Mackay, Qld, Australia

[17psi r33]

anything would be better than a t-boned car right now! but that still sound sweet should be good fun

[The Mafia]

lol, I wasn't t-boned, I had a head on. Caught the headlight, and spun me, onto the fender.

[17psi r33]

true, woops. still luck it was not dead on.

[89CAL]

Just finished my gearbox overhaul and all I have to say is - Never Again!

Lol everything is so tight in there

[The Mafia]

Callan, did you do it yourself?

Any what did you do?

[89CAL]

Yeah dads done lots of manuals before, I only have to deal with autos really for work so he did most of the truly stuff.

Replaced all the bearings, needle rollers and the two thrust washers and new 2nd+4th synchros. $660 I think all those parts cost to my door and I just had to get a few other parts from Nissan.

But if you don't have an oxy, a press, pulling tools and some lever bars/large flat screwdrivers I wouldn't even think about it. No wonder there a tough box, so many things are press fit and there's barely any room to pull them off. That's why we had to use the oxy to heat alot of it up

The NPC lightweight billet flywheel is a great item but. Doesn't feel to different but I've noticed it doesn't lunge if you take your foot off the gas in say second gear nearly as much as before

Also put some lube on the pivot ball. No more squeaky clutch for me

[Nur33]

If you copy the pullers off the Nissan manual its a piece of piss i got Mackay harbour engineering to copy some of the pullers and punches for me, and its not that hard at all the dog box in the R32 will be 10x easier than a synchro box.

Hey Jono why stick with the 2wd's, GTR's are the way to go i'm glad i got rid of my GTT i will never go back to 2wd skyline its a waste of time, yeah there good for getting sideways but thats it anything over 280kw and there just as useless as your local falcodores, just my opinion but a 600hp GTR is awesome in everyway!!!!!!!!

I found a orginal 69 GTR in japan the other day for $55,000 landed in Oz but my tight arse brother wouldn't go halves with me, now that would be the ultimate thrusday nite cruiser.

[89CAL]

Apprentices can't afford proper tools lol..............

[PM-R33]

Holy crap Jono, can't believe your car gotten written off!!! Also what a cunt for saying that about your car!

Also Callan if you want to wait a bit for that carbon cooling panel I will know of a brand new one available (no not mine) for cheaper than elsewhere.

[89CAL]

Is it like the PSI Parts one that covers the whole front section (cause I've seen ones that stop about where the lights start)

If so, very interested in that. Let me know

Also have the Easter cruise DVD's ready to go. I'll PM you about that later Phil but PM me first if you want so I don't forget.

Anyone else who wants one let me know and we can have a meet up or something

[PM-R33]

Yep the same as my one. Will let you know.

Ok cool. Just send me one and I will do a copy for Rob.

[89CAL]

Yep the same as my one. Will let you know.

Ok cool. Just send me one and I will do a copy for Rob.

I've made a few so I'll just send you two copies. PM Me where you want me to send it?

[The Mafia]

Holy crap Jono, can't believe your car gotten written off!!! Also what a cunt for saying that about your car!

Yeah man it really sucks ass. Whats even worse is that I think I may need knee surgery. F-U-C-K-I-N-G C-U-N-T. Thats all I can say about surgery. I've had too much of it lately.

Here is a pic.

[Nur33]

Sorry to hear about Jono, i feel for ya man very sad indeed

[The Mafia]

Thanks mate, the support is appreciated

My heads been a mess lately. Dizzy, (slurring for the first week), forgetful, agitated etc. Doc said it all part of head trauma \ brain damage. Not permanent, but she said like any other body part, when its injured and needs to heal, it doesn't work properly either. Only downside is that the brain can't be shut down \ not used to help heal it, so it takes a bit longer. Said I should be back to normal in the next 2-3 months. Knee most likely needs surgery, hip pretty f**ked.

Plus, air bags are c*nts. Its not like getting punched in the face, a fist is only a small area. An airbag smashes your WHOLE face at once. Much more spread out force.

Anyway, how is your dads car going? I hear its getting close to completion. Looking forward to seeing it again.

Edited May 21, 2011 by The Mafia

[89CAL]

Probably not something you want to hear now, but if/when your ready to part out some stuff let me know. Got a few things I need that can start funding the next project

It's a shame to see that car like that but, so I don't blame you if you don't want to think about that straight away

[Nur33]

Yeah the old air bags can f**k ya up, especially when your not expecting them to smash your face in, I wish you a speedy recovery man

Dads car is coming along pretty good had a few little mechanical drama's 1.the power steering wasn't working and 2.exhaust manifold was leaking and couldn't tell where. So we spend 2days fixing them turns out the power steering pump we bought was completely f**ked internally so we just had to steel the one of my r33 for now. As for the exhaust leak we pulled apart the turbo,manifold and everything, cleaned it up and slapped her back together and now its fine. It should be all back together in the next few weeks. Scott Paddy a photographer from HPI Magazine is coming down on the 24th of June to do a shoot on it just as it rolls out the shed, he said he wanted to shoot it all brand new before we go and abuse it and i think he's gonna stick around for the car show the next day. The next few weeks are gonna be exictiting can't wait to see what finally gonna look like it's nearly been 3 yrs since we started this project and can't wait to show all these f**king arseholes in mackay and even some of these dip shits on SAU that have been bagging us out, telling us our goal is ridiculous, they can't all go eat a dick and hopefully chock on it.

