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Hey guys!

I just joined the nissan club, with my new R32 GTST and I'm very excited to get her on the road!

Here are some pics of the old girl.

I've already fixed the rear bar so please ignore that ;/

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It's currently just a rolling shell, so im planning on dropping a RB20DET in as soon as i have some cash. ( p plate laws :/)

Please tell me what you think :)

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Long post here we come....

So this weekend I got my dad to come up and help me finally get some stuff on the engine done.

first off we just cleaned the engine and got rid of a lot of the dirt and grease that had been caked on. Still not pretty but much better than it was.

Next thing we did was put new seals onto the rocker covers and installed the half moon seals with a bit of silicon. Ran into a bit of trouble the first time round

as I had grabbed the wrong size allen key heads (about 5mm too long). went down to supercheap and luckily they actually had the right size allen key bolt. Grabbed some washers while we were there as well.

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Next up we removed the rear main seal and did a bit of a clean up around that area. I noticed that the metal pipe there is bent up fairly bad. is that going to restrict oil / fuel flow (if that's what it is) at all?

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After the sun went down I got to work on sanding the coilpack cover back to metal for a new paintjob in the morning. I tell you..it's hard to get those corners around the bolts free of paint haha. I probably didn't try hard enough though.

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Coilpack cover after painting...

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installed the new rear main seal. Looking pretty good.

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Flywheel had a fair bit of surface rust on it so gave it a light sand back and it came up alright. Shouldn't cause any dramas anyway.

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Did a bit of a cleanup on the clutch as well. A light sand on the pressure plate and it came up quite good. Didn't get any pictures though as it was a pain trying to line it up without an aligning tool haha.

We then got the gearbox lined up and onto the the spline correctly. Also drained the sump and had no chunks or metal shavings! (engine condition is still totally unknown...just hoping for the best)

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Gearbox all bolted on :)

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We also installed new tensioner and idler bearings and a gates racing timing belt as well as the starter motor but no pictures of that sorry.

Also, sorry for shitty post layout. I still haven't figured out how to make the pics smaller etc.

So all in all, Got a little bit done this weekend. Would have liked to got all the other small pieces like timing covers, alternator, power steering pump, injectors, coilpacks etc on though.

Next weekend we should hopefully be able to get all that stuff onto the engine and then perhaps start dropping it in. After that we will have to lift the back end up and remove the HICAS system and install a lockbar.

Thanks for reading :)

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Thought about doing that but did not want to have to spend $$$ on a new head gasket if it's going to be fine as it is. (was told it was running well before being taking out for a 25/30 conversion).

If it doesn't work, it doesn't work. If that happens I may just buy a complete setup that I can see running and try and part out the current engine parts etc.

But so far all seems well, engine turns over fine, has compression etc.oil was pretty dirty but nothing out of the ordinary so far.

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Nice man. That pipe is for coolant feed. Not sure if it will restrict it to much. if you need any ideas check out my build thread as i just built one from a shell also.

Good to see another 32 out there :)

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Not entirely sure to be honest. Semi-daily is most likely. bit of a weekend cruiser as well etc.

I can't do much to it because of P plate laws but the next thing after that may have to be a respray so I can get a new front bar and side skirts. (custom colour that can't be remade exactly the same).

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If you like green, try GMH Poison Ivy. I love the way it changes shade.

A paint job gives you the opportunity to get all the body bits you want first, maybe a GTR style front bar would look nice.

Nice front end, i notice your gaps are even. Many 32s are bashed in the front and will never look the same again.

About P plates and power... well its an rb20, there is a limited amount of power, and lots of money wont make much more. An rb25 is what you need for big power, BUT the experts say the 32 GTST cant handle heaps unless there is a cage stiffening up the chassis. Which means track only car or expensive engineering/rego hassles.

I have 180 kw from my rb20 and its plenty for the street, but it feels weak at Wakefield.

Looks nice, good luck with it. :thumbsup:

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Thanks for the input Mik :)

I had planned on getting a GTR / look alike front bar and spoiler but with the colour issue, there isn't much I can do until a full respray.

I've already spent a fair whack in the last few months, so will probably drive it for a few months before deciding to get a respray.

If I was getting a colour change, I don't think I'd stay with green to be honest. I'm not sure what colour, but maybe the original gun metal grey (original...I know) or a dark blue / purple.

The car itself is straight as, not a dent on it. (that I have found yet) haha.

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