Paul's R34 Gtr Tarmac Rally (Re)Build

[paulR32gtr]

Loom that runs behind the dash - took a little while to sort this one out

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Switch panel in controls for demisters, power feeds for camera system & gps/trip meter unit and a few other odds and ends

[sinistaGTR]

this is so awesome

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Dash loom mostly complete

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Loom through to engine bay, fuse / relay block, Race pace integrated oil/air separator and washer bottle in, brake booster and master cylinder in, VBox magnetic GPS unit installed on roof

[Piggaz]

Staying 2.6 with this car Paul or will you stroke it?

[paulR32gtr]

Staying 2.6 with this car Paul or will you stroke it?

Needs to be a 2.6 for this one for the rally regulations. I believe if I put a 2.8 in it I would need to enter it as a z-tune, due to the year it was made it would bump me up into modern so up against R35's, Lambo's etc. Maybe in a few years the z-tune will get bumped back to early modern and would go 2.8 then.

[BOBBYr34]

I Like the colour 8)

[paulR32gtr]

I Like the colour 8)

Me too. Not quite KY0 but as close as I think you get in the standard 34 colours.

These tend to go well with the silver.... z-tune front bar, and mu secret s-tune copy bonnet

New bumper reo, EFI loom and a couple of other bits I didn't end up needing because the z-tune bar is one piece where the factory is two. I do have a factory bar that came with the roller in case the targa regs force me to go back to standard gear so will come in handy then.

[paulR32gtr]

Engine and gearbox ready to be taken off the subframe and dropped off at Race Pace.

Was originally going to suck it and see if the engine was ok, but thought better and ended up getting it all pulled apart. Was the right choice because there was an 8 thou bend in the middle of the crank, a spark plug tip had come off and damaged the bore a little, and the turbo bearing cages were not in the best shape.

New R34 crank, machining, 87mm pistons up from 86.5mm, new bearings and consumables, reco of the turbos and a good check over everything else.

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Braking system going back in, ABS unit in, all pedals and throttle cable.

PowerFC and new EFI loom installed, power steering lines installed.

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Dash installed

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Aerocatch added to the bonnet. A little nerve racking but it all came up well after lots of measuring, careful dremel work and lots of test fitting until they dropped in.

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Off to Micolour for paint for the bonnet, front bar, guards, side skirts and pods

Bit of test fitting

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Guards done

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Skirts and pods looking sexy

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Bonnet done

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And the finished product including wing. Once the front diffuser goes on it really completes the look but looking pretty tough at this stage.

At this point a lot of my time starts getting wasted staring at it from different angles.

[JZP]

Nice to see you back in a 34 GTR.

Good effort in the rebuild. Hate to imagine the hours you poured into this!

[paulR32gtr]

Cheers yeah there have been many late / all nighters, rolling around on creepers, misplaced tools, gritty eyes and grubby hands - and of course lots of swearing!

It's all worth it now its all up and running, engine running sweet, suspension set up right and blasting around the tracks having fun.