Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

There are pros and cons to both plans

Stockish cars if looked after can go forever; however, you may find you take it to the track for happy laps and the hicas fks out, brakes on their way out, suspension arms/geometry need replacing, bushes are flogged, etc and can have thousands just to get everything sorted. On the same note, find one with un damaged rails, no rust, good condition... It doesn't take THAT much $$ to get a 300kw GTR.

A modified/forged one may seem a better value option, but unless I could see full receipts for the whole build and knew the place is reputable with RBs, I'd be a bit cautious. Just cause it's forged doesn't mean it can't go bang! Then your at square one again. But, generally the value of parts far exceeds what you would be paying, so it's not bad value.

Honestly, I'm going to echoe others' comments here, if your fretting over 5-6k don't buy a gtr. They can get bloody expensive! If I was to sell my GTR and buy a new one, I'd be waiting around Untill a finished build turned up with the works, there's been some cars sold over the last 18 months that have gonr for about the cost of the engine alone

i recently bought a rebuilt one, however upon further investigation it turns out the motor had been rebuilt ~9 years ago. No receipts were provided so I wasn't able to verify the build.

Main things I looked for were:

- interior, mine is one of the cleanest I have seen, no bubbling, cracks etc anywhere inside

- bolt ons and supporting mods, gives a good indication of budget for the build (probably naive view but the better the bolt ons/supporting mods, the more money put into the build)

- how it drives, although built a while ago, it still makes great power and drives well and solid on the road. A few things to sort out but hopefully the motor holds up for at least a couple more years.

- underbody, check for rust and damage. sills on both sides of mine were gone, but didn't think it was much of an issue (its an old car after all, and I wasn't looking for a concourse worthy example for what I paid)

The 32s at least 20yo cars now. Personally I would still look to buy something that has had the motor rebuilt.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • I wanted to try and preserve the front bumper as long as possible, they're not cheap and are made to order in Japan. Taking inspiration from my previous K11 Micra build where I made an undertray for the Impul bumper, I did the same for this BN Sports bumper but a little slimmed down.  This time round I only made a 'skid plate' (if that's the correct wording/term) for just the bumper surface area, the Micra version covered the gap like an undertray. Starting off with a sheet of mild steel approx. 0.9mm thick 4ft x 2ft in size. I traced around the bumper, cut it out and cleaned the edges. Luckily I was able to get two halves from one piece of metal In the video I installed it as is, but I've since then I've removed it to spray and add a rubber edging trim. The rubber trim is suitable for 1-2mm and it's a really nice tight fit. The bolts had to be loosened due to the plates being too tight against the bumper, the trim wouldn't push on I used some stainless M6 flat headed bolts for a flusher finish (rather than hex heads poking down), I believe this style fastener is used for furniture too incase you struggle to source some. The corner's are a little wider, but this may be an advantage incase I get close to bumping it  The front grill got some attention, finally getting round to repairing it. Upon removal one fixing pulled itself out of the plastic frame, one side is M8 that fixes inside of the frame, where as the other side is M5. Not knowing I could get replacements, I cut down an M8 bolt, threaded it inside the frame along with a decent amount of JB Weld.  The mesh was replaced to match the bumper. One hole on the bonnet/hood had to be drilled out to 8mm to accommodate the new stud, once the glue had set it could be refitted. I think the reason the grill was double meshed was to hide the horn/bonnet latch (which makes sense) but I much prefer it matching the bumper Bumper refitted and it's looking much better IMO The Youtube video can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVZP35io9MA
    • The video for the servicing and fuel filter change can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLJ65pmQt44 One of the main jobs I wanted to do before the car officially went on the road, was to remove the awful looking blue silicone hoses. There's nothing wrong with having coloured silicone hoses, but I realise as I'm getting older I prefer monotone engine bays with a splash of colour on the engine cover(s). I cover this in a lot more detail in the Youtube video, so unfortunately there's limited photos of the process. The intercooler, upper radiator, boost vacuum and upper breather hoses were all changed to black silicone with mikalor clamps. The only blue left is a blanking cap at the back of the inlet manifold and the GReddy pulleys (which will be replaced for stock when the cambelt gets replaced) While the intercooler pipes were off I gave them a quick clean/polish too A before photo I do have a replacement air filter on its way. Fuse box covers were painted blue, they're now satin black Another job on the list while the bumper was off, is to add some mesh https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54737966256_99b28bfa30_c.jpg[/img] I was hoping to use some thin wire to secure it, but it seems I've misplaced it and the wire I had was too thick to twist easily. I ended up using cable ties for the time being https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54737131882_c2b7989dcc_c.jpg[/img] Was pleasant to see this https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54737131627_8b2aab13b3_c.jpg[/img] The last thing to do was to fix the front grill and re-mesh that to match but I ran out of time The Youtube video can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4FsF6tgizE&t=23s
    • Hi all,I already introduced myself in the Victoria section, but only saw this section now lol XD New to forums and new to skylines. Hoping to buy my new skyline within October
×
×
  • Create New...