Richos R33 Gtst

[ssxRicho]

Where to start....

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.

[stevena]

Bout time

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And so the track days begin.

And then finally, this happens

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The damage wasn't that bad, but it was decided to re-shell.

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Enter No 2.

This thing was completely stock and had 170,000km on it.

So the job was simple...

Swap all the running gear from No 1 into No 2. Including the engine, box and rear subframe.

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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.

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

UAS 324mm spacer.

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So the brakes, you learn as you go.

Calder park twilight destroyed the rotor and drove home on the handbrake.

DBA5000's answered the question.

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So 4 weeks after No 1 was gone, No 2 was on the track again.

Then a new turbo is in order. Hypergear 21U highflow, 200rwkw.

To which Trent @ Chequered Tuning promptly made into a flame thrower.

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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

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

[beenowened]

i have always curious about what has been done to your car after seeing the awesome times you have done with it.

cant wait to see the rest of the build keep it up.

[Mr. Untouchable]

Awesome, love to see 33 gtst builds, keep up the good work!

[ssxRicho]

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 I picked up some cast tsuchia wheels from the forums.

17x8 and 17x9

Which then got powder coated.

Which then find that the spokes are cracked and swap back to the sar3 and drift6 setup.

[Mr. Untouchable]

Ahh I had the exact same wheels which also went black. + 32 front & + 38 rear I think ( was years ago) same as yours 17x8 & 9. Good wheels

[ssxRicho]

2010 is all about track days, the car changes very little.

Winton 1.38

Sandown 1.25

PI 1.53

[ssxRicho]

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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Plan for 2011, track days lots of em.

second track day for the year.

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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)

This time around, more grip is required.

17x9 + 22 all around