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Justin Fox
14-02-2010, 09:34 AM
Hey guys, here's my R32...













...GT-R. :p

I'm not exactly sure why I got over track days. A combination of things. Lately I've been slowly but surely converting this car back into a street car. It's going to take alittle bit more time but I'm almost there. A full engineers certificate is on the cards so I won't get defected. For now here are a few words and pictures, hope you enjoy!

In 2000 I bought an Alfa 147, when Alfa Romeo invited owners to participate in a track day at Eastern Creek I didn’t know what to expect, but I decided to check it out, and it was perhaps one of the most fun car-related days I’ve ever had in my life.

I was left with a high that lasted for weeks and, coinciding with countless hours of playing Gran Turismo on my Playstation, I started to go crazy with modifications on the Alfa. German KW coilovers, Autodelta carbon intake, Remus exhaust, chipped and tuned by C&V Performance; it was a great little car which captured the eye of a real estate agent one day, who just happened to be a Burrows Day (http://www.eventsoneill.com/) track event instructor and invited me to one of their events.

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Gran Turismo.

I very much got into track days. I soon got tired of the Alfa and desired more power and while away from that car, I was also winning points on the Playstation in Gran Turismo with a highly modified, gunmetal grey Nismo R32 GT-R. I did a lot of research on the GT -R and the more I read about it, the more I became infatuated with it. I joined the Skylines Australia Forum in 2003 and found an importer who had two pristine, gunmetal grey GT-Rs for sale. Both were part of his personal collection, but due to a new baby, he had to sell up and I had the choice of either one. The cars were in Queensland and would have to be delivered to me in Sydney, but I bit the bullet, sold the Alfa and I secured the GT -R with the least kilometres on the odometer.

Days slowly dawdled by until one day I returned home to see it there, in front of me, parked in my driveway. It was a sight I’ll never forget. The excitement, the rush, hit me full on and I couldn’t take my eyes off it. This was my Gran Turismo hero car and now here it was, parked at my feet in my very own driveway. A quick call to the agents and it turned out they had delivered it earlier that day and had left the key in my barbecue! Seeing the sexy-looking key to a GT -R on a bed of charcoal BBQ scum, that’s also an image burnt deep into my brain.

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She's mine!

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Clean OEM interior.

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Stock as rock.

There was one little problem and I’m not ashamed to admit it: I couldn’t drive manual. Yes, I stalled it a few times getting it into the garage. Learning how to drive a manual in a GT -R perhaps isn’t the wisest of moves, but I picked it up pretty quickly. And to my surprise, the number plates 'RB26' were still available, and so that would arguably become the first of many modifications.

As in any new relationship, I was truly smitten. Just like all of my previous hobbies, I quickly became obsessive-compulsive with my new found love. I hooked up with Powerplay Imports (http://www.powerplayimports.com/) who helped me sort the handling out. I immediately had them install a complete Whiteline and Bilstein works kit on the car along with some sticky Dunlop semis so that I could take it out to the track at an upcoming Burrows Day. As I was to find out however, I wasn’t really welcomed there anymore. For those who don’t know, the typical clientele that visit Burrows Days are older men with Ferraris, Porsches and BMWs. Here I was, a young guy in an old and cheap (comparatively; I purchased it for $30k) hunk of non-European metal. When this comparatively unexotic Japanese car started overtaking Euros worth ten times as much around the track, things certainly didn’t go down too well!

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Smashin'em!

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Eastern Creek.

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I became a track whore and would hit a local circuit at least once a month. The punishment soon took its toll on the GT-R, when in 2005 it sprung an oil leak. Unfortunately it was impossible for my mechanic (Indy from IS Motor Racing (http://www.ismotorracing.com/)) to isolate the problem without taking the engine out. It was then that I decided that, since we had to take the engine out and it had covered 81,000kms, I might as well go ahead and rebuild it. And this was when things started to get serious.

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I wanted a bullet-proof motor. I wanted to over-engineer it and then de-tune it. As Indy put it, "A car that you can thrash day in and day out that would last." I basically opened up an HKS catalogue and told him that “I’ll take the lot”. Unfortunately, HKS didn’t have stock of everything I needed, with the conrods already on back order (unbelievable considering the RB26 is such a popular engine). Including the hold ups, the engine build took an amazing six months to finish and the car was out of action for a good part of a year.

