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I think it the attitude of nearly all P platers that needs to be addressed. Im what you might call an older Skyline driver with a younger Skyline car (R34), and Im sick to death of P platers lining me up for a drag, at every red light. There is usually 4 or 5 young guys jammed into the oil-burning Hyundai Excel (with big exhaust tip), that want to take me on. The tragic incident mentioned above, is the result when they get behind the wheel of a high performance car. They just think the road is a public drag strip!!!!!!!!!!!!!. They have some idea that they are invincible and therefore, in my opinion, there should be a restriction on the power of the car that they can drive, just like the motorcycles. Unfortunately it takes an incident like this to bring them back down to earth. This invincible attitude and High performance cars do not mix, and this is why I pay an excessive premuim for my insurance. They get a fast car (which impresses their mates),....crash it into the nearest tree, claim the insurance, and then turn around and buy an old Toyota Corrolla, which they should have had in the first place. You dont get this type of behaviour from more mature Skyline owners, who dont need to prove anything to anyone, as we all know we drive the best cars ever built.

Sent............It is 1.8 mb because of the pics. Dont know if the R33's have these filters, but it isnt hard to find out. GK

The R34 has panel type filters in the air conditioning duct, between the fan and the evaporator. I do have it with detailed pictures in a word doc, but it is too big for an attachment on this forum. Text only to follow............... R34 Air Conditioning Air Filters: SAFETY>>>>>>>>>>>All yellow wiring is related to the AirBag System. If necessary, disconnect battery before starting work The R34 model has 2 panel-type air filters, to ensure clean air is passed through the evaporator coils. (I haven’t seen this feature on any other car before.) Like any other filter, they also need to be cleaned, so here is some info that might make it easier next time. (It’s like brain surgery………….., easy….. when you know how.) 1. Remove the passengers-side sill trim (lever up with screwdriver, attached in 4 places) 2. Remove passengers-side kick-panel (unscrew plastic nut on firewall stud, and lever front edge off with screwdriver, attached in 2 places.) 3. Pull off rubber door sealing strip to top of dashboard. 4. Remove glovebox, by: a. Removing the 2 lower hinge pins (by sliding inwards to unclip). Partially remove the glovebox lid, being careful not to break the tension string. b. Remove the screw at the lower RHS of the glovebox assy, as shown below. c. Remove 4 screws along the top edge of the glovebox. d. Remove the screw at the lower LHS of the glovebox. e. Disconnect the Glovebox-light cable, and remove the entire assy. The car should look like this now… f. Remove the black spring clip on the lower edge of the white vertical filter cover, and gently lift the cover upwards. g. Remove the 2 panel filters by sliding out the lower one first, and then the top one will fall down. h. Remove the white fibre concertina element (dust filter), from both panels, gently clean with compressed air, then wash in hot water and detergent. i. Remove the black honeycomb element (deodorising filter), from both panels, and very gently clean with compressed air only. If you clean these elements carefully, they can be reused, as I would hate to think what a replacement filter would be worth. The filters on my car were absolutely filthy…a fine specimen of the air quality in Tokyo I suppose! Assemble parts in the reverse order, but pay particular attention to the alignment pin above the screw, on the lower RHS of the glovebox assy. See Fig 1 above. As with all plastic parts on cars, don’t use excessive force to remove or replace them. Hope this helps any fellow R34 owners. Regards, GK.

The R34 has panel filters in the Air Conditioning duct, between the fan and the evaporator. Unzip the attachment, and view the words and pics in MS Word, for all the details.

See the catalouge at ...... http://www.dba.com.au/catalogue/DBA%20Catalogue.htm DBA is a supplier of disc brake parts, and they may be able to help you out with some quality info. GK

How hard is it to download the form , fill it in and send it with a cheque???!!!! It seems that most of you are prepared to rave-on sending meaningless replies to each other, but cant get behind a club that is trying its best to get going. It needs your support. So just DO IT. Im only a newcomer to the Skyline scene, but Ive managed to send in my form and money. To answer the initial post, The club needs to provide quality technical information about Skylines, as Nissan support is not as good as it could be. We need intelegent comments, not mindless chit chat.

No, Hayman Reese dont have towbars for any Skylines other than the Australian built models. They dont even have one from another vehicle, that looks remotely like it would fit on an R34. For imported models, the towbar has to be custom made. On the RHS there is a suitable attachment point using the shipping tie down point, but the LHS is another story. There is a fair amount of work to keep the steel work out of sight and away from the exhaust but it is worth the effort. The end product has an 850kg rating, which is plenty considering that the bikes are only about 40 kg. I found that the wiring for the trailer socket will splice directly into the car wiring and drive the trailer lights, without loading down the circuit.

I am under the impression that the new technology plugs come set at the right gap for the application. Correct me if I'm wrong, but setting the gap in sparkplugs was dome in the low-tech days when the electrode wore away much more than it does with electronic controlled ingnition systems.

Ive just bought an R34, and the traction control light on the dashboard doesnt come on at all. Even when you operate the switch on the dashboard ( in front of your left knee). I suppose the traction control prevents 1 wheel slipping more than the other in slippery conditions, and if you dont want the feature you turn it off via the switch on the dashboard, and a light comes on on the instrument panel.............So where can I start to repair this feature? Im starting to think that a workshop manual is a necessity with this model, but at $650.00, it is a bit steep.

Thanks for the info., I will give them a call on Monday morning. I thought it may have been a drama getting a towbar for an import car like this, as the Japs don't really do the "trailer" thing.

This probably sounds quite un-cool to some of you, but is there a towbar available for an R34 Skyline? The underside of the R34 looks to be quite similar to the Australian Maxima. Maybe they are interchangeable?