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    Rubix's Nissan 180sx AKA "The Bastard Car"

    in Other Motors Progress Blogs

    Posted

    Nice build pal, coming together nicely. Any plans for the future?

    Yeah, kick its utter cunt in :)

    Looking good mate

    Looks good mate, had a 180sx kouki myself last year and sold it, didnt like it at the time but regret selling it now :( Definately fun cars and good to see you have it running sweet now!

    Cheers folks. I have had S-Bodies for about 7 years now... can't seem to let them go.

    glanza or r32 skyline

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    Thats for the future to decide not me or you.

    I say it is half a skyline purely through its looks and mass its small in comparison to any other skyline. Personally it just doesnt look right, It looks its age and outdated. A bit like an 90's camaro in drag. Nothing more than an observation if that answers your condecending question.

    Through popularity comes affordability it swings in round abouts. They are cheaper because there are more but why are there more? Because more were imported due to demand. There is an arguement in both corners.

    I certainly wouldn't call them a chavs dream even though im not 100% sure what a definition of a chav is. I think they are lot more partial to an impreza or even a starlet wouldnt you?

    I know talking about the future is unknown, but the GTROC seem to know what they are talking about concerning their cars.

    Fair enough, its your opinion, I thought you were going to state facts which I was going to question. I think they have a classic look, like a retro look. Similar to a Mk GT, or a AE86 for example. As for their lack of mass, that simply makes them a better drivers car which cannot be denied. Would you rather have 280hp, 4WD and 1400kg to haul, or 280hp, 4WD and 1500kg to haul...

    R33 GTSt's were imported because it was the cheapest way to get a Skyline and for folk who didn't care about the performance but wanted to say "i've got a Skyline". They were not imported for their almighty performance. An R33 GTSt is not a fast car by a long shot. A 200sx with similar modifications can take one.

    Maybe its the years of seeing loads of R33 GTSt's at Cruises in their heyday being banged off the limited by absolute goons thinking they were awesome gives me my opinion of their chav owners. I will say that you see alot less of them these days which is only a good thing.

    I think without us going at each other for the next hour or so with no real conclustion...

    I'm a purest who loves a classic, hence why I love the R32 GTR

    You are someone who likes a more modern car with a beafier profile hence why you like an R33.

    glanza or r32 skyline

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    Spoken to a good few who I have met through buyin parts off the skyline forum. Ofcourse a GTR would be more desirable than a GTS-t thats like saying a GT is more desirable than a Starlet SR ofcourse it is 1 of them is top of the range the other is the middle body.

    Appearance is personal opinion. Id say the R32 is fugly and wouldnt take 1 for free. They are half a skyline.

    R33's are far more common and popular than R32's so someone must like their fat uncle.

    My comments regarding desireablility were relating to R32 and R33 GTR's. Give it 5 years and R32 GTR's will be worth more than R33 GTR's because they are more desirable.

    Please enlighten me as to why R32's are half a skyline? I'm curious... If you're singling out a model (GTSt or GTR) please also let me know why.

    R33's are more common simply because they are cheap, there are very few R33 GTR's about but a metric fuck load of R33 GTSt's about because they sell for sub 3k. R33 GTSt's are chav dream cars, its the cheapest way they can get a skyline.

    Rubix's Nissan 180sx AKA "The Bastard Car"

    in Other Motors Progress Blogs

    Posted

    After getting the car back at the start of May I've been taking it to meets, giving it runs at the weekend etc to see how it feels. So far, so good. Need to give it a service before the Weekender in July and also need fresh rear rubber as you'll see later.

    No dyno run yet to see the power, but its safe to say at 1.2 Bar the car is fast enough and pulls hard all the way to the redline in every gear!

    At the weekend temptation was my evil friend and this happened...

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    Felt good to be behind the wheel doing skids again... lets hope I get some use out of the bitch now.

    glanza or r32 skyline

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    TBH you really can't compare the 2 cars....

