My Skyline Project Carbon in the UK

[F1carbonuk]

Chaps this is what I was working on before moving out to Saudi Arabia with work. I used to have my own business making and selling Dry carbon fiber products for Skylines. Here's a few pics of the good old days before the V8 came along out here.

[Apex8]

thats an awesome looking r33 mate, except for the spoiler lol

[ari666]

cool... you do any thing for REAL skylines

[F1carbonuk]

Not everyone's taste that spoiler but each to their own. What are you refering to by "real Skyline".

[ari666]

um i dunno, R32 GTR, R34 GTR... a series 1 R33 GTsT skyline is just a boring passenger car, and no amount of carbon fibre will change that fact.

[ari666]

inB4 "you dont know what your talking about rant rant rant ...your crappy commodore... rant rant rant":

this is a REAL (type S) skyline i imported at the start of this year:


here is a nuir spec:


this is (was) my white one. sold it (yes pic is taken at a different workshop):



i have more if you need them

[Red Ranger]

32gtr ftw best car EVER

[soop]

Yeah 32's are the best.
33's remind me of a VP commodore.

[HamaTime™]

Haha. I do have a bit of a love for R34's. Mad car, even more respect for the new GT-R. Wouldn't touch a 31, 32 or a 33. Get an S15...WOOOO!

[Red Ranger]

No wonder you wouldnt touch a 32.
I mean, if you like the 35, then your taste buds are no doubt lodged inside your ass

[ari666]

Wouldn't touch a 31, 32 or a 33. Get an S15...WOOOO!

although S15's are great fun little cars, i disagree on the 32 point. IMO 32's were the best setup out of all of them. nothin like CHUCKING it into a corner with your foot buried, getting a little bit of tail then front kicks and off you go great fun.

[HamaTime™]

No wonder you wouldnt touch a 32.
I mean, if you like the 35, then your taste buds are no doubt lodged inside your ass

I find that rather an entertaining comment, considering the new GT-R's are a ridiculously good looking car with performance that is unparalleled for it's price range. It is one serious car, you can be the biggest Nissan hater in the world and if you disagree with me then something is wrong!

although S15's are great fun little cars, i disagree on the 32 point. IMO 32's were the best setup out of all of them. nothin like CHUCKING it into a corner with your foot buried, getting a little bit of tail then front kicks and off you go great fun.

Yeah true, 32's are a good car, my mate has one as his permanent drift/track car. Just don't really appeal to me. As a track car, yep definately I'd have any of them, but street car. nah I'll pass.

[Red Ranger]

I just hate the fact they changed the car so much, it is so far from what a skyline is and was...
I do not say it is not awesome as a car...
But as a skyline? It is not

[ari666]

you can be the biggest Nissan hater in the world and if you disagree with me then something is wrong!

um, actually. i am a HUGE nissan fan, and i cant stand the new GTR. dont even think its worthy of the GTR badge, they shouldve just called it a peugot. no inline 6 (which is was the GTR signature for like 30 years) hideous looking, completely plastic, astronomical repair bills.

it will NEVER be a classic car. itll just date, and everyone will come out of their coma and realise how much of a pig it actually is.

soz, but it is.

[Red Ranger]

I agree with you 110% ari666
Change in engine was wat killed it for me more than the look of it,
Comparable to bringing out the next monaro with a straight 8 in it,
AND THE PRICE?
Give me half that amount to spend and i would get a 32gtr and still have enough left over to build it up to whoop a 35's ass

[minux]

um, actually. i am a HUGE nissan fan, and i cant stand the new GTR. dont even think its worthy of the GTR badge, they shouldve just called it a peugot. no inline 6 (which is was the GTR signature for like 30 years) hideous looking, completely plastic, astronomical repair bills.

it will NEVER be a classic car. itll just date, and everyone will come out of their coma and realise how much of a pig it actually is.

soz, but it is.

There are reasons why they dropped the straight 6...logical ones at that.

I agree with you 110% ari666
Change in engine was wat killed it for me more than the look of it,
Comparable to bringing out the next monaro with a straight 8 in it,
AND THE PRICE?
Give me half that amount to spend and i would get a 32gtr and still have enough left over to build it up to whoop a 35's ass

And give someone that same amount to spend on the 35 and off they go. Using stupid sayings like that is pointless. Fact is, the R35 is the best GTR nissan have bought out. What other models have matched their times?

Anyway, way to hijack someones my ride thread guys.

[Red Ranger]

Good point about the thread minux..
Tho i dont agree with "put the same $ into the 35" i speak mearly value for money... But i shall say no more on this matter in respect for OP...
I do not agree with the look of your 33 OP, But i am sure you did\do and thats what matters..
How hard she go?
Nice carbon bits btw

[ari666]

yes. i apologise. pretty rubbish thread jack, so i am sorry.

back to the question: do you make anything for other skylines? i may be able to sell a bit of stuff for you if you make anything for R32 or R34's. i dont really deal with 33's anymore.

[F1carbonuk]

Interesting comments, I couldn't afford a GTR at the time. I have a soft spot for the R34 GTR. However I think my R33 GTST is so much fun with 320hp and rear wheel drive. They can be endlessly tuned and good value for money at the moment. As for carbon, the only thing I can get for the R34 is wing mirrors as I no longer have the business. My molds are in Asia and I could get them made on a group buy basis or individually. These mirrors come as a shell which needs the mirror swapping for old unit. Very easy to do.



as far as I know, no other company make these and only two ever fitted, so uber rare!

Would there be any call for Commodore carbon?

[F1carbonuk]

As for the new GTR, a friend of mine let me have a go in his cobb tuned GTR and I must say I have never been in such a stable lunatic machine. Pics at my house.

[Red Ranger]

"Would there be any call for carbon commodore?"
You could bet on it mate, not just in this forum either...

Yeah the new "skyline" is a monster, still think they did it all wrong tho

[ari666]

NIIIIIICE!!

im not too sure on the carbon bits for commo's. i reckon there a few out there who would be into it. cant say i'd want it on my VK though.

[Trayner]

Would there be any call for Commodore carbon?

I reckon if you did some interior parts for the commodore they wouldnt be to bad

[Red Ranger]

Carbon door cards, centre consoles and all plastic interior bits would be awesome, but thats a heap of differant commys to cover.. vn, vp, vg, vq, vr, vs.. Could all be covered with the same bits... Eh dunno

[F1carbonuk]

I'll have to have a think about it, the problem with interior bits is the fittings on the back, have to make intricate parts. Not easy, I don't like making parts that you have to stick on or drill. Direct replacement was always my concept. There must be some parts which are interchangeable between models.