Skyline R32 GTS-t tarmac rally car :)

[Marlin]

How I bought sept 2008;

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q301/bennythewoo/R32%20GTS-t/21122007146.jpg

And recent pics from the latest event; ** currently produces 321hp at the wheel, and weighs a mere 2650lbs, so she be great fun!

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q301/bennythewoo/Targa%202009%20official%20pics/9TT1444.jpg
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q301/bennythewoo/Targa%202009%20official%20pics/9TT1723.jpg
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q301/bennythewoo/Targa%202009%20official%20pics/9TT3721.jpg
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q301/bennythewoo/Targa%202009%20official%20pics/9TT5285.jpg
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q301/bennythewoo/Targa%202009%20official%20pics/9TT5326.jpg
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q301/bennythewoo/Targa%202009%20official%20pics/9TT6333.jpg
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q301/bennythewoo/Targa%202009%20official%20pics/9TT6334.jpg
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q301/bennythewoo/Targa%202009%20official%20pics/9TT8156.jpg
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q301/bennythewoo/Targa%202009%20official%20pics/9TT7833.jpg

[Marlin]

A few more pics for you to feast your eyes on! lol These ones are after we went through a farmer's fence - TWICE! lolol

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q301/bennythewoo/Targa%202009%20official%20pics/9TT6331.jpg
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q301/bennythewoo/Targa%202009%20official%20pics/9TT6332.jpg
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q301/bennythewoo/Targa%202009%20official%20pics/9TT7873.jpg
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q301/bennythewoo/Targa%202009%20official%20pics/9TT8890.jpg
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q301/bennythewoo/Targa%202009%20official%20pics/9TT8445.jpg
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q301/bennythewoo/Targa%202009%20official%20pics/9TT8891.jpg

Cheers fellas! :D :D :D

[blackpepper]

I think you need glasses.. wait........ nevermind :D

Great pics dude, she looks a lot better w/ all that yellow gone. :)

[Chaoul1]

Haha. Nice pics.

[tman4024]

Benno that is a great looking Skyline! When is the next race?

[S.O.T.I.]

Hey Ben,
Is www.birubiart.com your business? Or at least the one you work at and told me about?

[Matt]

Sweet ride Benno!

[psycojeep]

Sweet skiline you have there!!! I have always been a big NISMO fan.

[Dylans3960ccs]

Is it AWD?

[S.O.T.I.]

Is it AWD?
Most rally cars are, but he might have modded this one to rear only.

[Dylans3960ccs]

I know the lesser models of the GTR were RWD and it is possible to add 4WD since the old skylines had transfer cases lol.

[Marlin]

Hey Ben,
Is www.birubiart.com (http://www.birubiart.com) your business? Or at least the one you work at and told me about?

Yes it is mate.

Is it AWD?

No, rear drive

I know the lesser models of the GTR were RWD and it is possible to add 4WD since the old skylines had transfer cases lol.

It's a GTS-t, not a GTR. I decided to go with rear drive as it's alot lighter than a GTR with 4wd. Lots cheaper to campaign as well. A GTS-t has a 2.0L engine as opposed to the GTR's 2.6 litre. Power to weight works out about the same :)
In fact, we were quicker on every rally stage in this car than we were in the 600HP R34 GTR N1 we used last year. Pretty amazing little car really!

[Marlin]

Benno that is a great looking Skyline! When is the next race?

Cheers man! :)
Next race? Hmmmm, maybe October, funds depending. I'll do a bunch of circuit racing between now and then though, just to keep my eye in :)

[Dylans3960ccs]

is that 2 liter an inline 6?

[Marlin]

yes

[S.O.T.I.]

Yes it is mate.



No, rear drive



It's a GTS-t, not a GTR. I decided to go with rear drive as it's alot lighter than a GTR with 4wd. Lots cheaper to campaign as well. A GTS-t has a 2.0L engine as opposed to the GTR's 2.6 litre. Power to weight works out about the same :)
In fact, we were quicker on every rally stage in this car than we were in the 600HP R34 GTR N1 we used last year. Pretty amazing little car really!

I must have missed that. Gts-t? Not too much chatter about those in the states. Anytime we hear "Skyline" it's about a GTR AWD.

[Dylans3960ccs]

^^ I like talking about the skyline sedans LOL. ^^

[SoCalMoparWK]

yah that and we can never get a legal one shipped here, except the new R35 which is hella sweet.

[S.O.T.I.]

yah that and we can never get a legal one shipped here, except the new R35 which is hella sweet.

Huh?
www.motorex.net (http://www.motorex.net) has been importing perfectly legal Skylines since the late 90's!

