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Hello people!

After having owned an R33 for 5 years now, thought I'd start a build thread. She was almost bone stock when I first got her in 2011. Then, like many, I got bitten. Hard. And in 2015, I finished my studies in Melbourne and I brought her home to Malaysia. Best decision ever.

Specifications:

Model: Skyline R33 Series II

Year: 1997

Engine Mods:

Apexi Pod Filter

Custom Gapped 0.8mm Denso Sparkies

Splitfire Coil Packs

Custom FMIC

Custom 3" Straight Pipe + HKS HiSilent Muffler

Turbosmart Electronic Boost Controller

HKS SSQV Blow Off Valve

Garrett a/r.60 M24 (replaced due to blown turbo)

Defi BF Series Gauges (Water Temp, Oil Temp, Boost)

Cosmetics:

18" TE37 Replica Wheels

Custom Gtr33 Front Bar

Custom Hood Lid Wrapped in Carbon

Custom Autoselect Front Lip

Custom Nismo Gtr34 Side Skirts

Full Carbon Fiber Gtr33 Style Spoiler

Top Secret Rear Spats

Top Secret Rear Diffuser

Carbon Fiber Interior (Gear Surrounds)

Nismo Lighter Kill Switch

6500k HID

LED Parker Lights

LED Interior Lights

LED Reverse Lights

Coming soon:

Link G4+ Xtreme

Warlbro Fuel Pump

550c Injectors

Custom Intake Manifold

Custom Turbo Manifold

Bigger & Meaner Turbo

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Enough pron** for now. I'll try to post as much updates as my wallet allows me to. Hehe.

Cheers,

George

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Thanks Prank. I'll try to post more updates soon. Gonna get an ECU slapped on soon. So excites.

Lol. They have been removed and the wheels were resprayed to gunmetal grey if you look at the later photos.

Thanks man. Will update soon regarding the ecu. Btw, read your thread and thought you did awesome sticking to the roots. :D

No worries George, hopefully the Link is good. Heard good things from people running them in Aus

Cheers man, good to see people are actually reading my thread haha :banana:

Yep. It has got pretty great reviews. Cant wait to get it installed end of this month. :woot: See what peer pressure does to you. Lol.

Cheers buddy. :banana:

I bet, it's like waiting for Christmas :w00t:

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Lol. Yea man. Actually, Christmas just got closer.

Got her a new media player. Out with the old and in with the new. Pretty sweet.

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Updates on the ECU. Got it couple of days ago. Cant wait for a proper installation and tune.

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Lol. Yea man. Actually, Christmas just got closer.

Got her a new media player. Out with the old and in with the new. Pretty sweet.

Sick, looks the goods man! Can't wait to see the numbers she pulls on the tune :)

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Thanks buddy. Its On The Road tune. Its a more inexpensive alternative compared to dyno tune. ;) Many say that you get a much more realistic tune as it is tuned on actual road conditions though you dont get the fancy graph with accurate torque/HP data. Its also part of the reason why I've decided to settle with OTR tune.

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So I decided to try something wild for a change. Always loved the MINES concept and wanted to make a replica out of it. Some may love it whilst some may hate it. Would appreciate some kind comments. ;) Gonna get her tuned with the new ECU this weekend. Cant wait.

I apologise for the poor quality photos. Will get a proper shoot when there's time.

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ebellis - Thanks man. Thought about it before but does it really matter? At the end of the day, it makes me happy. Lol. :banana:

V28VX37 - Thank you for the kind comment, mate. I'm glad it came out beautiful. :D

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