R32 Build #1

[mitcho]

So here's a quick rundown of my R32. I picked the car up last year around feb/ macrh with the RB25 motor/box combo, coilovers, zorst, cooler, PowerFC and some 34R rims. The plan was to get into something RWD to start some drifting in and keep it as a nice clean streeter.

She was very very tidy when I picked her up and after about 6 months I started getting into the drifting scene a bit more, put a cage etc in and played around with wider/ lower offset rims which lead to me getting pulled over and stickered. The sticker never made it off the car unfortunatly:(

Time went on and I drifted a few Collie Drift Assault events and a few rounds of last season, always with problems though. So now since the season is done an dusted I thought its time for a refresh to get things going a bit better for next season. Heres a few current specs/ pics and will update as parts arrive in the next few weeks and months. Enjoy.

Engine/ Driveline

RB25 motor and Gbox. 330hp @17psi. 480nm
Exedy Twin Plate
KAAZ 2Way
HKS 2540
S15 Injectors
040 Fuel pump

Suspension

Castor Rods
Front camber arms
Strengthened Tie rods and Lowered Tie rod ends
3UP Knuckles
Cusco Coilovers
Rear camber arms
Traction rods
HICAS lock bar
Solid subframe bushes

And inside is the basics like stripped out, BRIDE seat, 6 point cage, ProfecB and a rear firewall.

When I first got her

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/mitch_dmr/P4070766.jpg

Some suspension gear

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/mitch_dmr/P5170807.jpg

Got some drifteks

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/mitch_dmr/P7130819.jpg

Cage and firewall

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/mitch_dmr/P8120913.jpg

Fuel Setup

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/mitch_dmr/P8120912.jpg

Some skids, got more on FB but god knows how to get them onto desktop.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/mitch_dmr/sic.jpg

New kit

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/mitch_dmr/P1071316.jpg

And here's a few items that will make it onto the car before next season

dirty body kit will be finished soon
New rims
Modify for more lock
3076, 6Boost, gate
Injectors
Plenum
new cooler piping

Maybe a throttle body and cams.

See what happens and what funds I have :)

[kurbn]

Car looked great until you added that abortion of a rear bar, looks like it was designed by the same guy that built darth vaders helmet.

Why the change of rims, the R rims are far better to have than koya rims, they look tougher too.

[streatracer]

The coolest pic ever
http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss47/streatracer/192261_183433571699318_118978401478169_452358_7521 458_o.jpg

is it back wards? yes. Did he pull it off?....also yes.

Mitch I hate you.

[Scaf]

That is some MMAADDDDDD angle!!

I like the look of it in the first pic.

[SimonR32]

Nice suspension gear, almost exactly the same as mine :)

What kind of alignment are you running?

[TJ]

Good to see it copping some love.

[Buckets]

Good to see a dirty Nissan getting treated properly. Keep it up.

[Klutch]

Always see your car at the pracs.

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[ForgedV6]

I wish i could drive like that.

Very nice 32 mate. Mods for next season will be good :)

[rat]

Very nice 32 and mint driving. That photo is tops!!

[flamo_damo]

Awesome car, makes me want to get another 32 :(
What kit is that?

[The_Hunster]

i like the direction this car is taking! what rims you planning on, dish? some VSKFs or similar would go nice as baller skid rims.

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z242/The_Hunster/angle.jpg

[c.rusli]

very clean! and you have some skill too!
Awessoomee

[mitchwnz]

Very nice car mate... Did you change the steering rack to get that awesome angle when drifting?? Love that last shot going sideways!

[flamo_damo]

Very nice car mate... Did you change the steering rack to get that awesome angle when drifting?? Love that last shot going sideways!

3UP Knuckles mate...

[Mad_Aussie]

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z242/The_Hunster/angle.jpg

Awful, awful wheels.

[lambchops]

nice car, shit owner!

looks like a bn kit eh? or did you get rob to make you something up?

[mitcho]

bangn - Its a full kit and vented front fenders. I never thought I would go down the path of a kit as I know I will destroy it and not mad keen on the look, But it was starting to look a bit tatty here and there so thought fuck it. It is a bit over the top I agree, but Ive got it now so oh well. Also wrecking KOYA rims is alot cheaper than wrecking 34R rims, and needed different offset on the front for more clearance etc.

