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DITTO !! Funny how its only ever the people who's cars have defects are the ones who get fines for having defects - amazing !! While everybody else who's cars dont have defects dont get fines for having defects !! Its pretty clear to me who's got the defects and its not the cars !! As i keep saying - it aint "rocket surgery" guys !! If you really dont have the time to spend on your car to ensure that it complies in every way with what the law states you must do in order to join the rest of us on the road. Then sell your car & walk everywhere. Im sure that extra time itll take you to get places will help you realise that the time it takes to ensure that your car is defect free isnt such a long time after all. Cheers malcolm

Likewise if theres anyone say from a workshop or business who can or cant make the day and would like to donate something to be raffled please post up your pledge Some suggestions could be: spark plugs / oil or oil change / gear knob / radiator flush / seat covers......!? Cheers malcolm

Ill get the ball rolling................hows Sunday June the 8th sit with everyone ? - or the 15th due to bad weather. Could also use the day as a final lockdown for Auto Salon as itll be the on the next week or so. I thought for the raffle if peoples could go through their no doubt vast collections of motoring related "collectables" and see if theres anything youd be prepared to offer up. Im sure ive got some spare jap. car dealership brochures on the GTST & GT-R. Got beauties on the Pulsar Gti-r and (english v.) of the Aust.del. R32 GT-R. Have one very rare original rear window decal that was an option on the 400R and some from OMORI FACTORY that Mr Watanabe sent. The food is good at Le Porchetta - pizzas - pasta - lasange - salads - beer & wine. Any other money making ideas for the day ? Cheers malcolm

EXCELLENT !! - WHAT A LEGEND !!

No worries ! - and besides couldnt do it without you as youre in charge of the dosh !!

Hi there - of course anyone interested in participating in "that warm fuzzy feeling of doing something nice for someone else" is of course very welcome ! So come on in up or down from Newcastle - Mountains - Canberra or ...........anywhere else !! ? Cheers malcolm

Hi there - i was going to ask Terry for a discount on the food and drinks but your idea is even better !! - NICE ONE !!

Hi there Feel like doing something wonderfiul for someone less fortunate ? I would like to see as many stunning Skylines and aquaintances thereof getting together for a charity drive in the name of raising a donation and offering it as a gesture of goodwill from members of SAU and their friends to Cancer for Kids. The idea being to drive from Sydney up the F3 motorway to Terry Ashwoods restaurant Le Porchetta in Gosford for lunch. For those who dont know Terry owns the Windfield R32 GTR Race Car and has other Skyline race cars inside the pizza/pasta restaurtant which always makes for interesting table talk. I think something in the order of $25.00 per car for the donation. See if we cant also hold a raffle on the day and sell a stack of SAU merchandise with a small percentage of each sale also going towards the donation. We'll give Duncan all the dosh who can then raise an SAU cheque for Cancer for Kids. Any other ideas in relation to anything about this day is greatly appreciated - please post below I am thinking a Sunday before the weather gets too cold - maybe end of May early June ? Your individual interest combined with everyone elses will help make these kids lives happier Cheers Malcolm WHOS IN ?

Hi there - I couldnt agree with you more !! The only reason that these laws are put in place is for the very simple reason that certain "brainless morons" with driving licenses think its ok on a public road to : * do burnouts * race * drift * spend more money on beer than tyres * speed If you drive your car on a public road in a safe and responsible manner with the consideration of other road users at all times obeying the rules !! Guess what ? You wont get a ticket a fine lose any points or your licence ! - youll still have your car too ! Dont be a brainless moron & save the "crowd pleasing moves" for the track !!!!! It aint "rocket surgery" guys !! Cheers - malcolm

