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Im 17 years old and want to get a nonturbo r33 for my first car. I have no experience modifying cars but I have 3 months off so do you think during this time I will be able to install the bodykit by myself on my car using online resources and some help from my dad (whose pretty good with that kinda thing - he has done quite a lot of mechanical work on our boats). I think I'd like something like the Jun bodykit: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/R33-Skyline-Bodykit...=item27b6058254.

Cheers guys any help appreciated

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I personally would say buy a non turbo manuel get some practice and then when u are ready sell it and but a turbo. At least you wont kill the turbo by storing the car alot. Or just hold off buying one till then buy a cheap man car and drive it

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so I'm guessing you're just about to finish school?

You need to keep in mind what type of car you're looking at and how much it will cost, including rego, insurance, petrol and general maintenance. Skylines aren't a cheap toy, young padawan.

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Hey mate

Your in pretty much the same situation that i was in about a year ago. Though i had lost my license for speeding so i couldnt drive it lol :P. 3 months should be fine for you and your old man to install and paint the kit.

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My whole car was built in 2 months so its definately possible...as long as you've got time and money to do it all though.

On average for a bodykit you'd be looking at 800-1500 depending on type of kit and quality of parts.

Depending how extreme you want to go whether just front bar/skirts and rear bar its relatively simple but bodykits in general dont just lineup and bolt on you need to know how to fibreglass and shape them otherwise looks nasty.

There's ups and downs to buying an N/A vs Turbo. Obviously p plates you need N/A for now, but if you want a turbo later its best not to spend to much on your N/A just do general mods which you can transfer later like Wheels/Audio etc.

That being said I've spent heaps on my N/A and just got off my P plates 6 months ago, now going to be converting engine to turbo instead of selling.

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