Simon - Rough alignment is.....
Rear camber -0.5 deg.
Rear traction rods 10mm shorter.
1-2mm total toe in. Its at 1mm total at the moment, prob go 2mm total with the new setup.

Front camber -3deg. Move to -4 when the new tie rods arrive.
2mm total toe out. Might go a bit more to make it snappier.
7deg castor.
Ill be playing around with alignments a bit more this year to get the most out of the setup.

The kit is a BN front with URAS sides and rear, 25mm front fenders and a DMAX roof spoiler. Made by Rob at Hybrid Customs. This guy does awesome work so if you're looking for any body parts or need anything custom made to suit your car go and see him, he's tops.

Steering rack is still stock R32 just with the modded knuckles in there its enough for now. Will play with the knuckles and LCA's a bit more soon to get some more lock and go from there. These are only quite mild knuckles aswell but they certainly help!
And as for rims I'm leaning towards ROTA Torque at the moment. I really cant justify spending bulk coin on 'Brand Name' rims to only drop them in the dirt/ sand etc and scratch them up...

Cheers for the pic Luke and the vid klutch, I hadn't seent that before!

[SimonR32]

Interesting mine is fairly similar :)

I run no toe on the front or rear, 8deg of castor and only 2.5deg of camber on the front but i need more, I shagged the outside of the fronts at the time attack bad.

Also with the rear traction rods I have had them adjusted to 75mm shorter than the camber arms (same as they are 75mm shorter from factory) to keep the factory geometry.

[mitcho]

Im running toe in on the rear for grip obviously...How come you haven't? You deffinatly have the power to.

I think I may make the traction rods stock length also. Some people seem to run them shorter and some run them stock length in drift. TBH I'm unsure how much of a difference it makes running them shorter.

[mitcho]

Got a few bits and pieces done recently. Kit is fully fitted now and cleaned up and sprayed the wheel wells and brakes.

Chopped up my LCA's and made some new lock stops and braced the bottom of them.

Will get more pics up through the week when the front end is back together. Should have mani, turbo, gate and fuel rail by the end of the week aswell so should keep me going for the weekend.

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[Miggy]

You can steer well, niiiiice!

[4A10SHN]

Sweet build man, Did you get those rocker covers back on today?

[ED40]

Impressive car and driver! Keep it up man

[Gladio]

Nice, Looks like you have some fun with it!

[mitcho]

Starting to get somewhere now. Car should be off to MetalCraft Marine sometime through the week for the pipework, intake and exhaust. Cant wait till its ready!

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/mitch_dmr/P1091416.jpg

[Torquen]

Very nice :)

[_oz]

oh yeah! flaunt that gt35!

is the mani ceramic coated? if not, those orange sleeves wont last long if they are resting against the manifold, ie in contact with

[AGIT8D]

those orange lines might just be to template for braid lengths etc..

[mitcho]

Orange lines are fire braid to help protect the teflon from heat etc. No its not touching the mani anywhere, 30mm away at closest point.

Looks shit but hopefully it helps!

[SSICK]

We put a gas torch on the fire braid and it did fuck all to it, expensive shit but works a treat for heat protection.

[DESAM8+PANIK]

yeah fire braid works well .... may look shit but its better than a burnt engine bay that looks even more shitter ..... good work Mitch she looking good

[_oz]

Doesn't look shit to me as i can appreciate the fact you have put abit of thought into it! Looking forward to the results!

[Daveo]

Had a look at this today & Josh is doing a great job on all the piping. Im sure you're itching to get it back and to take it for a spin. Keen to see futher updates

[mitcho]

Yea dude doubt ill even be able to drive it again, its been 5 months!

Picked up some E85 yesterday and made a 50/50 mix to run. Hopefully pick it up next weekend, turn the key and make sure everythings working fine. Then in for a tune on tuesday and then practice the following friday. Josh deffinatly hasn't been mucking around on this thing!

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[180SXTCY]

Yea dude doubt ill even be able to drive it again, its been 5 months!

Picked up some E85 yesterday and made a 50/50 mix to run. Hopefully pick it up next weekend, turn the key and make sure everythings working fine. Then in for a tune on tuesday and then practice the following friday. Josh deffinatly hasn't been mucking around on this thing!


Wish i could say the same about mine haha :P Joking !!!

dude this thing is awesome! and as per usual josh work is A1!

[Breno]

Shityeah Mitch!

fuck... i'm ahave to save some coin so i can come for a slide with ya before collie. :D keeeen for '1st time in new setup' battles! haha.

