Apparantley A Nismo Built Engine

[paulr33]

HKS zero R is where its at

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

I am still waiting for him to send through the engine and vin details.

I cant wait to get it fasted, that will let us know definitively.

He says it has genuine Nismo factory fuel pump, rims?(wtf), engine and everything else nismo.

It certainly doesn't look like it thought, i suspect that it just has all the bolt ons and he is trying to say that its an equivalent Nismo S Tune...

He owns a workshop here in melbourne though so he must know what he is talking about and seems pretty genuine so its hard to tell.

Also he said its pulling 260 awkw, which definitely isnt stock!

Ha!

Yeah Its a genuine Nismo fuel pump from the Nismo Factory but no GTR's were fitted with Nismo fuel pumps from Nissan.

If its the Midnight Purple, it is a bit of a Special colour as not many of them came out... But it best to get the VINS as it could be a respray...

[PurpleR32]

Look at the car the following doesnt add up -

- New front bar

- New bonnet

- New wheels

- New steering wheel

- New radiator

- New pods

- New dash

I would have thought the addition of all these 'new' front end parts pointed to another (possibly more serious) problem

Why would you replace the standard factory airbag steering wheel?.....unless it went off.....which could explain a lot of the new front bits

[R33-RB26DETT]

Good Point purple r32.

I read an article ages ago on SAU about a pre-purchase inspection service which basically uses advanced technology and scans the layers of paint on the car to detect if there has been any structural damage as well. Sounded awesome and i cant believe i didnt bookmark it.

Does anyone have it handy? Cause i searched and cant find it..

Also, just send him another text asking to send through VIN and engine number. So will post here when I find out.

[Sheriff Wan]

Here is another guy trying to upsell a car:

Note especially the comment around the RAYS Engineering rims... look like drifteks to me...

Considering no shots of the engine bay... also the warranty comment?

Click here!

I think you just need to do a little research - which is what your doing

Good luck with it!

Cheers

[llama_au]

Good Point purple r32.

I read an article ages ago on SAU about a pre-purchase inspection service which basically uses advanced technology and scans the layers of paint on the car to detect if there has been any structural damage as well. Sounded awesome and i cant believe i didnt bookmark it.

Does anyone have it handy? Cause i searched and cant find it..

Also, just send him another text asking to send through VIN and engine number. So will post here when I find out.

Stateroads is who you're after:

http://www.stateroads.com.au/

Very thorough pre-purchase inspections.

[RBLUV]

HKS zero R is where its at

yeah good luck finding one with no rust

Edited March 6, 2009 by HI2U

[R33-RB26DETT]

Thanks laama_au, just sent in a booking request with stateroads. Cheers.

Also just got the engine number and VIN.

The details are:

Engine Number: rb26 s 068838A

VIN: 6U900BCNR33002353

I have posted this in the FASTed thread so someone can check it out for me.

[SABBAi]

Looks like a front end accident and respray job to me. Look at the shine and freshness in the front end and the old swirl marks on the rear pillar.

Also, they're not standard wheels. They're SSR proffessors. As apposed to genuine Nismo LMGT's.

Check the difference

Just click the pic above......

[R33-RB26DETT]

hmm.

I am getting a pretty negative feel about this car from everyone.

Can anyone tell if the VIN/engine number is a genuine Nismo S Tune?

Also, the rims do look genuine to me, I cant tell the difference.

[paulr33]

standard v spec

build 1995 , 02

colour is midnight purple

no mention of s - tune

why would there be? its not an s-tune dude

i would just treat it like a normal GTR

if its a legit S tune then he should be selling it for $40k

clearly its not and he is making up crap to get more $ from you

[R33-RB26DETT]

Sh*t, so was that put nissan FAST?

He says it a series II 1996, and it does have a passenger side airbag so i dont understand how it was a 1995 build?

Is the engine block possibly still a S Tune though?

[R31Nismoid]

Dude just giveup on the whole s-tune stuff

You're being taken for a ride... UNLESS thats your car your trying to sell and maybe were led on in the first place?

[Sklyn]

If its had serious front end damage the dash with passenger airbag could have been replaced too...

[paulr33]

nissan fast says

1995/02

the build # itself is very low, ie 2353 build # so its very low in the early stages

which is why feb 1995 is believable, if the build number was like 100,000+ then yeah it would be 97/98

but being very low, its likely to be 1995, as per NISSAN fast

so

1) its a 1995, feb build (according to VIN and build plate) - assuming this is the correct plate for the car

2) its a midnight purple GTR

3) its a v spec

4) its not an s tune

5) it doesnt have an s tune block

6) if it has passenger airbag this could be a gotcha - conflicting info suggestions 1995 GTR did not have passenger airbag

-- likely results are dash swap, passenger swap with series 2 GTR, car is a true series 2, or something else swapped

dude it sounds like its too hard to bother with

there should be tons of bog stock GTR R33s for sale

its not worth your time and effort

[paulr33]

[R33-RB26DETT]

Dude just giveup on the whole s-tune stuff

You're being taken for a ride... UNLESS thats your car your trying to sell and maybe were led on in the first place?

Alright, so everyone is saying its not an S Tune, thats fine - its just that he is so adamant that the engine is a S Tune since it has the 'S' on the block number. The engine cover looks standard so I think he is full of BS too, or just misinformed.

Whatever the case this is all good info and will help me bargain down the price. I will get the front of the car checked out for previous accidents and he says that he will install the stock steering wheel with airbag. Also it will come with the stock airbox which means it should be defect free.

It has heaps of nismo parts but they seem to be just bolt-ons.

When I get a definitive result from someone who has FASTED the VIN and Engine No I will print this out and show him as proof.(He is just misinformed I assume). This should help give me some bargaining power during negotiations.

p.s at least we know its a genuine V-SPEC and that its colour is a genuine midnight purple.

[R31Nismoid]

it might have you mean, you dont know it has nismo turbos unless you get the ID tags

[R33-RB26DETT]

nissan fast says

1995/02

the build # itself is very low, ie 2353 build # so its very low in the early stages

which is why feb 1995 is believable, if the build number was like 100,000+ then yeah it would be 97/98

but being very low, its likely to be 1995, as per NISSAN fast

so

1) its a 1995, feb build (according to VIN and build plate) - assuming this is the correct plate for the car

2) its a midnight purple GTR

3) its a v spec

4) its not an s tune

5) it doesnt have an s tune block

6) if it has passenger airbag this could be a gotcha - conflicting info suggestions 1995 GTR did not have passenger airbag

-- likely results are dash swap, passenger swap with series 2 GTR, car is a true series 2, or something else swapped

dude it sounds like its too hard to bother with

there should be tons of bog stock GTR R33s for sale

its not worth your time and effort

Hi Paul,

This is great information, thanks.

I will confront him with all of the above.

[dezz]

Lol. I can't believe you're even still interested in bargaining with the seller.

If someone was advertising a car for sale with total BS like this guy is, then he's either a scammer, or clueless, and I wouldn't want to be dealing with either of the 2.

Plenty of GTR's for sale, no need to put effort into what seems very dodgy.

Justin911's for example, Only asking something like 21k, and it's in great condition with a few nice little extras...A great base to start with.

Yes he's a mate of mine, but if I was in the market for a 33 GTR I wouldn't hesitate in buying his.