    One is a RWD sports Coupe, the other is a nippy city car...

    I personally would take the R32 as you can have tonnes of fun in them doing drifting.

    When I 1st seen then thread I would have said dont waste your time on an R32 Gtst. R32's are only worth buying if you have a GTR.

    Most Skyline enthusiasts will tell you that the R33 is the one to have as its bigger than the R32 which is a bit of a baby if you ask me and is more sorted. It is also lighter than the more bulky r34 which is still priced very highly.

    My friend has an R33 RB25DET and it drinks fuel for fun. I really would spend the money on a Glanza. The Skyline will drink fuel insurance will be a compared so will road tax.

    For me personally its a 1 horse race.

    I dunno what Skyline enthusiats you've spoke to as most I know will slate the R33 first chance they get...its ~100kg heavier than the R32, the R32 is the lightest of the 3 most known models and the rawest drive of them aswell. The R33 is Its fugly as hell, its like the fat uncle know one actually likes. There is a good reason why R32 GTSt's sell for more money than R33 GTSt's... these days. Also, even the GTROC have pointed out that in about 10 years the R32 GTR's will be more than R33 GTR's due to desirability.

    Contemplating a change...

    in Lifestyle General

    Posted

    S15 Spec S's are, essentially theyre just a rebodied S14 with a 5 speed box and no tubby. 150bhp etc etc.

    The Autech S15s came with a smidge over 200bhp, R33GTR front brakes, R34 rear brakes, the 6 speed box from the Spec R and a slippy diff... Basically they have everything the Spec R has bar a turbo! Just VVT and a high compression ratio :p

    Yeah and they are shit slow...the Turbo's have VVT as well ;) Also the Autech has the same brakes as the Spec R which are the same brakes as a normal S14/S14a.

    TBH They aint worth the premium they go for IMO simply because for the same cash you could probably by a Spec S and turbo it.

    Of course if you want a noisy, slow wasp car that looks really pretty...go for it. You'll find pretty much any modern hot hatch pumping you in a straight line though... that shit doesn't fly in my book...

    Rubix's Nissan 180sx AKA "The Bastard Car"

    in Other Motors Progress Blogs

    Posted

    Just thought I'd stick a random update post up...

    I dropped it into Gaz (GI Motorsport) at the end of January to have the bushes changed. A combination of Gaz and Chris having possibly the worst 2 months ever + my car being, well, extremely typical has meant the bushes are not done and the car is choking itself with fuel causing it to idle like crap and struggle to start.

    Only in the last few days have we managed to get it up and running again. Chris is trying to work out why setting my injectors up as they should be (Nismo 555s) we can't seem to pull enough fuel out at idle to make it not choke itself. We think their is a possible fuel pressure or injectors fettled issue.

    The car is also leaking coolant from the top hose and housing bit + my rad fans have died due to a gammy fuse holder.

    Supposed to be at a RR day on the 30th to find out how the car performs at 1.2Bar, this currently seems impossible.

    That plus the way I've been feeling about the car has been putting thoughts about breaking it into the air. If I get it running right I may try and sell it whole but the parts on it will help me get a new car quicker.


    Anyhoo, generic "sitting at GI like a typical shitty Nissan ornament" pic here:
    IMG_20130315_171905.jpg

    MOT changes 20th march

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    It simply means that testers can't say a car is a fail for it not having something it should as standard (seatbelts, seats, PAS etc etc). Which TBH any tester who did fail cars for that should get a boot in the cock. If its not present how can it fail ¬_¬

    TBH MOT's don't bother me.

    Apexi FC and maf?? HELP

    in Lifestyle General

    Posted · Edited by Rubix_Cube

    MAF goes in between the Airfilter and turbo. And you need to have some distance between the turbo and the MAF it will cause idling issues.



    You can run the MAF in the boost pipes, however, they cannot take the pressure and blow the square plastic bit apart at more than a bar of boost.


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