TriniGT's Project R32 GT-R

[TriniGT]

Hey all, I frequent the site looking for info so decided to put up my ongoing project. Actually this project started as an R34 GT-Four but the issue of getting someone to wire my R32 engine into my R34 I opted to sell the GT Four and get an R32 GT-R. After a month or two looking around I got one with a damaged engine and much to do. I took the car over to get sprayed and began the process refurbing the R32 RB26DETT engine I got from Japan, it came with a bit of toys. Just a quick run-down of the parts to go in and future plans.

Engine - RB26DETT
The Pump -
Forged Pistons
Carillo Rods
Metal Headgasket
Extended Sump and pickup
HKS Oil Pump
Upgraded Water Pump
ATi Crank Damper
Nismo Engine and Transmission Mounts

The Power Maker -
Fully ported and polished Exhaust
Fully Ported Intake
Bronze Valve Guides
New replacement Water and Oil Plugs
Uprated Springs, Buckets and Valves
Custom 272 9.7 IN and EX cams
Custom 50mm Individual Throttle Bodies
Match ported Intake to throttle and intake manifold
HKS Bottom Mount Cast Iron Manifold
HKS 50mm Wastegate (not sure)
HKS / Garrett Journal Turbo - Looks to be a T51S ole school setup
LS2 Coil conversion (looking into this)
HKS Cam Gears
Tomei Timing Belt (Still to Get)
All new Tensioner and Idler Pulleys with new nuts and bolts and spring
Trust Clear Cam Gear Cover

Fuel -
ID 1000CC Injectors (still to get)
Tomei Fuel Rail, -6AN Twin Entry and -8AN return
Nismo Big Ass AN regulator
Twin -6AN braided lines
-8AN Braided return
Swirl Pot
Twin Bosch 044 External Pumps
Nismo Internal Pickup Pump

Cooling -
Trust Oil Filter Relocator and Oil Cooler Setup
Custom Power Steering Cooler Setup and non-Hicas PS Pump
Koyo Custom Radiator
ARC Air Bleeder Tank and overflow
Trust 100mm Intercooler
Custom Intercooler Piping
Greddy Type R BOV recirculated
Huge Intake Pipe
Custom Oil Catchcan
Titanium 3.5" Exhaust
Custom 3.5" Downpipe
Cooling Panel (Trying to get a GT Cooling Panel)
Nismo Muffler hangers
HICAS entirely Removed

Suspension and Braking -
Quantum Coilovers
Adjustable Tension Rods
iKeya Front and Rear Adjustable Control Arms (Still to get)
For now I have Rear Nismo Traction, Lower control and RUCA Arms
Cusco Front and Rear Strut bars, soon to change
ARC Front and rear stabalizer bars
Nismo Subframe bushings and diff bushings
R34 GT-R V-Spec Front and Rear Brembo Setup
Driftworks Hicas Lockout Bar
R33 V-Spec Master Brake Cylinder and Booster
Braided Brakelines
Cusco Brake Cylinder Stopper

Transmission and Drivetrain -
Five Speed Short Shifter
Supposedly Upgraded Gearbox - Have four others as spares . Also should be picking up a gearbox with the OS Gearset
OS Triple Disc Clutch Setup
Nismo Slave Cylinder
R33 V-Spec Master Clutch Cylinder and Booster
Braided Clutch Line

Exterior -
Nismo Front Bumper
Nismo Three piece Side Skirts
OEM Rear Bumper
Trust Gracer Spats
Abflug Carbon Rear Diffuser
Custom Vented Carbon Bonnet
Nismo Bonnet Lip
Custom R32 Front Grill
OEM Amber Turn Signals
Replacement Headlights
R35 KAD Paintjob
Nismo Trunklid Lip and OEM Rear spoiler
New Replacement front and rear inner and outer moldings and trims
Replacement Door Trim and rain guards
Ganador Mirrors
TE37s Custom Powdercoated in Satin Black - 18X9.5 +12mm

