Amazing Machine

[Drift_Learner]

The rims probably are the current weakest link. Do you have any pictures of the rims you are replacing them with? The new spray sounds good, when is that being done?

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

i must admit i have never liked the rims on 2gu up...

saw it on the ignition dvd recently... sounds AWESOME!

[GTS4WD]

I fully realise why/how it could apeal to many poeple.. but persoanly.. to me.. I cannot say Im a fan..

for the poele that like that stlye of modification.. that car is top shelf!..

for others.. just money that could be spent on other areas..

[Granthem]

i could never stand to see such gorgeous paint be sanded off for a respray.

NEVER!

leave the guards if it saves the paint

[TTT]

yeh the car sounds awesome on the DVD.

but I don't like the look.

can appreciate the time/effort/money involved, but don't like it.

one of the best money pits around though.

[Dahtone Racing]

The rims probably are the current weakest link. Do you have any pictures of the rims you are replacing them with? The new spray sounds good, when is that being done?

same rims just wider on the rear with a 5" dish

I fully realise why/how it could apeal to many poeple.. but persoanly.. to me.. I cannot say Im a fan..

for the poele that like that stlye of modification.. that car is top shelf!..

for others.. just money that could be spent on other areas..

other areas such as?????

i could never stand to see such gorgeous paint be sanded off for a respray.

NEVER!

leave the guards if it saves the paint

nah the paint is showing its age

after 5 years of getting banged around its got a couple of imperfections that really annoy me

the new paint will be 100x better just wait and see

[bombtrack]

I'm a big fan of the paint job... too bad it's getting old.

My motor and suspension etc is almost complete, would love to sink some cash into a paint job like that. Then I can buy a daily and stop wasting money.

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

other areas such as?????

i'm curious on that one too

[r32woohoo]

Is there anything in the car thats still standard/unmodified?

[scathing]

other areas such as?????

Some people put performance first, so the money spent on the paint and interior could have gone to lightening reinforcing the chassis, or making more power from the engine (or making it more resistance to generating that power level for longer periods of time), or buying a GT-R and doing almost the same thing with ATTESSA, etc.

If someone else sank the time/money/effort that you have into making this car into a pure track monster, it wouldn't be what you've got. Its not what you wanted to do, but that's exactly his point.

[Dahtone Racing]

fair enough

how ever the only thing i haven't done is lighten it to buggery and make it stiff as f**k which IMO is something thats too impractical for the street anyway

-ive done the motor (RB25/30 which is responsive and relaible enough to be daily driven)

-almost finished building a tough gearbox (about week and it will be in the car)

-suspension has been addressed (coilovers, urethene bushes, every arm is replaced with adjustable ones)

-brakes have been upgraded (bigger rotors, braided lines, and good pads, soon to be upgraded again though)

at the end of the day its not just a car thats all tarted up to look good but its an all round package

if i put some smaller rims on it get a wheel alignment and strip the interior i could track it no problems

obviously its not going to be as quick as a dedicated circuit car but its all about having fun right

[DRD-00F]

Your engine bay has got to be one of the nicest parts of the car for sure...

Wanna tell me what paint scheme you're thinking of going to? I'm really interested PM it if it's a secret

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

teh engine bay is teh sex

[Drift_Learner]

Did you say a RB25/30 hybrid? The photo of the engine bay that follows your comment shows 30 on the head and 26 on the cam gear cover. So what combination have you used? I'm looking at a single turbo 30 block under 26 head in my 32. How much work was involved in yours?

BTW, regarding the comments on spending money on looks - as unique as 2GU UP looks, its a fairly simple and modest example of what is basically a GTR. It has a nice wide body, five spoke rims and a sweet paint job. No ridiculous bodykits, wings or any other glitter has been used:

http://www.john-eva.co.uk/Images/nissan_sk...tr_by_roobi.jpg

Meanwhile its not slow! I would call spending $13,500 on lightening a whole car an extravagent expense.

I think if anything the modestly modified exterior is slightest dishonest in hiding the true potential of the motor and suspension.

Any thoughts?

[blinko]

very very nice!

[TTT]

Did you say a RB25/30 hybrid? The photo of the engine bay that follows your comment shows 30 on the head and 26 on the cam gear cover. So what combination have you used? I'm looking at a single turbo 30 block under 26 head in my 32. How much work was involved in yours?

his car started life as a non turbo Rb20de powered R32 GTS.

it now has a 3L bottom end with RB25 head (but using RB26 cam covers etc)

he had a special coil cover made to say 3L

and the cam gear cover is just an aftermarket rb26 item.

well that's what I remember of it all anyway.

[chris_r31]

there are always those jelous people that say there not jelous, it was a project car, an it wasnt a group project were 150 people would love the look of it when its complete, but a personal project which he obviously likes..

car is f*kin sexy, yes i am jelous an i do admit it...

[PM-R33]

Very nice car mate. Love the engine bay. Good to see someone that puts in that much work into their car

[Dahtone Racing]

thanks for the comments people

DRDOOF - two tone candy red over candy cherry black (always lover the darker lower half look)

Drift Learner - building and fitting the actual motor wasn't anything major and everything was straight forward, but the detailing and custom work was the hard part

PM-R33 - i also put the same effort into every customer car

also about the motor, GTST is correct RB25/30 with 26 covers