R35 Build

[handbrake]

brake ducting either side of the intercooler inlet looks to be usable...

[kessian]

That bar looks unreal!

[PM-R33]

Love that front bar! You are obviously keeping it raw and not painting it?

[handbrake]

Waiting to finalise the rest of the car before looking at Whether or not to paint it

[handbrake]

we fixed the fitment difficulties. I reckon the fit is now 95% OEM. slight uneven panel gap near quarter panels, very acceptable

The front reinforcement bar needs to be cut to size at the ends to fit the bumper

intercooler shroud sits well around the intercooler, it would require trimming to fit your individual intercooler.

brake duct guides look to be very usable as I have mentioned previously. just need a solution at the rotor! we will be addressing this next.

The oil and tranny coolers need some tweaking of their brackets so that the coolers sit flush with the cutouts on either side, the effect when positioned right is excellent.

Overall I am very happy with the end product. If you are a track junkie then I reckon this bumper will be for you, I will however partially reserve judgement until I can investigate the brake ducting solution and its function out on the track. Also, if you are considering this bumper though you will need to budget for quite a lengthy install and some fabrication of the cooler brackets

this is a photo from the guys at the workshop. I will get some more detail shots soon.

[Noy]

When are you hitting the track next?

I'd like to see this beast in action.

[Nee-san]

Was thinking superlap if I can get a leave pass from the mrs!

Dr's Cert ?

[handbrake]

When are you hitting the track next?

I'd like to see this beast in action.

will be out at the ruzic time attack series August 23

[handbrake]

a few pics, car filthy but being in and out of the shop for ongoing mods means no time for cleaning! (reminds me of dirty dee of pootie tang fame!) will give it a wash before next track day

car with aeromotions r2.two, top racing bumper on and new ride height

[handbrake]

not much left inside now

[handbrake]

custom surge tank and racetech 4009 seat going in over the next 2 weeks

brake cooling ducts also on the agenda

[dazmo]

Looks like you have put the car on just a little bit of a diet Mark !!. Car is looking mega tough mate will be good to catch up at the next track day I am planning on having my car out there for a bit of a shake down. You doing morning or afternoon session ?.

[handbrake]

Full day Darren, see you there!

[Amayama]

I thought I was looking at a car built by Garage Defend for a moment there! Car looks fantastic

[wht510]

Out of curiosity, are you going to put some mesh or similar over your intercooler/oil cooler etc? Just to stop stones from eating it?

[handbrake]

not considering anything yet. would be difficult with this style of bumper.

when we strip the car at the end of the year we might look into it further.

[GTAUTO]

Car looks great mate very aggressive stance, be good to see your times drop again. God these things are fast, should be some good battles down at superlap next year.

cheers dave

[kessian]

Do you know roughly how much weight it has dropped with your mods?

Edited August 10, 2010 by kessian

[handbrake]

Probably about 60-65kg dry

Surge tank will allow us to run a lower wet weight at the track

A lot more yet to come out

[On Edge]

great project keep up the good work