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Hi All,

Up for sale is my 2001 R34 GTR VS2. I have owned this car for the last 3 years and like most GTR owners, have barely driven it. I had big plans for this car when I first got it, but never got around to doing most of it as time and money constrained me I lost interest. Late last year it developed a couple of problems, outlined below:

1st problem: Originally thought this problem was turbo seals, but on further inspection it was low compression in 6th cylinder, compression test came out 150 150 150 150 150 35. I took the car to the mechanic in early November for him to diagnose and repair the issue, the issue was suspected as a burnt/chipped valve (as fuel vapor was being pushed out of the pod filters when throttle closes) and the plan was to get a camera and insert it into the 6th cylinder to check for scoring on the cylinder walls if the valve had completely dislodged, which would mean the block would have to be replaced. However almost 3 months later and he was unable to get a camera that would show enough detail, so because if the block was opened I would be forced to repair it before I could sell it, I decided I would simply sell the car "as is" to someone looking for a cheap vs2 they could build up easily. The car is currently drivable.

2nd problem: Airbag light flashing. I don't know why. The car has obviously never had a front ender, the airbags have never been deployed and there is no reason it should be flashing as far as I can tell.

What I have tried to fix the 2nd problem:

Manual reset through the door open/close button (didn't work)

Guy with Consult system try to reset (no idea if it was a Consult I or Cosult II) - from my understanding you need a Consult II for R34 GTR's post '00

Plug in standard ecu and connect laptop with "Conzult" (free 3rd party consult ripoff) through diagnostics port - software said it "couldn't connect to ecu" (as in the standard ecu - it didn't even get to try to read errors) which more than likely meant the software was junk.

What more than likely is required:

Trip to Nissan to have genuine Consult II system hooked up to diagnostic port and reset airbag ECU, which may or may not be possible with PowerFC installed, so borrowing a stock ecu may be required.

Other possibilities:

Airbag ECU needs replacing

Some fault in wiring somehwere (It's possible some wiring was partly damaged when headunit was installed, so problem didn't show up until later on but this is unlikely)

Faulty sensor somewhere

Fuse burnt out somewhere? (I have no idea if there is one for the airbag system or not)

Description:

Year: 2001

Model: Nissan Skyline R34 GTR V-Spec II

Colour: Black

Kms: 110,xxx (approx)

Rego: 01/11/2012

Modifications:

Electronics:

Apexi PowerFC

Blitz SBC SpecR Boost Controller

Kenwood AVIC-F90BT In-car navigation & stereo

LED Tail lights

Nismo 320km/hr Dash

Xenon Headlights

Mechanical:

Tomei Sump Baffle

Nismo N1 Water pump

HKS Twin plate ceramic clutch

Tomei Poncams Type B camshafts (260degree)

HKS Camgears

Trust - Greddy Lightweight Pulley Set

Ross Tuffbond MetalJacket Harmonic Balancer

Twin SSQV Bov's

HKS GT-SS Twin Turbos

Apexi Header pipes

HKS Dump Pipes

5in Metalcat

Trust PE Ti 3in Titanium Exhaust

Nismo 600cc Injectors

Trust remote oil filter relocation and oil cooler

Apexi Power Intake Pod filter (x2)

RB25 Airflow Meters

Nismo Engine Mounts

Nismo Transmission Mounts

Handling:

AP Racing CP5000 4pot Front brake calipers

Aesthetics:

Border Racing dry weight carbon fibre bonnet

Carbon fibre radiator cooling panel

Nismo carbon fibre side pillars

Nismo floor mats

Nissan rain shields

Genuine Nissan side skirts

Spares:

Original floor mats

Front wheel well plastics (one side has a small hole in it, so I bought one in better condition)

Spare 3in exhaust

Spare front diffuser (scratched)

DBA5000 Rotors (front 2)

Brand new OEM Coilpacks

Service History:

Log books since cars arrival in country at ~25k kms (2005) until I took possession of car (early 2009) (log book was full when I went to do 1st service, have completed 2 services since I've owned the car).

100k km service completed under 3 months ago, at which point all major seals/gasket replaced besides headgasket/turbo gaskets (bought a OEM nissan gasket kit), harmonic balancer replaced with ross item and pullies replaced with lightweight items

Price: $45,000 ONO

Contact via PM or contact me on my mobile

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haha JP! Can't believe you are selling the 34 gtr now. Should buy your old supra back man I test drove it, it went very good. Can't beat toyota's reliability bro :) Anyway good luck with sale :)

where were was this few months ago , would of bought it for sure , very nice car mate

quick question did you buy the car with the separator installed if not how much did it to get installed?

either way good luck with the sale! :thumbsup:

Thanks all for the strong interest in the car :)

haha JP! Can't believe you are selling the 34 gtr now. Should buy your old supra back man I test drove it, it went very good. Can't beat toyota's reliability bro :) Anyway good luck with sale :)

Unfortunately I never really got to enjoy it, sitting in the garage, sitting at the workshop for mods or sitting in traffic in the few times I drove it around. So now it's time to get a nice runabout instead.

nice car ive seen it couple of times at paden shop =]

Thanks!

where were was this few months ago , would of bought it for sure , very nice car mate

quick question did you buy the car with the separator installed if not how much did it to get installed?

either way good luck with the sale! :thumbsup:

Cheers mate :) The seperator was already installed, but the hardest part of it seems to be the mounting, bit of creative bracketing and it should be fairly easily replicated!

this is good for someone wanting to do an rb28 stroker kit

good luck with the sale

Cheers mate, my thoughts & hopes exactly! Would love to see the car given the proper build treatment it deserves!

One point of relief for the new owner could be this:-

My previous R34 GTR also a VS2, had a airbag warning light that wouldn't go away despite the approaches you took.

I just needed to replace the airbag ECU under the centre console > Voila!

Make sure that the unit is the series 2 one; because the series 1 is different and the loom won't fit

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