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Yop. I have an R32 track car. Bought it for $10k as an unregistered car in NZ. Was actually pretty sweet, coil overs, exhaust, filters, boost controller, bolt in cage and other simple mods. Thought for 10k is would be a sweet track car. Have probably spent an additional $30k on it so far. It is still breaking down and a pain in the ass. However, When it runs right, it is a sensational amount of fun.

I think that the thing that you need to keep in mind, is street cars are not designed to be race cars. If you take any street car, run it on slicks or semis, double its power and run it at max rpm and load for extended periods of time, it will break. That includes everything.

The advice i would give anyone wanting to do a fun R32 GTR track day car, is do it once and do it right. Dont mess around with half measures, OEM parts, chinese parts or entry level japanese parts. Get the good stuff. Unfortunately i have learnt this the hard way.

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Not at all. You can build it as right as anyone knows how and it will still break.

this.

but also dont underestimate OEM. some can be very good and even superior to even the most expensive aftermarket.

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this.

but also dont underestimate OEM. some can be very good and even superior to even the most expensive aftermarket.

Which is why alot of the Nismo stuff is better than it has any right to be. In many instances it is stock gear, modified or manufactured differently to more track oriented purposes. EG LCa's are standard ones drilled differently, or tension rods are shorter versions of standard ones with harder bushes etc etc. Just a shame they want drug money for most of it.

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this.

but also dont underestimate OEM. some can be very good and even superior to even the most expensive aftermarket.

Agreed. Going through my rebuild "journey" with the workshop I used, with their knowledge, I was surprised about how much stuff the car actually *didn't* need.

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If I had my time again I'd not buy a GTR. But perversely, I'm happy that I did...Work that out.

This. I bought an R32 GT-R that needed work and honestly all it has been is an expensive headache. For that one brief moment it works, you remember why you love the car but does it actually make up for everything else?

They're an ageing war house that was over 100k to buy when new. They do need a lot of components replaced if you want them to be reliable beyond puttering around these days.

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