[Marlin]

No doubt GTR is the hero car.

I've owned or raced every version of Skyline (well, most), and made an informed decision to roll with this GTS-t for the next few years racing.

[Scottina06]

you made the decision? or your bank account made the decision? LOL

[SoCalMoparWK]

i know about them, I'm just generally speaking. they are the only one's and that make them legal for california. They have a couple place in the east coast, but good luck trying to get it cert in Cali w/ all these F'd up regulations.

[S.O.T.I.]

i know about them, I'm just generally speaking. they are the only one's and that make them legal for california. They have a couple place in the east coast, but good luck trying to get it cert in Cali w/ all these F'd up regulations.

There are plenty of car importers out there, and CA's auto regulations screw up EVERYONE, not just imported cars. C.A.R.B. alone is a good enough reason to not live in Cali.

[Marlin]

you made the decision? or your bank account made the decision? LOL

Hmmmm Scotty, as I said mate, I made the decision ;) The decision proved correct where I said above that the little GTS is/was quicker than the GTR on every comparable rally stage. Just goes to show horsepower aint everything huh.
Of course it's alot easier on the wallet running a GTS, I could throw this car at the trees hard and not be too upset, doing the same in a GTR would cause some pain, mainly because parts are more expensive.

FYI, the initial purchase cost difference between a GTS and GTR isn't great these days, good GTR's can be had for under 20k now, where you'll still pay 12 to 18k for a good GTS.

[Marlin]

Some video action, circuit and tarmac rallying :D

Crash - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxCs1V4Z0Mc

Not crashing, but fast :D lol - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roYqOgvEx8M

Circuit racing - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9L49eCE7RU&feature=PlayList&p=447FCE263316449F&index=2

[Matt]

Only watched the crash one so far... was that just horrible under steer or was your approach speed too high?

Kinda funny, "do I just go over it" ... "yeah" :D

[Matt]

Nice driving on the second vid! Can't believe you caught that r33.

[B.P.O.D]

i like the action shots benny! who's the navigator?

[Marlin]

Thanks fellas, the navigator is Tim, met him a couple of years ago, and he's morphed into a superb nav, balls of steel he has, never doubts me, he's awesome :)

And Matt, the approach was just way too fast mate, I misheard the call.

New wheels yesterday, forged 18x9 off a R34 GTR. They juuuuust fit :) I wanted to fit this size on because I can get free race tyres in 265/35/18 :D

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q301/bennythewoo/R32%20GTS-t/11468_102362446454898_1000004342972.jpg

[S.O.T.I.]

Thanks fellas, the navigator is Tim, met him a couple of years ago, and he's morphed into a superb nav, balls of steel he has, never doubts me, he's awesome :)

And Matt, the approach was just way too fast mate, I misheard the call.

New wheels yesterday, 18x9 off a R34 GTR. They juuuuust fit :) I wanted to fit this size on because I can get free race tyres in 265/35/18 :D

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q301/bennythewoo/R32%20GTS-t/11468_102362446454898_1000004342972.jpg

Wheels are sexy! looking good!

[Marlin]

Thanks big fella :)

[Karpe]

whoever your photographer is, shake their hand for me. The pics are top quality

[Marlin]

Yeah they are always beautiful shots! Targa Tasmania runs a team of a dozen or so pro shooters to cover the 1600 miles we cover over six days.

[JeepKid]

Sweet ride. A dude in Los Angeles who wanted to sell me a '94 R32 for 12k a few years back. . . With a totaled rear end. lol i passed on the offer.

[Scottina06]

nice wheels I'd reckon.......

[DJ BoNiOmArIo]

benno that is a great looking ride

[scjeep4.7HO]

Like looking car bud. Try to stay out of the fences LOL.

[Marlin]

Some vid from a run last weekend. :) We ended up second outright;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI7EWrDCjcU

[Megatron]

Some vid from a run last weekend. :) We ended up second outright;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI7EWrDCjcU

:headbang: are you using the go-pro??

[Marlin]

No mate, Go-Pro is a hunk of shit. I have one but don't even bother using it anymore.

This was filmed using a POV1, though we weren't using our usual self powered microphone so the sound leaves a little to be desired.

[Marlin]

In the background is the peak we raced up to from just near this spot at the rally two weeks ago.

[DJ BoNiOmArIo]

oh boy that just got me wet

[Marlin]

New in-car camera setup courtesy of my new sponsor, Race Recall :D

Full HD baby!

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q301/bennythewoo/R32%20GTS-t/RadCam.jpg

[maxst2]

nice hook up... wish i had the money and place to do that.

