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R32 GTR?

Hi all, I was an active member here 10 years ago, had an R32 GTR, loved that car, did basic bolt on mods, made 300awkw, best car I've ever owned! Got a good offer on it so let it go, i know the new owner, he took it straight to CRD and threw 20k at it. Got a proper built motor now, anyway, I've been cruising around in a supercharged LS3 R8, it goes well with bucket loads of torque in the lower rev range but doesn't have that same 'rush' you get from a well tuned GTR ?

So ive been trolling car sales looking st what's around and keeping an eye on prices. Ideally I'd like to get back into a 32, I liked the GUN metal grey one in ACT but it's sold. 

Anyway I'll be keeping an eye on the for sale section on here! 

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Thanks short circuit, I'm going to the GTR festival tomorrow going to have a look around and will make a decision if I'm going to 100% commit to this. I just got access to my old account and going through the threads I forgot how often I was fixing things on the car.
But still for me it's the best drivers car I have driven and I really miss it. A couple of mates also just got back into GTR's one bought a 32 and the other got a 34, now I want back the in. If I go ahead my budget will be 35-40k so should be able to pick up a reasonable 32 for that money.
There was one on Carsales, a grey 32 that was built by racepace, but it's sold, that's what I want, hopefully next time something pops up I'll be in a position to buy.

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Well, I found a car and brought it home last week. I think it's the best purchase I have ever made, I absolutely love this thing. It's a 1992 R32 GTR which has had a 26/30 conversion and was built with quality parts, the car has been put together exceptionally well and drives like a dream, and to top this off I have almost enough spares to build another car. I have been putting together a list of what I intend to do which is why I started this thread, it's not really a build though more a 'adding my personal touch' to the car. It started today with a thorougher clean, wash and hit with polish, I was going to also wax but I'm not quite happy yet so will add another couple of coats to really smooth off the finish before I wax it.
It did though come up a treat and looks magnificent. I'll add my list later in the thread as I'm going to go and stare at it now [emoji16]
 
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Once I had the $$ it was full steam ahead, couldn't stand the empty space in my life and garage [emoji16]
I kept a diary of all the cars I enquired/looked at, it's actually quite a long list. But couldn't be happier with my purchase.

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