First road project for a few years....

[ste]

I haven't really been too into road cars since selling my old r34 4 door back in 2011. The drift car has been zapping away at most of my disposable income, but with the huge increase in the imports coming in the urge for another road project was inevitable. i hadn't got a good budget to start with so i knew my choices would be limited and with the hassle with vrt as of late with them making up prices i knew a fresh import wouldn be feasible for me.

I've always regretted selling that 4 door 34 so I've been lucky enough to be able to buy another one albeit a very basic and slow version.

a lot of you may have see the car before as its been here a few years now.

its a 2000 nissan skyline hr34 4 door with an rb20de :( but manual so not all bad

The car is completely standard with exception to some brand new bc coilers that were fitted by previous owner less than a month ago and a mega mega rare Nismo s-tune rear duck tail spoiler..

The cars not as clean as id like but clean enough considering it hasn't really been enthusiast owned. It has a few jobs that need doing urgently . The small window in drivers side rear door is perspex but managed to source one from Garage -D in the uk so should have that on friday. The rear bumper isn't a good colour match so thats being repainted as is the boot lid as it has some rust around 3rd brake light as a previous owner chipped it trying to change bulb from the outside:mad)

so here it is when i got it

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I have this splitter on the way purchased by the previous owner but might opt for a gtr bumper instead

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and heres how it currently sits after i gave it a wash, set the ride height to the way i wanted until arches are rolled on monday then it will be lower and borrowed the wheels off my s14 drift car

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[michealkirwan]

Nice car lad nice low kit and it will be amazing!:p

[Spartacus]

Looks so much better already, great work!

[Andrew200sx]

well if it looks any way near as good as the 14 dude it will look mean as fook. slammed on some disho wheels wit factory kit would be nice. less is more with these 4 door 34's i think.

[ste]

Defo not kitting it like my old one

[slithertooth]

Best of luck with it man, look forward to seeing more updates

[mk2glenn]

I think it looks perfect already, just slap boost in it!

[LarZ]

I think it looks perfect already, just slap boost in it!

agreed, doesn't need much. GTR front would be awesome but the rear and sides are on point

[Kruizer]

See Monday fella ;)

P.S. Your still a git !

[ste]

Haha had to keep it on the qt lol

[lady89]

ncie one! think ive never seen a 00 one, looking forward to see the "finished" version of it :)

[ste]

things have been going slow on this as im saving for my hols at the min. Still working on sorting the lil niggles that are annoying me .

first up was ditch the poxy caliper paint for something a lil less max power
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little better now
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when i bought the car the drivers window was stuck up so after looking high and low and cross referencing part numbers etc i had to go order one in japan from amayama. Took 3 weeks in total to come but at least its in now
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one of my main gripes with the car was the drivers rear fly window. For the last few years its been a cut of perspex so i got onto Julian in Garage-D in watford and he hooked me up with a replacement
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20 mins later all fitted. (its been fitted with a matching tint since)
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as with most jap cars the interior is dull as hell so just done what id done with my old 34 and used a few cuts of a carbon vinyl to cover window switches
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[ste]

With the good weather i got to give it a good wash. I spent a few hours on the exterior giving it a wash, iron cleanse, paint renovater, clay bar and a wax . I also removed the nissan logos from the bonnet and bootlid. Im debating on removing the SKYLINE from the bootlid also. The exterior of the car looks and feels much better after a good cleaning

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To stop my wheel rubbing issue on the rear i arranged to get Romeo Cesar to come up and roll my arches and he did a top job on it. doesnt rub at all now and dropped another 17mm using a 18x10.5 et12 rear wheel with a 234/40/18 tyre

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ordered one of these from jesse streeter should have it in a week. Its a newly released Yashio Factory Oakachan v2 water meter that displays speed,rpm,temp,throttle, injector etc and works from the diagnostic port so no hard wiring. These are on available for nissan currently.
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[martycturbo]

what a cool car,, you gave it a good clean,, looks real shiney now !

[Dori88]

top work as always Mr Brady

[ste]

Cheers lads my front lip in here now and I've located skirts. Still need rear spats

[NoelB]

Excellent stuff. If Ya don't mind me asking how much was the Oakachan gauge?

[Kruizer]

Lovely car to be fair and will only get better with your building it :)

[ste]

Well car is now got a fresh Nct failed on first attempt due to headlight alignment and a centre brake bulb being blown, overall i was chuffed it didn't fail on more


got my Yashio okachan water meter v2 from Jesse Streeter yesterday so threw in in there this evening. Its a cool bit of kit plugs straight into diagnostic port. just used an apex stand on it for the min.