Interior -
New Quarter interior Glass Panels
Replacement Parcel Shelf Dash
Upgraded door and parcel shelf speakers
Replacement Dashboard
GTR 320Km Instrument Panel
Custom Defi DIN Panel Setup - Oil Presure, Water Temp and Oil Temp
Defi Turbo, EGT, Fuel Pressure
AEM Wideband
AEM Series II EMS
Cusco Half Cage
R34 GT-R Front Seats - Gonna Cover them and the rear in black leather and Bride Material Inserts along with the doors
Nismo Floor Mats
GTS Black Carpet
Alcantara with Red Stitching E-brake and Shifter Boot
Superior Carbon Stereo Surround and Ashtray Trim
Driver support knee Padding
Custom Carbon Shift Knob
Nardi Deep Corn Steering Wheel
LED Room light and map lights and instrument panel lighting
Pioneer Headunit
Blitz Turbo Timer
Blitz Electronic Boost Controller

May have some other items that I'll add later on. Build will take some time but hopefully done by end of first quarter 2013. Car was painted but then realized the underneath needed some love so had the chassis rails fixed and all the rust dealt with, now just need to wirebrush the underneath and prep and prime and paint and then underseal again before I start the build process. Watch this space .

[Supraclean]

Lets see some pics man!

[TriniGT]

Here it was when I got her, needed a bit of love,

[TriniGT]

Engine Bay painted R35 KAD gun grey,

[TriniGT]

Painted,

Things still to be completed





Broadside

Passenger Front Fender with a quick Buff

[TriniGT]

My TE37's before they left for powdercoating,


Pitted from Dog Pee,

After Powdercoating ,


My Rays Valve stems to refit, yes they need cleaning and two caps also,

[TriniGT]

When she first came home,



















Front Bumper N1 Vents ,

Weathered Interior,


Cusco Half Cage ,

[TriniGT]

So after some thinking I decided to yank the OEM gauge setup from the replacement dashboard center console setup and somehow get the defis in there. Here is the result after some shaving and tweaking,
Old Gauge setup,

Fitted Defi setup, love the way the R32 console is entirely made for the driver, slanted properly,




Here is the way they were mounted behind using some old stereo brackets,




And with the center shifter and stereo trim fitted,

[TriniGT]

I will do some proper updating soon enough.

[turbo]

looks good!

[nimblestix]

Much love for the paint man, if you did that yourself I bow to you sir!

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[Supraclean]

Good work on the paint man!

[TriniGT]

Nah I had someone else do the painting, can't take credit for it. Currently I have replaced the dashboard as it had a couple of holes from the prevous owners where gauges were installed, I dropped the hood liner and cleaned it, I have replaced the carpet with the darker GTS equivalent, I have redone some of the weathered/battered wiring for the headlights by repinning connectors from a proper GTS front half, I got replacement engine and fuse box harnesses that were untouched and ran those, picked up an R33 V-Spec clutch and brake cylinder setup and installed those. I have to once again drop the subframes and install the blasted ones and reattach the nismo arms and adjustables and setup the brakes properly but first I need to run the braided fuel lines or can I get away with running braided lines after the subframe is up?

A couple of pics from the past of work that was done,
Removing dashboard and redoing wiring,



Removed carpet and cleaned up a bit,




Also removed the A/C blower setup and replaced a botched setup that was done before with a replacement setup,

Replacing carpet,
GTR carpet,


You can' really see but the GT-R carpet looks like commercial carpet and the GTS carpet is much darker, it just needed cleaning.
GT-R,

GTS,

Ran Replacement Harnesses,





ABS Fitted,


V-Spec Brake Clutch Setups,





Fitted,

[TriniGT]

Also found two rotted parts in the car behind the harness on both driver and passenger side,


Repaired,



Engine Bay coming together,

The underneath was a nightmare,

[TriniGT]

Checked the wheels well areas and found some rust at the seams, removed the old caulk sealant and began stripping the rust and then resealing it after and using 3M undersealant to coat the entire well.



Caulk applied,




3M applied to dried areas,







In case anyone wants to know, this is the 3M product,