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Mine is still on the docks in Japan, I paid for it on the 10th October, hopefully hear something next week :)

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Imported it through J-Spec (as you can probably tell from second pic'). Ben's been great to deal with, so far all good, been fun even... but now the waiting... killing time being artsy-fartsy.

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Decided to give M35s a miss - just because there is no real amount of aftermarket support for them, and such little knowledge, and the fact that if anything goes wrong no mechanic is going to have experience with the engine at all.

Hunting for an S2 Manual, now. Not easy to find in good nic.

Im going to give prestige a call and see what they come up with. Ive found a few cars that im interested in, just a matter of which one is best for its money.

i've been around for a while just haven't posted in this thread yet...

1997 Series 1 RS Four V - with some modifications.

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Automatic

silver

115,000 km's

No major accident history

Power steering

Power windows

Air conditioner

ABS brakes

Dual air-bags

Keyless entry

Grade 4 condition

Aftermarket body kit

17" Work Emotion wheels

TEIN adjustable suspension

Late model tail lights

Aftermarket HID headlights

Front strut tower brace

Aftermarket turbo timer

It's still on the boat, due to land any week now - Compliance is to be done at PowerPlay Imports. :ninja:

Ive been chatting to ben as well - seems very helpful and knowledgeable too. Except i think he's getting sick of how picky i am haha

Lol sounds a bit like my communication with him (something along the lines of "I've looked at hundreds of stageas" and "you're killing me! :D") I was pretty picky and I had paid a service fee to another place at the time so he was doing a lot of searching for me without any guarantee of compensation. But in the end I didn't really find a single suitable car at auctions (after searching for over 2 months) and J-Spec had or found about half a dozen in the few weeks after I contacted them, of which 2 or 3 were really good. So I went with one from Ben and the L & C estimate was about 4 or 5 grand less than what I was prepared to pay at auction. Car should hopefully be on a boat in about a week and I will eventually find out how well it worked out...

For the record, I sent my first (email) contact to j-spec on the 28th August, and I had found the car I wanted and paid the j-spec service fee on the 27th September... just under a month. Pretty happy all up. Had spent about 2 years researching Stageas though and watching this forum.

Btw I gave up on the M35 for the same reason as you mention; j-spec had one on their site for a while for $14,000 though which was damn tempting!

Brisbane

1998 Stagea

87,000 kms

Perl White

Automatic

4WD

ABS

Power Windows

Central Locking

Aircon

Dual air-bags

Keyless entry

SatNav/Climate/CD/TV with Tape and Radio

Front strut brace

2 Sunroofs

16" wheels

Wood Grain centre dash

Stock as far as I know but looks like the only mod is the rear box was replaced by the previous owner.

Imported '06

My Stag has no badges or decals and the grill is different from what I have seen in the forum....

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Front grill has Stagea badge but no model and with closer inspection there doesnt apear that there ever was.

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The Satnav/TV/CD and Climate Control plus Cassett/Radio setup

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Here is the plate...

It is a E-WGNC34 so it is a Series I

Model TGKNRXAC34UDA--AA- so how do I know if it a 25t X Four or what ever.

On this site http://english.auto.vl.ru/catalog/nissan/stagea/1997_11/ It doesnt list a turbo model

previous page http://english.auto.vl.ru/catalog/nissan/stagea/1997_8/ has 3 turbo mdels 25t RS FOUR, 25t RS FOUR V, 25t X FOUR.

I am lost to work that out.

What is the 5S5 J onthe plate mean?

I understand the gearbox and RC40 would be diff ratio.

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It is a 01/98 and that is confirmed with the original purchase paperwork left in the glove box when it was purchsed in Japan.

If anyone can help me out that would be great. Would be good to know what it is other than a Stagea.

Antony

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Welllll I'm no expert at FAST but here's what I've found:

- your model number checks out with FAST (TGKNRXAC34UDA--AA-), good...

- production year is Jan '98

- engine is RB25DET (so, turbo)

- auto

- 4WD

- model code is '25TXF' (not sure as to what exactly this entails, perhaps someone else better informed than me could comment on this...)

btw, the '5S5 J' is your paint colour code and interior colour code... FAST has your exterior paint colour as '5S5' and interior as 'J' which checks out.

btw, of the options you list, these:

- sunroofs

- SatNav

- woodgrain dash

- 4WD

are non-standard options. The rest I am pretty sure were standard on _all_ stageas (yes even the climate control, though in a single-DIN unit not always the fancy LCD screen). Much more info' on all this in other threads around here, have a look/search...

hope that helps,

daveb

Dave,

Thanks for looking at this for me... what is FAST?

