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I guess I'll use this thread to introduce myself too. I'm an American, living in Japan, currently driving a turbo S15 Silvia, it's a great car, but I've always been a fan of old school Japanese cars. My wife has given me approval to buy a Hakosuka (early 1970's Nissan Skyline).

So I'll be picking one up, and I wasn't exactly sure what I was going to do with it, but a nice deal has fell in my lap. A friend from work is leaving Japan back to the US in October, and has said I can take anything I want from his 1996 Nissan Skyline GTS25 4 door for free, since he was going to junk it anyways. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the car, it's fairly common for people here to just take their cars to a junkyard when they leave.

So, after doing some more research, I've decided to swap the N/A RB25DE into the KGC10. It's been done many times before, and is a fairly simple swap from what I've read. But what all should I grab from this R33 to transplant over to the KGC10? Here is the list I've made up so far:

Engine

ECU

Complete Wiring Harness

All dash wiring

Brakes/hubs front & rear (would these be a worthwhile upgrade on a KGC10?)

Electronic climate control

Air Conditioning parts

Can anyone think of anything else I should grab?

Initial plans for my KGC10 are to swap out the stock L20 motor for a stock RB25DE with RB20DET 5spd transmission. Plans eventually are to build an RB25/RB30 with ITB's, cams, header, head work, etc, etc.

I know I'm not in Australia, but I'm hoping you guys can help me out, since this seems to be the most active Skyline forum on the net.

Thanks!

edit: oops, I just realized there is a Skyline specific general discussion. Could a mod please move this there? Sorry for the trouble :banana:

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Frankly, a genuine "Hakosuka" is too rare a car to go around bastardising it with late model equipment. It will retain its value far better if left in original condition. IMHO.

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Well it's going to be a KGC10, not the KPGC10, I can't afford a genuine GT-R at $100k+ USD.

I know, the car should retain the stock L20 motor, but that's not what I'm going for. It's not a motor I want to deal with building, when I could just throw a RB25DE in there with ITB's, extractor, management, cams, etc and make 200+rwhp. All while having a much smoother motor, with much better reliability.

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