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Hi All,

I have been a long time reader on this forum but this is my first post. Before I get to my questio though I would like to thank all the people that research the answers for people like me, I have found so many answers in these forums and saved myself so much time so thank you all again.

Recently I have been trying to collate a complete list of the differences between the Series I and Series II R34 Skylines. Using the Motor Traders website I have got this information so far.

The Series I Specs:

http://imports.motortraders.net/imports/sp...spec.asp?id=549

The Series II Specs:

http://imports.motortraders.net/imports/sp...spec.asp?id=533

As you can see this information is pretty thorough and the two things that I cannot confirm is how the LSD was changed in the Series II R34 (I read once that this is modified in the Series II model).

The other item that is unclear is the colours that are available for the Series II (I also read somewhere once the you could get the Series II in 'Lightning Yellow').

The biggest gap in my list of differences however is the differences in the interior of the two models. I know there were a few changes but I have not been able to find accurate and confirmed answers.

I have also read somewhere that in the Series II model the manufacturers started to reduce costs by skipping out on some smaller build finish items such as painting the 'Turbo' engine label clip-on. Is this true? If so, what other smaller items were skipped in order to reduce costs.

I appreciate all your input!

Thanks in advance,

Ozan.

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The series II have steel pedals( on gtrs , i don't know about gtts )and clear front and side blinkers .

Gtrs have gone back to plastic radiator tanks in the series II ( alloy in S one ) , different oil cap on series II and darker rear glass .

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Series 2 R34's don't have a lockable glovebox unlike series 1 ones. Also series 2 seem to have colour inserts on the steering wheel the gearknob.

Mine has a lock on the glovebox , series II gtr .

The series 1 had a better front bumper. Even though they improved performance slightly it seems that they cut back on other things like overall quality, looking at another thread that had their differences in pics the series 2 had alot of little things removed ie: end caps and lower quality interior parts.

... looking at another thread that had their differences in pics the series 2 had alot of little things removed ie: end caps and lower quality interior parts.

RyanN,

Don't supposed you still have the link for this thread do you? I'd love to take a look at it.

RyanN,

 

Don't supposed you still have the link for this thread do you? I'd love to take a look at it.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...ead.php?t=71179

check out the the three links in the first post.

Fantastic, thanks for that RyanN... Looks like the series one is the way to go. I can always get more torque in the car but build quality is very important.

Thank you all for your response, much appreciated.

  • 2 weeks later...

What an ANTI-CLIMAX!! :)

Just got an email back from Nissan Japan (hey why not go to the top of tree!) with an attatched spreadsheet featuring all the differences between series 1 and 2.

Obviouslly this question wasn't meant to be answered... well i tried.

If anybody does find a genuine answer keep us updated!!

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  • 2 weeks later...

These links should help any R34 Series 1 vs 2 Questions...

the official nissan archived webpages

http://history.nissan.co.jp/SKYLINE/R34/9805/

http://history.nissan.co.jp/SKYLINE/R34/0008/

Series One: Made from May 98' to August '00

Series Two: Made from August '00 to June '01

If you run the pages through Google:Language Tools translator they will prob

be much more useful to you!

Also the R34 Colour Codes i.e. KV2 are explained with pics

Not too sure about Series 3's if they were made?

  • 15 years later...

Hey guys, thanks for the info.

I am currently looking at a series 2 R34 and I noticed that the engine bay is not the same colour as the body with is bayside blue. The engine bay is much darker. GTR-registry VIN check shows it is a series 2 and everything else checks out. Could someone else confirm if this was the case for base series 2 34's as i was under the impression that this was for series 1's only?

 

Thanks!

Going by GTR-Registry you'd be right (and I'm aware of no other source)

BP9 (darker blue) seems to be S1 only.

TV2 (bayside blue) seems to be S2 only.

So something isn't adding up, and it would be monumentally unlikely that someone resprayed the engine bay a Series 1 colour...

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