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Looking awesome!!! My bets are that when it's done you won't want to depart with it due to the Extra attention it will recieve on the streets. Keeping it yellow will certainly do it juctice ;)

How long has it got left till completion at a rough guess???

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cheers guys!

looking nice mate. just a question on your old lights. did u remove them yourself. what was involved as im doing my xzenon conversion. any tricky bits

yeah me and a mate stripped down the front end at the workshop, very easy to remove the headlights. if you want more info on how to change them back to xenon then check out this topic, lots of useful information

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Xe...it-t161078.html

Looking awesome!!! My bets are that when it's done you won't want to depart with it due to the Extra attention it will recieve on the streets. Keeping it yellow will certainly do it juctice :)

How long has it got left till completion at a rough guess???

should be this week :)

Was it a bit biatch making sure that all of the pannels are straight and align evenly and are in the middle of the car etc?

Andrew at CCubed spent a huge amount of time perfecting the side guards to get it spot on and aligned correctly, lines up perfectly! :sick:

God damn it's lookin good!

Intercooler and Frontbar not fitting? get the Dremel out! :/

its a genuine bar GTR bar, it will never see a dremel!!!! :)

using the standard radiator mount was fine, they had to cut some metal out of the support to fit the headlights, make up some custom headlight mounts out of fibreglass and move the bonnet catch forward

cheers mate :D yup i have recieved that from you before, looks like a good job :( im picking up the car tomorrow and heading straight down to the Coastie meet-up at Erina, so ill have some finished product pictures soon!

Fixed... :D

using the standard radiator mount was fine, they had to cut some metal out of the support to fit the headlights, make up some custom headlight mounts out of fibreglass and move the bonnet catch forward

Ok thats not too bad then.

Where did you get your guards from? Are they MASA items?

what parts are needed exactly?

masa gaurds

34 bumper

34 bonnet

34 headlights

what else?

Andrew at CCubed will be providing a full kit for the conversion once it is all sorted out on Brycey's car.

I had my Masa guards copied by DMD and CCubed bought the first set of copies. Since then they have had a fair bit of rework to fit perfect, to the point where I am considering doing away with my genuine Masa guards and get a new set from CCubed.

The kit CCUbed will be providing, will include all the brackets to suit using the stagea radiator support, unlike my conversion where I used a R34 support to get that factory look.

The parts you listed are the obvious parts, but depending which way you choose to go there are a alot of smaller parts needed. On my setup I used all factory R34 GTR parts including bonnet hinges, catch, catch support, reo, headlight brackets, the coolite on the top of reo ($150 alone), all the front bar braces and rubbers. All these parts add up to over $1500 alone. I also used a genuine R34 alloy bonnet (ie no ripples if fibreglass) and plastic front bar and skirt for durability.

CCubed kit will be using the stagea hinges and bonnet catch, make a fibreglass reo and brackets, fibreglass bonnet and front bar so the cost should be alot less in the end. CCubed also has a stagea aswell which will end up probably the best stagea in OZ, both in looks and power when finished. VQ4.1det V8 turbo, R34 carbon front etc.

Hope that helps

Andrew at CCubed will be providing a full kit for the conversion once it is all sorted out on Brycey's car.

I had my Masa guards copied by DMD and CCubed bought the first set of copies. Since then they have had a fair bit of rework to fit perfect, to the point where I am considering doing away with my genuine Masa guards and get a new set from CCubed.

The kit CCUbed will be providing, will include all the brackets to suit using the stagea radiator support, unlike my conversion where I used a R34 support to get that factory look.

The parts you listed are the obvious parts, but depending which way you choose to go there are a alot of smaller parts needed. On my setup I used all factory R34 GTR parts including bonnet hinges, catch, catch support, reo, headlight brackets, the coolite on the top of reo ($150 alone), all the front bar braces and rubbers. All these parts add up to over $1500 alone. I also used a genuine R34 alloy bonnet (ie no ripples if fibreglass) and plastic front bar and skirt for durability.

