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most expensive to repair as well I'm told :D

I won't say it because it will jinx me.

well... not exactly daily... golf will be daily. GTR = weekend daily :D

When are you coming back up here for a visit darkness?

So what are your GTS4 plans from here. Sounds like panel and paint first. Are you going wide GTR rear guards, but standard front guards. Mechanically are you going for the Stagea conversion, or even GTR RB26?

With mine the priority is the Stagea RB25 swap, plenty of electrical sorting, they seem a very electrical vehicle. ATESSA ABS etc etc. I'm leaving mine automatic, narrow, and minimal GTR bits. Definitely leaving GTS4 decals on.

rebuild it and drive it :P

I cannot do the GTR rear without friggin around with other aspects of it due to rear width being different. so the most that will be done cosmetically will be the front end and bonnet. guard will stay original (or NOS.)

something about the unvented nose on it annoys me - the GTR (non vspec) vented nose I like. I spent a few hours on nengun yesterday and found a fair bit of GTST-GTS4 stuff fairly cheap and shipping it does not pose a problem either. (mate of mine has a wrecking yard in osaka.)

RB26 is out - if I had wanted a GTR I would have bought a trashed one. cost on those engines is on the wrong side of silly money for me. C34 has to be done anyway. I'm staying with the manual on this one and toss a PFC on it.

thats the goal and it will take me a while to do it. those that know me well know that I tend not to stuff about when I build toys.

I'll simply fix this one up make it handle and drive the snot out of it,

that said if someone wants a Stupidly quick 88 subaru wagon - shoot me a PM. it has to go.

Tops?

yours is a GTR panel and to me you would need the correct panel for that switch. the lower parts swap easily and I would rather a clock there myself as I'm going to put a later model patrol radio in it with a Ipod lead.

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I certainly agree with you about the standard bonnets. The GTR bonnet/open grill is a much better look. Hats off to you again for being prepared to restore a GTS4. My goals are similar in preparing a vehicle that can be used daily. I've had some performance cars but reading the 20km/hr ave Sydney trip computer speed, makes it hard for me t o justify a GTR, as much as I appreciate them.

yours is a GTR panel and to me you would need the correct panel for that switch. the lower parts swap easily and I would rather a clock there myself as I'm going to put a later model patrol radio in it with a Ipod lead.

Only problem with that is that mine has a dirty great hole in it from the useless pole smoker that installed my "alarm". That hole has since been utilised for my boost controller, but I could always find somewhere else to wire that I guess. Have a look at it when I swing by and let me know if you think it's any good to you.

I certainly agree with you about the standard bonnets. The GTR bonnet/open grill is a much better look. Hats off to you again for being prepared to restore a GTS4. My goals are similar in preparing a vehicle that can be used daily. I've had some performance cars but reading the 20km/hr ave Sydney trip computer speed, makes it hard for me t o justify a GTR, as much as I appreciate them.

yep this one is going to take some time. I reckon finding most of the sunroof stuff will be the worst bit.(yes I'm keeping it.) most of the trim is available and if I wanted to be tricky I could go parts bin raiding from a few other nissan p'cars.

I remember when the 15yr GTR's started to flow in and some of those were a real worry. given a decent built on one of them (engine wise) was over $10k its not somehting I wish to enter into. that and your point about slow driving. most ofhte ones I have worked on /kept for a week were either flat out cars or slugs no in between.

one of the GTR guys (customer of mine actually) helped me with all the trim part numbers (ta stu!) so that makes my life a bit easier.

I'll pop a few images up eventually.

If you're keeping the sunroof, does that mean you're having the existing roof turret repaired rather than sticking a new one in it?

Let me know if you want a hand with it too, I'm keen to tinker with another Skyline ;)

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i know i might get flamed for this but.

if you put a rb26 in a gts4 does it tecnicaly make it a gtr

[not meaning all the other stuff]

i know it is a stupid question but i have been really wondering.

imnot going to do this any time but yeah its been bugging me.

i know i might get flamed for this but.

if you put a rb26 in a gts4 does it tecnicaly make it a gtr

[not meaning all the other stuff]

i know it is a stupid question but i have been really wondering.

imnot going to do this any time but yeah its been bugging me.

As a GTS 4 owner. I say no. I like the GTS4 for what it is. GTR chassis, but a bit more streetable and usable. I also prefer the factory automatic on mine. Sometimes less is more, as talked about in this thread GTRs are more of a flat out car, weekend car (although I see a few dailys). To me the GTS4 is a daily Skyline with a few GTR bits. It is well short of the legend but much more usable.

according to Nissan, the GTS4 was designed as a GTS that needed to be used in snowy areas or to tow items etc. As it didn't have enough power in NA form to do that, it got the turbo from the GTSt. This is why the GTS4 in an R33 and GT-Four in an R34 is NA as it met the power requirement without a turbo.

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