Tassie R33 R33 Gtr

[sav man]

forget that other 33 GTR troy. this one looks awesome. http://www.my105.com/classified.asp?id=8761

808... wasn't that duncans number one year? still i wouldn't mind the AP brakes. the condition of the body suggests they weren't used hard (enough). d'oh!

dad went to check that car out for parts, it's a wreck. it's been left out in a paddock for 2 years with all the windows smashed in. let along all the body/chassis damage

[Beer Baron]

dad went to check that car out for parts, it's a wreck. it's been left out in a paddock for 2 years with all the windows smashed in. let along all the body/chassis damage

yeah I guessed as much. nothing much on it would be worth keeping. shame, he should have just sold the wreck straight away 2 years ago. might have got 10-$15K for it.

[t01-100]

Its a complied car though so some value in it

[t01-100]

This is what you need Troy, its even set up for tarmac... perfect for sprints!

http://www.racecarsdirect.com/viewlisting.php?view=18480

[Nismo_Boy]

^^^ Way to go out in style!

Nismo: So you've raced older 911's before, or currently? If so, what did you think of them overall, and what were costs like?

In the past I have. I personally wouldn’t try and build one; in my past dealings specialist workshops are extremely expensive to prep them. But who isn’t with any race/club car preparation.

I’d be looking at picking up something along the lines of what’s been posted on my105 or seeing what’s for sale at the Porsche Club track days.

I’d obviously encourage you to steer clear of anything with a 915 gear box, my driving probably has a lot to do with my hate and financial expense those devil boxes have created.

That and 2.7lt motor’s, think of the 3.0lt’s as the “rb20” like a good rev to keep them going, where as the 3.2lt’s are more of an “rb25”. A bit docile power comes off up high. We had some 964 cams put into a 3.2lt we had and it made it more enjoyable.

Driving style in my opinion needs to be adapted to suit these cars, again possibly lack of experience compared to the hard-core racers who have been doing it longer then I’ve been alive. Never the less it was a learning curve/experience.

The shitty K-Jetronic injection is rubbish in my opinion.

Compared to skylines and the likes the N/A’s do feel slow in a straight line but as a package, a well set up package I might add.. You’ll get a smile, as will the sound of an EFI ITB set up. We did the whole Weber phase for a while and it was more heartbreak then heart thumping.

A lot already have a well-sorted engine package and a tried and tested torsion bar set up, of if you’re lucky someone has footed the bill for a coilover conversion.

Up keep wasn’t too bad if your not comparing it to a family sedan. Parts are hideously expensive unless you seek out a bargain online. Porsche Brisbane wanted something like $5k for valve steam seals fitted where as an enthusiast mechanic who knew Porsche’s was half that.

I’m born and bread air cooled 911’s, but we’d get a GT3 next time as it’s a lot less hassle more reliable and cheaper to make quick HP wise. In saying that, some of those GT3 cup challenge cars built on the early 911 shells are ridiculously competitive.

[Nismo_Boy]

This is what you need Troy, its even set up for tarmac... perfect for sprints!

http://www.racecarsdirect.com/viewlisting.php?view=18480

Or one of these.

http://www.subaruwrcspares.com/1.html

[t01-100]

Or one of these.

http://www.subaruwrcspares.com/1.html

Thats awesome, I want a WRC car to hang on the wall!

[phunky_monkey]

Thanks for the tips Josh.

I wouldn't build one, I'd rather get a fully sorted one and have some fun in it. The reason I'm contemplating it is because I've spent the last 5 year building a car and it's getting frustrating. Plus you lose too much money, so if I'm gonna lose then I need to buy something where someone else has lost too.

A mate and his dad run a class winning 944 in the local PCV track days here, and I've seen some of the bills to maintain it to stock specification and it's scary! Their engine, without ancillaries, cost a touch more than my fully built engine (sleeved block, oversize valves, bored to 2.2 etc) without ancillaries and it's a bog stock 944 S2 engine. Ouch. I've also seen what the specialist shops charge to parts and it's a joke. They paid $400 more for identical RE55's than I did through a well known Porsche Tuning shop... talk about Porka tax!

Those WRC cars are the bomb... bugger it, Troy can you be a pal and bring me back a 205 T16 Evo from the UK? Pay ya back later...

[Roy]

LOL, interesting that you post a car from RaceCarsDirect as there is a car on there which i will be looking at when i land, its been for sale a while and price has no budged so hope its still for sale when i arrive. Porn is all i will say, exy, but it is a geeza's dream car

[N1GTR]

Or one of these.

http://www.subaruwrcspares.com/1.html

Holy shit, thats awesome!

Anyone need a hillclimb car?

[JAGR33]

A bloke I know spent 27k to rebuild his 3.0 litre Porka (late 70's model), made a staggering 208hp at the wheels and is good for 1:26's at Sandown and 1:55's at PI.

Kinda makes the GTR a cheap car to race that goes much more quicker. I've told him the times we're doing and he didn't believe me. After showing him some incar footage he didn't know what to say.

I'd hate to see what it would cost to rebuild a late model Porsche motor.

[Nismo_Boy]

Holy shit, thats awesome!

Anyone need a hillclimb car?

Go ya half. You do the NSW rounds I’ll do the QLD rounds

[N1GTR]

Thats a deal

Any idea how much those are worth? Id guess they start at 100k

[Nismo_Boy]

Thats a deal

Any idea how much those are worth? Id guess they start at 100k

I’d say your on the money. An ex Mcrae 2door was £100,000 on a UK race car site

[sav man]

i'd save my money for this bad boy

http://www.racecarsdirect.com/viewlisting.php?view=20183

[Snowman]

How about one of these! (Now eligable for targa)

http://www.pistonheads.com/SALES/list.asp?s=188

[t01-100]

a couple of ultima's have run in targa tas before... they didn't seem to do anything all that well except sound throaty!

[t01-100]

A bloke I know spent 27k to rebuild his 3.0 litre Porka (late 70's model), made a staggering 208hp at the wheels and is good for 1:26's at Sandown and 1:55's at PI.

Kinda makes the GTR a cheap car to race that goes much more quicker. I've told him the times we're doing and he didn't believe me. After showing him some incar footage he didn't know what to say.

I'd hate to see what it would cost to rebuild a late model Porsche motor.

Brand new GT3 bare engines are 35k... or you could have it rebuilt by a Porsche specialist for over 40k in most cases!

[phunky_monkey]

A bloke I know spent 27k to rebuild his 3.0 litre Porka (late 70's model), made a staggering 208hp at the wheels and is good for 1:26's at Sandown and 1:55's at PI.

Kinda makes the GTR a cheap car to race that goes much more quicker. I've told him the times we're doing and he didn't believe me. After showing him some incar footage he didn't know what to say.

I'd hate to see what it would cost to rebuild a late model Porsche motor.

The GT-R is definately a better value for money racer. It will always be quicker, but I'm just a fan of the old school RS's (replicas). NA, lightweight, simple cars with a heap of character. But I'm a Porsche fan boy, and if I wasn't then I'd go a GT-R for outright pace.

A mate of mine has a white 73 RSR replica that he runs with the Porsche Club. It does 23's around Sandown, and 50's (I think, could be a touch less) at PI. It might not be as quick as a lot of the GT-R's, and it's worth a fair bit more than a lot of them, but I'd rather be belting around in that

[Boss-zilla]

*sigh, waits for Tatslotto man to ring saying i won the jackpot*