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Im very happy with it, just hope there no other problems other then whats listed on j-spec.

Mine hopefully should be around the 10k registered. I cant wait to see all the goodies I get hahaha.

I still dont like the brown interior but its nothing some interior spray or a retrim cant fix over time. I dont think I will worry about it for the moment.

I think Too_Much_Boosts ceffy came with pearl through it, must be a dealer thing?

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guys,

- i had my car complianced and blue slip fpr like 1850 bux in sydney

- The drivers and passengers side visor were missing so had to use a piece of metal.

- Have just completed a front and side skirt bar respray for like 400 bux and the old paints on the cefiro's have pearl on them regardless of colour.

- A gtr front mount will fit exactly on em.

- 17x8's and larger will not fit on the front of the ceffy if the car has tien coilovers on em and if its still a 4stud.. the bottom of the coilovers will rub.

U need to get 20 mm spacers to fit these things on and longer studs. 75 mm.

Pm me if u guys experiencing these probs.

- Cefiro windows are 400 bux each brand new from nissan japan. (ouch). Not much u can do when parts are rare for em.

Been thourgh so much with it. :wassup:

guys,

- A gtr front mount will fit exactly on em.  

-  17x8's and larger will not fit on the front of the ceffy if the car has tien coilovers on em and if its still a 4stud.. the bottom of the coilovers will rub.

U need to get 20 mm spacers to fit these things on and longer studs. 75 mm.

Pm me if u guys experiencing these probs.

- Cefiro windows are 400 bux each brand new from nissan japan. (ouch). Not much u can do when parts are rare for em.

Been thourgh so much with it.  :wassup:

- Did you have to chop much of the front bar up to fit the GTR cooler? I have one to put in and I was hoping to not have to chop any of the plastic up, or go to the other extreme and chop as much out as possible.

- I was looking at installing Buddy Club P1s 17x8 - why wouldnt they fit? Ive got Teins and was getting some because they have an awesome offset in 4 stud so they clear 4 pot brakes. I dont see why they would rub as ive seen 17x8 on S13 before.

- I bought a whole bunch of spare parts with my car can got them put in the boot. Paid a decent rate on a whole spare front end.

JK

u dont have to cut out th front bar.. But the thing covers like 1/4 of the gtr intervooler. So it probably best to do it. Also have to chop a chunk of the front chasis just between the lights. To fit. see pic below.

I had to get spacers on mine as the bottom of the tien coilovers were rubbing the insides of the rims. Depends on how yours is sitting and cambered also. Mines is 100mm of the ground pre rims.

yeah im gonna have to import a rolling shell in future cheaper than buying things from nissan.

Hay i too have a cefiro and loving it good to see there are more and more getting

around

I have front mount and turbo back exhaust h/d s13 sus and hyundi 15" stockys

has any one replaced the steering rack and i want to remove the rear wheel steering has any one done this allready???

thanks

mark

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seeing every body's car make me cringe at the fact that i have to wait for mine for so long....but here's what's on the way

1989 Nissan Cefiro 5 speed

88,000 kms

Gunmetal grey

RB26DETT engine

NISMO turbos

NISMO 555cc injectors

APEXi front mount intercooler

SARD pressure regulator

Aftermarket fuel pump

GTR tuned computer

LSD

Aftermarket clutch

Aftermarket exhaust

Front and rear fenders have been flared slightly

Update model tail lights

R32 GTR wheels

JIC coilovers

R32 gtst brake calipers and rotors

Twin apexi pods

Front/rear Strut brace

it's for my mum by the way

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sky80 that car is mint. it has been up for sale for a couple of months now though. never mind must be able to put out some pretty good power figures

yeah it's nice :) i had the deposit and everything down with prestige, but i wanted something thats going to be hear before mid december. I don't want to have a ceffy sitting around in the garage for a month while everyone has a break over christmas :(

Congrats on picking it up :D

thanks fellas...i guess an intro is in order...

henry is the name, currently driving a 93 180sx. previous cars include, 91 180sx, 91 silvia, 90 180sx, 93 soarer, 92 r32gtst, gen3 prelude, 83 accord. i know nissaner off here. and he let me put his cefiro sideways the day he got it:) thanks john.

as far as this a31 is concerned....i really hate the interior....i wanna get some different door trims and seats.... more pics here

it's for my mum by the way

yeah sure man.. and will your mum be drifting a 300kw+ car and terifying(sp) all the other mums as she drives to the shops to get the groceries? .. :jk:

Hey man.. good to see you got your purchase. I did have my eye on that one way back as well. But was afraid of probs associated and the financial burdens some guys tell u about importing.. such as dead engine as stuff.

Would luv to see yours as well when u get it here in dec.

hmmmm i remember seeing that ceffy on the yahoo auctions like 5 months ago and when they originally put it up for auction it was a 1990 model.... now its advertised as a 89 model? something dodgey going on... regardless its a nice ride.

my mum drove all of my cars, even the skyline with a heavy ass brass button clutch, she drove it down Victoria Rd in peak hour...im so proud of her, she's almost as big of a petrol head as me :)

yeah i saw it a while back too, but didnt have any money (and now the bank owns a rb26 cefiro) i've gotten a few cars off Geoff, as well as many friends, so i do have a little bit of trust in him..as long as it gets here, im happy.

hey guys, anyone know where i can get the autech kit locally? i hope the cooler doesnt get ripped off going on the boat. i really need some kind of kit for it, and i dont like any of the other kits i've seen for the a31s. thanks in advance

no one that i know of other than steve (meggala) has ANY kits for cefiros...

if i were u i would pay the bit extra with geoff and get ur car put in a container... that way u can import a kit in the car...

i would go for something different... most ceffys these days have the autech kit... i posted a couple in the yahoo auctions thread on this forum... check them out... the zero cool one is pretty.... well cool :)

This is my Cefiro,

The pics are pretty crappy but you get the idea.

Mads are:

Blitz LM intercooler

Pod filter

GFB BOV

3 inch mandrel from the turbo

Greddy profec b spec 2 EBC

JIC drift coil overs

All mods have been installed by myself since getting the car in december (except exhaust)

Jay

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