R32 GTR REDONE!!!

Some photo's of the tail of woe...

To start here is how we found some of the damage caused by his royal highness (from now on refereed to as "Sir Monkey-dick")
This is how you fix a corner that has been smacked
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/scunick/R32%20GTR/mms_20140416_094103.jpg

Heres the "repaired" radiator support
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/scunick/R32%20GTR/mms_20140416_093818.jpg

One of my personal favourites "Sir Monkey-dick learns to weld - another view of the front rad support
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/scunick/R32%20GTR/mms_20140416_093603.jpg

And next is the "correct" way to route the oil cooler hoses involves buying the incorrect length of hose, not re-terminating it to the correct length, then carving a hole in the structural support for the rad support and running the hoses in a giant loop....hmmm
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/scunick/R32%20GTR/mms_20140416_093552.jpg

A picture of one of trays in front quarter that was butchered to run the intercooler piping... incorrectly
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/scunick/R32%20GTR/mms_20140416_093544.jpg

Torn rad support
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/scunick/R32%20GTR/mms_20140416_093529.jpg

Brake booster "may" have been leaking for a while
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/scunick/R32%20GTR/IMG_1362.jpg

Evidence of a slight issue on passenger from hub
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/scunick/R32%20GTR/IMG_1364.jpg

Detonation evidence on plugs 3&4
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/scunick/R32%20GTR/mms_20140509_090714.jpg

and now some of the fixes

Work in progress... Battery tray
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/scunick/R32%20GTR/IMG_1412.jpg

Work in progress Intake tray
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/scunick/R32%20GTR/IMG_1410.jpg

Rad support repaired, sprayed and brand spankers rad installed (bye bye heat issues)
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/scunick/R32%20GTR/IMG_1414.jpg

Intake repaired and polished
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/scunick/R32%20GTR/IMG_1415.jpg

Engine bay back together
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/scunick/R32%20GTR/IMG_1554.jpg

Interior In
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/scunick/R32%20GTR/IMG_1560.jpg
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/scunick/R32%20GTR/mms_20140416_093516.jpg
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/scunick/R32%20GTR/mms_20140416_093453.jpg

Dyno results (on the wheels)
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/scunick/R32%20GTR/IMG_1599.jpg

And unfortunately the result.... horrid blow-by!!!
Should know by next week if we are rebuilding or not...🙂
Later
Nick

well its looking awesome now well done keep us posted

Holy balls I love the interior!!!

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love it, is that dash like a glove-thing that you pull over?

widowmaker wrote:

love it, is that dash like a glove-thing that you pull over?

Definitely not... R40k's worth of alcantara....

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O.o whaaaat? R40k? Daaaaaaaauuuummmmmnnnnnn... bye bye awesome interior 🙁 hehe

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Riekert wrote:

O.o whaaaat? R40k? Daaaaaaaauuuummmmmnnnnnn... bye bye awesome interior 🙁 hehe

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We used 8sqm of alcantara which is running at R5,5k per square... Fucking ridiculous increase in price of it over the last three years... Interior took 240 man hours to assemble.... Just lots if cash... When it's finally finished it will be awesome!!!

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wow. Can imagine man! can't wait to see it!

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While we source all of the stuff for the engine rebuild we decided to start the external cosmetic work... lets just say that stripping was a very interesting exercise and a whole bunch of new issues popped up....

First thing that popped up was how badly the bumper support had been hack to fit the intercooler.
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/scunick/R32%20GTR/DSC_0187.jpg
There is absolutely NO support across 2/3rds of the support. We will need to fabricate something to give it something to brace the central bumper to. The grill attachments have also been cut out....

Under the rear rocker panel covers we found our old friend tinworm... :facepalm:
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/scunick/R32%20GTR/DSC_0185.jpg

One of my personal favourites... the "professionally fabricated" fender upper bumper mount...
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/scunick/R32%20GTR/DSC_0186.jpg

Not to mention that none of the trim was removed the last time it was sprayed so we have the joy of stripping all this crap off before we can start laying clean paint...
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/scunick/R32%20GTR/DSC_0188.jpg

Add to that the botch job done on Hicas elimination and general poor state of everything....

Oh well... onward and upward...

Later
Nick

The link to the post by my body shop
https://www.facebook.com/automc/posts/717590501630794?notif_t=notify_me

from what i hear alb is closing down can see why

Started the hard work with reference to the body.
The body has been masked off and panels are being prepped. The rust has been cut out and the bonnet and boot stripped.
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/scunick/R32%20GTR/DSC_0193.jpg
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/scunick/R32%20GTR/DSC_0191.jpg

RESPECT to you my dear sir!

You've been done in yet you continue to give this car the re-birth it deserves!

Keep up the good work and updates.

Awesomeness!!!

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We have done a bunch more work on her and it is getting closer to being a complete body once again. I am being lazy and just dropping the body shop Facebook update below. If this is not appropriate could the mods let me know and i will delete and repost...
https://www.facebook.com/automc/posts/745050142218163

Cheers
Nick

looking good dude hope that intercooler outlet was covered up while they were sanding 😮 body filler dust gets everywhere :facepalm:

SonOfAnarchy ZA wrote:

looking good dude hope that intercooler outlet was covered up while they were sanding 😮 body filler dust gets everywhere :facepalm:

Yeah,
The entire intake was stripped off , flushed and returned. The dust just goes everywhere 🙂
Cheers
Nick

Matt black paintjob.... Looking schweeet!

Nice work man! Lets hope she visits Durbs one day 😂

Update?

We have been finishing the R33 for the last two weeks. The Motec is now installed and it's been on two dyno sessions to clean up the tuning...
On the R32 the rear glass goes in and the bonnet go on next week.
We have prepped the replacement motor with replacement maintenence parts (oil pump, water pump, cam belt etc) and will do the swap in the next few weeks. Once the "bad" motor is out we will start forging the bottom end and eventually drop it back into The R32.

I am however very excited to the R33 complete after the install of is OS88 gearbox and Motec ECU and electronic throttle... 😉

I also made a "Little" purchase a short while back...

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