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After all the hard work, I still wasn’t happy with how laggy the car was; it was clear that when I posted the power curve up on the Skylines Australia forum, many people thought it wasn’t making enough power until very late in the rev range. I decided to take the car to HITMAN (http://www.hitman.hm/)as he did a great job on Pro-Concept’s Civic race cars, and I had heard a lot of great news about his tuning. Much time was spent in getting a lot more out of the mid-range, yet still keeping the boost at 1.2-bar and retaining the power output of 300kW at the rear wheels. Just driving it out of the car park it was evident that the car was totally transformed. I managed a very easy, completely lazy and sweat free 1.54 lap with traffic at Eastern Creek and I couldn’t be happier with how responsive the RB26 was.

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Photography by Mark Pakula for Auto Salon Magazine
www.markpakula.com (http://www.markpakula.com)

For the interior, I initially wanted to have a juxtaposition of race-meets-street, like a stripped out interior but with a leather wrapped dash. Once the Cusco 7-point chromoly roll cage and Do-luck floor brace went in though, it set the tone for something a lot more hardcore. More and more the car was becoming a focused track car. A pair of Bride Zeta II bucket seats went in and the 2-inch Schroth harnesses I had been using were dumped for 3-inch Willans Club harnesses. I found the original steering wheel too big, and a 330 Personal a tad too small, but the Nardi Deep Corn wheel was just right.

A Defi DIN -gauge set was also ripped out as it was too small and hard to read whilst on the track. With the help of Peter from Bodyform (http://bodyformaero.com.au/catalog/index.php), some custom carbon fibre delete panels were made up allowing me to run four conventional Defi gauges in the centre console. The rest of the interior has been totally stripped and re-painted. The last modifications would prove to be the most expensive. The brakes on the GT-R have been the worst of any brakes I’ve ever felt on any car I’ve ever driven. So, instead of being half-arsed when upgrading them, I splurged on some AP brakes. It hurt like hell to spend $12k on bits of metal, but after the recent Australia Day Circuit Club (http://www.circuitclub.com.au/) Eastern Creek track day it was obvious to me that it was money well spent.

I sold my beautiful forged Nismo LMGT-4s as they weren’t wide enough (the recommended sizes in the catalog are usually safe recommendations) and I had scratched one of them when I came off at Wakefield. I decided to run 265 wide rubber all round and took the risk of buying a set of RAYS CE28Ns in 18x10.5 +18 offset, without knowing whether they’d fit under the guards. Despite a great roll-job by Deddy from Top One (http://www.hotfrog.com.au/Companies/Top-One-Automotive-Repairs), they didn’t fit, but this was alleviated when the Ikeya Formula suspension arms arrived, allowing me to align it all and get the wheels to sit flush.

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ACPT carbon drive shaft.

In true track car ethos, I put the GT-R on a weight loss program in an effort to go faster by being lighter. I’ve managed to pull out over a 100kg of weight by removing all of the tar, the carpet, trim, roof lining, stereo, air conditioning and HICAS. In an effort to reduce parasitic drag, I invested in an ACPT carbon fibre prop shaft, which weighed half that of the original item. Installing the shaft and pulleys put the idle a little out of whack, so IS Motor Racing cleaned up the tune a little and tweaked even more mid range power for me.

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So that’s pretty much it. Since the rebuild, I’ve never felt completely at ease with the car. In fact, on the track I often feel like I am outright wrestling with it, and when it bites, it bites hard. When my old MX-5 spun out at speeds it brought on giggles, but spinning out in the GT-R causes anxiety attacks and saps confidence. Perhaps it’s the amount of time I’ve sacrificed to get it this far, or because I still have to adapt to its radical transformation. While other daily drivers came and went, the GT-R has always held a privileged spot in my garage. It is, with no doubts in my mind whatsoever, the ultimate Japanese muscle car. It is a legend for all the right reasons. To be honest, I’d only ever sell it to build another one all over again.

SPECIFICATIONS:

ENGINE
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HKS GT-SS turbos
HKS actuators
HKS conrods
HKS Pistons
HKS manifolds
HKS dump pipes (ceramic coated)
HKS front pipes (ceramic coated)
HKS intercooler piping kit
HKS spark plugs
HKS fuel pump
Tomei metal head gasket
Tomei poncam type-b camshafts 260 Degree/9.15mm Lift - In & Ex
Tomei adjustable cam gears
Nismo fuel regulator
Nismo 555cc injectors
Nismo racing thermostat
Nismo fuel cap
Nismo radiator cap
Nissan engine refresh kit
Nissan N1 oil pump
ARC radiator tank
ARC radiator schroud
Mines rocker cover baffle
Trust/Greddy oil cooler with remote oil filter mount
Trust/Greddy aluminium radiator pipe
Trust/Greddy heavy duty timing belt
Trust/Greddy oversized pulley set
PWR aluminium radiator
PWR intercooler
Apexi power intake kit
Custom carbon fibre induction box (Bodyform)
Essential oil catch tank
Splitfire Direct Ignition Coil Packs
Polished RB26 rocker covers
Carbon Fibre radiator mounts

