LarZ' Black R33

[LarZ]

cheers lads. Will try the tar remover too. Wouldn't mind trying out one of those caramel wheels either though

[batman026]

I was going to buy this a couple of times when it was up for sale but never pulled the trigger. Best of luck with it. I really like r33's

[LarZ]

Small update on this. Sourced some bits and starting to tweak the car to be more my style. I removed the rear wiper blank, re-instated the rear wiper motor. Must tidy up the wiper arm before i fit that again. Also got an oem antenna assembly as there was a rotten antenna from some other vehicle hatcheted in there. I'm trying to pick up original trim pieces just to make the car more complete. Although it's in decent condition, it has suffered neglect in some areas.



I removed the silly wattage meter that was in the dash and just threw in a cheapo cup holder thing.



I got wind deflectors but don't like the colour of them... might leave them off. not sure really.



The stickers were a BALLS to take off, but it's twice the car now:



Again, because i'm contrary, i didn't really see the big deal about the buddyclub p1s. They look good, don't get me wrong, but there are better options out there for me i think. That could just be my obsession with dish though. As you may have seen in my ps13 'build' thread, i had to swap the wheels on the two cars and surprisingly enough, the vienna kreis look very at home on the skyline, albeit my retarded tyre size choice (205/40/17) looks horrendous. I reckon 205/45/17 will sort out the fitment a bit. Here are some pics:





Next port of call is to take off the skirts and spats. The spats aren't that bad but the skirts are poorly fitted, poorly painted and just don't do anything for the car other than make it look lower. A car like this can't pull off the skirted look unless it has a bigger front bumper. Finding a spec 2 lip is pretty difficult too. It's going to look like a very high car... because it is... I don't know if i can justify the price on coilovers on this car either right now.

[Davy]

I admire the attention to detail in getting the covers for the seat rail bolts. It has improved a lot since you got it. Needs lowering in some form tho. Would springs do much for it? Be cheaper than the coilover route but leave it sitting better.

[tomdh]

Really liking this. If you decide not too use the wind deflectors ill take them off you

[LarZ]

@Davy it's already on lowering springs. I'll change the tyres on those SSRs first and we'll see what happens. My intention is to sell this on in 6 months so i don't want to dump money into it that i'll never see back.

Yeah i'll let you know about the wind deflectors @tomdh. It's a tough call really. I need to see what way i get the bodywork/wheels/height to sit right and then i'll see if it all works out.

I must also change that exhaust... looks like a cheap back box that was botched in to 'fit'. it's crooked and just doesn't do anything for the car. ye may also notice that someone at one point cut a 'matching' exhaust exit on the right hand side of the bumper. Lots that needs tidying on this.

[LarZ]

picked up a few interior trim bits yesterday. Hope to swap over the insurance today so i can start driving this thing.

[LarZ]

More details...

some bootlid trim


wiper motor cover


swapped out the poorly painted skyline panel for the spec 1 glass one. I'm sure there'll be opinions on this:


rear wiper parcel shelf trim


still looking for more trim as you can see, but have these pieces for now:


All minor updates and not as fun as most build threads, but this is the type of stuff that matters to me lol.

Also removed the skirts and spats because i prefer it without them, even though it looks like a monster truck. Bigger tyres are on the cards for those wheels too, just need to get the funds together...

[tomdh]

Car seems too flow much better without the skirts, looks great! Dyin for a set of viennas for mine the look sexy!

[LarZ]

Car seems too flow much better without the skirts, looks great! Dyin for a set of viennas for mine the look sexy!

I'm sure loads of people will have opinions on the skirtless look on a 33. I'm actually a little surprised you never see one without skirts. Yeah i quite like the wheels on it too. it's a fat car, so a fat looking wheel really suits it better than flat faced wheels in my opinion. The tyres on these wheels are only 205/40/17 which is a stupid size. i'm gonna go for a 215/45/17 on them to fill the arches a bit better. They'll be going back on the ps13 in the spring i reckon. These wheels are only 8jj too, which is great because it means i can still kick the rear out in second albeit a non-turbo.