malcolm

HI THERE - I LIKE IT TOO - THE FACT THAT A GTS-T WAS PULLED OFF THE PRODUCTION LINE IN 1993 AND USED A BASE MODEL FOR DEVELOPMENT HAS NEVER BEEN A SECRET - I MADE IT VERY CLEAR TO HPI THAT IF THIS INFO WASNT MADE CLEAR IN THE ARTICLE THAT I WOULDNT LET THEM RUN THE STORY - FRONT COVER OF HPI ISSUE STATES "SUPER RARE 2500R GTST" ALSO TEXT ON PAGE 78 STATES "THIS PARTICULAR GTST WAS PULLED OFF THE PRODUCTION LINE IN DEC. 1993" ALSO ON PAGE 79 IT STATES "THE MOST IMPORTANT POINT TO MALCOLM IS THAT FACTORY SPECIFICATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE APPEAL AND MOTIVATION BEHIND THE BUILD" - SO WHEN SOURCING PARTS LIKE STRUT BRACES BRAKE CALIPERS PLENUMS FUEL RAILS IT WAS IMPORTANT TO ME TO USE PARTS THAT WOULD HAVE NATURALLY "FITTED IN" AND BEEN "RIGHT" - WHY USE AN AFTER MARKET STRUT BRACE WHEN A FACTORY NISSAN ONE DOES THE SAME JOB ? - IT ALSO STATES ON PAGE 79 "PIECES FROM THE CAR WERE MISSING FROM THE CAR WHEN IT WAS RECEIVED AND MALCOM HAD TO SOURCE THE EXACT PARTS FROM THE ORIGINAL BRIEF (FACTORY) TO TIE IT ALL TOGETHER SOME PARTS HAD TO BE MADE AND OTHERS COULD ONLY BE AS CLOSE TO FACTORY AS IS AVAILABLE" - I WOULD SAY THAT THE PLENUM FITS THAT BILL PERFECTLY AS ONE WAS NEVER MADE FOR THE GTST - HAVING AN "RB-X GT 1" BADGE ON IT IS NOT SAYING THAT ITS A NISSAN OR NISMO PART - IT ALSO STATES ON PAGE 80 "MALCOLM WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES WITHOUT WHOM THE BUILD COULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE ADVAN JUST JAP KOZO WATANABE NATE TUNE NISSAN AUSTRALIA NISSAN JAPAN NISSAN NTH AMERICA OMORI FACTORY JAPAN PERFORMANCE METAL CRAFT POWERPLAY IMPORTS RACE BRAKES SPECIALISED BRAKE AND CLUTCH UNIQUE AUTOSPORTS XCLUSIVE COLOURS - WITH ALL THESE COMPANIES HELPING ME OUT "WHATS THERE TO HIDE" - THE CAR STARTED OFF LIFE IN AN INTERESTING WAY AND ALL IVE EVER TRIED TO DO IS CONTINUE ITS JOURNEY BASED ON WHAT IVE LEARNT ABOUT ITS HISTORY - THE OPENING PARAGRAPH OF THIS THREAD STATES "HERE IS NISSANS NISMOS OMORI FACTORIES (WELL MINE ACTUALLY)..... - CHEERS MALCOLM -

