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Well,the time had come ladies & gents,for the next part of the puzzle that is my GT-R to occur. As you can see,the day before was all quiet and serene...

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But then,the hired help arrived!

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Organised months earlier,the car went from this:

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To this...

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And this...

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And this...

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With a bit of this and that thrown in for good measure,LOL!

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At one point,it was raining(men)!

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So,we got to the point where...

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And,VOILA! The reliable,and in no-need-of-removal-really RB26DETT was out!

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So,I must extend a huge thankyou to Jester,BulletR32,Frink,Bluprint,Scooby and Jimmy(forum name,Jeremy?)for putting in the hard yards. Seriously,without the enthusiasm,and sometime delirium,these guys showed up with,I'd be Wallaby Ted's cousin(Roo...)!

Thankfully,everything went really smoothly,and I've already removed the stock turbos now the engine is on the stand(waaaaay easier than attempting it on the car!).

So,if anyone would like to suggest a good,clean,no-numbers firearm so I can hold up a bank to get the funds required for the rest of the build...

As you can see,I'm just wrapped...

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(Luke;you didn't get my 'good' side,LMAO!

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Lessons learnt? Wheel trolleys are a GOOD thing. Have a suitable socket for the B.F.O. axle nuts. Have some engine stand bolts ready if your new stand doesn't come with them. Coffee,CocaCola and Beagles around food are a catalyst for trouble. Jerra' Pub looks WEIRD in the daylight.

And,most importantly,good friends are invaluable,not just for their efforts on one day!

Jayce.

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You Have Beagles?

pics.

please.

Oh,OK;if I must...

These are our 'kids'(the GT-R is 'the other woman',according to my wife,LOL!)

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And 'the other woman' in her beauty, pre the overhaul...(I'm keeping this post 'on topic' now)

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Oh,OK;if I must...

These are our 'kids'(the GT-R is 'the other woman',according to my wife,LOL!)

Doubletrouble.jpg

CrouchingRoscoHidingBailey.jpg

And 'the other woman' in her beauty, pre the overhaul...(I'm keeping this post 'on topic' now)

I <3 Beagles.

I miss my old set (left them with the ex-girlfriend :laugh: )

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No need for the thanks Jayce!

Its just what we do!

Now we can add an R32 GTR to our long list of engine removals/conversions...

Conversions include:

1. R31 - RB25DET engine and gearbox(R33)

2. R31 - RB25DET NEO engine (R34) and gearbox (R33)

3. R33 GTS4 - RB26DETT (R32)

4. R32GTST - RB25DET and gearbox (R33)

5. R31 - RB20DET and gearbox (R32)

Removals / Replacements include:

1. Multiple R31 RB30E and gearbox swaps

2. R33GTST - RB25DET swap

AND last but not least - R32 GTR RB26DETT removal.

You could say that we have SOME experience with tinkering with Skylines :P

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