Ben's R32 Gtst Build

[sav man]

Fuchs oil saved the day! only damage was bigend bearing #1 started to come apart, but it didn't spin, and didn't mark the crank. So all I need to do is replace the bearings and it's good to go

[Roy]

Happy days!

Mine has some iron tite in at the moment and hoping it will hold together for a few more track days

[Mr. Untouchable]

good news indeed

[sav man]

5 laps of Symmons did this to both my caster rod bushes

[Ryno]

Impressive! Do you think that's from hitting ripple strips?

[sav man]

The car has always eaten caster rod bushes, I will probably go back to std nissan bushes

[tweety bird]

duncan has been saying for years that polyurethane suspension bushes are rubbish in more race oriented nissans.

well known brand or ebay brand?

[sav man]

either whiteline or nultec. Mark and Russ in the time attack R32 told me the same thing about poly bushes

[Ryno]

Are those bushes one piece or two? I've been using bushes similar to the link below for around 8 years will no issues. My car isn't a track car, but is driven reasonably hard at times...

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/SuperPro-Caster-Rod-Bushes-S13-S14-S15-R32-R33-R34-Z32-/170725212086?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27c003ffb6

[sav man]

The current ones are 2 piece, but i've also killed a set of single piece ones. they are the softest part on the front suspension, so it's understandable that they are the first to fail under circuit loads

[tweety bird]

either whiteline or nultec. Mark and Russ in the time attack R32 told me the same thing about poly bushes

red = nultec.

(whiteline bushes are yellow).

[sav man]

My 20 cents worth;

A GTR (4wd) front swaybar won't fit a GTST (2wd).

I was looking back through this for some info, and I came across this. Fun fact, a GT-R swaybar does fit on a Gtst. I don't run one, but I recently fitted one up to another Gtst.

[Tonks]

I was looking back through this for some info, and I came across this. Fun fact, a GT-R swaybar does fit on a Gtst. I don't run one, but I recently fitted one up to another Gtst.

Beauty, i've been looking for a while for confirmation on this.

Did you end up going for speedflow fittings on the cooler or go full braid?

[Miguelone]

You never go full retarded Braid.

[sav man]

I'll keep on with the pushlock fittings, but i'll replace the sus one with a speedflow one. I'm still waiting for my bearings to arrive, they are made in Launceston by ACL, shipped to the mainland, then bought back.

[Udi]

Sick build mate keep up the good work

[sav man]

I've been working on the car but forgetting to update the thread, the car is currently on jack stands with the engine out. I just sent the shocks off for a revalve, and I shoudl have the engine back together this weekend.

[BOZ22N]

Sounds good Ben our fiat is still not ready hehe we had to build a new one for this year as the old red one collapsed in the strut mounts.

What car is your old man running this year?

[sav man]

Not sure if Dad will run Targa this year, he really needs a new knee asap so he will probably be out of action during Targa. If he runs it will be in the STI.

[sav man]

Well I have finally got my engine back together. just waiting on getting the flywheel buzzed, and it can go back in the car.

Shocks are back from being re-valved, and are back in the car.