Jump to content
SAU Community

My New Car

LotusGTR

By LotusGTR,
in Victoria

 Share

Recommended Posts

LotusGTR Veteran

LotusGTR

Posted
Posted

I guess I can't get enough of the old 32s......so I bought another one. My silver one keeps getting more track orientated and I wanted something more street friendly. I also miss having a stock GTR. Due to how (relatively) civilised the new one is my wife is happy to get in it and I've even got a baby seat in the back for my daughter. I can now combine family days out and taking a GTR for a spin.....Went up Authur's Seat yesterday and all through Red Hill which was fantastic. Now I've got to resist fiddling with this one but I'm not sure how long I'll last before I can't help myself.....

The car is a 1992 and has 177k klms on it which I dare say is a real figure (unlike the 90k readings on almost all GTRs, including my other one). Rims are unmarked and the car is stock save for a stupidly large Jasma cannon and some sort of Tein suspension. Drives really nicely but feels a little strangled by the zorst.......Overall it's in great condition. Fingers crossed the engine and turbs hang on for a while.

2 GTRs in my garage makes me very happy.

Hope you like.

post-46395-1255297977_thumb.jpg

post-46395-1255297987_thumb.jpg

post-46395-1255297998_thumb.jpg

post-46395-1255298008_thumb.jpg

post-46395-1255298021_thumb.jpg

post-46395-1255298029_thumb.jpg

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/291578-my-new-car/
Share on other sites
LotusGTR Veteran

LotusGTR

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Thanks for the comments guys.

Femno, I see where you're coming from but I just love them. I also know them and have parts and people around me to help with the inevitable fix ups and upgrades. The silver one is pretty hairy chested now and isn't that much fun on the road, so hence the streeter. Personal preference I guess. What would you get for that brief for $17k?

I discovered that someone has signed the back of the sun visor on the driver's side. Wondered if anyone had seen something like this before. Perhaps my car was owned by a Japanese celebrity? Image attached.

post-46395-1255378628_thumb.jpg

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/291578-my-new-car/#findComment-4876760
Share on other sites
wanzi Proficient

wanzi

Posted
Posted

u got a good buy there mate. when i get the money up i hope to have a standard skyline to drive everyday and have my r34 for the track or vice versa. my other skyline has to be a GTR though, wont have anything less. i guess we shall see how the market goes over the next few years.

how much did u pick up the gtr for anyway?

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/291578-my-new-car/#findComment-4878586
Share on other sites
LotusGTR Veteran

LotusGTR

Posted
  • Author
Posted
u got a good buy there mate. when i get the money up i hope to have a standard skyline to drive everyday and have my r34 for the track or vice versa. my other skyline has to be a GTR though, wont have anything less. i guess we shall see how the market goes over the next few years.

how much did u pick up the gtr for anyway?

Thanks mate. Good luck with your plan. Price is in my last post.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/291578-my-new-car/#findComment-4879006
Share on other sites
BBGTR Experienced

BBGTR

Posted
Posted

Car is in great condition. If that's what $17k buys you now I'd be there as well - just need a 3rd garage! :down:

LOL at the photo's outside Baby Bunting, jeez I've dropped some coin there.

I had the baby seat in mine before the cage went in - the seat anchor is still on the parcel shelf as I can't get to it to take it off now!

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/291578-my-new-car/#findComment-4879459
Share on other sites
Roy Grand Master

Roy

Posted
Posted

Off your meds again Nick? :down:

Good buy, just make sure the Mrs doesnt start askign why hers isnt as quick as yours...you will have real problems then ;)

Where is your car up to? Did you cage it? Looking forward to getting back to Aus in a few weeks and seeing if my thing remembers its way around a track :banana:

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/291578-my-new-car/#findComment-4879478
Share on other sites
LotusGTR Veteran

LotusGTR

Posted
  • Author
Posted
Car is in great condition. If that's what $17k buys you now I'd be there as well - just need a 3rd garage! :)

LOL at the photo's outside Baby Bunting, jeez I've dropped some coin there.

I had the baby seat in mine before the cage went in - the seat anchor is still on the parcel shelf as I can't get to it to take it off now!

Does BBGTR stand for Baby Bunting GTR?

