Hi Guys,
My name is Vince and over the weekend I picked up my first Skyline. I've been on the forums since September last year now researching about Skylines and this is my first real post on here. I bought the car formerly known as FLN57S off Jason and am loving it to bits. It is a 1998 GT-T in the dark blue pearl colour This is my first turbocharged car so i'm still learning a lot but am enjoying this new experience. I'm from St Clair so that's Penrith region for those who are unfamiliar Western Sydney
The car as I bought it had fitted:
Mechanical
- 3in front pipe
- Hi-flow cat
- HKS Silent Hi-Power cat-back exhaust system
- GReddy front mount turn flow intercooler
- A'PEXi pod filter
- Spitfire coil packs
Electronics
-Nistune chip
-Blitz Spec R dual solenoid boost controller
- A'PEXi turbo timer
Suspension
- Tein Flex coilovers
Exterior
- Origin front lip
-18 in wheels
- LED tail lights and middle brake light
- HID's
- Nismo front indicators
Car Audio
- Clarion DVD headunit
- Panasonic 4 ch amplifier
- Kenwood 6in rear speakers
- Kenwood 12in subwoofer
It is tuned and running 10psi.
I'm extremely happy with how it is now and don't have any major plans to modify it mechanically currently as this is my first turbo vehicle and i'm still getting used to the power.
Since taking ownership I have given her a good clean and degreased the engine bay. I swapped over my own custom plates and went to Carbon Car Systems to get an alarm & immobiliser system installed. Thanks to Daniel and the guys at carbon for doing the install, they did a great job and I would highly recommend them!
I've also got a Rockford Fosgate P2 12in sub and Rockford Fosgate PBR300X1 amp waiting to go in from my previous car. So far only plan to upgrade the sound system with JL Audio C2 splits up front and coaxials in the back and run a JL 4ch amp with an Alpine double din screen head unit.
In the future possibly upgrade the turbo but not really thinking about that just yet, i'm happy with all the bolt-ons and aesthetically I love the simple look. Just thinking about returning the tail lights to stock and later on getting some nice japanese wheels.
Here are some pics of when Jason had her:
Photos from the MTA inspection:
When I picked her up:
After first wash:
New Plates (BTW My nickname is Toby hence the plates):
And my previous rides:
Thanks for looking guys and I look forward to learning more about my car from reading these forums and hopefully attending some events
Cheers