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Hello,

 

My name if Frederick, i'm 30 years old and I live in Belgium, Europe!
I used to have a Nissan 370z daily but since I got a company car I turned that into my seattime driftcar.
About 3 years ago I also wanted something older with more feel, so I got an R32 GTST with an rb26 engine.

I am now getting the rb built to have around 800hp and it's close to being finished.
I'm very excited for how it will drive and how driveable it will be!

Regards,
Fred!

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58 minutes ago, Curlyfred said:

R32 pics
Not sure if you can upload pics directly, but i've added them through an imgur link above. :)

 

23 minutes ago, MBS206 said:

You know that discussion everyone tags you in in this section about no one knowing how many posts they need to do something... :P ha ha sorry, couldn't resist 😛

Promoted to full member so can now post pics directly.

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11 hours ago, GTSBoy said:

Do the GKTech rear lower control arm mount relocation, and either alloy subframe inserts or very stiff subframe bushes.

Traction is going to be at a premium!

I went through the Gktech catalog but can't seem to find the kit you were talking about, do you have a link perhaps? :)

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3 hours ago, Curlyfred said:

I went through the Gktech catalog but can't seem to find the kit you were talking about, do you have a link perhaps? :)

This is the LCA mount reloctaion kit. Self explanatory in its description.

https://au.gktech.com/products/s13-180sx-r32-subframe-anti-squat-reduction-weld-in-kit?_pos=62&_fid=1e812d392&_ss=c

These are the alloy subframe bush inserts that I am using. I like them.

https://au.gktech.com/products/rear-subframe-slip-in-collars?_pos=29&_fid=1e812d392&_ss=c

Alternatively, if you have original and shitty bushes, you might consider outright replacement with poly.

https://au.gktech.com/products/polyurethane-rear-subframe-bushes?_pos=28&_fid=1e812d392&_ss=c

I would also higly recommend that you look into adjustable RUCAs and tension rods, so you can sort out the camber and bump steer behaviour, especially if the car will be any more than ~15mm lower than stock.

I would also highly recommend the GKTech FUCAs, although you really should do some research and learning on the subjetc of R32 FUCAs before making any decisions.

All of this will be criticaly difficult to get through a TÜV inspection too, if that happens to be relevant to you.

Note that if you do install the relocation kit, you will absolutely have to replace the associated bushes with spherical joints (you can read all about that on the product page) or upgrade the LCAs also.

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17 hours ago, GTSBoy said:

This is the LCA mount reloctaion kit. Self explanatory in its description.

https://au.gktech.com/products/s13-180sx-r32-subframe-anti-squat-reduction-weld-in-kit?_pos=62&_fid=1e812d392&_ss=c

These are the alloy subframe bush inserts that I am using. I like them.

https://au.gktech.com/products/rear-subframe-slip-in-collars?_pos=29&_fid=1e812d392&_ss=c

Alternatively, if you have original and shitty bushes, you might consider outright replacement with poly.

https://au.gktech.com/products/polyurethane-rear-subframe-bushes?_pos=28&_fid=1e812d392&_ss=c

I would also higly recommend that you look into adjustable RUCAs and tension rods, so you can sort out the camber and bump steer behaviour, especially if the car will be any more than ~15mm lower than stock.

I would also highly recommend the GKTech FUCAs, although you really should do some research and learning on the subjetc of R32 FUCAs before making any decisions.

All of this will be criticaly difficult to get through a TÜV inspection too, if that happens to be relevant to you.

Note that if you do install the relocation kit, you will absolutely have to replace the associated bushes with spherical joints (you can read all about that on the product page) or upgrade the LCAs also.

That's crazy helpful!
i'll be ordering both the poly bushings and the weld in kit.

In Belgium the technical inspection can be ever more difficult than TUV, but with oldtimers (30+years old) they allow more so it should be ok I think, i'll check with some friends who work there. :)

regarding the FUCA, RUCA & tension rods, i've been learning alot about all the suspension components for my driftcar, but I should probably invest some time in how they should be set up for a grip car instead of the opposite. 😛 

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1 hour ago, Curlyfred said:

That's crazy helpful!
i'll be ordering both the poly bushings and the weld in kit.

In Belgium the technical inspection can be ever more difficult than TUV, but with oldtimers (30+years old) they allow more so it should be ok I think, i'll check with some friends who work there. :)

regarding the FUCA, RUCA & tension rods, i've been learning alot about all the suspension components for my driftcar, but I should probably invest some time in how they should be set up for a grip car instead of the opposite. 😛 

Plenty of people I knew who drifted set their cars up more for grip than traditional "drift", and then just added LOTS of power. Gave them more control, and bigger smoke shows. :D

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On 09/05/2025 at 7:19 AM, funkymonkey said:

Aw man, I was in Belgium earlier this month in Brussels and Bruges. Would've been awesome to see a Skyline all the way over there! I did load up on Tintin merch though :D Welcome!

Hope you had a great time here in our tiny country. :) 
The JDM scene we have here is quite small, it's mostly BMW, Volkswagen with burble tunes haha.
But the few JDM cars we do have in the scene are pretty nice. Some of my friends drive cool s14's too. :)

Both built engines, red one makes abt 500, blue one abt 400 i think?

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