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Hey guys, as some of u know im selling the 34 to finish renovating the old and start building a new house. At this stage im THINKING about MAYBE buying a R31...

Now it would be a daily driver so i would want a 4 door R31 (preferably white :pwned:) with RB30e or maybe even a RB20DET, and would prefer both to be manual, but dont have to, depending on the condition of the car.

I was wondering how much would i be looking at for a fairly clean example? And also, the only thing i would do (at the begging anyway lol) would be to put rims on...What rims fit the 31 ? Can r32/3/4 silvia ceffy etc rims fit them ?

Anyone know of any for sale ? I already had a very quick look through carsales, trader and R31 Club, but nuthing got my attention, however i did only take a very quick look. Price wise...the cheaper the better :thumbsup:

Thanks !

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Tried joining and asking questions on the SA section of the 31 club? Pretty good bunch of people, pretty helpfull to. As for rims 31's are 4 stud, so most 32 rims etc wont suit. From what i can see, drifteks are a popular choice on 31's atm.

Know of someone that may be selling their 4 door rb30de+t all legal and mod plated too. Know also of a white 31 turbo for sale also, 4 door. THink hes asking bout 7 though..

Theres few 31 club members that come on here, hopefully they could help ya out a bit too.

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They are great cars... I have had six of 'em!!

Very strong reliable cars. Expect to pay $2-5000 roughly depending on spec and condition.

Recommend hunting down a GTS version.. fairly rare but some available. They have cam and head work, nice seats,16 inch wheels, bilstein suspension etc... Probly round the $5000+ mark

Wheels are a little difficult to fit coz they are four stud so your typical 32/33 wheels wont go. Some early silvia rims would fit.

As flick said R31skylineclub.com will have all the answers...

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if my boyfriend werent at work he could answer, he loves his 31's :pwned:

Tried joining and asking questions on the SA section of the 31 club? Pretty good bunch of people, pretty helpfull to. As for rims 31's are 4 stud, so most 32 rims etc wont suit. From what i can see, drifteks are a popular choice on 31's atm.

Know of someone that may be selling their 4 door rb30de+t (think thats what it is - standard rb30 engine, but turboed)- all legal and mod plated too. Know also of a white 31 turbo for sale also, 4 door. THink hes asking bout 7 though..

Theres few 31 club members that come on here, hopefully they could help ya out a bit too.

Thanks flick ! I would probably stay clear of RB30ET, like i said either a RB30e (non turbo) or RB20DET. Yeh, ill soon register on the 31 club and say hi.

They are great cars... I have had six of 'em!!

Very strong reliable cars. Expect to pay $2-5000 roughly depending on spec and condition.

Recommend hunting down a GTS version.. fairly rare but some available. They have cam and head work, nice seats,16 inch wheels, bilstein suspension etc... Probly round the $5000+ mark

Wheels are a little difficult to fit coz they are four stud so your typical 32/33 wheels wont go. Some early silvia rims would fit.

As flick said R31skylineclub.com will have all the answers...

5k hmm...i was thnking maybe even buy a crappy one for under 1k with an ok body, and put an RB20 in it myself...(with help ofcourse).

Im not too fussed on performance, because as i said, it would be a daily and it would get used and abused. So giving me a GTS would be a waste :thumbsup:

edit: also im assuming a 5 stud conversion is possible...what kind of cost am i looking at ?

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by the way one of my good mates has a series 3 Ti R31 Skyline for sale. immaculate champaine colour, 220thou km. just had the head reconditioned, owner is a mechanic. we both did the head on it. Still had original hone marks in the bores of the motor. runs like a brand newy. All the bells and whistles, trip computer, cruise, elec everything. stock wheels, stock height. great run a bout. if your interested i think he wants $3k firm. great car. from western suburbs. pm me if your interested...im not sure what your budget is tho...just disregard if too much.

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by the way one of my good mates has a series 3 Ti R31 Skyline for sale. immaculate champaine colour, 220thou km. just had the head reconditioned, owner is a mechanic. we both did the head on it. Still had original hone marks in the bores of the motor. runs like a brand newy. All the bells and whistles, trip computer, cruise, elec everything. stock wheels, stock height. great run a bout. if your interested i think he wants $3k firm. great car. from western suburbs. pm me if your interested...im not sure what your budget is tho...just disregard if too much.

After reading a while, im really keen on an RB20DET. So im thinking that i might just buy a crappy 31 for as least a possible and throw the 20 in there, or buy 1 with the 20 in it already. Not sure about anything at this stage though :S.

Also, would you be to tell me the ROUGH cost of getting the 20/box/loom fitted in a 31? I could do it with a couple of friends but it would take a very long time because when im free they are busy etc. My personal knowledge alone is very limited when it comes to this, but even worse is my arsenal of tools...wait i bearly have any lol :(

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well labour for someone to do it would probably cost you around 1500...if you get the engine, box in i can wire it in about 2 hours. easy as.

Wiring was my biggest issue...only seen it done once on a different car...I could probably chuck in the motor/box...might have a few green notes and a wiring loom 4 u soon :)

Vlad, ull be the first person I have ever heard of or alot of ppl ever heard of, going from an r34 to an r31!! congrats.

Which part of MY NEW DAILY car dont u get :) Rb20DET R31 sure beats a KC laser 1.6 carby :(

Just you wait till my current house is finished renovating...gotta lil sum sumthin 4 ya pauly :(

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^ You'll be looking for a little while for a good car. Took me about 6 weeks to find my S3 Silo when I was looking a couple of years back. Good (or a particular color combo) are hard to find these days because these cars are approaching 20 years old and starting to become thin on the ground.

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^ You'll be looking for a little while for a good car. Took me about 6 weeks to find my S3 Silo when I was looking a couple of years back. Good (or a particular color combo) are hard to find these days because these cars are approaching 20 years old and starting to become thin on the ground.

Well i just want a white s3 :D shouldnt be THAT hard to come buy at a reasonable price...

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Well i just want a white s3 :rofl: shouldnt be THAT hard to come buy at a reasonable price...

I just saw a white s3 at the bay 2nite...was thnking about leaving a note on the car with my number asking if they would sell it...or would that just freak them out lol ?

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i used to get notes on my 31 all the time....leave a note man, just saying, like your car, would you be interested in selling, contact so n so if your keen.. you never know!

Im just worried if it gets stolen, with the ammount of skylines stolen lately, and there i was few weeks b4 hand saying how i want that car lol.

But yeh, might be down at the bay again 2nite so i might leave a note if i see the car. Im really getting fired up over the idea of doing up a daily 31 on a budget :rofl:

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^^^^^LOL i said my r31 was going to be a daily on a budget of a $1000. Then the motor f**ked up then it went from a simple motor swap to a full RB25DET 5 speed, full rolling shell panda style paint job and 2 seater with custom frount bar, but its all fun and still building it

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^^^^^LOL i said my r31 was going to be a daily on a budget of a $1000. Then the motor f**ked up then it went from a simple motor swap to a full RB25DET 5 speed, full rolling shell panda style paint job and 2 seater with custom frount bar, but its all fun and still building it

Its funny coz i can see that happening withe me...defenetly lol.

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