Curt2000

Thanks! DMVs, the international standard for frustration. It's hard to have a fair comparison between a 25 y/o GTR and a modern benchmark. Having been accustomed to instant throttle response with lots of top end power in the M3, the GTR feels sluggish around town, the torque and mid-range power when the turbos spool up is always exciting though and if I had to choose between the two experiences, I'll take the turbo car any day. Even with the aftermarket suspension the GTR feels a little high and boat-like in the corners, hard to beat a M3 with clubsports...that car felt like it was on rails and the steering feedback and stability of the car is definitely superior. The GTR's interior is actually pretty adequate now that I've installed a bluetooth headunit which streams my music and provides hands free calling. I ordered the M3 without navigation so the interior features are almost identical besides safety aspects which is astounding if you think about the age difference. We'll see if I can get the GTR to the same erection inspiring form from an exterior standpoint...still have a lot to do! Over-all M3 wins, as it should, but The GTR nips at the heels much closer than it should considering a quarter century worth of development disadvantage.

Update: The car is officially registered! Not without some consternation though! Even-though I had the CBP, EPA, NTSB, and MCO which are all the documents required by NV law to title a grey market vehicle, the supervisor at my local DMV shop decided to be a grade-A 'C-U-Next-Tuesday' and told me that she would need to see the entire ownership history of the vehicle in notarized bills of sale in order to allow the vehicle to be registered. Asinine, I know, luckily after countless hours on the phone with the state registration legislators I was able to have them call the branch manager at another DMV and talk them into signing the title paperwork. So long story short, even if you have all the legal documentation, you are still at the mercy of willfully ignorant government employees who will work harder to get out of doing work than putting in the lesser effort to be helpful and reasonable. Regardless, I have my plates and temp title now, meaning this car will be infinitely easier to sell/register in the future. I took her into a local drift/JDM shop and had all the work listed in the previous posts performed. Come to find out the car is in near perfect shape and the shop informed me that I did indeed have a HKS GT-SS turbo kit with heat wrapped downpipes. Great little bonus! I drove her home in the 105 degree Las Vegas heat and to my surprise the A/C was able to keep the interior icy cold (which is much more than I can say about my old 2005 Audi A4). On top of that the coolant and oil temps never seemed to climb above normal operating ranges which surprised the hell out of me. The engineering and quality of design in this car is unprecedented considering its age. Finally getting to open her up and hear those turbos sing was a blissful experience as well. The partial throttle release compressor surge sounds like that of a big single 2JZ and the low RPM hissing gives way to a turbo whistle that seems unachievable with small twins only pushing 1 bar. Granted it has been a few years since I've driven a turbo car so I'm probably overly giddy. Here are some shots of the interior and the plates that I worked so hard to get! :dblthumb:

I'll post some up after I get her back from the shop!

Yep! Hopefully I can match it without a paint code

Yeah...that little detail was left out when I was buying it...partially why I want to wrap it.

Thanks! the car has been re-sprayed the original color but the interior is in great shape, I'll take some pics once Im done replacing the things listed in the OP. Ill agree with you until the R34s come available in the U.S.

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Thanks! She'll be missed It will be a project car meant to be sold within a couple years...wont see a return on investment if I paint it, plus the stock paint is in such good condition! You can always take a wrap off. I'll keep you guys updated! Will-do. Thanks, Vegas is fun when you visit but when you live here you tend to stay away from the strip.

So far parts have been sparse and very expensive...The guy that imported the car for me makes regular trips to Japan and has been sourcing parts for me but anything large is getting thrown in containers along with cars that he is importing so there is a several month wait time to get the stuff here and there is no guarantee that the dock workers in Los Angeles wont help themselves to the miscellaneous items in the container before it makes it to customs.

Hello from Las Vegas! Im a long time BMW owner and contributor over at bimmerpost, some of you may recognize my Santorini E92 M3, It got a few likes on instagram over the past couple years. Anyway, I'm waiting for my '16 F80 M3 to be built and in the mean time I decided to indulge in a long time fantasy of mine which was to own a RHD JDM vehicle (something very rare in America due to DOT regulations), I've always admired the Skyline GTR in all its forms so when I started seeing R32s come available through various importers I knew it was only a matter of time before I snagged one. SAU has been invaluable in helping me learn about the car and its features, common maintenance items, and modifications. Since these cars will be more and more available in the U.S. over the coming years I think you will see an influx of American members joining to take advantage of the corporate knowledge and lessons learned documented in the site. So on to the car! - Gunmetal Grey - 40,322 Miles - Gram Light Wheels w/new Bridgestone tires - Tein Coilovers - HKS GT-SS Turbos - Mines exhaust - HKS Intakes - Nismo Twin Plate Clutch - Nismo front tower bar - Nismo R-Brake pads - Nismo Steel brake lines - Greddy Turbo Gauge - HKS EVC List of things to do in the near term: Redline Synthetic Oil Change Transmission fluid flush and replaced with Redline fluid NGK Spark Plugs Oil and fuel filters Differential and transfer case fluids New eBrake and shift boots New external window gaskets Remove CD changer headunit and replace with Pioneer Bluetooth/USB unit List of things to do in the mid term: Nismo Side Strakes Nismo Front Bumper Vents Wrap the car blue Nismo 18" LMGT1s Impul 913 Steering Wheel Apply marketing to mimic a notable R32 race car Cheers! -Curt