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Hi everybody! Thought I'd say hello, I've been reading bits and bobs on the SAU for awhile, mostly for my Skyline but now that I'm working on my Stagea I actually have to start asking questions.

I currently have 3 Nissans, all great pieces of 90s nostalgia. I've had my R33 GTS-4 for 5, nearly 6 years now, got it almost completely standard, cost me next to nothing and I've changed pretty much everything in it by now... I started by saving weight, putting on carbon fibre bits whenever I could and then I went and had an RB26 dropped in over a year ago. I drive it often - not quite daily but as often as I can, when it's not sitting in a garage. I've taken it down the strip a few times and at some point I'll get it on the track too but it will need a quieter exhaust for that. I'm about to get the engine forged, new ecu, bigger turbos, etc. After that I'll leave it alone for a bit and focus on the Stagea.

The Stagea I bought last year, an S1 RS4 with Dayz kit, leather interior and a dying autobox, so I got it cheap with the intention of doing a manual conversion. It needs a bit of love, rust on the doors and a little on the boot but it has potential and the wife loves it. I managed to get an R32 GTR gearbox here in the UK, I took a risk and bought it blind, in unknown condition and minus the speed sensor. I've had the box checked out and it looks fine but sourcing a replacement speed sensor is proving to be a proper PITA. I'm not sure what the Stagea cluster and the GTR box will work with? Longer term, this will be the daily car for me or the wife so I might take the RB26 out of the Skyline and put it into the Stagea, I reckon 600hp or thereabouts is all it will ever need, it's that or build up the RB25 - I'm in two minds about it. Then I can get another RB26 head and an RB30 block (maybe stroked) and build up the Skyline again. Other than that an R34 front end conversion and respray would be nice but it's not top priority.

Finally I have a UK spec S14a Touring. This is the current daily driver, again totally standard when I got it, it even has the original wheels on it. The only things I have changed on it are the fuel pump (old one died so put in a Walbro) and the exhaust (wasn't willing to pay Nissan prices for an original so got a Mongoose). I'm trying to keep it as standard as possible as it's worth more like that and once the Stagea is up and running we won't need 3 cars so the SX can be sold on. It's a fun car, not the most practical but it could be turned into something a lot more fun and I've got 2 to work on already. Anyway, some pictures for your enjoyment:

6009083575_7fb6f51885_z.jpgR33 by Cameron Walker, on Flickr

6902254662_964d7d5316_z.jpgNew look by Cameron Walker, on Flickr

16576238756_3407d25ec8_z.jpgClean1 by Cameron Walker, on Flickr

17375795334_1a93ec8e27_z.jpgDemon_Worx by Cameron Walker, on Flickr

20578278103_a9a4da4dab_z.jpgNissan Family by Cameron Walker, on Flickr

21199412575_b8aeb057a6_z.jpgStagea RS4 by Cameron Walker, on Flickr

21207312431_b31ca55d99_z.jpgZ32 Wheel by Cameron Walker, on Flickr

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