Sub Boy's R32 GT-R....Then and Now

[Sub Boy]

Haha! Bob you must be part magpie!

[CSB]

I'm planning to go for the same size wheels, 18x10.5, just wanted to ask what you did to the arch liner. (Cant see clearly from pic) iirc others have said there is rubbing etc.

[jdmchrist]

Nice brake and wheels mate!

[Lith]

Chris, your car has gotta be one of my favorites R32s ever.... and it's not even going yet!

[Sub Boy]

Originally Posted by CSB

I'm planning to go for the same size wheels, 18x10.5, just wanted to ask what you did to the arch liner. (Cant see clearly from pic) iirc others have said there is rubbing etc.

In fairness I am struggling to get the wheels to fit under the arches.
If you have a look in the wheels section on this forum, There is a post from me about this size wheels. There is some pics of RH9's car that had the front guards rolled and modified the standard liner, But had to get the rear guards cut and pumped. It is looking to be a bigger job than I thought.
Bearing in mind, If you only intend to run 255/265 tyres you can get away without too much work, But I want to run up to 295's all around.....So I am getting 30mm wider guards.

[Sub Boy]

Originally Posted by jdmchrist

Nice brake and wheels mate!

Originally Posted by Lith

Chris, your car has gotta be one of my favorites R32s ever.... and it's not even going yet!

Cheers guys....It would have been awesome with the V8 Supercar brakes on it, But due to the 380mm rotors my wheel choices would have been limited.
These should be ample for my lame driving.

[CSB]

Originally Posted by Sub Boy

In fairness I am struggling to get the wheels to fit under the arches.
If you have a look in the wheels section on this forum, There is a post from me about this size wheels. There is some pics of RH9's car that had the front guards rolled and modified the standard liner, But had to get the rear guards cut and pumped. It is looking to be a bigger job than I thought.
Bearing in mind, If you only intend to run 255/265 tyres you can get away without too much work, But I want to run up to 295's all around.....So I am getting 30mm wider guards.

265 is what I'm planning. 295 is way to extreme, wont that hit the upper control arm thing? I did take off the arch liner, it is quite a necessity to have in some places, but other parts you can get away with sticking por15 on.

[Sub Boy]

A bit pointless running 10.5" wheels if you are only ever going to run 265's in my opinion, They fit better on a 9.5" wheel and don't require any guard work with a 25-30 offset.

[jdmchrist]

I've look ak the rfp1 size and the 9.5 is availlable only in et 15, 38 or 45 ... Which one do you think would be the best to run 265 tire and no mod on the arch?? Et 15???

[Sub Boy]

Originally Posted by jdmchrist

I've look ak the rfp1 size and the 9.5 is availlable only in et 15, 38 or 45 ... Which one do you think would be the best to run 265 tire and no mod on the arch?? Et 15???

Yeah, Enkei are a little limiting on sizing

I would run a 9.5" 38et with a 5mm-10mm spacer.

[jdmchrist]

with 38et , do you still have the little lip like in your picture??

[Sub Boy]

I was running R34 GTR wheels (They are 30 offset) previous with 265x35x18 tyres and didn't need any guard work.

I use this calculator to work it out:

Wheel Offset Calculator

Just input what you normal wheel size was, and what you intend to run.

[Lith]

So the turbo is mounted, it has exhaust, it has brakes and wheels, I'm losing track of whats left on the todo list before this comes alive and not sure if I should be breathing or not?

[Sub Boy]

Originally Posted by Lith

So the turbo is mounted, it has exhaust, it has brakes and wheels, I'm losing track of whats left on the todo list before this comes alive and not sure if I should be breathing or not?

Haha!
The Front pipe, Manifold and Turbo housing are at HPC....Would have thought I would get them back this week?
I then have a bit of hose plumbing to do for the turbo, Then it can go around to NZEFI.....But I would have liked to have got the wheels and guards sorted first....Not sure.

[Sub Boy]

Small update....
So I sent these parts away to be HPC Coated a week ago....



....And they have arrived back this morning looking like this!
HPC HyperCoat Extreme!



And a pic for those who wanted to see the Sinco Manifold collectors.


I will be bolting it all together for the last time this weekend, And plumbing up the water and oil lines to the turbo, So I'm getting pretty close now to getting it tuned. yay!