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sparks · 9th April 2007, 10:27 PM

I have been in regular contact with Rob throughout easter and work is coming along great; the sump, plenum, block brace and fuel system are all well under way and hope to update with pics towards the end of this week

Cheers Sparks

Rockon · 11th April 2007, 08:50 AM

How much does the shipping etc cost? From where did you ship it? And how long does it take?

cheers

sparks · 11th April 2007, 08:58 AM

The Car went in its own sealed container, once closed this is not opened until received by Rob, it left from Folkestone and it takes 7 weeks to reach Tauranga in New Zealand, this cost £1550 inc insurance .

If you are comfortable sending your car roll-on-roll-off then it can be a lot cheaper.

Cheers Sparks

MickM · 11th April 2007, 02:26 PM

Looks amazing mate, not jealous honest!

Bet you can't wait to get that back and have a little play

Rockon · 11th April 2007, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sparks

The Car went in its own sealed container, once closed this is not opened until received by Rob, it left from Folkestone and it takes 7 weeks to reach Tauranga in New Zealand, this cost £1550 inc insurance .

If you are comfortable sending your car roll-on-roll-off then it can be a lot cheaper.

Cheers Sparks

Ok, 1550 both ways? Roll-on-roll-off my heart can`t take... Got an Os Giken Rc3 clutch fitted on my car. That is on-or-off

sparks · 11th April 2007, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockon

Ok, 1550 both ways? Roll-on-roll-off my heart can`t take... Got an Os Giken Rc3 clutch fitted on my car. That is on-or-off

No mate that is one way

Sparks

R.I.P.S NZ · 11th April 2007, 08:18 PM

We have had cars come over in sealed containers for around 900-1000 pound each way, I suppose it depends on where its picked up from, who loads it and how much inland shipping there is to the port.

One good thing about a sealed 20ft container is I personally unlock, unload and bring the car back to our shop, no-one else gets to touch it.

Rockon · 11th April 2007, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sparks

No mate that is one way

Sparks

Allrighty!

I know of people who spent 40k+ on their cars in the UK. What is 2-3k then

sparks · 16th April 2007, 10:34 PM

Rob has been super busy and has sent me some progress pics of how the sump is coming along

In the pics above and below you can see the mock ups of the fins for the bottom of the sump, these are all hand made and each is then individually welded to the sump.

In the next 2 pics you can see the near finished sump. The white coating is for leak testing, the sump once welded is thoroughly tested for any pinhole leaks in the welds, any water escaping reacts with the white coating and goes a different colour. This amount of attention to detail is apparent in everything Rob has shown me for this project, it is incredible the amount of time and effort him and all at R.I.P.S have put into this so far.

Will update again soon,

Cheers Sparks

34driftcar · 16th April 2007, 11:50 PM

Hi Sparks, you have told me about this build from day one but have never had a chance to read about it, man had to register and say amazing job by rips, cant wait till it gets back.

shanef · 16th April 2007, 11:54 PM

Did you tender the idea of a dry sump setup?

For the amount your spending/have spent on oil pump, and sump you could have come close to a dry sump setup, just a suggestion

R.I.P.S NZ · 17th April 2007, 12:08 AM

We did consider that but seeing as this was going to be a true full street car and with the costs of a full dry sump system being about twice what has been spent on this system we have decided to go this way.
We are not looking for every last hp and as we have a 100% success rate with our motors done they way we are doing this one, it was deemed un-neccessary.

Rob

Newera · 17th April 2007, 03:37 AM

Some lovely fabrication work and TLC evidently going into this project, will keep following this thread with interest! Love the way stuff just gets made in NZ.. reminds me of John Britten's story.

(If any of you want to see the levels and ingenuety to which Kiwi's can fabricate, check this link: The New Zealand Edge : Heroes : Designers : John Britten : www.nzedge.com and watch the "Britten Bike Story". Probably the most technologically advanced and unique bike made.... And it was ALL built in John Britten's garage during late nights, inclusing casting the engine's blocks, head, etc! This guy is one of my Engineering heroes of all time. Shame he died of Skin cancer at 45. Anyways, I digress - Don't want to Hyjack this excellent thread).