HI THERE - SORRY BUT I ONLY TYPE IN CAPITALS !! ITS AN OLD HABIT - I REPLACED THE KNACKERED BALL BEARING TURBO WITH THE TRUST JOURNAL BUSH ONE - SIMILARY I HAD THE PLENUM FITTED - AS NISMO DONT MAKE A PLENUM FOR AN RB25 AND THE SAME FOUNDERY IN JAPAN MAKE THE TRUST AND NISMO PLENUMS I CHOSE THAT - THE IDEA THAT THE 2500R WOULD HAVE BORROWED ALOT OF THE TOUGHNESS FROM PARTS FROM THE GT-R AND THAT THERE WAS THE RB26 PLENUM IN THE BOOT - LIKEWISE WITH THE BREMBOS IT MADE PERFECT SENSE TO GET A SET RESTORED AND FITTED AS AN APPROPRIATE BRAKE UPGRADE - THE VERY MEANING OF "PROTOTYPE" IS SIMPLY "A MODEL FOR" PROTOTYPES WILL OFTEN BE MADE UP WITH BITS AND PIECES FROM ANY NUMBER OF NON GENUINE RESOURCES - THE CAR ITSELF IS A 1993 GTS-25T BUILT AS ON MERLS PRINTOUT DEC. 1993 SHOWING THE RIGHT CHASSIS AND ENGINE NUMBERS - THE SAME INFO THAT NISSAN JAPAN COMFIRMED - THERE WERE SEVERAL NISMO ENVELOPES INSIDE THE CAR ONE OF WHICH CONTAINED THE 1995 NISMO PLAQUE - AS THERE WAS GOING TO BE AN AWFUL AMOUNT OF WORK TIDYING UP THE ENGINE BAY I DIDNT SEE THE POINT OF AFFIXING IT RIGHT AWAY - I GUESS LEAVING A 1995 DATE MARK SOMEWHERE MADE SENSE TO INDICATE WHEN WORKS HAD BEEN COMPLETED - THE JAPS GO NUTS OVER STUFF LIKE THAT - I GET THE IMPRESSION THAT SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT I THINK THAT THIS CAR SHOULD BE 100% NISMO SPEC !!?? - ABSOLUTELY NOT -JUST BECAUSE NISMO HAD IT FOR A WHILE DOESNT MEAN THAT MUCH - A LOT OF THE 2500R INFO I RECEIVED CAME DIRECT FROM NISSAN JAPAN - BEING A PROTOTYPE ANYTHING GOES REALLY - I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT IT WAS AN IDEAS PLATFORM FOR A NUMBER OF POSSIBILITIES ONE BEING THE 2500R THAT SIMPLY NEVER "GOT THE LEGS" - IVE EVEN HEARD THAT THEY USED THESE "TWEAKED" CARS TO SIMPLY FERRY VIP'S ABOUT AT EXPOS AND MOTORSPORT EVENTS - IM STICKING WITH THE 2500R THEME AS THATS WHATS ON THE PLAQUES AND BADGES AND AFTER ABOUT A MILLION EMAILS AND FAXES TO MR WATANABE AT NISMO I WAS FINALLY SENT A PARCEL WITH THE 2500R ENGINE COIL COVER / HORN BUTTON / REAR WING END CAPS / FRONT AND REAR 2500R BADGES AND KEYRING SPECS WHICH YOU CAN IMAGINE BLEW ME AWAY - AS FOR THE RB-X GT 1 STAMPED ON THE BLOCK IT WOULD HAVE DEFINATELY BEEN DONE BY HAND AS THE RB25 & ENGINE NO WOULD HAVE BEEN DONE BY MACHINE WHEN THE BLOCKS WERE PRODUCED IN THE FOUNDERY - I NOTICED ON THE Z-TUNE THAT WAS AT POWERPLAY THAT ALL ADDITIONAL STAMPING WAS ALSO DONE BY HAND - I THINK THATS ABOUT IT IM TIRED AND HEADING TO BED - PLEASE NO ONE LOSE SIGHT THAT THIS CAR IS JUST THAT A CAR ! - MY HOBBY AND NOTHING MORE - AS NO 2500R'S WERE EVER PRODUCED BY NISSAN OR NISMO AND THERES NO OTHER PROTOTYPE TO COMPARE IT AGAINST YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE IF IT IS ANYTHING LIKE WHAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE HAD ONE BEEN PRODUCED - IT DOESNT REALLY MATTER ANYWAY BECAUSE WE'LL NEVER KNOW - IVE JUST DONE MY BEST IN FILLING IN THE GAPS AND WORKING AS CLOSE TO WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE "FACTORY SPEC" AS POSSIBLE - AFTER 7 YEARS IM EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH THE RESULT AND AM PROUD THAT IT LOOKS SO GOOD - KEEP THE QUESTIONS COMING IN HAD I KNOWN THAT THESE FORUMS WERE SO MUCH FUN I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO IT SOONER - GOODNIGHT ZZZZZZZZZ - CHEERS MALCOLM

