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sundays suppose to be thunder storms so bring your best windscreen wiping rags for when shit gets foggy.

So little updates have been going on,

Replaced the stock turbos for rebuilt turbos with steel exhaust wheels for more boost with less breakage. Also got braided lines etc to make fitting easier as was a cunty job.

Apexi AVCR type R boost controller for maximum boost

Apexi Power FC ECU for maximum tuning.

Goes alright but am having boost issues so think I have a vac leak somewhere, cant get over 1bar of boost which is a bit lame. Hopefully have it sorted soon after I pressure test it all. Also getting a slight synco noise on really aggressive high rpm shifts, chucking some redline lightweight in it to smooth my box out.

On Monday, 24 April 2017 at 21:17, oldrx7 said:

i don't think i can make it now either - taking the car for a wof saturday morning , i have a feeling it won't pass

since when do rotarys ever have wofs? just bring it. theres bound to be rougher looking cars you can hide amongst. or get a ride with us

can I come if I don't have an oldschool car? unsure if ill jump in with matt or bring my own car.

Im keen

mate the laws are a joke. I was in a car accident and the driver got 150hrs community service for crashing into a house which no injuries just a stupid accident. literally the same month some Chinese guy with no license crashed his 300zx into a gas station or something and one innocent bystander died and guess what he got.. it was 150 or 200 hours.. what the actual fuck.

edit: another rage story of mine is I had a single vehicle accident involving my car and a tree when I feel asleep at the wheel out in the country, was a dairy farmer so was during calving, no day off for 4 weeks or so and was sun stroked to shit so fell asleep. I had never had a single conviction, ticket, nothing prior to this. only damage was to me (got pretty fucked up) my car and a tree which is still standing just a bit less bark.

after I got out of hospital they summoned me to court, I explained the situation to the judge, he asked about my employment etc I was very remorseful and obviously learnt my lesson about driving tired and after that  he just went to town on me, 50 demerits, 700 dollar fine and a conviction for careless driving which comes up when I apply for jobs.

end of the day if the judge is having a good day you get a slap on the wrist, if hes a lonely grumpy bastard whose wife sleeps in a different bed/room your fucked.

no more room for another to attend? last year was awesome. got no shed, well I do but its shit.

Hey anyone head to meremere for the rotary nations drag racing?

Was a pretty good but there was alot of track clean up breaks. Sun was also way to farken hot.

That 7 second r32 MGAWOT also stacked it early on in the day which was a bit gutting.

multiple bonnets flying up also. Expect bonnet pin sales to increase

13 hours ago, kyteler said:

Also, RE: Centre-caps you could always do what that chap on trademe did and say they're "Genuine Replicas"

Haha good idea.

I was looking at some 5 spoke wheels, think I was having a nosey at the Rota version of the Desmond Regamaster .  Was also looking at some Work wheels. Problem with those wheels is that they are awfully expensive, im more after the look not the light weight performance gains. Good thing about wheels is if I get sick of them I can easily swap them for something else.

Going to send a nice side on picture to my brothers partner who does graphic design to change the color of the centres. Ill post some pictures up and work out which color looks best.

10 hours ago, governorsam said:

So happy you got this car instead of the red one I looked at on your behalf. It was a dog. This is lush. Stoked.

Cheers mate. Saved me potentially a lot of hassles and the wine red color didn't really do it for me anyway. Just looked like a good buy at the time.

If your ever in Auckland ill take you for a spin and a beer.

Also what is up with everyone putting N1 front bumpers on their GTRs? Those two square holes look like shit in my opinion. Too much going on. Only external styling mod I may do is a front diffuser to bring the front down a little, maybe a carbon fibre one from Abflug or something.

2 hours ago, Seedy Al said:

I approve

 

And like the wheels

 

good shiz

Cheers mate. 

Regarding the wheels, they are BBS RS replica wheels. Would I be committing some sort of wheel crime by chucking on some BBS centre caps? Would never try pass them off as genuine, just thinking the centre caps look pretty sweet.

Like this guys wheels

Looking sharp at Sundays meet. 

Was a good turn out. Pretty much a car there for everyone's taste.

Got a bit roasted though, oldrx7s sunblock came a little too late to save me.

Yep am rolling to Greenlane now. See some of your guys there.

1 hour ago, ae85 fiend said:

This still happening even with the rain this morning?

Facebook pages says it is. Weather isn't suppose to turn too shit today tho.

Shots fired. 