DRIVETRAIN
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ACPT Carbon Driveshaft
ORC twin plate clutch
ORC flywheel
Gearbox conversion (pull to push type)
Hicas lock kit

SUSPENSION
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Tein RA coilovers
Ikeya Formula control arms
Section tension rods
Cusco swaybars

CHASSIS
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Cusco 7-point chromoly roll cage
Do-luck floor brace
HKS Kansai underbody braces
Nismo front strut brace with master cylinder stopper
Fet Sports rear strut brace

WHEELS
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Rays CE28N 18x10.5 +18
Rays Daytona Racing lug nuts
Toyo R888 265/35/18

EXHAUST
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Kakimoto Regu 96dB stainless steel cat back exhaust
Catco stainless high flow cat

EXTERIOR
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Nismo N1 bar inserts
Nismo bonnet lip spoiler (Bodyform)
Nismo sideskirts (Bodyform)
Nismo boot lip spoiler (Eastbear)
Trust rear pods (Jsai)
N1 headlights
Moon Face Racing rear wiper delete plug
Rolled guards
ARC oil cooler wheel arch vent

ELECTRICS
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Apexi Power FC with hand commander
Blitz Dual SBC Spec R boost controller
Nismo 320km/hr speedo
Defi DIN guages
HKS ETC atessa controller
M's turbo timer
Immobilizer/Alarm
2WD/4WD switch
HID 6000k
Polarg bulbs
Boot mounted Odyssey Battery
Custom battery tray (Westside mufflers)
AIMS MiChronLigh Tg lap timer

BRAKES
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AP Racing 6 piston calipers (front)
AP Racing 4 piston calipers (rear)
AP Racing 355mm rotors (front)
AP Racing 330mm rotors (rear)
Braided brake lines
Ferodo racing ds2500 brake pads

INTERIOR
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Bride ZetaIII bucket seats
Willans Club 4x4 3inch harnesses
Willans 3inch harness pads
Nismo short shifter
Nismo GT shift knob
Nismo 5-piece GT-R floor mats
Nissan R34 GT-R V-Spec pedals
Nardi deep corn steering wheel
HKB boss kit
Quell cams approved fire estinguisher
Custom leather shift boot
Juran Racing seatbelt hooks
Stripped interior
Carbing passenger side kick panel
Carbing dead pedal

The Panda
14-02-2010, 12:34 PM
Off head this car is.

zero
14-02-2010, 08:02 PM
what a great read =)

10d
14-02-2010, 10:28 PM
Real nice, Justin!

J.T
15-02-2010, 11:23 AM
I love this car... i saw it once at I.S Motor Racing, the noise makes your spine tingle!

I like your tastes Mr Fox.. whether it be pushbikes or cars.

JoeStivo
15-02-2010, 02:11 PM
Very hardcore Justin. Love your attention to detail and how no shortcuts were taken with the build.

Justin Fox
15-02-2010, 04:21 PM
Cheers guys, really appreciate the feedback. I've toyed with the idea of buying a Golf and gong ape on it. It would most likely be a GTi and I'd most likely strip a LOT of weight out of it. Maybe one day!

STOIE
15-02-2010, 07:35 PM
Nice car Justin, that thing must pull.

Where are you based would love to see it at some point.

rayray086
15-02-2010, 07:43 PM
Amazing GT-R, it's very easy to tell that this car is pretty much an extension of yourself! It's a car you won't ever sell hey?


I've toyed with the idea of buying a Golf and gong ape on it. It would most likely be a GTi and I'd most likely strip a LOT of weight out of it. Maybe one day!

I really hope you mean a Mk1 or Mk2 :)

Justin Fox
15-02-2010, 10:22 PM
Where are you based would love to see it at some point.
I'm in Maroubra. The car will make it out to future JDMST meets this year for sure. I'll even bring it to a few R32 Golf meets too (ehehehe).


It's a car you won't ever sell hey?
Well it's a car I've not sold so far (so many cars have come and gone since I bought this beast).


