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I figured I should post this here: Some of you may have seen my RB-Z thread, which I decided to scrap. My lust for the red R won out. I posted the Z for sale and started GT-R hunting. I had originally wanted to buy a black R32, as they were the cheaper generation. I was searching for one from probably March to June. Until I found the car I thought I would one day very soon own. It was a 1996 R33 GTR, grey market, in midnight purple. I talked with the owner quite a bit, and decided on a date to go look at it. I was heading to Japan for two weeks in July and my original plan was to fly to Newerk and check it out on our return flight. As things would have it, I would not end up buying that car. The motor blew, it had rust everywhere, and I never even flew to Newerk to see it.
I was surfing the internet the night before our flight to Japan, and I found a Super Clear Red R33 V-Spec. I about crapped myself when I saw it. 26,000 miles, all the right mods, and it was a MotoRex Skyline! For those that don't know, MotoRex is the company that was shut down for importing Skylines and not ensuring their DOT compliance. Google "MotoRex and the North American Skyline Fiasco" for a good read. But back to my story, I immediately emailed the owner, and hoped someone else had not already claimed the car. The next morning I had a text asking me to call him so we could talk about it. $1000 deposit later, and I was the closest I'd ever been to owning my dream car. 10 days in Japan suddenly lost its appeal... (I did get to touch the Calsonic R32
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On our return flight after an awesome trip to Japan, my GF and I were bumped on our flight back to Houston. So we ended up buying one way tickets from Narita International to Washington Dulles. Something I NEVER want to do again. Met the owner, really cool guy (he let us stay at his house and bought a ton of booze haha), and finally the next day I bought my Skyline. Here's a list of mods, and a few pictures. I've done some subtle changes to it in the last few months, and have many more planned. Thanks for reading.
Edit: updated 4/29/11
Mods
Engine
-Veilside titanium tear drop exhaust
-HKS front mount intercooler
-HKS GT2530 Turbos
-HKS fuel rail
-Injector Dynamics ID1000
-Nismo 280LPH fuel pump
-Tomei fuel pressure regulator Type-L
-Apex'i PowerFC
-Splitfire ignition coils
-M's Induction Pods
-Nismo mass air flow meters
-Greddy Profec B Spec-II
-HKS Cam Gears
-252/264 Cams
-HKS Timing Belt
-Nismo Thermostat
-N1 Water Pump
-Fluidampr Harmonic Balancer
Drivetrain/Suspension
-Nismo G-Max Red cover Twin Plate clutch
-Tein HA coilovers
-Tomei HICAS Lock Kit
-Nismo LMGT1 18x10
-275/35/18 Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1
Exterior
-Nismo clear side winkers
-East Bear clear front turn signals
-Nismo carbon spoiler blade covers
-DDM HID kit
Interior
-Defi BF Link boost and fuel pressure
-Kenwood head unit with bluetooth
-Nismo "dildo" black shift knob
-TopGaiters leather shifter and E Brake boot
First car wash
I was surfing the internet the night before our flight to Japan, and I found a Super Clear Red R33 V-Spec. I about crapped myself when I saw it. 26,000 miles, all the right mods, and it was a MotoRex Skyline! For those that don't know, MotoRex is the company that was shut down for importing Skylines and not ensuring their DOT compliance. Google "MotoRex and the North American Skyline Fiasco" for a good read. But back to my story, I immediately emailed the owner, and hoped someone else had not already claimed the car. The next morning I had a text asking me to call him so we could talk about it. $1000 deposit later, and I was the closest I'd ever been to owning my dream car. 10 days in Japan suddenly lost its appeal... (I did get to touch the Calsonic R32
)On our return flight after an awesome trip to Japan, my GF and I were bumped on our flight back to Houston. So we ended up buying one way tickets from Narita International to Washington Dulles. Something I NEVER want to do again. Met the owner, really cool guy (he let us stay at his house and bought a ton of booze haha), and finally the next day I bought my Skyline. Here's a list of mods, and a few pictures. I've done some subtle changes to it in the last few months, and have many more planned. Thanks for reading.
Edit: updated 4/29/11
Mods
Engine
-Veilside titanium tear drop exhaust
-HKS front mount intercooler
-HKS GT2530 Turbos
-HKS fuel rail
-Injector Dynamics ID1000
-Nismo 280LPH fuel pump
-Tomei fuel pressure regulator Type-L
-Apex'i PowerFC
-Splitfire ignition coils
-M's Induction Pods
-Nismo mass air flow meters
-Greddy Profec B Spec-II
-HKS Cam Gears
-252/264 Cams
-HKS Timing Belt
-Nismo Thermostat
-N1 Water Pump
-Fluidampr Harmonic Balancer
Drivetrain/Suspension
-Nismo G-Max Red cover Twin Plate clutch
-Tein HA coilovers
-Tomei HICAS Lock Kit
-Nismo LMGT1 18x10
-275/35/18 Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1
Exterior
-Nismo clear side winkers
-East Bear clear front turn signals
-Nismo carbon spoiler blade covers
-DDM HID kit
Interior
-Defi BF Link boost and fuel pressure
-Kenwood head unit with bluetooth
-Nismo "dildo" black shift knob
-TopGaiters leather shifter and E Brake boot
First car wash
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