Hey mate, your ride sounds sweet. Is the 34 engine different than the 32? I was looking at steel wheel upgrades as I personally think the cars quick enough for the street as it is, maybe a few more ponys would nice. The garret drop in turbos are also appealing but a nice single such as a gtx35 would also look pretty good in the engine bay. Just not keen to dump 10k+ on this yet, atleast not without really thinking it through. I also like having my license.

yep still got the hicas, it has an interesting feel it on turn, or roundabouts or even changing lanes on the motorway. I first time it did its thing I thought I had lost grip in the rear, then was thinking my sub frame was moving around but now I just go with it and find it quite enjoyable now that I understand what it's trying to do. I want to have a little go on a track so I can really get a feel for it without ending up in the bushes.

havent gone mental in it around corners though as we are still getting to know each other. Prev tyres didnt inspire much confidence but these toyos should be good so won't be so reluctant to push it.

you also have an excellent choice in vehicle! 

Good stuff will have to make that a job for the weekend.

29 minutes ago, Roman said:

2 way is pretty much good for drift only IMO.

A guy in superlap with GTR running gear in S13 has just swapped his Tomei 2 way (which isnt adjustable) for a standard LSD to try get some better cornering out of the car.

Before I pulled it apart I'd run a variety of different oils, Castrol oil was worst for grabbyness, tried with Cusco friction oil modifier which helped a little.

Changed to a redline oil which was a little better, then friction modifier oil added. 

Now (after diff mods) I'm back to original castrol oil with no additives and its perfect.

Cheers for that. Might give the redline and friction modifier a try and see how we go from there. Will avoid pulling it out for now as it's still liveable. 

im guessing friction modified make it's less grippy? Cause we don't want more

1 hour ago, Roman said:

Cusco LSDs are awesomely adjustable, if you get sick of the 2 way they're really easy to pull apart and adjust the preload/clutch order / etc. 

Some of them have the option of setting to 1 way or 1.5 way. 

I did all of the above and it made night and day difference to how my car handled. Understeered like crazy with tight 2 way.

Cool car! 

Might look into that. Just a bit aggressive for street use at the moment. Car handles like it's on rails with the diff, suspension and the 4 wheel steering though.

What fluid did you use and was your a bit tight to start with? Mine is basically a locker when fluid is cold so I have to give it a big rev, start moving then always clutch in a coast for tight driveway or car park turns until its warm. It does seem to have calmed a bit since I got it so might have been broken in a bit or I'm used to it more.

not planning on any hectik d1s

On Wednesday, 18 January 2017 at 08:38, Plox said:

I like it on those wheels but I agree the middle in a colour would be great. I love polished lip, gold mesh at the moment. Can't picture the centers bronze but white/bronze seem to suit.

Side note, GTR links are on special till the end of Jan. Tad more boost and tune should see it net 350 ponies atw. Factory turbos are said to be safe up to 1 bar, anything more is getting dangerous.

Will prob take a decent side on photo and ask the brothers mrs to photoshop the wheel centers a different color till I find something I like.

Yea have seen that, unsure if I should take the plunge or not. If I was to go link it would then go aftermarket turbos and watch it spiral out of control lol. Got another week to decide though. Could always buy and if I don't end up going down that path onsell for probably no loss.

I wanted to crank the boost up currently to 1 bar but have heard about the ceramic wheels going boom. unsure if I want to risk it. bro was egging me on at drag day to wind it up a bit to crack a 12 but a bitched out. I see there is inexpensive options of either changing the wheel to steel or some garret bolt in replacement turbos seem to be about the 2.5 mark. decision decisions.

On Wednesday, 18 January 2017 at 08:48, chasinthemirage said:

Very nice man! I had a gunmetal grey one but I always preferred them in white. Looking forward to seeing more on this!

cheers mate, gunmetal was my original plan but white is just so good.

also forgot to add in the mod list it has a cusco 2way lsd. shes a bit rough when cold though, shudders a bit like a locker reversing out of my driveway but once has some miles on it feels good. haven't popped a skid yet though. thinking of changing the oil to make it a bit more mild.

11 minutes ago, kyteler said:

Not sure on the wheels, they look a little too "busy" if that makes sense?  

Jelly though, good work, nice, etc.  White is definitely the best factory colour for 32s.

Hey I know exactly what you mean regarding the wheels. Am still deciding if I should get the centre bit redone in either the same colour as the stock wheels or a dark bronze as I like bronze on white cars. They do look better in person though. Cheers tho, she's a dream come true. Recently booted up my old gran turismo 2 save from when I was 14 or so and I it's full of GTRs lol

for that kind of money you could have brought the roller!

haha yea but then would probably end up with an extra grand or so in expenses fixing any damage I have done. spent almost 30k on the car so don't mind another 200 to get guards rolled professionally.

platinum wheels seem to be the go, sound like they pretty good at this. booked in 9:30am Friday so can be rolling all pimping for xmas/new years.

$50 buck a guard so not cheap but cheaper than me fucking them up myself.

Hyper tyres does it, most of the ones iv seen are pretty tidy from there.

Avoid autostance, they are good at making them look terrible

ok tried hyper tyres and they said they prefer not to do it and to call gt refinishers, gt refinishers told me cant do it till feb.

any other ideas?