R32 owner from ACT

[Ozdavroz]

Hi everyone, I’m Dave from Canberra.

Here's a few pics of my 1992 R32 GTST coupe which I imported back in 2006. Only mods so far are HKS Hi-power cat back exhaust, K&N filter, ATC Volanti steering wheel, Pioneer stereo, amp and sub.

This was my daily driver up until 2015 and sadly hasn’t been driven at all in the last 5 years due to marriage, work, and kids taking up most of my time and spare cash.As such its in need of a bit of TLC and one of my goals for this year is to get it back to running condition and maybe look into club/historic rego.

I’ve joined SAU so I can ask a few questions along the way (although I promise to google Current Problem +SAU beforehand!)

[Ozdavroz]

A few more recent pics

[GTSBoy]

Nice.

Straight and dent free is what you want. The rest is easier to clean up.

[MBS206]

I'm shocked, you've owned a Skyline since 2006 and never joined SAU before now! 😮

 

Welcome, it's much quieter these days than it was in 2006, but lots of very knowledgeable ones lurk around here. I actually think in outage we've forgotten more about Skylines than anyone knows about them today... 😛

[Ozdavroz]

1 hour ago, GTSBoy said:

Nice.

Straight and dent free is what you want. The rest is easier to clean up.

Thanks... It's in pretty good condition overall, probably due to not being drifted/tuned however being a daily driver has taken its toll. Had 100k on the clock when I got it, up to 180k now.

Unfortunately it's not 100% dent free, it's got a small dent on FLH side and broken indicator from where I hit a small kangaroo at high speed. If you look at closely at pic #5 you might spot the dodgy trailer light repair my old man and I rigged up as temporary repair! - It's still there due to a combo of needing the car as daily driver and then too lazy/busy to fix properly.

I've a couple of other minor accidents accidents as well but nothing major. One required a new front bar and unfortunately the smash repairer ordered the normal gtst one and not the aero bar. Needed the car back asap so just went with it, regretted ever since.

[Ozdavroz]

34 minutes ago, MBS206 said:

I'm shocked, you've owned a Skyline since 2006 and never joined SAU before now! 😮

Haha actually I did join back then under a different email address,  I couldn't re-activate my account so made a new one! I didn't post much anyway so not missing out on much.

Amazing to see how the value of the cars and parts has changed over the years, also ACT section appears to be dead now. 

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

So when will the Samsonas, twin scroll turbo setup on go?  

[Ozdavroz]

36 minutes ago, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

So when will the Samsonas, twin scroll turbo setup on go?  

 Shortly after I do the usual full exhaust/ fmic/fuel pump/ R33 turbo and still get flogged at the lights by i30Ns

[32.det]

8 hours ago, Ozdavroz said:

 Shortly after I do the usual full exhaust/ fmic/fuel pump/ R33 turbo and still get flogged at the lights by i30Ns

Way too accurate.... source: got flogged by an unsuspecting i30N last night...

Super tidy looking 32 though, hopefully you find the time and funds to get it back on the road and enjoy it again!

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Then eventually someone in a Tiguan MK2 with an email toon and some random Alibaba pipes.

(FWIW, I ran a 12.9s down the 1/4 in the wife's car)

[Ozdavroz]

On 04/01/2025 at 12:47 AM, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

 

(FWIW, I ran a 12.9s down the 1/4 in the wife's car)

 A car always goes harder if it isn't yours ( e.g. rental, mum n dads, your mates daily when your deso)

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Actually I drive my own cars very hard, much harder than other people's cars, even rentals I treat with respect.

[Rezz]

Nice, love a good GTS-t. 
IMHO the factory body kit with the 'aero' front bumper is perfect. Can't improve on it unless it's a GT-R. But it looks like you changed it to the normal bumper?

[Ozdavroz]

3 hours ago, Rezz said:

Nice, love a good GTS-t. 
IMHO the factory body kit with the 'aero' front bumper is perfect. Can't improve on it unless it's a GT-R. But it looks like you changed it to the normal bumper?

Thanks man, yes unfortunately normal bar went on after a minor accident. Smash repairer ordered the wrong version, needed my daily driver back asap so just accepted it.  Hoping an aero bar in gun metal grey (KH2?) pops up for sale soon, I know paint from different cars won't match perfectly but will look good enough

Edited January 8 by Ozdavroz
Updated paint name

[luke gtr]

Nice, and welcome back!

ACT has always been a little more quiet than most.

But, yes, it has definitely died down. Plenty of knowledge on here. Hopefully I get to see you out and about on the weekends I hit up Canberra (snowy mountains life)