R32 Build from shell - What to be careful of ?

[Lapkitty]

Hey everyone,

I was heavily considering buying a r32 shell (2k ish) and refurbishing it with a rb20de and such. 

What are some things I need to be careful of when buying a shell.

Id be building It to be P plate legal.

 

Thank you for your input and cheers,

Sam

[Rusty Nuts]

Check any purchase for rust very very carefully, if you have any doubts take someone competent with you. Especially check entire and I really mean entire boot area for rust and/or bog. Check entire underside particularly sub frame mounting points. This is not an undertaking that should be taken lightly, you are about to take the HARD road. I speak from experience. Good Luck you are gonna need it. You will spend far more than the car is worth. Save up and buy a registered goer.

Edited January 4, 2019 by Rusty Nuts

[Lapkitty]

16 minutes ago, Rusty Nuts said:

Check any purchase for rust very very carefully, if you have any doubts take someone competent with you. Especially check entire and I really mean entire boot area for rust and/or bog. Check entire underside particularly sub frame mounting points. This is not an undertaking that should be taken lightly, you are about to take the HARD road. I speak from experience. Good Luck you are gonna need it. You will spend far more than the car is worth. Save up and buy a registered goer.

Hey mate thanks for the quick response and really helpful info.

 

I was wondering if you had a estimated budget you would think it'd be around (Obviously very hard to do but a indication would be very helpful)

I was thinking It wouldn't be heaps over 6k but maybe that is young and naive

 

Cheers, 

Sam

[Rusty Nuts]

Really impossible to say, you are in' how long is a piece of string' territory. But i'm old, my days of young and brave are over.

[Rusty Nuts]

There are RB20  R32's for sale in various parts of the country for $12000 and you are talking $8000 spend + many heartbreak days. Get a second job and save the extra cash.

[KiwiRS4T]

Buy a Toyota as cheaply as possible and save up for the GTT you know you want when you get your full licence.

[Cyko34]

Don't waste your time or money, by the time you finish it You'll have forked out 5 times what the car is worth and it will be slow as shit. Just buy a shitbox and save for something that runs and is finished and go from there. 

[niZmO_Man]

A Corolla would chop it off the lights.

[GTSBoy]

Such a shell is only good for reshelliing a bashed up drift car these days.

[Nate65]

You'll probably be on your full licence before you finish. Save up for something with real horsepower I say.