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Still a pretty phat wagon tho :P

I wouldn't complain if my M35 looked like that except in wine red, I'm not a fan of white cars personally.

My R31 is white and it's always dirty!

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I spoke to Kid's Heart (the company that put this Stagea together) about this already...no plans to release any of the parts at all. They basically said they're selling the car as is. I really like the concept, Masa had it right with the C34/R34 conversions....but I think the R35 front on the M35 needs more than what Kid's Heart did to it to look right.

Although I'm in the middle of getting my R34 widebody inventory produced, I like the idea of M35 Stagea GT-R Conversion Aero and I'm already pushing the idea here at the office. I'm damn sure I can make it look good...just one question...is the M35 Stagea available outside of Japan and Australia?

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im just curious but all yo guys with m35's seem to have the 2.5l v6 turbo, anyone got one with the 3.6l NA v6 at all? or better yet one that has been twin turbo'd or sumthin :blink:?

sorry off topic i know

The 3.5L NA version isn't available here for compliance or something like that. I'm not sure on the full details but there are a couple threads on here that detail it all. It makes no sense since that same engine is available here in several other nissans, but who said australia's import laws etc ever made sense?

There's a lot of guys here who would want one of those, but I've yet to hear of any being legally complianced and registered in aus.

As an aside, the 3.5L NA might have slightly more torque around 2000rpm but certainly comparing max power, the 2.5L turbo version is both more powerful and has much more torque. Plus you get to hear the turbo spool up every time you "take off". There are pros and cons with either though...its not all about peak power. For a daily drive family wagon the NA version may make more sense? who knows?

anyways, offtopic - hopefully I answered your Question? :blink:

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im just curious but all yo guys with m35's seem to have the 2.5l v6 turbo, anyone got one with the 3.6l NA v6 at all? or better yet one that has been twin turbo'd or sumthin :blink:?

sorry off topic i know

3.5 N/A is available for compliance, but since the M35 has been such a "slow mover", there are no workshops that want to put the $30k+ into getting it.

I for one would prefer the 3.5 as it's parts (and MODS) are the same as V35/350z... Can you imagine an M35 with a 450+kw turbo kit from the 350z? Mmmmm all that power with AWD grip and a "prestige" cruising wagon....

as one Stimpson J. Cat would say "I, have a dream...."

If I win lotto, I will pay for one to be done (thus open the gates for others). That is for sure!

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if you win lotto mate the last thing youll be buying is another stagea :banana:

youd be heading down to the expensive european/UK car lots!!!

hmmm, dunno about that.

I do Love the Murcielago though... :D

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I love 'em, but wouldn't buy one.

Would prefer to pay off mortgage + 100k into house "improvements", buy wife an Evo and put ~80k into transforming my 250t into a 450TT with the money I would spend buying a Murcielago. :blink:

....heh, anyone would think that I have played the "if I won lotto" game a couple of times....

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Just been looking at the Kid's Heart site and it seems that they are selling their lovely "staGT-R" as they call it.

It is a 250RX, RWD, N/A (yes, that means the VQ25DD engine).

Asking price as of late April?

A wholly reasonable *cough*bullshit*cough* 190 Million yen (that's $2.54m AUD!!)

They are looking at putting a cosmetic conversion kit together and, when asked, feel that an R35 GT-R drivetrain transplant into their staGT-R is "impossible".

Dunno know about you guys, but if I was dropping $2.5m on a Stagea, it would want to have a slightly nicer R35 conversion (A Pillars!!) and highly modified, but reliable R35 running gear.

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Just been looking at the Kid's Heart site and it seems that they are selling their lovely "staGT-R" as they call it.

It is a 250RX, RWD, N/A (yes, that means the VQ25DD engine).

Asking price as of late April?

A wholly reasonable *cough*bullshit*cough* 190 Million yen (that's $2.54m AUD!!)

They are looking at putting a cosmetic conversion kit together and, when asked, feel that an R35 GT-R drivetrain transplant into their staGT-R is "impossible".

Dunno know about you guys, but if I was dropping $2.5m on a Stagea, it would want to have a slightly nicer R35 conversion (A Pillars!!) and highly modified, but reliable R35 running gear.

whaaat?? maybe 19 million yen......... or 10.......

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