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Happy New year everyone.

I went for a cruise in Matt's (rsx84) dr30 with rb20det at 4:30am New Years Day

I must say, even though I've been driving a Charade while mine has been in the workshop over the last few months. Wow, simply wow. I was shaking after the "quick" drive. :wassup:

Now mine should have more boot when mine gets back. So now i'm scared haha

Now to my conclusion

I love Dr30's

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Happy New year everyone.

I went for a cruise in Matt's (rsx84) dr30 with rb20det at 4:30am New Years Day

I must say, even though I've been driving a Charade while mine has been in the workshop over the last few months. Wow, simply wow. I was shaking after the "quick" drive.  :wassup:  

Now mine should have more boot when mine gets back. So now i'm scared haha

Now to my conclusion

I love Dr30's

But Matt's isn't a DR, it's an HR.

Just looks like a DR with the iron mask front.

Cheers. :ghost:

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ROFL I thought this was going to be a thread giving me shit.  Yeah they are good hey.  I'd be interested to see what theyre like with an RB instead of a FJ

What Charade have you been driving?

Haha Adam, i'm not like that eh. Matts R30 is what made me want to go turbs. I personally think the DR30 looks more aggressive than the hr31. I love them

and right now i'm driving my missus's 92' 1ltr 3cyl auto Charade. :Oops:

But Matt's isn't a DR, it's an HR.  

Just looks like a DR with the iron mask front.

Cheers. :ghost:

?? Matt, I thought yours was the dr30 rsx?

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Andrew,

I was only being a little pedantic.

At the end of the day, it's only a body and they're always going to be an R30.

I have been criticised by some, for doing an RB conversion to my PNV, but everything that has a signature or number has been kept, so that re transformation is an easy task.

Cheers,

D

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Andrew,

I was only being a little pedantic.

At the end of the day, it's only a body and they're always going to be an R30.

I have been criticised by some, for doing an RB conversion to my PNV, but everything that has a signature or number has been kept, so that re transformation is an easy task.

Cheers,

D

Personally not my ideal thing to do with a rare car, but like you've said you have all the standard stuff to return it back to standard so go hard! I've got 90% of my standard stuff in the shed if need be as well!!

I love my DR as well, as much of a pain in the ass it is at times and the headache it causes me (and my wallet) its so nice to be driving something wtih a skyline badge but is different to every other skyline...I still have people asking me what a DR30 skyline is once they see it they love it!!

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i love my hr30. i hte it when more money has to go into it, but when ever i drive it, i love it.

good story, locoal friend who works at a car stereo place dissed my car 24/7 did some audio work on it, droped it off to me at work. and had a grin ear to ear. his words were "i may of dissed it because of its looks and age. but now i have driven it, i love it."

Every time i go their now, he runs out to just look at it lol

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I'm getting sick of all the bloody "Nice R31 maaaaaaate" dickheads, I've even had people ask what type of Pulsar it is and a group of kids that thought it was a Scorpion

Yerp i've had the scorpion comments as well, gives me the shits, but i just smile and let the wastegate open LOL!!

Going to get quotes to fix the whore tomorrow as well, should be interesting kill the bank balance a bit more :(

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andrew, i've told you thats its the hr30 before but you keep calling it a dr, what i'm i surpost to do????:thumbsup:

Dude, you know me! I have the memory of a fish.

huh, what were we talking about

oh yeah :)

I'm getting sick of all the bloody "Nice R31 maaaaaaate" dickheads, I've even had people ask what type of Pulsar it is and a group of kids that thought it was a Scorpion

does your 30 get refered to as a 31? or are you refering to everyone saying 31's are the beez neez?

Matt's (hr30) is what made me want to go turbs. I've always loved them since Matt's. I love my 31 too, love it more when it's back on the road and not killing my bank account.

@ everyone, anyone who appreciates and loves their car has a hole in their bank account. At least I know that i'm not the only one blowing their cash on their car, but your right. When you drive it, it's like heaven.

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Pretty much every dickhead that comments on my car calls it a bloody R31. If I'd wanted something softer I would have bought a GTS or GTS-X, but I went for the harder edged '30, but no-one seems to see the difference

That's because you're missing the all-important schtickers on the flanks!

Actually, that doesn't seem to make a rats arse of difference.....

Do you see a '24v Ceramic Turbo' badge on my car? No? Then it's not a bloody R31

:wassup:

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