My Series 2 Stagea (From The Uk)

[tooleyrs4]

Going yo have a busy weekend

[tooleyrs4]

Well had a mental day today! Started the conversion at 9am and finished it at 8pm! Just got a few panel gaps to sort with the bonnet positioning. Here is how it's looking right now.

It required alot of cutting

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Edited January 12, 2015 by tooleyrs4

[tooleyrs4]

I was left with some panel gaps so i did some tweaking last night and it now looks much better.

Passenger side before

Passenger side after

Driver side before

Driver side after

Bonnet now needs to come forward in Y

Once i get the kit all perfect ill break it down and do a step by step guide.

[KiwiRS4T]

Man you work fast!

Interested in the step by step guide...

[nickcorr]

well done!!! and Massive Big Hand for getting it done in a UK single garage in I guess very low temperatures...

[tooleyrs4]

well done!!! and Massive Big Hand for getting it done in a UK single garage in I guess very low temperatures...

Haha yea man it is f**king cold! Snowing tonight!!

Will take pics of all the parts I've had to make etc brackets and what material i had to cut out. I've still not received my gtr bonnet hinges so I've had to make adaptor plates for thw stagea hinges.

[tooleyrs4]

Still sorting panel gaps and waiting for my gtr bonnet hinges!!!! Bloody nissan dealer taking the piss

[tooleyrs4]

Bloody fiber glass bonnet is not the best! Has dimples and creases in it. so im ordering a OEM metal one from jdm garage then ill have it all ready for paint at the end of this month. Still sorting out the panel gaps as its still not good enough.

Also got me some of these! fancy going the VIP route totally opposite from my S15.

[tooleyrs4]

Test fitted the wheels! gone full on JDM Scene gay wheels! cant help but love them haha

[tooleyrs4]

So I bought a OEM bonnet from JDM garage. As im not a fan of fibreglass bonnets.

GTR hinges have arrived. They are not direct bolt on to the stagea. I had to re drill one of the holes. Once fitted the bonnet sat 35mm to low.

So I had my mate make me some 35mm spacers for the hinges. Will buy some longer bolts tonight and see how it goes.

[tooleyrs4]

Hinges fitted and the gaps are much better now. Dropping it to get painted tomorrow

Need the rubber seal now like this one!

Dropped the car off at Endless Road body shop for paint on Saturday. I will be collecting it this Saturday cant wait.

[nickcorr]

Looks awsome mate!! Well done!!

[tooleyrs4]

Jaz at endless road has been making my car look OEM by adding fiber glass to the fenders and getting the bonnet shut lines perfect.

Cant wait to get this back next week

[Trex]

coming along really nicely! I like that you're going the extra mile by fixing the panel gaps, it should look 100x better than others!

[tooleyrs4]

Its a big ass job, and i can see why it costs so much now. As if I had paid for a bodyshop to do it all it would be very expensive. 2k+ I think. So as the car is getting painted im sorting all the rust spots etc on the typical areas.

One thing I regret though is not buying rear arch flares.... Cant find any. Ive seen a few stagea's with the rear GTR flare too. Are they just standard GTR arches?

[tooleyrs4]

Small update on the car. Ive been sent the finished Panel gap pics and it now looks 10x better.

Cant wait to collect the car on sunday.

Bonner to wings.

Bonnet to light.

[tooleyrs4]

Well i collected the car last night and i am over the moon with it.

Just need to give it a good polish when the paint is settled and a full mop.

The only point thats now playing on my mind is the bumper position. Im getting some vertical supports made up that will lift the bumper 5mm to close on the bonnet and lights perfectly.

This is how it looks now and ill post up pics of the finished car soon.

[Beregron]

Once the bonnet is lined up and the whole thing polished that is gonna look awesome.

(despite the wheels being too shineeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!)

[tooleyrs4]

Haha! yea they aint my wheels they are on loan. My black ones will be going back on after they get refurbed.

Once the bonnet is lined up and the whole thing polished that is gonna look awesome.

(despite the wheels being too shineeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!)

Here are some WIP pics for the geeks.

[tooleyrs4]

Lifted up the font bumper by a few mm. Looks better and ive managed to find the oem seal. Will be picking it up the weekend.