[Marlin]

So, the engine went BANG in my R32 so on Friday I borrowed my buddy's Lancer Evolution 5 and went to the track. Here is some footage from the new camera :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9q9MveWVWk

[DJ BoNiOmArIo]

dang mate that is one nice camera ... nice driving skills too

[Marlin]

Yeah the camera is great, did you view it in full HD?

Let me know what its like? it plays a little jumpy on youtube for me but that could be my pretty bad connection.

[GR33N D3M0N]

so u blew the R32 engine??? that sucks...

[Marlin]

Yeah but I am building a better one, finally have all the bits now, will start assembling this week after hours :)

[DJ BoNiOmArIo]

Yeah the camera is great, did you view it in full HD?

Let me know what its like? it plays a little jumpy on youtube for me but that could be my pretty bad connection.

I played it on full HD, it's a little shaky at times but smooth overall ... I liked it ... so what's the new build going to be?

[Marlin]

Thanks :)
New build is nothing crazy, still need a relatively small turbo to comply with the rules, but it will have a few subtle upgrades, mainly oil control stuff and some stronger internals..... cams to.
And I think I'm going to make the switch to run it on E85 fuel..... will find another 80hp there :)

[DJ BoNiOmArIo]

nice good luck with that mate

[Harrison@Stage6]

yah that and we can never get a legal one shipped here, except the new R35 which is hella sweet.

Not true.... there are 3 of them in town here. Here's a pic of one of them. He comes up to my buddies shop all the time. He's going to 600rwhp he says. Here's some pics of his. Then there's also a White one and a Black one.

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r296/JMHZ2401/Domestic%20vs%20Imports%20Show/DomesticsvsImports9-11-10007.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs320.ash2/60066_1580398399969_1535958037_1456020_2116249_n.j pg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs660.snc4/60066_1580398439970_1535958037_1456021_4847347_n.j pg

[Marlin]

Looks to be a reasonably nice car.... but, putting GTR badges on a non-GTR will get you laughed out of Australia :D :p

That is an R33 GTS-t... not a GTR :)

[Harrison@Stage6]

Whatever.... the point is.... there are plenty of them over here in the states. Just maybe not in your area. They can be brought over, but you have to be creative or in the military to get them registered, but it does happen.

[Marlin]

I get the point :)
Heaps and heaps are owned by US military stationed in Australia, I'd like to think many go home with the troops :)

[S.O.T.I.]

Whatever.... the point is.... there are plenty of them over here in the states. Just maybe not in your area. They can be brought over, but you have to be creative or in the military to get them registered, but it does happen.


"Originally Posted by NorCalWK http://jeepgarage.org/images/imagination/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://jeepgarage.org/showthread.php?p=16414#post16414)
yah that and we can never get a legal one shipped here, except the new R35 which is hella sweet."

That's NOT the point. They cannot LEGALLY be brought into the states. Look it up. That car is specifically mentioned in the US customs inquiry page(or it used to be, haven't checked in a while). It is most definitely "creative paperwork" that has allowed the few in the US to be licensed.

[GR33N D3M0N]

^^^what he said...i read it on ebay a few months back, certain ones cannot be legally registered in the states, unless its a special type of registration, and it gets used for like 1000 miles a year (thats what ebay said) im gonna try to find the link...


EDIT:http://reviews.ebay.com/ebaymotors/How-to-Legally-Import-amp-Register-Nissan-Skyline_W0QQugidZ10000000006110167 there ya go, BTW sorry for crappin on the thread Ben!! Good luck with the new build!

[DJ BoNiOmArIo]

interesting article

[B.P.O.D]

sorry to hear about your engine ben!!! video on youtube was a little skippy but camera is nice!!!

[Marlin]

Don't be sorry Irf! I've been looking forward to "building" a proper engine for it for some time, she deserves a good heart :D

And Moe.... thin ice Champ... THIN ICE! :p lol

[GR33N D3M0N]

Don't be sorry Irf! I've been looking forward to "building" a proper engine for it for some time, she deserves a good heart :D

And Moe.... thin ice Champ... THIN ICE! :p lol

?? im confuzzled?? and good luck on the build!! i really want a ~99 supra RHD, and i wanna twin turbocharge it!

[Marlin]

Moe, I'm kidding bro..... "Humour" ..... Google it ;) haha

[GR33N D3M0N]

"the quality of being funny" AHHHH i see now :D i thought i was in trouble...haha

[Marlin]

;) Moe........ :D

[GR33N D3M0N]

Lol luv u too Ben!


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