Dons 33 Gtst Build

[donburtron]

Thought id start a thread but its been a long journey with this build and its my second time around owning this car.

It started when i went to my engineer about putting a RB20DET in my old Gemini Coupe and there was a R32 GTR in his shop getting rebuilt and it just hit me...

Why dont i get a 33 keep it clean and standard looking but i wanted it to be the best with all the goodies..

After doing all my home work on the right car i decided a 33 was my choice.

I searched hi and low for the right one to build from scratch.

Found a 33 with a blown engine and only 101,000klm on it for 4k on gumtree and threw a offer of 2k at him and basically got told to f**k off lol..

A week later got a call back saying he would accept my offer but since he was a prick i said 1500 and he politely accepted so it was on the truck the next day and at my house.

I dont have any pics of it as i got it or through out the bar metal respray apart from when it was in primer as once i had it stripper to bare metal in the shed i was keen to paint it so i got to etching the car and finished at 12.30ish on a thursday night not even thinking about the 6 hour window to lay the primer down lol..

So i started priming and pulled a all nighter and back to work at 6 am for my 12 hour shift.

Im the process of painting i stepped on my phone a smashed the screen and when i got it replaced they factory reset my phone loosing all my pictures..

Heres the result of the car im primer

While the engine was ripped out i sourced another engine and started to rebuild it.

Started with a billet crank and forged rods and pistons and the i had the mod bug.

I lashed out and got splitfire coils, tomei FPR, HICAS lock bar, bosch 044 pump, jecs 880cc injectors, greedy FF plenum, all new gaskets, N1 oil pump, 3 inch exhaust, hi flow cats, FMIC, timing belt, water pump, fully rebuild head, tomei pon cams, 6 core radiator and gave it to the mechanic to start assembly.

Got everything but the injectors put in assembled and back into the car running.. with in 10 minutes id found the clutch was stuffed and my turbo oil seal needed replacing so i ditched the turbo and bought a proboost T04z, Tial ext gate and Fabed a high mount manifold with as mate of mine.

Now i was looking for a clutch but once again i scored a good deal and bought a rebuilt diff, GTR race spec flywheel, clutch and fully rebuild gearbox for a combo package of 3500 shipped to my mechanics shop and got it all assembled and running again to relise my suspension had seen better days..

I bought a set up upper and lower control arms, ball joints and blistein suspenision, new head and tails lights and back to assembly it went.

After 9 months into the build and about 22k out of pocket my misses fell pregnant to our first child.

I was determined to keep the 33 and she was happy for me to as she had a suitable family car already..

I started working 6 days a week and the 33 got neglected..

Finally i got it dynoed to make 836 HP at the rears and then i got a defect on the 3rd day..

So it sat in the shed for 9 more months untill we moved town and i needed a car for work so i sold it for a shocking price of 3800..

The guy who bought it sold the goodies and got it back on the road.

Then paint was layed over the primer and the result was this

After he spent another 5k or so into it i purchased it back for 8k with onlt 105,000klm on it and now iv put a hi flow on it and got it tuned to 321rwkw with 880cc injectors and a Power FC and its very street able. Hits full boost at 3300-3400 rpm and its a weapon..

Thanks for reading guys hope u enjoyed and get some encouragment and ill keep this thread updated as im still tinkering with it now..

Next mods will be a hypergear ss2 or a gtx3542r on a lowmount, tinted windows and im putting new carpet in..

Edited March 31, 2016 by donburtron

[donburtron]

Heres a before and after on the engine bay

Some more pics of the build

Edited March 31, 2016 by donburtron

[STARSKR33M]

very nice mate

[donburtron]

very nice mate

Thanks mate..

Its going in for a window tint on wednesday so ill upload some more pics then