions ;)

PS: 4 doors ROCK! - they look the greatest IMO...

PPS: AutoTrust I don't particularly like 33 sedans, but I'd take yours in flash!

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Hi all, i own a R33 series one 4 door.

Bought it about 5 months ago now in stock condition clock read about 98,000kms

Added 2 1/4 inch from cat back (its a non-turbo), 18" rims, uni filter air filter, window tinting.

Only other things worth doing is slappin a body kit on and then lowering my ride but as i frequently take drives up yourke peninsula in sa, some of the roads can get a bit harsh and im worried that ill be scraping the entire way up.

Have had a few tiny probs, auto choke is starting very low at times, and a fuse blew when i was changing my stereo over......but far out, thats about it. Nothing (touch wood) has gone astray as yet.

Ohhh and yeah, its an awesome ride, really pleased with the purchase.

All the best guys.

EMZ

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Seems only natural to post it here as well...!

Here's my baby, it's a GTS-t factory manual turbo in solid white - exactly how I wanted it! It's stock atm but in the pic it has TEINs and a muffler. About to attack it with the mods...should be a fair bit different by the end of the year...decisions, decisions :)

PS: 4 doors ROCK! - they look the greatest IMO...

PPS: AutoTrust I don't particularly like 33 sedans, but I'd take yours in flash!

Just do plenty! :)

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I used to have a pretty sweet 4 door R32 then a 4 Door R34. But then i got my wife one so i could use it and i could go back to a coupe.

im a dick, that was the wrong pic, that was the old R32. Here is wifeys

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