R.I.P.S. customer care looks excellent!

In my experience, Sparks is a great guy to deal with too, which is also equally important here.

Shame we never got to meet when you were out "working" in Japan, but I was away at the time. There may be other events, eh...

Anyways, looking forward to seeing this project come to fruition!

Miguel.

DanLeMan · 18th April 2007, 08:14 AM

excellent thread this and the build is unreal...

bet you are itching to get this back now.... just as well you patient like me

sparks · 19th April 2007, 07:18 AM

Rob and the boys have been working their socks off

and loads of the fabrication is all coming together, it looks absolutely unreal

The Sump is now finished ....

and is on the shelf next to the fully completed short block, all wrapped up to keep it nice and clean !!!

The custom mounting plate for the fuel system is installed, with the carpet being custom modified to keep it all looking as stock as it can do

I will leave you with a little teaser pic of the fuel system, it is nearly complete and looks the absolute business

Yet again massive thanks to Rob and all @ R.I.P.S for the quality of their work but also the sheer amount of communication you get from them. These pics were in an email I got when i woke up this morning!!!!! Not a bad start to the day

Cheers Sparks

9th April 2007, 10:27 PM	#106 (permalink)
sparks sparks has no status. GTROC Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Newcastle Cars owned: R34 GTR Posts: 622	Update 8: Monday 9th April I have been in regular contact with Rob throughout easter and work is coming along great; the sump, plenum, block brace and fuel system are all well under way and hope to update with pics towards the end of this week Cheers Sparks __________________

11th April 2007, 08:50 AM	#107 (permalink)
Rockon Rockon has no status. GTR Register Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 154	How much does the shipping etc cost? From where did you ship it? And how long does it take? cheers __________________

11th April 2007, 08:58 AM	#108 (permalink)
sparks sparks has no status. GTROC Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Newcastle Cars owned: R34 GTR Posts: 622	The Car went in its own sealed container, once closed this is not opened until received by Rob, it left from Folkestone and it takes 7 weeks to reach Tauranga in New Zealand, this cost £1550 inc insurance . If you are comfortable sending your car roll-on-roll-off then it can be a lot cheaper. Cheers Sparks __________________

11th April 2007, 02:26 PM	#109 (permalink)
MickM MickM has no status. GTR Register Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 11	Looks amazing mate, not jealous honest! Bet you can't wait to get that back and have a little play __________________

11th April 2007, 08:18 PM	#112 (permalink)
R.I.P.S NZ R.I.P.S NZ is shootin for 6s with a RB GTR Register Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Rotorua NZ Cars owned: R32 GTS4 Posts: 3,498	We have had cars come over in sealed containers for around 900-1000 pound each way, I suppose it depends on where its picked up from, who loads it and how much inland shipping there is to the port. One good thing about a sealed 20ft container is I personally unlock, unload and bring the car back to our shop, no-one else gets to touch it. __________________ RIPS Racing Worlds most powerfull RB30's 7.41 @ 175mph in FED RIPS RB30s used in the worlds quickest: full trim R32 GTR (8.9sec), full trim R34 GTR (9.4sec) & 240z (7.8sec) RIPS RB30 FED best of 7.41 @ 176.8mph, and current NZ record holder for DD/D NZs quickest street car overall and NZs quickest full trim street GTR Mild to wild RB30s, 7,8,9,10 sec street/drag cars built to order, custom fabrication, worldwide shipping www.ripsracing.com e-mail rips@inspire.net.nz

16th April 2007, 10:34 PM	#114 (permalink)
sparks sparks has no status. GTROC Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Newcastle Cars owned: R34 GTR Posts: 622	Update 9: Monday 16th April Rob has been super busy and has sent me some progress pics of how the sump is coming along In the pics above and below you can see the mock ups of the fins for the bottom of the sump, these are all hand made and each is then individually welded to the sump. In the next 2 pics you can see the near finished sump. The white coating is for leak testing, the sump once welded is thoroughly tested for any pinhole leaks in the welds, any water escaping reacts with the white coating and goes a different colour. This amount of attention to detail is apparent in everything Rob has shown me for this project, it is incredible the amount of time and effort him and all at R.I.P.S have put into this so far. Will update again soon, Cheers Sparks __________________ Last edited by sparks; 16th April 2007 at 10:41 PM..

