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INTRODUCTION
My original plan was to buy a Silver JDM 1993 supra RZ however they weren't available until 4 years later so I went
for the second choice. I bought my first GTR in March of 2005 and joined GTRC in October of 2006 with a different alias.
Within a few years I began thinking about getting a different car as I wanted a black one. I started a new GTRC account
in June of 2008 as I started casually shopping for another car. Nearly 7 months later I found the car I wanted and
within a few weeks the deal was made. Everything that was meant to happen to the Silver car is now happening to the
Black GTR.
CURRENT OTHER RIDES
Silver 1989 Skyline R32 GTR. 129,732km. All original except for exhaust system and HKS filters. Good condition.
For sale, open to offers. Located in Alberta, no test pilots or tire kickers.
Magnetic Metallic Grey 2009 Tacoma 4x4 Sport, 6spd. 16,430km, fully loaded. Daily driver and winter beater.
THE PROJECT CAR
The purpose of my project is to build this car as best as I can without sacraficing too much streetability
and comfortability. It's been taking some time to buy parts as I always waited for the good deals or when
the canadian dollar was high. The wife already hates my car so ultimately, I can't piss her off when driving with her
or go nuts on the spending. If I sell the other GTR, I'll have more funds for the engine. I look to build the car once
and drive it the way it's meant, so I have no room for cheap/unreliable components. The goal is to have fun
and see no more than 6,000km a year, no winter driving, with some track days. The car is not built for drag
racing but rather time attack and grip racing. Originally I was going with an Apexi L-jetro Power FC then moved on to
a D-jetro Apexi Power FC. Finally I made the right choice and went with a more modern VIPEC ECU. I also sold the
Lemans/GT turbos in favor of Garrett 2860R-5s for reliability.
The biggest thanks goes out to my wife Laura who hasn't sold my car yet. Mega thanks to Daryl for being the number 1 supplier of my parts (though he hasn't figured me out just yet), Anthony (wingnut) of Lightspeed for being the "go-to" guy since the begining, Mat (Velders) for being another nearby GTR guy with the time to help and make GTR ideas happen and Dan (GTRdad) for always having the most reasonable answers to "why and what"!!!
THE BADS
- An engine miss was found before getting the car home and had to be parked out of town. A broken ignition
harness connector, faulty ignition coil (loose pin) and broken ignitor ground wire were replaced/repaired.
- Multiple vacuum leaks were found: A 1" deep hole was drilled into the intercooler, most likely when installing
the bumper. An uncapped vacuum line was left under the dash, possibly from a removed AM boost gauge.
- The car never saw 1 bar due to vacuum leaks.
- Rear turbo had internal/external oil leaks.
- OEM clutch fan was seized.
- 2 OEM injectors were leaking.
- Power steering leaks in multiple places.
- The hood has many dents in it.
- Blown driver side inner CV boot.
- AWD not always functional due to broken wire in harness for throttle feedback.
- Had an exhaust leak from the rear manifold bolts loosening up and blowning out the metal gasket (turbo side).
- Lots of rattles inside the car (rear speaker shelf)
- Also has an annoying/constant click in the vents when using heating/cooling on the "face" mode only.
My original plan was to buy a Silver JDM 1993 supra RZ however they weren't available until 4 years later so I went
for the second choice. I bought my first GTR in March of 2005 and joined GTRC in October of 2006 with a different alias.
Within a few years I began thinking about getting a different car as I wanted a black one. I started a new GTRC account
in June of 2008 as I started casually shopping for another car. Nearly 7 months later I found the car I wanted and
within a few weeks the deal was made. Everything that was meant to happen to the Silver car is now happening to the
Black GTR.
CURRENT OTHER RIDES
Silver 1989 Skyline R32 GTR. 129,732km. All original except for exhaust system and HKS filters. Good condition.
For sale, open to offers. Located in Alberta, no test pilots or tire kickers.
Magnetic Metallic Grey 2009 Tacoma 4x4 Sport, 6spd. 16,430km, fully loaded. Daily driver and winter beater.
THE PROJECT CAR
The purpose of my project is to build this car as best as I can without sacraficing too much streetability
and comfortability. It's been taking some time to buy parts as I always waited for the good deals or when
the canadian dollar was high. The wife already hates my car so ultimately, I can't piss her off when driving with her
or go nuts on the spending. If I sell the other GTR, I'll have more funds for the engine. I look to build the car once
and drive it the way it's meant, so I have no room for cheap/unreliable components. The goal is to have fun
and see no more than 6,000km a year, no winter driving, with some track days. The car is not built for drag
racing but rather time attack and grip racing. Originally I was going with an Apexi L-jetro Power FC then moved on to
a D-jetro Apexi Power FC. Finally I made the right choice and went with a more modern VIPEC ECU. I also sold the
Lemans/GT turbos in favor of Garrett 2860R-5s for reliability.
The biggest thanks goes out to my wife Laura who hasn't sold my car yet. Mega thanks to Daryl for being the number 1 supplier of my parts (though he hasn't figured me out just yet), Anthony (wingnut) of Lightspeed for being the "go-to" guy since the begining, Mat (Velders) for being another nearby GTR guy with the time to help and make GTR ideas happen and Dan (GTRdad) for always having the most reasonable answers to "why and what"!!!
THE BADS
- An engine miss was found before getting the car home and had to be parked out of town. A broken ignition
harness connector, faulty ignition coil (loose pin) and broken ignitor ground wire were replaced/repaired.
- Multiple vacuum leaks were found: A 1" deep hole was drilled into the intercooler, most likely when installing
the bumper. An uncapped vacuum line was left under the dash, possibly from a removed AM boost gauge.
- The car never saw 1 bar due to vacuum leaks.
- Rear turbo had internal/external oil leaks.
- OEM clutch fan was seized.
- 2 OEM injectors were leaking.
- Power steering leaks in multiple places.
- The hood has many dents in it.
- Blown driver side inner CV boot.
- AWD not always functional due to broken wire in harness for throttle feedback.
- Had an exhaust leak from the rear manifold bolts loosening up and blowning out the metal gasket (turbo side).
- Lots of rattles inside the car (rear speaker shelf)
- Also has an annoying/constant click in the vents when using heating/cooling on the "face" mode only.
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