GTR Guards

[astigraff]

just wondering if r33 gtr guards will fit on a r33 gtst? is it a direct bolt on or??

How much do u think it would cost 4 a pair of guards??

Thanks chris..

[redline2003]

its been done on a few show car/ modeed up r33s but all the owners say its a total bitch of a job, i dunno the price of the guards but id expect the labour part to cost a fair bit

[JimX]

The fronts should be no problem. But have a look at the rear of either car again and tell me if you think you can just bolt them on

[sewid]

You will need some Tarzans Grip for the rears i think! And an angle grinder to remove them...

[astigraff]

asi if u would even bother doin the rears.. may as well just buy a gtr to start with..

Does any1 no the dude with the blue r33 that lives at the gold coast, had his work done by subzero and is on the cover of high performance imports?? any info would be great plz pm me!

[JimX]

Some people do bother with the rears, and if you were going to do the fronts, you should definitely do the rears too. It will look absolutely retarded with a fat front and skinny-arsed rear.

You basically have to cut and weld up the rear quarter sections from a GTR, and then fill and respray. I would add in the cost of a respray to this conversion.

I've seen some of these conversions come through the Prestige Auto mailing list, it is worth the effort if you have the bucks. It has a lot more credibility than just sticking on a GTR wing and front bar. (not that I hate either of those things)

[Safra]

if you were going to do that, wouldnt it be easier(despite cost) to get a kakimoto kit

[Demon Dave]

it can be done, but as previously said you'd need the front guards, front bumper, (maybe bonnet too) and then have all the hassle of cutting. welding, matching and spraying the rear guards too. It just sounds like a little too much time, effort and money for a mod that isn't going to give you any power/perfornmance gains and is more than likely gonna have a lot of people crying "ahh, GTR wannabe!"

[JimX]

If you do the guards and the kit and don't hammer it off the line from every set of lights, how are they going to know it's not a GTR?

[Demon Dave]

They wont! Unlike the R34's with the interior MFD, it'd be really difficult to spot a nice conversion complete with guards, wheels, spoiler, bonnet etc. Only giveaway would be a quick peak under the bonnet. It'd look good, for sure and I've seen a couple of nicely done R34's over here. Not seen a R33 yet though.

However, who would want to go to all that trouble and then drive around like a Grandma? Not to mention, if you did race and got beat you'd have a lot of people going around saying how (for example) their S15 just whipped a GTR's ass...

[T0nyGTSt]

Think about this.

Car has a steel body/turret. Guards are alloy.

Therefore the factory has to actually weld two panels that have dissimilar makeup.

Then there's the bog and paint.

From the factory!

It's a big job and not worth it on a GTS.

T.

[astigraff]

k i dont want to do the rears so dont post nemore on them

im only really concerned on the fronts. any web sites with this conversion would be appreciated

[Demon Dave]

OK, but as JimX said it's gonna look a little strange with a pumped front and skinny ass rears!

[SuperGimp]

I like big butts and i can not lie...... meh you get it, 36-24-36 vs 36-24-WTF?!?

[predator]

lol @ supergimp- u also need the GTR bonnet to do the conversion as well.

if you want something different, get some nice aftermarket guards like so..

~$500 a pair

vented bonnet @ ~$1000

get it all painted up, get a nice kit and you'll have something really awesome that isn't just a GTS-T, and also isn't a GTR.. Do something different!

[ABuSD]

Pred, where do u get the stage 21 guards from???

[predator]

Rezz' shop: http://www.ksgarage.jp/

lots sort of cool/hard to find body parts for skylines, and other nissans.

[MADGT4]

I'm thinking about doing this modd i mean the only thing i don't have is the RB26 but i do have the AWD....

I've been told you need not only the outside but the inner gaurds too, told by some one who has done it.

Japanese Motorsport in Adelaide did it to their MENTAL as Drift R33 and i can tell u know that thing was a rocket and it looked so sweet its not funny! :wassup:

[Demon Dave]

there's no denying if it's done, and done properly, it would look awesome!

[Garage Menace]

I know astigraff previously said not to mention the rears anymore but for those of you out there that are considering this mod I will add the following info:

In addition to the obvious high cost of the panel shop cutting, welding and painting etc, you also need additional parts like the GTR wheel tubs and even the fuel filler neck (as it is shorter in order to meet the GTS guard) as well the rear bumper and other unforseeable parts that add up to an expensive conversion. Looks awesome though if done properly (as the JMS car demonstrates) but questionable from a fiscal perpective (hopefully this wasn't common knowledge and I haven't wasted you guys' valuable surfing time).

Cheers.

PS. James at D1 Garage in Adelaide just pumped his rear guards wildly on his S14 (about 1 1/2 inches I think) and he says the result on a skyline would be just as good as changing to GTR guards but at about 1/4 of the cost. Drop him a line.

(08) 8294 1355 or [email protected]

Good luck.