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First off back in 2003/2004 I imported my first Gts-t... Was a great little fun car with a RB20 and Apexi turbo making 220 odd rwkw

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I then sold that, purchased a R32 GTR (spun a big end bearing about 10 days later) and then begun the process of rebuilding the motor and strapping on a T04Z. Ended up with 430rwkw and the thing was a bullet but I needed to move on with my life and buy a house so I sold it :P

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So I had got my house but was missing all the fun (and annoyance of owing a R32)... I found this Black manual Gts-t (with a shocking white bodykit) for sale one SAU for cheap!

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Unfortunatley the reason it was cheap is the owner had fallen asleep at the wheel and caved in the front end, so this is how it got back to my garage (had been partly dodge fixed)...

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The car was pretty much stock with a cat back, it needed a fair bit of work and I took the time to do some basic stuff while it was off the road.

Removed all the HICAS lines and pumps etc and fitted a lock bar (saved about 20kgs)

Removed all the air con (saved about 30kg)

Whiteline Castor kit

Whiteline subframe bushes (Pineapples)

Bought some 17" Gtt rims

Fitted factory Type M skirts and pods

The sunroof was stuck open, most the paint was pretty fvcked or had different colour panels so I tried a few DIY paint jobs and failed so I ended up getting it running and taking it down to my mate who is a painter over here in Perth BBK.

Just about ready to leave after putting it all back together!

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On the way to get painted...

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Half painted :D

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Back at home

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So I got a little carried away with my suspension, ripped out the parts I had already installed and decided that rose joints pretty much all round should do the trick ;)

HKS Hypermax Rear coilovers and Top Secret Fronts (came with the car)

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Kazama Castor Rods

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Kazama Ally Subframe Lock Bushes

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R32 GTR Rear Swaybar

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Rear Adjustable Camber Arms

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Rear Adjustable Lower Control Arms

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Rear Adjustable Traction Rods

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Care to share what brand those lower arms are?

All the blue arms are from performance-guru off ebay (from the land of the sheep shaggers)

I did a bit of research about them before I purchased and they are made in Taiwan not China, seem to be very well made and I know some people who are using them in drift cars for a few years now and they are still holing up strong.

Website to company that makes them http://www.si-racing.com.tw/

Power time :blink:

Installed

Walbro GSS-342

R34 GTR Injectors and Ballast Resistor

Z32 AFM

Nistune Board

Just Jap Bell Mouth Dump pipe

De-cat Pipe

K&N Air Filter

Hypergear low mount ATR43G3 with a 0.63 Rear

Turbotech Bleed Valve

Add 22psi on BP98 and viola!

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Also added some front camber arms

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It was time for a bit of a driveline beef up, looks pretty much stock under the bonnet as well :whistling:

Front mount and Pod filter = 260rwkw

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OS Giken Triple (Overkill)

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R33 RB25DET Gearbox

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ATS 1.5way Mech Diff

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How do you find that turbo on the RB20?

Very good top end, very average down low... But that pretty much is every turbo on a RB20!

Got bored with 260rwkw so decided to do a E42.5 mix. 50% BP98 and 50% CSR Sucrogen E85 (we don't have any E85 here on pump in Perth)

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Comparison of BP98 and E42.5 (same boost level at 22psi)

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So after stripping 3rd gear I got a little miffed that I had to punch gears so hard just to keep the little 20 in the power band...

I hatched a plan to chuck a RB25 in the old girl and keep most of the same supporting mods :)

That didn't go to plan because I was thinking about everything too much so I have ended up with this plan

Nistune RB20 ECU and loom

Greddy MSS for switching VCT

Yellow Jacket Coils

740cc top feed Deatschwerks Injectors

Ally fuel rail

Bosch 044 in tank

Z32 AFM in cooler piping

VH45 Throttle Body

Freddy Inlet Plenum

6boost manifold

Kinugawa (Kando Dynamics) T67 10cm T3 Rear

Tial 44mm MVR Wastegate

Stock RB25 motor

Adjustable exhaust cam gear

Greddy Profec B Spec II

Getting started, RB20 out and RB25 in the hole

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