89 HCR32 Skyline

[flamo_damo]

Hi Guys, been on here for while and figured it’s about time I put up one of these threads.

Just a quick rundown of previous cars...

First car: 1992 S13 Silvia NA POWER, Nismo sticker was worth a few HP

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Kept it like that for a while, part time work a woolies didn't leave much kesh to play with.
Then it got smashed in by some of my dusty cousins...

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Car was pretty beaten with kicked in doors, dents on roof from rocks so I took this opportunity and got the car resprayed in Techo Grey. This only ended up costing me 400 so yeah that was pretty good, don't have any pics of it though :(

So got phone call from a mate who managed to score me some S13.5 conversion fenders for next to fuck all at the Works Auto auction??
So I bit the bullet and decided to go ahead with the Strawberry face conversion and started collecting the bits I needed and putting it all together.
With the help of a mate we managed to dummy it all together and get it looking semi finished.

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Left it at that for while because the car wasn't starting and I started to get pissed of at it. Turns out the fuel pump had a split in the ground somewhere and wasn't earthing correctly. Fixed that and she was all sweet, so I bought some coilovers, genuine Nissan S15 headlight brackets and start mounting everything up correctly.

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At this point I managed to lose my licence and sent the car off to be painted.

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Excuse the ride height as I had plans to sell the car after it was painted and I sold the coilovers. Soon after this my brother decided he would buy the car off me so that was pretty cool. Pretty much first thing he did was smash collies in...

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He then started collecting parts for DE+T but then managed crash it...

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Well enough of that, sometime between paint and my brother owning the car I bought my 32.

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Mods when I bought it...

Engine Swap - RB25DET
Metallic Black
5 Speed Manual - R33 GTST Gearbox
Full Vertex Body Kit
Brass Button Clutch
75mm Front Mount Intercooler
TEIN Spec Adjustable Coil Overs
17" Works Meister S2R Rims
Slotted Brake Rotors (front and back)
Upgrade pads
Apexi Power FC (Tuned by XSpeed)
Apexi Boost Gauge
Spec R Electronic Boost Controller
GTR Fuel Pump
Mechanical LSD
3" Cat back Exhaust
HKS SSQ BOV
K&N Air Filter
GTR Skyline Seats
Veilside Gear knob
GT Wing

260rwhp at 0.8bar

Got this on a Friday, Saturday morning put screamer pipe on and pissed people off. Sunday afternoon smashed Vertex front bar, that week picked up N1 GTR bar for cheap cheap. Hit up with spray can and smashed it on.

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At this point I just managed to drive the car and have fun, took it down to Collie with DriftWA for the weekend and had the best time of my life. From here things started to go downhill, first I killed the clutch, then the turbo, clutch pedal assembly broke, split a fuel line and to top it all off got a yellow.
So after I got the yellow off a bit more cash started to come around and I got bitten by the mod bug and bought the following...

52mm Alloy Rad
Blitz BOV
S/Steal Intake Pipe
De-Cat

Wound the coilovers down a bit and I was happy...

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Then I decided to spend more money and bought the following...

2 x 12" Davies Craig Thermos with temp control switch
HKS Style front pipe
HKS Style split dump pipe
Sabre Oil Pressure, Oil Temp and AFR gauges
Trust Remote Oil Filter Kit
HICAS lock bar
Alloy steering rack spacer
Alloy bash plate
6pt Roll Cage
Fibreglass vented bonnet

While I was installing the above I thought it was a good chance to give the engine bay a cleanup. I removed the aircon and lines, also sold my rims with the intention of buying some CST Hyper Zero's

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Those photos were taken in about December last year and well car hasn't changed much since then. Had big plans for the car and decided I would need a daily so bought myself a HJ61 Land cruiser. Skyline sort of got neglected for a while as I was busy trying to sort shit out with my house and having to pay that off didn't leave much cash. So after not driving it for about a week and a bit I decided it was about time I take it for a drive. So as I reversed out the driveway I noticed a big green puddle of coolant where the car was parked. Thought to myself I had it with this fucked shit and just left the car for a while.
Eventually got around to looking at it and turns out the water pump seal was gone. At this point in the love hate relationship I hated the car and was planning on selling it after I fixed the water pump. This is when I had a great idea of buying a S13 Silvia rolling shell.

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This idea got pretty old very quick and I sold it on. After looking at the prices 32's were going for I didn't really want to sell it so I decided to keep it and spend a bit more time and money on it getting everything right.

