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all R32's had the optional panel available. Dunno about R33's.

betcha he gets beat down by the postmaster.

if you don't mind waiting 4 months for me to get around to doing it.

it looks like flame grilled poo. actually... if you squint it looks liek a barracuda

you sacrifice top end speed with the GTS4 gear ratio swap though don't you?

No worries Kelly, rims with positive offset are gonna be hard to fit under the BN sports blister kit. Not withough some chunky arse spacers anyways. We test fitted the kit and some rims to take measurements off. What we found was that 10" wide rims on the front with a +0 offset fit under the guards perfectly with a 10mm spacer. And in the rear 10" wide rims with a +0 offset fit 50mm inside the guard. Both wheels clear all suspension and brakes too. I'm basically using these measurements and some simple maths to work out what rims will fit and clear all the parts under the arches. G, thanks for the number. It seems most shops want to see the rims before they comment on it, so I might just organise to drop in and talk to em. Also do you know the legalities of splicing rims? I think you're only allowed to have one weld on a rim, but that's on a monoblock rim, not a 3 piece. Ni, if it ends up costing too much or just a serious hassle then I'll resort to the spacer. No one seems to have gone down this avenue fully before, so I'm gonna find out for sure before giving up hope on it.

Yes you can. Use a program like WinHIIP 7.1 or 7.2 I think. Also if you run an FTP server on your PS2, you can actually hook up the PS2 to your PC via ethernet cable and install your games that way, instead of undoing your PC and PS2 every time you need to copy stuff.

Are you talking about a personal import or a SEVS import? There's two different ways you can import an R34 or V35 for example. Personal imports have to have been owned by the importer in another country continuously for a year, with evidence to prove this (purchase docs, service books, insurance invoice etc). You must also be coming back to australia with the intention of settling down, not just visiting, and again, you need to supply evidence of this. You still have to pay taxes and for compliance, however the taxes aren't as high, and the compliance is a lot more lenient. SEVS cars have to have import approvals given prior to the car even getting on a ship, the import approval is issued in australia. If a car was to arrive in the country without an import approval then its either re-exported or destroyed. Import approvals can only be applied for SEVS cars by RAWS workshops on behalf of the customer. Its one thing buying and loading a car onto a ship, the uphill battle is when the car lands in Australia with the paperwork and the regulations. Its also here that the costs of an import blows out. You have to pay taxes and duty on the car, then you have to have the car complianced, meet roadworthy standards and finally registered for road use. All that can add anywhere between $5000 and $10000 to the FOB price + shipping costs (depending on the cost of the car, and the compliancer). Then you have the dealership put their profit margins on it. To answer your second question, most insurance companies here can cover V35's, and if they don't, they usually have a sibling company that handles collectible, rare and sports cars. A user by the nick "Rezz" on the forum I believe brought back his R32 as a personal import when he moved back from Japan. You might want to ask him how he went about it and his experiences.

Nismo 400R Red is nice if you're going for a factory sorta look.

have you guys tried sending em by seamail instead of EMS? they're a bit more lenient on sizes/packaging aren't they?

Even worse was the RB20E package SOHC 2.0L hauling a station wagon... only available in RWD as well... with a blistering 95.62 kw

^^^ what he said. The R32, A31 Cefiro and C33 Laurel are the only ones with an AWD system that totally disengages when the fuse is disconnected/switched off etc. R33's, Stageas, C34 Laurels, Y34 Gloria's, Cedric's and Cima's and R34 all have a newer transfer system which dosen't totally disengage. You CAN go for short runs in quasi RWD mode with the fuse out, but a couple of guys found the hard way what doing a full track day in "RWD mode" does to the R33 GTR gearbox.

Speedo Pionion assembly for the Stagea is: 32702-5P519 for the Aug 1998 and newer (auto and manual) 32743-0V120 for Sept 1996 to Aug 1997 (auto only) 32743-0V120 for Aug 1997 to Aug 1998 (auto only)... slightly different transfer assembly, but pinion is the same.

I got the factory option light up panel on mine... but the EL wasn't working, so I pulled it apart, put some LED's in it, wired up a controller... and I got... normally the whole thing lights up when braking, but I can choose to make it do the knightrider thing.

oh whoops... meant 3% not 0.3%

no need to recalibrate if you change the speedo pinion. here is the R32 GTR one: here is the R32 GTS4 one: the difference is 20 notches on the GTR one and 21 on the GTS4 one, it should swap straight in. The difference in speed you'll see on the speedo is roughly 0.3%. The part number of the GTR pinion is 32703-05U20. THe GTS4 one is 32703-05U21. Just ring up nissan and grab it from them, it should be about $50.

trade plate?

Ash, are you blaming nengun for not helping you evade taxes? or did they mark items incorrectly causing higher taxes and duties to be paid than usual? There's a difference, as you can't blame a business for not helping you break the law.

and the gtst won't live in the shadow of a certain 2.6L TT brother? N/A supra is a good n00b car. The engine is very reliable, and the car is usually gonna be newer than a R32 GTSt... meaning less maintenance necessary. Plus you get less hassles from the cops being an N/A.

one of my mates just put a Neo engine in his R32. he's in VIC and he just ordered "R32 GTT"

Unique Autosport being distributors for Nismo goods should be able to get you genuine ones direct from japan.

It exists, but it dosen't meet the power to weight ratio restriction for australia (ie its too slow to be considered a performance car as per SEVS regulations).

just tell her that you're going to salvage my car from a breakdown or something. its a believable enough story that'll get you out of the house.

condition of vents, and any lifting/cracking in the leather? where are you located?

he's a honda driver. they take their rice very seriously.