HI THERE NOT REALLY THAT IMPRESSIVE AT ALL - ITS NO WONDER YOURE GETTING MUDDLED ABOUT THERE BEING "2 CARS" THAT LOOK SIMILAR BECAUSE THEY ARE BOTH ONE IN THE SAME CAR - NOW I SEE WHERE YOURE COMING FROM - I THOUGHT YOU THOUGHT MY OTHER SKYLINE WAS A KEY FACTOR TO CONSIDER - NOT AT ALL - IT WAS A SERIES 2 PILE OF SHITE !! - THE 2500R "PROTOTYPE" "DEMO CAR" I BOUGHT IS A "TWEAKED" AND "FACELIFTED" GTS-25T - THE ONLY REAL IMPORTANT THING ABOUT THE CAR I HAVE IS THAT IT IS "THE CAR" THAT WAS PULLED OFF THE PRODUCTION LINE AND GIVEN SOME SPECIAL ATTENTION - WHEN I ORIGINALLY GOT IT ALL I KNEW WAS THAT IT WAS THE SECOND OUT OF THREE CARS THAT WERE USED FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THIS WAY - IT CERTAINLY WASNT AS YOU SEE IT TODAY - THERE WERE BITS MISSING AND BITS ON IT THAT HAD TO GO - IT HAD TOO MANY MIX MATCHED THEMES THAT WERENT WORKING HARMONIOUSLY TOGETHER - WHAT WAS WORKING WELL WAS THE FACT THAT GT-R PARTS WOULD EASILY AND READILY BE UTILISED - A GT-R INTAKE PLENUM WAS STILL IN THE BOOT WITH ASSORTED ADAPTER SHIMS AND GASKETS ALONG WITH A HAND WRITTEN LIST IN JAPANESE ON NISMO LETTERHEAD OF OTHER GT-R PARTS EARMARKED FOR INSTALLATION - IT HAD THE RIGHT BLOCK FOR THE CHASSIS (I HAD THAT CHECKED WITH NISSAN IN JAPAN) AND ALL THE CORRESPONDING ID PLATES ALSO MATCHED THOSE NUMBERS WHICH HELPED - NOW THE ODDS OF FINDING A "GENUINE 2500R" IN JAPAN WELL THAT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE AS THEY NEVER WENT INTO PRODUCTION - AS POINTED OUT IN THE HPI ARTICLE THERE IS NO DEFINITIVE MOULD TO PLACE OVER ANY OF THIS OTHER THAN THE CARS WERE BEING USED AS DEVELOPMENT TOOLS WHICH IN ITSELF IS VERY OPEN ENDED - THE CARS WOULD HAVE ALL GONE THROUGH MANY MANY DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS DURING THEIR 2 YEAR TOUR OF DUTY - HOW DIFFERENT IS THE NEW GTR IN RELATION TO THE PROTOTYPE THAT WAS BEING SHOWN 5 YEARS AGO - WITH ALL THE INFORMATION I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SOURCE OVER THE PAST 7 YEARS I KNOW THAT WHAT HAS "EMERGED" IN MY CAR IS A SOLID REPRESENTATION OF THE DIRECTION THAT WAS BEING FOLLOWED IN JAPAN HAD THE 2500R BEEN REALISED AS A STABLE MATE OF THE 400R AND BEEN "AWARDED" MASS PRODUCTION HOMOLOGATION - IT WASNT TO BE WHICH IN MY MIND IS OF NO CONSEQUENCE AS NOT EVERY IDEA EVER THOUGHT OF GETS SEEN THROUGH TO THE END - THE PLENUM AND TURBOCHARGER ARE JUST 2 ADDITIONS FROM A VERY LONG LIST OF DOZENS AND DOZENS THAT HAVE BEEN THOUGHTFULLY APPLIED OVER THE YEARS - ALTHOUGH SAYING THAT A LOT OF THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS DICTATES ITSELF ESPECIALLY WHEN FROM THE OUTSET THE INTEGRITY OF A "FACTORY SPEC. LOOK" WAS SERIOUSLY ADOPTED AND ADHERED TO - THE INTERESTING THING TO NOTE IS THAT NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW EXACTLY THE "GTX-1 2500R" BECAUSE IT NEVER ACTUALLY HAPPENED - OF 3 ATTEMPTS 1 REMAINS AS TESTIMONY TO WHAT "NEARLY DID" "ALMOST WAS" AND "COULD HAVE BEEN" - KEPT ME OUT OF THE PUB FOR ALMOST A DECADE TOO WHICH CANT HAVE BEEN A BAD THING !! - LATERS - ALL THE BEST - MALCOLM

