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How be it?

I keep gettin directed here through google when i do searches, so i figured i'd finally register.

I don't own a skyline though... I own and drive a kouki S14 and i recently picked up an S13 silvia as the new project.

Since the 13 will have an rb25de, i thought it would do me some good to expand my library and find some info on this site for the build.

I've been on okinawa for almost a year and a half. I'll be here until 2012 unless the military lets me stay longer.

That's about it for now. lookin forward to findin some useful info here. :blink:

~Kris

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It's been a long time since I've been back here.

Since the last time, I've gotten rid of the S13 due to some issues with the guy I bought it from. I kept most of the parts so I could one day build it with a different chassis.

Just before that, I sold my S14 and picked up a 74 Corona Mark II.

I also bought a 97 Silvia to use as a track car somewhere in the middle there. It's shared with myself and two other people (Matt and Jerome).

When Matt came into the mix, he brought back the idea of the mutt-RB I was going to put into the 13. After some thought, we agreed we would swap it when we finally blew the SR. We never did blow it, but had a few electrical problems, so now we have the RB in. There's still some work to be done to get it running, but hopefully before the end of the year, we can have it done and take it to the track...since we both leave in March next year.

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This was taken right after we dropped everything in. Matt is still working on the harness and megasquirt system, we're waiting for JP to get the flanges welded on the header then a few little things and we should be good to go.

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