Jump to content
SAU Community

newbie attempts the GTR life.

sunsetR33

By sunsetR33,
in Introduce yourself

 Share

Recommended Posts

sunsetR33 Enthusiast

sunsetR33

Posted
Posted

Hey all.

I'm 23 and from Germany, September last year I bought a mildly modded 1995 GTR Vspec.
Looks great and was fun so far, but I already have a list of issues of various severity that I need to take care of, potentially growing longer the closer I look.

I just hope I'm not in over my head, I really want to keep the car and work towards it becoming great. I hope y'all will help me out in getting there, I am positive I will need help sooner rather than later to figure out how to proceed.

greetings, some pics of the car I posted to imgur.
https://imgur.com/a/StKkabz

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/486186-newbie-attempts-the-gtr-life/
Share on other sites
GTSBoy Grand Master

GTSBoy

Posted
Posted

Welcome Jan,

It's very likely that you are in over your head. You'll just have to learn to swim hard and fast! These old rust buckets have more ways to bankrupt us than almost any other car. But hopefully there's nothing wrong that ruins the whole show!

We can help a fair bit. There's plenty here who've been fixing these things for >25 years.

cheers

sunsetR33 Enthusiast

sunsetR33

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Yeah rust is sadly also a bit of an issue on my car. Doubt there is many cars out there that actually have no rust in those aeas. The strut towers look fine but some of the surounding metal sheets show a bit of brown cancer peeking out from in between. I hope I can make do with external remedies and won't have to rip open the whole front end anytime soon. It looks somewhat minor compared to some shit I have seen online.

I have worked on a few cars but I expect the RB26 to be my first 'engine out' job at some point.

Murray_Calavera Mentor

Murray_Calavera

Posted
Posted
3 minutes ago, sunsetR33 said:

Yeah rust is sadly also a bit of an issue on my car

Yeah it's a thing unfortunately, almost every Skyline has some rust somewhere.  

1 hour ago, sunsetR33 said:

I just hope I'm not in over my head

Do you have another car? If the GTR isn't your only car I'd say relax, it's going to be fine. Don't let the car bankrupt you, just take it slow. Learn as you go and only spend what you can afford to.

sunsetR33 Enthusiast

sunsetR33

Posted
  • Author
Posted
5 minutes ago, Murray_Calavera said:

Do you have another car? If the GTR isn't your only car I'd say relax, it's going to be fine. Don't let the car bankrupt you, just take it slow. Learn as you go and only spend what you can afford to.

God no. I would have never bought that car if it was going to be my only one and daily driver. I don't intend to go bankrupt but I don't really want to give up on it even if it ends up eating more money than expected.

The Bogan Grand Master

The Bogan

Posted
Posted

Research research research, and tackle the important things first, like the rust, because as a wise old hippie and some crazy horses once said "rust never sleeps"

Nothing good comes easy and fast, and nothing that comes easy and fast is typically good

sunsetR33 Enthusiast

sunsetR33

Posted
  • Author
Posted
10 hours ago, PranK said:

I'm always a glass half full kinda guy. This will be a great project and the finished product will be awesome.

yeah I try to be positive. Time will tell what becomes of it. Realistically my only other choice than to just deal with all the issues is to walk away and just sell it agai, at a loss.
 

 

5 hours ago, The Bogan said:

Research research research, and tackle the important things first, like the rust, because as a wise old hippie and some crazy horses once said "rust never sleeps"

Nothing good comes easy and fast, and nothing that comes easy and fast is typically good

I know a fair bit about these cars and knew before buying. I will try to deal with the rusty spots without tearing apart the metalwork for now. Sooner or later I probably will have to bite the bullet and do (or ge done) the arguably worst job an a 33/34 Skyline.

The Bogan Grand Master

The Bogan

Posted
Posted
Just now, sunsetR33 said:

yeah I try to be positive. Time will tell what becomes of it. Realistically my only other choice than to just deal with all the issues is to walk away and just sell it agai, at a loss.
 

 

I know a fair bit about these cars and knew before buying. I will try to deal with the rusty spots without tearing apart the metalwork for now. Sooner or later I probably will have to bite the bullet and do (or ge done) the arguably worst job an a 33/34 Skyline.

The rusty strut top area???

sunsetR33 Enthusiast

sunsetR33

Posted
  • Author
Posted
Just now, The Bogan said:

The rusty strut top area???

yeah I have brown peeking out from in between some metal sheets close to the hood hinges. Strut towers look fine, even around the edges.
some images
https://imgur.com/a/brGt3Tu
the one that looks the worst is the panel(s) going away right near the firewall on the passenger side, from underneath. Driver side does not look that bad.

  • 4 weeks later...
luke gtr Grand Master

luke gtr

Posted
Posted

Welcome.

That colour looks amazing on your car!

Focus on registration fails and safety items first.

Then, some of the nicer to haves.

I have(previously) used my GTR as a daily(with a dog box at one point) and it wasnt that big an issue at the time.

