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At last, a dream come true... My special R34 :)

108K views 590 replies 128 participants last post by  matty32  
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Have been a member here for quite a long time, almost 6 years to be exact, and my dream was always to own a GT-R 34 and I still remember my first few posts and private msgs asking everyone whether they could sell their skyline to me :)
Was pretty much sure that the day was close, yet, I was completely wrong. Due to some health issues as well as financial I was forced to give up on that dream. Well, 5 years later and whilst I could have never imagined to actually own a true legend (at least to my own eyes), that day finally came on 25th of December 2013, which was pretty much my best Christmas EVER :clap:
That was the day I got my Millenium Jade 2002 Skyline G-R 34 VSpecII Nur and met a good friend (previous owner) :thumbsup:


Engine Specs:

Engine build by Tomoji Nakamura of Trial Tuning Spirit Japan

HKS Step 2 Camshafts 264dec

HKS Retainers full kit

HKS Pulleys

2 x Garrett GT2860R

MINES turbo outlets

Custom Front mount i/c 60x30x10cm

KOYO Radiator

HKS FCON V PRO ECU maped by X-Motorsport

TOMEI Fuel pump

SARD 700cc Injectors

HKS Fuel rail and regulator

AEM TWIN POWER DLI II

Cosworth Air filter panel

Full TRUST titanium exhaust 80mm with TRUST racing catalyst

ORC 1000F triple disc clutch

Nismo Engine mounts


SUSPENSION
Nismo S Tune


BRAKES
Front Calipers are 6pot AP Racing with GREDDY 355x32mm rotors & Endless Pads

Rear brakes are OEM Skyline R34 GT-R N1 diam. 322mm


WHEELS/TYRES
OEM R34 Skyline 9Jx18in with spacers 30mm
FEDERAL's 245/40 R18


EXTERIOR

Mines Trunk Spoiler

Car makes 650bhp at 1.5bar


Only after 2 weeks of owning my "O'Connor" I had to undergo a hip surgery and unfortunately car is immobilized at the moment and will stay like this for the next 3 months :(
 
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Thanks for your comments guys, I believe millennium jade is a "love or hate" color but I love it to bits. Toni mate I do have them but they're not in the best condition at the moment and I'm planning to change the wheels so I just kept them off the wheels, I also dare to say that I even like the looks of it ;)
 
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I've had the car for 1.5 month, not many changes done on the car so far since I am not going to work at the moment due to recovering from my hip surgery. Got these today in the mail though :clap: I believe new badges all around can change the looks of a car !

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One of the first mods I do on pretty much every car I owned so far, is to remove the rear wiper, I just don't like the looks of it

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Now on the downside, I found some minor paint bubbles on my strut tops, but I was lucky enough to find a Japan imported VSpecII shell locally and I bought the rust-free ones from it, just to be on the safe side because I know it's pretty hard to find a pair. Still can't believe the huge mistake Nissan did on the r33 and the r34 in regards to the strut towers. Most probably I will change them at a later stage.

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Was also given this little thingie with the car, as well as a genuine Nismo overfender set which I haven't put on the car yet

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Some of 2014 goals include:

19" x 10.5 wheels preferably Nismo LMGT4's IF I can find myself a set, which seems rather impossible, otherwise will go for TE37's

Nismo Side skirts
Nismo rear spats


And one pic of O'Connor as it sits at the moment :)

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He has a lovely daughter now in his life and that gives him a lot of satisfaction to say the least, therefore an epic car is postponed for him now, but I have no doubt he'll make a good comeback at some point!
 
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Had some free time today and I thought it was a perfect time to remove my undertray for a refresh.

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There was so much dirt and mud under that, so I decided to remove everything in order to clean them up as much as possible.

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Time for a really good clean up for the i/c as well, looks so faded and foggy will try and do it tomorrow.
What are your thoughts about removing the front lower grill of the bumper? I saw quite many r34's without it and they look even more aggressive.

Since most of the front was removed i thought it would be nice to bring the headlights/indicators/reverse lights as well as fog light, back to their former glory. I'm not very good at this so I will be taking them to a friend of mine who has a car paint shop and does this type of tasks as well.

So O'Connor now looks like this :bawling:

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Will try to clean all things removed tomorrow, in order to have everything shining by the time my lights come back fm the shop. Will be also changing all rusty screws to st. steel ones whilst I'm at it.
 
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Hi guys, thank you for your wishes, recovering just fine doc said it's ok to drive an auto car now but not a manual one at least for the next couple of months. Really gutted but as you can see I still deal with my car a lot :)

Kadir, love your car mate nismo bonnet arrived yet?
 
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Tks for the comments guys I'm doing the best I can given my situation at the moment




Efxaristw file !
Lucky indeed to find the strut tops locally but I felt so sorry for the car it was a very clean VSpecII once.. I'm guessing there are at least 5-6 r34's on this side of the island but I think only one NurSpec, all the others are Vspec's fm what i know. Due to the new regulations valid as from 01.2014, I'm almost sure that no other Skyline GT-R's will be imported. As for the wheels I quickly realised that Nismo LMGT's in 19" are extremely hard to find, so without thinking twice I put down a deposit for a set of 19"x10.5 et12 TE37SL's which should be here in a couple of months:clap: . Really think that these wheels will look even beter than Nismo's especially on this color! Now looking for tyre options to go with them .