My R34 Gtr Front End Stagea Build Thread

[M I K E]

My dream rims are these Enkeis:

- 5 double-spokes -

time for glasses, Dave?

[DaveB]

time for glasses, Dave?

pffft you single-5-spoker guys are all so boring

although the rims in your avatar look pretty awesome Mike. just a little too 'extreme' for me I suppose... and I dunno... but I kinda like the style of the stock stagea / atmo R34 I think? rims. I'd be happy with the same, but bigger/wider!

[CL11QE]

pffft you single-5-spoker guys are all so boring

Ummm im pretty sure he means those wheels have six lots of double spokes.......?

[M I K E]

Ummm im pretty sure he means those wheels have six lots of double spokes.......?

[GTR91]

If I had the money....

Edited September 3, 2009 by GTR91

[DaveB]

Ummm im pretty sure he means those wheels have six lots of double spokes.......?

HAHA oops don't know which ones I was thinking of! I was comparing them to the stag wheels... my bad!

PS Enkei also make the GTC01's in R35 GTR size... not sure but I reckon that would be over 2,000 per wheel pretty easy... looks pretty awesome though

[GoldZilla]

If I had the money....

Agreed! Hence, when I got the V35 wheels on my car, I was very happy. They're not exactly the same, but similar enough for my liking. I should take some close-up shots.

[CL11QE]

yeh they are pretty similar ay....

[GTR91]

Agreed! Hence, when I got the V35 wheels on my car, I was very happy. They're not exactly the same, but similar enough for my liking. I should take some close-up shots.

Noice! Are they 18' ?

[M I K E]

Here is a set of 18x10 +17 face 2 with a 73mm outer rim

This is exactly what the amount of dish will look like

The rims would be perfect fit on the front but hang out the on the rear too far

sold for 111,000Y

[GoldZilla]

Noice! Are they 18' ?

Yep, they certainly are.

[darrinspencer]

sold for 111,000Y

Pretty good price. Make some GTR owner happy.

Couple of Rays wheels for sale at the moment I am considering

19x9.5 +33 GT-c's, s/hand pair only

19x9.5 +30 and 19x8.5 +25 G-games 99B Brand new

[pintaline]

My dream rims are these Enkeis:

Not sure if they come in your offset, but IMO they look awesome and simple - 5 double-spokes - and they're available in a finish called 'hyper black' - kinda a speckled gunmetal grey. They're light too apparrently they're race rims. Not light on the budget though at nearly $700 a rim last time I checked, but that's still cheaper than a lot of sets.

yeh they're still about $700 cost price fronts 19x8.5, rears are $750 for 19x10.

the wheels are used on some racing cars in europe and some well known racing teams use them. similarly made wheels are used in F1

from the website... "The Enkei GTC01 is without a doubt one of the most technologically advanced alloy wheels available. It uses a special form of casting known as Duraflow M.A.T Technology as used on Enkei's Formula One wheels they supply to F1 team Vodafone McLaren Mercedes. The result is an incredibly strong wheel that is also exceptionally light. Available in a wide range of fitment options including staggered fitments."

i was at the 2010 wheel range launch recently, they're very very nice looking wheels and extremely light for the 19x10 i was holding. if they were cheaper, i'd already have them on my car!

i can find out all the available sizes and offsets tomorrow if anyone wants...

D.

[BLACK WARRIOR]

GT-c's FTW hottest rim around

[dirtyRS4]

How deep are your pockets darrin? Going very cheap, lol.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/R3...im-t288731.html

Worthy of such a vehicle but pricey - some updates please!

[darrinspencer]

Worthy of such a vehicle but pricey - some updates please!

Updates

Just had a weeks holiday. Time to get back into it.

