Nuclear Skyline Gtr

[SiR_RB]

i didnt know the N1 sideskirt pods just fit over the standard r32 gtr sideskirts....beautiful !!

[nuclear_skyline]

Yeah I was really happy with how they fit up... They will go on permanently when the paint is done with sikaflex so the ends (Very thing i know) will be painted up to match, and the metal lay will match perfectly!

[nuclear_skyline]

You speaketh!

I would try to find a genuine GTR bar if i was you

Agreed, genuine would be better. Nice looking car tho.

+1 for genuine GTR bar

I listen-eth!!!!

An lovely genuine bar, with genuine lower lip and genuine plastic N1 vents!!! Lots of thanks to Import Monster! The packaging was extreme, but it got here without breaking!

[N1GTR]

Oh my god, that exhaust is a disgrace. What were they thinking when welding it up!!!

EDIT: I mean the old one

[Let Me Drive]

where did you get the rear N1 pods???? i want lol

[nuclear_skyline]

Oh my god, that exhaust is a disgrace. What were they thinking when welding it up!!!

EDIT: I mean the old one

it is quite hideous isn't it!

[nuclear_skyline]

Installed a autometer boost gauge I had lying around today. Should be interesting to see where the boost gets to, if one can believe an Autometer guage... I went through my parts cupboard!!! Found a whole lot of interesting things - mostly to do with the mini panel van I am restoring... This is what my shed looks like at the moment.

[nuclear_skyline]

I dropped off my bumper and N1 pods yesterday. The car is booked in for the 1st week of July to have the paint done!!!! AWESOMENESS!!!!

[jakeeus]

Thats one tough car!

[nuclear_skyline]

I dropped into Just Jap this afternoon as I had a few parts I wanted to pick up before the car goes in for it's respray next week... I have been thinking long and hard as to finishing off the N1 bodykit - so the bonnet lip and rear N1 spoiler.

Well, I was plnning on buying the bonnet lip and they didnt have any of their fibreglass ones left so I picked up one of the carbon fibre ones. It will be painted so no one will be able to tell the difference anyway...

Where I have been really uncertain is what to do about the rear N1 spoiler... I think they make the rear look quite 'complex' is the only way I can describe it, maybe too busy - messes up the clear lines... I asked the boys at Just Jap to bring one down so I could look at it on my car and they said they had a genuine OEM spoiler. Well, I like OEM gear - makes the car better'er Well in my opinion anyway... It weighs bugger all as well! THe paint is in shoddy order, but nothing some rubbing cannot fix

[nuclear_skyline]

I pulled the bar off the front of the car this afternoon and it was fun

I will do a DIY write up soon for people that are interested.

But here is the progression of the photos at least.

I am not planning changing the intercooler at this stage in the game unless something really good comes along at the right price. I rubbed the front of the cooler back and gave it a prepsol...

Then sprayed the front very lightly with engine enamel... This was the result...

I need to get the car ready for driving down to get sprayed so had to mount the number plate back on.

[G3TFKD]

nice looking car mate. should look good once complete!

just an observation but it looks like you will need a new front reo bar as the one currently on your car don't have the holes for the n1 vents in your new bar to poke through?

and haha i have the same socket set

[nuclear_skyline]

Cheers mate!

All the re-o bars need to be trimmed to fit the n1 vents... But there is already a dimple shown in the re-o where to cut.

[nuclear_skyline]

I dropped the car off today to have the paint done.... And I hate going to ye ol' shop - makes me want to quit my current job and go back to working there... Check out some of the rides they're working on atm.

I didnt go into the build side of the shop where the painted cars are kept today - but will get some photos of some of the cars next time... The boss was in painting a Camaro this morning when I went.

[nuclear_skyline]

Two more sleeps until I pick her up!!!

[nuclear_skyline]

One more sleep to go!!!

[nuclear_skyline]

Can I update with awesome photos of the car finished? Um, no... Can I update with the care being fiddled and fixed? YES. Basically yesterday when I had gotten a lift and arrived in Fairy Meadow I got a call saying the car wouldnt be ready... I was already in town so decided to hang around and work on the car. I also bagged myself my old job back!!! Now I get to work a day a week at the hot rod shop! Really this is a shits and giggles job for me as it doesnt pay anywhere near as much as my other job but I love it.

The car was in a little worse shape than I had originally thought (aren't they all?). The drivers side sill at the rear was completely shot. Not only the outer sill, but also the inner. So we had to cut it out and fabricate a new inner sill and outer sill patch which was quite big. The rear drivers wheel arch was kinda also rooted so we had to patch the bottom of it and weld up the outer panel... Good fun...

The rear of the guard where it attaches to the rear valence behind the rear bumper had a couple of sections along the seam where the guard had rusted out on both sides...

So we had to fabricate up some new patches and weld the bastards in...

Also had to clean up the front guard where it had coroded! I didnt think that would be very common in the aluminium guards!

Before:

After:

Then it was onto the fun job of sanding!!! You dont realise how much shit there is to sand on modern cars until you have to do one.... detachable side skirts, N1 lips and spoilers, etc... It was good fun though....

The car should be ready next friday - or so I am told...

[Ten Four]

Geez, good work. Coming along great!

[nuclear_skyline]

Cheers James.

I cannot wait to pick the car up on Friday!

[TriniGT]

Good stuff I have a GTT but the GTR32 is my real love. Nice updates and top job.