HERE IS NISSAN'S / NISMO'S / OMORI FACTORY'S (WELL MINE ACTUALLY) 1993/1995 R33 SKYLINE... Is it really not clear on the first line of the post that i am saying "WELL MINE ACTUALLY" ! - not nissans /nismos/omori factories ? Honestly thought id nailed that in one ! - off the bat ! - pronto !! - straight up !!! - apologies to all if not !! - Maybe you were all too excited and dazzled by all the pretty pictures and missed it ! - dont worry i understand. Cheers - malcolm

` Paul hi there ! Its clear to me that most people are saying that being what it is which i hear is nothing that its value must be compared to any old GTS25T. Right ! Then why do you want to see documentation to prove its worth ?? Some people are certain ways by nature (lets blame evolution) i can see that this is bugging you big time ! - what you must see is that if i came over to your house today with a mountain of stuff to prove to you your doubts - that someone else "a certain way by nature" would be slicing holes in mine and the cars credibility big time and that someone else would be me !! Its "monetary" or "intrinsic"-(nice word adam) value is only relevant at times attached by emotion to its owner and/or between a prospecting buyer. Im not jumping up and down making a scene because everyone is saying its not worth jack s__t !! I have no intention of ever selling it so what it apparently isnt or is !? - is irrellevent isnt it !! What it is or isnt doesnt take away the experience i got in working on it !! One thing i do know it is however extremely fun to drive - rear wheel drive & no ABS = magic !! Id honestly like to see more people adopt Johnnies attitude and keep your personal opinions personal !! Wish the rain woiuld eff off i can feel a drive coming on. Hope everyone wins a s__t load at two up today !! cheers malcolm

No worries cheers mate - thankyou for your reply People are allowed to have their own opinion or point of view i dont have a problem with it. I do have a problem when people are rude and condascending and put people down. As you can see ive posted less than 100 posts in 4 years because practically everytime you jump on some rude or ill mannered member thinks its their right to say something inappropriate or spiteful. I was under the impression that computer forums were meant to be a way to meet someone you think you had a common appreciation on the given subject with. Perhaps not. Cracking the s__t's for me would only lower myself to their inappropriate level of communication. I would be more likely to match their BS "my way" and counteract it in a subtle non aggressive manner say while writng a post or in actual conversation by "leading them down the garden path" to do unneccessary head miles tripping over their minds !! If i feel im being F___ed with ill let them have it everytime. It works a treat and repeat offenders are rare. Thanks for your positive take on the car id be happy to show it to you its due for a run just let the rain clear up. Id like to check out your car too. Really impressed that your personal opinion regarding mine remained just that ! - personal !! - thats cool Im so not interested in what anyone thinks about a couple of metal plaques showing a chassis and engine number !? Get a life !! Hey maybe some japanese guy with a wicked sense of humour who got the sack or something stuck them on it & in it with all the other stuff to lead some unsuspecting person in Australia down the garden path and it just so happened to be me !! - haha - now that would be funny Pretty cluey guess on the value. Some people just arent tuned into thinking laterally enough i guess ! How could a minty mint example of any car in 25 years not appreciate !? - 3 independant valuers only differed by as much as $12.000.00 from each other. Thanks again for making a total stranger feel welcome - cheers Malcolm - PM me & we'll work out a time & place to check out the cars.

Thanks Adam i totally agree - at the end of the day it wont be its sporty appearance or performance mods thatll set it apart - it still after 15 years looks and smells like a new car - it was in my possession inside 6 months of Omori where for years and years it had been kept inside under cover clocking up only a handful of km's - even now it wouldnt do 500 klm's in a year - im a firm believer that if theyre kept "mint" theyre worth mint - cheers malcolm

Hi there - Good point ! - but the gtr one didnt look right - and i know the greddy one isnt a nissan item of course but i was always looking at these issues with the idea that something of a different design (forget brand) should be applied. Meaning that had the car gone into production they certainly wouldnt have used a gtr one but perhaps something more slender & less slug like !? - cheers malcolm

