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OK, so time to get ready for the first round of the Sprints next week, thought i better pull thumb out of my bung hole and get a few things done to the R35. I've primarily made an effort to host these pics for the USA guys (who may be a bit aprehensive of playing with their GTR) not to mention pulling bits off / replacing bits etc....

So here we go, let's get some maintenance underway... we need the car up on stands,,, lets get this big bitchola up in the air...

Using trusty "mini-ramps" (thanks Dave) lift the front end...

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Once the front end is lifted with the mini-ramps, get your floor jack under the front jack point (right behind the oil train port as per below..

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Lift that sucker way up, ready for your stands...

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Position your jack stands at the side jack points, left and right (fronts)

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You may need to bring the car down slowly to make sure you have the jack stands positioned properly. You want to end up with something like this..

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Now with both left and right (front) in the air, get your jack stand positioned under the rear centre jack point (just under the rear transaxle) such:

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Lift the GTR up, position the jack stands just like at the front and lower slowly until you have it all positioned correctly on the rear jack points..

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You should end up with something like this, ready for some well due maintenance..

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I've found this is the best way to go about it, assuming you are doing this in your own garage.

Now.. let the games (and skinned knuckles) begin..

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So... moral or the story is, give it a go,, it's just a car after all, and fark the warranty, fark it right in the eye with a blunt dick i say.

(more to follow)

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good to see . nice plate too

got a list of things your doing to it ? or do we have to wait and see

replacing most fluids (pretty hard to get to front diff!), installing new titanium exhaust (*in pic), some new diffuser blades, some carbon fibre intake snorkels, and a few other things. yep there are heaps of covers under there,took my an hour or more to screw around getting them all off, half the battle. pita. the creeper makes things a LOT easier too.

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I'm loving the look of that Exhaust.

BTW those mini-ramps are ingenious. Ive never come across them before. Where abouts can you get them? Ive always used a scissor jack behind the wheel to get it high enough to slip the jack under.

Looks like some pretty good design under there regarding aerodynamics. Must be a pain taking it off to do any work though.

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I'm loving the look of that Exhaust.

BTW those mini-ramps are ingenious. Ive never come across them before. Where abouts can you get them? Ive always used a scissor jack behind the wheel to get it high enough to slip the jack under.

Looks like some pretty good design under there regarding aerodynamics. Must be a pain taking it off to do any work though.

I think you can buy them at most caravan dealerships (the mini-ramps) believe it or not. Otherwise a block of wood might do instead.

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I think you can buy them at most caravan dealerships (the mini-ramps) believe it or not. Otherwise a block of wood might do instead.

Wow, you learn something new everyday... Who would have thought a caravan shop would have something that is actually usefull?

Can also get them from ebay too for those (like me) that wouldn't know where to begin looking for your local caravan shop :happy:

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wow good to see someone who is not afraid to give it a go.

also did you start her up without the exhaust??? lol

Good point, but I think they are fine, all I am really worried about is it falling on me whilst working under the car itself (!). It's a good idea to use the floor jack too, under the central jack points (front or rear) if you are working under the car. That way you aren't depending on just one stand/point alone.

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Great to see you having a go doing everything yourself.

Did you have to take the wheels off to put the exhaust on..? :ermm:

Or you doing a brake upgrade as well?

I am doing brakes too so took the wheels off. I think you could do it with the wheels on if you wanted to.

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