[agentr31]

well guess what...

the i30 has a new friend to share the shed with! i dunno if anyone has picked it BUT i have a passion for R31 skylines/nissans. so before R31's get to rare, i bought a project, its not registered, and probably wont be for years... its a toy to play with when im bored and have a little spare cash, which is not very often. total cost including a tow home $1200!

first modifications are coming this weekend, an aftermarket steering wheel, (stock one is beyond repair) and import/GTS1/GTS2 struts with 'floating hubs', these give you access to the bigger nissan calipers from newer skylines, bigger single piston, 2 piston or 4 pot calipers and better disks

plans are, new suspension, big nissan brakes, manual conversion, 4.11 diff ratio, LSD, rear venetian and tint, car hat, and a set of superlight wheels, then possibly turbo conversion from a VL commodore.

it wont be done soon, i can guarantee that and im in NO rush having done this all before, just this time i wont sell it no matter what happens.

pics for pleasure

[Shambles]

Lemme just separate this new "love affair" from your existing one

[agentr31]

hahaha!

BUT THEY LIVE UNDER THE SAME ROOF BRO!

[Dazzler]

So you got rid of the Black Maxima Ian.. 

[agentr31]

Ohh no, I've still got that...

3 cars, 2 bikes! I need to build a substantial shed at my house...

Eh, I'm sure the oldies like it! Hahaha

[Dazzler]

Eh, I'm sure the oldies like it! Hahaha

Glad you don't think of me as an oldie 

[agentr31]

hahahaha, you're not old until you die! thats what i reckon.

Well, i could say 'parents' sounds too formal, and i know they wouldnt like me talking in a formal tone!!

[Doggie 1]

Hey, great stuff!
Love those old Skylines. That one looks nice too.   

[Dazzler]

Hey, great stuff!
Love those old Skylines. That one looks nice too.   

You guys can compare symptoms .. car collector disease 

[Doggie 1]

There's no such thing as a bad car.
Sometimes just a misunderstood one (not in this case though).

[agentr31]

cheers DB! she does needs some work...

ahh dazz i don't look at cars as 'A to B'!

well first weekend of WINNING! i managed to locate some GTS1/2 struts... they are actually from a GTS1 too, pretty rare kit, the only other way to get them is to find an import coupe/passage wreck and hope they haven't been taken already!

then i went to the wreckers and located some C pillar trims that are not sun damaged, and some rear mudflaps (OHH GOD I LOVE MUD FLAPS)

then came the failure... fitting the aftermarket steering wheel (you can all imagine what a 23 year old steering wheel looks like) the boss i had doesn't quite fit, it wont lock on the taper to the steering column and the nut bottoms out... so it looks like I'm buying a new one!


what the donor car looks like


this weeks mission, to locate GOOD belt mouldings... they are frigging rare, and one of mine is stuffed from grandpa super gluing that horrible chrome strip back on to it!

[Doggie 1]

Remember, eBay is your friend. 
Chasing those rare parts is half the fun of doing up a car I reckon.

[agentr31]

Ohh yeah, that's true, nothing feels better than getting a NOS part you know is NLA and then holding it up to the sun like the queen just gave you the state of origin trophy!!

I also keep an eye on gumtree, wreckers and scrap metal.

[rustynutz]

NOS, NLA, WTF?   

[Doggie 1]

New Old Stock.
No Longer Available.
What's That For? 

[agentr31]

DB = true car nut!!

[Doggie 1]

DB = true car nut!!

  Yes, I am a true car nut.
I knew all my car makes and models when I was three and I haven't changed. 
My eldest daughter at aged two and a half could point out and identify most cars on the road.
Tragic, isn't it?

[agentr31]

No way! It's tragic when people can't do it at that age.

 I was the same there are also pic of me at 2.5 with a screwdriver 'fixing' dad's bluebird while he is working on it haha

[Dazzler]

 I was the same there are also pic of me at 2.5 with a screwdriver 'fixing' dad's bluebird while he is working on it haha

I can beat that.. I was under 2 Y/O when I was fixing this Tap...

[Shambles]

Tap Boy

[Doggie 1]

Darryl the Tap Doctor.

[agentr31]

*squints hard*

That's not ordinary tap.... THAT'S A BEER TAP!

[agentr31]

BINGO!!

i have a FULL turbo set up for the R31, from this pig... it has more rust than an iron ore mine in typical VL fashion



good part, has a bigger turbo, chipped computer, 3'' dump pipe apparently made 190RWKW, bloke was adament on showing me the dyno sheet, but i CBF looking at 9pm on origin night and the engine is royally rooted...

bad part, computer is water damaged, and the car has not been run for 5 years due to a cracked head! who cares its only being stripped of useful parts then sent to sims metal!

[Doggie 1]

Well done.

[rustynutz]

So how much did he pay you to take it?   

[Just Rick]

 I was the same there are also pic of me at 2.5 with a screwdriver 'fixing' dad's bluebird while he is working on it haha

I can beat that.. I was under 2 Y/O when I was fixing this Tap...

Yes and Rusty has told us your not much taller now 

[rustynutz]

Blabbermouth!    

[Just Rick]

Well if I'm going to get in the Poo for a comment I am dragging someone else with me 

[agentr31]

HAHAHAHAHAH!! how tall are you dazz??

hahahaha i paid for it... not sure if i should have, but i think i can make money back from the parts... and keep the turbo stuff for my r31!

[rustynutz]

Well if I'm going to get in the Poo for a comment I am dragging someone else with me 

Thanks mate!