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[Project El32]

This is my story and how I got to own my dream car.

I was once a youngen and always loved playing car video games from a very young age. At that point I knew there was something about them that always made me happy. My parents always told me that they wouldn’t want to see me driving one as they’re for hoons and bogans. Well here I am. I told them I always liked skylines, there was just something about them. 

So as I got older I started to get more into them and getting more obsessed. 

I couldn’t wait until I got my license, i had the usual shitty cars just to get me through. 

I went to many car shows as it was getting more enjoyable and I still didn’t know a lot about them but wanted to. 

So after many years, at the age of 20 I bought a gts-t type m. I just wanted one. I didn’t care at the time. It was my dream to have one. I told myself that I’d give it 10 years to finish it as a project. I only said that as my family didn’t want me spending all my money on cars. Thy got over it eventually though. I had lost my license for 8 months as I just bought the r32. Waited and waited until I got it back as I just wanted to drive it for the first time. It was the best feeling to drive it. But ended up getting pulled up on the second drive. Didn’t know a whole lot about modifying at the time. 

But I wanted to do crazy stuff to it. 

So after some thinking, I left my shitty job to find something better and get more money. I did, I worked at a car wash for a year and a half. The first 2 months I was there I bought a body kit for my car. 

 

 

[Swz3]

Nice car. What are your mod plans for it?

[Project El32]

It took just over 7 months to get the paint and body work done. 

It’s got a custom Midnight purple 3 paint job. Had wheels but ended up getting rid of them to get something even better. 

Had the panel work done a couple of times though as I wasn’t happy with it the first time. Sucks but hey I’m pedantic. 

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Here are some more pics of it when I got most of it finished. But still wasn’t happy with how it looked. 

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Got a new front bar and fixed some other things that were really bugging me.

 

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At this point I was still unsure of what had to be done with it to make me feel better about driving it. 

So my mind thought about something crazy and getting a crazy engine package to try and compensate for the body work. 

So I went to a Raceday in Queensland and just wanted to test its limits and see what I wanted in the car before I make huge changes. 

After 3 laps I had issues, piping popped off and it was rubbing rather sick. 

Got it towed off the track and had the front bar ruined by doing so. 

Matter agt I was pissed. But that’s life and cars are an endless money pit. 

I ended up losing 18k through a company that was suppose to have given me a built block. I was furious at that stage and made sure I chose wisely on who I get to do certain stuff for me.

So it sat for months at ends and did nothing. 2.5 years later after owning it I was getting eager to just get the engine started.

 

i removed the engine and sanded down the engine bay. 1 week later I had almost finished sanding it. Mind you it was after work every night. 

 

I wasn’t sure what colour to paint it. So I stuck with my body colour. 

 

I was happy with the outcome. 

 

 

 

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So in that time I had my rb26 getting built by a really good freind of mine that has a super good engine building business. For those of you that want to know. “G&T performance engines”. 

I asked for something super grumpy, but top quality and to hold up to 1000hp. So that he did. And my god he does a great job. 

 

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After it was complete it was ready to put it inside my bay. 

 

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I ended up getting my covers painted in a really awesome purple. At this point I was thinking it’s going to be one mental street car when it’s finished. 

3 years later I feel like I’m actually getting somewhere. M

 

 

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I wanted this car to look beyond beautiful and have spent so much money on trying to make everything on point. My aim for this car was to make it show car worthy, drag worthy and street used as well. 

I’m currently looking to buy some wheels to be able to get traction. Somewhere in the 11” fronts and 13” rears. 

Currently about to get nitrous hooked up to be able to spool the turbo up. At least it will help at roll racing.

 

The motor consists of

fForged bottom. 

Race ported head.

custom electronic throttle carbon fibre/billet plenum. 

Hks t04z turbo.

Trigger kit.

Amd many other goodies. When I’ve got sometime I’ll put all the details in. Just so busy with work. 

 

[Project El32]

5 hours ago, Swz3 said:

Nice car. What are your mod plans for it?

Thank you, almost finished. Just waiting on my wiring and fab and a couple of other fidly things then I may get closer to be able to get it started. 

Edited August 30, 2018 by Project El32

[Project El32]

Some more progress on how she’s coming up now. 

[Shortyrock125]

On 8/30/2018 at 5:45 AM, Project El32 said:

It took just over 7 months to get the paint and body work done. 

It’s got a custom Midnight purple 3 paint job. Had wheels but ended up getting rid of them to get something even better. 

Had the panel work done a couple of times though as I wasn’t happy with it the first time. Sucks but hey I’m pedantic. 

What side panels are those ?