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[White GTS-T]

So I'm now officially on first name basis with all the different couriers around town as more parts arrived this morning.

[timmy_89]

SUPER SOLID COOLANT LINE.

Haha.

[Bushy]

I love getting car parts in the mail ha. Got a link to that exhaust guard, been looking for one for a while

[White GTS-T]

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[White GTS-T]

So at Matsuri, the car went from looking like this...

...to this...

The new front end setup was just too stiff, consequently, the car had a lot of understeer. In hindsight, I should have tried to tune it out instead of driving around it. Combine this with copious amounts of rear grip, and running new tyres at low pressure, meant the car was very quick and on this one occasion the speed caught me off guard.

[Manuel Kasko]

Sorry to hear Tim, Hopefully it hasn't caused too much headache.

[timmy_89]

Sorry to see you had a "mishap" on the weekend man, any damage to the wheel or suspension?

Considering, that could have been a lot worse, and to be honest for a drift matsuri, if that's the worst that happened the car held up well ;P

[White GTS-T]

Thanks Danial, Tim, you are right, it could have been worse. Because the Ikeya Formula control arms are so strong, they transferred all the force in to the engine subframe and k-frame, elongating the mounting holes for the pick-up points and bending it out of shape. The arms actually look okay, but I'm yet to pull it all down. Plus I think the rad support is a bit out of shape.Only the lips of the rims we damaged, so they should be fixable with some work.

[timmy_89]

Hopefully nothing more once you get a proper look at it

That is why I run Rota's

[gtr judd]

Ooh I nearly cried, hopefully it's not too much work, but on the plus side your build thread will continue some more I imagine, which in a twisted sorta way I'm excited for.

Good luck mate

[Bushy]

Ahh that sucks man, I feel for you! What changes did you make to the front end that made it too stiff? I can't remember what you changed.

[timmy_89]

Any repairs done yet?

[White GTS-T]

It's time to update this. Unfortunately, it's not going to be a 'big reveal', that some, myself included, may have be hoping for. Truth be told, the car has been sitting in a corner of the workshop being neglected since the crash. For some reason I took the whole ordeal to heart and I'd be lying if I didn't say that the black dog has reared its ugly head again. Nonetheless work has begun, and progress is progress.

The first thing to do, was to change out the bent crossmember. In lieu of this, I ordered a set of Nismo engine mounts.

To support the motor while I dropped the cross member, I fitted this home made engine stand.

Out with the old.

As you can see, the LH engine mount was broken. This confirmed my earlier suspicions.

It took a fair old hit, and you can see here, just how badly it was bent.

It even bent the bolt.

In with the new.

I also took the liberty of replacing the castor arm brackets, but neglected to get a picture of this. The Nismo gearbox mount fitted up.

The long Nismo box, pictured earlier, contained this boot brace which I fitted to help stiffen up the rear end.

More to follow.

[White GTS-T]

I also fitted up the Bride seats. The quality of these is very impressive, from the weave in the Kevlar, right down to the stitching. They're by far the most comfortable and supportive seats I've sat in.

[iruvyouskyrine]

Glad to see some progress Tim! Can't believe how bad that subframe was, was a bigger hit than I thought!

Hope everything is going well for you mate, can't wait to see you back out on the track

[White GTS-T]

The crash, although minor, kind of scared me and really highlighted just how important safety is.So I've since upgraded from 4 point 2" harness' to 6 point 3" types.

[White GTS-T]

Thanks Josh, that really means a lot. Yeah, I was still travelling at a considerable speed at the moment of impact. I've been keeping a close eye on your build, It's coming along very nicely.

[White GTS-T]

Another thing to address, is the mismatch between the standard master cylinder and the GT-R brembos. That's where this N1 (non abs) master cylinder comes in.

[White GTS-T]

Continuing with the N1 theme.

A pair of brand new N1 headlights. The crash broke all the mounts on my projector headlights, and while I do prefer the look of the projectors, I just couldn't go past this cheaper and cooler option.

[White GTS-T]

The addition of the higher bolsters of the Brides made the decion to go the Works Bell Rapfix II a no brainer. To compliment it, a new suede Nardi deepcorn.