So I picked up the following bits...

Garrett GT3540 Turbo 0.86 rear housing
Braided Oil & Coolant lines
6Boost Steampipe manifold
45mm Turbosmart Pro Gate
750cc Denso Injectors
Greddy Style Plenum (Yes its china but its being modified)
80mm Throttlebody

Buying all those parts were basically all the inspiration I needed to get this rolling.
So now I have moved it back to my parents house and this is how its sits atm...

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Now the plans are to basically strip the car and neaten everything up. Will be starting by pulling the engine out and getting rid of all the old HICAS lines, any unused wiring, hide the wiring that is in use, spray the engine bay and make it all neat. I also plan on getting the car completely resprayed blue with a black roof (unsure what blue to get have a few in mind though), want to strip out rear half of car and get rid of sound deadening and whatnot then rego car as 2 seater.

Planned mods...

DMAX vented bonnet
Vertex Front bar
Bigger Fuel pump (040/044)
Sard FPR
Splitfire coilpacks
DEFI gauges with control unit
18" Work Meister's or XD9's (still undecided)

Edit: Should add that I sold the cruiser a while ago and picked up a new daily, MX73 pimping haha...

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I think that's enough for now, sorry for the long read and yeah let me know what you think.
Damon

[Mistikal]

Missing dragons, needs dragons... :p

Nah, good read mate, going from the 13 to the 32 must have been a hell of a jump really. Current and future mods for the 32 sound good too :)

[flamo_damo]

Missing dragons, needs dragons... :p

Nah, good read mate, going from the 13 to the 32 must have been a hell of a jump really. Current and future mods for the 32 sound good too :)

Haha cheers dude, yeah was a bit of jump going from a car that had 60hp to 260hp. Taking it to Collie was the best thing I did learn't so much in the car with what I could and couldn't do. Now I can't wait to get the turbs on for a lazy 400 :werd: haha

Edited first post, added in my daily!!! MX73 :3some:

[scj91]

32 is good. 1 vote for xd9's

future mods ftw!

[AGIT8D]

Looks cool man, and future mods should be awesome!

[flamo_damo]

32 is good. 1 vote for xd9's

future mods ftw!

Cheers mate, yeah still not sure on rims haha, hardest part because they will either make or break the car!

Future mods list will grow very quickly, thats all I could think of off the top of my head.

[flamo_damo]

Looks cool man, and future mods should be awesome!

Hey cheers dude, yeah I can't wait to get it all on.

[kurbn]

far out so many black 32s!.. good to see :P get a lineup happening!

love that bonnet.. hot as

[DR1FT3N]

+1 on the bonnet and love how low it is looks sweet, good luck with the future mods should go hard :)

[flamo_damo]

Cheers guys, won't be black for much longer! PS Bonnet is for sale at the right price...

[Deke]

drifttttttttttttt lannnnnnnnndddddddd!!!! , i know where you live and i seen your old car around , i love the 32 nice work :)

[flamo_damo]

drifttttttttttttt lannnnnnnnndddddddd!!!! , i know where you live and i seen your old car around , i love the 32 nice work :)

Cheers man, yeah I get around a bit lol

[krazy 32]

nice car dude..wat rims are on it atm? the black ones? let me know if your selling when you get new 1s..wouldnt mind a set..

[Deke]

they look like s15 stockies painted black to me?

[Davo]

if u goin to paint it blue, paint it R34 GTR blue colour it will look nuts i rkn...

[krazy 32]

i thort it was s15 stockies 2..they dunt look too bad tho..mite try them and im keen for sum new black rims..

[flamo_damo]

if u goin to paint it blue, paint it R34 GTR blue colour it will look nuts i rkn...

Yeah thought about going Bayside blue with some pearl through it, their is also some nice Holden blues out their. Not up to painting stage yet will leave that till last, go before show.

[flamo_damo]

i thort it was s15 stockies 2..they dunt look too bad tho..mite try them and im keen for sum new black rims..

Hey dude yeah they are just S15 stockies painted matte black, look alright.

[family guy]

Nice looking car mate, maybe less presure pack painting, but other than that nice project

[ACTIV3]

lol I MISS MY OLD 33 :)

ahhh Ur a Poser

[flamo_damo]

lol I MISS MY OLD 33 :)

ahhh Ur a Poser

Suck my wang, I like the thing you do with your tounge

[AGIT8D]

+1 for bayside blue

[SLEEKA]

Nice project, should go hard with the 35r, although if you were chasing 400rwhp I'd sell it and go for a gt3076r with a .82 rear. Will give you the power you want but more response and you should come out of the swap pretty much even cash wise.