HI THERE - I DID HAVE 2 GUNMETAL R33'S AT ONE STAGE BUT DOWNSIZED AND BOUGHT A MICRA AS MY DAILY IN 2005 - THE 2500R HAS ALWAYS BEEN MINT STORED AWAY AND DOESNT EVEN DO 1000KMS A YEAR THESE DAYS

NISMO PROTO GTX-1 2500R SO WHATS IT WORTH ?? IVE HAD SEVERAL ENQUIRIES ASKING JUST THAT !! - COULD BE TIME FOR A BIT OF FUN - IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT I HAD CAUSE RECENTLY TO HAVE IT PROPERLY VALUED FOR INSURANCE RESALE & INVESTMENT PURPOSES - THE FIGURE BASED ON ITS RARITY ALONE IS VERY INTERESTING !! - THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT A BIT FURTHER DOWN THE TRACK SAY WHEN IT TURNS 25 YEARS OLD ITS GOING TO BE A HIGHLY COLLECTABLE MOTOR VEHICLE INDEED - IT WILL NEED TO STAY IN MINT CONDITION OF COURSE - SOMETHING THAT AS LONG AS I HAVE IT IS GUARANTEED. SO HERES THE CHALLENGE ! - PUT YOUR THINKING CAPS ON AND REPLY POST WHAT YOU DETERMINE COULD/SHOULD BE ITS VALUE WHEN IT TURNS 25 IN THE YEAR 2018. WHOEVER DETERMINES THE CLOSEST OR THE SAME AMOUNT AS THE FIGURE THAT I HAVE BEEN GIVEN CAN TAKE IT FOR THE DRIVE (WITH ME AS CO PILOT) UP THE F3 FREEWAY TO TERRY ASHWOODS "SKYLINE" RESTAURANT "LA PORCHETTA" IN GOSFORD FOR A PIZZA AND A DRINK - MY SHOUT ! - ONE REPLY POST PER PERSON AND ONLY DRIVERS WITH FULL "BLACK" LICENSES PLEASE ! ILL KEEP IT GOING FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS SO NO NEED FOR A HASTY GUESS !! BEST OF LUCK !! SO..... ......ON YOUR MARKS - GET SET - GO ! P.S. - MIGHT PUT THE DAY OF THE DRIVE TO GOOD USE AND GET A HEAP OF CARS TO COME ALONG - SAY 10 OR 20 BUCKS A HEAD AND DONATE THE DOSH TO CHARITY ! - LEAVE IT WITH ME AND ILL CHAT WITH DUNCAN AND GET A PLAN HAPPENING

Hey nick how you doin man? - not hiding just busy being busy ! - dont think i could ever bring myself to selling the car - ill be one of those sad 'ol grey haired f---ers going for quiet picnics in a 500hp "pensioners spaceship" - haha too funny !! - look forward to catching up with you guys sometime soon - till then keep on keeping on !! - m

Sure was - have had lots of requests to make use of the great pics Dean from HPI took and get it up on SAU for those who didnt see the magazine - malcolm -

