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Item: 1997 R33 Series 3 GTR V-Spec - featured in SPEED issue no. 22

Location: Sydney

Item Condition: Excellent

Reason for Selling: Second baby born so finances may get tight

Price and Payment Conditions: $41,500 neg

Extra Info:

Genuine Series 3 V-Spec with Xenon headlights, Red stitch interior, one reverse light and one red light etc....

Mods:

- R34 GTR engine purchased with 12,000kms, now has 22,000kms. Bought from customer of CRD who was going to build a 1000hp motor for his R34 GTR so he pulled this motor out and used an N1 block - I was given a warranty on it!!! The dash shows 96,000kms but I put this motor in at 86,000kms.

- Rebuilt hi-flowed turbos with steel wheels and 360 deg thrust bearings

- 18inch Volk Racing F-Zero Winning wheels with 6 month old Falken tyres

- Excedy Heavy Duty Brass Button clutch

- HKS height adjustable suspension

- HKS dump pipes

- Trust front pipes

- Trust 3inch exhaust system with Hi-flow stainless steel "Magic Cat"

- Blitz BOV's

- Blitz turbo timer

- Jun Sump baffle

- Jun Cam Gears

- Apexi Power FC

- Apexi electronic boost controller

- Apexi EL2 mechanical 60mm black faced boost gauge

- Tomei intake and throttle metal gaskets

- N1 Harmonic balancer

- stock airbox with K&N filter

- stock injectors - just serviced and flow tested (receipts available)

- Gates timing belt

- QuickTrack alarm

- cf GTR wing inserts

- clear side and front indicators

Car has been tuned by Jim at CRD and made 245kw@15psi and 284kw@19psi (turbos are more efficient with more boost - behaviour is like N1 turbos). Current boost setting is 15psi.

As you can see, I have used nothing but quality parts and I have every single receipt for this car. There is absolutley nothing to spend on it. The interior is spotless and the body and paint is excellent.

Car has rego till end of April 2007

Any inspections welcome, actually I encourage them but please no time wasters.

Might consider trades on cars of less value with cash.

Contact Details: pm or call 0407 931 097

Note: The front lip spoiler has been painted flat black.

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Hey mate, can't belive your getting rid of your car already, and after all the trouble you went through.

Unfortunatly i think R33 GTR's don't bring 40k+ anymore.

Being a series 3 you'll get more than the rest of the S1's out there... Depends how desperate you are to sell it, if you hold out for the right buyer you could probably get low 40's?

Andrew, I don't really want to get rid of it....My daughter is two weeks old now and so I want to see how we go with our finances. If I find that we are struggling a little (I'm the only income earner) then I might have to get rid of it...

I know that trying to get a Series 3 GTR V-Spec (a clean one that is) from Japan will cost over 40K shipped, complied, registered etc, so a nicely modded one should be a little over that....

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  • 2 weeks later...

Personally I wouldn't budge on the price. Looks like an awesome car, and a car that has been built properly (eg. not using cheap ass parts). Being a series 3 it should get you over 40k with ease.

Good luck with the sale.

Greg

  • 2 weeks later...

Hey mate nice car, pity about the price tho... I've been looking for a r33 v-spec for over 2 months now and even tho it sounds like a great car, having previuously owned a 33 gtr i know the difficulties of selling one. Most people who want one can't afford one and then if they can insurance is hard to get and expensive.

What is the lowest price you will take for it? I am a serious buyer, live in WA but will be heading east late Jan early Feb. I'm a cash buyer and depending on where the best car is, is where i will go (My gf & i both have time off and will make a holiday out of it).

If u like u can contact me via email or msn at: [email protected]

thnx G.

  • 3 weeks later...

I personally no the whole history of this car since day 1 when George Bought it and i can vouch that this car is immaculate and has been looked after by George as his 3rd Child

All the Best George hope you sell it champ

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hey..i was just browsing, but what sort of car are you interested in trading for? your getting rid of a GTR because of finances, so im assuming that you dont really want to swap for another skyline/sports car - is this correct?

hehe well dont get me wrong, i'm interested, but just wanted an idea of what lesser valued car you were after.

anyways, gl with everything and congrats on ur new born!

deriq.

Deriq thanks for that mate :)

I've already got a family car so I don't need to change the GTR for that reason but I want a cheaper car than this one to increase my cash flow so I'm after anything really. Don't mind if its a sports car as it will be the car I use without the family...

If ur interested call me or send me a pm...

Can I see a photo of the interior if at all possible?

What do you mean by "red stitch"? Is it just standard?

I am currently signed up with prestige motorsport and am after a Series 3 vspec. Havnt yet found what I am after and have been looking for over 2 months now.

Saw your thread ages ago, but wasnt down for black duco - i've since changed my mind, black has grown on me alot ;)

Your car looks great. Bud i wouldn't budge on the price! In saying that the market at the moment for all cars (Personal opinion) is really really slow. The only people out their want an unrealistic deal! But like all cars their is a buyer....... it just take a while to fine them! Good luck with the sale.

Hi George,

Just letting you know (like you asked me to) that I have now got a GTR. Found a 1996 V-spec, with fresh engine (I am the first to drive it), HKS internals (oversized), strengthen rods, oversized valves, N1 R34 turbo’s, larger (core) intercooler, HKS adjustable cam gears, Tomi cams, Nismo twin plate, HKS dump pipes, into 4” super dragger exhaust, forged 18” alloys, Apexi FC + hand controller, carbon fiber bonnet & wing, Nismo gages, high end ICE, blah , blah blah, dyno’d 313Kw @ all 4. Immaculate inside &out, no scratches/dents – well nothing a good cut n’ polish wont get out.

Thanks for taking the time to let me look over yours, hope you get what you want for it. :teehee::yucky:

Note: Pix are from my phone – so LOW rez crud.

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