Shane
19-04-10, 22:50
think its about time i stuck one of these up - haven updated in a long time so i said id do a new one from start to present :D
k, well picked this baby up at the end of january 08 for a str8 swap on a 97 GTI Almera, 91 R32 GTST Type M so was well happy wit the swap ;) 108k on the clock when i picked it up and was only driven every sunday so was in gud nick. the only problem with the car was that the clutch had to be fixed. this is wat it looked like when i picked it up.
spec was when pickin it up
catback exhaust system
hks ssqv
hks mushroom filter
17" wolfrace wheels
GTR spoiler
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/2reign0/skylinedecals.jpg
so myself and mick drove it back from kilkenny to dublin at 3 in the mornin and no surprise with the way the car looked we got sum eyeballs from guards the whole way back ha ha. 5am in tesco led us to stripping the decals off and sum very sore fingers afterwards :shakehead:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/2reign0/skyline2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/2reign0/skyline3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/2reign0/skyline1.jpg
so off to get the new clutch, picked up an excedy clutch off richie in proparts, on the way to get it fitted the clutch gave up the ghost and had to get towed to diff06's shed in bray.
a week later the pivot pin snapped on me, resulting in the slave cylinder kindly shitting itself...so ordered a new pin from driftworks and s14a slave cylinder from nissan doctor and bobs ur uncle all sorted again :D
so time going by, doing the odd bits here and there, replacing bulbs in the dash, new radio all that usual crap, replaced the hks mushroom filter wit an apexi power intake. got the car fully limo tinted and a nice pager alarm to keep d car safe :P rear speakers had to come out cuz they were crap so Biker helped me out by taking apart the back of my car to get a set of Vibe speakers installed.
then i purchased micks old wheels, put them on and made a serious difference to the car
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/2reign0/newwheels1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/2reign0/newwheels2.jpg
then at a skyline rolling road day in CDA in 08, car went up on the rollers and made a pityful 155bhp :cya:
this was down to the fuel pump being knackered so i was told, so upgraded to a walbro there and then with the help of everyone there, got it in and put it back up on the rollers and made 184 bhp :)
i was then told that id need a new fuel pressure regulator which i then purchased a sard fuel pressure reg. on fitting it wit James Gilsenen we discovered a serious boost leak which added seriously to the problems. so got all that sorted and it was back to runnin standard power again :D
Then the Driftworks coilpacks went in and got myself a nice carbon bonnet thanks to robbie in icetronix.
heres a pic when pickin up the vertex bumper
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/2reign0/sky1.jpg
front bumper fitted :D
http://i25.tinypic.com/11qlk68.jpg
http://i26.tinypic.com/2d5d1f.jpg
brought the car down to Nissan Doctor and got my exhaust system sorted out :)
got the downpipe off himself and brought down my elbow and decat :D
http://i25.tinypic.com/14w6lbs.jpg
so took everything out and in with the elbow
http://i25.tinypic.com/2s13pdy.jpg
then the downpipe
http://i28.tinypic.com/403fc.jpg
and then finally the decat
http://i30.tinypic.com/a4oakk.jpg
and it sounded unreal, made a major difference to power and noise :D
i was gettin real bored with the standard seats so i picked up a set of cream leather s14a seats off sweeney in hotmetal.ie
Next to arrive in was my HEL braided brake lines. The crystal clear corner lights came in the same time too so put them on up at micks when collecting the brake lines off him.
http://i26.tinypic.com/10wi1c2.jpg
http://i30.tinypic.com/1zz13t1.jpg
http://i25.tinypic.com/fcr7yq.jpg
Alot of parts arrived in and then alot of parts got sold off so the next addition to the car was the Hicas Lock Out Bar
http://i34.tinypic.com/15zowfb.jpg
so that went in and nothin really had happened since then until july 09, after a few months of scratches and cracks in the bumper and gettin annoyed with the paint i decided to take it off the road when the tax expired. i picked up a run around and took the car off the road 2 weeks early to try and save on juice.
i had orginally played wit the idea of a Bee*r324 kit, ended up gettin the kit for a good price, but then decided to go another way and sold the kit. i also sold the carbon bonnet and the buddyclub wheels along with the clear corner indicators and rear bumper and spats. so then i purchased a kit from a polish based company called JDL. this consists of front bumper, wings, sideskirts, rear bumper and spoilers. pics of this will be up when the car is complete ;)
a month or 2 later i picked up a set of HKS Hipermax D coilovers off git.
Thanks to Bren in East Coast Alloys i got an extremely good deal on a set of 18" Ultralite Twin 5's - picked them up just after Xmas.
http://i41.tinypic.com/2bwepl.jpg
i then got a good deal on a set of rb20 550cc sard injectors that will be going in when i get the new tubby ;)
i also upgraded the brakes to 33 grooved discs and callipers :D new beside the old
http://i43.tinypic.com/9lcqbl.jpg
car up on the lift gettin the brakes fitted
http://i42.tinypic.com/1zpqy6h.jpg
the car made a lengthy stay up in Nissan Doctors again where the power steering pump was replaced due to it failing on me 7 months before it went off the road along with the brakes. a lower wishbone also had to be replaced due to an incident in the snow of Jan 09 ;) engine was checked over to make sure it was runnin right too. also while it was up in Pauls, most engine parts were taken off and all was brought up with the wheels to Barelle Ltd to get powdercoated :D the coilovers were also put in for me then aswell.
