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and my silver Ultima.

More pics of my Cedric VIP-Z. Cheers Ben

Well they both arrived. I've taken some shots of the massively restrcited exhaust and an overall shot of the underneath of my Gloria. The stock pre cat gets its guts removed and the mid cat gets replaced by another precat and cat which flow a lot better than stock. I will be throwing on a 3inch zaust on after compliance just to make her flow a lot better. I cant complete any mods until compliance is complete (around 7th Jan. 09') so I've taken some shots of the suspension set up and the lower front control arm bush that seems to be a common failure. 2 out of 4 cars in the country have had these bushes in really bad shape. OEM replacements from Japan are around $240 an arm, but i will be getting a price and specs on an aftermarket fitment as soon as possible. The brake discs seem to also get some warp, so a good machining is also a common deal with these heavy cars. Actually, it has everything wrong that my old Aristo had wrong. Stupid heavy cars! On a side note, they go bloody well. The Cedric is unreal with the CVT push button gear changes and both cars have torque available right throughout the rev range. Simple exhaust and bolt on's would easily net you a 6second 0-100 and possibly a mid-low 14second pass. More news and pics when I can. Gotta give them a wash tomorrow! Ben PS - more discussions welcome!

Silver one is a gloria Ultima. I've only got a couple of pics of it, but they should be arriving to my house tomorrow or Friday at the latest, so new pics will be up shortly. Cheers Ben PS - If you get the top spec gloria/cedric with adjustable suspension, you wont be able to dump it unless you put in some coilovers.

yes, the old VQ30DET engine cover looked like crap compared to the new style. Take the cover off, and it is a VERY ugly engine.

The car arrived on Thursday afternoon last week so it should be arriving to my workshop this Wednesday which might give me enough time to comply it and get it on the road before Christmas. I will be doing A LOT of development and research on this car and another silver one i bought thats also just arrived. I plan on throwing a good set of rims on the VIP and getting king springs to do me up some springs that fits the vehicle's weight and dimensions. I know the fronts are going to be a pain in the ass, so if I get part numbers for everyone its going to be a lot easier for new owners to lower their car. I also plan on raising the boost, putting an exhaust and cooler on it and maybe a filter with a better than OEM recirc BOV. Having driven the boss's Gloria (non Z model) i can say that these things are very luxurious and still have some serious poke. They feel very mercedes/BMW until you put your foot down. I'd say it would match a stock Aristo performance wise. The Z model which has the 6 speed CVT has 206KW which im sure can be easily converted up to 230RWKW with simple bolt on mods of course, thats depending on how much boost the turbo is rated for. Anyone have any idea what turbo is fitted? Since they are only sold in the US as a M45 with the Cima's 4.5L v8 i cant find too much info on the Y34 thats in english or useful although www.nicoclub.com and www.VQ30DET.com has been somewhat useful. MORE PICS AND INFO TO COME! Ben PS - just to get you all excited, check out what can be done to this model in the ways of body kits, slamming and wheels...

more pics of her....

Hey all, Just bought my 1st Nissan out of 13 previous toyotas. Of course, had to get the cheapest and yet the most luxuious model in the range. This is the 1st Leather packed VIP CVT Nissan Y34 being brought into the country. Features include: VQ30DET (turbo'd VQ30 out of the 300GT V35 sedan) 280 ps (205.94 kw) / 6000 rpm 39.5 kg*m (387.36 N*m) / 3600 rpm 6 Speed CVT transmission (with wheel operated quick shift buttons) White leather and woodgrain trimmings Everything electric Future plans - big zaust, dish rims, dumped and maybe a boost controller. I personally picked this car out at USS Tokyo Auctions and cant wait till it arrives home ready for compliancing. BIG thanks to Ben at J-spec for taking me around and showing me the sights in Japan, not to mention taking us to D1!!! Comments and discussions welcome! Ben

I know what you mean. Generally people just copy what you've said and post everywhere, but someone has taken my comments, edited and added their own bits to make it look like theres an opportunity for more workshops to get involved in this car compliance wise, which is untrue.

Can I please ask that no one uses these photos or any wording from my post to publish on any other websites or publications without the consent from either Herman (Envy Imports) or myself (Evidence Online). I appreciate your assistance. Ben

Selection of pics from the receival of Envy Imports Premium Edition GTR to the testing phase (rear interior, seats, headlight and front bar removed) to the unveiling at surfers paradise last night. Evidence Online will supply Envy Imports with the evidence documentation and testing for Envy Imports to be able to comply this and 24 other new GTR's under the new low volume scheme. Please note: Pics are compressed for dial-up viewing. PS - the car was being kept in our ALARMED and secure shed, but is now on its way down to emissions testing. The thought of it being stolen was the primary reason i waiting until the car is in an unkown location before posting on any forums. Removing the rear interior and seats was necessary to conduct a pull back test on the seats and pull forward test on the child restraint anchorages. Yes I know, bit stupid having to put CRA's in a sports demon like the GTR, but ADR's will be ADR's. The front bar needed to be removed in order to remove the headlamp. Due to the ADR's, even with auto-leveling HID lights, with no washer or wiper on the headlight, we have to convert the lights to normal bulbs and have the light tested by a photometric laboratory.