Would '25TXF' be 25t X FOUR as on this site http://english.auto.vl.ru/catalog/nissan/s...a/1997_8/21852/

Thanks again

Antony

No worries Antony. FAST is PC software which the Nissan dealers etc. use - basically like an electronic manual and more, it's many CD's worth (4 or 5 for just the Aus cars I think), and has all the information on model spec's by VIN number as they left the factory, as well as parts diagrams/codes etc. etc. lots of stuff... more about it on these forums somewhere (this is a little OT). Just google nissan fast you'll find heaps about it.

That link is for '97 models I think... perhaps here: http://english.auto.vl.ru/catalog/nissan/stagea/1998_8/ or check Prestige Motorsport's car spec's at http://www.prestigemotorsport.com.au/modules/carSpecs/ I have found them to be quite thorough, although the pages are sometimes broken.

Dave,

Yeah but in 1998 there is no listing for the Series I models and some of the 1997 where as late as August and mine being January '98 it would be most likly a late '97 model.

On http://english.auto.vl.ru/catalog/nissan/stagea/1997_8/ it says "Modifications produced from 1997 (august)" so I assume this covers my stag as the next page quoting the '98 models say from August '98.

Thanks again for looking into this.

I got a copy of FAST and came up with the same 25txf.

Antony

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Hey Antony, welcome aboard.

If Dave's spec info is correct (I can't get FAST working on my computers, no matter what I've tried), then yours is a factory base-version of the turbo AWD. It would've been produced around halfway through the s1 run, as the s2 was released in August '98, as you've found from the Russian website.

In the model code, WGNC34, the "G" means it was an RB25-engined car (there was also a non-turbo RB25, so this part of the model designation doesn't really specify), and the "N" means it came out with the ATESSA AWD system. In another example, if a Stagea came out as a WHC34, then it would be an RB20DE-powered car (non of which were turbocharged) with RWD only.

(I really should update the first page of the Buyer's Guide, I've learnt and accumulated a lot of info since I first put it up there...)

Hey Antony, welcome aboard.

If Dave's spec info is correct (I can't get FAST working on my computers, no matter what I've tried), then yours is a factory base-version of the turbo AWD. It would've been produced around halfway through the s1 run, as the s2 was released in August '98, as you've found from the Russian website.

In the model code, WGNC34, the "G" means it was an RB25-engined car (there was also a non-turbo RB25, so this part of the model designation doesn't really specify), and the "N" means it came out with the ATESSA AWD system. In another example, if a Stagea came out as a WHC34, then it would be an RB20DE-powered car (non of which were turbocharged) with RWD only.

(I really should update the first page of the Buyer's Guide, I've learnt and accumulated a lot of info since I first put it up there...)

Thanks...

...yeah I did manage to get FAST to work after getting a few copies from the net. I'll do a write up of where and how when I get mine to display in english properly.

I came up with 25txf as Dave did which I was happy to find out... as I mentioned it doesn't have badges at all and I couldn't find a single feference to what it was till Dave did the FAST trick.

So am I right in saying my machine should be badged 25t X Four?

and having a look around ebay and car sales etc there doesn't seem to be may like mine... lots of RS Fours etc.

Does anyone have a pic of a "25t X Four" badge/decal so I can get one made... or can you buy them? Also I noticed most stag's have a crome "Stagea" badge on the rear tailgate above the passanger tail lamp.. can these be bought?

Antony

Thanks...

...yeah I did manage to get FAST to work after getting a few copies from the net. I'll do a write up of where and how when I get mine to display in english properly.

I came up with 25txf as Dave did which I was happy to find out... as I mentioned it doesn't have badges at all and I couldn't find a single feference to what it was till Dave did the FAST trick.

So am I right in saying my machine should be badged 25t X Four?

and having a look around ebay and car sales etc there doesn't seem to be may like mine... lots of RS Fours etc.

Does anyone have a pic of a "25t X Four" badge/decal so I can get one made... or can you buy them? Also I noticed most stag's have a crome "Stagea" badge on the rear tailgate above the passanger tail lamp.. can these be bought?

Antony

seems odd no badging at all on the rear of your car???

ps enjoy mate.

Yehaa!!!

Finally got my M35 AR-X on the road registered....3 months is a bloody long time but well worth it.

Now just got to get it going like shit off a stick....lol

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I'm from Melbourne and new to this forum.

Had the Stagea RS4V for a couple of months now.

Took a long time to locate a good one in Japan in Black S2, leather, factory body kit, etc to my specifications.

It is totally original with 90,000 on clock, grade 4B with log books. :P

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Yes, Black was never a factory colour offered for the Series 1, although saw a fair few at auction in Japan having been repainted!

The factory Black paint code for the Series 2 on the build plate is GV1.

There seems to be more Black ones coming into the country now.....most are 2WD however and without sunroof, leather, etc and other more desirable options.

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