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[Williams89gtst]

Me

Hi im a new member , my name is Nick Williams
I live in Abbotsford B.C
Just Bought A '89 Skyline Gts-t 4 off a friend
Few Things Done To It , 3 Inch exhaust not too sure what kind it is.
Fuel Pressure Regulator
Gtr Injectors
Gtr Clutch
3inch FMI
Greddy Pro Spec 2 Boost Controller
Bee-R Rev limiter
Tien Fully Adjustable Coil overs
Thats About It , Im new to the skyline family
i owned an 89 240sx before thats when i fell inlove haha
but im still learning about my car and getting into cars more in general
just wondering if you guys could help me out a bit with some "rookie" questions i have haha

[ghost_22_47]

Been on here for a longtime but never posted an intro.

My name is Matt and I live in Framingham, MA
I have a 1993 240sx Convertible with a RB26DETT swapped in.
I plan on buying a R32 GTR strictly for raceing when I open my shop here in New England
This Convertible project was a 4 year plan that finally was finished in June of 2010 after 8 months under the knife.

Parts list is really long but here is just a bit.
Z32 30mm Aluminum front brakes with Brembo rotors
S14 single large piston rear brakes with Brembo rotors
Tein Super Drift Coilovers
R32 GTR 16x8 wheels with Maxxis tires
Tanabe Sway bars
Blitz Nur Spec Exhaust
R32 Apexi intakes
Mishimoto Intercooler, Radiator, Twin Fans
Greddy Oil Thermostat setup with Earl Cooler and lines
Carbon Fiber Engine covers (imported from AU)
Nur GTR Engine Emblem
HKS Type 1 Turbo TImer
Apexi Down Pipe (Modified)
Syko Motor mounts
Spec Clutch (2000 Miles and already burnt out it was junk)
N1 Oil Pump
N1 Water Pump
RB25 Harmonic Balancer (New from Nissan Japan)
Autometer ES Guages (Boost, oil temp, oil pressure, water temp)
R32 GTR Steering Wheel
Driveshaft Shop Custom Driveshaft
Z31 Brake Master Cylinder

Here is a video, just click it and it'll take you to photobucket

[On-GTR]

Hi I have been reading these forums for a while. I am in the process of planning and the last stages of saving to buy a Skyline GTR. I live in Durham Region in Ontario Canada. I travel around a lot to other race tracks in the area.

[MidnightBlue]

Me: Midnight blue
Name: Sebastian
Age: 19
Ethnicity: Canadian Born German
Location: Vancover
What I do: Marine engineer
Why am I here: ever since watching 2 fast 2 furious ive falen in love with te skylines. built up a colection of posters build a few models, till a friend of mine let me drive his R33 around the track, and learned to drift. Now im hooked. Im holding out and saving for the R34, which is my favorite. I would like to own one of the Nur V-specIII's.
other than that im a good mechanic and love to burn rubber

[krystalized_jdm]

Name: Stephen
Age: 17
Ethnicity: French/German Canadian
Location: Saskatchewan
What I do: Fast food (lawl)
Why am I here: I'm here to **** **** up, JK. I'm here because I feel in heaven w/ all the other skyline lovers. Saskatchewan has **** ALL for jdm shops. Plus, the help I've gotten here is amazing

[kisho]

Name: kisho aka k-man
Age: 21
Ethnicity: Srilankan
Location: toronto
What I do: mech engineering at UOIT
Why am I here: planning on doing a rb swap into my 97 kouki, so this was the best place in my head to join lol
my car:

[goodine17]

New on GTR

Name: Daniel Goodine
Age: 19
Location: Camrose AB ( Hour south of Edmonton)
What i do: First year welding apprentice
Why i am here: Well i have loved the skylines for as long as i can remember so i decided to buy a 91 GTR about three months ago. I am pretty new to the GTR family, but i want to learn as much as i can about them. This car is my baby and i dont want to be someone who just drives the hell out of a skyline and not maintain it or respect it. So really im here to just learn the ways or the amazing SKYLINE so that i cant take care of this car and keep it in great shape.

