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Sub Boy · 7th August 2011, 02:11 AM

Being too cold today (And a bit hung over

), I thought I would start a bit of a build thread for the Blue Monster.

I've had the car now for about 11yrs, It originally was black, And I bought it off a guy who used to drive round his farm with guns in the back...There were dents in the boot going outward! When I went for a test drive there was beer cans and old socks in the car, And I figured when I went back to buy it it would be tidied up...No, still a mess!

I didn't have a particularly good start to owning it...Within 3 days I put into a fence showing off

But after needing a bit of a rebuild due to crashing it, I decided to paint it, (My friend is a Painter/Panel Beater) and decided to paint it TV2 Bayside Blue.
Shortly after getting it back, It lunched a bottom end bearing, So was decided to do a wee bit to the motor on rebuild, Was then running a little over 500hp at all 4wheels from a set of -5's, Poncams and Power FC

I have slowly been upgrading the car for a while, And now have started doing some track days (very soft driving) so hence I have started collecting parts to make it more reliable for fun track days, while still having it road legal.

It's first Track Day, My local track has a reasonable front straight....But is small and twisty through the infield. (in the famous words of Dick Johnson "It's like running a marathon around your clothes line!")

Passing a 911 out of the sweeper onto the main straight....But soon found the major issue with a big heavy car on a small twister track....The brakes!

Two to three laps, the pads were like marshmellows, and the rotors were warped and purple!

So.... Here is what I did to fix it

6 Pot Wilwood calipers, 330mm x 35mm floating disks on the front with custom bells and dogbones, Ferreno 3000+ pads

4 Pot Wilwood calipers, with alloy bells and a custom handbrake lever system. Being that we are not allowed to run hydro handbrakes on road cars in NZ, this runs the handbrak cables to a V-Brake system to pull the pads onto the disks. This means it weighs about half of a standard setup as I dont need a heavy cast rotor/bell and all the handbrake shoes etc.

While the rear subframe was out I replace the worn out subframe bushes with Nolathane ones.

I am also now running a Stagea RS260 master cylinder.....And this is now a HUGE improvement, Nice firm pedal, and great stopping power over and over again, Short of running longer races, these are great for track days, And due to keeping the ABS fine for the road.

I have also replaced all the crap old rubber brake hoses with Coated Braided Teflon brake lines.

Sub Boy · 7th August 2011, 02:58 AM

The other thing that was soft was the Suspension....

I have replaced most every bushing with either new arms or Whiteline Bushes, Also it has Whiteline swaybays front and rear.

It these on to start with....

I then put the Tein SuperStreet's on when the Bilstiens gave up....

But they were both a bit soft for the track, so these went on, Tein MonoFlex with EDFC controller.
If or when these become toast, I'll get get them rebuilt by suspension God Mr Coote in Aussie

Sub Boy · 7th August 2011, 03:30 AM

I also found an old Bride seat that the cloth was knackered on, And had it recovered in matching alcantara, Also added a six point harness for track days.

hytech · 7th August 2011, 04:18 AM

Nice work

Got any recent pictures of the rear brakes? I need to see what the "boy" is getting

He is also wanting to get a host of Whiteline parts for his GTR.

Sub Boy · 7th August 2011, 05:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hytech

Nice work

Got any recent pictures of the rear brakes? I need to see what the "boy" is getting

He is also wanting to get a host of Whiteline parts for his GTR.

Can do Dick, Any shots in particular? Just got to peel myself off the couch

Sub Boy · 7th August 2011, 08:07 AM

And being the old R32 is a wobbly chassis...I fired these on

This really feels like it has stiffened things up....But it could just be in my head! In a perfect world I would have put a cage in and seam welded the chassis.

....But never say never....

fourtoes · 7th August 2011, 08:48 AM

Yeeeeee harrrrrrrrr!!!!!
I'm gonna love this thread, I love the fact it was used by hick farmers and has now turned into such a beauty!
Awesome work/pics Chris, keep it coming!

Bob

Sub Boy · 7th August 2011, 09:04 AM

....And with a bit more HP than factory and track running means a bit higher temps, So an Oil Cooler and Power Steer Cooler was added.

I also added a set of Greddy Hard pipes and with a bit of trimming of the front bumper support a 100mm Tube and Fin Trust Intercooler.