[duste]

Saw this yesterday while I was down at the shop...very clean for a drift shitter dude!

[4A10SHN]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeycGK8j3pk

Brap Brap Brap!!! E85 and some MetalCraft Loving!

[_oz]

Pfft, anyone can have a lean idle :P :P

[4A10SHN]

So lean we had to turn the fan on to blow the fumes out of the workshop :P

[SSICK]

needs an ls1. sounds terrible!

[4A10SHN]

Wrong....

[reNEGade]

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[SUSS LUX]

Look sick Mitchu son what computer are you running!!

[duste]

That is an EPIC idle!

[4A10SHN]

Power FC - Z32

[180SXTCY]

failing to see heli videos out front?

[masTers]

Looks good man, very nice build.

Where did you pick up the catch can from?

[XF Falcon]

fucking killer idle!

[mitcho]

Catch can is just an item from go gear then modded by josh to take another fitting and move the mount around.

Car is at All Star now awaiting its tune tomorrow, fingers crossed no problems!

[4A10SHN]

Brap Brap Brap Brap!!!!

[mitcho]

RB-rotor, MetalCraft style!

[AGIT8D]

Looks pretty bombed dude, has epic stance, I had a perve on it on Friday.. Do your tyres rub on the suspension/steering arm? Looked like something may've hit there at some stage

[RH8 GTR]

Awesome mate!! Too clean for a drift car though haha. Keen to see power results on E85!!

[_oz]

Also keen to see results :)

[regi]

+1

[SUSS LUX]

Looks pretty bombed dude, has epic stance, I had a perve on it on Friday.. Do your tyres rub on the suspension/steering arm? Looked like something may've hit there at some stage

At a guess the thing that would have hit there would be my skyline LOL Luke and Mitch tried to breed an R32/33 and.......Mitches car won!!!

[4A10SHN]

Made huge powers for a stoker!

[AGIT8D]

No issues with hoses popping off I bet

[4A10SHN]

Nope no issues there, Made 470ish @ 16pound

[mitcho]

yep 465 at 16psi, gate pressure. 495nm. STOKED!

[mitcho]

Marks on the castor arm are just from my rim hitting it when she's on full lock. Nothing serious

[SimonR32]

yep 465 at 16psi, gate pressure. 495nm. STOKED!

Allstar?

Also jew mix E43 or E85?

[S13]

good result bud

yeah Allstar and jew mix

So you actually gonna drive it though Mitch :D keen to smack panels

[SimonR32]

Nice :)

Might have to have a look at the GT3582R vs GT3076R vs T67 graphs :)

[_oz]

Fark nice result for such a low boost level!!

And 1 question, what is the brand and size of gate you are running and what spring(s) are in it?

Stock cams too i believe? oops that was more than 1 question :D

[TJ]

Meh, I liked your older car better :)

Good work.

[AGIT8D]

I thought this was on straight 85, not jew mix?

[mitcho]

JEW mix E42.5 tuned at Allstar. Has Poncams

gate is a TIAL 44mm, the new water cooled deal. Spring that was in it was 16psi luckily!

Laine - You can bet your left nut Ill be driving it! Well trying to anyway, gonna take it out this friday night and see how it goes. Haven't driven in 5 months so not expecting too much haha. Id like to do collie on sunday aswell but dont have the cash. Good luck down there!

[RH8 GTR]

Nice result mate! Keen to see this thing go, might be going down to Collie sunday anyways.

Hope to see it there!

[mitcho]

Had the 32 out on friday night for some practice. Was wet for the most part which was alright and then got about 5 dry laps in toward the end of the night and fuck me, this thing was quick considering its shit alignment. Car went hard all night with zero problems! So happy!
Got an alignment saturday so should be a bit quicker again and drive straight which will be good, cant wait to get it out there again!

Also had a million people asking and commenting about Josh's work in the engine bay, hope a few more customers come down your way mate! Top work

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[SSICK]

very quick. nice work friday.

[mika]

agreed. awesome work friday night!

[mitcho]

Got into a bit of DIY sraying on the weekend. Turned out decent for my first time, just need to finish the boot tomorrow and then will put it all back together through the week then off to collie for the weekend for some skids. Fuck yea!

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[thrtytwo]

nice effort mate! should look good all kitted up

[reNEGade]

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Damn Mitch, I love what you have done with the R32, keep up the good work. What power is it making? How's drifting going?

