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Currently looking at a clean series 2 GTST I am quite happy with. Drives nicely and everything works well, no rust etc. 

The car is a manual but I went home and checked the chassis number on Nissan fast for peace of mind and it says it was built as an auto. Everything else checks out r.e paint code etc

Everything in the car works as intended so I imagine the wiring has been done properly during the conversion. Shifting is smooth and theres no strange noises.

The car was bought by the owner a few months ago as a manual and was previously owned by the same guy for many years who had it imported sometime in the mid 00s.  so I dont think the current owner is aware, I've notified him but wondering if the conversion could pose any issues in the future? Or is there now no meaningful difference from a factory manual car? It shifts better than all the factory manuals I drove... Everything else is great so would suck to have to find another as well sorted.

 

thanks guys.

 

Edit: I'll also mention that the car facts report I got from car sales states it is a manual as well, so maybe at some point after the first owner imported it , it could have been converted ? I'll also get a shot of the build plate to confirm how it left the factory

 

 

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KiwiRS4T Grand Master

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No problems...plenty around like that. Has it got the manual console around the gear lever and handbrake? An auto will have the gear position indicator in the cluster but that can be blanked out.

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Kinkstaah Grand Master

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If it's done right then it'll be mechanically identical.

The only thing that may trip you up is if you have to replace the clutch on it, as it may be a R33 gearbox which uses a different clutch to the R34. Worth knowing when the time comes!

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yep it has the manual console and its a series 2 r33 gearbox in it to match the chassis and engine. clutch was just replaced with a competition twin plate one for potential power mods in the future.

 

thanks boys!

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Kinkstaah Grand Master

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Derp. For some reason I thought it was a 34. I suppose someone could have put a 34 box in a 33... but yeah if you have already changed the clutch on it and didn't notice it was originally auto till now, I'd wager you're fine!

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