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Car is finally booked into Insight on the 19th of April for the ECU, fuel system and sensor wire in plus the tune. Thats the good news. The bad news is that V-cam aint gonna fit with my pistons and ho

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Small update.... ITS RUNNING. Fired first go! Smells like burnt dust apparently .

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A 9174 would just make the EGP pressure issue worse and in my mind it seems like a bit of a GT RS shit going on. Not that it's horrendously bad (It wouldn't be no twin buttplug pressures), That's NOT

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Don't swear at me, Mark :P

LOL

On the serious side though, I am looking at something like this with a slush box, I almost got a old WB Statesman a couple of weeks ago, it was a right mess but the body was sound, I tried to low ball, waited to long and missed out.

I'm really frustrated, trying to find something to build is proving to be extremely problematic.

I want something with some punch and grumble but very low maintenance, hence lazy big ci 8 with auto, but finding something to suit is breaking my balls.

Initial purchase is the problem, I only have a small budget for the initial outlay (the minister of war and finances is fairly strict on this), my plan is to buy the car then strip and rebuild it, then when I am in the good books and funds allow get some bits to make it go (all parts shipped to work and then hidden under a blanket in the garage of course).

My plan is to have a regoed, loud, low, and angry cruiser that will fit me, the minister and 3 psychotic teenagers in(and of course go fast in a straight line).

The way I'm going though the kids will have already left home before I get something in the garage to start on.

But while there is life there is hope.....

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LOL

On the serious side though, I am looking at something like this with a slush box, I almost got a old WB Statesman a couple of weeks ago, it was a right mess but the body was sound, I tried to low ball, waited to long and missed out.

I'm really frustrated, trying to find something to build is proving to be extremely problematic.

I want something with some punch and grumble but very low maintenance, hence lazy big ci 8 with auto, but finding something to suit is breaking my balls.

Initial purchase is the problem, I only have a small budget for the initial outlay (the minister of war and finances is fairly strict on this), my plan is to buy the car then strip and rebuild it, then when I am in the good books and funds allow get some bits to make it go (all parts shipped to work and then hidden under a blanket in the garage of course).

My plan is to have a regoed, loud, low, and angry cruiser that will fit me, the minister and 3 psychotic teenagers in(and of course go fast in a straight line).

The way I'm going though the kids will have already left home before I get something in the garage to start on.

But while there is life there is hope.....

R34 GTR with a RB 30 and a big single. 4 inch exhaust and a decent suspension setup.

Loud, low and tough....

Purchase price just doesn't quite tick the box. 3 out of 4 is pretty good, yeah? :D

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R34 GTR with a RB 30 and a big single. 4 inch exhaust and a decent suspension setup.

Loud, low and tough....

Purchase price just doesn't quite tick the box. 3 out of 4 is pretty good, yeah? :D

I think the 3 kids would be upset with having to have their legs and heads removed to allow fitment, plus I'm off fuel injection and turbo's and stuff.

I want a car with the biggest motor that I can fit in and what I can tune with a small screw driver and timing light.

Getting back to my roots if you know what I mean, read: old school bogan.....

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That 572 crate motor sounds tough.

Lol mlr at your commentary with minister aand 3 psychotic kids as I now have 3...I feel your joy and pain.

I have actually had parts delivered to work and hidden at home, I thought I was getting soft but now I know it's socially acceptable :)

Life is too short so just do it (thanks Nike, greatest slogan ever)

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R34 GTR with a RB 30 and a big single. 4 inch exhaust and a decent suspension setup.

Loud, low and tough....

^^^ ah ha I like those thoughts piggaz :)

Purchase price just doesn't quite tick the box. 3 out of 4 is pretty good, yeah? :D

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That 572 crate motor sounds tough.

Lol mlr at your commentary with minister aand 3 psychotic kids as I now have 3...I feel your joy and pain.

I have actually had parts delivered to work and hidden at home, I thought I was getting soft but now I know it's socially acceptable :)

Life is too short so just do it (thanks Nike, greatest slogan ever)

Um, I do it too.... God we're a pack of selfish pricks aren't we!!?? Wives really are out to ruin our lives however. The Aussie Post guy at work knows me by first name he brings in so many parcels for me!

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So what's the verdict on the gearbox Paul? And I see you were running treacle thick oil with the Quaife front diff? How did that go, they only recommend 75W90 for it?

The car hasn't moved in a few months. It's been washed and detailed then put in it's naughty corner.

The box I've decided on a PPG 1-4 helical dog with an OS 5th gear instead of the standard one. I'm a little concerned that if I ever head down to Philip Island I might strip 5th being so over driven. I'll also be using the larger input shaft which does mean clutch modification.

As for the oil, that was Terry at Award diff and gearbox recommendation. He uses it in all his diffs that are likely to see track work. Seem's fine to me. It definitely shut the clunky Nismo GT PRO up, that's for sure.

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Will be interested to hear what you think of the PPG gear set, I know you are not keen of a seq gearbox, but that is next on my list, there is a German guy who makes TTI 6spd boxes in Nelson (about 4hrs from me) so we are looking to adapt a transfer case to one.

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A little bit of an update here.

Tomorrow it goes in to get the front bar resprayed, the rear pods redone after they got hammered at the 2012 Nationals the boot sprayed white and it all stitch welded up.

Now, my car being a Series 3 has a few little features the earlier models didn't and not many know about. There are 4 holes in the boot which have bolts going down into the chassis rails. The R34 GTR and S 15's have a bar which link these 4 points up. I got an S15 brace for $50 from skyline spares.

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I'll rub it back and paint it up.

Here it is inside a 33 GTR.

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I also bought one of these. Nagisa Auto "Gacchiri Support"

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That obviously needs the front guards taken off. See if I notice anything.

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Is your missus a race car driver?? :P

Not a race car driver.... just a very racey blond :wub:

I would consider her quiet a good driver, but isn't particularly familiar with race gearboxes, race clutches or race cars.

:woot: J.

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