Ben's R32 Gtst Build

[Marlin]

Team "SAU RB20 - more talk than torque"

I like it. A lot! Briz can be team spokesman. Yap yap fawkin YAP.

[sav man]

I got the clutch on today, I suffered major retardation and put the flywheel on without the dust cover when the engine was out of the car (and torqued it up properly). So i had to pull the flywheel off, put the dust cover on, and put the flywheel on again. Good thing we saved the input shaft from the R33 when it blew the gearbox a few years ago, made aligning the clutch plate easy as. Big bad RB20 box will be going in tomorrow.

[DJRIFT]

Is that all youve done today. you lazy as mofo.

[Roy]

So F40 brakes, hi-flow turbo, std box, BC QF Rims, nismo diff...the last piece of the puzzle.... what shocks/springs ?

[sav man]

it's looking very likely to be from some block called rodger for the usa, 3 way adjustible. been asking a local tuner down here who has set the suspention up a few sucsesful Targa cars, and he recomended Penske and Ohlins over MCA. Because the Penske and Ohlins engeneers will valve to the specs you ask for, and Murry does what he wants. The shocks them selvs are much of a muchnes, appart from the Penske and Ohlens being lighter than the MCA (aloy vs steel).

Ohlins is way too dear, and if the valving needs to be modified i've got somone here who can say the valving needs to be changed to be xyz, i need somone who will try to get al close to xyz as possible.

[Roy]

Kerry's car looks nice, but have passed since it isnt registerable. I would consider an unregistered car if it had more fruit in the way of brakes, wheels and suspension...but since it isnt registered will keep looking around.

[Duncan]

Kerry's car is damn quick

[NZM.031]

but doesnt stop, handle or steer????

[sav man]

Got the gearbox in today.

Kerry's car looks nice, but have passed since it isnt registerable. I would consider an unregistered car if it had more fruit in the way of brakes, wheels and suspension...but since it isnt registered will keep looking around.

oh yeah, forget about that. Being in tassie don't think twice about a car with SI, makes it hard in Vic i recon.

Kerry's car is damn quick

you talking about is white one with a td06?

Edited April 3, 2010 by sav man

[Duncan]

yeah sorry was that a different one?

and it stops, handles and steers fine. quicker than my gtr around phillip island

[Roy]

HEheh, if you drove my car around PI i would hope it was quicker too

[sav man]

more picatuoos

extra lights on the dash (indicators, highbeam, fuel low, altenator warning, abs warning)

Center switch panel

Moding Reo bar to fit N1 slots

Test fitting front end, still needs some sweeking to fit properly

I'm going to build a GMS GTR like air intake system (over top of radiator) next.

Edited April 4, 2010 by sav man

[sav man]

Mounted the intercooler today

Front bar and lights now fitting properly

I found the Passenger side guard is bent, so i need to straighten it.

[NZM.031]

lookin good now..

[sav man]

Some pics of the air box mock up

[chykan]

lot of work

[BOZ22N]

Did you make it for Targa? I didn't see your car in the entries list?

[sav man]

na didn't make it, the project is on hold/slowdown for the moment untill my job is more secure.

[BOZ22N]

Sorry to hear mate. You and Damo looked like you have put a heap of work into it.

I look fwd to seeing it finished.

[sav man]

I got myself a GTR fuel tank on the weekend. Originaly got it cause i thought it would be lighter (plastic vs steel), but when i put it beside the Gtst tank, i found it was a fair bit bigger. I just found a service manual which says the gtst has a 60l tank, i'd just assumed it was 72l like the GTR. Should be all set for some E85 action now.

Also fitted the steering wheel. Planning to get some alloy donuts to make the intercooler piping up next.