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Recently decided to start documenting more progress on the car. So here it goes. Will make updates as more and more changes happen.
Sorry for the big pictures, I just like them that way :P
I arrived in Okinawa Japan mid February back in 2012 with full intentions of buying a Skyline GTR that I ultimately could take back to my home in the US. After searching for a couple months I found my current car. The 94' R32. Ended up paying an arm and a leg, but I instantly fell in love and had to have the car. I purchased the car from a dealer that in turn had just bought the car from auction in mainland. This was a big sell for me, because Okinawan cars are well known for major rust issues. With around 120k on the clock, the deal was made.
Coming from the DSM community, I had a little bit of knowledge on this era of car. That being said, there is still a pretty steep learning curve.
Anyways, The car came with a handful of tasteful modifications;
Super massive greddy boost gauge
Grex oil filter relocation
Greddy profec B Boost controller
Greddy turbo timer
3.5in Off brand Cat-back exhaust
HKS Suction kit
17 inch Ray Volk CE28's in some old Dunlops
Nismo/N1 body kit with rear spats (- the trunk spolier)
"Skyline" light up panel between the tail lights
Wow.
Could have swore that list was alot longer, Guess i've come a bit further than I remember...
After removing the silencer for the JCI inspection, I found an S14 cat delete and made beautiful music..
Shortly after I became comfortable in the car I started doing quite a bit of spirited driving. I also ran in a local Autocross.. This was my first sanctioned event.. ever. Learned a lot about the car and myself that day. First and foremost, The rear diff is shot.. haha
Jump to like 2:00
I daily drove the car for the next couple months, then handed the keys to a friend for 7 1/2 months while I was deployed.
While I was deployed I did quite a bit of "Online Shopping". Most of it coming from private sellers here on GTRC. I spent somewhere between 5-6 Thousand on parts for new setup. The new build was going to look something like this..
Power FC D-Jetro w/ dataloggit
Innovate MTXL Wideband
Greddy MBC
Kelford 272/272 Cams w/ Valvesprings
HKS GT-SS's
Custom Mafless intake piping
Deatchwerk 255lph pump
Deatchwerk 750cc Injectors
ARP Head studs
1.2mm HKS Headgasket
Tomei Timing belt
Tomei FPR
Nismo Gmax Clutch
HKS HYPERMAX II's
Divided Charge Pipe
Along with a few cosmetic and asthetics..
Cusco catch can, HKS cooling plate, ect..
I wanted a responsive car.
After everything came in, I then realized the D Jetro PFC I had bought from a seller here, was actually an L Jetro for a 33. Along with some broken studs in the GT-SS's that I wasn't to pleased with, but I called in a favor and made it work. Thanks for those btw guys..
Remember how I said Okinawa cars are notorious for rust? Also that friend I left the car with? Word on the street was he washed the car twice in 7 months, and It showed when I came back. Left with no rust, came back with both rear quarters showing and under the passenger side mirror. I was LIVID to say the least, but happy to see my baby again.
The good luck continued a couple months after my return when I blew the headgasket on a mountain run 2 hours from home. Just my luck? Even though I had most of the parts for my "Build" I was still missing a few components. The ECU for one, and valve springs for the other. After struggling for a month to get around without a car, I bit the bullet and started tearing it apart...
Then I broke a cam..
Made a pretty noob mistake, Torqued the cams down to the uninstall pattern, went to turn the engine over by hand, and nothing. Started to pull the cam and it came out in two.. 600 bucks down the drain, stock cams it is then..
Then finally back together..
Fire right up the first time.
Pretty proud of myself, Quite a massive project for someone with little maintenance background. Other than a small vacuum leak and some leaky banjo bolts everything went together really well. The RB26 is surprisingly easy to work on.
The GT-SS's are amazing. If I could only get the wastegates set right, then i'd be set.
Since then the car has gone through a few changes. This weekend I'll post another update!
Sorry for the big pictures, I just like them that way :P
I arrived in Okinawa Japan mid February back in 2012 with full intentions of buying a Skyline GTR that I ultimately could take back to my home in the US. After searching for a couple months I found my current car. The 94' R32. Ended up paying an arm and a leg, but I instantly fell in love and had to have the car. I purchased the car from a dealer that in turn had just bought the car from auction in mainland. This was a big sell for me, because Okinawan cars are well known for major rust issues. With around 120k on the clock, the deal was made.
Coming from the DSM community, I had a little bit of knowledge on this era of car. That being said, there is still a pretty steep learning curve.
Anyways, The car came with a handful of tasteful modifications;
Super massive greddy boost gauge
Grex oil filter relocation
Greddy profec B Boost controller
Greddy turbo timer
3.5in Off brand Cat-back exhaust
HKS Suction kit
17 inch Ray Volk CE28's in some old Dunlops
Nismo/N1 body kit with rear spats (- the trunk spolier)
"Skyline" light up panel between the tail lights
Wow.
Could have swore that list was alot longer, Guess i've come a bit further than I remember...
After removing the silencer for the JCI inspection, I found an S14 cat delete and made beautiful music..
Shortly after I became comfortable in the car I started doing quite a bit of spirited driving. I also ran in a local Autocross.. This was my first sanctioned event.. ever. Learned a lot about the car and myself that day. First and foremost, The rear diff is shot.. haha
Jump to like 2:00
I daily drove the car for the next couple months, then handed the keys to a friend for 7 1/2 months while I was deployed.
While I was deployed I did quite a bit of "Online Shopping". Most of it coming from private sellers here on GTRC. I spent somewhere between 5-6 Thousand on parts for new setup. The new build was going to look something like this..
Power FC D-Jetro w/ dataloggit
Innovate MTXL Wideband
Greddy MBC
Kelford 272/272 Cams w/ Valvesprings
HKS GT-SS's
Custom Mafless intake piping
Deatchwerk 255lph pump
Deatchwerk 750cc Injectors
ARP Head studs
1.2mm HKS Headgasket
Tomei Timing belt
Tomei FPR
Nismo Gmax Clutch
HKS HYPERMAX II's
Divided Charge Pipe
Along with a few cosmetic and asthetics..
Cusco catch can, HKS cooling plate, ect..
I wanted a responsive car.
After everything came in, I then realized the D Jetro PFC I had bought from a seller here, was actually an L Jetro for a 33. Along with some broken studs in the GT-SS's that I wasn't to pleased with, but I called in a favor and made it work. Thanks for those btw guys..
Remember how I said Okinawa cars are notorious for rust? Also that friend I left the car with? Word on the street was he washed the car twice in 7 months, and It showed when I came back. Left with no rust, came back with both rear quarters showing and under the passenger side mirror. I was LIVID to say the least, but happy to see my baby again.
The good luck continued a couple months after my return when I blew the headgasket on a mountain run 2 hours from home. Just my luck? Even though I had most of the parts for my "Build" I was still missing a few components. The ECU for one, and valve springs for the other. After struggling for a month to get around without a car, I bit the bullet and started tearing it apart...
Then I broke a cam..
Made a pretty noob mistake, Torqued the cams down to the uninstall pattern, went to turn the engine over by hand, and nothing. Started to pull the cam and it came out in two.. 600 bucks down the drain, stock cams it is then..
Then finally back together..
Fire right up the first time.
Pretty proud of myself, Quite a massive project for someone with little maintenance background. Other than a small vacuum leak and some leaky banjo bolts everything went together really well. The RB26 is surprisingly easy to work on.
The GT-SS's are amazing. If I could only get the wastegates set right, then i'd be set.
Since then the car has gone through a few changes. This weekend I'll post another update!
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