My 2012 R32 Project

[skinnynphats200]

Well.......I bought this off Jay & Bob after Punchestown 11. It was a pretty standard car that was stripped out and had the following bits on it;

Bolt in cage, seat, hydro, front mount, fuel pump, Coilovers, a welder and custom turbo back exhaust courtesy of jay and bob. It is a good straight car with a healthy heart!

Here are a few starter pics of how the car sits at the moment

Looking sorry fot itself in the garage


I came a bit too close one too many times :-( big thanks to Gem for sorting it after the third time! The whole quarter was demolished after the last tap of the tyre bales in Mondello and he managed to get it straight again and put the original shape back into it.



Here are a few pictures of the suspension parts that I put into the car back in August....S13 subframe, solid alloy mounts, polybush drop links, adjustable rear toe, camber and traction arms




The inside of the car as it is at the moment


On the way;
Rebuilt HKS 2535 thanks to drift escort (deposit paid tonight, collecting next week)
Uprated Copper Mani to Turbo Gasket & Turbo to Elbow Gasket
Oil Feed & return washer and gasket
Malpassi Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator with Adaptor and Gauge
Walbro 255 Pump
New Exhaust Manifold Stud & Nut kit
replacement Hks Filter
New stainless steel bolt and washer kit to replace valve cover grommets and screws with
New upper and lower Injector seals and Sard 550's
Rocker Cover Gaskets
MLS Manifold Gasket
Pink label RB25 afm

Next on the list

Weld in cage
Alloy rad
tein rods and ends
tension rods
modified hubs or have been thinking I might go for driftworks knuckles too
camber arms front
modified S14 lca's
Nistune

Plans

Fit all of the above parts once they arrive and give the car a good service. I then want to remove all the sound deadening and paint interior.
When I have all that sorted I would like to get some 50mm wings and overfenders, some sort of a kit, a full respray.
My main focus at the moment is on handling and performance and once I have the car setup properly I will look in to getting the car resprayed and if funds allow some nice jap dishu rims.

It is inevitable that my plans will change as I progress with the build though so nothing is set in stone as of yet

Thanks for looking I will keep the thread updated as often as I can

[Diesel-Dick]

sounds good! good luck next season lad!

[skinnynphats200]

Not much to update yet unfortunately....
I got the injectors flow tested during the week and they are spot on.....McNamaras in Dublin if ya need your injectors cleaned and flow tested..... Sound lads to deal with and and were good price too
I picked up some new 20 or 25mm ( I cant remember now) spacers a little while ago aswell

Some pics of the new Turbo and spacers





Need some help too....I want to get rid of as much weight as possible so I am thinking about cutting out the boot floor completely and getting rid of the standard tank(because there crap ) and fitting a fuel cell. I think having the fuel cell stting over the subframe will benefit handling also by reducing that pendulum effect on the rear and make for a much better handling car. Whats peoples views on this and reasons why? because I know a lot of people have different opinions on this and I would like to get as much info on it as possible before I go cutting

Also i'm going to replace all the windows with polycarbonate ones aswell and cut out the doors

I know this list is going to just keep getting bigger the more time I have to think about it......

[si_berry]

Good man Kyle, another money pit

I'll be doing the same, cutting the boot out for a cell. I'd imagine as low in the back as possible, easier to fence off then aswell and it can only be good for handling keeping it low.

Good job on the rear quarter, it's mint!

[180sxbreaker]

best of luck with the build lad..is it fair to ask how much it was to get the injecters done

[sil8094]

best of look with the build man

[Herculeez]

Not much to update yet unfortunately....
I got the injectors flow tested during the week and they are spot on.....McNamaras in Dublin if ya need your injectors cleaned and flow tested..... Sound lads to deal with and and were good price too
I picked up some new 20 or 25mm ( I cant remember now) spacers a little while ago aswell

Some pics of the new Turbo and spacers





Need some help too....I want to get rid of as much weight as possible so I am thinking about cutting out the boot floor completely and getting rid of the standard tank(because there crap ) and fitting a fuel cell. I think having the fuel cell stting over the subframe will benefit handling also by reducing that pendulum effect on the rear and make for a much better handling car. Whats peoples views on this and reasons why? because I know a lot of people have different opinions on this and I would like to get as much info on it as possible before I go cutting

Also i'm going to replace all the windows with polycarbonate ones aswell and cut out the doors

I know this list is going to just keep getting bigger the more time I have to think about it......

I was thinkin of doing something like this also but wouldnt it affect the cars rigidity?? therefore its handling?

[skinnynphats200]

I ended up going ahead with this. Got rid of the tank cut out the boot floor and fitted a 20 litre cell as close to the subframe and between the towers as possible. It does not affect the rigiditly of the car and makes it lighter on the rear end and improves handling. Check out near the end of the thread and you will see

[skinnynphats200]

Pics sorted now too

[Herculeez]

oh nice.. N is your kit riveted on or glued?