The ever evolving R32 GTR build

[mr_rbman]

HAHA, johnny.......certainly not happening, I know you've worn down a few people but it'll take a bit for me to go a single RB26

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

give or take a few years, you'll end up doing it LOL

more power, more torque, more response, more cheaper, less heat issues, less piping, less hoses to fail, less shuffle, less blown rear turbo

hahaha

[mr_rbman]

So I bit the bullet and had the motor removed to do all the heater hoses along with anything else that popped up.

Plenty more nasty little surprises but at least its getting sorted and will help me sleep better now.

Here's some progress pics.....all new genuine Nissan hoses.

[jmknights93]

Ahhh been there done that. What a mission of a job that was. Could have earned millions in the swear jar that day.

Stunning GTR though man, she looks beautiful Keen for more photos.

[mr_rbman]

ye you're not wrong, did the first heater hose in car but this one was impossible and just knew there'd me more to go so figured do it all now and sleep at night

[r32-25t]

One of the best you can do to these cars is change all the heater hoses, other wise you know your going to get stuck in the most inconvenient place imaginable

[mr_rbman]

So motors all back in now and running well.

While it was out I had the plenum painted wrinkle black to match everything else once I get round to it.

Have just had some new Hankook Rs-3 tyres fitted and I'm off to get a wheel alignment this arvo and that should be it ready for this weekends hillclimb.

[GH05T]

Nothing feels better than KNOWING that everything is right. All the little things are taken care of. Then you can have the spirited drives with out that little niggle at the back of your mind.

[XGTRX]

Just a note if you already haven't replaced them are the two plastic connectors on the firewall. One at the back of the plenum which just connects two water hoses and the other behind the cam cover for the heater hose junction. They are prone to fall apart from the inside and flick plastic pieces into your coolant system. Well worth replacing if you haven't already.

[mr_rbman]

Finally managed to get some better pictures of the exhaust whilst she was on the hoist being wheel aligned for last weekends hillclimb.

[jmknights93]

Photos look sick man !!

[mr_rbman]

A few pics from the weekends hill climb (I believe it is the fastest speed hill climb in Australia)

I think I was the slowest in my class but I had a ball and managed to drive there and home so can't complain about that. (Unfortunately some weren't so lucky )

Time for some more suspension work ready for the next one in August.

[jmknights93]

Looks fun, something I myself would like to get into here in Sydney.

Shame about that GTR. Do you know any details about the accident??

[mr_rbman]

ye there's vids on youtube, search 'R32 GTR crash mt alma 2016'

Never like to see that happen obviously but this guy especially was a top bloke, was really cut up afterwards obviously.

Another GTR (32) and a few evo's had some pretty big offs too :-/

[jmknights93]

Geez!!! Glad he was okay.

I've posted the video below for those interested. Hope that's okay?

[GH05T]

ouch, what happened, just misjudged it by the looks? didn't hear any tire screech, didn't sound like understeer?

[Forgeperformance]

Those heater hoses are always fun to do. I find it funny that im pretty sure gho5t's car was at the shop at the same time yours was so whilr you two havent met your cars have...

[GH05T]

yeah I don't think I have seen this one yet.

[mr_rbman]

ye Glyn, I think it was a case of just too much speed, I chatted to him afterwards but didn't go into the details, doesn't look too fast but I believe he was somewhere around 170-180kph around there :-/

[mr_rbman]

Hey Josh, so you do occasionally get on here , I think I recall seeing Glyn's car the first time my car was at yours earlier in the year (plates ring a bell)