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lwells Grand Master

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i just bought a recent mag a HPI, its got like 4 full pages on the Z-tune. i want them rims...

They are just Nismo LM GT4s IIRC, so they aren't that hard to get.

A question to Tosh: what's the go with exporting a car already in complied in Australia to Japan, having it further modified, and bringing it back in to the country? Are there any requirements for re-complying the car?

lwells Grand Master

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Latest BMI is all about it

Its been floating around the interweb for a month or two. It has an interesting segment about the Z tune which details the construction and planning stages. Unfortunately, apart from a short squirt one a public road, you don't get much in the way of driving impression. Hopefully some wealthy Japanese person will buy one and loan it to BMI and HVI to test :D

lwells Grand Master

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The english version dvd only just got released in aus. I got my copy a few days ago with latest hot version but havent watched em yet.

That might be the case, but I can assure you the english version has been available in the usual places for quite awhile now :D

sewid Grand Master

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They are just Nismo LM GT4s IIRC, so they aren't that hard to get.

A question to Tosh:  what's the go with exporting a car already in complied in Australia to Japan, having it further modified, and bringing it back in to the country?  Are there any requirements for re-complying the car?

Actually they aren't just any LMGT4's... they are 18x9.5JJ +5 offset in black. Nismo do not sell these rims seperately (unless you have connections i suppose).

For comparison, a standard R34 GTR would use 18x9.5JJ +12 offset LMGT4's. The +5's look a little nicer imo.

I guess you could just grab a set of +12's and paint them black tho and voila!

lwells Grand Master

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Actually they aren't just any LMGT4's... they are 18x9.5JJ +5 offset in black. Nismo do not sell these rims seperately (unless you have connections i suppose).

For comparison, a standard R34 GTR would use 18x9.5JJ +12 offset LMGT4's. The +5's look a little nicer imo.

I guess you could just grab a set of +12's and paint them black tho and voila!

You can buy the LM GT4s in black (well, second hand at least): I know, I bid on a set :D For example: http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k24062019

What you say about offsets is I'm sure correct, but my point was that its still an LM GT4 design from what I've seen (even if it is a different offset to normal).

Lucien.

sewid Grand Master

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would these vehicles only be able to be complied for race/rally as wouldnt they be way too modified for sevs

Good question - these cars are actually remanufactured by Nismo and given new chassis numbers (R34-Z-nnn). Still, I think there would be significant issues in complying one for road use directly from Japan...

Having said that, the evidence for the Skyline R34 already exists and most of that would be the same for the Z-Tune, I dont know if a RAWS could work it that way though. Powerplay would probably have done the homework...

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INASNT Grand Master

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You can buy the LM GT4s in black (well, second hand at least):  I know, I bid on a set :D  For example:  http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k24062019

What you say about offsets is I'm sure correct, but my point was that its still an LM GT4 design from what I've seen (even if it is a different offset to normal).

Lucien.

Just like the rest of the car, you could build it yourself to the same spec for far cheaper

sewid Grand Master

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Just like the rest of the car, you could build it yourself to the same spec for far cheaper

Yep. You could do it yourself cheaper no doubt and probably even better and faster. It's more of a enthusiasts dream car than best all round GTR ever.

I still rate the Mine's R34 GTR as my favourite street GTR.

Tosh Grand Master

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They are just Nismo LM GT4s IIRC, so they aren't that hard to get.

A question to Tosh:  what's the go with exporting a car already in complied in Australia to Japan, having it further modified, and bringing it back in to the country?  Are there any requirements for re-complying the car?

Nope, not a thing mate AFAIK ;)

Tosh Grand Master

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Just like the rest of the car, you could build it yourself to the same spec for far cheaper

Sure,

However you definately wont get a manufacturers warranty with it.

and the prestige of being built by Nismo

Tosh Grand Master

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Good question - these cars are actually remanufactured by Nismo and given new chassis numbers (R34-Z-nnn). Still, I think there would be significant issues in complying one for road use directly from Japan...

Having said that, the evidence for the Skyline R34 already exists and most of that would be the same for the Z-Tune, I dont know if a RAWS could work it  that way though. Powerplay would probably have done the homework...

We have ;)

it's all good

Tosh Grand Master

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The prestige is only good for someone that is going to buy 1 and then lock it away and just look at it for the rest of its life

That's true and it comes down to the person buying it however the warranty is a fairly large advantage of this car over any other modified car.

lwells Grand Master

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The prestige is only good for someone that is going to buy 1 and then lock it away and just look at it for the rest of its life

I dunno about that: doesn't seem to be the case for a lot of Ferrari/Porsche/Lambo/AMG/M-power/blah blah blah cars ;)

I'd also be suprised if you could get the same level of fit, finish and detail as Nismo gets.

INASNT Grand Master

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I dunno about that: doesn't seem to be the case for a lot of Ferrari/Porsche/Lambo/AMG/M-power/blah blah blah cars ;)

I'd also be suprised if you could get the same level of fit, finish and detail as Nismo gets.

Ferrari/porsches/lambos can be bought at any time from anywhere so there aint no big deal to the people than can afford them

lwells Grand Master

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Ferrari/porsches/lambos can be bought at any time from anywhere so there aint no big deal to the people than can afford them

Yeah, but you don't see them buying a 318i and installing a supercharged M3 drivetrain even though it would be a much cheaper way to achieve better than M3 performance. I think they quite like the fact its got an uber expensive badge on it.

Besides, people who buy beautiful cars and lock them up should be shot.

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