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Hey Guys,

Weekend just passed I bought a R32 GTR, or the two halves of one seeing as the engine and box did not come in the car.

Now I have owned/worked on/driven many cars in my 23 years of age, but I have never had to get up close and personal with a Nissan. Much of my history has been Subaru.

Nonetheless I am pretty excited about this one, it is a dream car and though I currently cant enjoy it I plan on having it ready in the not so distant future, so I will probably be calling on your expertise rather frequently. If I bought a Subaru in its current state I would be pretty confident that I could get it together and running within a weekend, however not knowing where half the stuff goes, how to do it and sometimes what it is is going to make this difficult.

Here some pics of the old girl, once I get he going I will be giving her some new paint on the bonnet, some nice wheels and some other goodies

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I have already got a workshop manual on order and will be doing the timing belt tomorrow, so can anyone point me in the right direction on how to do an RB timing belt in case I dont get a manual?

And because some of you will know the tricks of the trade, do I drop in the engine and box bolted together or install box and then drop engine in and bolt together?

A couple more things, I have a boot full of hoses, lines and many other things so I may have to upload pictures at a later date and ask your where they go as I currently have a very bare engine bay.

I believe power steering pumps are universal across the board? as I am missing mine

And the lower bumper lip has gone MIA since I first inspected it, is it something I can get elsewhere or rare as hens teeth?

Thanks in advance guys, look forward to catching up when I get her running!

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Hey congrats on new project mate

Coming from a Suby background all i can say is everything you THINK a part should cost for this car, double it lol

As for your engine/gearbox question i put mine in as a bolted package, very tight squeeze but it fits (obviously without any gear in front of it but by sounds of it you'd already know that)

As for parts being rare for these, you can essentially buy a WHOLE car out of Japan if your cheque book is big enough. I have already spent thousands on new parts myself, PM Chris Rogers here on these forums, that's who i got to import my parts

I think nothing looks better than a car with a new paint job, if i was you i'd save the lil extra and get whole car resprayed, looks soo much better

Lot of guys here on forums would be willing to lend a hand if you ask them nicely (and i in your area obviously lol)

Thanks for that, I was hoping to drop the engine and box in together, looks like i will need to get the dump pipes out of the way first, no biggie.

I may end up having this Chris bloke on speed dial as I am not too sure what I need, looking forward to have my savings dwindle though.

I won't be going the full respray, the paint is pretty good besides some oxidation on the bonnet and slight fading on the boot.

As for help, that would be much appreciated, but it is being stored in Nagambie, which is in the middle of nowhere unfortunately, but I do have access to a hoist and engine crane etc. There so it makes it worth the drive for me

Yeah I got it off Harley, seemed like a good bloke

The engine has stock internals (I havent been told otherwise) with N1 turbos and adjustable cam gears

The cam gears is why I was asking about the timing belt, as I havent done a belt with adjustable gears before and dont want to stuff it up as the head has just been rebuilt.

Any advice from you guys? A how to? youtube?
Ta

"And the lower bumper lip has gone MIA since I first inspected it, is it something I can get elsewhere or rare as hens teeth?"

not rare but about $350-$400 new

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  • 2 weeks later...

Hey guys, thanks for the info about the lower lip, I'm still trying to chase down the seller as he possibly still has it

Anyway, I went to change the timing belt today only to find that the crank pulley is a royal pain in the arse to get off and gave up after many attempts

But I noticed this-
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As far as I can tell, someone has attempted to drill the spigot bush out, will this give me grief later?

Just get the correct tool and remove it and fit a new one

I dont think I will be able to get the purchase on it with one of those, I have been told to use an ankascrew sort of bolt

In the meantime I just want to double check that the crank bolt isnt left handed thread? otherwise I have made it seriously f#@k'n tight...

...As after the ratchet gun failed....

I had a 20mm billet bar wedged between 2 bolts in the flywheel stopping it from turning and a breaking bar on the freeze and released bolt with a 3m pole on the end and started pulling. I bent the bolts in the flywheel and the breaker bar was flexing pretty well.

So yeah, if she is left handed thread, she is now gonna be a pit of a PITA to get out

  • 2 months later...

Ok guys, so I haven't been able to get a lot done on this old girl (see: nothing). Been working flat out and Christmas and shit. Just don't have the time.

Can anyone recommend a user on the forum competent wit gtrs that you'd recommend and may be interested in putting her together for some coinage?

I'm happy to help in any way I can (if they want, I might just be a nuisance)

Just an idea

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