16th April 2007, 11:50 PM	#115 (permalink)
34driftcar 34driftcar has no status. New Users Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4	Hi Sparks, you have told me about this build from day one but have never had a chance to read about it, man had to register and say amazing job by rips, cant wait till it gets back. __________________

16th April 2007, 11:54 PM	#116 (permalink)
shanef shanef has no status. GTR Register Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 303	Did you tender the idea of a dry sump setup? For the amount your spending/have spent on oil pump, and sump you could have come close to a dry sump setup, just a suggestion __________________

17th April 2007, 12:08 AM	#117 (permalink)
R.I.P.S NZ R.I.P.S NZ is shootin for 6s with a RB GTR Register Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Rotorua NZ Cars owned: R32 GTS4 Posts: 3,498	We did consider that but seeing as this was going to be a true full street car and with the costs of a full dry sump system being about twice what has been spent on this system we have decided to go this way. We are not looking for every last hp and as we have a 100% success rate with our motors done they way we are doing this one, it was deemed un-neccessary. Rob __________________ RIPS Racing Worlds most powerfull RB30's 7.41 @ 175mph in FED RIPS RB30s used in the worlds quickest: full trim R32 GTR (8.9sec), full trim R34 GTR (9.4sec) & 240z (7.8sec) RIPS RB30 FED best of 7.41 @ 176.8mph, and current NZ record holder for DD/D NZs quickest street car overall and NZs quickest full trim street GTR Mild to wild RB30s, 7,8,9,10 sec street/drag cars built to order, custom fabrication, worldwide shipping www.ripsracing.com e-mail rips@inspire.net.nz

17th April 2007, 03:37 AM	#118 (permalink)
Newera Newera has no status. New Users Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tokyo, Japan. Cars owned: Knight Sports Prepared RX-7 480SS turbo & Techno Pro Spirits Tuned Corolla AE86 Posts: 1,393	Some lovely fabrication work and TLC evidently going into this project, will keep following this thread with interest! Love the way stuff just gets made in NZ.. reminds me of John Britten's story. (If any of you want to see the levels and ingenuety to which Kiwi's can fabricate, check this link: The New Zealand Edge : Heroes : Designers : John Britten : www.nzedge.com and watch the "Britten Bike Story". Probably the most technologically advanced and unique bike made.... And it was ALL built in John Britten's garage during late nights, inclusing casting the engine's blocks, head, etc! This guy is one of my Engineering heroes of all time. Shame he died of Skin cancer at 45. Anyways, I digress - Don't want to Hyjack this excellent thread). R.I.P.S. customer care looks excellent! In my experience, Sparks is a great guy to deal with too, which is also equally important here. Shame we never got to meet when you were out "working" in Japan, but I was away at the time. There may be other events, eh... Anyways, looking forward to seeing this project come to fruition! Miguel. __________________ Last edited by Newera; 17th April 2007 at 03:48 AM..

18th April 2007, 08:14 AM	#119 (permalink)
DanLeMan DanLeMan has no status. GTR Register Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stanley Cars owned: R33 GT-R LM Limited Posts: 164	excellent thread this and the build is unreal... bet you are itching to get this back now.... just as well you patient like me __________________

19th April 2007, 07:18 AM	#120 (permalink)
sparks sparks has no status. GTROC Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Newcastle Cars owned: R34 GTR Posts: 622	Update 10: Thursday 19th April Rob and the boys have been working their socks off and loads of the fabrication is all coming together, it looks absolutely unreal The Sump is now finished .... and is on the shelf next to the fully completed short block, all wrapped up to keep it nice and clean !!! The custom mounting plate for the fuel system is installed, with the carpet being custom modified to keep it all looking as stock as it can do I will leave you with a little teaser pic of the fuel system, it is nearly complete and looks the absolute business Yet again massive thanks to Rob and all @ R.I.P.S for the quality of their work but also the sheer amount of communication you get from them. These pics were in an email I got when i woke up this morning!!!!! Not a bad start to the day Cheers Sparks __________________

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