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no videos on that r14 race website, which is a bit of a bummer

lots of photos tho and it seems they have sold a few kits here and there.

tho their doing away with attessa is something strange? as it quotes some of us do this.. which isnt quiet true.

maybe they mean they are using a controller to sort it out like most of us.

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i think i will go ahead with it, considering that the original strut towers are intact...

Hardly theirs is cut and shut... i prefer to swap out the whole tower as it is neater and has factory strength.

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URAS,how did u fit the r33 front suspension into s-chassis ? U sued the whole r33 strut towers ? Or just weld on the braces for the upper arm ?

R33 towers, ive been toying with the idea of R32 GTR'ing the front of the 180 (panels lights etc) i have here (leave 2wd as 4wd is less fun) and slotting the spare 26 in it.

id do it purely to piss everyone skyline and 180 purist off :woot:

i orginally measured up a 300zx front clip (most hated import) but it was way to much work.... and far wider.

CATS drift car actualy uses a R32 GTS-T lower rad support and castor brakets, all that was left was to fit the towers but i CBF'd.

robots Experienced

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what about r32 towers ? Maybe a little less work involved ? Or r33 got a better double wishbone setup? heard the upper arm is different to r32s.

Also, what about the engine crossmember. 4wd one is totally different to the 2wd one. But what else needs to be done to accommodate 4wd crossmember and suspension is s-chassis ? I'm thinking with r32 strut towers and whole r32 front suspension it could be a direct swap, no ? And no need to drill or bend the chassis rails for the front drive shafts. Am I thinking correct here ?

rbs14kouki Apprentice

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there was 2 video of that R14 on youtube but they are not there anymore ...

they keep the attessa , they just put a elecronic controler / manual arm (second hand brake that you see in the R14 pictures) to controle the troque to the front/rear wheel ...

as for those kit bieng sold ... i dont think they are prety poppular cause . i didn't see one in canada or in the state in the past year ...

sorry for my english !!!

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In the states they do this conversion to S14s, as it is hard and expensive to get compliance for a GTR.

I saw this on an IGNITION dvd ill try to find it for you, I think there is a mention of the company who do it. From what I remember it is not that difficult to do.

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