NISMO PROTO GTX-1 2500R (IVE BEEN MEANING TO GET THIS UP FOR AGES - APOLOGIES FOR THE DELAY !!) HERE IS NISSAN'S / NISMO'S / OMORI FACTORY'S (WELL MINE ACTUALLY) 1993/1995 R33 SKYLINE PROTOTYPE SINGLE TURBO 2.5 LITRE REAR WHEEL DRIVE 4 WHEEL STEER NO ABS SPORTS COUPE "BITUMAN SNIFFING" STRAIGHT SIX THAT PROVED TOO POWERFUL FOR A JAPANESE DOMESTIC MARKET RELEASE. ONLY 3 OF THESE EACH HAVING SLIGHTLY DIFFERING SPECIFICATIONS WERE BUILT WITH THIS CAR PRODUCTION "NO. 2" (P002) THE ONLY COMPLETE AND INTACT EXAMPLE KNOWN TO EXIST. BEST SUITED TO WIDE OPEN SPACES THIS CAR COMES INTO ITS OWN AT AROUND 170KPH (TOP SPEED 285KPH) WHERE ITS IMPECCABLE BALANCE OF RAW POWER AND CRISP "POINT & SHOOT" RESPONSIVE HANDLING CAN BE CONSISTENTLY ADMIRED ENJOYED AND RESPECTED. POWER - 460PS POWER - AT THE REAR WHEELS - 273.8KW POWER - AT THE FLYWHEEL - 375KW POWER TO WEIGHT RATIO - 0.19KW/KG ENGINE HARDWARE: RB-X GT 1 BLOCK - NISMO INTERNALS - 600CC NISMO INJECTORS - GT-R FUEL RAIL AND INJECTOR CRADLE - CARBON FIBRE COLD AIR INTAKE WITH APEXI AIR FILTER - TRUST TD05 JOURNAL BUSH TURBO CHARGER - CUSTOM NISMO INTERCOOLER - EXTRUDE HONED PLENUM - PLUMB BACK BLOW OFF VALVE - NISMO 4.2L PER MIN. FUEL PUMP - SPLITFIRE IGNITION SYSTEM - APEXI POWER FC ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - GREDDY PROFEC SPEC B II BOOST CONTROLLER - OIL COOLER - 3IN FRONT PIPE - 3IN STRAIGHT THROUGH MANDREL BENT EXHAUST SYSTEM WITH 4IN FUJITSUBO CANNON - Z32 AIR FLOW METER - APEXI ELECTRONIC BOOST GUAGE. DRIVETRAIN: GT-R GEAR SET - EXEDY CERAMIC 3 PUCK CLUTCH AND LIGHT WEIGHT FLYWHEEL - GT-R AXLES - NISMO 1.5 LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL WITH 4.4 FINAL DRIVE RATIO. SUSPENSION / BRAKES: BILSTEIN TRACK SHOCK ABSORBERS FRONT AND REAR WITH TANABE SPORT SPRINGS (LOWERED 20MM) - GT-R STRUT BRACES AND SWAY BARS FRONT AND REAR - BREMBO GT-R BRAKE CALIPERS WITH DBA 5000 SLOTTED ROTORS FRONT AND REAR - NISMO MASTER CYLINDER BRACE - ENDLESS COMPETITION BRAKE PADS. WHEELS AND TYRES: 17IN X 9IN R33 GT-R WHEELS - DUNLOP SPEC-R 245/45/17 TYRES. BODYWORK: NISSAN GUNMETAL PAINTWORK (KH2) - GT-R STYLE FRONT BAR LIP AND GRILLE - GANADOR AERO MIRRORS - GT-R REAR WING ASSEMBLY WITH N1 CARBON FIBRE BLADE - BADGES DECALS AND IDENTIFICATION PLATES BEARING "NISSAN" "OMORI FACTORY" "NISMO" "GTX-1" "2500R" "RB-X GT 1" "P002" AND "PROTO". INTERIOR: GT-R FRONT AND REAR SEATS - NISMO STEERING WHEEL GEAR KNOB AND PEDALS - APEXI REV/SPEED METER - GREDDY TURBO TIMER - DEFI OIL/WATER TEMP/PRESSURE GUAGES - KENWOOD KDC 2020 HEAD UNIT WITH 600W AMPLIFIER FRONT SPLITS MIDS/TWEETERS REAR PARCEL SHELF 2 WAY MIDS AND BOOT MOUNTED 10IN SUB WOOFER. WELL I GUESS THATS ABOUT IT...... OH YEAH !..... SORRY - BUT ITS NOT FOR SALE CHEERS MALCOLM

hi all im in ! - ill dep the dosh by feb 12th no probs - hope to see ya all soon - cheers malcolm

....other differences are NO air con & NO stereo !!

hi - cant make sunday but count me in for the SAU display in dec - 100% - cheers malcolm

