Duncan's V37.......race car?

[Duncan]

On 28/09/2024 at 9:08 AM, r32-25t said:

It’s over 25 years old, there’s probably a loophole to be able to be able to register it now 

Pretty sure I could do but it would need to be exported and reimported as the current import approval is race only. But in practice there are plenty of other practical reasons it can't be a road car despite their potential value these days like stripped interior looms, cage to cut out etc

On 28/09/2024 at 10:32 AM, MBS206 said:

Does this mean now that it doesn't need to meet Targa spec you can ditch the twins, and crank up the power?

Nah, no mods to it other than updating the roll age to current regs. It makes about 350 (laggy) kilowatts on the N1s at 18psi which is enough to push it around the place

[Duncan]

Did a little bit on the V37 today.

I bought this LED kit out of the US https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/125953603618. Best I could find online but didn't look great, in the end the quality was pretty much right and it did come with locations for each light including rear number plate and a few spares. The factory owners' manual was also useful with information on where to pop each light out without damage.

I prefer the LED look as I use it daily including at night and the LEDs are both brighter and the white light is easier to read with.

Vanity mirror comparison, LEDs just look more modern

The glove box was the only difficult one (and the only one that was previously blown.....), steps were

Open glovebox 50% but not fully open
Push up on bottom of the box to unclip it on both side, not screws or pins to remove
Remove the top stays at an angle, right side then left, because....
Before dropping the glovebox totally, remove soft close clip on left
Then, remove 7 screws to release the glovebox surround
Twist the globe holder anti clock to release it from the surround
In this case, the LED globe supplied was wider than factory and did not fit, so I ground down each side about 1mm then inserted it
Last trick, start engine to check the LED polarity is correct, the globe only operates when the engine is running (whether the box is open or closed)

I also moved the 4G booster and wifi across from the Fuga, a little frustrating as I could not find a good Accessories ACC source anywhere in the boot so I'll run a wire from the cabin next time I get a chance. Also, unlike the Fuga the external antenna wire does not quite fit between the rear windscreen and the body so I think I'll have to drill a hole in the roof to mount it. Probably not that interesting for most people so I'll just post once complete

[MBS206]

On 9/28/2024 at 7:04 AM, Duncan said:

 

@Duncan for the antennas for the 4G booster, send me a photo of the connection type it uses, and what sort of bands it picks up on, and a photo of the existing antenna itself.

I have some interesting ones coming into work soon that may suit your needs really really well AND stop you drilling holes in the roof.

[Duncan]

This is the current antenna, 4g bands are the ones I'm after, particularly the Telstra long range one which I think is 850Mhz? It has an SMA connector to a 3 way splitter, one runs to the Cel Fi and 2 to a USB 4g wifi stick

The problem is not the antenna, the problem is that the V37 has a slightly smaller gap between the rear windshield and the body which prevents the line from being tucked away under it as it was in the Fuga. Therefore, I have about a meter of cable that I can't adequately secure running down the outside of the car to enter the boot....I figure I need to use a roof mount antenna instead and run the cable inside the car

The other option I'll look at is removing the factory shark fin (which I assume is factory GPS, which is crap, I use TomTom app on my phone) and I'll bet there is already a hole in the roof under that I could use.

Any alternative approach is very much welcome!