Project NashZilla: R32 GT-T NEO

[amnash]

my door kinda does the same thing except it droops down instead of up. i was always to scared to pull it off and start messin with it lol! maybe your frame twisted or something like that while jacking it up or dropping it down somehow?

and i could be wrong but dont rb25's run 5psi till like 5k rpm then it jumps up to 7psi after that till redline. it could be the solenoid that controls that.

you were right. just spent about a half hour going up and down this empty road playing with my boost controller. wanted a base starting point so i hooked the waste-gate up directly and it was running at about 6 psi until about 5k then went up to about 10.6 this seems a little high for the waste-gate just connected to direct pressure... what actually makes the boost go up? the factory boost solenoid is removed and i unplugged the VCT solenoid and there was no change.

[Skym]

ya one of the jack stands were 1 tooth higher lol funny how something so small and have a large impart ohwell glad thats done with. bit of a scare though lol

You can do that by jacking car up on one corner and try opening, closing door (happens on hoist as well).

To stop that from happening, you can buy a Do Luck room bar that sits just behind rear seats. Common mod on track day cars, etc.

Also you can buy the Ultra Racing brace kit to strengthen chassis -

http://www.pro-wholesale.co.nz/ultra-racing-strut-brace-sway-bar-chassis-bracing-products/r32-skyline/

Can buy similar braces from Japan.

[nick-nismo]

yaa good thing you figured it out before you unbolted the door, im pretty sure they are a siv to align again.

[amnash]

ya one of the jack stands were 1 tooth higher lol funny how something so small and have a large impart ohwell glad thats done with. bit of a scare though lol

[amnash]

ill check if all the jack stands are same height that would make sense. and your right about boost but that with stock rb25 wastegate which is 5 then solenoid takes it to 7 im pretty sure. changed the turbo when i starved it from oil just to be safe. has a vg30det turbo now with rb20 turbo wastegate(9psi)

[nick-nismo]

my door kinda does the same thing except it droops down instead of up. i was always to scared to pull it off and start messin with it lol! maybe your frame twisted or something like that while jacking it up or dropping it down somehow?

and i could be wrong but dont rb25's run 5psi till like 5k rpm then it jumps up to 7psi after that till redline. it could be the solenoid that controls that.

[Supraclean]

hahah I like how you just keep trying to close it, you crack me up. Maybe try undoing the latch mounted to the shell, maybe you can get enough play to make it line up?

[amnash]

gremlins are back again.

so had the skyline out on a drivers permit for a weekend and noticed under WOT it seemed to almost stall for half a second and jerk etc and the turbo sounded like it was almost spooling up way to easy and just sounded off.. so i figured i would change the plugs and gap them to 0.8mm while changing them i found that the boost sensor at the back of the engine (pretty sure its a r34 thing) well the nipple was busted off so i knew that was a boost leak and probably causing all the problems.
anyone know the purpose of it? its not hooked up at all right now and the vacuum nipple is capped



I went ahead and changed the plugs anyways since it was only $35 and i was half way there. the plugs that came out were bcpr6es-11 and looks like I actually gaped them to 0.8mm anyways. the ones that went in were bcpr6egp platinum tip (was told is better) and had a gap of 0.9 that i made 0.8. the ends of them were different even with the same part number, does this matter?



i get everything back together after a compression test (175 on all 6) and start it up, the turbo sounds normal now and revs up a lot better that boost leak probably fixed that. but now it has a bit of a wonky idle.. its very odd.. its not even really the idle, more like the throttle response, if i blimp the throttle the rpm goes up and as the rpm drops it goes back up for a second on its own.. and if i open the throttle really fast just for a second it seems like it wants to stall for a moment and a weird coughing noise from the intake.. so this sensor has a purpose and ill get a replacement on the way.



and to add one more thing, my passenger door just decided to unalign itself some magical way.. i go to open it and notice its stiff give it a pull and it pops up like a 1/4" WTF is this crap .. now i have to push down on the door really hard to get it closed.. no idea how this happened. the car has been in my garage on jack stands

[amnash]

video of photos and video clips of my skyline since day one all the way up to a few days ago

[amnash]

little movie i made just now from some pictures and video i took during my oil cooler install

[Wootang]

Way ahead of you. Already have the autometer gauge pod on order through lordco - picking it up tomorrow .. finding a new A pillar though is a little more tricky.

[amnash]

check out the DIY thread i made about A pillar pod

[Wootang]

Nothing specifically like that in Victoria which I frequent. There is a store, auto FX I believe, that does the performance parts deal, but I've never checked it out.
There is a junk yard on the malahat (malahat auto) which some times has a skyline or two kicking around. It's hard to get parts off of them though since they charge an arm and a leg for some stuff, but give pretty good deals on others. I recently asked about an RB20 ECU for a member here and the fella wanted $350... On the same token, I picked up a pair of type m rear spats for $50. It's pretty random.
There is also a garage up in shawnigan lake that goes by the name Platform garage. Not a whole lot of parts for sale, but it's the home base of the drift team "deadbeats" and they are a great bunch of guys.
If you decide to drive down in the skyline, let me know. I may have mine plated by then!

As per your interior, haha yeah I saw. I read the entire thread actually... After 3 failed attempts with a good looking gauge set up on the A pillar, I'm going to copy your idea .

[nick-nismo]

woah i have the same stereo and the boost controller in the same location lol
lovin the interior aswell! you should treat yourself to a pair of seats next, probably get some gtr's for cheap.

[amnash]

lol I'm considering buying a suede Personal 330 wheel for tracking, I find my 350 perfect for road driving but it gets in the way when heel toeing on the track. Never did see a 330 in person though...

Same reason why I'm getting a quick release and bought another boss, trying to get the spacing right.

So how come you find it too small? Too much torque to turn it?

ya the steering is very stiff. not as stiff as having no PS but its stiff. my fingers and knuckles are always sore from being a mechanic at work so when i go driving for a couple hours it gets a little wearing. at high speeds though its a nice solid feel somewhat like a manual rack. maybe previous owner turned down the PS somehow

I am absolutely loving the interior, and that wheel! So clean..

Currently I have a sparco sued wheel which I believe is 220, and it's too small for me. I can't see my fuel gauge without moving my head while driving .

thanks man, if you look through the thread the interior has changed several times with gauges mounted in different locations, carbon wrap, and other stuff. finally 100% satisfied with the look

im heading down to victoria in a couple weeks (not in the skyline) any good performance parts stores, or auto wreckers with skylines i could check out?? or a used performance parts store?