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Last couple of bits of my mechanical puzzle sorted; subframe mounts arrived, and old skool Apex'i front mount kit not far off.

Any ideas where in Hobart I can take the 31 to get the subframe mounts changed over and the Hicas lines and rams removed (run the length of the car, a lot easier on hoist)?

Don't say pedders.

Last couple of bits of my mechanical puzzle sorted; subframe mounts arrived, and old skool Apex'i front mount kit not far off.

Any ideas where in Hobart I can take the 31 to get the subframe mounts changed over and the Hicas lines and rams removed (run the length of the car, a lot easier on hoist)?

Don't say pedders.

Tas Mobile Mechanics - 64 Charles St, Moonah.

They are really good, drop in and see Martin this job wouldn't be a problem for them, do you need a Hicas lock bar? or are the different to R32's

Ok, will check that out. Its not a huge job, just a bit of PITA to do in the driveway, and a press would make it 100x easier to push out the old mounting bush sleeves.

Yeah they're a lot different to R32/33/34 silvias etc; rear end is trailing arms ala 180B, subframe mounts by two big hollow rubber mounts, and HICAS consists of two short rams driven off the Power steer pump through an electronically controlled servo unit which move the entire rear end (subframe, diff, trailing arms, the lot) around 1.5-3 degrees by flexing the subframe around the two mounts. Diff is mounted to the chassis on a big rubber block and solid mounted to the subframe...

Applying 80's tech to 60's tech rear end basically.

I've removed the forward portion of lines, the electronic control unit, the servo unit and swapped to a single chamber pump and reservoir but still need to fit the solid bushes and remove the rams and hoses. The new solid mounts will lock the rear end up, eventually will get a urethane diff mount too to make it 100% solid.

Edited by floody

Finally my 6Boost manifold has turned up. After being told it would take 1 week to modify from 25 to 26.

10 weeks later and after being delivered to the wrong address I have it.

Great work on the manifold.

Shit customer service....

Took the GTR out to Symmons today for a club day.

Did a 1:07.72 on my first ever flying lap around the track.

Managed to get down to a 1:05.03 by the middle of the afternoon before they closed proceedings.

So, now gotta buy some new semi slicks as the second hand ones I bought are trashed after today.

Also really need to invest in some new top arms front and rear as the excess camber didnt help much with tyre wear and made it track all over the place at speed.

Finally got around to changing the oil in the 33, was too painful trying to get Lubrimaxx so I'm running some Nulon 10W-40 'high tech fast flowing' fully synthetic oil. Shall see how that goes.

And while the oil was draining, pulled off the stock R33 intercooler and replaced it with an R34 GT-T one. Half an inch thicker and 4 or 5 rows taller. Kind of impressive. No idea if it's making a big difference, but it can only help from a cooling side of things? It was free from the workshop in QLD that did all the stuff to my old S13 up there, I'd had it sitting in the boot for... oh... 10 months. lol

So even if it doesn't perform overly well, it's free at least? :D

Edited by Cyph-R33
  • 2 weeks later...

Went to chasers and checked out the scene

I ordered (but havent payed) for a FMIC to be fitted

guys said theyll call me back in a day or 2...

its been 3 weeks mang!!

ahhhh looks like a DIY is the only option

foook chasers

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