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also removed rear spoiler and sold to a guy in oz got good money for it so was happy enough and my Fortune auto front splitter arrived so just taped it together as it was cut in two in japan to check fitment and its perfect.. Hope to get the boot lid , rear bumper and front bumper and splitter painted in the next 2 weeks or so..

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[Kruizer]

Needs light brows :)

[ste]

Agreed

[Kruizer]

Whats up with the wheels dude ?

[ste]

NCT test was that night

[derek89]

Looks savgae dude and clean, always have a thing for 4 doors

[ste]

just said id update this a lil more. Im finally not embarrassed to be driving the car now. The car had some unsightly marks around the body that really pissed me off after removing the spoiler etc. The cars been here 8years give or take so hasn't been looked after the best cosmetically. I came across a massive problem when went getting quotes to get the work done in various bodyshops. The car is a nissan flat white QM1 on the chassis plate which meant the car was resprayed at some point here in ireland. Heres some pics of the bits i was unhappy with

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The respray itself was a very very good job but unfortunately they didn't use a nissan pearl white and didn't leave me a code to work from so i was 3 weeks solid getting the colour sourced via the petrol flap
Eventually i left the flap in with a guy who gave me an extremely competitive quote and id seen his work before so i knew it was up to par. He called in his supplier to source colour and we got a match to a Lexus pearl white

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With the colour sourced we agreed on the price and date to get the work done.

The work i wanted done was :

-fit new front splitter, repair and repaint front bumper

-repair and repaint rear bumper

-debadge bootlid

-repair rust and weld up spoiler holes

-repaint bootlid.

Due to pearl being so hard to match he had to blend in rear 1/4s but he also informed me that he would repaint rear light covers and give the car a full buff free of charge :-)

Heres the progress pics he sent me

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[ste]

Got the car back exactly a week later and can't get over the job he done the colour match is 100 per cent in my eyes couldn be happier . I will be getting more body work done after my holidays when ill be sourcing em skirts and rear spats swell as uras window and boot spoilers. i was gonna get a frp gtr style bumper but i think the setup i have now works just as good. Anyways heres some pics i took the day i collected it

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[LarZ]

savage!

[Kruizer]

Awesome dude :)

[Davy]

Thats all kinds of pretty!

[ste]

Cheers lad nearly happy with it

[Eoin k]

looks sweet man

[ste]

sound eoin

[Spartacus]

Your build threads always tend to be immense.

[ste]

Pretty much forgotten all about this car as a project. Theres been a few personal things that have distracted me from showing any interest in the car.

Having decided im too old for going the bodykit route and opting for an oem look bodywise, i began looking for genuine oem optional sideskirts and rear bumper spats. I searched high and low and any sets i managed to find required winning the euro millions to purchase. So gave up on the search until last week where i got the finger out again. Unfortunately i couldnt locate any genuine items i could afford but did locate a guy reproducing frp versions from original mouldings. He happens to be based in Russia, where he tells me they are quite the fans of jdm cars. I ordered them from him and including delivery works out extremely cheap and i expect to recieve in 3 weeks or so as he manufactures to order.

Heres how they look on other cars, they are very subtle but since my car has a front lip fitted it will level the car out on the exterior . I cant stand cars with front lips hugging the ground then the arse and sides are up in the air.

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This is how i want the rear of the car looking with rear spats, boot spoiler and roof spoiler

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I also need to buy a new set of wheels as i currently have only 4 wheels between this and the drift car :-( so when the jr's are on the r34 the drift cars on stands and vice versa

i havent decided on whether or not to buy another set of the same wheels, a different style altogether for the r34 or a drop down from 18s to 17s as seen in the middle pic above. 17s will allow me to go a lil lower.

[ste]

After searching high and low for oem skirts and rear bumper spats since buying ther car and having no luck, i managed to find a guy who who make me replicas using plastified epoxy and structural fibreglass. So this morning 3 weks after ordering the box arrived from russia. im over the moon with the finish,strength,quality and fit of these and far exceeded my expectations. It will be late janurary or early feb before they are painted and fitted as i want to get some spoilers and possibly r34 gtr side skirt diffusers to give it a more aggressive lower stance.

i jus sat them against the car to check fit and ive noticed changes i wanna make to wheel choice or ride height its just not sitting the way id like it too . Chances are ill have to change wheels as the offsets and widths wont allow me to go lower..

heres a view pics and opinions are always welcomed and appreciated

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[Mx5markey]

That is shit cool, man :cool:

[tomdh]

Looks savage!! I'd personally go 17's on the wheels but thats just me, I think 18's always look a bit too big. Either way its going in the right direction!

