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The only well sorted one I saw recently was a 33 for $40k or thereabouts. The for sale thread was full of people whinging about the price.

Show me one that is sorted and for sale.

Do these sit inside the window or outside? How much/parts number etc if they fit outside. By the way I got 57/43 weight distribution but I cannot remember the fuel load and I weigh near on 100kg.

I bought a 32 GTR for this exact purpose about 10 years ago and have been having a miserable time of it. I have taken it around circuits on track days and it hasnt been able to handle everything with ease. Then on the weekends or days I'm off work it sits in the shed unloved and it has been a pita the whole time. In my experience (others may disagree), if there is a part on the car you need fixed/replaced/repaired (And there will be), it can be impossible to get the original bits which are rubbish anyway, but if you're upgrading those bits with aftermarket toys, then it gets much more expensive than any other car you modify. The 32's are getting quite old now, so bushes, steering/suspension and everything else etc are all starting to get well worn, so they are pretty much a definite expense if you're going to take it to the track etc, but like I said, you'd probably do the same for any other car you want to mod as well. So, in summary if you want a fun weekend car dont get a GTR. They arent particularly fun to drive. They are expensive to campaign and not particularly robust in a few critical areas. They are now old and finding a good one is alot of work. There are alot of them about which means you will always be outdone by someone with a bazillion horsepower version of the same thing you have. If you modify them sufficiently to work on a track well then they arent any fun on the road. I would go look for something a little different and cheaper.

That is pretty harsh. The Lotus looked down right evil out there. Fair enough he screwed up but the thing isn't exactly a limo to drive, even by F1 standards. Oh and go Dan. 4:1.

I am after just the bushes that go with the Whiteline KCA336 kit (The kit for the front upper suspension bushes on an R32 GTR). I dont really want to pay $340 for the whole thing as it is just the bushes that need replacing, not the rest of the stuff in the kit. Has anyone bought just the bushes as Whiteline dont appear to list them seperately.

Go and get it inspected before you start spending money on random parts. They will tell you if it is just a wheel alignment, flogged out bushes, buggered shock absorbers etc etc etc. Just go somewhere reputable.

Was the Lola a Lola-Hart or Lola Ford? On another note was reading this book last night. http://www.pitstop.net.au/products/the-v12-engine/ Anyway the section on the 3.5 litre V12's built for F1 before they reverted to 3.0 litre motors was interesting. Turns out Isuzu, HKS, and Nissan all had 3.5 litre V12's. As did Porsche (A complete dog of a thing which some would remember from the Footwork arrows days) and Ford. About the only people to make it work were Honda. And even then it was arguable that with packaging included it wasnt as good as the V10.

Yes quite right.

AU motor in an XG?

The car is from Global Auto in Japan - who usually have very clean cars. So someone can import it - get on with it then. http://www.global-auto.ne.jp/stock/public_model_home.php?model=BNR32

Well as long as his arse keeps pointing towards the ground it will better than his last time out.

I just disconnect the actuators and move things about - both the doos and the actuator. Surprised you got the thing apart without destroying it. Well done. I never could.

Doesnt look like the Porkers have enough pace to annoy Toyota.

Have goen through three of these. Before you chuck the one you have in the bin give it some gentle persuasion as sometimes they just get stuck. Moving it by hand can unstick them and they are good to go.

Yeah ok fail open makes sense otherwise a stuffed boost controller means then engine will get whatever a shut wastegate will given.

Well the first question is: what do you have now? If you are just after some softer coilovers then you need to ask/find out the spring rates for your current set and compare them to what you may be looking at. OR You could go the Bilstein/Whiteline (or current equivalent) route.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/203896-evo-brembos-on-a-r32-gtr/page-1

See photo for gory details of inside of new boost control solenoid. Pretty basic stuff. Solenoid measures 38 ohms resistance. Guessing the little vents (on the left hand side with the green paint on the end and then behind that) allow the controller to dump the air out of the waste gate lines when necessary. Oddly (or not?) you can push air through it with no voltage on. Flows from inlet to outlet. Not sure why this is possible.

Force = pressure times area.

No you dont. Not in a GTR on the track. Maybe for drags and maybe for rally style stuff where you cant carry all the corner speed that is available but not for the track. The thing that kills you is understeer, not lack of traction. A large F/R spring rate differential makes the car push. You've slimmed down?

Will do. How far is your place from WA? Struggling to understand why the F/R rate differential. Should hook up with that soft a rear spring. Just worried youd never get on the gas because of the front rate?

I have a master cylinder off my GTR - cant confirm which of the two brands it is until I get home. It has been sitting for a bit too long to guarantee it wont leak but was all good when it came off. Let me know if your interested.

What cams does it have in it?

Just a quick one given the anniversary this weekend. Staggering how much the car moves around and how rubbish the ride control is. http://www.speedcafe.com/2014/04/30/video-sennas-adelaide-pole-lap-1985/