I really hope you mean a Mk1 or Mk2
Not sure guy... you'll have to post more images up to inspire me :)

STOIE
15-02-2010, 10:28 PM
Sweet, hopefully I can meet her at some point :D

SUGA
15-02-2010, 10:30 PM
She's been sitting in the garage for a few years now, it's time to dust her off and get her back on the road Justin!

Justin Fox
15-02-2010, 10:43 PM
It's not a she! It's a HE! HE HAS BALLS!!!!! The monster is in hibernation, yes. He's hungry though, he's going to come out for the kill soon.

10d
15-02-2010, 11:43 PM
hey Justin,

Does this mean you gonna get a Golf too?

You should participate in the Australian Tarmac Challenge, now that Dutton no more.

Your beast need some, come git some!

Paolo
15-02-2010, 11:59 PM
always loved the r32 GTRs. One of my mates has a 10 second r32 gtr and another has one hes working to get 300kw atw! insane rides! you gotta take me in a ride!

Byza
16-02-2010, 02:44 PM
oh man i need to share one of my best mates R32 with you... currently getting rebuilt so little bit of a secret but you may already been familiar with it from track days at Eastern Creek etc.. ill see if i can find pics but plates are QLD plates - 26 R32... pushing out about 550hp but the rebuild will take around 12 months and i was speechless with his plans...

you have a fine example of an awesome R32.. keep it up..

Frenchie
16-02-2010, 03:54 PM
Looking forward to seeing this car on the road Justin...Time to get that dust off!!

Byza - another secret project ! best start sharing or I will start sending autospies !

saad
17-02-2010, 03:24 PM
Man thats hot! Ive been looking at getting a track car too, and R32 GTR is def somethign Im considering. Was thinking about selling the GTI for a GTR, but not too sure. Maybe save up some more and get one. Not sure if its worth sinking too much more money into the golf, as I do want a dedicated track car

Justin Fox
18-02-2010, 01:18 PM
Not sure if it's a great idea unless you're willing to drop at least $10-20k on building a fresh engine for track days. If I wanted a dedicated track car I'd probably go an MX5 again. So easy to strip, you can do aggressive wheel alignments with the standard car, tough engines, smaller wheels means cheaper semi's and easy to get onto a trailer too.

PS: Just thought I'd upload this video of the car. This exhaust is coming off soon, new quiet one going on as this failed engineers.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTKejsOiXDc

Justin Fox
18-02-2010, 01:23 PM
PS: saad. Why not buy another GTI and turn it into a race car?

I'd love to have 2 of the same car. One for street, one for the track. Both cars can share the same parts easily enough, so if you upgrade one, the other gets the old bits, or the bits can go into the spare parts bin which is always good to have. You would also benefit from really getting to know the car when you're at the track and on the street as you spend so much driving time in the same chassis.

PPS: Imagine buying a GTI, ripping out the interior carpet and sound deadening down to metal and bolting in a roll cage. Rip out the rear seats, the aircon, the airbags, roof liner, door trim and put in some race buckets and harnesses. Carbon bonnet, rear hatch too and a set of sticky semi-slicks on some lightweight forged rims. Man that would be killer!

Pharkus
19-02-2010, 10:15 AM
Justin, I know that Australia is lacking an R18+ rating for video games, but c'mon! There is a classification for print and other media out there. Should be a warning next time that I may wet my pants reading your car build up. Well done and a great effort doing things the right way first time o.0

Justin Fox
19-02-2010, 10:23 AM
Justin, I know that Australia is lacking an R18+ rating for video games, but c'mon! There is a classification for print and other media out there. Should be a warning next time that I may wet my pants reading your car build up. Well done and a great effort doing things the right way first time o.0

Hahaha so topical! Thanks guy, much appreciated :cool:

kaoticice
20-02-2010, 02:32 AM
*gulps* ... holy *$^$ ... nice built mate!!

Pharkus
20-02-2010, 11:28 AM
Also, this is probably the 5th time clicking in thinking you have twin turbo'd a GOLF R32!

Justin Fox
20-02-2010, 11:48 AM
Kekekekeke. That was the idea :)

Cam
20-02-2010, 12:38 PM
Such an awesome, awesome, awesome car.
The sort of performance gains you can push out of a jap car is just incredible. What a beast!

Pharkus lol, gotta agree with the R18+ rating. I was captivated reading the story
>D

Howie
20-02-2010, 03:38 PM
Not sure if it's a great idea unless you're willing to drop at least $10-20k on building a fresh engine for track days. If I wanted a dedicated track car I'd probably go an MX5 again. So easy to strip, you can do aggressive wheel alignments with the standard car, tough engines, smaller wheels means cheaper semi's and easy to get onto a trailer too.

