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ENGINE REBUILD AND PAINT JOB ADVICE

Hi Everyone,

after 3 years of my R32 GTR being out of action I've decided it time to give it some love and restore it however  I need some help!.

dose anyone know roughly what I'll be paying for:

engine rebuild (standard engine)

paint job - from silver to black

any other advice regrading these two main jobs I'm aiming to achieve would be fantastic considering it's all new to me

 

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respraying panels in the same colour or the whole car is straightforward and will cost a couple of thousand, however changing the entire (external) colour is a huge job because of all of the small fiddly areas like filler carp, door jambs, boot etc etc. Also your engine bay colour and paint code on the VIN plate will not match the exterior which most people will take as a sign of major repair or even rebirthing

re engine rebuild, I wouldn't do it unless you are trying to fix a problem.  Cost varies hugely by what needs to be done, and since the rebuild only replaces internals you won't see any difference in the engine bay unless you do further work at the same time (eg power coating rocker covers, replacing rubber hoses, replacing or polishing hard lines

So maybe just take it out and enjoy it instead?? A professional polish and detail ($500+) will work wonders

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The 2k paint jobs most of the time aren't actually worth a damn,  a proper restoration will cost more than that. 

As for people thinking there are major issues with a colour change, it is actually the same with any paint. The same morons will attempt cover issues by doing a cheap respray. 

Basically the half ass attempts is why a lot of the cars out there are in bad condition but hey, it's been resprayed and the engine bay was detailed, instant 10k increase in value now, lol. 

Your right s2d4 2k jobs are shit i ended up doing this to my gtr after 3 years paint started cracking and peeling around the window

I had my gtr for 10 years now in "silver" and also have a silver work car understand why i want a change lol..
Duncan you have a good point how big of a job this will be and the vin not matching however I have n interest in selling the car

The only reason why i want a rebuild because i feel like its at a point that things will stop working especially after its been sitting at home for the last 3 years.


Do you guys know any mechanics that knows the R32 GTR well? I need someone to go thru it and tell me other issues i may have and if its worth it


to be honest the question yo need to be asking is recommendations for painters in your area. go to them and have a good discussion with them about your expectations and budgets. all we can really give you is 2nd hand information which will be vague at best.

 

i.e respray $5-$10k+ ish done properly.

@luis32gtr, have you considered wrapping your car? It isn't as expensive as a full blown re-spray, and is reversible if you ever decide you don't like it or you want to sell the car.

I have looked into this and some of the products look to be good value when compared to a full respray, especially if you are just looking for a change or colour or are attempting to protect paint. As above i think your best bet will be to speak to a painter or someone with experience wrapping cars. 

Good luck. :)

I seen cars around all wrapped looks pretty good, I may consider that. I'm in no rush for the paint right now. I'm more focus on replacing some interior parts and looking for a mechanic

thank you all for the advice!!

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