My R33 Gtst Project

[jazzy_j]

Rip the fan heater and A/C core out, it's just unnecessary weight that you'll never use.

It's up to you whether you want to weld the fire wall up or just plug it. If you do need a hole down the track you generally will drill it where you want it rather then try and use an existing one.

[Duncan]

chuck em! we did and even on cold, wet tassie days its OK.

just need to keep the inside of the windscreen really clean, then apply a thin layer of fogex.

totally agree with jay on the firewall too.....cutting holes is easy, its only un-cutting that is a problem

[BOZ22N]

Thanks Jay and Duncan, you have reassured me that i am on the right track.

I will post up some pics later tonight it there is much more progress. Today will be my only day off with the wife so i will see how much time i spend on it, Dam work .

[BOZ22N]

No work done on Sunday, but I got a little done today. Wooohooo.

All the cabin and engine harnesses are out and labeled bar a few mystery objects hmmmmmm. Hopefully some one can let me know what they are.

Pic of were the back seat used to be.

Pic of were the dash used to be.

I have got a bloke coming over on Friday morning to remove all the windows and then I will remove what is left of the A/C and heater lines from the engine bay. Then I will remove all the sound deadener and give the car a good clean inside and out and get it ready to go to the smash repairers on the following Thursday for the week, then it will be off to get the cage sorted .

Gee wiz there is a lot of stuff that comes out of these cars when you get stuck in to them.

This is the first mystery box. It is located on the passenger side above the ECM. It has a clip holding the harness in, I was unsure if it is for the std security system and the latch was an anti theft thing??? So I did not pull the harness out of it. Any ideas?

There was another unit recessed in front of the passenger side door? and what is the unit that is upside down in the boot above the fuel pump? I will get pics of these later if you are still unsure what I am on about.

Hope I did not baffle you too much.

Cheers,

Ryan

[zebra]

I think the one in the boot is the Hicas computer

[BOZ22N]

I think the one in the boot is the Hicas computer

Thanks bud thats what i was thinking.

[Risking]

Thats pretty much how I want it minus the door rubbers and the rubber mat behind the dash.

Take the doors off too if you have somewhere safe to store them.

[Craved]

time to get the dry ice out ryan - looks good so far

can you take pics of the sunroof area? curious to see what supportis in that area

[BOZ22N]

Thats pretty much how I want it minus the door rubbers and the rubber mat behind the dash.

Take the doors off too if you have somewhere safe to store them.

That will all be out Inc the sound deadening and most of the welding on the chassis will be done.

The doors are already off and stored away, and all the windows will be out for you as I found a guy local that is confident and came recommended. So hopefully that will make Jay's and your life a little easier bud.

time to get the dry ice out ryan - looks good so far

can you take pics of the sunroof area? curious to see what supportis in that area

That is the plan for Friday after the windows come out. I will take some pics for you then and post them up for you Chris. If I un-tack the support would you want it mate?

[Craved]

That is the plan for Friday after the windows come out. I will take some pics for you then and post them up for you Chris. If I un-tack the support would you want it mate?

hm dont think i want a sun roof in the line, unless it comes as a package for a good price-

thinking of putting one in my work ute though so hence the curiosity.

Zebra is right about the hicas, though from memory you cant just remove it without hicas as the speed link runs through it for the power steering

[BOZ22N]

If anyone has any info on what parts of the harness you can and can not remove without disturbing anything else that would be a huge help. Or if anyone could lead me in the right direction to find a body wire schematic not the engine that would be a massive help.

[Risking]

bring the loom with you ryan.

I can go through it all with you. the engine loom there is not a great deal you can do without. But as for the body loom the easiest way we have found is to strip the loom open and cut out everything that you dont need and re-tape the factory loom back together.

We only do full re-wires on cars that dont have a factory loom anymore. The last 2 GTR's we built have stripped out factory looms with everything shortened and simplified where possible.

It saves alot of headaches latter on down the track and makes the job so much neater and easier to fault find.

We throw away to factory fuse and relay boxes and just run basic relays and fuses in the same or similar location to origianal.

Its very easy to do and I dont mind running you through the basics.

Edited August 26, 2009 by Risking

[BOZ22N]

bring the loom with you ryan.

I can go through it all with you. the engine loom there is not a great deal you can do without. But as for the body loom the easiest way we have found is to strip the loom open and cut out everything that you dont need and re-tape the factory loom back together.

We only do full re-wires on cars that dont have a factory loom anymore. The last 2 GTR's we built have stripped out factory looms with everything shortened and simplified where possible.

It saves alot of headaches latter on down the track and makes the job so much neater and easier to fault find.

We throw away to factory fuse and relay boxes and just run basic relays and fuses in the same or similar location to origianal.

Its very easy to do and I dont mind running you through the basics.

Kick ass cheers mate.

[08r3308]

looks good so far, keeping and eye on this thread

[BOZ22N]

Well I got a little bit more done on Friday.

First off Instant windscreens came and we removed all the glass, front and rear screens and both quarter screens at the rear. What a shit job that was, the factory seals were hard as a rock and the silicon glue they used was crazy strong stuff. But after about an hour we had all of the glass out and cleaned up, but best of all there was no breakages wooooooohooooo.

Then I had to drop the car trailer off to get some new ramps made for it, after finding that one of the tyres valve stems was leaking and having to replace it I was under way again.

Then it was off to BOC to get an esky full of dry ice, and then it was a long stint in the car slowly getting rid of most of the sound deadening. All I have left is the two spots on the rear tyre wells which were a pain in the ass and at 10:30pm and after a 6 pack they were giving the shits, so I gave up and tided up what I had done.

So all I have to do is clean up the last remaining bits and remove the last few pipes etc out of the engine bay that will not be needed then next Friday it is off to get some welding done.

After removing all the door seals i found this little beauty under the RH door seal.

And this under the rear screen seal both these will be fixed while it is down at the smash repairers.

Most of the stuff out.

The piles of deadener.

So hopefully by next weekend the car will be away getting all welded up, i can not wait.

[Aza82]

<quoted entire first post snipped>

Hey i am building an r33 up for street use though but really i am just posting to get my post no.s up so I can reply to a pm.wtf?

[evil_weevil]

did you really have to reply by quoting the WHOLE fiorst post Aza82??????

and what do you mean wtf?

This is going to be an awesome build!!!

anyhoo...

Ryan, how much did the sound deadning weigh mate?

coming along nicely!! let me know what weekends you have off coming up (when the car is back from cage build etc) and I'll try and come up and help (watch/drink beer) while motor goes back in!!

[BOZ22N]

did you really have to reply by quoting the WHOLE fiorst post Aza82??????

and what do you mean wtf?

This is going to be an awesome build!!!

anyhoo...

Ryan, how much did the sound deadning weigh mate?

coming along nicely!! let me know what weekends you have off coming up (when the car is back from cage build etc) and I'll try and come up and help (watch/drink beer) while motor goes back in!!

Sounds like a plan bud.

I have not weighed it yet but i plan to on my next lot of days off so i will keep you posted.

[Duncan]

don't weigh it....it is always depressingly little. dry ice does so much better though than the old fashioned heat gun and scraper

[BOZ22N]

Well the car is away at the smash repairers getting work done woohoo.

So hopefully i can pick it up next friday and then take it get get the cage fitted.

I will try and get photos between shops.