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quick bit of trivia.... whoever got a kakimoto kit that orignated from Skyline imports actually has a different kit to the original... if you don't believe me park the j-spec kakimoto next to the Skyline Imports ones.

reason being... the kakimoto bodykit involves modifying the front and rear guard rails to fit the bars in (obviously) but what skyline imports din realise is that kakimoto also mofied the Castor of the wheels when the fitted the kit on. So basically they've gotten a kakimoto kit, tried to fit it onto a R33, and found the wheels scraped... so after a bit of "wtf" they modified the kit (5 times from memory with different moulds being made) to SHIFT the wheelarch into what they believed was the correct position.

All in all I think they made 5 or 6 of those kits, and tried to flog the GTSts for 55k and the GTRs for 85k back then. No one bought em so they dropped their prices to 30k or something for the GTSt's, dunno bout the GTRs.

So to be technically correct there's a kakimoto kit.. and there's a Skylines Imports kakimoto style kit :D

I saw a white r33 gtr widebody at nundah. I think it was a different kit tho im not sure.. the fmic was humongus tho

UMMM YEAH was next to the honda dearlership and saw this front mount and then OHHH BABY! i duno how this thing fits in one lane of traffic... it was a white GTR aswell it was complete maybe the plates PHAT or FAT would suit it nicely

UMMM YEAH was next to the honda dearlership and saw this front mount and then OHHH BABY! i duno how this thing fits in one lane of traffic... it was a white GTR aswell it was complete maybe the plates PHAT or FAT would suit it nicely

GTR Cam has a widebody kit fitted by Ares Speed...looks good and is not as over the top as some of these...and it does look PHAT...

Just kidding, it wasnt to bad. i drove slowly past it the other day. the purple pearl looks pretty cool but it still looks like the japs put it together...

massive rims, cooler etc.... oh and no holes in the rear quarter guard, just pumped and pumped.... pretty nice

mic

i spotted the PHATT white widebody GTR this mornin also, 0615 turning right off milton road down sylvan rd in toowong....it had some funny looking chrome rims on it. i had just finished work :) saw plently of other skylines enjoying the THURS nite also (from my servo) ahhh well.

Haro

Mines - Does your friend live in Forest Lake. If so I have driven that car, the wide body white GTR R33. I also took him for a spin in mine. It was back when he was deciding what turbo upgrade to go for.

I was supposed to organise some cruises with him but lost his number. If you got it can you PM it to me.

  • 4 weeks later...
Hrm.. saw a wide body black 33 on the skyline cruise.. I must admit it dont look too shabby.. tho may well b a lil hard to park the think in a normal carpark.

A problem i'd be willing to learn to deal with :P

  • 2 weeks later...
sorry to dig up an old thread, the car in question is for sale, please click the link for pics, its DAMN sexy!

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/showthread.php?

p=935302&posted=1#post935302://http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/fo...ed=1#post935302

HI I AM THE OWNER OF THE WHITE WIDEBODY GTR. SOME OF THE COMMENTS ARE VERY INTERESTING. FOR THOSE WHO LIKE THE CAR, IT IS BASED ON A NIZMO LM WIDEBODY RACING CAR. IT IS FOR SALE AND YES IT IS IN HPI VOL46. YOU CAN SEE THE CAR SPECS IN THE FOR SALE SECTION.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY LOGICAL QUESTIONS

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