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Hey geoff :ninja: I will still want to get an S15 as a daily. Its no GTR but a damn nice car all the same. You must be thinking of someone else, im tall but lucky to push 80kg on a good day lol :blush: I aggree with you, i highly doubt i would ever part with my beloved BNR32 :) I think it will be something special to hand down perhaps or as you say die in it when it all gets too much! I really couldnt see myself fitting a car bra sorry :blink: Perhaps the plastic film..Or just repaint as it needs it.

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A few quick shots. Looks a bit of a mess at the moment, needs to have cables plugged in and tied away. Dirty finger marks cleaned off. Still, its coming together and looking pretty sweet. The end result will be one clean Rb26 unit! :D

Your not planning on pumping oil through that motor are you! :O ........... :)

Awesome build up mate...

Hope one day I can do something like this to mine, maybe once I have acquired the coin and the knowledge..

:)

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Hey Geoff after speaking with Damian at Final Inspection (best detailers ever.) he put me off car bras. They look pretty average. Dirt gets under them and rubs as the bra moves. this will destroy your paint.

Deren im with you. touch up paint as it needs it.

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Thanks Tomek :P

Hey Ron, i'd agree about the car bra rubbing the dirt into the paint, effectively sanding it back. I guess if you keep it clean that wouldnt happen so much but the whole idea of a car bra makes me think of the meat heads in their fully sick commodores. Not the look im after.. Maybe they are more beneficial for a daily driver on a long trip. I kinda like the idea of the plastic film but how easy is it to remove? Does it damage the paint on removal? Etc..

As im sure all you guys can tell my car is going to be a dedicated weekend car, only used in good weather. So i doubt it will suffer from the same amount of damage like a daily driven car would.

Today i took the gearbox back into work so i can soon commence work on it. I'll be keeping you all upto date on that if your interested :D

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Hey guys,

If you are looking at a company to rebuild throttle bodies, try Speed Technology in Mitchan.

They manufacture a whole range of their own and can also rebuild, bore out and modify existing throttle bodies.

www.efihardware.com.au

Cheers

Pete

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Thats the second place i went to. Had a bit of work done there before i started working on it myself.

Could be helpful actually. I forgot that they did their own throttle plates etc

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Thanks for the info poite. There's this joint in Mt Helen that power port everything that also do work on throttle bodies. If you wanna get some stuff ported, they will match port/resize your throttle bodies to the plenum and intake side of the head. I think they are called Specicialised Power Porting?

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Yeh im an apprentice >_< Im not your average age appentice though. Im 27 tomorrow actually :D Getting old! Good luck on the tools mate :)

Blake is my boys name by the way. I should have posted more about him earlier, but figured it wasnt car related lol. He'll be my co-driver and most likely take ownership of the GTR one day ;) He's six months old so he has a little while to wait :)

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In that second pics he's obviously just seen the job you've done on the '26!

Haha yeah he loves watching me working on it. Giggles and smiles at me >_< Bet your kids love the 'Silv'

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Haha yeah he loves watching me working on it. Giggles and smiles at me ;) Bet your kids love the 'Silv'

Yeah, they do love it. I occasionally drop them to school. Always make sure I ask whether they want to go in the Silvia or the old Sigma Turbo. Funnily enough, they never choose the almighty Siggy.

Oh, and it seems it's your birthday, Happy Birthday.

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Hehe yeah poor ole Sigma. Thanks for the birthday wishes :bunny:

Gotta pay off some of my credit card so i wont be doing much work to the GTR in the next couple of weeks unfortunately ;) Keep you all posted.

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happy birthday deren (Sorry its latE) and congratulations on the baby boy everything seems top be looking up for you my freind!!

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