PS: Just thought I'd upload this video of the car. This exhaust is coming off soon, new quiet one going on as this failed engineers.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTKejsOiXDc


Idle sounds a little bit like a flat-six! aka 911! only missing the "tick-a-tok-tik" as the engines at the back.

chewy7
01-03-2010, 12:40 AM
This has to be my favourite R32 out there! You can see the time, effort, research & money gone into the right areas. And you use it as well, so cool!

bigwill
01-03-2010, 08:44 AM
Ive always thought the R32 was always the best looking skyline in its history, r33 was too clean, r34 was too boxy and the r35 is still growing on me.

Justin Fox
01-03-2010, 11:33 AM
chewy7 - not getting much use these days but the best will get back on the road at some point!

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Check that. The R32 and R34 just win, so much. They are both the same car, just a nice evolution in shape from the 32 to the 34.

The 33 looks horrible, like a whale. The 35 looks like it's taken design hues from the 33. Shame huh? I'm not a fan.

JoeStivo
01-03-2010, 02:36 PM
Really? Personally i reckon the 33 doesn't get the love it deserves! For the very reason that it looks so god damned fat is why i love it so much. In GTS/T form they look a bit akward, however due to the GTR's pumped guards it just makes them look sooooo tough.

Still R32 is my favourite, and i'm sure so many others would agree. =)

R32Perth
02-03-2010, 04:18 AM
R32 FTW
Justin love you car....

zz2
02-03-2010, 03:41 PM
i still think the 32 is the best looking skyline ever! 2 of my mates have them and theyre awesome cars. one of the nicest engine notes ever!


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theyre not cheap to run. the one pictured above has had over $17k put into it just fixing issues and general maintenance and it still doesnt idle right!

Justin Fox
02-03-2010, 05:21 PM
Definitely money pits!

elisiX
05-03-2010, 12:52 AM
Hey Justin .. very long time mate. Hope you're well.

I can still remember taking this RB for a rap many years ago down La Peruse. :)

What's your daily drive?

Justin Fox
05-03-2010, 12:57 AM
JAY! OMFG man OMFG.

Talk about blast from the past?!

I've got pics somewhere, of your Alfa and mine. I'll dig them up yes? Damn dude would love to catch up. It's been what? 10 years?!

elisiX
05-03-2010, 12:59 AM
I dont know how long its been - but I gotta say the second I saw your name I shat myself. Actually brings a massive smile to my face mate.

Funny thing - went for a drive the other day toward Maroubra and found myself passing your place 'wondering about that Justin d00d'. :)

Justin Fox
05-03-2010, 01:09 AM
Hey awesome man, that place is no longer where I live. I was squatting in that old house (which is now an amazing house!). I live around the corner form there though :) Hope to see you at a future Golf meet Jay, would be great to catch up!

elisiX
05-03-2010, 01:12 AM
So what's in the garage?

We will catch up for sure.

Justin Fox
05-03-2010, 01:22 AM
So what's in the garage?
My GT-R still, twice as fast since you drove it. And also a V35 350GT Skyline :) Golf soon!

M4RK0
15-03-2010, 04:58 PM
Justin,

Your car it's awesome!! and that it's a hell of list of mod's, where did you get all that stuff???

Cheers!

Justin Fox
15-03-2010, 05:51 PM
Sure is a huge list of mods! I got nearly everything from JDMyard.com.

GTom
15-03-2010, 06:15 PM
Nice car, but like I tell my mate who has a similar list, needs to get a GOLF :P

His is putting out something like 400+ atw from his R32. Spent something like 6 months off the road!

Justin Fox
15-03-2010, 06:34 PM
Months off the road is a common thing with these beasts! They like to hibernate for looooong periods of time!

Paolo
17-03-2010, 10:57 PM
i can tell it hibernates! Christina gave me a sneak peak at the original gozilla sleeping
its a dust magnet! take it out!

burgs
17-03-2010, 11:15 PM
Seriously epic car, cant wait to see this in the flesh :)

saad
07-04-2010, 03:46 PM
I cant stop looking at this.....seirously considering selling the GTI, and picking up a nicely modded, low K R32 GTR....

tomtom_r32
07-04-2010, 04:01 PM
Hey Justin,

Been watching your GTR build thread since I had my R32 GTR. And I must say it "Your GTR is the best in the country"

Saw it a few times in the flesh. Absolute beauty and the beast.

