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R31Nismoid Grand Master

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Seb the stickers looks awesome down the side of the car, very well designed indeed.

Little too much going on at the rear of the car though?

Glad to hear its all coming along now after the wait time you had to endure with the motor etc.

Hopefully the beans on the power its making over here in AUS get spilled soon!

Sam, agreed. From what I've seen on YouTube and US boards the Lambos are geared for 100-200 MPH runs etc whereas R3s are pretty much good at everything you could conceivably want from a street car: drag, circuit, street. Personally I am not interested in the flying mile type of events.

Also one point to remember the Lambo's in the vids are all carrying a H pattern boxes and shifted manually vs a DSG :)

But i do agree with the rest. It's not until ~150mph the Lambos catching up. And not just catching either, they are utterly honking past on most occasions which is no small point really, to do that at such speeds is quite impressive in itself.

Would be interesting if they both had DSG boxes i think :thumbsup:

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absolutely stunning! Graphics are very tasteful, such an amazing package overall :)

do you know how much she weighs at the moment?

Haven't weighed it lately but it's not that different to stock. What we saved with the carbon panels etc we made up for with the cage.

Who put all the sticker work on the car?, nice work on the car, very envious, very stout setup!

cheers

darren

The graphics were designed by Nick Moss Design. Nick also does some of the V8 Supercar team graphics and is a great guy to deal with. I used D&S tint at Lonsdale in SA to do the vinyl work and get the design onto the car. These guys are a small family owned shop who do excellent work and really know their stuff. I only had a two day window (at short notice) to get the whole car done and they came through. Really impressed with their work and can highly recommend them.

cars looking good Seb, what a monster!

let us know how you go taming the power on the track.

Thanks mate, looking forward to getting back into some track work. Planning on heading over to Vic and also the eastern states a bit in the next 12 months. Should be a good opportunity to give it a run. Have the first outing at the Mount Alma Mile Hillclimb this weekend. Will keep you posted re how the engine performs.

MacGillaZ Enthusiast

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Picture found on R31SC from a competitor attending with a quote from Martin;

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Its a car lads. A pain in the butt to sort it all out, but a new opportunity to do something really special with a 35 as well :)

You go motor racing - expect this can happen - and factor it in. It does to everyone eventually.

Remember - no matter how fast or slow you are, safety gear can make all the difference. Personally I wont be doing that hill again without a full cage, suit, and full face helmet. Thankfully all of the safety gear in the R35 worked perfectly during the accident and allowed the driver to get out of the car before it went up. If the same had happened to my uncaged Subaru (we both cross the line at about the same speed), I wouldnt be here to write this to you. Keep it in mind, and take it seriously.

Thanks for the kind words regardless :)

Martin Donnon Mentor

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The unfortunate part is constantly having to answer questions about it. The facts are -

When you race cars sometimes they crash, and if they are going hard its a big crash. Then sometimes they catch fire and burn well if there are no marshalls around. This car did both of the above........so.........

we bought a new one.

While its a fairly major kind of incident it has definitely upset those that have never sat in/never driven/may never own an R35 on the Internet much more than it has upset us. Strange world we live in, but thats the facebook generation living their lives 10 keystrokes at a time all looking for their free moment of glory on the web.

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The unfortunate part is constantly having to answer questions about it. The facts are -

When you race cars sometimes they crash, and if they are going hard its a big crash. Then sometimes they catch fire and burn well if there are no marshalls around. This car did both of the above........so.........

we bought a new one.

While its a fairly major kind of incident it has definitely upset those that have never sat in/never driven/may never own an R35 on the Internet much more than it has upset us. Strange world we live in, but thats the facebook generation living their lives 10 keystrokes at a time all looking for their free moment of glory on the web.

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Totes, chin up and look forward to the bigger and better V2.0

MattR Veteran

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hey martin;

why dont you just buy this one as your new starting point:)

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/nissan-gt-r-2008-11970757?base=1216&vertical=Car&eapi=2&Page=2&sort=default&cr=15&__N=1246%201247%201252%201282%204294963846%204294961487%201216&silo=Stock&Range=Price:Min,Max~0.5

fellow member on here would give you a good deal im sure

ssxRicho Grand Master

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We are more than likely going to cut the rear section off the car and integrate a bbq hotplate into it....make a seriously good talking piece that smile.gif

epic! love that idea.

Shame about the car, motorsport is motorsport. Take the good with the bad.

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While its a fairly major kind of incident it has definitely upset those that have never sat in/never driven/may never own an R35 on the Internet much more than it has upset us. Strange world we live in, but thats the facebook generation living their lives 10 keystrokes at a time all looking for their free moment of glory on the web.

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