Goodluck with it

[flamo_damo]

Nice project, should go hard with the 35r, although if you were chasing 400rwhp I'd sell it and go for a gt3076r with a .82 rear. Will give you the power you want but more response and you should come out of the swap pretty much even cash wise.

Goodluck with it

Hmm went to 35R because it's such a proven performer on so many other 25's, plus 400 is just a start I mean for stock internals I don't wanna push it that much more.

[SLEEKA]

Too true, if you were going to build it down the track, then you would probably spin the rb25 to 8kish rpm.

Practice those gear changes when the 35r comes onto boost its going straight to the limiter haha :D

[flamo_damo]

Updates, now on a blog.

http://89hcr32.blogspot.com/

[flamo_damo]

Well been a while since an update, have made a tiny bit of progress but really need to get my arse into gear and finish it I think.

Anyway I have managed to get the engine back in with 6 Boost manifold and inlet plenum bolted up. I have also started to change the timing belt and water pump, not much progress here yet ran into a hill with getting the crank pulley off. Cam covers have also been removed ready to be painted up Fluro Pink :lol: just trying to sand off the layers of paint before it. Battery relocation cable has been ran from engine bay to boot ready to be hooked up, still a bit iffy about the location of the cable though. Anyway heres some pics of the engine bay...

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Got back from my holiday Monday morning to find a nice suprise in my room....

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Yeah baby 4 x SSR Professor SP1's 17x9 +16
The other 2 with tyres are the ones I already had, 17x10 +19

I will be running a pair of the 17 x 9's on the front and then 17x10's on the rear. Need to sort of some tyres though, need 215/40/17 and 235/40/17 so if somebody has good hookups that will be sweet.

And to continure the update I had also aquired the following parts...

Bride Vios III Low Max with rail
Sard FPR
Z32 AFM with plug
and a Vertex front bar

Basically what I want to do now is get the timing belt and water pump changed, cam covers painted and turbo and lines bolted up. From their I will start bolting everything up ready for custom piping to be made up. One thing I am not looking forward to is relocating the fuse box and stripping down the loom but I think it will make a huge difference in the engine bay without having it.

Until next time,
Damon

[Milhouse]

nice offset wheels mate, will need quite a decent stretched tyre/camber to get them onto the 32 eh ?

[scj91]

Rims are very porno.
offset will be massive!
Guessing the rear guards are getting some flaring/pumping?

[flamo_damo]

Cheers guys, yeah rear gaurds will get a bit of a massage and fronts should be okay with a bit of neg camber. I will be running 215/40/17 up front on the 9's and 235/40 on the rear with the 10's. Should sit fucking tough once done, coilovers at lowest setting so will see how that sits and if its not low enough out come helper springs!!!

[Deke]

i dont want to dissapoint you damo! , but i just seen a black r32 driving through spearwood with those egsact rims , isnt the first time i seen him aswell. Anyway good luck with the progress.

[flamo_damo]

Ohhh dog nuts, haven't seen it myself yet but if I do I will run it off the road lol

In other news picked up my 3" Front/Dump combo off Brian last night.

[flamo_damo]

Well been pretty slack with updating this but things have been happening slowly lol

Not sure where to start as so many things have changed since the last update, so I will start with the interior. Rear half of the car has been stripped out with the sound deadening removed and painted gloss black. Cage has been fitted back up and carpets back in, GTR passenger seat fitted and Bride Vios III fitted with the modifed rail as it was orginally made for a S1X series. Interior is pretty much finished just need a new stereo surround and its good to go.
Got some tyres fitted up to the SSR's, for the front I got 215/40 Federal 595's and for the rear I got 235/40 Federal 595's. The rims fit perfectly up front however need to roll the rear gaurds for the back rims.
Got everything bolted up in the engine bay good to go, had my mate make up my intercooler piping, front/dump pipe and intake pipe.
Z32 AFM relocated to the intercooler piping and wired in, long story short got it ready to start and found a nice oil leak behind the oil filter adapter to the block. Got the plenum off atm moment while I wait for a new gasket and some coolant hoses from Nissan. Enough chitter chatter here are some pictures...

