Looking For A Clean R32 Gtr

[Marko R1]

what did u end up buying? where is the link/pics

i also recently bought a very clean gtr - they were hard to come by back in 04 when i was looking as i could have bought 1 then for 20k+ but ended up spending 40k on a clean aust delivered gtr...these days, its as rare as hens teeth finding a good example 32!

[MP_R33]

Well after about 8 months of solid searching and people emailing me telling me their cars are in amazingly good condition, only to drive 1 and half hours to ballarat to see one that was probably the worst one I saw with rails that where severely damaged and a fresh coat of paint over rust on the rear guards with no treatment at all!! The owners selling point was the number plates "WMD" "Weapon of Mass Destruction"

........I finally found the early 89 model which as some would know is a bit more favorable than the later models for various reasons. 80,000 documented kms. Previous owner had it for 5 years and put just under 1500 kms on it. Very original car down to the exhaust.. Amazing condition! Best buy I have ever made.

As for pics look at the gunmetal R32 GTR on Wikipedia pretty much identical.

To be honest to all those looking and following my thread. If you want a clean one and by clean I mean original paint, straight body, no rust, low kms etc. You would seriously struggle getting change out of 25,000-30,000 in Japan.

Locally odds are it will be a little cheaper but If I had to spend the time and effort looking locally I would rather pay an extra couple of grand and import (too much rubbish here)

If you have the time and patience though, nothing beats inspecting a car yourself

[Marko R1]

haha it does sound like a WMD gtr lol

i drove 900k to view another gtr which wasn't much better than the above...i then came back home but we made a boys weekend out of it!

not sure why the 89 would be more favourable than a later model gtr? i had an 89 & now have a 94, that was my prerequisite as i wanted a younger car

i also agree that buying locally is cheaper & far less risk - the gtr's in japan really are starting to rust from the salt they use on their snow coated roads BUT either way - it takes a lot of time to find a good example if you are fussy

[LotusGTR]

As for pics look at the gunmetal R32 GTR on Wikipedia pretty much identical.

C'mon mate. Give us some real pics. Sounds great.

[jaxt]

was it this one?

[Braddock]

That's a nice looking car! shame it's white though.

http://www.skylinesa...98-syd-r32-gtr/

thought this might interest you

[MP_R33]

"Early R32, weighing in at 1430kg, over 100kg less than R33/34 and still 50kg lighter than the supposedly lightweight "mass production" 91.5+ R32:s. The last of the "true" racing GTR:s, later homologation models have been and are sold under the NISMO brand."

Thats just a direct quote, but there are other components to the car which if you do some research you will find out, such as higher quality plastic components being used, stronger engines etc.

During 89 they did alot of experimenting as well some cars came with different parts to others for example some came with standard oil coolers etc. Its a little hard to find information on this but If you dig you will find the information.

Basically the 1989 models are a stronger built car, before nissan decided to cheapen up a little on parts and start to mass produce the heavily demanded car.

[Ten Four]

Doubt it was the one in the link... I linked it in his other topic...

And yeah, the earlier ones were lighter. Even better if yours came in under the 15 year old rule = no intrusion bars

[MP_R33]

Yer no intrusion bars or indicators which is a bonus too.

Car was purchased from VIC. When I access to some decent pics I will throw them up

[Marko R1]

my 94 has no intrusion bars

it did come to aust though in 03 i think which is under the 15yr old, need to check my compliance papers

[jaxt]

"Early R32, weighing in at 1430kg, over 100kg less than R33/34 and still 50kg lighter than the supposedly lightweight "mass production" 91.5+ R32:s. The last of the "true" racing GTR:s, later homologation models have been and are sold under the NISMO brand."

Thats just a direct quote, but there are other components to the car which if you do some research you will find out, such as higher quality plastic components being used, stronger engines etc.

During 89 they did alot of experimenting as well some cars came with different parts to others for example some came with standard oil coolers etc. Its a little hard to find information on this but If you dig you will find the information.

Basically the 1989 models are a stronger built car, before nissan decided to cheapen up a little on parts and start to mass produce the heavily demanded car.

^^

that's it I'm buying back my old car....

[Marko R1]

"Early R32, weighing in at 1430kg, over 100kg less than R33/34 and still 50kg lighter than the supposedly lightweight "mass production" 91.5+ R32:s. The last of the "true" racing GTR:s, later homologation models have been and are sold under the NISMO brand."

Thats just a direct quote, but there are other components to the car which if you do some research you will find out, such as higher quality plastic components being used, stronger engines etc.

During 89 they did alot of experimenting as well some cars came with different parts to others for example some came with standard oil coolers etc. Its a little hard to find information on this but If you dig you will find the information.

Basically the 1989 models are a stronger built car, before nissan decided to cheapen up a little on parts and start to mass produce the heavily demanded car.

here is some interesting info on the 94 vspec2:

- 02/14/'94 V-spec2 added

Tire changed 245/45-17

# N1 model gets based on V-spec2

Besides these, ECU, cylinder block and the size of turbine had been

modified some times without notice.

Spot welding is supposedly decreased after '94.

the 91+ yr models are not 50kg heavier - unless those later model gtr's fitted with side intrusion bars are using solid section steel bars lol (these bars weigh 5kg max)

the 89 gtr's which had additional parts such as oil cooler didn't arrive like that from the factory...that is a selling pitch to the vendor

my dad used to always say "believe half of what you hear & none of what you see" god rest his soul

[MP_R33]

here is some interesting info on the 94 vspec2:

- 02/14/'94 V-spec2 added

Tire changed 245/45-17

# N1 model gets based on V-spec2

Besides these, ECU, cylinder block and the size of turbine had been

modified some times without notice.

Spot welding is supposedly decreased after '94.

the 91+ yr models are not 50kg heavier - unless those later model gtr's fitted with side intrusion bars are using solid section steel bars lol (these bars weigh 5kg max)

the 89 gtr's which had additional parts such as oil cooler didn't arrive like that from the factory...that is a selling pitch to the vendor

my dad used to always say "believe half of what you hear & none of what you see" god rest his soul

Most 94 GTR will not have side intrusion bars. I have some documented information which confirms that they are lighter. Even If you do some more research though you will see that. When I get a chance I will post the PDF up.

As for the Oil coolers. I have seen them first hand so its not word of mouth or anything I could probably get a picture of one, as my friend has one but I cant be bothered.

Each to their own really not much of a debate on the topic. I went for an 1989 as it is a better built car with higher quality materials. The VSPEC/VSPEC II are no doubt a good model but if you are going to modify it I would say an early model is a better choice IMO