Going for Broke: my r32 Gt-R build (pic heavy)

[GrandpaStance]

and @pattrick02 is building my wheels so they will def be coming out fantastic!

[DeltaAlpha9]

Definitely looking forward to this. My attainable dream car with one of my favorite sets of wheels? Yup definitely sub'd haha.

[pattrick02]

[GrandpaStance]

thanks man! it was a little bit more than i wanted to spend originally but this is a very solid car, pretty low mileage and the paint is looking fantastic for being original. either way the price is driven up wayyy high for the u.s. market so i still saved some money buying in canada haha

ah so that wasnt a good purchase on my part? lol ive been trying to find a way to add just a little bit of camber to the front i figured these would have been ok for the -2 or so i wanted to go for. would you recommend something different/better for acheiving that? im still a noob when it comes to these hahaha

[anti.engineered]

good find. down here those cars aren't hard to come across, but a growing price gap between the shitters and well maintained units like yours is becoming more prevalent.

not a fan of those solid FUCA's. the FUCA on R/Z32s pivots when adjusting caster, as you certainly will (or will occur anyway upon lowering), and a solid arm with bearings (not even bushings to absorb the tension) = bind bind bind city, baby

[GrandpaStance]

hey guys, id like to welcome you to the start of my first ever build thread. had a few cars ive put a bunch of work into over the past couple years but i feel like this one will be the most fun and most interesting one by far!
should be picking up my new ( to me ) 1989 gt-r within the next couple weeks from canada! finalizing all of the paperwork this week. heres the specs
color code:th1 dark blue pearl
december 89 build
61k miles
basically stock rb26
intakes
strut tower bar
impul steering wheel
cusco coilovers
heres some more pics of the exterior and a few interior shotsHasn't been washed or detailed yet since its arrival in canada but that will be taken care of shortly after its 10 hour drive back to ny! looks filthy! very excited to see it has the fujimura auto stainless gauge overlay! looks a ton better than stock and i love having brand matching parts for some reason. the fujimura spoiler extension is my other product from them.


pretty basic and a great platform to start off with! spent the last 6 months tracking down the perfect car for me. didnt want something with a ton of mods because i wanted to make the car exactly the way i envision it from the get go, no dealing with a million things someone else has done. i know everyone sees white, grey etc so i was looking for something a bit different than the average couple colors you see most. this is a prime example, paint and everything is looking fantastic, runs mint, really found a nice car here thanks to the amazing guys at rightdriveusa.com / rightdrive.ca

over the next months and years i plan on documenting everything i do for the car, everything i learn about it, the mistakes i make etc. figure its a good way for me to learn, get feedback, and hopefully help some other people along the way too!

i have a ton of plans for this car and have slowly been stockpiling parts over the last few months preparing for spring! just some basic stuff, more performance based parts will be coming this winter, i just want to get the style on point this spring and summer and enjoy it a bit before it gets torn apart haha. more pictures to come of the parts stockpile but here are all the parts so far:

-fujimura auto "rocket dancer" carbon fiber rear wing extension. always loved the look of the e30 m3 wings that were like this and when i saw a picture of a skyline with this spoiler i had to own one! makes the rear of the car look so mean
-works bell rapfix ii quick release adapter, quick release lock, and extra socket
-works bell original steering wheel for some sporty and fun driving
- wood grain and black spoked nardi torino steering wheel as my show/ cruising wheel
-original very rare nardi tokyo horn button
- cusco rear camber arms and upper a arms


and my favorite part of the prebuild so far are my 17-18" upconverted oz futuras. final sizing will be 18x10.5 all around et6 with 4 inch lips.

in the weeks leading up to me picking it up there probably wont be any new parts except for some custom 3 piece center caps i am having made for the wheels.
stay tuned guys! will be documenting the whole trip up, the rightdrive dealership which has a couple awesome japanese cars there besides mine, me getting searched at the border most likely, and some fun stuff on the way home! thanks for checking it out, lots more to come