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Sideskirts and rear bar have been fitted back up, test fitted the front bar and it fits good just need to cut it for the intercooler.
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In other news my CST's landed last week, ordered these about 2 months ago from Japan. Can't recommend Jesse Streeter enough. (www.jessesteeter.com)
2 x 17 x 9.5 + 15 CST HyperZero 1
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And a pic of how the car looks right now....
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Basically not to worried about the appearence I really just want to drive the fucking thing, will eventually get a respray but not for a while.

Bring on Collie Drift Assault 3!

[Jordans15]

shit mate looks means as :) do like very much

[31-EVO]

Jesse Streeter is a champ.

That looks shit hot man, look forward to seeing it up at Collie.

[flamo_damo]

Cheers guys, yeah can't wait to rip skid or two

[kurbn]

Swap P1's for Sp1's + cock sucks your way?

[flamo_damo]

Swap P1's for Sp1's + cock sucks your way?

Tempting....

Lol love these rims too much and spent ages looking for them. I ended up selling a pair of the 9's to Tocchi, he had them up for sale again a while ago not sure if they sold or not?

[Marti]

That looks Tough as nails

[mys1]

AFM inline with cooler pipe? Havent seen this done before? I was of the beliefe these needed to run before the turbo, to measure air coming in?

before/after Cooler would affect density of air? wasnt aware these liked pressure?

Ive only every had MAFLESS tunes, so excuse the ignorance?

[Lonewolf]

lots of people run it there, especially with power-fc's to avoid issues with the idle.
MAF = mass air flow, not density, so they have no issue reading under pressure

[flamo_damo]

Yeah alot of people run it in the piping, my main reasoning was so I could retain a 4" intake lol

I know of a few people who have it in the cooler piping and have had no issues just as long as its on the intake side.

[mitchy]

lots of people run it there, especially with power-fc's to avoid issues with the idle.
MAF = mass air flow, not density, so they have no issue reading under pressure

power fc, 740cc injectors and AFM in the normal location... my 25 idles like a stock one.

[Lonewolf]

yeah but your car never gets driven anywhere :)

[d1_drifter]

Moreso for the use of a 4" inlet and to stop the likelyhood of AFM reversion with the high-mount.

Or you can just run a d-jetro :p

[Marti]

Adam Truella had the afm in the intercooler piping when his ceffi was mild.Never had a problem

[mitcho]

Good idea with the AFM in cooler pipe. Keen to do the same so I can run a new air intake with no AFM in the way. Car looking schmick, hope to see you out at CDA 3.

[mys1]

lots of people run it there, especially with power-fc's to avoid issues with the idle.
MAF = mass air flow, not density, so they have no issue reading under pressure

I gurantee if you reverted it back in front of inlet tune would be out.

However I now understand why it would work in this location.

Thankyou for making my day a better one.

Sincerely

John

[flamo_damo]

Good idea with the AFM in cooler pipe. Keen to do the same so I can run a new air intake with no AFM in the way. Car looking schmick, hope to see you out at CDA 3.

Cheers dude, yeah looking forward to Collie only got to watch the last one...

[mitcho]

We can have RB25 R32 battles, sic. Might even have highmount + Ext gate setup also..... Is your name on the CDA 3 list or on the reserves?

[coFF33]

Just read this thread now

i like this skyline

its going quite well

Can you please not rock the kit till its painted

also see you at CDA 3 with my new setup too :p

[flamo_damo]

We can have RB25 R32 battles, sic. Might even have highmount + Ext gate setup also..... Is your name on the CDA 3 list or on the reserves?

Yeah boy sounds good, you me and rissole!! Yeah my name is on the list, got my entry form sitting at home ready to go.

Oh yeah cheers coFF33, haha I will be pressure packing the front bar so the car is almost one colour lol

[flamo_damo]

So good and bad well somewhat bad news, engine is all back together....

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Now good news is the car started and ran for all of about ten seconds, after that it wouldn't turn on. I'm going to try buy a new battery tomorrow and see what happens really hope it is just that otherwise its troubleshooting electrical faults time :angry:

So yeah pretty mixed emotions right now lol :rolleyes: :angry: :lol: :o :huh:

If any one has any ideas why it won't start let me know I am all ears.

PS I have spark, air and fuel so yeah?

[The_Hunster]

very nice work man should be a weapon when done. May i ask how much the cst's set you back from streeter?