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but I thought I'd post here to see what people thought.

I've been gradually having parts arrive since Xmas for this kit for my car and it finally got fitted this week, although they've left some bits that they should have done, like painting some of the lower lip the same colour as the bumper so it was the same height around the car.

Anyhow here's some pics, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts. I'm struggling to get used to it myself, but I've only had a few hours.

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I would if the ride wasn't so rough ..............this car has a tendancy to make 18's look small.

It's actually facing downhill a little too which makes the back sit up a bit too.

Glad you like, I didn't want to go over the top, just nice and quiet if there is such a thing with a VSPEC II ! :P

Should look better once it's really finished.

It's going to get the last bit sprayed and it's getting new turbo's, wastegates and a new ATS twin plate carbon clutch so I'm going to be a happy little camper before the end of the week !

Then it's up to Auckland for the 2003 NZ AutoSalon.

Thanks Dave, that was the plan all along, it's just the paint shop forgot !

Don't know how as I'm so fussy I was in and out sooooo much before I took the car to them to make sure it was all understood and they still forgot !! :P

That's alright it will be sorted soon and I can't wait. Each time I look at the pics I like it more :D

Honestly? It's..... okay.

Stock R34 wheels look the best IMHO, and the standard bodykit looks great... If I had that car, I would have kept the standard look of the car, with some coilovers to drop the height a little.

I am looking at the ATS Carbon twin plate also, but I don't know much about it... Could you please confirm that it lasts almost 3 times longer than organic/cermaic plate twin plate clutches? Also a review on how it feels on engagement would be great too...

Thanks in advance,

Andrew.

It must be a personal preference thing, cos the car didn't even travel 1km on the original wheels. They came off the car as soon as it arrived from Japan.

I just can't stand them...........

It's hard for the photo's to give you a good idea of what the car looks like in the flesh. It does look alot more aggressive in the flesh. I didn't want to go to over the top with the kit, just something different from factory.

I am also coming to the conclusion that maybe I need to get some GT1's or some other deeper dish, chunkier wheels, but it's just the cost, I've spent more than I wanted on this and the new clutch. Suspension is also on the shopping list. It has a blitz kit on it now, but not as adjustable as the Ztune or S Tune I'd like to get.

Merli, I'll let you know about the clutch. ATS say that it will definitly last longer than the equivilent metal clutch. I've gone for the heavier 1350KG pressure plate which should be OK for 900HP, as the long term plan with my new engine is 600-700 but with lots of torque and drivability for circuit work.

Pedal pressure with the heavier plate is 4KG heavier than stock, their twin with the 1050KG pressure plate apparently has the same pressure as the stock single and just as easy to drive.

hooray!! congrats on the kit fraser!! now i don't have to kept constantly asking you about what the story with the kit is :D. I keep checking SDU from time to time, to see if u started a thread there, but haven't been over there in a couple of days.

Kit looks great, is it the Nismo one? i'm thinking it is, bcos of the skirts and rear bar... u lost ur VSpec II sticker??

Anyways, yeah, congrats again, car already looked incredible, now even more so..

cheers

BCSO ? What's that ?

It's Nismo side and rear skirts with Mines vents and other parts for the front bumper. Also Nissan oil cooler finisher kit gives the vents on the side of the bumper.

The rear bumper got resprayed as some silly tart rear ended me late last year and so I've got a new sticker to replace it but that's going on this week too when they finish the rest of the spraying.

I think you'll find it better in the flesh.

dude, that's PHAT ass.

that looks so sweet you gotta be happy with that.

The ass does need to come down heaps though i think and the front a bit mroe too (not that there is much room left for ya to play with)

but bigger rims are a MUST

You can't put different size wheels on front and rear as the ATTESA get's freaked out if the rolling circumfrance between front and rear isn't spot on.

I've been in a car with slightly different wheels front and rear and if you hold the car as it's not quite producing boost but just about the .0 bar level the car surges back and forward as ATTESA is trying to figure things out. It feels very odd and upsets the car no end, not safe.

The wheels tend to look small in pics and from certain angles and the rear suspension looks higher than it is as the pics don't show it, but it's on a slant towards the road that made it sit up at the rear.

There's bugger all movement in the front for 2 reasons, 1 is that any lower and it'll be riding on the bump stops and the driveshafts are about as far as I want to go regarding angle, also the legal limit to have the car off the ground is 100mm, at the front it's not far off that now.

The rear is a different story, but I plan on getting some ZTune adjustable suspension soon once my pocket's recovered from this shock :O

Originally posted by canman

BCSO ?  What's that ?  

It's Nismo side and rear skirts with Mines vents and other parts for the front bumper.  Also Nissan oil cooler finisher kit gives the vents on the side of the bumper.

The rear bumper got resprayed as some silly tart rear ended me late last year and so I've got a new sticker to replace it but that's going on this week too when they finish the rest of the spraying.

I think you'll find it better in the flesh.

don't get me wrong, i think it's friggen incredible... everyone know's about canman's car, even all the way over here! :P I *meant* "bcos of the skirts and the rear bar..."

wasn't using some crazy acronym...

Ah yes... the Mines vents, you got those first didn't ya.... then had to wait for the rest??.. Mate, can't fault that kit at all, brilliant.

Cheers,

chinny.

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