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G'Day Ppl,

New here,

Just got an 1989 Skyline for Daughters first car.

She wanted Mums 1976 VW Beetle [Rust Bucket].....No way, to dangerous :D

Looking to check out the Skyline and keep it on the road for starters.

I need a nickname for it first up...... :)

Then a Workshop Manual or the like :rolleyes:

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31 wagon eh? lol awesome old school.....................chuck some bling in the wheels department then slap on a bodykiet mmmmm.......yummy 31.........I seem to like 31s mroe and more these days

Keep the cooling system maintained and topped up and it will run forever.

Run the overflow low and get air in the head and it will eventually crack when it experiences a flogging or hot day.

Check the clutch fan is working correctly. You will hear it roar up first thing in the morning, then 15seconds later it will go quiet. When stuffed they 'generally' don't engage completely or nothing at all.

Clutch for the fan is around $140. Shop around at different auto shops, the price vary's considerably.

Get the trans serviced ~$75.

The diff's can be a little whiney, nothing to worry about. A couple large tubes of Nulon G70 will quieten it down.

Brake inspection and fluid change.

Should be a good reliable car then. :rolleyes:

Edited by Cubes

good choice over the bug

if ur daughters a rev head get a lsd in teh back

good drifting action cause no weight in the back - woohooo!!!!!!!!!!

if u want a bit more power hook up a simple cold air intake

ie cut a hole in teh bottom of the airbox and chuck some pipe in there to near the front bar - make sure u cover teh exposed end of the pipe with something like flywire

actually this is not really a cai but it makes the air flow into the engine a little less turbulent

get some new spark plug leads - big thick ones are good

make sure all teh wires are connected properly and tight

if the engine turns over grab each wire and shake it abit and see if the egine noise changes - if it does it will have a dodgy connection somewhere

a simple mod is putting a 2 1/4 press bent zorst in and or extractors with say a magna flow muffler and nice tip

dont worry bout mandrel bent zorst as it costs too much but also decrease back pressure too much - press bent is just perfect

hope some of this helps

31 wagon eh? lol awesome old school.....................chuck some bling in the wheels department then slap on a bodykiet mmmmm.......yummy 31.........I seem to like 31s mroe and more these days

lol, no one makes kits for R31s. Theres R31 house in japan, but tahts in japan.

Sounds good mate, show us some pics :)

Ok, i was kinad wrong saying that.

Nispares has some front lips. They used to have side skirts aswell, but by the looks of it they're the same as the r31house bodyparts.

http://www.nispares.com.au/Fast-Bitz.htm

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