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My R31 Gts1 26/30 9 Second Aka "memphis"

Started by Althoats · 19 June 2012 · 50 replies

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AlthoatsArchived member
Started a thread a while back, but the layout got f**ked up and no moderator would help me, so i started a new one This was my series 2 silhouette i owned for 4 years, which is now going to scrap metal This is when i first seen it on carsales, i bought it off a turk from melbourne, he had a bum bag and left 2 points of speed in the boot and also left oil out of the gearbox so an hour and a half outside of melbourne the gearbox didnt want to work anymore when i got it rego'd So anyway i had a bit of a bingle, and it sat for over a year and i decided to strip it and send it to scrap All going into this girl here, originally owned by fatz on the forum heres a couple of pics Specs on the car will be R31 GTS1 number 164 Standard bilstein suspension, revalved to 90/10 Front and rear whiteline swaybars Cazman adjustable caster rods Adjustable panhard bar R33 twin piston brakes with QFM pads RB26/30 motor HKS 272 cams, 10.08mm of lift Race ported head intake squish pads removed HKS bronze valve guides HKS valve springs HKS adjustable cam gears Nitto I-beam rods Nitto/JE pistons ARP main studs ARP RB26 head studs Nitto oil pump Larger sump made by ariel at redstar fabrications CPC new design plenum with billet throttle body to match CPC billet fuel rail All alloy cooler piping made by ariel at redstar fabrications Ebay water to air intercooler All pipework will be joined by pegasus clamps Trust/greddy twin T67 manifold, work of art Twin trust/kinugawa TD06's with surge ported front housings HKS 60mm wastegate 2 speed powerglide adapted to RB with 5500 stall B&M scatter shield B&m pro ratchet shifter yella terra flex plate Will build a massive single piece tail shaft to go from the glide to the borgwarner diff 31 spline moser billet axles Romac full spool Bosch ID2000 injectors Aeromotive A1000 pump inbuilt into an aeromotove 75 litre fuel cell Turbosmart fp1200 fuel regulator All steel hard lines for the fuel with braided lines in the bay Link G4 plug and play for a gtr Racepak digital dash All i can think of for now, i have about 80% of the parts sitting there ready to go Car is engineered and will be driven on the street all the time will have more updates in next few days Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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AlthoatsArchived member
Couple of more pics Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
Photo 1 shared by AlthoatsPhoto 2 shared by AlthoatsPhoto 3 shared by Althoats
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vlturbo33Archived member
Keep at it mate. Looks like its going to be a rocket
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PROGMHArchived member
Has it run a 9? Keep the sleeper look!
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AlthoatsArchived member
not yet, but when its done and i learn how to drive the thing it should do a mid to low nine stock standard look will be remaining as i want the car original on the out and redicilous underneath Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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AlthoatsArchived member
More pics of goodies! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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AlthoatsArchived member
More gear ive acquired Yella terra billet flex plate Trust heat shields for the turbros Powerglide crossmember Haltech PS2000 Haltech racepak dash mounted in the standard cluster area Big **** off Derale transmission cooler Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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BTArchived member
very nice alot of money in parts
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AlthoatsArchived member
hasnt cost that much
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MBHSV5Archived member
lol i suppose that depends on what you define as 'much' looks awesome mate, love the manifold!
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AlthoatsArchived member
in a sense of "how much it should of cost" lol
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grunter01Archived member
that manifold is a work of art, look good mate have any time you want to have it finished or just plodding along?
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AlthoatsArchived member
plodding along for now, but hoping easternats next year
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MBHSV5Archived member
hey mate just out of interest how much did you pay for the wastegate? cheers
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AlthoatsArchived member
500 off ebay, got a bargain
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AlthoatsArchived member
engine is off to sydney next week to be built, woo!
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MBHSV5Archived member
yeah that is a bargain, seen the same ones for 8-900 ;/ car/motor looks mad
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86SLVLTArchived member
nice dash! theyre the ****
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xAsh-Archived member
Quote: Dat manifold... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Duke57TTArchived member
Finsihed yet Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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