TweenieRob Custom RB28 - GT-R Register - Official Nissan Skyline and GTR Owners Club forum

matt j · 29th June 2011, 08:21 PM

Dedicated to the memory of my dad and Tweenie Rob, may you both rest in peace..

Some of you will know the history of my car and some of you won't but hopefully this thread will give everyone an idea as to what both TR-Racing and I have been up to in the past couple of years, working towards my goals.

When I first took my car to TR-Racing, I sat down with Rob and Justin and started to pencil a plan for my car to end up with the spec I wanted to achieve a couple of personal goals, top speed and quarter but still remain a street car, I'll get on to that later.

First off was to address the strut tops, as with all R33's the standard struts are twin skinned which allows moisture to be trapped and rust forms from the inside out. I also wanted this area strengthened to allow the car to better handle the power the new set-up would be putting out so I've had strengthened sections welded in. I'm changing the colour of the engine bay too as the pictures will show.

Car in the body shop being prepped - As always, Rob making sure he was 100% happy;

New sections welded in and additional bracing on the underside;

You can see how being stood and not touched for nearly 2 years takes its toll by the surface rust;

Struts being prepped for paint;

Sealer being applied;

Prepped and ready for paint;

Thankfully, having the underside fully treated has meant it's still very clean;

Well, the first and second coats of paint went on, just needs flattening and then lacquering.

First coat;

Second coat on ready for rubbing down;

I'm pleased with the result, should make a feature of the engine.

Keeping Gaijin Company;

Part of the conversation with Rob covered Turbo choice - He wanted the car and engine to be a showcase for some of the work TR-Racing are very capable of doing so he had a hand in this choice... (If truth be told, he was more excited about this choice than I was but I knew he would 'do the business')

Rob made a photo diary of the build but sadly all the photos were hosted on his site and he was in the process of emailing me the password but unfortunately it never came. These are the only photos I have of the engine during the build...

(The colour is Kawasaki Racing Lime Green)

Engine (basic) Specification;

The engine has had the FULL TR-Racing attention with many parts being custom specified by Rob and Justin - again, I don't have the full spec but below is a small indication of the attention to detail...

Nismo U24 N1 Block - cylinder walls bored and honed to each piston
Full HKS Step 3 internals - pistons/rods/pins/crank etc
Custom dry sump set up
Nissan head - ported and polished + combustion chamber mods/squish etc
Full HKS manifold and piping kit which has been ceramic coated
HKS T62R turbo - External waste gate and screamer
Dual fuel rails with 12x700cc injectors
Nitrous installation
CAS removal and Crank angle (missing tooth) installation
Custom fuel system

Basically a lot of one-off parts have gone into this build.

By now everyone knows the kind of work TR-Racing are capable of and hopefully now you'll see the attention to detail and lengths these guys go to in ensuring that every customer is hopefully a happy customer.

In June 2009 my dad passed away and I discussed certain things with Rob and the build whilst being a showcase for TR-Racing was also to be dedicated to the memory of my dad who had been supportive all the way through my Skyline ownership - not many people can say after 12 years that they are the 1st and only owner of their car and have done everything to their car from day 1.

I’ll just list a few pics now and let them do the talking…

Seemed strange to be featured even when in that state!!!

Keeping up the carbon fetish…

Back to the build…

A keen eye might see the fuse box relocation going on

matt j · 29th June 2011, 08:23 PM

Getting the car ready for TOTB last year;

A few changes made well into the wee small hours of the morning prior to driving to York.

Keeping the carbon fetish going, installed the interior panel;

There's plenty of other work ongoing, the ECU and dash are being changed to MoTeC and the finishing touches have started.

I'll finish by saying a huge thanks to all at TR-Racing, to Danny at VicSell and Newera who supplied one or 2 parts. Personal thanks to Justin and Rich, you guys are stars

deep_space · 29th June 2011, 08:46 PM

Speeeechless. All I can say is WOW

Skyline_500R · 29th June 2011, 08:54 PM

wow, what a build.

Seen the engine in the stand end 2009.

Mikster · 29th June 2011, 09:04 PM

Stunning R33

alkesh_inc · 29th June 2011, 09:11 PM

Matt

first things first......welcome back dude, its been a while.

the car is looking very sweet and love that carbon rear seat cover.

Justin has done a 1st class job as always, i remember when my car came back from Danny's the engine bay looked that clean, you've inspired me to get out there and give it a good polish.

hopefully see you at TOTB this year.

