Hard To Come By R34 Manual 4door

[gavgav]

hey guys im new to skyline's and i just wondering are the 4 door manual r34 turbo's hard to come by, did they come out like thus from factory or have they had the transmisson swapped

Edited July 27, 2010 by gavgav

[V28VX37]

hey guys im new to skyline's and i just wondering are the 4 door manual r34 turbo's hard to come by, did they come out like thus from factory or have they had the transmisson swapped

Some did come with factory manual transmission but they are very rare. Couple of months ago I saw 1 on Carsales out of 20-30 sedan ads in total.

I'd also hazard a guess that most of the cars advertised as manuals are in fact conversions. Always check with the seller & FAST check the VIN to be sure.

[Pepsinator]

yep manuals are hard to come by

but i guess conversions wouldnt be that hard

[Ericjayrol]

After letting one slip through my fingers while searching for one, I kept an eye on the importer that brought it in and after 4 months they had another one come in.

Jumped on it straight away and placed a deposit, they are VERY rare to come by.

[itsme]

Factory manual are hard to come by mate. I have an R34 Manual 4door but it was converted from auto, it's fairly common for the auto's to be converted and often they use r33 gearboxes. I've had no problem with my converted one at all and the only indication mine was an auto is the dash cluster still has the auto display down the middle. (cbf paying $500+ just for a different cluster)

Only thing to be wary of if its converted is if they use an r33 gearbox it will require a different clutch than an r34 gearbox (one is push-type the other is pull-type). Advantage of this is a clutch for an r33 gearbox is cheaper than an r34. (I know because I saved 200-300 dollars upon discovering I needed an r33 clutch not r34).

Converted ones will/should be cheaper than a factory manual one just check if the conversion has been done properly (does it drive right) how does the clutch feel where/when was the conversion done etc, what gearbox was used, how old was the gearbox etc etc..

Hope this helps

cheers

[SS8_Gohan]

i know where you can get a 2 door, turbo, manual

been a few people looking for 4 door, turbo, manuals... might be an import excercise perhaps. Hit up Iron Chef, J-Spec etc.... j-spec.com.au has a pretty uber cool site now (if it's working) maybe have a dig around there.

but i think a 2 door is what you're really after