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Well cutting a long story short. Younger brother comes home one day and says he is buying an R33 GTST.

So as competitive as brothers are, I had to buy one as well.

Skyline No 1.

The idea for this car was something fun to drive around on the weekend, hit up a couple of track days here and there.

Yeh well that didn't last long at all.

First DECA was hooked, must do more track days.

Started off with a japspec cat back, that is it. Then after a couple of track days realizing it's got to be better than this.

It became.

- fmic

- pfc

- front/dump

- cat

- greddy type s coilovers

- whiteline swaybars

- seat, harness bar and harness

- radiator, oil cooler

- diff

- better tyres (RSR's)

After that and with 190rwkw I though the thing was a rocket and I'd never have to touch it again...well.

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We did everything at home in the backyard, except for the engine and box swap.

The engine from No 2 went to a good home. Now in Josh's track white 32GTST.

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And at the same time give the brakes a little more power.

UAS 324mm spacer.

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So that pretty much covers off 2009.

This was actually October 2009.

After russman had done a drift day and taken the front bar off on the wall.

One of the only standing start supersprints I've ever done.

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That's all for now, the exciting bits are still to come.

Gota go and work on the car :unsure:

To this stage the car is

- driven to and from the track

- on the weekends etc

- standard motor

- hypergear 21U highflow, BP98 200kw

- fmic

- diff

- 324mm brakes

- swaybars

- coilovers 8/6

- 235/45 RSR's on 17x8's

- radiator, oil cooler

- seat, harness bar and harness

- turbo back exhaust with cat

- qfm a1rm pads

I think the year ends with

Winton 1.40

Sandown 1.27

PI 1.57

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So 2010 starts and as the year goes on

- ksport 330mm brake kit

- gtr wing

- 17x9 + 38 advan sar3 on the rear

now

- 17x8 + 35 with 235 RSR

- 17x9 + 38 with 255 RSR

Finally some grip on the back of the car!!!

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So to recap the only mods to the car are

- turbo back exhaust with cat

- 17x8 and 17x9

- greddy type s 8/6

- swaybars

- 330mm brakes

- seat, harness and bar

- radiator and oil cooler

- intercooler

- hypergear 21u turbo 200kw

- cusco front camber arms

- carbon/frp bonnet

- federal 595rsr

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So reshell time again.

Found a very clean car this time around, low km.

So we kept the engine and box, the diff was also a mechanical so we left that in there.

- new radiator

- new oil cooler

- swap in suspension, brakes, camber arms, harness and bar, gtr wing, exhaust, turbo etc

- new seat (other one broke)

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This time around, more grip is required.

17x9 + 22 all around

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