Shoota's R33 GT-R RB30/26

[r32-25t]

39 minutes ago, Shoota_77 said:

Better off not knowing....

Mrs might have push him and the grinder in if she knew lol 

[Shoota_77]

Right, so God, it's been nearly 12 months since my last confession....  The main confession is I'm a horrible car modifier (amongst other things).  Obviously the pool was a massive distraction for the entirety of last year but really doesn't excuse me for doing nothing at all on the car for this year.  To be honest this year was a mental break to get over the extreme mental torment and pressure I put myself through putting the pool in!  It really was a slog.  The pool is still not completely finished but it might never be....  The kids love it and the wifey and I love it so mission success!

I have spent a grand total of 30 minutes working on the car since when I commenced on the pool.  I just have not had a spare brain cell to be able to focus on it.  The thought of working on it just seems abhorrent to be honest.  My heart is just not into it.  Yet.....

What I have done is decide that I'm a clown to not paint ALL of the underside of the car while I'm at it.  Originally I was stopping at the start of the rear subframe to then "get back to it later on once I'm ready".  Let's be honest, later on might never happen so may as well keep diving in!  I'm already balls deep so may as well go a bit deeper!

So......  I've just purchased a hydraulic scissor lift table to be able to take the rear subframe out as a whole unit without having to dick around with jack stands rolling around on the ground.  Us 6' 8" blokes don't operate well at ground level!

One of these-

Anyway, will the investment in an expensive tool that I'll probably only ever use for one job motivate me to crack on?  Only time will tell.....

Wish me luck!

[Duncan]

actually, I've had one of those for a while and it gets more use than you'd think.

Yes catching subframes, engines etc coming out under a car on a hoist, but also getting heavy stuff on shelving (to a certain height) without a forklift, holding the fuga's hybrid battery....like many good tools you'll find the jobs for it once you have it

[Shoota_77]

5 minutes ago, Duncan said:

actually, I've had one of those for a while and it gets more use than you'd think.

Yes catching subframes, engines etc coming out under a car on a hoist, but also getting heavy stuff on shelving (to a certain height) without a forklift, holding the fuga's hybrid battery....like many good tools you'll find the jobs for it once you have it

I hope you're right and it somehow justifies it's existence!

[Looney_Head]

On 12/5/2024 at 8:20 PM, Shoota_77 said:

I hope you're right and it somehow justifies it's existence!

at the very least you could use it as a mobile diving platform at the pool

[soviet_merlin]

4 minutes ago, Looney_Head said:

at the very least you could use it as a mobile diving platform at the pool

You mean the Skyline?

[MBS206]

On 12/5/2024 at 5:14 PM, Duncan said:

actually, I've had one of those for a while and it gets more use than you'd think.

Yes catching subframes, engines etc coming out under a car on a hoist, but also getting heavy stuff on shelving (to a certain height) without a forklift, holding the fuga's hybrid battery....like many good tools you'll find the jobs for it once you have it

I can tell you now, when the bracket that the little hydraulic ram attaches to snaps, with a subframe, and V8 from an AMG C63 on it, it sounds like someone letting shotgun off right beside you. It leaves your ears ringing, and a huge thankfulness that you never ever put a body part under something heavy that's only supported by a hydraulic lift...

[Shoota_77]

13 hours ago, MBS206 said:

I can tell you now, when the bracket that the little hydraulic ram attaches to snaps, with a subframe, and V8 from an AMG C63 on it, it sounds like someone letting shotgun off right beside you. It leaves your ears ringing, and a huge thankfulness that you never ever put a body part under something heavy that's only supported by a hydraulic lift...

I'll be sure not to put a full motor/transmission/subframe on it then!  I've got a setup for that already so shouldn't have to use it for that. 

[Shoota_77]

21 hours ago, Looney_Head said:

at the very least you could use it as a mobile diving platform at the pool

Don't give my son ideas....

[Looney_Head]

On 12/14/2024 at 1:49 PM, Shoota_77 said:

Don't give my son ideas....

it'll be fine.....

[MBS206]

2 hours ago, Looney_Head said:

it'll be fine.....

I second this.

Just add a little bit of caster to keep it pointing straight. 

Also really thick rubber soled shoes in case he needs to press the pansy slow down pedal...

[Shoota_77]

Well, it's taken me until the last week of 2024 to actually do something on the Skyline but I consider it a good head start to 2025's efforts!

I managed to justify (to myself anyway...) my purchase of the lift table. It made taking the rear subframe out a lot easier than it would have been without anyway!

Everything is out and stripped down ready for a clean then powdercoating. 

She's pretty grubby under there but pretty good condition for a 38 year old Japanese tin bucket. 12 years of zero street time have obviously helped that...

I need to decide which of the factory suspension arms I will keep and replace so I only get what I'm keeping powdercoated. 

Baby steps but it's a start!

 

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Change the subframe bushes, transforms the car.

[Shoota_77]

1 hour ago, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

Change the subframe bushes, transforms the car.

That's a given!  Bit hard to powdercoat it properly without removing them! 😁