And I have removed the AC, And put a 50mm thick Ron Davis Radiator on as well (Recently have just put the twin 12" electric fans)

Sub Boy · 7th August 2011, 09:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fourtoes

Yeeeeee harrrrrrrrr!!!!!
I'm gonna love this thread, I love the fact it was used by hick farmers and has now turned into such a beauty!
Awesome work/pics Chris, keep it coming!

Bob

It's one of dem fancy Nee-Sarn Tractors boy...Yippy-Ky-Aee!

Sub Boy · 7th August 2011, 09:55 AM

And being that it is getting a new thirsty engine (and that I want to run E85 if it ever turns up at the pump in Quakey-Town)

New Fuel system....Someone is making a crap load of cash making these fittings, Far out are they expensive for a hose fittings!

All of the fuel lines are Teflon Braided Hose. I have a Nismo in tank lift pump, this fills the 2.5lt Surge Tank, Then two Bosch 044 pumps that will run a -6 line to each side of the dual entry fuel rail, with a -8 return to a Sard FPR and a -8 return to the surge tank.

I also added an extra -8 return to back up the factory -6 return from the surge tank, This involved drilling a bulkhead fitting into the top of the tank, I trimed a hole in the boot above the tank to gain access, Then used a bulkhead grommet to cover.

Mikster · 7th August 2011, 12:14 PM

Looks good. Hopefully that oil cooler wont obstruct cooling airflow too much if you are doing track work..

bluesky · 7th August 2011, 07:39 PM

Good work

gillsl500 · 7th August 2011, 08:30 PM

Looks the dogs doo-dahs :-)

hytech · 7th August 2011, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sub Boy

Can do Dick, Any shots in particular? Just got to peel myself off the couch

Photos of the rear brakes on the car. Perhaps photo with rear wheel off the car exposing brakes and with wheel on.

Sub Boy · 7th August 2011, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hytech

Photos of the rear brakes on the car. Perhaps photo with rear wheel off the car exposing brakes and with wheel on.

No worries, Will sort tonight

7th August 2011, 02:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
Sub Boy Sub Boy is a nana driver GTR Register User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ChCh NZ Cars owned: R32 GTR Posts: 3,345	Sub Boy's R32 GT-R....Then and Now Being too cold today (And a bit hung over), I thought I would start a bit of a build thread for the Blue Monster. I've had the car now for about 11yrs, It originally was black, And I bought it off a guy who used to drive round his farm with guns in the back...There were dents in the boot going outward! When I went for a test drive there was beer cans and old socks in the car, And I figured when I went back to buy it it would be tidied up...No, still a mess! I didn't have a particularly good start to owning it...Within 3 days I put into a fence showing off But after needing a bit of a rebuild due to crashing it, I decided to paint it, (My friend is a Painter/Panel Beater) and decided to paint it TV2 Bayside Blue. Shortly after getting it back, It lunched a bottom end bearing, So was decided to do a wee bit to the motor on rebuild, Was then running a little over 500hp at all 4wheels from a set of -5's, Poncams and Power FC I have slowly been upgrading the car for a while, And now have started doing some track days (very soft driving) so hence I have started collecting parts to make it more reliable for fun track days, while still having it road legal. It's first Track Day, My local track has a reasonable front straight....But is small and twisty through the infield. (in the famous words of Dick Johnson "It's like running a marathon around your clothes line!") Passing a 911 out of the sweeper onto the main straight....But soon found the major issue with a big heavy car on a small twister track....The brakes! Two to three laps, the pads were like marshmellows, and the rotors were warped and purple! So.... Here is what I did to fix it 6 Pot Wilwood calipers, 330mm x 35mm floating disks on the front with custom bells and dogbones, Ferreno 3000+ pads 4 Pot Wilwood calipers, with alloy bells and a custom handbrake lever system. Being that we are not allowed to run hydro handbrakes on road cars in NZ, this runs the handbrak cables to a V-Brake system to pull the pads onto the disks. This means it weighs about half of a standard setup as I dont need a heavy cast rotor/bell and all the handbrake shoes etc. While the rear subframe was out I replace the worn out subframe bushes with Nolathane ones. I am also now running a Stagea RS260 master cylinder.....And this is now a HUGE improvement, Nice firm pedal, and great stopping power over and over again, Short of running longer races, these are great for track days, And due to keeping the ABS fine for the road. I have also replaced all the crap old rubber brake hoses with Coated Braided Teflon brake lines. __________________ Last edited by Sub Boy; 7th August 2011 at 03:00 AM..