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[mitcho]

Well the time came to switch to 18's for a bit more speed and grip so got myself some Rota Torque's. Rear fitment is a bit gay but not too fussed as It wont scrub fuck all now. I've only given it a quick bash on the road on the way to All Stars and the difference in grip is crazy.
Hooks up pretty well in 2nd now as on 17's it would be all over the show, so looking forward to getting on the track in a few weeks to really tweak the setup and get it as quick as possible.

Ive had a bit of flatspot in the tune so went to All Stars to see if Sean could tidy it up, he couldnt find anything wrong on the dyno. Went for a drive and did a bit of road tuning so now its a bit better but still not quite 100% so will see how she goes next time on track. Anyway a few pics with the new shoes..

I couldnt get a good pic showing the colour of these ones but there a gun metallic, look really nice up close.

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[Turbo2.6L]

New rims are killer!
What width & offset are they?

[mitcho]

18x9.5 (+20). With a 25mm spacer on the front

[4A10SHN]

New rims look good bud, Talk about limiter bashing! Glad we went with them boost bars!

[Tocchi]

looks good, but how do 18s give more grip that 17s, * if the tyres are the same etc
as the larger sidewall on the 17s would have more flex thus a bit more grip.

[mitcho]

Haha yea Josh got a bit carried away on some runs.....It loves it though.

Bigger rolling diameter I would have thought Tocchi? Either way they felt grippier on the street, will properly test them on the next track day in a couple of weeks.

[SUSS LUX]

Shit they got here quick man!!!!

[DCEVO]

Great car saw this at CDA goes hard

[mitcho]

So Ive thrashed heaps more and broke heaps more shit since the last update. Car has been going strong with minimal problems which is good :)Kit and rear 1/4 got destroyed (again) at ADGP and bent a rear toe arm from getting bashed into. So old kit went in the bin and new one being made as we speak. Got some solid rear bushes for the rear cradle and diff to put in. Got some new gauges to make a new cluster too so that will happen soon.

I took out my front X member and moved my steering rack forward 20mm and extended my LCA's 25mm. Got new ball joints for the LCA's and got some new PS lines made up, bolted it all back up this arvo and its sweet. Need to drop the complete rear subframe assembly to do the cradle mounts so ill start that tomorrow. Few pics n shit

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/mitch_dmr/P4211250.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/mitch_dmr/P4201246.jpg

Cause of rear 1/4 ding :P

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And some drift fun from ADGP

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[Deke]

whats the advantage of moving your steering rack forward?

[Skitzo]

Fuck fink's car looks shit.

[KAL SPL]

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x127/KAL_SPL/gazzanats%202012/cb95fef3.jpg

Had the fukn best ride in this at gazzanats , insanely fun for a first time passenger in a serious drift car !

Thanks mate :)

[mitcho]

No dramas :) Also advantages of moving steering rack forward is to get rid of any binding that occurs when getting more steering lock.

[mitcho]

Soo 6 months have passed and a few things have changed. Ive only driven it 4 times this year as Its just too expensive to drive on my current wage but will be out A lot more for the remainder of the year. Got something like 8 events to do by the end of the year.

Just recently I pulled out all of the interior and removed sound deading, made up my own seat rails to fit a matching pair of Brides and made up a harness bar for the cage. I then repainted the interior and cage and removed/ tidied up some wiring and put it all back together. Looks fucking sweet

The kit and fenders have been black for most of the year so fixed them up and painted them silver again, looks real clean again for once. Then purchased some new knuckles and 17's for the front to help with clearance issues. Car now has a bit more lock but more importantly close to zero ackerman so should be a lot more predictable at angle now (got no excuse for being shit now!)

On sunday Scott Morley from Luckybelt Photography was kind enough to shoot the car, heres the pics. I LOVE them! If anyone is going to the drift/ burnout day in collie this weekend Ill be down there, then PowerCruise doing demo's and a few state rounds and ADGP so its gonna be a busy few months but cant wait!

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[SSICK]

burnout.

[mitcho]

This sunday Tom, Fuck drift Im entering the burnouts

[Brockas]

Looks tough!!

[1JZVL]

Nice pics!

[DJ84WA]

Seems to turn the tyres pretty alright


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

[mitcho]

Wish my gbox wasnt aids and would let me into 3rd

[SSICK]

LSx & T56

you know the address :)