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Here is the complete info about my car with 20 video clips


The Story of My 500 HP Skyline R33 GTR LHD Project. The car was purchased 100% original in the UK. The steering conversion to LHD was done in Poland using components from a 1995 Nissan Maxima. An entire second car was purchased for spare parts to ensure no shortages. All air vents and the dashboard were transferred, including the air conditioning controls. The power steering unit was sourced from a Nissan 200SX LHD, and a custom universal joint was fabricated by a lathe operator to connect everything. The front lights were adjusted to meet EU standards and converted to xenon as they were originally standard. The conversion process, along with registration and engine overhaul, took nearly 2 years.
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I had a total of 3 setups in the car
1. Factory RB26DETT Twin-Turbo 350 HP on original turbines
2. Tuned RB26DETT Single Turbo 500 HP Borg Warner 179391 EFR 7064 + custom manifold
3. Engine Swap RB25DET AWD Single Turbo 500 HP Garrett GTX3071r + manifold 6 boost v-band
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Among the major additional modifications I made were installing Recaro CS seats with custom mounts, Enkei RPF1 18x9.5 wheels, Nismo Super Coppermix Twin Clutch Kit with a lightweight flywheel, Nismo white gauges, an additional display with sensors and alarms to monitor exhaust temperature and turbocharger pressure, Tein Flex dampers, car was tuned on LINK G4 ECU
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Feel free to check out the videos documenting my project and restoration:

Photo Gallery:
https://youtu.be/5xA3hsVlJ6s

Day of Car Purchase in the UK...100% OEM:
https://youtu.be/2U3jR_GX-M4

Engine Overhaul (photo gallery):
https://youtu.be/ombYhG19nhw

Factory RB26DETT Twin-Turbo 350 HP FlyBy:
https://youtu.be/s1eIhDbHCqw

Dyno Run RB26DETT Single Turbo 500 HP Borg Warner 179391 EFR 7064:
https://youtu.be/VkwqWndQyLc
https://youtu.be/9q-TCF8TMMw

Flyby RB26DETT Single Turbo 500 HP Borg Warner 179391 EFR 7064:
https://youtu.be/H4kv6y10xJs
https://youtu.be/D4fh2t51wCc
https://youtu.be/vZM_bMbtEhM
https://youtu.be/azjPCYtANRI

Nurburgring Onboard:
https://youtu.be/Ly0sgUsh6Iw

Autobahn Onboard:
https://youtu.be/BOfZrwQV3K0
https://youtu.be/9LtgiuV1AK4
https://youtu.be/XvxzSSBnfz4
https://youtu.be/gzANxbqHhBw
https://youtu.be/VwRzFwsrqNM

Onboard:
https://youtu.be/itvnK1-WPoU
https://youtu.be/E0Mpb_Jd9pI
https://youtu.be/SXdJBzZLhMs

RB25DET AWD Single Turbo 500 HP Garrett GTX3071r Engine Swap:
https://youtu.be/q_U2rYnFUAc
https://youtu.be/kYNdsKnXsJY
https://youtu.be/doNbmL78Pk0

Additional Clips:

3 x Skyline R34GTR Nurburgring:
https://youtu.be/iCpSXk1nFRg

Snow Drift AWD RB26dett:
https://youtu.be/901jVImAqio

NISSAN GT-R 550 HP Ring Taxi Nurburgring Onboard:
https://youtu.be/e_-XYcw3Qic
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