7th August 2011, 02:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
Sub Boy Sub Boy is a nana driver GTR Register User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ChCh NZ Cars owned: R32 GTR Posts: 3,345	The other thing that was soft was the Suspension.... I have replaced most every bushing with either new arms or Whiteline Bushes, Also it has Whiteline swaybays front and rear. It these on to start with.... I then put the Tein SuperStreet's on when the Bilstiens gave up.... But they were both a bit soft for the track, so these went on, Tein MonoFlex with EDFC controller. If or when these become toast, I'll get get them rebuilt by suspension God Mr Coote in Aussie __________________ Last edited by Sub Boy; 7th August 2011 at 11:26 PM..

7th August 2011, 03:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
Sub Boy Sub Boy is a nana driver GTR Register User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ChCh NZ Cars owned: R32 GTR Posts: 3,345	I also found an old Bride seat that the cloth was knackered on, And had it recovered in matching alcantara, Also added a six point harness for track days. __________________

7th August 2011, 04:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
hytech hytech is 2009 Night Speed Drag Wars Champion GTR Register User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: www.hytechengines.co.nz Cars owned: 2 x R32 GTRs & 1 x R33 GTR V-Spec, 1 x Evo Drag Car Posts: 223	Nice work Got any recent pictures of the rear brakes? I need to see what the "boy" is getting He is also wanting to get a host of Whiteline parts for his GTR. __________________

7th August 2011, 08:07 AM	#6 (permalink)
Sub Boy Sub Boy is a nana driver GTR Register User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ChCh NZ Cars owned: R32 GTR Posts: 3,345	And being the old R32 is a wobbly chassis...I fired these on This really feels like it has stiffened things up....But it could just be in my head! In a perfect world I would have put a cage in and seam welded the chassis. ....But never say never.... __________________

7th August 2011, 08:48 AM	#7 (permalink)
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7th August 2011, 09:04 AM	#8 (permalink)
Sub Boy Sub Boy is a nana driver GTR Register User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ChCh NZ Cars owned: R32 GTR Posts: 3,345	....And with a bit more HP than factory and track running means a bit higher temps, So an Oil Cooler and Power Steer Cooler was added. I also added a set of Greddy Hard pipes and with a bit of trimming of the front bumper support a 100mm Tube and Fin Trust Intercooler. And I have removed the AC, And put a 50mm thick Ron Davis Radiator on as well (Recently have just put the twin 12" electric fans) __________________

7th August 2011, 09:55 AM	#10 (permalink)
Sub Boy Sub Boy is a nana driver GTR Register User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ChCh NZ Cars owned: R32 GTR Posts: 3,345	And being that it is getting a new thirsty engine (and that I want to run E85 if it ever turns up at the pump in Quakey-Town) New Fuel system....Someone is making a crap load of cash making these fittings, Far out are they expensive for a hose fittings! All of the fuel lines are Teflon Braided Hose. I have a Nismo in tank lift pump, this fills the 2.5lt Surge Tank, Then two Bosch 044 pumps that will run a -6 line to each side of the dual entry fuel rail, with a -8 return to a Sard FPR and a -8 return to the surge tank. I also added an extra -8 return to back up the factory -6 return from the surge tank, This involved drilling a bulkhead fitting into the top of the tank, I trimed a hole in the boot above the tank to gain access, Then used a bulkhead grommet to cover. __________________

7th August 2011, 12:14 PM	#11 (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	Looks good. Hopefully that oil cooler wont obstruct cooling airflow too much if you are doing track work.. __________________

7th August 2011, 07:39 PM	#12 (permalink)
bluesky bluesky is unaware they can edit their status GTR Register User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Devon Posts: 304	Good work __________________

7th August 2011, 08:30 PM	#13 (permalink)
gillsl500 gillsl500 is unaware they can edit their status GTR Register User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Telford Cars owned: R32 GTR (Rosa) R34 GTR V-Spec (Stella) Posts: 825	Looks the dogs doo-dahs :-) __________________

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