before it went up to Paul i stripped most of the dash out to be sent over to a place called Carbon Aesthetics to get sum of the dash parts done up in carbon, this is one part that was done for me
http://i44.tinypic.com/wuqgl0.jpg
k, well picked this baby up at the end of january 08 for a str8 swap on a 97 GTI Almera, 91 R32 GTST Type M so was well happy wit the swap ;) 108k on the clock when i picked it up and was only driven every sunday so was in gud nick. the only problem with the car was that the clutch had to be fixed. this is wat it looked like when i picked it up.
spec was when pickin it up
catback exhaust system
hks ssqv
hks mushroom filter
17" wolfrace wheels
GTR spoiler
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/2reign0/skylinedecals.jpg
so myself and mick drove it back from kilkenny to dublin at 3 in the mornin and no surprise with the way the car looked we got sum eyeballs from guards the whole way back ha ha. 5am in tesco led us to stripping the decals off and sum very sore fingers afterwards :shakehead:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/2reign0/skyline2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/2reign0/skyline3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/2reign0/skyline1.jpg
so off to get the new clutch, picked up an excedy clutch off richie in proparts, on the way to get it fitted the clutch gave up the ghost and had to get towed to diff06's shed in bray.
a week later the pivot pin snapped on me, resulting in the slave cylinder kindly shitting itself...so ordered a new pin from driftworks and s14a slave cylinder from nissan doctor and bobs ur uncle all sorted again :D
so time going by, doing the odd bits here and there, replacing bulbs in the dash, new radio all that usual crap, replaced the hks mushroom filter wit an apexi power intake. got the car fully limo tinted and a nice pager alarm to keep d car safe :P rear speakers had to come out cuz they were crap so Biker helped me out by taking apart the back of my car to get a set of Vibe speakers installed.
then i purchased micks old wheels, put them on and made a serious difference to the car
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/2reign0/newwheels1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/2reign0/newwheels2.jpg
then at a skyline rolling road day in CDA in 08, car went up on the rollers and made a pityful 155bhp :cya:
this was down to the fuel pump being knackered so i was told, so upgraded to a walbro there and then with the help of everyone there, got it in and put it back up on the rollers and made 184 bhp :)
i was then told that id need a new fuel pressure regulator which i then purchased a sard fuel pressure reg. on fitting it wit James Gilsenen we discovered a serious boost leak which added seriously to the problems. so got all that sorted and it was back to runnin standard power again :D
Then the Driftworks coilpacks went in and got myself a nice carbon bonnet thanks to robbie in icetronix.
heres a pic when pickin up the vertex bumper
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/2reign0/sky1.jpg
front bumper fitted :D
http://i25.tinypic.com/11qlk68.jpg
http://i26.tinypic.com/2d5d1f.jpg
brought the car down to Nissan Doctor and got my exhaust system sorted out :)
got the downpipe off himself and brought down my elbow and decat :D
http://i25.tinypic.com/14w6lbs.jpg
so took everything out and in with the elbow
http://i25.tinypic.com/2s13pdy.jpg
then the downpipe
http://i28.tinypic.com/403fc.jpg
and then finally the decat
http://i30.tinypic.com/a4oakk.jpg
and it sounded unreal, made a major difference to power and noise :D
i was gettin real bored with the standard seats so i picked up a set of cream leather s14a seats off sweeney in hotmetal.ie
Next to arrive in was my HEL braided brake lines. The crystal clear corner lights came in the same time too so put them on up at micks when collecting the brake lines off him.
http://i26.tinypic.com/10wi1c2.jpg
http://i30.tinypic.com/1zz13t1.jpg
http://i25.tinypic.com/fcr7yq.jpg
Alot of parts arrived in and then alot of parts got sold off so the next addition to the car was the Hicas Lock Out Bar
http://i34.tinypic.com/15zowfb.jpg
so that went in and nothin really had happened since then until july 09, after a few months of scratches and cracks in the bumper and gettin annoyed with the paint i decided to take it off the road when the tax expired. i picked up a run around and took the car off the road 2 weeks early to try and save on juice.
i had orginally played wit the idea of a Bee*r324 kit, ended up gettin the kit for a good price, but then decided to go another way and sold the kit. i also sold the carbon bonnet and the buddyclub wheels along with the clear corner indicators and rear bumper and spats. so then i purchased a kit from a polish based company called JDL. this consists of front bumper, wings, sideskirts, rear bumper and spoilers. pics of this will be up when the car is complete ;)
a month or 2 later i picked up a set of HKS Hipermax D coilovers off git.
Thanks to Bren in East Coast Alloys i got an extremely good deal on a set of 18" Ultralite Twin 5's - picked them up just after Xmas.
http://i41.tinypic.com/2bwepl.jpg
i then got a good deal on a set of rb20 550cc sard injectors that will be going in when i get the new tubby ;)
i also upgraded the brakes to 33 grooved discs and callipers :D new beside the old
http://i43.tinypic.com/9lcqbl.jpg
car up on the lift gettin the brakes fitted
http://i42.tinypic.com/1zpqy6h.jpg
the car made a lengthy stay up in Nissan Doctors again where the power steering pump was replaced due to it failing on me 7 months before it went off the road along with the brakes. a lower wishbone also had to be replaced due to an incident in the snow of Jan 09 ;) engine was checked over to make sure it was runnin right too. also while it was up in Pauls, most engine parts were taken off and all was brought up with the wheels to Barelle Ltd to get powdercoated :D the coilovers were also put in for me then aswell.
before it went up to Paul i stripped most of the dash out to be sent over to a place called Carbon Aesthetics to get sum of the dash parts done up in carbon, this is one part that was done for me
http://i44.tinypic.com/wuqgl0.jpg