Alkesh

Mel HKS · 29th June 2011, 09:16 PM

Lovely. Just good to have you back on here mate.

TR Racing · 29th June 2011, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mel HKS

Lovely. Just good to have you back on here mate.

See you bright and early saturday . Yours is ready and waiting for you

OBSESSION · 29th June 2011, 09:23 PM

Stunning!

jim-lm · 29th June 2011, 09:23 PM

Welcome back matt, I'm glad mook lifted your ban mate.
It's about time it was lifted.

I have always loved your unique car, I remember when it had just the 400r kit and watching it take shape over the years.

Keep up the good work mate.....

Kadir · 29th June 2011, 09:25 PM

You have been gone a while..

First and foremost, I am sorry to hear of your Father's passing. May he rest in peace.

I remember seeing this when I first had my GTR serviced. Pretty sure the CE28s were silver then. This has always had a big spec list.

TR Racing · 29th June 2011, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt j

Getting the car ready for TOTB last year;

A few changes made well into the wee small hours of the morning prior to driving to York.

Keeping the carbon fetish going, installed the interior panel;

There's plenty of other work ongoing, the ECU and dash are being changed to MoTeC and the finishing touches have started.

I'll finish by saying a huge thanks to all at TR-Racing, to Danny at VicSell and Newera who supplied one or 2 parts. Personal thanks to Justin and Rich, you guys are stars

Our pleasure Matt. Will email you the pics we have of the beast !!

matt j · 29th June 2011, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jim-lm

I have always loved your unique car, I remember when it had just the 400r kit and watching it take shape over the years.

It's certainly has changed since then hasn't it lol!

Unique is definitely a way of describing the old girl, propper marmite

One day I'll write down the spec list but it's getting far easier these days to just list what's standard...

Mel HKS · 29th June 2011, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TR Racing

See you bright and early saturday . Yours is ready and waiting for you

See you then, cant wait to drive it home and really get the feel of all the hard work and Ozz's mapping. The future is bright!!!

Want a race Matt??

matt j · 29th June 2011, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mel HKS

Want a race Matt??

Mine isn't mapped yet Mel, can you give me a few weeks and ask again?

29th June 2011, 08:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
matt j matt j is a wind-up merchant! Executive GTR Owners Club Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Aberdeen / Lancaster Cars owned: R35 GT-R & 1999 UK R33 GT-R V-Spec 96/100 Posts: 3,951	TweenieRob Custom RB28 *Dedicated to the memory of my dad and Tweenie Rob, may you both rest in peace.. Some of you will know the history of my car and some of you won't but hopefully this thread will give everyone an idea as to what both TR-Racing and I have been up to in the past couple of years, working towards my goals. When I first took my car to TR-Racing, I sat down with Rob and Justin and started to pencil a plan for my car to end up with the spec I wanted to achieve a couple of personal goals, top speed and quarter but still remain a street car, I'll get on to that later. First off was to address the strut tops, as with all R33's the standard struts are twin skinned which allows moisture to be trapped and rust forms from the inside out. I also wanted this area strengthened to allow the car to better handle the power the new set-up would be putting out so I've had strengthened sections welded in. I'm changing the colour of the engine bay too as the pictures will show. Car in the body shop being prepped - As always, Rob making sure he was 100% happy; New sections welded in and additional bracing on the underside; You can see how being stood and not touched for nearly 2 years takes its toll by the surface rust; Struts being prepped for paint; Sealer being applied; Prepped and ready for paint; Thankfully, having the underside fully treated has meant it's still very clean; Well, the first and second coats of paint went on, just needs flattening and then lacquering. First coat; Second coat on ready for rubbing down; I'm pleased with the result, should make a feature of the engine. Keeping Gaijin Company; Part of the conversation with Rob covered Turbo choice - He wanted the car and engine to be a showcase for some of the work TR-Racing are very capable of doing so he had a hand in this choice... (If truth be told, he was more excited about this choice than I was but I knew he would 'do the business') Rob made a photo diary of the build but sadly all the photos were hosted on his site and he was in the process of emailing me the password but unfortunately it never came. These are the only photos I have of the engine during the build... (The colour is Kawasaki Racing Lime Green) Engine (basic) Specification*; The engine has had the FULL TR-Racing attention with many parts being custom specified by Rob and Justin - again, I don't have the full spec but below is a small indication of the attention to detail... Nismo U24 N1 Block - cylinder walls bored and honed to each piston Full HKS Step 3 internals - pistons/rods/pins/crank etc Custom dry sump set up Nissan head - ported and polished + combustion chamber mods/squish etc Full HKS manifold and piping kit which has been ceramic coated HKS T62R turbo - External waste gate and screamer Dual fuel rails with 12x700cc injectors Nitrous installation CAS removal and Crank angle (missing tooth) installation Custom fuel system Basically a lot of one-off parts have gone into this build. By now everyone knows the kind of work TR-Racing are capable of and hopefully now you'll see the attention to detail and lengths these guys go to in ensuring that every customer is hopefully a happy customer. In June 2009 my dad passed away and I discussed certain things with Rob and the build whilst being a showcase for TR-Racing was also to be dedicated to the memory of my dad who had been supportive all the way through my Skyline ownership - not many people can say after 12 years that they are the 1st and only owner of their car and have done everything to their car from day 1. I’ll just list a few pics now and let them do the talking… Seemed strange to be featured even when in that state!!! Keeping up the carbon fetish… Back to the build… A keen eye might see the fuse box relocation going on __________________

