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Hey all, figured I would throw together a build/progress thread so I could keep track of everything.
Let's begin with a little history of myself and my addiction to the world of imports. At the ripe age of 9, I watched a movie called "The Fast and The Furious." I'm sure like many of you, it sparked something inside of me that couldn't go away.. We'll call it an itch. At first I didn't exactly understand what I was so mesmerized by. Perhaps it was the shiny colors, fancy bodykits, or weird whistling noises coming from under the hoods of these machines. All I knew is that I liked what I was seeing. I was already very into cars (hotwheels, remote control, etc), but this movie changed something inside of me. I began researching online daily, and once I was old enough I started babysitting and watering neighbors plants until I could actually get a job. I knew I needed money, and lots of it.
Fast forward to my 17th birthday.. I had finally gotten my drivers license and with some money saved up I knew it was time to go car hunting. I was fixated on a 2nd gen Mitsubishi Eclipse. After seeing that opening scene in FnF I knew it was the car I had to have. However, after doing my research and looking for a good condition GSX in my area, I was heart-broken after being unable to find the right car. Until one day my dad and I were driving home and we saw this piece of raw automotive art parked on the side of the street with a "for sale" sign attached to the window. I screamed for him to pull over and immediately ran over to the car. It said "Mitsubishi" on it and as I was already so interested in the brand, I wondered to myself "what the hell is this thing?!" The owner's parents were outside and beckoned their son to come over and talk to me about what was sitting outside of their house. I was told it was a Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo. He opened the door for me and that's when I saw that the steering wheel was on the other side. This furthered my interest, and after months of negotiation, a true Japanese supercar sat in my garage.
After 4 years of smiles and headaches, I was done with this incredibly complicated platform. I was getting more into the drift scene and decided to take a break from the GTO and purchase a clean 240sx shell that my friend had sitting in his shop. After swapping in a ca18 and all the goodies I decided this still wasn't the right platform for me. Although I had fun and I was beginning to develop a passion for Nissan's, the 240sx and small snail attached to the block just wasn't cutting it.
Fast forward a little more and an amazing opportunity came up. A good friend of mine had owned an R32 GTR (that I envied greatly) for the last several years and after having maf problems shortly after ownership, it basically sat in his garage and collected dust. He was ready to let it go and I knew I had to take action. I sold both of my cars and bought the GTR. I owned the ultimate Japanese muscle car and could not believe it.
Now on to the good stuff
The car was a 1990, and came with lots of goodies and an interesting history.
Here's how she looked when I picked her up!
Specs:
R33 motor rebuilt with Rb26dett full gasket kit, R33 oil pump, R33 water pump, cometic metal headgasket etc..
Low km R33 ceramic turbos
M'S Power Intake System w/ K&N filters
Trust front mount intercooler
Denso 550cc injectors
Apexi Twin downpipes(flex pipe)
HKS 4" catback exhaust
Gutted cat
Tuned ECU
Samco radiator hoses
DOT Approved(3rd brake light, Accord headlights, reflectors, clutch kill etc.)
6000k HIDs
Nissan Xterra yellow paint and rust restored
AWD-RWD transfer switch
Tein race spec coilovers
XXR 527 17x9.75 rims with falken tires(225/45/R17) all the way around
Tinted windows(5%limo tint rear/35% front)
Rear mud skirts
30mm spacers
Hawk ceramic pads with brembo cross drilled rotors (front)
OEM rear rotors with project mu pads (new)
HDI boost controller/gauge
Impul 0-300km gauge cluster
Nismo Shift knob
Cd deck
Rockford punch rear speakers
12" sub and amp
Hicas cancel out bar
Air conditioning removed
More to come..
Let's begin with a little history of myself and my addiction to the world of imports. At the ripe age of 9, I watched a movie called "The Fast and The Furious." I'm sure like many of you, it sparked something inside of me that couldn't go away.. We'll call it an itch. At first I didn't exactly understand what I was so mesmerized by. Perhaps it was the shiny colors, fancy bodykits, or weird whistling noises coming from under the hoods of these machines. All I knew is that I liked what I was seeing. I was already very into cars (hotwheels, remote control, etc), but this movie changed something inside of me. I began researching online daily, and once I was old enough I started babysitting and watering neighbors plants until I could actually get a job. I knew I needed money, and lots of it.
Fast forward to my 17th birthday.. I had finally gotten my drivers license and with some money saved up I knew it was time to go car hunting. I was fixated on a 2nd gen Mitsubishi Eclipse. After seeing that opening scene in FnF I knew it was the car I had to have. However, after doing my research and looking for a good condition GSX in my area, I was heart-broken after being unable to find the right car. Until one day my dad and I were driving home and we saw this piece of raw automotive art parked on the side of the street with a "for sale" sign attached to the window. I screamed for him to pull over and immediately ran over to the car. It said "Mitsubishi" on it and as I was already so interested in the brand, I wondered to myself "what the hell is this thing?!" The owner's parents were outside and beckoned their son to come over and talk to me about what was sitting outside of their house. I was told it was a Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo. He opened the door for me and that's when I saw that the steering wheel was on the other side. This furthered my interest, and after months of negotiation, a true Japanese supercar sat in my garage.
After 4 years of smiles and headaches, I was done with this incredibly complicated platform. I was getting more into the drift scene and decided to take a break from the GTO and purchase a clean 240sx shell that my friend had sitting in his shop. After swapping in a ca18 and all the goodies I decided this still wasn't the right platform for me. Although I had fun and I was beginning to develop a passion for Nissan's, the 240sx and small snail attached to the block just wasn't cutting it.
Fast forward a little more and an amazing opportunity came up. A good friend of mine had owned an R32 GTR (that I envied greatly) for the last several years and after having maf problems shortly after ownership, it basically sat in his garage and collected dust. He was ready to let it go and I knew I had to take action. I sold both of my cars and bought the GTR. I owned the ultimate Japanese muscle car and could not believe it.
Now on to the good stuff
The car was a 1990, and came with lots of goodies and an interesting history.
Here's how she looked when I picked her up!
Specs:
R33 motor rebuilt with Rb26dett full gasket kit, R33 oil pump, R33 water pump, cometic metal headgasket etc..
Low km R33 ceramic turbos
M'S Power Intake System w/ K&N filters
Trust front mount intercooler
Denso 550cc injectors
Apexi Twin downpipes(flex pipe)
HKS 4" catback exhaust
Gutted cat
Tuned ECU
Samco radiator hoses
DOT Approved(3rd brake light, Accord headlights, reflectors, clutch kill etc.)
6000k HIDs
Nissan Xterra yellow paint and rust restored
AWD-RWD transfer switch
Tein race spec coilovers
XXR 527 17x9.75 rims with falken tires(225/45/R17) all the way around
Tinted windows(5%limo tint rear/35% front)
Rear mud skirts
30mm spacers
Hawk ceramic pads with brembo cross drilled rotors (front)
OEM rear rotors with project mu pads (new)
HDI boost controller/gauge
Impul 0-300km gauge cluster
Nismo Shift knob
Cd deck
Rockford punch rear speakers
12" sub and amp
Hicas cancel out bar
Air conditioning removed
More to come..
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