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How's everyone going? Just a shout-out introducing myself. I'm James, I live on the north side of Brisbane. I bought an R33 that had been left to rot in someone's front yard for 14 years. Apparently, it has immobiliser/fuel issues. Long story short, it's suffering from a seized engine, plus whatever else turns up once it runs. The car is pretty good considering it sat for so long. It pretty much died after being imported. It has a bunch of Jap parts and a full Top Secret body kit. It's painted Fiat Turchese Festival, or aqua blue if you're not French. Another project to throw money at!

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8 hours ago, 84eighty said:

How's everyone going? Just a shout-out introducing myself. I'm James, I live on the north side of Brisbane. I bought an R33 that had been left to rot in someone's front yard for 14 years. Apparently, it has immobiliser/fuel issues. Long story short, it's suffering from a seized engine, plus whatever else turns up once it runs. The car is pretty good considering it sat for so long. It pretty much died after being imported. It has a bunch of Jap parts and a full Top Secret body kit. It's painted Fiat Turchese Festival, or aqua blue if you're not French. Another project to throw money at!

2 door or 4 door?

6 hours ago, GTSBoy said:

He can't post pics until he's at 10 post count.

@PranK, why do we have this restriction? Because photos are the first thing that gets asked of new people on the forums. Do the spam bots post photos if allowed?

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Keen to see how much work is needed to get an abandoned Skyline going.

My R32 has been sitting idle for three years or so but finally got some time to get it going again.

(Also lurking SAU and trying to hit 10 posts so I can start my own intro thread with pics)

4 hours ago, Ozdavroz said:

Keen to see how much work is needed to get an abandoned Skyline going.

My R32 has been sitting idle for three years or so but finally got some time to get it going again.

(Also lurking SAU and trying to hit 10 posts so I can start my own intro thread with pics)

Jump into the wasteland.

Plenty of random posting/chatting going on in there.

On 15/12/2024 at 10:12 AM, Ozdavroz said:

Keen to see how much work is needed to get an abandoned Skyline going.

My R32 has been sitting idle for three years or so but finally got some time to get it going again.

(Also lurking SAU and trying to hit 10 posts so I can start my own intro thread with pics)

I reached 10 posts and wanted to make my build thread too but still can't add pictures to posts so I have no idea how it works 😂

8 hours ago, 32.det said:

I reached 10 posts and wanted to make my build thread too but still can't add pictures to posts so I have no idea how it works 😂

Hey, no biggie. It happens at 15 posts but you've already proven you're not a spammer so I've added you to the group. You should have no issues now. 👍

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wow so i just logged back in after buying the 33 and joining SAU, And I've got all a whole bunch of you wanting to know more, well unfortunately it still doesn't run i was hoping it was seized from a snapped timing belt as i turned it over by hand and it was fine and then it did a few revolutions and jammed solid when i was running it with the key,

so the timing belt is mint, I've also found a lot of the parts I'm removing have already got bolts undone or not quiet tight enough to be unsuspicious. so the plan is to find a running RB30 block and chuck my head on it. 

I have a habit of buying stuff I don't need or require so for my none running engine i have a forward facing plenum , Apexi power fc, 40mm Turbosmart wastegate, And for the car its self coilovers ,low seat rails and BRZ seats (black seats with red stitching i already had these and they are ADR Approved and allow rear passengers access)

 

21 hours ago, 84eighty said:

wow so i just logged back in after buying the 33 and joining SAU, And I've got all a whole bunch of you wanting to know more, well unfortunately it still doesn't run i was hoping it was seized from a snapped timing belt as i turned it over by hand and it was fine and then it did a few revolutions and jammed solid when i was running it with the key,

so the timing belt is mint, I've also found a lot of the parts I'm removing have already got bolts undone or not quiet tight enough to be unsuspicious. so the plan is to find a running RB30 block and chuck my head on it. 

I have a habit of buying stuff I don't need or require so for my none running engine i have a forward facing plenum , Apexi power fc, 40mm Turbosmart wastegate, And for the car its self coilovers ,low seat rails and BRZ seats (black seats with red stitching i already had these and they are ADR Approved and allow rear passengers access)

 

Nice.

Dont worry about the time of not running.

My current skyline hasn't run since I bought it. About 8 years ago.

I removed the head expecting to find broken and bent valves, but instead found number 1 at TDC and cylinder 2 at the top of its cylinder stroke as well, thought that was weird and proceeded to push cylinder 2 back down until it either bottomed out on its other piston half or the conrod either way we found the issue kind of, 

now to remove the engine and see how the block looks, hopefully its just the top off a piston.

 

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