R32 Gts4 - Restoration/rebuild

[Chris Rogers]

spent some time today trimming the areas left over from the old roof panel. result. new roof panel fits perfectly!!

placed an order (via japan) for some trim related stuff and new inner door handles. given that nissan is operating on a 4-5 day delay at the moment it should work out that I see this mid july with the rest of the shop orders.

hopefully by late AUG ->SEPT this thing will be sitting in a panel shop ready to be put back together. (if the local markets stay up and allow me to make $$)

[boiracer]

nice work. how many days a week/night are you under this thing. real keen to come see it in the flesh

[Chris Rogers]

usually under it after work or on weekends. latelyI have too many cars around it to do any serious work on it.

I can show you one thursday night if you like.

[Chris Rogers]

I now have a R32 GTR tank/straps and pump in my possession. also picked up another dash as well.

[maclarenf1]

I now have a R32 GTR tank/straps and pump in my possession. also picked up another dash as well.

The R32 NISMO 280KMP/H Speedo will look nice

, since you in the habit of collecting Dashes

[boiracer]

usually under it after work or on weekends. latelyI have too many cars around it to do any serious work on it.

I can show you one thursday night if you like.

sounds good, either Thursday or Wednesday during or after meets.

[Chris Rogers]

The R32 NISMO 280KMP/H Speedo will look nice

, since you in the habit of collecting Dashes

don't' need one I am in the process of building a nismo 33 style dash for it. no TACH but it has a 4.3" LCD in place with a HKS CAMP2 atached to it.

[Chris Rogers]

one *dirty* R32 GTR tank with heat shield. it needs a couple of new hoses but its quite useable. the heat shield I will get plated so it looks new.

[Chris Rogers]

sounds good, either Thursday or Wednesday during or after meets.

not a problem. its at the shop so its a drive into brissy.

[boiracer]

all good, im always up for a drive.

[Chris Rogers]

two for rekin.

if you can see the 3 bolts across the top front - this is what you are missing on yours. - make sense?

[Rekin]

Thanks very much for the photos! Looks like no factory sunroof for me

Appreciate your help and all the best with your restoration!

[Chris Rogers]

no probelm. as you can probably tell I went to a fair bit of effort to keep the thing.

[Chris Rogers]

got some more stuff today for it:

front reo

GTR front harness (this will fix my burnt fuse box)

front ABS sensors

a second front wiper cowl panel

FRONT A/C lines.

a second AC condensor.

I think WHIZZN got some more done on his as well.

also started working on the cruise control for this car (yes it will have one.) looked at a J30 maxima for the switch and light panels (cluster.) . the swtich fits in the GTST holes on the dash. the light panels I have yet to try. at worst it will be a cut/shut job.

yet to do the actuator side of it. would like to find a GTST/GTS4 with a factory cruise wheel before I resign myself to using a maxima one.

[Bl4cK32]

was actually going to pm you about a cruise control setup, as im interested in one for my 32. Interested to see how it all comes together. Was going to start working on stripping mine now im on holidays, but managed to separate two ribs from the cartilage in my chest...means no work being done now

[Chris Rogers]

cruise control for me is a complete custom job. my first approach is to pull the ENTIRE thing off a J30 maxima and work with it. if I do that then I can acess the unit via consult and do diagnostics on it. the other advantage is that the maxima unit is electric so I won't have vac problems trying to drive the thing.

second approach is to talk to my cruise control maker and get them to customize a module for me. the end result (from the outside) will be the same but with aftermarket units.

couple of picces of today's efforts.

2nd hand wiper cowl panel. this one is in far better condition than the other one I have. the white stuff is armor all. I give things like this a bath in it to renew them. the plastic bag is from the front bumper.

front GTR bumper now sitting in place. mate of mine pinched the box that it was in. behind that is a 2nd hand GTR reo bar. (thanks whizzn!!)

rubber seal - again 2nd hand and in far better condition than what I had. the harness and fuse panel in there is also R32 GTR (2nd generation) this fixes the burnt GTS4 harness I have currently. if the GTR one is close enough I may use it in place of mine.

[whizzn]

Happy to see the parts go to good use and yeah i got more done to mine

Funny how when you start watching someone work on a car it spurs you up to work on your own lol

[Chris Rogers]

yep I get that daily . probably why I'm fixing the subaru.

[maclarenf1]

don't' need one I am in the process of building a nismo 33 style dash for it. no TACH but it has a 4.3" LCD in place with a HKS CAMP2 atached to it.

Cool...

I got HKS F-Con ECU and is also thinking about the CAMP2, will pick you brain about it when i see you in Club event the next time

[Chris Rogers]

for those nutty enough to be looking at the idea:

cruise control

R32-cruise-cont-parts.pdf

there is a catch from what I can see. there are 4 harnesses for this car. mine has the extra plugs for the cruise units inside and tucked away on the harness outside so its definitely doable on this car. yet to ask nissan japan about what is still available though.

the overlay panel from the maxima is too small so thats not going to work. would be nice to find a used cluster that had the cruise overlay in there. I somehow do not like my chances there.