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/291578-my-new-car/#findComment-4880162
Share on other sites
LotusGTR Veteran

LotusGTR

Posted
  • Author
Posted
Off your meds again Nick? :D

Good buy, just make sure the Mrs doesnt start askign why hers isnt as quick as yours...you will have real problems then :banana:

Where is your car up to? Did you cage it? Looking forward to getting back to Aus in a few weeks and seeing if my thing remembers its way around a track :banana:

No cage yet. I've been thinking full cage but have a few things to consider before I do that so I might just get a seat and harness for now......

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/291578-my-new-car/#findComment-4880705
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • robbo_rb180
      Rob's S Chassis track cars. Now with more s15 and less 180sx

      By robbo_rb180 · Posted

      Also did some work to the shed and a massive clean out of stuff. It's now got a small fab/dirty room and has helped keep shed cleaner. Built some new work benches and re organised things also got a TV out there so good having something playing while working on the cars. Got a pedestal drill and linisher off a mate that need to pick up too.  
    • Murray_Calavera
      R32 GTS (RB20DE) Injectors Replacement

      By Murray_Calavera · Posted

      First thought, have your current injectors flow tested. If they test fine, keep the diagnostics going. It's not the injectors. If the injectors are the issue, find some new or used (cleaned and flow tested) injectors.  While I really love a good excuse to get a modern ECU installed, just needing new injectors probably isn't a good enough reason to do so. 
    • robbo_rb180
      Rob's S Chassis track cars. Now with more s15 and less 180sx

      By robbo_rb180 · Posted

      A bit from column A, B and C. Mainly C   Update time, after deciding it was time to tick off a bucket list goal I finished up full time at MSR and have gotten back behind the wheel and making progress on the S15. Goal has been to drive Bathurst at an event and I have had my entry accepted for Challenge Bathurst in November. Since I don't want to go unprepared I need it running to test and get comfortable.  Been chipping away at it and started by stripping inside, getting it all cleaned and sealing some holes up. With stripping inside I removed the whole wiring loom and found a few surprises.......... its pretty butchered and shit branching and I'm not a fan of the haltech fuse boxes so it's all out and trying to come up with a plan to rewire it all either new fuse/relay box or pdm.  I haven't been happy with how I did the intercooler mounting and been wanting to tuck it up under rad support. O e issue with that is headlights will need a decent trim or get replacement covers. Took the time to mount it with some stand off's and new hardware. Stands are some m8 button bolts, washer, aluminium tube and factory radiator top mount rubbers. It's nice and solid also stiffens rad support which still requires some trimming. Bonus of factory rad mounting is used all factory hoses just need to weld a pressure cap to radiator now. Got sensor block and fuel filter mounted. Plan today is to get vac lines all sorted with push in nylon tube and design oil cooler mounting solution.  Been driving BRZ a heap and went out to Morgan Park for time attack and went pretty well for a wet day. https://youtu.be/gAlQgcQpWj4?si=kojOAOjhhX_X3AXR Getting pretty comfortable in it now and want to do a few more bits to it but restraining myself as don't need 2 race cars at the moment.   
    • Murray_Calavera
      Anyone know this frontpipe?

      By Murray_Calavera · Posted

      @sunsetR33 There is obviously a huge culture gap here. There is nothing in place like this in Australia, where if you fit a Mines branded pipe and later replace it with a Jun branded pipe, both pipes are essentially identical - BAM - huge penalties! Where is the Mines pipe?? You can't have a Jun pipe when you said you had a Mines pipe!  Makes no sense to me. Surely makes no sense to anyone else here either.  I'm sure a lot of us would agree that our registration/engineering system is pretty stupid at times, but it's not that stupid.  *** More serious question here. If you replace a factory rubber hose with a silicone hose, is the car illegally on the road now? Does it become legal if you have certification of what brand the silicone hose is? Then would it become illegal again if you replaced that silicone hose with a difference brand of silicone hose? And then would it become legal again if you had certification of the new brand of silicone hose?  I really want to know that answer to that question. 
    • robbo_rb180
      The Ls1 R33 Of Fury

      By robbo_rb180 · Posted

      Good you making progress with this rig. Aluminium welding is painful to learn, have you got a pedal as I found it so much easier with one. If that's the AMG I think it is, you would working with Benny?
×
×
  • Create New...