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alright so im thinking about buying a r31 but im not quite sure what i should be looking for??<BR>what im after is a cheap r31 that i can weld the diff and mabey do few mods so i can get into drifting at a beginers type level.If i was to buy a rb30de how much  work would i have to do to it to make it kick out sideways around corners with a boot of the clutch (make it driftable)? i wanna spend bout $2000 for a clean stocker but how cheap could i pick up a turbo r31 for ? cause if i could get one turboed for 4-5 grand i would rather buy one straight out than doing it all my self.<BR>and which model is the best thanks for any info

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buy a stocker

lock the diff

then drift that simple

ive done it before for 200 bucks

but around the 500 should get you drifting

clutches are the pricy part if you get a good one you can go for ever

if its f**ked budget 250 bucks to kick arse

so 500 should have you at the track drifting

1500 if you cant weld 3k if your f**ked and dont know what a spanner is

Dual rear sway bars is a good cheap upgrade for drift if you can pick up a sway bar at the wreckers... 31 turbos can go for as low as $2500 I guess.... seen some really nice ones for 5k. Model doesn't matter much, the S3 looks "newer" and has the sexy hotplate rear lights but other than the auto trans not much changed between models, and obviously you'd want manual.

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