I have put a deposit on a set of rays GT-c's in 19x9.5 +12 in gold. Pic attached. Plenty of dish

Wheels are near new and only 12 months old. Just waiting for the seller's new rims tyo arrive form Japan. Need to get new tyres

I have bought a complete rear cradle from a manual series 2, as my rear end is rusty plus with the narrower track of the manual cradle I can fit wider rims with low offset and do not need to run spacers on the front. Plus the added bonus of bigger drive shafts and factory LSD.

Only down side my new bilsteins will have to be replaced to fork type. So a pair of rear eyelet shocks only 200-300k's old should be for sale soon.

I have recently sold my cat back exhaust and have buyers for the dump and apexi turbo as soon as I get time to remove them. Hopefully this weekend. This will make way for the new gt3076. My replacement exhaust. HKS silent I bought s/hand is bent so It is not fitting. My fix it replace with a 3.25 or 3.5 inch to accomadate the hopefull max of 300rwkw.

Will be painting and detailing the end bay as well.

I see a new queensland cruise coming up in Nov. so now I have a dead line to meet.

Just for something extra to do I have bought a small side project. 2004 CH lancer. Needs front repair and a new roof skin.

[choco]

Congrats on the build completion (well all but finished). Looks fantastic. If your still undecided on wheels I reckon go the Rays. They are not that common and are the sort of wheel people either like or don't. I run the Rays Gram Lights. I like the track look that Rays have which suits the r34 rather than a showy run of the mill wheel.

When is the cruise in NOV?

[darrinspencer]

Have been slowly removing the front end and stripping the engine bay getting ready to repaint to match the outside.

The apexi turbo is out and have trail fitted the new Gt3076r. Tight squeeze, but it fits. Took me nearly 2 hours to remove 4 manifold studs and fit the longer ones to suit the spacer plate needed to fit the turbo. Crap slow job

Hopefully get the engine bay painted on Monday and then can start looking at detailing the engine bay.

Need to send the ecu off to get the nistune fitted, fit new nismo injectors and custom new inlet and exhaust pipes to suit.

Have also purchased a manual rear cradle, need to pick it up sometime and detail and fit that as well. I have to change the rear shocks over to fork type from the eye type, so the 250km old/new Sydneykid bilsteins will be coming out. Might sell the complete set, can not say I am that happy with them. Preferred the ride of the Teins I had in there before.

Still waiting for the new 19x9.5 Rays GT-c's. Another few weeks, not that the car is going anywhere soon.

Started on the Lancer as well. fully stripped ready for a new roof skin, fix the front and a full respray, then sell it.

[stagman]

Have been slowly removing the front end and stripping the engine bay getting ready to repaint to match the outside.

The apexi turbo is out and have trail fitted the new Gt3076r. Tight squeeze, but it fits. Took me nearly 2 hours to remove 4 manifold studs and fit the longer ones to suit the spacer plate needed to fit the turbo. Crap slow job

Hopefully get the engine bay painted on Monday and then can start looking at detailing the engine bay.

Need to send the ecu off to get the nistune fitted, fit new nismo injectors and custom new inlet and exhaust pipes to suit.

Have also purchased a manual rear cradle, need to pick it up sometime and detail and fit that as well. I have to change the rear shocks over to fork type from the eye type, so the 250km old/new Sydneykid bilsteins will be coming out. Might sell the complete set, can not say I am that happy with them. Preferred the ride of the Teins I had in there before.

Still waiting for the new 19x9.5 Rays GT-c's. Another few weeks, not that the car is going anywhere soon.

Started on the Lancer as well. fully stripped ready for a new roof skin, fix the front and a full respray, then sell it.

Hmmmm. I wish i had your bank account. I may be interested in your bilsteins though..

[darrinspencer]

Engine bay is now painted. The slow task of cleaning everything before is all goes back in sucks.

Plan is to have all the upgrades done in the next 2-3 weeks to get it tuned and then refit the front before the the next stagea cruise on the 22nd Nov.

In my spare time the little lancer has now got a new roof skin, most repairs are done and hopefully fully repainted in 2-3 weeks time as well.