My 1993 R32 Gtr Restoration Project

[Quigs]

Bought this car in February 2012 after returning back from overseas work commitments. I spent over 2 months trying to find a decent platform for a car but realized that finding a decent one is pretty hard considering even the late model R32 GTR's will be turning 20 years old very soon. I have always wanted one ever since i was kid after I saw there domination in both GRP A touring car racing in Australia and overseas.

I didnt want a HI PO skyline or a purpose built track car ( I have a datsun 1200 coupe for that) but something that i could use for a nice weekend cruiser that would be quick enough to keep other cars honest but also be nice enough to drive around smoothly. I didnt want to drive around a defect magnet either so i went for something subtle and standard looking.

I finally settled on this particular example because it was very straight and mechanically seemed very good. It still had a half page list of stuff to do when I bought it but i managed to knock off a considerable amount off the original asking price, sure enough i picked it up and took it home and begun work.

The guy couldn't tell me much about the car or what had been done to it. So I had a detailed look and worked out that this was what it had,

Suspension and Brakes:

- BC Coilovers

- Front and rear white line adjustable sway bars

- Nolathane bushes throughout

- Adjustable control arms and tie rods.

- Front and rear strut braces

- Brake master cylinder brace.

- Standard brake calipers and rotors setup.

Driveline and wheels:

- Standard diffs and gearbox.

- 19 X 10 inch deep dish white ALLSTAR mags.

Engine:

- Apexi power computer with hand controller

- Standard airbox setup with K and N filter

- Tomei poncams (unsure of profile)

- Engine internals unknown.

- Turbocharger's, Intercooler, inlet manifold and fuel system all appear standard. (Keyword appear)

- 3 inch exhaust mandrel bent with Hi flow Cat from behind dump pipes, dump pipes are still standard at this stage.

The repair list was this:

- ABS 4WD LIGHT staying on.

- Water hoses need replacement under inlet manifold

- aluminium radiator had no shroud on it so clutch fan cooling was redundant.

- front brakes needed attention

- drivers side door trim needed re-gluing

- A/C needs regas or repair

- Transfer case gasket leaking

- Full service and all fluids needed replacing due to the car sitting still for so long.

- Front guards had a very small amount of rust in them bottom of the sill.

- Wheel spacers needed removing and 19X10 inch wheels needed to be replaced for something a bit smaller and she needed a wheel alignment.

- needed rego and insurance

[355GTS]

Looks nice and clean.

[Quigs]

car still needs A/C system and windscreen washer jets fixed. Quoted $1200 to retro fit new R134A compressor and regas system and I was Quoted $500 to pull dash apart and fix suspect switch. Overall the car is running beautifully at the moment im just not so keen to keep using it as a daily. Will probably have to wait till tax time to fix the above problems.