Keep us updated, as i would love to see progress.

sunsetR33 Enthusiast

sunsetR33

Posted
  • Author
Posted
14 hours ago, luke gtr said:

Welcome.

That colour looks amazing on your car!

Focus on registration fails and safety items first.

Then, some of the nicer to haves.

I have(previously) used my GTR as a daily(with a dog box at one point) and it wasnt that big an issue at the time.

Keep us updated, as i would love to see progress.

Hey, yeah I really like the color. Only paint I'd rather have is KN6, but those are expensive.

Right now I'm trying to get the car to the point where I can get it tuned to 370hp so the whole setup can be driven legally, and pass the next inspection that is already due anyway.

Beyond that lots of rust fixing I'm afraid, winter project is most likely going to be a front end teardown and fixing the strut tower rust.

I know these can be driven daily but I don't think I will do so anytime soon. Will post a build thread soon with a list of issues and futute plans.

 

Cheers

  • Like 1
  • 1 month later...
gifted1 Newbie

gifted1

Posted
Posted
On 26/03/2025 at 7:34 AM, sunsetR33 said:

Hey all.

I'm 23 and from Germany, September last year I bought a mildly modded 1995 GTR Vspec.
Looks great and was fun so far, but I already have a list of issues of various severity that I need to take care of, potentially growing longer the closer I look.

I just hope I'm not in over my head, I really want to keep the car and work towards it becoming great. I hope y'all will help me out in getting there, I am positive I will need help sooner rather than later to figure out how to proceed.

greetings, some pics of the car I posted to imgur.
https://imgur.com/a/StKkabz

Nice car fren!! Love the colour. 

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • GTSBoy
      $5 Clock upgrade for R32 GTR

      By GTSBoy · Posted

      The attached document is fine. I just downloaded & opened it.
    • ToothDR32
      $5 Clock upgrade for R32 GTR

      By ToothDR32 · Posted

      Hello, sorry for being late to join the discussion, but my clock just died on me.   Ive tried to look at Michaels digital clock repair.docx and it doesnt work maybe the file has expired.   Please let me know if you can re upload it or take some youtube videos to show us how to get the clock installed? thanks
    • MissMintyR33
      R33 persistent issues. P/steering and lag/misfire

      By MissMintyR33 · Posted

      I thought that might be the case, thats what I'll start saving for. Thanks for the info 
    • jtha7
      Strange issue RB25DET wont start

      By jtha7 · Posted

      Ps i found the below forum and it seems to be the same scenario Im dealing with. Going to check my ECU coolant temp wire tomorrow    From NICOclub forum: s1 RB25det flooding at start up Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:23 am I am completely lost on this. Car ran perfectly fine when I parked it at the end of the year. I took the engine out and painted the engine bay, and put a fuel cell with an inline walbro 255 instead of the in tank unit I had last year. After reinstalling everything, the engine floods when the fuel pump primes. if i pull the fuel pump fuse it'll start, and as soon as I put the fuse back in it starts running ridiculously rich. I checked the tps voltage, and its fine. Cleaned the maf as it had some dust from sitting on a shelf all winter, fuel pressure is correct while running, but wont fire until there is less than 5psi in the lines. The fuel lines are run correctly. I have found a few threads with the same problem but no actual explanation of what fixed it, the threads just ended. Any help would be appreciated. Rb25det s1 walbro255 fuel pump nismo fpr holset hx35 turbo fmic 3" exhaust freddy intake manifold q45tb q45 maf   Re: s1 RB25det flooding at start up Fri Apr 12, 2013 5:07 am No, I didn't. I found the problem though. There was a break in one of the ecu coolant temp sensor wires. Once it was repaired it fired right up with no problems. I would have never thought a non working coolant temp sensor would have caused such an issue.
    • jtha7
      Strange issue RB25DET wont start

      By jtha7 · Posted

      Hi sorry late reply I didnt get a chance to take any pics (my mechanics on the other side of the city) but the plugs were fouled from being too rich. I noticed the MAF wasn't genuine, so I replaced it with a genuine green label unit. I also swapped in a different ignitor, but the issue remains. I've narrowed it down a bit now: - If I unplug and reconnect the fuel lines and install fresh spark plugs, the car starts right up and runs perfectly. Took it around the block with no issues - As soon as I shut it off and try to restart, it won't start again - Fuel pressure while cranking is steady around 40 psi, injectors have good spray, return line is clear, and the FPR vacuum is working. It just seems like it's getting flooded after the first start I unplugged coolant sensors to see if its related to ECU flooding but that didnt make a difference. Im thinking its related to this because this issue only started happening after fixing coolant leaks and replacing the bottom part of the stock manifolds coolant pipe. My mechanic took off the inlet to get to get to do these repairs. My mechanics actually just an old mate who's retired now so ill be taking it to a different mechanic who i know has exp with RBs to see if they find anything. If you have any ideas please send em lll give it a try. Ive tried other things like swapping the injectors, fuel rail, different fuel pressure regs, different ignitor, spark plugs, comp test and MAF but the same issue persists.
×
×
  • Create New...