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lovin the resto. got my c-pillars not in yet...

i was thinking r34 pedals but not sure if its worth the effort and $ haha

good stuff. take your time with the install. dont rush it. keep the pedals original or get the nismos!

went for the textured one eh. i quite like the gloss black. a friend took his out and had it painted and cleared like 10 times in piano black. the deep gloss is magical..... but dust sucks.

i quite liked the double din look with the AC in the ashtray.

yeah, as i understand it the later models had the textured finish. its a 1994 model so i dont want to make it out to be a 89 model lol.

i didnt mind the look but its a bit odd not having the ashtray and cig lighter. the interior is one of those places where youre so close to it all the time its easy to see imperfactions. maybe im getting old but i love the original look so a hacked up console for a stereo just doesnt cut it for me anymore. once its all back together ill get some new pics up.

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righto, some new bits. small things amuse small minds i guess....

sold my double din tv for a new single din bluetooth/usb head unit. the double din i had was a much better deck but it didnt suit what i was doing. i hope the new owner is enjoying it.

while i was at it i bought another console (where the deck,gauges and a/c sit) as mine was cut up to fit the double din. Also bought a new stereo surround from RHDJapan.

and finally my favourite, freshly retrimmed steering wheel in black leather with matching handbrake boot. got these done at X-Trim in Smeaton Grange. Couldnt be happier with their work and i didnt pay $1000 for a new wheel. im just about done on the inside..im finally "happy" with the condition. yes i know it needs a vacuum!

22898840230_9fdb217d80_b.jpg20151122_134410 by Oliver K, on Flickr

22898838790_4af92e9982_b.jpg20151122_134550 by Oliver K, on Flickr

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Interior is beautiful and clean. Well done with the resto.

Thanks! Resto is a serious word, more like highlighting what it used to be.

I have a funny feeling as these get older and the market opens up in usa a tidy example would be worth a fair bit!

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Just purchased a old school HKS glove box insert. even though i have exactly zero use for this, i had to have hit. maybe if i feel like getting ripped off ill buy some old school gauges to fill it with. honestly though, what do i put in there?!?!?lol

23517602106_bd53592fc6_b.jpg20151205_185340 by Oliver K, on Flickr

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Just purchased a old school HKS glove box insert. even though i have exactly zero use for this, i had to have hit. maybe if i feel like getting ripped off ill buy some old school gauges to fill it with. honestly though, what do i put in there?!?!?lol

23517602106_bd53592fc6_b.jpg20151205_185340 by Oliver K, on Flickr

Condoms and dildos.
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not the greatest photo but Street To Track did hook me up with some whiteline swaybars front and rear, including drop links.

havent upgraded swaybars on a car in a while. i now remember what a great mod it is.

the front went in easy enough, on the rear i had to drop the exhuast. The HKS muffler copped a nice polish while it was off too!

24596671456_ea05c2e3e1_b.jpg20160122_211551 by Oliver K, on Flickr

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been a while since i updated this, recently installed the new walbro 450lph pump.

upon taking the car apart i found a previous owner installed a walbro gss342 which was an interesting find!

anyway, old set up out. new pump in and rewired it from the pump to the lid. while there i change the fuel hoses inside the pump to e85 safe submersible hoses (for future requirements).

i had never upgraded the wiring in previous cars when changing the pump but i did this time around. followed the wiring diagrams off here which are quite helpful.Ended up using 8gauge cable for the power supply. to finish the install nicely i bought a new fuel pump plug and crimped in the new cables so it fits like factory. no original wires were cut - which  i like.

so new plug and wiring looks like this

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so wired it up and car fired first go. not bad i thought. 

the new pump on stock wiring had 8.8v at idle. new wiring reads 13.3v on the multimeter.

Not sure if my butt dyno is out of whack but the car definitely feels a lot smoother through the rev range. wiring upgrade is a worth while mod.

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Nor really any pics but also threw on a set of pineapples and deleted the hicas completely.

Them hicas ball joints here a pain in the ass to remove but damn what a difference that made. 

Death to the pesky hicas!!!

5 hours ago, Stephen_rx7 said:

Good work man

I really like the look of your car

And im abit jelous of how clean the interior is.

Good work and keep the updates coming, I'm following closely 

thanks, interior is streets ahead of what it used to be. still need a bit or 2 but its pretty much done. i would consider buying a new dashboard from nissan but at the moment its decent enough and id rather spend the money elsewhere

3 hours ago, Sinista32 said:

I agree about blue joiners. I have them on mine at the moment but will changing to black, hopefully OEM if they exist.

i had the greddy joiners on there but didnt like the look. next time i have it apart ill cut down the excess on hose clamps and polish them up so they look a little tidier.

I bought a new dash for mine and it cost $1000.

Some numpty before I bought my GTR thought a Monster Tacho screwed to the dash with a shift light was a good idea.

Yours is in good cond for age.

I have tried and been successful on a door to remove air bubbles by creating a few small pin holes to let the air out, insert a small amount of contact glue using a syringe with ,2 needle, heating the area with a hairdryer and applying pressure till secure. Even just using a hairdryer to heat existing and stick down may work.

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11 minutes ago, Sinista32 said:

I bought a new dash for mine and it cost $1000.

Some numpty before I bought my GTR thought a Monster Tacho screwed to the dash with a shift light was a good idea.

Yours is in good cond for age.

I have tried and been successful on a door to remove air bubbles by creating a few small pin holes to let the air out, insert a small amount of contact glue using a syringe with ,2 needle, heating the area with a hairdryer and applying pressure till secure. Even just using a hairdryer to heat existing and stick down may work.

Yeah im sure the price will go up as they get rarer! May buy one and hide it lol.

 

I agree, mines in reasonable conditon. Might try your technique if it gets worse. As it stands the car is garaged and rarely sees outdoors so bugger all direct sunlighy hitting it.

A long time ago gauges were the big fad. While my dashboard doesnt have holes i replaced most plastic bits because gauges were mounted there. Much tidier now. Also once the steering wheel is amoralled it goes a much darker black and blends in really well.

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Was it your add to replace the gage in the air vent? if so, good idea :thumbsup:

Difficult to see at the best of times when placed in the air vent. Good idea until you do it and realise not such a good idea.

Actually no. Old owner had the eboost on steering column and had a spare lower trim and vent with a hole cut out to fit. Ive put the original intact one aside and leaving the eboost in the vent for now.

 

Once i go haltech ill be getting the boost control kit, ill piss off the eboost and refit the stock trim and air vent.

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so i ended up fitting up a greddy thermo oil block. no relocation kit. aeroflow lines and fittings and a just jap 19 row oil cooler. i am always a bit worried about fittings leaking etc but the aeroflow stuff is great quality, not many pics of the install but here it is peaking through the bumper...

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while putting the car back together i fitted up the factory mesh, i really like the look

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while these jap brand exhuasts are great, they do hang quite low so my cat back was a bit battered. ended up replacing the stock cat with a 5" 100 cell cat and a true 3.5" exhuast. the back of the hks muffler is actually 3.5" so we mated it up the existing rear muffler. no mid muffler in site. Best Mufflers in Carlton did the work. top quality stuff.

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