'lost Birds' R33 Gtr

[alex182]

glad to see your out and home ok.

EAGERLY looking forward to see further progress on the 'line

[istdercollen]

Just got off the phone with Rauh Welt Begriff!

He used to do Nissans and Toyotas. Now he only does Porsches, so I'm trying to see if I can lure him back one more time.

[alex182]

whoah dayum. I didn't know he did nissans and toyotas. I only know of this one S15 but i thought it was a one-off.

What were you talking to him about? Him possibly doing some work on the 33?

Edited November 1, 2011 by alex182

[istdercollen]

Exactly ! :-)

[istdercollen]

Alright, so here's what I managed to do today.

I put a caliper on my wife while she was sleeping.

I made some new rims.

I took off one of the stock brake assemblies to test fit the new ones. I bent the dust plate out of the way, but I'll trim it down when final install happens.

Test fit to make sure the brackets are the correct ones with the kit. It was shipped with a 350Z installation guide, which worried me.

That's all for now, will have installed within the week I reckon. Still trying to figure out how I can never go to work ever again.

[AAARGH 33]

I lold at new rims and caliper haha

What coilovers are you running?

[istdercollen]

JIC Magic FLT-TAR 14k/12k. VERY pleased with them. Will upgrade to the -RS rather than rebuild these when the time comes.

[istdercollen]

Just some pics for now. Install is done, brakes bled, and bed in complete. Need to rebleed though. I think some air was still in there as i now have a soft pedal.

[istdercollen]

Wheels on

[alex182]

whats the go with Nakai-San possibly working on the 'line?

[istdercollen]

whats the go with Nakai-San possibly working on the 'line?

The long answer was that it would be a MINIMUM of 6 months turnaround, and the short answer was "buy a porsche" haha. I can't give the car up for over 6 months right now. He said that he would love to do it though!

[alex182]

The long answer was that it would be a MINIMUM of 6 months turnaround, and the short answer was "buy a porsche" haha. I can't give the car up for over 6 months right now. He said that he would love to do it though!

hahahaha. Maybe you should look into a 964 to have him work on.

[MsR]

i was going to say she can start my car next....then remembered you guys are halfway across the world haha

[FLN75S]

Any updates?

[hamiltonau]

how do i subscribe to these things?

awesome thread is awesome, you really seem to be living the dream Collen (is that a made up name or what?) except for when your burgled or the local Nuclear power plant melts down that is..

[alex182]

dammit! i thought he was back.

If you ever end up reading this "Collen", i posted up a pic of your car on my tumblr and 1100 odd reblogs later, someone came back saying they're stationed at the same base as you. small world hey?

he also mentioned some of the sharpies starting to wear out in parts

Edited February 10, 2012 by alex182

[PM-R33]

+1 we need an update man.

[istdercollen]

how do i subscribe to these things?

awesome thread is awesome, you really seem to be living the dream Collen (is that a made up name or what?) except for when your burgled or the local Nuclear power plant melts down that is..

HEY, That is my real name, given at birth. f*kushima really does suck.. I missed out on Skyline week because I am just not going to drive through there. F that. I know people that go down to f*kushima and race at Ebisu Circuit.. i just scratched it off my list completely.

dammit! i thought he was back.

If you ever end up reading this "Collen", i posted up a pic of your car on my tumblr and 1100 odd reblogs later, someone came back saying they're stationed at the same base as you. small world hey?

he also mentioned some of the sharpies starting to wear out in parts

post up the link!! It's not wearing out except on the top.. I never cleared the top because I always meant to add color first.. the sun has faded it some, but without any UV protection in the markers, it has been holding up amazingly well. I like the "Collen" thing.. It's my real name!?? !

+1 we need an update man.

Here is the update. Just bought some TE37 FZero Blues in 18x10.5 +15 as well as some Hankook 285/35/18s all the way around. Currently the car has been transformed into a factory stock R33 for out 2 year "JCI" or Shaken process.. I decided to keep it road registered as long as I could.! Pics to follow when I get the rims in the mail.

[istdercollen]

Here's the actual set of wheels I purchased

[alex182]

YAY! he's back! good to hear from you, try not to leave us for so long again.

Sorry lost the link to the guy who's stationed at your base.

Love the wheels, are still planning to turn this into a dedicated track car?