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Jetwreck
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for shits and giggles

MattR
MattR

how bout this one for 60K; http://www.ecurieinvestments.com.au/bathurst-12-hr-nissan-r32-gtr-godzilla seems like a bargain to me

Roy
Roy

R32_Bigboy was up there and his article has now been posted on Speedhunters http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/09/muscle-car-masters-australian-historic-racing/

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thanks mate.

I just wanted something better than the pissy little one i found.

If i ever get to the stage where i have more money than sense, i would love to build a complete replica in that colour scheme.

haha funny you should say that, I think this was the best of the 3 colour schemes. unfortunately my car is at least 6 months from the track still :blush:

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Drunken I think he was referring to teh post before your's and the pic of Skaifes car.

As for your car - you suck! Not too much though, cause i prefer the first release of that scheme with the white on the bottom, not blue

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Jetwreck Grand Master

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That is awesome Jet! Are you heading up for it? I only live 15 minutes away and will NOT be missing this! :P

Yup will be up there with Dad in the R31......about 15-20 Groups A/C's running in our class......thats including Terry Ashwood's GPA Winfield R32

see you there I guess.

Marlin Grand Master

Marlin

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Yup will be up there with Dad in the R31......about 15-20 Groups A/C's running in our class......thats including Terry Ashwood's GPA Winfield R32

see you there I guess.

You will indeed! So, ummmm, I know my way around Lakeside pretty well, I guess I should expect a phone call to steer the old girl? lolol

And yes Chris, I'm not much of a photographer, but I'll take a good camera out :P

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dazmo Proficient

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Marko I will post some pics of the R32 GRP A engine tomorrow when I have acces to a scanner as I have some nismo books that have some decent pictures in them and also have a few pics that i took while at the nismo omory factory last time I was there these are on my other computer so will post them as well. The jap spec group A GTR's ran a wet sump with external oil pump and the later JGTC cars ran a dry sump. I am not 100% but am pretty sure that the Group A spec cars where unable to run a full dry sump due to class regulations.

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Hi Marko R1 these pics are of the R32 GRP A engine from the taisan/stp car these pics do not show the pump mounted to the block but will give a bit of a better idea of the sort of sump mods that were carried out. These jap spec GRP A engines definatly ran an external pump. I will post up the pics from one of my Nismo books that show the pump mounted tomorrow as i forgot to take the book to work today to scan the pics. From the R33 onwards they ran a full dry sump as these cars were obviously built to JGTC spec and were not subject to as many restrictions as the GRP A spec cars.

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Marko R1

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thanks dazmo - well that is an interesting sump extension, looks like they have used another factory cast, inverted the bottom 1/2 & welded to it, obviously functional but not pretty to look at. it doesnt look like it would have the same oil capacity as my rips sump. on the street, the 1st pot hole would smash that sump but that dont matter as its purpose built for the track (reminds me of my old gtr with the trust sump extension kit). this is why i like my rips sump as it does not hang any lower than the factory sump (perfect for those road undulations)...

i posted the same question on the gtr uk website & have this feedback:

The Gibson cars were wet sumped.

Dry sumping was not allowed in GP-A (At least not in Aussie)

They ran a extended sump with baffles (Prob very similar to what R.I.P.S build), They ran a stock style oil pump....Some people think they had an external pump that came off the water pump pulley, but that was a mechanical fuel pump.

so the final conclusion is that the group a gtr that was raced in aust had a wet sump with conventional oil pump :)

this makes those wet sump owners such as myself quite content!

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