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First import i have had, so all of this is new to me, a couple of days i purchased a R33 skyline.

has the usual mods

skylinefrontside.jpg

coilovers all way round.

EBC.

turbo timer.

DVD player.

stereo.

rims.

im new to this whole skyline business, so any help on what to look out for. some good cheap mods to do to the car would be awesome.

cheers HSV004

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First import i have had, so all of this is new to me, a couple of days i purchased a R33 skyline.

has the usual mods

skylinefrontside.jpg

coilovers all way round.

EBC.

turbo timer.

DVD player.

stereo.

rims.

im new to this whole skyline business, so any help on what to look out for. some good cheap mods to do to the car would be awesome.

cheers HSV004

Welcome to the jungle dude

Read the forums often, esp the for sale section. Check the national forums in regards to maint, mods and stuff for sale

You'll grow into it. Just start with maintaining ur car as best u can and replacing the worn components to give it another decades worth of use. Once u got that sorted, then u can think about upgrades

Looks very pretty tho. You'll have fun with it, guaranteed

-D

welcome aboard man

best single bit of advice is don't extend your oil changes do them even if you think the oil coming out is all good :)

have fun with the fight in the garage too your skyline wont like the senator :P but the senator will be jealous of the skyline :)

haha cheers fellas. yeah i got the car from a dude i know who bought it from NSW

i live in adelaide btw

the cleaning and makings things how i like has already started with simple things like cleaning it. fixing the dash lights/ putting my dvd player in tomorrow and hooking up my subs and amps in the process.

its only been a couple days, but they really are a ncie car to drive.

EDIT** with the headlights ive been told i can use any polis on the outside with a buff, is this a good idea or just do it by hand?

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nice 33 dude...dont go modding it just maintain it and keep it looking nice and clean...have fun

DON'T mod it?!?!? You've lost it Krish, definitely mod it!

ahhh, God's country!

Bit upper crust for you Steve :P

Hold up, Port Adelaide, God's country?!?! I didn't know God had hit hard time due to the global financial crisis and had to sell up to a crap hole too. Sad hard times indeed :(

DON'T mod it?!?!? You've lost it Krish, definitely mod it!

Hold up, Port Adelaide, God's country?!?! I didn't know God had hit hard time due to the global financial crisis and had to sell up to a crap hole too. Sad hard times indeed :P

ahahahaha pete just got drilled

-D

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