Frankiman's street/track GTR project

[MakCustomsProject]

No this is chance. I own the white GT-R that was always at matts shop. N1 motor with lots of goodies.

[Pingar]

Nice build. I just read the whole thing. So nice.

[frankiman]

hoooooolyyyy shiiiiit

just found this add in the UK forum
http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/132091-ni...ges-bnr32.html
200GBP!!!!

i didn't even pay 1/5 of that for mine

[greddytrustGTR]

Hey Franki, what exhaust is that?

[DJ]

Alot of overpriced stuff on the uk forum I find.

[archaeic_bloke]

ya, they seem to be all over the map in the UK eh?
ive had some WICKED deals from the UK and other things are just crazy priced... but.. on the plus side, ive been able to sell things to the UK for a lot more than they're worth.. thats why some of my FS threads the prices were high.. but then the stuff gets sold to the UK... and its all good!

[RABBIT]

"Do these work better than the standard gauges or are they just as bad?"
lol that was awesomely worded

[frankiman]

Hey Franki, what exhaust is that?

its the HKS Legal cat-back

ya, they seem to be all over the map in the UK eh?
ive had some WICKED deals from the UK and other things are just crazy priced... but.. on the plus side, ive been able to sell things to the UK for a lot more than they're worth.. thats why some of my FS threads the prices were high.. but then the stuff gets sold to the UK... and its all good!

yeah, parts values vary alot from canada to USA to UK to australia.. its crazy

[mitch32]

"Do these work better than the standard gauges or are they just as bad?"
lol that was awesomely worded

Same thing as stock, they use the same harness and sensors. The only differences are you get Nismo Goodness, they are white, and the boost gauge goes up to 1 kg/cm^2.

And like everyone else said amazing thread, I think I've said that before though. It easily has the best documentation compared to any other build thread on this forum.

[MaxGTR]

Honestly I red that thread all day, and it's simply amazing! Your story has just made my life a better thing I now have lots and lots of project for my own white GTR, and I really love the way you got every bit of information for us...

Your project makes me believe someday I'll be able to build up something as nice as your car, j'espère pouvoir te rencontrer dans un prochain meet pour pouvoir en jaser un peu plus en l'ayant sous les yeux...

A big Thumbs Up for the Best GTR Project I've ever seen, and the pictures are just as amazing.

Keep us informed!!!

[frankiman]

Chapter 12 - Remembering the fallen (2008), part1

so i found all these pictures of my first GTR on my computer the other day
and i did the same thing with that car than i'm doing with my current GTR, i documented each and every step of the build

then documented each and every step of the ''de-build''

so i bought my first GTR back in august 2007, at 19 years old, put about 1500km on it before storing it







then when summer '08 came around, i enlisted in the TRAC lapping club (former ASE lapping club)

the tires were so worn, during one track day, i got the track will it was just absolutely pouring rain,
the instructor told me not to gas it around corners or the rear would easily step out,
hehe, almost spun out on the first corner out of the pits
it was still fun tough, i learned the ''wet'' lines



then started to order parts, since i had projects for it
and i thought i would have time to do everything within a month, so that i wouldn't waste my whole summer not driving it

and i had no background in mechanics at all, my only other car back then was my first ever car, a '93 mazda 323 auto,
so i was learning everything while doing it

so i started slowly taking it apart even before having all the new parts
jacked the car up, outside, since the old garage was so small, and i didn't have good jack stands back then, but i had huge fawking blocks of wood my dad used to drive his transport truck on to work underneath

so i just put the car up on those huge blocks




took the brakes and suspension apart





eventually had all this off



then worked on the brake calipers, to repaint them
used a air tool grinder to get all the old paint off, i remember that was god dam hard
i worked at least 6 hours on each caliper to get it to bare metal
mostly because my old air compressor couldn't keep up, so after every 5 minutes of work i had to wait another 7 minutes for it to fully recharge



and that summer i had an internship as a machinist at Pratt & Whitney Canada,
and worked the graveyard **** most of the summer (midnight to 7am)
so one night i brought my last caliper, and around 3am when i was alone in the building, i took it to a sandblast machine,
LOL i took me 2 minutes to fully sandblast all the paint off!! dam

so i painted then white first, then masked the ''nissan'' and painted them blue
you can see all the steps here, from old paint to new paint




i also worked a hell lot on my old rims to refurbish them a bit to sell them since i had bought my Work wheels
a soft steel wool and rim soap, and about 5 hours of work per rim, only for this..