[ste]

I've had some 17s on it there for a few days and they look a Lil small. They were only 8j and 9j so maybe something wider will look better

[Mx5markey]

Tom has 17x9 works on his r33 and it looks well. hes in members cars i think

[ste]

Ye I may go r33 gtrs for a while I haven decided yet. The missus has gotten me a roof spoiler as part of my Xmas gifts so once that arrives it will be going to get bits painted and fitted

[thetangerine]

Know of a nice clean set of r33 Gtr wheels he is lookin to swap if ure lookin for a set. Drop me a pm if interested

[ste]

I'll be buying a set if I go that way

[ste]

One or two more bits order and arrived for this...

Have this 350mm personal grinta wheel on the way from Andy in planet drift

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And the last piece of the exterior puzzle arrived today. Origin roof spoiler. If I do any more to the exterior it will just be the uras boot lid spoiler

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The car will be going to get the oem skirts , oem rear spats and the origin roof spoiler painted and fitted in the coming weeks along with getting a small scuff repaired on the front lip.

[Deco84]

Nice wheel think I've one a them somewhere ya just reminded me lol

[derek89]

Ye nice wheel and have exact 1 in my 32 and love it. Got it off Andy as well ha. Will look well when all painted and fitted

[ste]

Wanna sort out wheels/ride height after paint then 25det neo conversion by the summer . Then just enjoy it

[thetangerine]

There for sale now but he must sort out a new set himself 1st. Let me know if ure interested nd I'll get a price for ya. Lovely more door by the way keep it up

[ste]

Cheers man

[ste]

Picked up another few bits today so once front camber arms are bought that's the handling side of things done also running a lil neg camber on the front will allow me lower nose a tad.

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[JDMfrank]

Looks well man, whats the size's on the JR wheels? have a 2dr one here looking at wheels at the moment but cant decide on a size.

[ste]

18 x 9.5 et22
18 x 10.5 et12

[ste]

Today's been a productive day. My paint man sent me pics of the skirts , far spats and origin roof spoiler painted up and left in the oven. The guys work is 110% and can't recommend him enough. He's also reprinting the front lip as I scuffed it slightly a few months back

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Also picked up these absolutely immaculate lancer evo 2 seats. These are in remarkable condition for almost 24years old. I've never had any says apart from oem in a road car so these will be a welcomed change. I wanted something not too in your face as I wanna keep the cockpit colours scheme as close to factory as possible so would never go for red etc

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Hoping to have the car back on Friday so plan on taking it on a spin down to auto heroes in momdello this Saturday

[fluffmister]

where are you getting them painted ? I've a sign "scuff" on the rear bumper corner. . . not that noticeable just i know its there

[ste]

My painter is based on Prussia street in dublin

[Dave]

I've looked at importing a whole front bumper from japan that would be could in half.... did you have any problems getting the splitter rejoined?

[tomdh]

Them seats will look bang on in there good find!

[ste]

My painter done a serious job as the splitter has a thing line running across it he did it perfectly. That cutting in half is bollox. But my manufacturer send skirts splitters etc complete

[NoelB]

Those seats are gorgeous. Great find. And great work with car Ste

[ste]

Cheers pal collecting it from painters tomorrow

[LarZ]

yeah seats are tasty! Can't wait to see them fitted and the kit bits offered up!

[ste]

Picked the car up from the bodyshop today and to say im happy is an understatement. The car looks exactly how I wanted it to look in my head bar a boot spoiler thayts currently being made.

The oem skirts, oem rear spats and origin roof spoiler fit brilliantly and I also got a small scuff repaired on the front lip...

Its hard to be the look of a low spotlessly clean white car..

im chuffed.

opinions are welcomed

the outdoor pics were taken before I spent a few hours cleaning it

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after a wax etc

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[JordanCoupe]

That looks fantastic, some transformation to when ya first got it

[ste]

Getting there boot spoiler will finish it off

[NoelB]

Wasn't sure how much I'd like this when it was finished but fair play it's an amazing cruiser. Perfect four door r34!

[ste]

Not finished by a long shot lol

[tomdh]

It's lookin mint man! Really nice car! Boot spoiler will it nicely!

[ste]

Cheers Tom. How's your 33

[LarZ]

It's beautiful man. Really lovely car. I could see myself owning one and styling it like this.