And then there was your s2k, which i loved as well, which then I bought one.. haha

Nice choices in all your cars mate. Would love to see it again sometime.

I feel like posting a pic of my GTR, but dont wanna hijack your thread hehe.

Might consider another R32 GTR when I hit the lotto.

Great pics too.

Justin Fox
07-04-2010, 04:27 PM
Cheers Tommy. HIJACK IT MAN COME ON! I want to see it :cool:

tomtom_r32
07-04-2010, 04:46 PM
haha. Nothing compared to yours mate.

I think you've seen it once.

Not the best pics..

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s2k..

http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tomtom_r32/s2k-1.jpg

AP
07-04-2010, 04:51 PM
Definitely money pits!
That's just cars!!

Bizi
07-04-2010, 05:04 PM
s2k..
http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tomtom_r32/s2k-1.jpg

Niice!
How much? :D

wilch
07-04-2010, 05:05 PM
I always love reading about this car. :)

I can feel your passion through your words. No wonder you have anxiety attacks when you come off. So much invested in it, and it looks so perfect. To bend it would be like breaking your own child's nose by accident. It'd never be the same again.

Justin, have you seen "Love The Beast" w/ Eric Bana?

MasterKevin
07-04-2010, 05:19 PM
now thats what im talkign abotu beautiful car justin. Skyline represent :)

Justin Fox
07-04-2010, 06:53 PM
Nice cars Tommy. And Wil: I've not seen it, but saw a few minutes of it. I'm pretty sure I'd enjoy and agree with the film. I'll buy it the next time I'm at JB HIFI.

wilch
07-04-2010, 06:56 PM
Nice cars Tommy. And Wil: I've not seen it, but saw a few minutes of it. I'm pretty sure I'd enjoy and agree with the film. I'll buy it the next time I'm at JB HIFI.

I think you'll relate to Bana quite a bit when you watch it :).

mshl1979
07-04-2010, 11:55 PM
It's so clean and simple. Looks stock from a distance. But everything you have done to it just seems it's the perfect fit. Amazing car.

silverbullet
08-04-2010, 12:14 AM
just stumbled on this thread. man Justin you are the Dom (F&F) of modding.

wilch
08-04-2010, 07:14 AM
just stumbled on this thread. man Justin you are the Dom (F&F) of modding.

lol, someone else said that on his forum I think.

I wonder who the brainy Jetta driver is then. rofl.

Justin Fox
15-06-2010, 12:04 PM
Forgot about this thread! I just thought I'd post an update on the beast.

I've FINALLY passed an engineers cert. My next step is to take the certificate to a blue slip station then get a new blue slip then take it to the RTA and I'm all done.

The car lost 30kw with the stock airbox back in and a quiet exhaust too. The cage is also out of the car now and the carpet is back in.

A few pics:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4690157161_de95b5f83d_b.jpg
Taking Tendy for a spin! Shot by Kevin with Tendy's camera.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/4690790918_7c3b70bf28_b.jpg
Shot by Tendy. Car hasn't been washed in over a year. Needs a Reflect Effect detail ASAP!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4701250891_64cc922968_b.jpg
New boost controller running 1.3bar now (was on 1.4 before).

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4701251565_12cb18a08c_b.jpg
270 at all 4's. In comparison to the last tune the curve is a lot less aggressive. Indy says the stock airbox is to blame, it just can't suck in enough air quick enough.

Certificate is with me now. I passed emissions and everything else. I now have to go to a blueslip station with the certificate and from there I can take the new blueslip to the RTA and I'm all set.

burgs
15-06-2010, 12:09 PM
Good stuff, cant wait to see this thing in the flesh sometime :)

Paolo
15-06-2010, 12:10 PM
Forgot about this thread! I just thought I'd post an update on the beast.

I've FINALLY passed an engineers cert. My next step is to take the certificate to a blue slip station then get a new blue slip then take it to the RTA and I'm all done.

The car lost 30kw with the stock airbox back in and a quiet exhaust too. The cage is also out of the car now and the carpet is back in.

A few pics:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4690157161_de95b5f83d_b.jpg
Taking Tendy for a spin! Shot by Kevin with Tendy's camera.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/4690790918_7c3b70bf28_b.jpg
Shot by Tendy. Car hasn't been washed in over a year. Needs a Reflect Effect detail ASAP!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4701250891_64cc922968_b.jpg
New boost controller running 1.3bar now (was on 1.4 before).