remember i said it was only take a month, well after that month, i had still not put anything back onto the car..
mostly because i was still waiting for my Azenis tires to arrive, why?

well i had ordered my tires from 1010tires.com
but unknown to me when i put in my order, the 255/40/R17 Falken Azenis were on back order,
so my payment, was really only an authorization, no money had been transfered,
so after a couple weeks, i started to wonder where the hell were my tires, tried to check on the 1010tires website but couldn't find any info on my order
after 1 month i eventually called them (very-long distance) and was told i had never made a payment...
well since i didn't know the tires were on back-order, the authorization laster exactly 30 days, and 1010 had my tires in stock ready to ship on the 32nd day, when my authorization had expired,
they still hadn't contacted me to inform me on the miss payment, so after my call i put in another order (35th day) and the tires arrived 3 weeks later, almost 2 full months, fawk 1010

took this pic for fun



eventually had all this ready to install



this picture reminds of the movie XXX, when Vin Diesel tells the nerd tech guy; ''I want all that, in there''



so i worked under the hot summer sun



and the still-hot, humid, insect filled nights



painted some stuff




then put in special PulseStar spark plugs (worth 25$ each, don't do it!)





and put everything back together







the back window WAS going to lool as such





yeah... i can hear you mumbling ''ricer'' comments from where i'm sitting..


so after 3 months, finally got the car on the road
i got if off the blocks on monday, test drove it a bit,
had an alignment done on it by my uncle on wednesday



than went to a julep meet on thursday



than i got a problem with the engine, seemed like a cylinder wasn't firing at all
so on friday night, took all the spark plugs out to see that the 25$ no6 cylinder plug was broken in half WTF
so i changed all the plugs back with the old ones, for the time beeing

and on sunday morning, met up with a group of ~40 cars to take part in the UltraRide 2008



and then flipped the car around a tight crest bend

















the tow truck driver was an absolute idiot, (he told me my car handled like ****, and that his crown victoria pocile pack was a race car compared to mine )
instead of using his flat-bed to flip the track, he tried to pull it with hooks till it flipped,
he dragged it for 20 feet till it finally flipped, every feet he dragged it made the roof collaspe even more













check part2 for rest of story

[archaeic_bloke]

absolutley savage.... who was eatin lunch outa that blue lunch box while your car was in that state!

P.S.... just picked up my engine from autoworx... things are really gonna start coming back together in the coming week bud, ill give you a shout near next thursday to come pick up those parts from u.

[frankiman]

Chapter 12 - Remembering the fallen (2008), part2

so i got it towed home 2 weeks later while i worked things out with the insurance, to buy back the wreck, stored it over winter

then, march 2009 took it out and started to hack it the fawk apart











if you ever wanted to know what the inside of the body looked like, well here ya go























raised to whole body, and dropped the subframe from underneath it, all on my own







so exactly one year ago (thats why is had to idea to write this chapter up) i started selling parts on forums such as GTRC

for the first 4 months all i did was responding to WTB threads with offers

then took pictures of everything i had and listed them and i had about 6 sale per week during the first 3 months, then it slowed but never stopped

this a list i compiled of EVERYTHING i sold for this skyline
(yeah some of it is in french, whatever its MY list :P)