[ste]

It's beautiful man. Really lovely car. I could see myself owning one and styling it like this.

Cheers larz

[tomdh]

Cheers Tom. How's your 33

Its getting there! hoping to have it running this week, and enter it in the next auto heroes!

[ste]

Got around to fitting the adjustable suspension arms there on sat. In the rear ive fitted Apex Performance toe arms and camber arms, Ive also fitted Driftworks traction arms. I know traction arms aint really necessary but if i was gonna fit one i may aswell do it right and fit them all. Also fitted in the front are Apex Performance tension rods. Ive kept all the new arms set to the same as factory items for the moment until i pick up some front camber arms and then ill get it all set as i want properly

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Something that bugged me about the recaros i bought were the fact the logos were faded and some of the threads disappearing, they are 20plus yrs old so i decided to get some white fsbric paint and go over the logos. They look alot better now i think. May only ber a small difference but better none the less

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My nardi personal grinta 350mm that i bought off andy in planet drift before xmas arrived today. Exactly as described and in excellent condition

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[conor]

have you a link to or name of the paint you used to do the logos?

[ste]

It was jus some paint my girlfriends mother had left over I literally got last drop. Think it can be got in art n crafts shop

[Dori_Rory]

The cars looking great now ste, love the rercaros too, perfect for the car. Keep it up!

[scottr89]

This is great, You've gotta to love those personal steering wheels. One of my all time favourites!!
Great work with the arms as well!

[scottr89]

This is great, You've gotta to love those personal steering wheels. One of my all time favourites!!
Great work with the arms as well!

[ste]

Cheers Rory. Getting there slowly but surely once my boot lip arrives I'll be done with exterior

[ste]

Thanks scott

[conor]

It was jus some paint my girlfriends mother had left over I literally got last drop. Think it can be got in art n crafts shop

its just enamel paint? not specific for fabric or anything like that ?

[ste]

She just told me it was fabric paint she had it in a small clear tub so haven't got a brand or name sorry

[pole drift]

Looking well Ste, was your old 4 door r34 a RB25 or RB26?

[ste]

old one was an rb25 spec 1

[Spartacus]

Great work and attention to detail, you make cars look good sir. Wheres the old 34 4 door gone to?

[ste]

Thanks dude. The old one went to a dealer in 2012 based in dussledorf Germany. Heard a couple of stories. I heard he blew it up the i heard that he went bust. Sold it for fuck all due to recession and me wanting a drift car be worth some money now in Ireland as it was near showroom condition

[derek89]

show room condition and show room room spec list ha, was a serious car. in saying that I love the look your getting on this ste, keep it up man

[ste]

Won't be half as good as the black one was.

[ste]

Well I've picked up one or two more bits for this.

I got a kts handbrake spin turn knob and hkb boss kit to suit my personal wheel so that's in now and I love it.
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Picked up some brand new defi advance bf 2.0 60mm gauges and controller for when I do the engine swap. I got them in amber so I have boost,oil temp and oil pressure. I'll be getting a water temp eventually.

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And my latest purchase was on Sunday. The drift car was left sitting on stands due to the r34 robbing it's wheels so new wheels where needed for one of the cars. I decided to buy some for the r34. So I decided to try out some oem r34 gtr wheels. I lowered the car a further 10mm on the front and 15mm on the rear and fitted 8mm spacers on rear. Done all this today and to be honest I'm in 2 minds on what to do. I'm not sure I like em

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[Spartacus]

They need centre caps to really tell I think. Perhaps a bit more spacing too (If possible?)

[ste]

Gonna tinker with fitment at wknd

[slithertooth]

Wheels do nothing for it, but love where its going.

[LarZ]

Saw it in the flesh for the first time the other day at Auto Heroes. It's stunning. Fair play.

[ste]

Ye Rory I don't know what to do about wheels. Maybe I'll order the centre caps and see how I feel jus I can't get used to the narrow wheel look

[Dave]

If there could be a bit of poke similar to the cosmis wheels fitment, it would look much better. But I like the gtr's on it! Looks straight out of japland in those pics.

[ste]

Decided that wheels are going. I much rather the wider look it had. So I'll prob end up on another set of Jr's as the budget won't allow the likes of ssr or work etc.

