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Due to Covid and work from home. I rarely need to have a daily car. But I still drive my 260rs when the chance comes up. The problem for me is that you have to careful where you park these cars now as they are a target for thieves. It would be nice to see more of these 90s classics on the road. I never see an FD RX7 either, mine is currently getting an engine rebuild but it was my daily driver when I lived in Europe with it. Not using these cars is often worse for them than making sure they are regularly used.

Just found this thread because I believe I got a Pro version also. I found it for $200 and I have a Stagea 260rs which is basically an R33 GTR. I only want to do minor mods like -7 or -9 twins, maybe Tomei poncams and stick with pump fuel. So my goal is 400hp or so. Just because it's old, doesn't mean it's junk. IMHO.

Love how clean / original this example is. But as you have found out it's a big responsibility to look after such a tidy original car. Some time ago in 2010 I was looking at buying an FD Rx7 and weighing up pros and cons of getting a regular FD vs a Spirit R. I really wanted the Spirit R but then felt I couldn't modify it without decreasing it's value. I did find a super rare Sunburst yellow Type RS-R but it had been hit up front and I shied away from buying it. In hindsight if I bought and repaired correctly it would likely be the only FD in Australia of its kind. So may have been a good "investment". I don't have a GTR but a Stagea 260rs. I commented on your YouTube video and you guided me to this post. My Stagea had pod filters on it. But they were shagged and caused my AFMs to get dirty and car nearly stalled on me 1 night. So I put the stock airbox back on, but it totally muted the down low response feel of the car. I left it that way for a few months before I found a good Apexi twin pod kit and put it back on. Love the flutter noises and down low is so much more responsive feeling. I can only imagine how the car would feel with a stock exhaust back on it. When I was looking at Stageas I drove a stock RS FOUR S with Rb25neo and it felt very slow. My RB26 car with boost turned up and 3 inch exhaust + pods feels so much more fun and powerful. It really is hard to not modify these cars. I've got a couple of 240z's also and 1 has Triple 44 Mikunis on it. But another I found as a stock barn find car with auto box. It's so rare to find a good 240z these days and even harder to find them all stock! That I'm tempted to leave the auto box and keep it as a time capsule car. Thing is the stock cars will bring the big money in future, since they will be so rare, but since getting the Stagea I've had a hankering for a GTR and find myself looking at the big HP builds more so than stock ones. I feel it's the never ending battle between keeping these cars stock or modifying. They are so much easier to live with stock for regular driving, but so much more fun modified, it's good to have 1 of each like you do. But I'd find myself driving the modified slightly rougher car more often and probably enjoying it more. Oh and for the family guys in here with kids. I highly recommend the Stagea. I bought mine as the GTR for the family man. I had my wife, 2 friends In the back and dog in the boot area of mine the other day. Perfect haha.

If Kustom20 no longer does this stuff, does anyone know of someone who can do similar? Basically looking for an alternative..

I can't help with your issue, but subscribing to follow along. Hoping you get it sorted.

I know this is an old post, but did it sell?

Probably bad solder joints, fixed by heat gun reflowing it. Did you solve this? Reason I ask is my 260rs has an RS FOUR S tach fitted. I wonder if it had a similar issue to yours and was the reason for the replacement. Did you end up getting a new gauge cluster?

Hi Duncan, Can I get a copy of the C34 Workshop manual please? PM Sent.