CCubed kit will be using the stagea hinges and bonnet catch, make a fibreglass reo and brackets, fibreglass bonnet and front bar so the cost should be alot less in the end. CCubed also has a stagea aswell which will end up probably the best stagea in OZ, both in looks and power when finished. VQ4.1det V8 turbo, R34 carbon front etc.

Hope that helps

this man, he knows :)

Fixed... :D

hahaha ;) well it has been delayed one more day :) so i wont be able to make it tonight

Edited by Brycey

thanks Darren, great info, now i dont want fibreglass bumper and bonnet thats not a smart move as they are soo damn brittle.. Ill use genuine parts and a carbon fibre bonnet if i do it, so how much are the copy of the masa gaurds worth from CCubed?

do u have any contact details for CCubed? i might give him a ring and speak to them.

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thanks Darren, great info, now i dont want fibreglass bumper and bonnet thats not a smart move as they are soo damn brittle.. Ill use genuine parts and a carbon fibre bonnet if i do it, so how much are the copy of the masa gaurds worth from CCubed?

do u have any contact details for CCubed? i might give him a ring and speak to them.

www.ccubed.com.au

Andrew

I think they are $550-600 pair. Mine cost me $1100 :)

And I will probably not use them

Front bar is best to get off Yahoo japan. Mine cost me 35000yen approx $900 landed in Melbourne and then freight to Brisbane. Was complete bar, lower skirt, mesh badge and indicators. Do not buy one without the lower skirt as they cost a fortune new ($800-900) and are impossible to get s/hand here.

Bonnet from $500 upwards s/hand. Non zenon headlights $500 pair upwards.

www.ccubed.com.au

Andrew

I think they are $550-600 pair. Mine cost me $1100 :)

And I will probably not use them

Front bar is best to get off Yahoo japan. Mine cost me 35000yen approx $900 landed in Melbourne and then freight to Brisbane. Was complete bar, lower skirt, mesh badge and indicators. Do not buy one without the lower skirt as they cost a fortune new ($800-900) and are impossible to get s/hand here.

Bonnet from $500 upwards s/hand. Non zenon headlights $500 pair upwards.

Thats cheap as for the gear, i just got prices off yahoo japan...

zenon headlights $1000 (can u get these to work on stageas)

top secret cf bonnet $1600

z tune bumper $1310

hinge/catch/reo/etc (stuff u mentioned) $1500

gaurds $600

So around $6500 all up plus fitting/painting

not bad really for the end results :)

then a respray in Black and some Advan rs 19" charcoal rims :)

-brand new xenon headlights your looking at around $3000

-second hand xenon obviously ranges from around $1000-$2500 delivered (postage is the main killer, as with all the parts)

-brand new non-xenon headlights its around $1100

-second hand non-xenon headlights around $500-$800

-i got my genuine bonnet for $650 (typically around $800-900) second hand

-front bar i got for $850 delivered to my door (no skirts but had the mesh)

-im not sure on the final cost of the CCubed guards but i think around $550-$600, absolutely perfect guards, alot of time has gone into perfecting them!

-glass reo is about $350

-glass lip is $220

Keep in mind to use the slidewize calculator when priceing stuff (that's if your using slidewize) as the price bumps up a fair amount.

there are many other things that haven't been individually priced like the headlight mounts etc, but all the parts have the option of being carbon. and plus CCubed will be offering a complete drive in-drive out package that includes the works. Andrew's (at custom carbon components) email is [email protected]

most of this Darrin has already mentioned but i thought i would just confirm :whistling:

fiberglass may be typically brittle but the products that CCubed use and produce are second to none, and are not made from the cheap Japanese resin.

Edited by Brycey

there are 3 different styles of R34 headlight

xenon style (over $3100 new, from $1000-$2500 second hand)

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non-xenon black style (around $1100 new, from $500-$800 second hand)

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non-xenon silver style (around $1100 new, from $500-$800 second hand)

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