Appologies for the crap cell phone pics, but it does the trick. all the grey patches in the image above were once covered in sound deadning giving you a fair idea of just how much of the stuff goes into a lift back car to keep cabin noise down, good if your after a nice comfy quiet ride, but shit if you want to go fast as this shit is heavy! All up off the floor i pulled up atleast 10kg of the thick black tar like substance with the fire wall still to go so probably around 12kg saved in total. On first thought it doesnt sound like much, but lifting it up has its benefits, The lighter the car, the quicker it gets up to speed. And when your on a tight budget like myself free go fast is major win!
With the go ahead given for the roll cage, a date was in need. Unfortunately for me the date was the end of the week so the rush was on to rip the dash board and all heater and aircon unit etc out of the car (not as easy as first thought i might add) and the instalation of the disk brake AE86 diff to be installed (also not as easy as first thought due to the general size of it and some slight boreing out of mounting bolt holes to fit the larger bolts through) the job was finally finished on friday night ending the mad rush.
This morning some wheels were put on the car and loaded up onto a trailor (in the rain with no windows, Cue eighties toyota swimming pool) to be dropped off at Motorsport Developments so the cage can be started early next week. I am opting for a full chromoly cage going through the fire wall to the strut towers at the bottom of the windscreen and then back through to the bottom of the A pillar, A cross as side intrusion bars and all the other typical bars associated with a roll cage. While its there the race techs will finally be mounted in a more rearward position and the steering colum lowered and mounted to suit the new seat height
and 5 point harnesses fitted.
With the down payment to be paid on monday i am really excited to see this car really take shape with this being one of the major jobs being carried out and completed. I will upload photos of the progress made as i go out to help find the optimum seat position so the cage can be made around me to optimise safety.
Going back on myself here, last saturday i took the time to do a shoot of Tim's BNR32 GT-R Skyline, A mint condition, low km example in the timeless gun metal grey everyone has come to love topping the later model Midnight Purple which is also favoured amoung the GT-R elite. Obviously, Being a GT-R it features one of Nissan's greats, The RB26DETT as you all should know, TAhese things Absolutely HAUL ASS! even in standard form these things are agressive. With factory pumped guards, agressive offset factory wheels, BIG brakes, comfy supportive interior and all the gauges you will need all there for you to look at in a nice cluster.
While shooting the car all i could think about was the Initial D movie running through my head, Can you imagine this thing screaming up or down a twisty mountain road? or even the Rimutaka's screaming up to the limiter as it shoots a quick flame out the back? Also easy to turn RWD at the flick of a switch, the arse end of these definately likes to make its pressence known, No complaints here!
How could i forget those lights! The instantly recognisable twin reds that have been gracing the back of nissans flagship sports car for the better part of 40 years sitting next to which is the other distinguishing feature of the rear end, The big red badge that all the bathurst drivers got to see 20 years ago.
If you see this thing out, Take the time and have a look DONT TOUCH! it is worth the time that is for sure!
look out for the next progress report for nice flashy photos,
jim.
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