[rud3boy89]

Hey my name is Mohammed
I drive a Skyline R34 GTT and a R35 GTR
i live in United Arab Emirates, planing to move to Canada
Have been in japanease cars from way back had an Evo 8 and a Supra too but sold them as i got myself a skyline which was dream come true

[impulse_rb20]

new to gtr

hey my name is mike j, i own a 1992 rb20det skyline just got it the other day and i gotta say its for sure everything i was hoping for, its way better then my last 2 cars including my 05 supercharged cobalt and 93 fd. i joined gtr so that i could get some tips on working on my gst and converting it over to a rb26 twin turbo or single. im currently living in Esterhazy Sask. (2 hours from regina east/north) and own the only skyline on the street here

[martinGTS-4]

Name: Martin
Age: 38
Location: England

What i do: Jack of all trades Engineer - designing pneumatic & fluidic control systems at the moment but have done some software, instrumentation, automation etc.

Other Toys: battered 89 FJ1200, underused Paraglider.

Why i am here: Finding out where to tinker and where to leave it to the experts.

History/ waffle:
Bought a Gunmetal Grey 91 GTS4 with some redundancy money 4 yrs ago for £1700 (2750 $Can).
SS big bore Exhaust, Greddy boost controller (not piped for some reason), Huge fin on back which makes it unstable at 120+ (needs splitter or something to keep the nose down), extra boost gauge, steering wheel & gear knob in red leather but otherwise standard & good bodywork.
She started making a light top end rattle 6 weeks later on a gentle run.
Suspected oil starvation, trailered it home and started stripping engine but renovating a house and travelling deadlines stopped me getting to root of the problem.
Left it with a mate who fixes cars part time, whilst I went travelling. He put it back together to hear the rattle, drove it and stripped the timing belt.
No work so no money for skyline so it sat & gathered spiders.
Eventually got another good job & paid my debts off so started stripping it again.
So far I've found
the stripped timing belt,
3 bent valves,
a blocked oilway to the front inlet cam bearing,
the bearing journal is scored but 75% OK,
cam pulley had a snapped bolt in one extractor hole & 2 chunks missing from it (presumably a puller or hammer was used by the previous idiot who failed to remove it).
The head gasket was misshapen round the rearmost cylinder, extruding 2-3mm into the bore.

Plans
This is my first top end rebuild (have worked on bikes & 2 strokes before) so I'm taking my time.
Planning on doing as much work myself as possible so all advice and ideas welcome.
Planning on first getting her running.
Later: fitting a better turbo & injectors, de catting, removing the huge fin, fitting an exhaust control valve to keep the neighbours happy & surprise the Corsa drivers with big fins.
Hoping to learn enough about maps etc to avoid blowing it up.
in a couple of years - maybe upgrade to an RB26DETT to give the GTR guys a run for their money.

Look forward to talking to you.

[InfraRed]

Name: Jake
Age: 21
Location: USA
What I Do: Sell t-shirts / student
Why am I here: Looking to hopefully pick up an r32 in the near future, figured it would be best to gather information here.

History: I run a euro based website www.wfsu.net and used to be heavily involved with the Volkswagen scene, including having my car featured and on the centerfold in Performance VW magazine. Hopefully I'll have the same impact if I'm able to acquire one of these cars

[judgementGTR]

Name: Jordan
Age: 21
Location: Canada
What I Do: Beverage Specialist / student
Why am I here: I am planning on getting a R34 GTR, or an R33 depending on how much the R34 will cost once it is available, I am here to gain as much knowledge i can about the GTR, I know some important stuff but I have lots to learn, I will like to build the GTR to have about 600 whp, since that is still streetable.

History: I have been into Nissans for a very long time, and have owned 2 240sx's and i currently own a 180sx with the SR20 which has been modified, which was my introduction to forced induction. I am also a student at Loyalist college and I am studying the Automotive Feild

[Reid]

Name: Stephen
Age: 17
Ethnicity: French/German Canadian
Location: Saskatchewan
What I do: Fast food (lawl)
Why am I here: I'm here to **** **** up, JK. I'm here because I feel in heaven w/ all the other skyline lovers. Saskatchewan has **** ALL for jdm shops. Plus, the help I've gotten here is amazing

Lol you sound like a normal teen :P im 16 and i have a r32 gtr aha just hade too throw that in their, from winnipeg

[Stryfe]

Me

Name: Bruce
Age: 28
Location: Calgary
What I Do: IT Administrator
Why am I here: just got a new '93 R32 GTR. The lease on my lancer was coming to an end and I wanted to get into a Skyline for years, so finally found one here to buy. Now i'm on the forums to hopefully learn more about the car I love.

[DaNigger]

Newb

DaNigger


Name: Devin
Age: 22
Location: Vancouver
What I Do: I do it well
Why am I here: Always loved Skylines, but my good friend has one, keeps driving me in it, and now I have the itch!