RIPS R32 GTR project.

[R.I.P.S NZ]

Originally Posted by t51rjohn

who is your supplier of the 1 piece front end?

Got any details ? website?

Thanks John

I brought a whole fibreglass shell off a e-bay type website but not from the people who made the parts.

Pretty sure the front clip is a racepro product who are quite a big fibreglass company in NZ, google them and if you can't find them get back to me and I'll see if I can get a contact for you.

Rob

[R.I.P.S NZ]

Next up are some cooling products:

Having looked at some intercoolers from the States and the fact that a suitable one would owe me in excess of nzd3500 by the time I it got here, I decided to get the cores and make the tanks ourselves, this is good for over 1000hp:


Heat exchanger oil cooler:


Rob

[YB0THA]

[NXTIME]

Originally Posted by bigmikespec

Woooahhh... NXTIME, you hooked a big one! Haha.

Hook, line AND sinker

Sorry, Rob. I couldn't resist

Love your work. Carry on

[R.I.P.S NZ]

Originally Posted by NXTIME

Hook, line AND sinker

Sorry, Rob. I couldn't resist

Love your work. Carry on

No worries mate, at least it was over and done with a little quicker than last time, haha.

Maybe I should keep my GTR road legal and get some Radials

[R.I.P.S NZ]

As part of my "I'm doing it different" theme, we've lost a fair bit of weight off the front and we'll have lots of room for the turbo etc along with easy access to everything:


Rob

[GT-R Glenn]

Rob Im sencing its not going to be street legal ......

http://www.racepro.co.nz/



NXTWAT, you got a response from someone very closely asscociated with the car that time.

[R.I.P.S NZ]

Originally Posted by GT-R Glenn

Rob Im sencing its not going to be street legal ......

Probably not, but it "could" if we wanted it to as I have all the papers for it and the chassis/cage work has been checked and passed.

By retaining all original chassis and x-members/engine mounts etc it only needs a modification certificate and a few parts x-rayed.

Rob

[Bajie]

x-rayed !?!

[R.I.P.S NZ]

Originally Posted by Bajie

x-rayed !?!

Yeah, when you custom make suspension or steering arms and want the parts to go on a road legal car in NZ they have to be crack tested/x-rayed to make sure the welds etc are up to standard.

Stupid thing is, we've checked the welds on some stock nissan arms and they failed!!

Rob

[Lith]

Originally Posted by GT-R Glenn

NXTWAT, you got a response from someone very closely asscociated with the car that time.

... and skimming over the following posts I suspect he completely ignored it. Ignorance is bliss, however.

[NXTIME]

No, Lith, I just don't want to ruin Rob's great thread with any regurgitation of a topic that has been thrashed already, particularly when one side doesn't wish to stick to the topic.

[Lith]

Fair enough, sounds like good policy.

So on the topic, this is looking fully nuts - I am pleased you decided to do a GTR Rob. I like your approach to things and look forward to seeing how this comes together, at the very least its going to be one to watch and something a bit different.

[R.I.P.S NZ]

Plenty of room for whatever we'd like to try:




Dry sump tank mounts and custom radiator mounts will be next on the list of "to do's"

Rob

[Marko R1]

that must be a dummy block right rob? or maybe the block just needs some tlc & fresh coat of paint lol