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4701251565_12cb18a08c_b.jpg
In comparison to the last tune the curve is a lot less aggressive. Indy says the stock airbox is to blame, it just can't suck in enough air quick enough.

Certificate is with me now. I passed emissions and everything else. I now have to go to a blueslip station with the certificate and from there I can take the new blueslip to the RTA and I'm all set.

perfect example of the original godzilla. How do you find maintenance on this bad boy? i heard its a constant job but since you barely drive it, it wouldn't be that bad in your case

10d
15-06-2010, 12:11 PM
This car is EPIC!!

Everything is RAW! A lot of work have been done. No expense spared to make this beast the way it is now. The mods done to it have its own purpose, not just for looks.

That said this makes a perfect club or second car. To drive this every day would make me go crazy >D

Excellent work, JF!

bwen
15-06-2010, 12:28 PM
Why removal of the cage? No more track work? Seems a bit of a waste getting a lovely cage getting taken out :(

Justin Fox
15-06-2010, 01:03 PM
Brendan I couldn't get a full cage past engineers unfortunately :(

Paolo - Maintenance is the same as any high performance car. I used to change oil after every 2 track days. The only thing now is that I have to drive it or the iridium spark plugs will foul.

Islos
15-06-2010, 01:42 PM
JF I previous did read through the build thread on the JDM forum for this beast when we first met you, and would love to see her one day, But i must say this one seems a little more personal and you can tell you have a love for this car.

ido09s
15-06-2010, 02:12 PM
The only thing now is that I have to drive it or the iridium spark plugs will foul.

Surey you dont mean they will foul by simply sitting the car in your garage?????

Gotta love that GTR shuffle on the dyno :D :D :D Makes for a lovely looking dyno graph hehe

stephen8512
15-06-2010, 05:24 PM
Gotta love the R32.....love this car Justin! That little dyno dance at the top looks like your GTR is doing something like this --> http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y294/stephen8512/happyanim.gif

2x HKS GT-SS turbos...any reason why u didnt go single turbo for e.g T04Z? seem to recall u wanted more midrange power...that why u went the hks's?
How do the GT-SS's compare to, say, 2x 2835's?

M4RK0
15-06-2010, 06:03 PM
Ufff! Justin, it's shut a nice car, I love the last wheels!, heaps of mods man!, how long it took you to have it like this?,

scotty1991
15-06-2010, 07:20 PM
Am i reading that dyno graph right, that when you hit about 4,000rpm the power comes in?.. whats it like under 4000?

AP
15-06-2010, 07:56 PM
Hot car Justin, Are you going to bring that beast to the burrows day?

benough
15-06-2010, 08:48 PM
Not sure guy... you'll have to post more images up to inspire me :)

If this doesn't convince you, nothing will!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwAnr4s4Crc

Justin Fox
16-06-2010, 10:32 AM
LOL Ben that's an old vid (Flashback! I remember seeing it aaaages ago!).


Surey you dont mean they will foul by simply sitting the car in your garage?????
I think it;s more small drives where they don't get up to temp. IE: A drive around the block doesn't help (just like starting and stopping to move it in and out of the garage every day at ISMR).


2x HKS GT-SS turbos...any reason why u didnt go single turbo for e.g T04Z?
100% I wanted a lot of power mid corner - mid range.


Ufff! Justin, it's shut a nice car, I love the last wheels!, heaps of mods man!, how long it took you to have it like this?,
I've had the car for what feels like forever now. Always working on it too (on and off). :)


Am i reading that dyno graph right, that when you hit about 4,000rpm the power comes in?.. whats it like under 4000?
Yes with the de-tune it;s now a laggy beast again. If you're putting along in 3rd and you hit it it now takes forever to kick in (ie: have to drop it down to 2nd).


Hot car Justin, Are you going to bring that beast to the burrows day?
I'm not sure AP. 50/50 at the moment! After yesterday's awesome Advanced Driver Training day I kinda want to take the Golf out!

ido09s
16-06-2010, 12:33 PM
I think it;s more small drives where they don't get up to temp. IE: A drive around the block doesn't help (just like starting and stopping to move it in and out of the garage every day at ISMR).

That will do it every time. Once you have started them they need to be driven and gotten hot with some boost to clean them out. The problem is you can tune them to not foul plugs but then you run into issues with them not starting properly and it will require you to sit in the car and keep it running till it gets a little bit of warmth in it. Its devils advocate unfortunately. best thing is to just push it in and out :(

What Burrows day are you going to? The one next Wednesday?


