I really should have started this thread back in 2006 when I bought the car off ChrisK. I had spotted it in his for sale thread but had to wait for my own car to sell. I eventually flew over an collected the car. Had a hell of a trip back due to a storm.This was it before I bought it.
First thing I did when I got it home was sleep. Followed a few hours later by a wheel change and dropping the number plate. I had these sitting around for a few weeks before I bought the car as I knew I was getting a s14a.
Next change was to the front indicators and side lights. I picked up a set of crystal lights from Japan, remember back then they were hard items to find!
That photos was at my first dyno day. The car was a full stage 2 but was running like a bag of spanners. I only made 206bhp but this was due to a full range of blowing gaskets and a screwed lambda sensor.
Next mod was fix the gaskets, fit new stainless manifold, greddy front mount as I never really liked the look of the Apex type 2. I never saw any issue with it and to be honest I didn't see any difference after either. I also picked up a stainless coil cover and had a second cam cover painted up car colour when I was getting the passenger door and skirt touched up after a slight incident. I also had a set of Tein strut braces fitted.
Inside the car I hadn't really done much to this point. I had moved the greddy boost controller to the centre console and got a nismo shifter.
Next up was a change on wheels again. I don't have a picture of the car with the wheels and without the kit except for this one. The wheels were Work VS-SS in 18x8 and a pretty crap offset but I though they looked pretty good.
Next up was a small interior change. I got a 260khm speedo from Germany as Ireland had changed over to kph. I also got a cluster surround off of a Jap climate car as I moved the headlight adjuster down to the centre console and was planning to fit climage control (this still isn't done but will be at some point). Reason for the move was I was fitting an auto adjust unit I made myself. Basically when you have the fulls on it lifts the dims and drops them when the fulls go off. Outside I had ordered a set of vertex skirts and back bumper. The were sent to the painter before I saw them. Unfortunately the wrong back bumper got sent so I got stuck with a Uras style one.
Next up was a set of R33 GTR seats from a early GTR. Reason from an early one? Blue trim instead of red trim. The photo only shows one but I did get the pair I just didn't have time to fit the second one on the day. I also got an stainless Apex induction box and HID's.
Next mod was only a small one, I never really liked the twin exit exhaust but as it was only a tail piece I got a 5" exit fabbed up and fitted. I brought the car up to a local beauty spot for a few snaps. The second one is still one of my favourite photos of the car.
I got a DB Power 345mm plain kit. To this day Dan is still using my car as the image when he's selling the kits.
New set of wheels again. R34 GTR's this time.
Next change was a s15 Power FC D-Jetro and HKS 256 in and 264 out cams. A few weeks before that I had a GT2871R 0.64 fitted. I went to Stivs to get the Power FC and cams fitted and mapped. While working on the car Stiv found a nice little boost leak. The battery tray had been rubbing on the cold pipe and punctured a hole.
I got in on a SRB Cusco roll cage GB next. Bit of a wait for the cage to get here and get it fitted. I did promise myself that I would tidy up the rear panels so I got a second set but as of yet it still hasn't been done.
I got a great offer on a set of Defis so I couldn't pass them up. Somewhere along the line as well I picked up a greddy turbo timer, greddy rss and a decent Sony radio. I made a little place holder that was to be replaced and tidied but again that never got done.
At my sisters wedding.
A few more nice shots. Only real change here was that I had to change to legal number plates after being pulled over them.
I had a few more changes lined up. Vertex rear bumper. A combination of R32, R33 and Z32 rear brakes. During the time I've had the car I also fitted Godspeed ARB's, front and rear under braces and probably a million other things but that's what I can remember for now.
These are the last pictures of it before it came off the road. The other s body is JP's rebuild car.
What were the plans for the car after this.... You'll just have to wait to find out......
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Originally Posted by Matthew
), it needs undersealing before laying new lines, engine needs removing to do things like swap to a new turbo-pack combination, etc etc etc.
