Kat's R33 GTST project

[savage1987]

Plenty of work ahead but perhaps not as much as it looks from the photos

Cheap car!! and actually passed RWC pretty well straight away so that's a good start.

I'll let the pictures do the talking for now, plenty of info and work coming up in the following months.

Is anyone missing their mailbox? I think its under the car!!!!

Do you think that the pink number plates bring out my eyes?

Replaced both tie rod ends straight off the bat, as one of them looked like this...

And replaced the hub on the same side for good measure, just in case anything was bent/damaged, and because the bearing didn't feel 100%... unfortunately it was an ABS hub onto a car without ABS, so it was time for another trademark Sam-spec backyard fix Who ever would have thought of using a coke bottle lid to fix a problem......just imagine what you could do with an entire Mount Franklin bottle.....

 

[Jesterarts]

Keyring = win.

 

[some_guy]

Looks like a good starting point.

New wheels, some paint and a vaccum and it will be right as rain.

 

[Clint_G]

Were you driving this out kirwin way this morning.

 

[ari666]

is that pic you? if so you look around 6". good luck with that sunroof. fken murder on your neck in those series 1's. the s/r brings the roof lining down by about 2 inchs so you gotta get the 'wog lean' going with your seats otherwise its head bashing time

but still looks uber fun for a starter. the series 1's are not all that bad, good engine/drivetrain combos, just the chassis and suspension setups are a bit lame (easily fixed with AM strut bars etc) quite a lot of flex in them.

this have HICAS?

 

[savage1987]

is that pic you? if so you look around 6". good luck with that sunroof. fken murder on your neck in those series 1's. the s/r brings the roof lining down by about 2 inchs so you gotta get the 'wog lean' going with your seats otherwise its head bashing time

but still looks uber fun for a starter. the series 1's are not all that bad, good engine/drivetrain combos, just the chassis and suspension setups are a bit lame (easily fixed with AM strut bars etc) quite a lot of flex in them.

this have HICAS?

Yeah that's me, I'm around 6'1". my head is about 2 inches off the roof lining most of the time, if I sit up really artificially straight I touch it

I'll hit you up for some more info, or a link I can check out somewhere maybe, with regard to improving the suspension setup as you've obviously read a lot more about this than I have!

Yes it has HICAS, the electronic "super HICAS" form, not hydraulic.

 

[azkwazere]

So, whats the plans for it?

Drift project? Cool street car? Anything super cool?

aZk.

 

[savage1987]

d) all of the above.




Neat streeter with a bit of power under it is where I suspect it should end up

 

[savage1987]

Now I face the question of where to get Nissan parts in Townsville without spending a million dollars I need an oxygen sensor.

 

[azkwazere]

Now I face the question of where to get Nissan parts in Townsville without spending a million dollars I need an oxygen sensor.

Overnight parts from Japan?

aZk.