How do the GT-SS's compare to, say, 2x 2835's?

Your talking chalk and cheese there. The GT-SS's bolt on and use nearly all of the standard Nissan pipework, manifolds, dumps etc, there is no way you can make 2835's look standard as they require high mount manifolds. Lag wise they are considerably more laggier but power wise they will make a lot more. Head work on any GTR will make a massive difference. For example i have a T78 on an RB26 with head work and its making boost at 3500rpm and pulls all the way through to 9000rpm. It feels like a standard car to drive only with A LOT more kick! The power band is huge and with 460rwkw on tap makes for quite a fast car. When i worked at Advan Performance we had an R33 with twin 2835's on it and it quite easily made 550rwkw's :D but, it needed 9500rpm to make use of its power as boost didnt really kick in till about 5000-5500rpm

Justin Fox
16-06-2010, 01:07 PM
What Burrows day are you going to? The one next Wednesday?

Yup!

saad
16-06-2010, 01:14 PM
How do you get an invite to a burrows day?

ido09s
16-06-2010, 01:24 PM
I guess they are open to anyone but they are quite strict on what happens during the day and rightly so

Given there is always a number of Europe's finest on the track and most are worth in excess of $250,000 they need to keep a tight leash on who they put on the track

saad
16-06-2010, 01:32 PM
On the site it said invite only?

http://www.eventsoneill.com/templates/one/page/page_standard.php?secID=50

Justin Fox
16-06-2010, 01:35 PM
How do you get an invite to a burrows day?

I got invited on the street by an instructor who spotted my car and came up to say G'day!

saad
16-06-2010, 01:37 PM
Nice! Can you hook me up next one? You know I don't drive recklessly on track

ido09s
16-06-2010, 01:37 PM
I could only suggest sending them an e-mail to confirm

J.T
16-06-2010, 04:35 PM
Good to see this beast firing again.. although its not what it used to be, it is still an animal.. would love to see it again soon. Oh and I would kill for a ride in it: D

Justin Fox
19-04-2011, 08:53 AM
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5230/5630211919_9dc9bec56f_o.jpg
Good news.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5064/5630795322_8a4faf4db9_o.jpg
Bad news.

Full report here: http://forum.jdmstyletuning.com/showthread.php?33735-Wakefield-Park-Open-Day-18th-April-2011

Frenchie
19-04-2011, 10:37 AM
Dayum nasty JF

Justin Fox
19-04-2011, 10:43 AM
Turns out it's just power steering fluid Frenchie. Fine on street but on the track it boils up so much that it just forces it's way out.

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e280/Gunn-79/My%20DC2/SPOON%20BITS/SpoonSocksFitted.jpg
Spoon socks.

A lot of the Honda boys put Spoon "socks" over their reservoirs for this reason. I've yet to see a Honda have boiling fluid issues but it's pretty common on Nissan's (after a Google search). Having said that, a little sock isn't really going to "fix" the issue so I'll be looking at installing a power steering oil cooler ASAP:

http://www.daviescraig.com.au/Images/Products/Large/1009%20%28470%20x%20330%29.jpg

J.T
19-04-2011, 11:18 AM
Preparing the beast for Targa 2012?? lol

drewr
19-04-2011, 11:42 AM
This car, to this very day, is pretty much my single source of inspiration and light if i where to ever goto the JDM side.

Absolutely flawless.

Frenchie
19-04-2011, 12:00 PM
Ah I see.. Love those spoon socks hhaha

kov
20-04-2011, 09:23 PM
what a car 300kw at the wheels would be insane espesially since its conservatively tuned : )

i brought a 1992 grey r32 gtr in 2003 stock apart from a exhaust and some konis was a fantastic car .. can feel the quality and the 110k price tag throughout! love another one ...

Cam
20-04-2011, 10:31 PM
Preparing the beast for Targa 2012?? lol

I'd volunteer to be in Justin's service crew. Don't think I'd have the balls to be his navigator though (and my sense of direction is pretty shocking anyways haha)
:p

Man that thing would be awesome at Targa.

Shonen
21-04-2011, 03:44 PM
Justin, I had the same problem on my 34.

I found the OEM design of the power steering tank to be part of issue, constant G forces at the track moving the fluid side to side causes it to leak.

Of course there is also the boiling issue which you mentioned earlier.

Adding a power steering "cooler" may help with the boiling effect but you may find it will still leak due to the "swirling" effect.


Billion Racing Power Steering tank fixed the issue for me.


http://solidimports.com.au/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=235