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Hey everyone,

Since i just finished this, thought id show it to the SAU world.

Before i start few PLUGS :ph34r::

- Bob Romano Motorsport (tuning and mechanical)

- Extreme Custom Engineering (for all your fabrication needs)

- Bossman Wholesale Tyres (tires, fittings, wheel alignments)

- Freeworks (importing of jap parts)

Background Check:

Names Dave (21), worked my butt-hole off to build this so i hope you like it.

I set out to build a 32 completely different to any I've seen, everything had to be done at home. Really wanted to show people whats possible and to hope they give it ago instead of paying others.

The day i got the car:

Drove just over the boarder in 2007 or 2008 (NSW) to purchase what i thought was the cheapest to date 32 I've seen.

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Sale add consisted of:

Complete rolling 1993 r32 gtst, without motor or box in the car

After further inspections and haggling over one of the cleanest chassis i've seen we loaded it up and headed home.

Blueprint to date:

Chassis:

- Started out, stripped entire car to bare metal

- Stitch welded every seam, then re-sealed

- Re-did the whole under body back to bare metal then re-body deadened

- Removed all sound deadening

- Re-painted entire car in DG black

- etc...

Styling:

- Cst Hyper Zero Fr: 17x9+35 (+10 effective) Re: 17x9.5+15

- Pumped and shaved gtst guards

- Standard skirts / Pods

- GTR FRP front bar

- GTR Bonnet w. aerocatch latches

- Clear Indicators

- Non-projector Headlights w. Clear Lenses

- Mirrors (to be craftsquare)

Motor / Trans / Running Gear:

- Self Built S2 Rb25det sitting 40mm lower and 30mm backwards

- Blasted block (resprayed black)

- Freshly resembled (factory)

- Self ported head (72hours worth)

- Lapped valves w. new stem seals

- Modified cooling lines

- Garrett GT3076r

- Self Port matched Hks Low mounted Log Manifold

- Self Port matched Freddy Plenum

- Denso Jeccs 555cc Injectors

- Modified Q45 TB

- Nismo Fuel Reg

- Catch can & Coolant Swirl-Pot

- Oil / PS fluid Coolers

- Turbosmart Ultra-Gate w. Screamer & Stealth BOV

- Self made 3" Dump-Pipe to Modified 3" Gktech front pipe to highflow cat to Kakimoto Regu06&R Cat Back

- Rb25 Box

- NPC lightened HD flywheel

- Exedy 5puk Button Clutch

- Braided clutch line with modified throw out assembly for lighter clutch feel

- Single Piece Tail-shaft

- Cooling-pro Alloy Rad (soon to be PWR)

- HDI intercooler core (soon to be PWR)

The brains behind ^^^:

- Haltech PS2000 (oil/water/fuel sensors, 02 wideband, ls1 coilpacks behind dash)

- Racepak IQ3

- Currently at 355rwhp on 14psi tuned by Chris Romano

Front / Rear End:

- 8/6kg Isc Coilovers

- Superpro bushes throughout

- CBC Bearings throughout

- Front ISC Castor Arms

- Silkroads Adjustable Camber Arms

- PoweredByMax Steering Knuckles w. lengthen LCA

- PoweredByMax Tie rods

- Generic Tie rod Ends

- Power steering rack moved forwards 20mm

- Front / Rear Whiteline adjustable sway bars

- s13 non-hicas Rear subframe gusseted and foam filled

- PoweredByMax Riser Bushings

- PoweredByMax Traction Arms

- PoweredByMax Toe Arms

- PoweredByMax Camber Arms

- R33 gtst front Brakes with QFM Pads and RDA rotors

- R32 gtst rear Brakes with QFM Pads and RDA rotors

- Tucked brake lines with Braided Hoses

- Hydraulic Handbrake with Standard Cable brake for parking

- Kaaz 2way Diff

The Office:

- 2 Seated

- Parcel tray panel

- Battery relocated behind passenger seat

- Completely re-wired using an EZ wiring Kit

- Sparco Sprint Fixed Back

- Safety 21 Rollcage, powder-coated orange with added harness bar

- RPM harness

- S15 Dash conversion

- Heater box / AC removed completely, runs electronic demister / fan

- JVC HU / Pioneer Splits

- Yet to decide on door trims / finish a few interior trims

- PoweredByMax shift knob

- Taped up Momo (soon to be nardi)

Now onto the good stuff:

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CHASSIS PREP / WORK

- after fully stripping the car back to bare metal it was sprayed with a temporary easy to remove primer so i didn't have to worry about rust etc, then the work began on the chassis.

before:

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replacing a panel or two

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and after:

i lost the after photo, but it was all back together.

how it is...

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test fitted the cage

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then started work underneath

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primer

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full seal, after welding

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more primer

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paint test

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then under-seal

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sandblasted the engine bay and repaired some minor rust.

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then started on the paint

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this engine bay soon to be re-sprayed

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more panel prep, which ended up sitting in storage for a good 10-12 months, while i played with more interesting things

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how it sat all covered up for the rainy periods.

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then the interior started

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followed by primer

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then into the booth for some paint

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body work continued then wheel fitment came

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guards soon to be re-done, was not happy jann !!!

back in the booth for more paint

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ALL paint soon to be re-done by my mate FLYNN !!! :)

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girlfriend bought me the plates i wanted :P

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then the fun shit started...

MOTOR TIME

moved onto building the motor.

blasted the block, re-assembled after painting 2pac

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lots of hoses / crap deleted ^^^

then started on the head

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homemade tools :P

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and all done !!

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motor mounts came next, played with a few ideas came to conclude with this

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in the bay for first time

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making all the piping

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ready to be welded up

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modified dump pipe

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manifold and turbo location

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FMIC once piped up

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BACK TO PAINT WORK

re-did guards, much wider and blended back into body line

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rear end assembled

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taillights polished up

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various paint progress photos.

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straight off the gun

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aero catches fitted

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goodies from j-land arrived

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front assembled up

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almost there

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Glass all in

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Wow. there is a bullshit amount of time been spent on the body of this thing..... and then just to drift it. haha. i drift myself but i couldnt bare to spend that much time on it. it is a top notch build non the less.

Grate job and plenty of different ideas comming together.

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