Skyline GTR build/project *lots of pics + document

[frankiman]

i got work out the wazzzou
i'm totally booked from the remaining month of this trimester

but after that i'll be down for anything anywhere anytime

[mitch32]

Nice its finally out, good job!!! I told you its really not that bad to remove a motor, there is alot of coolant though and theres still more all over (you'll see). I think the gtr holds something like 9 or 10 litres of coolant. Theres still another 2-3 litres in the engine. Have you decided what your doing with the motor? My old oil pump is in good shape if you want it (for free!!), you can also order reimax gears for added security. I think I still have your cell-number, whens the next time your working on it?

[frankiman]

hey josh, did you get electric fans for your koyo rad, or you stayed with the stock pulley fan, and hows the fitment?

[archaeic_bloke]

@ Mitch - i work on it everyday, for liek 2 or 6 hours depending on my homework usually from 10pm until the hours of the morning... (note the hour that im posting this update lol)

@ frank - nah i didnt want to go with electrics, not worth my money at this point, other things will take priority. the fitment from the koyo is excellent, its perfect, not a single issue with it, my fan shroud even fits perfectly.



so ill start todays update off with some good news, my parts should be here from Z-tune by next week end. also i got my twin turbo pipe modded by my dads machine shop, they did a superb job. all i did was send in my part with a couple of photos of other peoples modded pipes and the guy replicated it, and the welds are amazing!








ok so now back to the car - first on the table was to get rid of the HICAS junk and re-loop the power steering lines through the cooler and back into the reservoir from the pump, same way that everyone else always does it.



and here we go, got it all out, only took a few hours, and lots of swearing.
i was able to leave my rack in place because its been welded not to move, but maybe in the summer i will swap it for the driftworks kit just because its lighter than the rack.


ok so as you can see from the photos above, the engine bay was SUPER dirty.. and on the list for tonight was a decent clean up, and a wire tuck. so you saw all the before shots above.. heres the after shots, its pretty much finished my engine bay now. just need to mount my oil filter relocation, my coolant tank, and do the wiring for my battery relocation.





and heres the big picture i really dig the new covers i order from the UK.. laser etched GTR fuse box cover ..mmmm

[derk]

sweet fuse box cover!

[nelsonmxmarc]

Looks nicer in person.
Lots of attention to detail in this engine bay once she's all back together! comin' along nice Josh.

Again with the Hicas return for the cooler, it fit well? I had some extra hose here i could have given you! Would have made it much easier.. but let me know, we can just extend it.

[archaeic_bloke]

well a bit more updates today:

I wanted to beef up the rust prevention on the underside of the car in some of the places that see the most wear and tear. even though the Skyline is undercoated and made from galvanized metal, its still a good idea.

so I gave the frame rails and the inner fenders all a coat of POR-15, its that special paint that becomes harder as it absorbs the moisture from the surface its painted on... tested in a number of ways and it comes out amazing, it'll dry to a hard finish and really keep the dirt off



i took these out last week and have been going through the process to bring them from rusty to fresh and new, also oiled and cleaned all the joints, and they're finished with a high gloss high endurance metal flake red


so i started with relocating the windshield washer fluid reservoir to the trunk. that meant running 4 wires front to back, and 2 water hoses.

i tucked them all under the carpet along the side where they run all the other wires and tubes. it worked well.

and i ran a line up to the front which will be for the intercooler spray

[greddytrustGTR]

skyline wire tucks.... biggest pain in the ass.... but looks good when its all done properly.

i could never do it, dont have the patience for it, and with my luck as soon as im done, il have an electrical issue and il have to pull all the wires from my fenders back out...

good luck with build and keep us informed!!

[nelsonmxmarc]

Dammit. i should have came over today! That looks amazing dude!! Getting to work fast..

Good thing i get my other set of injectors tonight, your non leaking one will be back in your hands this weekend!

[archaeic_bloke]

well not much in terms of an update tonight but some interesting photos i have here.

tonight i ran my ground wire under the car and into a mounting point in the engine bay for the battery relocation kit. on that same mounting point i also mounted my ??Greddy?? earthing kit and its the factor body ground mounting point too.... i checked with my volt-meter/ohm-meter and im getting perfect conduction through all grounds and chassis from one end of the car to the other.

i also re-wrapped the vinyl black tape on the cables that had old and cracked coverrs.

then i had to get started on the prep work for doing the rust proof coat on the other side frame rail and inner fenders... so that means i used degreaser and got all the gunk, grease grime and dirt off the places to be paint, and i let it air dry for a few days.


but heres the funny part, i was doing the area around the gas tank filler neck, and i moved the black plastic cover for it and rocks fell out!... so i took it the cover off completely and ommmgggg look what was back there! 20 years worth of sand and dust and dirt!!! barf... so i cleaned it mint again!... thats getting painted too!

[GTR-guy]

I'm really loving your build thread! Very inspiring! If only I could have some more time to spend on my GT-R and clean her up like that!

[archaeic_bloke]

@ GTR-Guy.. wow for some one from japan to say that to me really makes me feel proud!.. i wish i could live in japan, but i think i woudlnt be accepted into the culter easily, so i really appreciate the kind words!! thanks very much i will try to keep doing good!

well today a couple of boxes arrived! woohoo!!





new N1 oil pump:



Vibrant silicone hose couplers and T-bolt clamps. unfortunatley the hoses shipped to me were the wrong type! so we have to exchange them.


some cheap ebay brand coolant overflow reservoir which i plan to modify to make it fit nicely in the engine bay:


and of course... Garrett GT2860R-5's with some braided oil lines with oil restrictors:


thats all for now.. next week will see more progress and im also still waiting on a few shipments to arrive:

[cobrAA]

price on those -5?

[nelsonmxmarc]

price on those -5?

Bank account.


Hope that issue with the couplers get resolved soon bud! And sorry for not ringing you up after your shift! Phil didn't end up showing up at the bar cuz he's a big pu$$y hah so no worries.. But yea we'll all talk about that bottom end soon..

[frankiman]

if your talking about the meet at ETS yesterday, only Klys showed up