front seats
speedo cable
dash surround
driver door latch
tranny
thermo fan clutch
small fan module
flywheel
plastic under steering column
reverse lights
AVS wheels / alternateur
shift boot / handbrake boot / console trim
broken tail-lights cover
front upper control arms
ajustable rear upper control arms
resistor pack
coolant tank
Cusco coilovers
license plate bracket
module ABS
driver seat belt
abs sensor driver
plastic under column
brake master + dash
brake calipers + pads + lines
ENGINE RB26DE -tt
maf sensors
downpipe
door hinges (x2)
mat hooks
recirculation valve with pipe
front drive- hafts + vent central
pipe de rubber to fmic
mirroir
driver auto electric window sensor
a/c control + fan trap module
front lower control arm driver
R33 GTR steering wheel
nismo shift knob
turbo (2x) + passenger indicator
twin turbo pipe + intercooler pipes
door lock timer
traction links
catalyseur
g sensor
clutch slave + back seat belts (buckle)
pass seat belt + hood release cable
console trim + top rad hose
steering + mats + cluster + switch+ filtre
rear diff
drive-shaft
rear hubs and bearings, trunk latch + cable
driver side electric window control panel
GTR ECU
vis kick plate
exas spec 2 cat-back exhaust
hicas tie rods + trunk hinge
hood hinges + triple gauges
tension rods
transmission boot metal ring
rad fan
bushing cremaillere
shifter rubber boot
gas pump connector
broken taillight
doors panels, turbo helbows, O2 sensor
clear cam gear cover
clutch master
rear GTR sway bar
JIC magic upper control arms
gtr fuel tank with pump
driver window, rad cap, oil cap
winshield fluid reservoir
trunk mat, rear half-shafts, TC rods
rear bumper, front/rear sway bar links
shift know, ash tray
rear seats
arm rest, kick plates, e-brake handle
atessa pump, front knuckles/bearings/hubs
rear knuckles
trunk panels, door handles
glovebox
p/s hose
steering bushing + p/s reservoir
steering column
trunk lock barrel
rear subframe + RUCAs + RLCA
right front pivot arm, right electric window
awd ranny crossmember
driver side mirror
fan module
rear wiper and motor, oem flare
rear interior side panels + front lower panels+ a/c hose (to josh :wink

its been a hell lot of work to sell all this,
at least my dad owns a transport compagny, and i deliver furniture with him every saturday, there i picked up all the boxes, wrap, and foam i needed to package all the parts

all this netted me a profit of $8 512,57

and this is and updated map of where all the parts that had to be shipped were shipped to



thanks to everyone who bought from me
and huge thanks to GTRC !!!!

[frankiman]

absolutley savage.... who was eatin lunch outa that blue lunch box while your car was in that state!

P.S.... just picked up my engine from autoworx... things are really gonna start coming back together in the coming week bud, ill give you a shout near next thursday to come pick up those parts from u.

that was mine, lol, filled with water bottles, only found half of them..

[frankiman]

great news regarding the progress of this build

lets just say my budget is less tight than predicted

i've been looking for a summer internship during my last trimester, but no luck, my school's internship service people fawked something up in the dates and system which means only 30% of the students looking for an internship would actually get one

but i kept trying, during the last 3 months i applied for at least 15 internship,
but most compagnys just seemed to wait it out, which meant most internships would reach the maximum number of applicants (25) rather quickly
and then, half the internship i applied to were cancelled for no apparent reasons

so i was heading for a summer trimester.. summer and school do not mix well together

anywho, yesterday morning i got an email from the school internship system saying i had gotten an interview scheduled for this morning at 8;30am
yeah thats a bit last minutes, knowing you got an interview only 22hours before that interview

anyway, this afternoon i got a call from that compagny telling i had gotten the internship (out of 12 applicants, 4 of which had interviews)

so i'll be working full time for the next 8 months ! (yeah its a double intership)

so lets just say that a set of AMS R33 GTR 2-pieces rotors and a Koyo rad have just been added to my list of to-dos

and my lapping budget has been doubled.. hehehe