Frankiman's street/track GTR project

[magular]

so i realize you must be pretty set on getting 285/35, but you dont feel like getting 285/30r18? i realize it sounds tiny for a sidewall compared to what most GTR owners have, but the over all diameter you have now compared to the new size (35) will be half inch bigger, and if you go to the 30 profile it will be half in smaller... might help a bit having a smaller over all diameter for the track.

here's a wonderful example of a world famous time attack car (cyber evo)
he's running 285/30/18 on a 18x10.5

i just think that fitment ^^^ is perfect in every way. thought if share something with you if you havnt considered it already. and not only good looking fitment, clearly if thats what theirs using and winning world records then im sure theirs is no problem which such sizes lol

[magular]

for reals? damnnnn im stoked your going all out. that will be super aggressive. no chance of loosing traction lol. i wish i had as much room as gtr f/r fenders. the only tire i can fit on my 17x9 is 205 lol just kuz of the lowness. eyyy would you sell your wheels? i need less offset so i can fit a bigger tire and not as much stretch to avoid hitting the fenders.

[frankiman]

right now i only have 17x9 +38/+28 with 265/40/17

i'm planing on going with 18x11+15 with 285/35/18 all around next year

[magular]

well buy your precision in everything you do im pretty sure you do a better job then most shop you could bring it too lol. btw whats your wheel size? i notice you run a 1inch spacer... think you'll buy some wheels that kinda fill the wheel well on their own? or i guess just more offset. i doubt you'd be going bigger then 265 all around with bigger rims. but you could go 1 inch wider, would cause any harm. wouldnt even stretch the tire lol

[frankiman]

awesome... just a question, how do u afford everything lol..

i buy second hand parts when i can,
i get in on groupbuys
and mostly, i do ALL the work myself

[Nvdgtr]

awesome... just a question, how do u afford everything lol..

[ColinR33]

Inspiring as ever!

[frankiman]

Awsome car man! I really like the power this car make. My 32 is running 19psi boost and it makes 410whp~ have you done any mods in the head?

I know that i have HKS 264 9,5 cams, i don't know anything about the rest


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[Samwest]

Awsome car man! I really like the power this car make. My 32 is running 19psi boost and it makes 410whp~ have you done any mods in the head?

[frankiman]

Ccshepp made them for last year's Skymeet


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[gtrjon]

where and how much for the personal stickers??

[frankiman]

Chapter ## Before Skymeet 2012
quick recap of 2011 and 2012 activities since last chapter, 4/5

recently i broke (cracked) the whole front of the ABf diffuser on a huge bump
my buddy even tore his gtr lip off on the same bump



it hit so hard, it bent some of the brackets holding the diffuser



but anyway, its still solidly in place, so i made temporary skid plates to make it last a little longer



did a little surgery on my BOV, changed both fittings since the HKS ones kept breaking



i weighed the car with the spare, a full tank of gas, and some scrap in the car (no more than 5lbs of it)
she's heavy



just a couple days ago, i tore off a tire at the track
it was my former front left tire which had alot of camber wear that now had rear left duty
but on that day, i was at the track from noon to be the camera car for a drift video and had the whole track (rented) for myself most of the time so i did alot of free laps of different configurations
later i stayed for the weekly lapping night, and tore the tire off on my cooldown lap of my "last" session on the slowest corner on the track
chipped a very small amount of paint of the rim, but no biggy
overall, i had done over 70 laps of the track throughout the day... ouch



changed the rim in the center of the track (took an hour) and i was able to get home with a buddy's wheel




thanks to TireRack i had my replacement tire withing 48 hours



inspected my brakes for serious, SERIOUS heat



and got some nice shots of my backfires from this monday's lapping night

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151121342766995&set=t.668156458&type=3

now thats pretty much up to date.... ready for this Saturday's Skymeet !!!!!




thanks for looking, again

[frankiman]

Chapter ## Before Skymeet 2012
quick recap of 2011 and 2012 activities since last chapter, 4/4

then following Rabbit's advice, i painted my aging headlights



went back for another 2 hour alignment at the same place i had it "redone" after Nissan ****** it up in 2011
its the secret to good tire wear (i bet i get better mileage out of my Star Specs than anyone else here)



got the car through its yearly detailling action by Cobraa





embelished my wall of stickers



ghetto fixed my front bumper with RIVETS !!!



added some custom braces to my front lip and the ABf diffuser to spread the load, epoxy and RIVETS



and finally got my side skirt properly glue on after 2 years..



replaced my broken front bumper intake, which a generic item fron Daryl, which needs to be glued on, hence the kilo of tape




swapped most of the lighting to LED




current engine bay : (looking to swap the brake fluid cover to a black one)



i keep on daily driving the car, to school, to my cottage and to alot of meets..







attended a track day a couple weeks ago with some buddies




wooped some GT3RS arse, and got some nice shots of my signature backfires




was a nice day overall, but the GTR feels soooo heavy on a go-kart sized track, G-sensor shows it




continued in part 5/5...

[bellis_GTR]

Yeah those are some crazy pictures. Awesomeness

[frankiman]

Chapter ## Before Skymeet 2012
quick recap of 2011 and 2012 activities since last chapter, 3/5

onto 2012...



i bought a "new old" Veilside stainless 3" catback with 4" tip, for cheap



then spent a couple hours, days, over winter cleaning it up



sourced a replacement gasket



installed the new cat-back, the design itself is clearly better



got some new sweet parts from japan



got the new Cusco large swaybar installed too



fabbed up a custom frame brace (in line with the firewall)



tired of the look, i used my artistic perception, and got the diffuser pods partially wrapped in white 3M vynil to match the body lines



and did the same with the canards, got only the vertical section wrapped, to hide them



then i worked about 25 hours fabricating my flat underside, out of aluminum



made 14 alu hanging brackets to hold it



and... done



then made a very ghetto NACA duct out of cartboard and short strand fiber glass, this is to get air to the rear diff



installed the frame brace after paint



got some new brakes to endure even more track action;
BNCR33 4000 series DBA rotors and PMU HC+ pads



then i had to get the 720cc injectors rebuilt because of jamming issues



then found i had a BOV fitting broken, for god only knows how long ?!



painted the fuel rail while i was at it



then proceeded to be the first in north america to installed Spoon subframe collars



did it all on my own which took about 5 hours (just did the front)



installed my new progressive shift light



went back on the dyno, with the rebuilt injectors and new better flowing exhaust



and got an oustanding 445whp at the same boost lvls as last year, so 30whp more !!!!




and took about an hour to setup the shift light (it doesn't like 6cyl engines lol)





continued in part 4/5