First road project for a few years....

[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.


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.



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

[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