WOOHOO !! - apparently i came in second in 3 categories !! - LONG LIVE THE UNDERDOG :D - many thanks to everyone who organised & attended such a great day - i got so excited at one stage i nearly bought that oz delivered 32 !! - but common sense prevailed as i hardly drive what ive got now - im in the middle of getting a Cancer for Kids charity drive/cruise together - hate that word !! - you "drive" a Skyline & "cruise" in a Valiant - anyway ill get it posted & hope to see heaps of (street legal) people attending !! - one more thing - i believe i won a "NISMO LEATHER GEAR KNOB" in the raffle ! - as i dont really need it im going to give it away to one lucky NEW member of Skylines Australia - ill be in touch with the powers that be & find out say the last 10 new members & draw a name & hey presto theyll get it - so LOOK OUT new members you might just get a new gear knob for not being a knob & joining up !!! - cheers all M

.....ditto !! - a BIG THANKYOU !! to Adam & his band of helpers & volunteers for another AWESOME !!! SKYLINES AUSTRALIA SHOW & SHINE

Dr. Evil ! Dr. Evil ? ? - oh its just you Duncan !! - hehe!!! - m

Sad but good news - see EVERYONE there on the SUNDAY 1ST JULY - for the BIGGEST SKYLINES AUSTRALIA SHOW & SHINE EVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - YEEEHAA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - m

No matter when the Show & Shine is held as long as the conditions are good (ie:no rain & dry under foot) ill be there 100% - - m

Hi all - the sun might come out before sunday but with all the rain we've had over the past week & with whats falling today Auburn Park is going to be muddy paddock on sunday no matter what !!!! - with 100+ cars driving on it after all this rain its going to be a muddy mess !!!! (& the council will freak out!!) - i vote for a postponement NOW !! & give the park a chance to recover & the ground to "firm" up !! - theres NO WAY the ground is going to be solid enough to take 1 vehicles weight without totally f_____g it up !! let alone dozens & dozens - i vote for putting it off & having a FANTASTIC day rather than leaving it for this sunday & having a F---ED one !!!! - m -

Hate to be a stick in the mud !! - but if its raining on sunday i aint gonna be parking all day in what will clearly be a muddy paddock - i am hoping that the weather will be fine - hope to see you all there in glorious sunshine - cheers m

....Abo bob !! - you're a F___'n LEGEND !!! - wouldnt miss it for anything !! - let me know if & what i can do to help

- im going to come & watch on sat - looking forward it - M

.....couldnt see why that would be a problem ! - ive never been to a dyno day - i think im going to to go & have a look & say hi to everyone - should be fun im sure !!

Hi all - ...all in all a great weekend i thought - i loved the fact that the damaged targa car was there in all its glory - even though none of our cars are "blingy" i feel thats its really important to have a club stand at auto salon as not everyone who attends is into that sort of thing - i guess my only disappointment is that after a huge "sell" to me in person by auto salons magazine National Advertising Director that the "new direction" for the mag & event was to move away from bling towards nicely maintained well set up sports cars !!?? - that 99% of the awards were given to "novelty cars" - the ones with plenty of show but no go ! - oh well maybe it will take some time for the "new direction" to take hold - lets hope so - to me the most honest award given was for probably my show favourite which was the VC VALIANT SEDAN - BEEEEEAAAUTIFUL !! - how that '66 MINI COOPER or Johns 300ZX Circuit beast didnt come home with some perspex is a question i cant answer - hope to see you all soon - cheers M

....should we get some of those yellow & black extendable worklight/floodlights from bunnings ??

... thanks for the offer a few extra hands is always a good thing - although 2 is all im sure you have !! .... also one of the best cleaner/sprays used by car nuts for decades on practically every part of your car VINYL/PLASTIC/RUBBER/PAINT (excluding exterior paint) ENGINE BAY etc is good 'ol MR. SHEEN - the original not the scented stuff - works a treat & is packed with all the right ingredients & is also as cheap as chips !! - put that down as Malcolms Top Cleaning Tip No. 1. - No. 2 is "often & as required" - just like plenty of other things in life i can think of .............. heheheh !! - see you all there !!

....blacks good ! - they look stealthy- ill pop on whatevers going -