29th June 2011, 08:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
matt j matt j is a wind-up merchant! Executive GTR Owners Club Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Aberdeen / Lancaster Cars owned: R35 GT-R & 1999 UK R33 GT-R V-Spec 96/100 Posts: 3,951	Getting the car ready for TOTB last year; A few changes made well into the wee small hours of the morning prior to driving to York. Keeping the carbon fetish going, installed the interior panel; There's plenty of other work ongoing, the ECU and dash are being changed to MoTeC and the finishing touches have started. I'll finish by saying a huge thanks to all at TR-Racing, to Danny at VicSell and Newera who supplied one or 2 parts. Personal thanks to Justin and Rich, you guys are stars __________________ Last edited by matt j; 29th June 2011 at 08:26 PM..

29th June 2011, 08:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
deep_space deep_space is unaware they can edit their status GTR Register User Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 204	Speeeechless. All I can say is WOW __________________

29th June 2011, 08:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
Skyline_500R Skyline_500R is a friend of the legend TweenieRob RIP GTR Register User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Eindhoven, The Netherlands Cars owned: Nissan Skyline R33 GTR Posts: 273	wow, what a build. Seen the engine in the stand end 2009. __________________

29th June 2011, 09:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mikster Mikster is searching for time to race GTR Register User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: South London Cars owned: F11 Bmw, e91 Bmw, R33 Race Car, Porsche 911 GT3 Posts: 510	Stunning R33 __________________

29th June 2011, 09:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
alkesh_inc alkesh_inc is working it out New Users Join Date: Nov 2006 Cars owned: R33 GTR, Mk2 Golf G60 Posts: 359	Matt first things first......welcome back dude, its been a while. the car is looking very sweet and love that carbon rear seat cover. Justin has done a 1st class job as always, i remember when my car came back from Danny's the engine bay looked that clean, you've inspired me to get out there and give it a good polish. hopefully see you at TOTB this year. Alkesh __________________

29th June 2011, 09:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mel HKS Mel HKS is contemplating selling.... GTR Register User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: London Cars owned: R33 GTR Posts: 793	Lovely. Just good to have you back on here mate. __________________

29th June 2011, 09:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
OBSESSION OBSESSION is Ahead GTROC Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: SA.........For Now Cars owned: GTR's Posts: 627	Stunning! __________________

29th June 2011, 09:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
jim-lm jim-lm is unsure what he's status is GTROC Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: everywhere Cars owned: r33 gtr lm ltd v-spec. R32 gtr. 200sx s13. Posts: 1,572	Welcome back matt, I'm glad mook lifted your ban mate. It's about time it was lifted. I have always loved your unique car, I remember when it had just the 400r kit and watching it take shape over the years. Keep up the good work mate..... __________________ Growing old is inevitable ,growing up is optional

29th June 2011, 09:25 PM	#11 (permalink)
Kadir Kadir is unaware they can edit their status GTR Register User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: London Cars owned: R34 GTR Posts: 2,068	You have been gone a while.. First and foremost, I am sorry to hear of your Father's passing. May he rest in peace. I remember seeing this when I first had my GTR serviced. Pretty sure the CE28s were silver then. This has always had a big spec list. __________________

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