I hope all the skyline guys and gals can come out that weekend and support us, as a RB screaming at 10000rpm will not dissappoint lol plus it will pump out a fair bit of smoke to .

[The Mafia]

Probably not something you want to hear now, but if/when your ready to part out some stuff let me know. Got a few things I need that can start funding the next project

It's a shame to see that car like that but, so I don't blame you if you don't want to think about that straight away

Nah its all good mate, I know you have good intentions. I've already got a stack of people wanting the engine, gearbox, diff, etc.

Just let me know what you want and I will make sure its available.

Yeah the old air bags can f**k ya up, especially when your not expecting them to smash your face in, I wish you a speedy recovery man

Dads car is coming along pretty good had a few little mechanical drama's 1.the power steering wasn't working and 2.exhaust manifold was leaking and couldn't tell where. So we spend 2days fixing them turns out the power steering pump we bought was completely f**ked internally so we just had to steel the one of my r33 for now. As for the exhaust leak we pulled apart the turbo,manifold and everything, cleaned it up and slapped her back together and now its fine. It should be all back together in the next few weeks. Scott Paddy a photographer from HPI Magazine is coming down on the 24th of June to do a shoot on it just as it rolls out the shed, he said he wanted to shoot it all brand new before we go and abuse it and i think he's gonna stick around for the car show the next day. The next few weeks are gonna be exictiting can't wait to see what finally gonna look like it's nearly been 3 yrs since we started this project and can't wait to show all these f**king arseholes in mackay and even some of these dip shits on SAU that have been bagging us out, telling us our goal is ridiculous, they can't all go eat a dick and hopefully chock on it.

I hope all the skyline guys and gals can come out that weekend and support us, as a RB screaming at 10000rpm will not dissappoint lol plus it will pump out a fair bit of smoke to .

tell me about it. ahahaha - You're comment "Smashing your face in" is a f#$cken classic. Its funny because its f#cking true.

Dude - And you know what? All those losers will be eating dicks, and well, they probably already do.

This car is a weapon, and you guys have come so bloody far with it. well done for sticking to your dreams. Looking forward to seeing and hearing it hot 10,000rpm. I can still remember your dad talking about that. Saying that it will not be doing anything less. Determined. And good on him.

[Nur33]

tell me about it. ahahaha - You're comment "Smashing your face in" is a f#$cken classic. Its funny because its f#cking true.

Dude - And you know what? All those losers will be eating dicks, and well, they probably already do.

This car is a weapon, and you guys have come so bloody far with it. well done for sticking to your dreams. Looking forward to seeing and hearing it hot 10,000rpm. I can still remember your dad talking about that. Saying that it will not be doing anything less. Determined. And good on him.

Cheers Jono, dreams are funny sons of bitches they don't come cheap hahaha!!!!

I hope i doesn't disappoint anyone but there will be some jealous smug prick that will disagree with everything we have done and if it does disappoint they are welcome to settle it on the blacktop lol, its funny cause my old man will have a heart attack if ever hit full boost whilst behind the wheel, it was funny enough watching him run out the dyno room when it would back fire and make loud noises. I just hope my lil brother doesn't put it into a wall or some shit, he's had the most drag experience in GTR's so far even in my R33 he's had like 10 runs in my car and i've had 2 (WTF i'm too generous). Its a big step from going from a 500HP GTR that we haven't driven for 6months to a 800HP GTR gonna be some arsehole puckering lol. Even on its lowest tune, it has a 21psi waste gate spring in it, it will still pump out 700rwhp and we haven't weighted the car yet but it would have to be around 1250-1300kg so power to weight is not to bad either. As for the 10000rpm we have only revved it to that a few times because this engine is so efficient it makes full boost at 6500 and by the time it hits 9000 its past its peak torque, but i'm sure the crowd will wanna hear some 10000rpm action cause i'm sure hell want to.

[89CAL]

Nah its all good mate, I know you have good intentions. I've already got a stack of people wanting the engine, gearbox, diff, etc.

Just let me know what you want and I will make sure its available.

I mainly just want little bits and pieces. The front reo bar if its still pretty straight (the one I have now is off a car thats been crashed a few times so is not in the best shape and not exactally straight which is why the front of my car doesnt line up 100% hah) and maybe a few iinterior trims. Thats about all I'm really after that I can think of.

But All good, Get well in the mean time and let me know when your ready to start getting rid of stuff.

I dont need anything urgently

So not gonna re-use the engine in the next car? I suppose if you get a GTR and do a 26/30 you already have the more expensive half of the engine with the car.