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Pics damnit!! haha :down: can't wait to see some pro shots! great build Darrin

I would have a some more pics if my wife did not drop the digital SLR and bend the lense. >_<

Picking up a new lense today

I would have a some more pics if my wife did not drop the digital SLR and bend the lense. >_<

Picking up a new lense today

Ouch!!!

Damnit, having just bought a DSLR and seeing what some of the lenses are worth, I feel your pain!

Well I have car back togather enough to drive it. Did approx 30k's in it today

The exterior is complete except for the roof rails. Ran out of time to finish painting them.

I had a small engine oil leak which turned into a big one after driving it. I think I have found the problem. This afternoon I had to strip the top of the motor and remove the inlet cam cover. It looks like the half moon rubber at the back was leaking. Reassembled it with some sealant. Just now drove the car around the block a few time and it seems OK. Will check it out again in the morning.

Plan is still to go onto the QLD skyline cruise tomorrow.

Have to go now, need to finish putting the backseat in for the kids.

*picks jaw up from the desk*

damn that looks wicked, you have given me a new way to look at the r34 gtr conversion, never really fancied it, but yours looks seamless and sleek.

btw, what suspension you got on sits really good. and would the side skirts i got off you sit lower then your current ones ?

good stuff buddy!

have you decided on wheels yet?

Probably Gold Rays GT-c's. That should make it stand out just a bit more :devil:

Currently running 25mm spacers on the fronts to fill the guards, so they are 18x9 +5

If I go the rays I can order the right offsets and play with disk type to get the same dish front and rear and that way I do not have to run spacers on the front. Just need to find the $4K minus the gtr rims sale price and wait 8 weeks for them

Ended up witth Sydneykid bilsteins with extra grooves, F & R king springs. The skirts make the car look alot lower than it is. Under the sill on the body they are 170-175mm. Rear wheel arch is 330-340mm.Can not go any lower on the rear, shock platform hits the tyres. The fronts cannot go any lower as the platform hits the suspension arm. The front diffuser is approx 80-90mm of the ground.

As RBstagea mentioned, it does look better in the flesh. The coulor is very hard to photograph for a novoice like me. Today JustDave photography took some pic's, so will see what they look like.

Part of the cruise today they ripped up approx 2-3ks of road. It was wet gravel. Not happy after spemding so much time getting it clean. Tried to clean it at the servo before these pic's were taken.

Still have the hood lining and boot trims to go in and the recaro's to put in. Then some time the new turbo and other bits still to go.

Beautiful, Darrin! Well done, and congratulations! It looks sensational, and like Brian and Ray said, the colour looks very much at home on the car.

I also think the R34 wheels suit it perfectly.

THe ride hight looks great too, it looks right. Much better than some other r34 front end conversions i've seen.

:D

Thanks for all the comments guys

I actually measured the clearance height on the front diffuser. 75-80mm :)

The first short drive I did on Saturday in it, only 3 k's from home, an undercover VE silver wagon checked me out for a fair while.

Luckly they did not pull me over. They probably thought, that is a nice Volvo!

Wow well done mate, great to see it come to gether over such a long period of time. Excellent! love the colour good choice there. Give it a little spin down to vic and we'll cruise haha

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