[ste]

So i sold the r34 gtr wheels as i just couldnt warm to them at all. i decided to go against all i believe in and buy some Brand new genuine wheels (LOL). I knew id need to save for a while as i have a few other commitments that take priority so parked the r34 in the shed and put it up on stands. I was looking at so many wheels and really struggled to choose, i feel if i had a big street hugging body kit i could fuck any style of wheel on and it would work out but because my car is styled quite subtly it made it harder. I looked down the lines of Cosmis, Ssr and various other brands and the only style of wheel i felt i wanted was the Work XD9 ,but as we all know the wheels have been discontinued for the last 2 years. The closest i could find was the Xd9s replacement , the WORK D9R so i went on the hunt for a set. I managed to find a set brand new in boxes in the uk that a guy bought and never used which was a win win for me because i got them in the sizes i wanted without having to wait 8 weeks for a special order from driftworks. The sizes i got where 18x9.5 et12 fronts an18x10.5 et15 finished in ash titan bronze.

These sizes are quite a big ask for factory r34 arches so i will have to run a lot of stretch on both front and rear tyres . I dont mind as this was always just intended to be a cruiser. I will also have to run some neg camber which is fine in the rear as ive upgraded all suspension arms to adjustable but meant having to purchase some front camber arms which are more expensive than i thought , me being used to s-bodies. I came across a set of used Cusco front camber arms that had been modified to adjust as far as -7degrees which is a lot more than ill ever be running so done a deal with the guy and got them sent over.

I was never gonna fit the arms in the state they were in so spent a few hours giving them a refurb and they look all the better for it i think..

ill be fitting the wheels etc in 2 weeks or so i wanna change centre caps to red and also wanna try pick up some red Work wheel nuts.

as always opinions and thoughts are welcomed

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[martycturbo]

Nice, great what a bit of effort can do

[brettautostyling]

Them wheels :D

[ste]

Definitely marty. No point fitting the arms as they were

[ste]

well got few more jobs done on this and have it taxed from today so using it as my daily driver for the summer.

Got the modified Cusco front camber arms in
http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr325/ste084/Mobile%20Uploads/20160430_175714.jpg

I had planned on buying 4 decent tyres for the wheels but got impatient so fitted 4 new 225/40/18 kendas i had sitting up from the drift car. The fronts have some stretch and the rears have alot with the rears being 10.5j
http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr325/ste084/Mobile%20Uploads/20160509_141307.jpg

At theis point i was still unsure on the wheels. In my opinion they needed something to brighten them up so i went and ordered some red WORK EMOTION centre caps to change from the black ones i got with the wheels.
http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr325/ste084/Mobile%20Uploads/20160509_140914_1.jpg

My girlfriend suprised me by ordering me some red WORK wheel nuts. Expensive at 130 odd euro delivered but wanted to have the whole lot work. they only weight 25g each and have 4 lock nuts included too
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threw the wheels on to see how i was looking for fitment as i wanted the car as low and phat loooking as i could make it, this ride height and camber wont be to everyones taste but in my opinion 4doors need to be low
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heres some pics of how it sits now and have to say i love the look now.

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[ste]

Another piece that arrived from my Aero parts supplier was my replica oem boot spoiler. The fit on this is 100% and is currently in getting painted and should have it back on saturday. There is tiny skim of filler needed as from the factory this spoiler is fitted with a 3rd brake light but this spoiler has that blanked off leaving a much cleaner look i feel

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[NoelB]

I wasnt sure on those wheels at first Ste but the few touches make them work really wheel. Such a cool daily!

[ste]

I wasnt sure on those wheels at first Ste but the few touches make them work really wheel. Such a cool daily!

You and me both man

[ste]

Another minor update on this.....

The oem style boot lip spoiler I'd bought has since been sprayed and fitted. Really happy with the fit and really adds to the subtle look I'm going with

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Also seen I was in need of new pads and discs for the front of the car as mine were in a bad way. Heard my friend still had a brake kit from when he broke his car. It's a DB POWER big brake kit consisting of bmw m3 modified 330mm grooved and vented discs,caliper relocation brackets, oversized ebc red stuff pads and r32 gtr front calipers

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Me being me couldn't fit the discs looking like that so I tracked down a bottle of bilthamber deox c and left the discs steeping overnight. All I can say about the result of steeping is wow. Discs were removed looking as new

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Update continued below

[ste]

To prevent the discs rusting again they were rinsed off with water and dried off then tidied up with a little black paint and they look great I think.

http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr325/ste084/20160620_155636.jpg

Difference between my factory discs and new discs

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Also picked up a r33 gt-t twin pot rear brake set up this morning as my car has n/a rear brakes and currently running with a sticky caliper. Will fit these tomorrow and that's pretty much the chassis side of things complete

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[topdog]

I love this car and every update!
Where did you get the bottle of stuff for the disks?