Nice one Chris !! -

Hi there - - thankyou for your input its much appreciated - i agree with your points of view - although i honestly believe that to have left it wouldnt have been right as there was enough to go on in the brief. As no 2500R was ever made a gtst prototype of one was all there was ever going to be which makes it historically important to maintain. Have another guess on the value keeping in mind the clues. Remember its the figure ive been given thats important, People in the 1970's would have thought you were mad if you told them their Datsun 1600 would be worth 5 times its value in 25 years - cheers

Paul - hi there - I never believed in a million years that posting up a bunch of pics from the hpi shoot would yield such a mixed response - i know that in 1993 my car left the production line at nissan for development work - i know by all the items boxed up inside it exactly where it had been - i know by other items attached to it exactly where it had been - i know by having notes/memos translated exactly where it had been - i know that with the limited yet obvious information i had to work with that a lot of the decisions i would have to make in continuing it on its path would have to be made by myself as those decisions had not yet presented themselves - there was no final draft - it was a half told story - my only option in finishing this project was to use what ever resources i had at hand - the plenum for example has always bugged me slightly - but to date theres never been another japanese one made for an rb25 - i contemplated reworking the gtr one but it was too fat looking or something - i spend my whole working life making decisions relating to aesthetics substance and form - ill move things about on that car mm's to get them "just right" - thats why i am proud to say that whilst i was only given an initial guide as to where it was headed i can look at it as the person responsible for making the decisions that completed it and go - yeah ! it all looks like its meant to be there. Which is how you know from an aesthetic or design point of view that your final decision(s) were correct. If it looks like it is right it is right. The bottom line is that the 2500R never saw the light of day. I had this pretty sad looking "ugly duckling" that had just enough valid reasons to help her transform into something much better - so f__k it i did it !! - Didnt bargain on a Peregrine on Ice though. It was never my intention to give the impression that how it is today is how i bought it.The pics posted on the forum show brilliantly some of the development and transformation. 7 years and you dont want to know how much dosh has gone into the build - its scary ! - Doubt is a very dark road to take - it doesnt bother me who thinks what about it anyway - i could show any amount of documentation that i have only to be asked to prove if the documentation is real !! - To doubt is to doubt which is missing the point altogether. If i ever do sell it which im sure i wont then the new owner will have rightfully paid for and own it in its entirety - boots and all !! - When a complete stranger walks up to me and "orders" me to do something the chances of me responding in a positive way is zero ! - Trust from aquaintances is a two way street that is jointly offered and accepted over time. When I met you and looked at your car and studied the vast list of things you claimed to have done to it i didnt doubt you for a second ! You dont need to prove that level of passion with a piece of paper. The proof was right there in front of me. In you and your car - cheers Malcolm

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HI THERE - BEST I GIVE A CLUE IN RELATION TO THE "VALUE COMPETITION" - YOU NEED TO COMPARE ITS RELATIVE VALUE WHEN ITS 25 YEARS OLD IN MINT MODIFIED CONDITION TO A 1972 MODEL GLX DATSUN 1600 OR BETTER STILL ANY DATSUN 1600 SSS - NOW THESE CARS WERE ABOUT $3500.00 NEW AND A REALLY GOOD ONE LIKE THE BEST ONE ANYWHERE WILL GO FOR AS MUCH AS $25000.00 - MOST LIKELY MODDED TO THE MAX WITH AN FJ20 WITH ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES ETC. IN FACT YOULL FIND THAT WITH NISSANS IT DOESNT MATTER IF THEYRE STANDARD OR MODDED ITS THE FACT THAT OVER THE YEARS SO MANY GET THRASHED AND DESTROYED THATS ITS THE SIMPLE FACT THAT SO LITTLE EXIST THAT MAKES THEM GET THE BIG BUCKS - ITLL BE NO DIFFERENT WITH THE SKYLINES OVER TIME THEYLL GET FEWER AND FEWER UNTIL THERES LITERALLY A HANDFUL OF MINT ONES LEFT - MY CAR ALREADY HAS AN "AGREED VALUE" IN RELATION TO DAMAGE AND THEFT THAT SOME R34 GTR'S WOULDNT QUALIFY FOR - SO GET THOSE THINKING CAPS BACK ON - CHEERS MALCOLM

