1996/97 S2 Skyline Na Manual - Gippsland Vic

[darkrams69]

Today i got the call from the head shop and my head is warped to no avail. So the car is up for sale, as is because i cant be bothered.

Everything on the car is stock, and the car is 100% STRAIGHT! interior is VERY CLEAN & UN-MOLESTERED - i've owned the car for 6 years, before that its owner was my brother-in-law, who imported it in 1999/2000. with 30k on the clock.

The car has:

- 4x 6k old Nitrogen filled Maxxis mid-range sport tires.

- Brand new 52mm ALUMINIUM radiator. (more on this later)

- New Timing belt (not installed).

- New head gasket (not installed).

- Nice muffler from japan (not a cannon) - installed)

- Clean interior

- Straight body

- NO CRASHES

- All 4 corners have STOCK suspension which is firm & makes no noises!

- Gearbox is perfect, no syncro wear.

Car had a recent ROADWORTHY because i was thinking of selling before the overheating, car passed perfectly except for FRONT CONTROL ARM BUSHES - which i got changed then and there!

So when a new engine is in (or new head) - (BLOCK IS PERFECT) - then car will easily pass a roadworthy. (ofcourse the new engine will need certification from your mechanic/engineer - but they can do this as part of your RWC.)

Aircon is PERFECT! recently rehauled before summer, ran GREAT as i had it re-conditioned, but had to bleed because i took the engine apart.

STORY;

I was driving home from autobarn and the car overheated, so i pulled over and found the stock radiator top pipe had cracked (plastic) so i reattached pipe, filled with coolant and off i went, everything was fine...

On another local trip, almost home car started overheating again and the radiator top completely broke and i had the car towed home. From there i thought maybe the thermostat wasnt working, sticking, thats why it intermittently overheated, so i removed it and grabbed a new radiator (Aluminum one) & installed this, bled coolant into the system, then went for a drive... the needle only just came off COLD and stayed there no matter what - so water pump was good, radiator was good, but soo large and without a thermostat, ran too cold.

But from there excess pressure built up in the coolant system, and my mechanic and i came to the conclusion the head gasket is gone or the head is cracked/warped - the overheating was due to a sticking thermostat.

So i got down to business, low & behold, the head is warped due to overheating, and causing exhaust gas to enter the coolant system...

So.. after that novel, i require a new head & thermostat and the car is like new again... but after all this i really cant be bothered...

OUTCOME;

I want to sell it AS IS - that is NO RWC and NO REGO.

You come and pick-it up on a trailer and its gone.

I will happily put the engine back together so its easier to transport.

Car will come without a radio.

Car will come WITH the new head gasket, timing belt & new aluminum radiator.

PRICE;

I want $5500 and take it away, a good NA engine is $500 on here, plus the work of changing just the short motor, isnt much for the mechanically minded and a few friends OR just get your trusted mechanic to do it.

Remember the car is STRAIGHT, NO CRASHES, INTERIOR IS VERY TIDY, AND WAS IS IN ROADWORTHY CONDITION (as of 2 weeks ago) BAR THE ENGINE... you are not buying a thrashed lemon, the car was well taken care of and serviced. With a new engine, this car will outlive most NA R33s.

Matt - 0419116318 - Dont hesitate to call.

[MYSTRM]

interested in swaps? check my posts, my r33 s2 with lots of mods for $17000 swap plus cash adjustment?

pm me

cheers

[green1via]

swap for 1990 ceffy with reg and rwc+ a mint coinsih rb20det for it plus some cash ontop

[darkrams69]

@MYSTRM

- Hey there, thanks for the offer, but i dont have that much to put on top to get your car.

@green1via

- Sounds pretty good, can you give me more info on the Cefiro? condition, k's, working order?... also do you mean you'll chuck cash my way or you want cash your way?

[curlyjimbo]

How much money are we looking at to get the overheating problem fixed?

I may be interested...

[MYSTRM]

@MYSTRM

- Hey there, thanks for the offer, but i dont have that much to put on top to get your car.

@green1via

- Sounds pretty good, can you give me more info on the Cefiro? condition, k's, working order?... also do you mean you'll chuck cash my way or you want cash your way?

No worries, good luck with sale

cheers

[darkrams69]

Thanks MYSTRM, good luck with finding a nice NA.

@curlyjimbo

- The cost to fix overheating is a new thermostat and a new head.. thats it. everything else i have and will come with the car.

im pretty sure on here you can find a NA head for $150-$400 bucks? so my loss is your gain.

Matty

[curlyjimbo]

Thanks MYSTRM, good luck with finding a nice NA.

@curlyjimbo

- The cost to fix overheating is a new thermostat and a new head.. thats it. everything else i have and will come with the car.

im pretty sure on here you can find a NA head for $150-$400 bucks? so my loss is your gain.

Matty

Is there something I'm missing?

+ Would it be hard to get a RWC on it since it's not running yet?

[darkrams69]

Is there something I'm missing?

+ Would it be hard to get a RWC on it since it's not running yet?

In what sense? i just dont have the time to fix it, it'll be worth more to fix and sell, but i dont have the time.

And getting a roadworthy now would be impossible, because it wont start.. you'd have to get a new head OR new engine, then it'll get a RWC really easy.

[curlyjimbo]

So if I were to pay for the parts/work needed to be done to get the car in good working order so it could be registered, would you know roughly how much money we're looking at realistically?

and some more pics would be great!

Thanks.

[darkrams69]

So if I were to pay for the parts/work needed to be done to get the car in good working order so it could be registered, would you know roughly how much money we're looking at realistically?

and some more pics would be great!

Thanks.

What pics are you interested in? i can take some and post.

And if going the new head route... getting the new head (150-400), having it shaved ($100), new head bolts ($?) then all you gotta do is the new head gasket (supplied), torque head down, reattach exhaust and intake, new timing belt, harmonic balancer, intake piping, replace thermostat, fit radiator, then fill rad, and the car is ready to get its roadworthy