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Thought it was time i posted a new thread to help keep track of my progress


I'm still on my green P's (NSW) so I'm restricted to a naturally aspirated car for now sadly... since getting my licence ive gone through a few imports including a couple of 180's, S13, R32 , R33 and some subies but the one car i finally liked enough not to sell was this R34. mainly because it was so clean, unmolested and stock with no problems and genuine low k's.


It started as a 99% stock 1998 R34 GT-X Non Turbo manual when i bought it.

it was imported in 2010 and i picked it up of the first Aus owner early 2012 on 92,000 k's from Sydney, now it lives in Byron Bay NSW


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I decided to change the front end because im not the biggest fan of the GT/T look and we all know the GTR look is much tougher, i managed to find a GTR carbon fiber bonnet and GTR front bar made to fit straight onto a GT/T so that was easy work and bought 25mm wider front fenders.


pre paint


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During the front end conversion i picked up some cheap Tein HA coilovers (8KG front 6KG rear), removed the spoiler, picked up some cheap Work Meister S1 only 18x8+30 but there better then the 17' fakies anyday.


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Once i got everything painted it looked pretty clean but needs more low and the tein's are maxed


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After deciding i didnt like the black on white i bought some Wolf SP1 wheels which have a similar dished look but i went wider and black with a polished lip, (F-18x9+30 R18x10+35)

and i picked up some near new BC BR's way to cheap so had to grab them, after installing them my car is now 100% rattle and random noise free finally! and even more comfortable!

i also installed some adjustable SRI camber arms and tension rods


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so far im really happy with the progress of the car, ive done some other things as well that i havent bothered to mention and take pics of to make it a better daily such as replacing the stock sound system with aftermarket speakers, 2 amps and a sub, replaced the stock coil packs with yellow jackets and new spark plugs, removed rust from inside the rear guards and arches, tinting all the indicators ect.


its currently looking like this

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Added 30mm spacers in the rear for some poke

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my near future plans include

- pumping the rear guards

- getting the GTR skirt add ons and rear pods to finish off the kit

- the cars also on 100,300 K's and ive just bought everything for the service just deciding to do it myselft or take it to a shop..


after that i want to get some Bride Stradia II Style seats and a genuine nardi concave steering wheel with a detachable boss to make my interior a bit nicer


hopefully have that finished by mid 2014 then to move onto the pre turbo upgrades like new bigger brakes and slotted/drilled rotors, im still unsure what im going to upgrade to, probably just R34 GTT callipers for ease and price, R33 GTST gearbox and R200 rear diff.


i plan to start the turbo conversion in december as ill be on my opens early january 2015 (i know its easier to sell and buy a turbo model instead but i really dont want to go back to a stock front end and have to start again, unless i can afford a 34 GTR or decide i can put up with a 32 GTR)


im still a little unsure of what option to take, do i just turbo my higher compression N/A engine and run low boost on a big turbo for a while or do i go ahead and do an engine swap to a DET from a 4wd Stagea and go from there? or do i go all out and go for a 26 swap? any pro and cons for either would help me decide


obviously the swap would be better in the long run, but because i have a GT-X (same 4wd as the GTR's) im wondering if im going to have trouble making one fit because there is a front diff and some of the floor pan ect are slightly different to the RWD 34's so if anyone if it is a simple swap please let me know! im hopeing the Stagea's share the same set up


ill keep the thread posted with any new updates i have on the car as it changes,

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little update, lowered the car so the front bars just above 100mm and added a little more camber to the front

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im now in the process of sourcing parts for the engine swap to a RWD RB25DET NEO

does anyone know if theres anything extra i would need for a NA to T conversion compared a standard RWD skyline, like is there anything physically different between the engines besides a larger sump in the 4WD, and does anyone know what happens when removing the front driveshaft and diff? like what do i need to replace them with for RWD set up ect,

any help would be appreciated

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