HI THERE - THANKYOU FOR YOUR INPUT - AS FOR THE TURBO THAT WAS IN IT I HONESTLY DONT HAVE A CLUE - AS FAR AS MAKING IT A "GENUINE 2500R" ?? - AS IVE STATED BEFORE THAT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE AS THERE IS NO SUCH THING ! - HOW CAN YOU MAKE A GENUINE SOMETHING THAT HAS NEVER BEEN MADE ? - OR MAYBE YOURE ONTO SOMETHING THERE ! - MAYBE BECAUSE ONE HAS NEVER BEEN MADE AND MINE IS OBVIOUSLY NOW THE FIRST ONE TO BE MADE THAT IT CAN BE "GENUINELY THE FIRST 2500R TO EVER BE MADE BY MALCOLM" - I BET TOMMY KIARA IS SHITTING HIMSELF ALREADY - HEHE !! - CHEERS MALCOLM

HI THERE - IT DID HAVE A PLENUM IN THE BOOT A GT-R ONE - IT WAS DAMAGED - HAD A CRACK IN IT FROM MEMORY - CHEERS MALCOLM

PAUL - HI THERE - I REMEMBER CHATTING TO YOU TOO AT AUTO SALON ABOUT YOUR CAR - I HOPE YOURE WELL - ITS REALLY REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME THAT ITS FULLY UNDERSTOOD THAT THERE HAVE NEVER BEEN ANY CLAIMS BY ANYONE THAT MY CAR IS A "ONE OFF NISMO SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION" ANYTHING !!?? - JUST LIKE OTHER CARS AT OTHER CAR MANUFACTURERS ALL OVER THE WORLD IT WAS AT THE TIME OF ITS COMPLETION ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE "DESIGNATED" FOR DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES - NO DIFFERENT TO HOLDENS LIKE THE TORANAS XU-1 OR SLR 5000'S BEING GIVEN TO BROCKIE FOR DEVELOPMENT FOR A SPORTY NEW MODEL OR RACE CAR - ITS REALLY NOT A BIG DEAL AND HAPPENS ALL THE TIME - AS FAR MY CAR BEING AN "AUTHENTIC PIECE" !!?? - WELL I CAN SEE IT AND SIT IN IT AND DRIVE IT !! - IT DOESNT GET MUCH MORE AUTHENTIC FOR ME THAN THAT - I HAVE NEVER BEEN INTERESTED IN PROVING ANYTHING TO ANYBODY AS THERES BEEN NO CLAIMS MADE THAT NEED BACKING UP - TO CALL SOMETHING A "MOCK UP" WOULD ONLY BE SUGGESTING THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING THERE BEFORE IT TO "REPLICATE" - AS NO 2500R'S WERE EVER PRODUCED THERE WAS NOTHING THERE TO COPY OR REBUILD - WHY THE NEED TO ASK FOR DOCUMENTATION RELATING TO WHY A CAR WAS CHOSEN TO GO HERE OR THERE OR ANYWHERE !!?? - A HANDFUL OF PLAQUES AN RB-X GT 1 STAMPED BLOCK AN "R" EMBOSSED TIMING BELT COVER AND NISMO DEMO CAR DECAL WAS MORE THAN ENOUGH TO INITIALLY WORK WITH - I DIDNT NEED TO CHECK WITH ANYONE WHEN I COULD SEE WITH MY OWN EYES - AFTER SEEING THE PLAQUES THEN REALISING THE SIMILARITY AND CONFIGURATION OF THE NAMES THE 400R AND VERY RARE 270R THEMES CAME INTO PLAY AS AN HISTORICAL TIE IN POINT - IT MADE SENSE TO ME WHY THE 400R WOULD HAVE AN ENGINE NAME LIKE RB-X GT 2 IF RB-X GT 1 WAS ALREADY EARMARKED - BUT I REALLY DIDNT THINK MUCH MORE ABOUT IT THAN THAT - BUT IN SAYING THAT WITHOUT THE 400R AND 270R'S EXISTENCE IT WOULDNT HAVE BEEN AS CLEAR - HENCE THE 2500R DECAL ALONG EACH SIDE / CARBON FIBRE BLADE ON THE WING AND SO ON - FROM A DESIGN AND PERSPECTIVE POINT OF VIEW ONCE MOTIVATION OF THEME HAS BEEN REALISED AND INITIATED MOST DECISIONS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT SUBSTANCE AND FORM WILL QUITE NATURALLY AND COSMETICALLY ANSWER THEMSELVES - FOR ME IT ALL COMES DOWN TO PASSION - IF YOURE PASSIONATE ENOUGH ABOUT SOMETHING THEN ANYTHINGS POSSIBLE - BASICALLY I FELT A DUTY TO THIS CAR - IT HAD A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY THAT NEEDED TELLING THROUGH REALISING ITS DESTINY - I HAD THE PASSION AND MOTIVATION TO SEE IT THROUGH - SIMPLE REALLY - IM SURE YOUVE EXPERIENCED MUCH THE SAME THING IN BUILDING YOUR R32 GTR - OR SHOULD I SAY MOST LIKELY MORE SO AS YOUR "QUALITY OF EXECUTION" AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL IS VERY IMPRESSIVE INDEED - BETRAYAL IS A HARSH WORD THAT SHOULDNT BE USED WITHOUT FIRST THINKING OF THE IMPACT BY WHICH IT CAN BE RECEIVED - HAPPILY I AM UNAFFECTED BY IT AS I HARBOUR NO GUILT NOR FEEL ANY NEED EVER TO - AN APOLOGY TO ME WHILE BEING AN EXTREMELY HONORABLE AND NOBLE GESTURE IS COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY IN THIS INSTANCE BUT IT WOULD BE RUDE OF ME NOT TO SAY THANKYOU ANYWAY - SO THANKYOU - IT WOULD BE SILLY OF ME TO HONESTLY THINK THAT SOMEONE IN JAPAN FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON WAS HAVING A LEND !!?? - AND IF SO - WHY ?? - CHEERS MALCOLM