[ste]

Got it from detailing shed. Can be got online

[SiR_GTR]

Awesome car man. The wheels are so nice. Those work center caps are so nice. Really want a black set for my Xt7s but they are so expensive. Seeing them on yours makes me think they would be work it though. Brakes came out amazing too. Assume this would only work with steeping so you have to take the discs off.

[ste]

Yes man steeping is the only way but well worth it

[ste]

I only sold 4 new black caps for 70 last wk

[ste]

carried out the same process on the rear twin pot brake set up as i did on the front in terms of tidying them up..

overnight steep in a bucket of bilthamber deox c mixed with water

http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr325/ste084/Mobile%20Uploads/20160627_161827.jpg

this stuff makes an unbelievable difference with little effort just a quick wipe once or twice during the steep to aggitate the rust

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i cleaned up the rear calipers by jus cleaning with some brake cleaner then painted them up in silver and painted the nissan lettering in black

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fronts needed painting too so just done them the same as the rears

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since fitting the bigger brakes the factory brake lines are almost being pulled tight so ordered some 520mm braided lines from pro-line motorsport in the uk

http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr325/ste084/Mobile%20Uploads/20160704_172626.jpg

[ste]

Also picked up the first of the parts towards getting the engine swap done

Its a kakimoto regu 96db-r cat back system. Designed for the r34 GTR but should fit with a lil modification. The is a used item but its the cleanest used exhaust ive ever seen with no marks,grazes or scratches. It came with the the documentation , bolts , stickers and brand new kakimoto gasket. I Collected it off tony on saturday and just gave it a wipe down with some Autosol metal polish.

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[derek89]

Brakes and exhaust look savage ste. Fair play man. Any idea when u be doing the conversion

[ste]

Doing it over the winter as i wanna strip and underseal the under body. i also picked up some specific r34 2wd sest rails and installed the recaros and picked up a decat pipe and aftermarket downpipe for the conversion

[ste]

Ive not updated this for a good while, not too much has happened as ive moved house and been saving for the rb25det neo engine etc. Im just waiting for a mate to get more neos in stock so i can buy one from him. There is no major rush on installing the engine as i wanna tidy up some bits that are bothering me before fitting the new engine.

I managed to pick up some parts that are hard got as far as r34s go. I done a lot of searching and resesrching on seat rails to fit my recaros and was suprised to find out that r34s use their own specific rail for 2wd. I had tried r32 , r33 and s-body rails and none of which sat right needing both legs moved and the angle the sat at adjusted. Basically a load of messing that i didnt wanna do. Garage D had the rails i was after but at 200 pounds each i said id hold off and keep searching. Eventually found the rails i wanted in a guys attic in galway. I done some haggling with him and had them picked up that day

http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr325/ste084/20161003_135629.jpg (http://s496.photobucket.com/user/ste084/media/20161003_135629.jpg.html)


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Got my 20+ year old Evo 2 seats fitted and colourwise keeps the interior as close to oem looking as i could get , which is what i wanted as im not a massive fan of red seats and the likes

http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr325/ste084/20161003_194400.jpg (http://s496.photobucket.com/user/ste084/media/20161003_194400.jpg.html)

My favourite part so far and definately the rarest is my new Nismo instrument cluster. Id been watching these for a while on donedeal so when i had a few quid spare i put an offer on them and he accepted. im hoping the colour these illuminate will tie in well with my amber defi gauge set up. Ive also bought the led bulbs required to change all the heating control lights to amber also to try retain the clean factory look

http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr325/ste084/20161014_192928.jpg (http://s496.photobucket.com/user/ste084/media/20161014_192928.jpg.html)


Also this week i picked up a New Greddy profec oled boost controller for when i fit the engine and a 3inch aftermarket downpipe and decat again another good deal was got on these items....

http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr325/ste084/20161011_104858.jpg (http://s496.photobucket.com/user/ste084/media/20161011_104858.jpg.html)

Here is a small pic of how it currently looks, ive one of two more ideas for the exterior look so im currently trying to source these parts.

http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr325/ste084/20161014_174842.jpg (http://s496.photobucket.com/user/ste084/media/20161014_174842.jpg.html)

[LarZ]

I love a good build/project thread. Nice parts man, the emphasis is definitely on quality over quantity. Fair play.

[ste]

Thanks larz. I just wanna keep clean looking and having good quality parts

[yomamagoes/sideways]

Shes sum buss :o #demwheelsdho