HI THERE - WE ARE NOT DISCUSSING A GREDDY PLENUM RATHER THAN A PROTOTYPE CAR - THE GREDDY PLENUM GIVES A GOOD INDICATION OF WHAT PLENUM STYLE OF PLENUM COULD BE DEVELOPED FOR A 2500R IF IT WAS GOING TO GO INTO PRODUCTION - CHEERS MALCOLM

HI THERE - THIS NEEDS TO BE MADE VERY CLEAR - "AS NO GTX-1 2500R WAS EVER PRODUCED BY NISSAN THERE IS NO SUCH POSSIBILITY THAT THE WORD GENUINE HAS ANY VALIDITY WITHIN ITS NORMAL CONTEXT ON THIS TOPIC - THIS DOES NOT HOWEVER TAKE AWAY FROM THE FACT THAT WITH THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE SOURCED OVER THE PAST 7 YEARS IN RELATION TO THIS PARTICULAR MOTOR VEHCLE THAT IS GOT CLOSER THAN ANY OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE GOT TO BE ABLE TO GENUINELY CARRY THE 2500R THEME - CHEERS MALCOLM

HI THERE - THE PLENUM AND STRUT BRACES ARE PROTOTYPE PARTS !! - AS NO ACTUAL 2500R PLENUMS OR STRUT BRACES WERE DEVELOPED IT IS AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO CONVEY OR "INDICATE A STYLE OR LOOK" OF WHAT IS INTENDED PRIOR TO ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF AN "INDIVIDUAL" PART - CHEERS MALCOLM