Nissan Skyline R32 GTR - Group.. A?

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[Shinysideup]

I'm going to guess you've probably seen this.

Taisan GTR. It has an interesting brake setup. Did any others run this system?

[trails]

alexcrosse said:

Ok PHers. I may have got slightly distracted. M3 is gone, turns out I still find trackdays a bit boring and there’s no good roads around here.

I was going to have a few blissful months only owning one car, but then this came up and it’s yellow.

No point in having an easy life, any details...it looks cool!

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1990 944 turbo...
Original block...but running Darton MID sleeves (closed deck, ductile iron)
104mm bore (2688 cc)
Mahle pistons (8:1)
Carrillo rods
Garret GTX3576R Gen II (0.83 hotside) turbo
Speed force Racing (SFR) N/A cylinder head - machined for 104mm bore, ported, flowed / bronze guides
Ferrea F2298P Competiton+ Intake Valves
Ferrea Super Alloy Nimonic 263 Exhaust Valves
Lindsey Racing (LR) Dry Sump system
SFR intake manifold
SFR exhaust manifold / cross-over / 3" done pipe - Zircotec ceramic coated
SFR Stage 2 intercooler
Jon Milledge 8SR-14 cam
Lindsey Racing valve springs
Wizard Alloy radiator
Setrab oil cooler
Setrab transmission cooler
Setrab PS cooler
Guard Transmissions 50/80 LSD
Billet alloy control arms
Billet front hubs
Tarrett ARBs
KW Clubsport two-way coilers
Tarret Quick Change 28mm Torsion bars
Spec Full metallic clutch plate
KEP Stage 2 Pressure Plate
TTV flywheel
Emtron KV8 ECU
Fully sequential ignition & injection
Emtron CDi 4 ignition driver
Coil on plug ignition
Injector Dymanics ID 1300X injectors
Clewett Cam timing gear
Elephant Racing spherical (rose joints) throughout
Porsche Technology hollow-spoke wheels
18" Fuchs Forges wheels
Porsche 993 turbo "Big Black" front brakes (322 mm)
LR semi-slid engine mounts
LR semi-solid transmission mounts
Torsion tube - Black Seas bearings
All hydraulic cylinders replaced
New steering rack
Hi-torque starter motor
Smaller alternator
Custom designed billet crank pulley to run patentor, PS pump & dry sump pump at correct speeds

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..apologies Alex...back to the GTR

[alexcrosse]

Shinysideup said:

I'm going to guess you've probably seen this.

Yeah, it was for sale years ago but never sold. Missing some important bits and not looked after for a long time. Typical video with lack of understanding, in period they were lovely. Pulled wings & plastic boxes are all late life club abuse.

They homologated loads of brakes, always had problems with cooling. Later years saw that water cooling circuit dependant. It's actually the reason for the funny oil cooler setup on the calsonic, more air to the brakes.

trails said:

No point in having an easy life, any details...it looks cool!

Nah, no need for ease. Main detail is that it was cheap. But its a 944 with an S2 engine. Was raced in Future Classics for years, until it was sat up doing nothing for 5. Needs minor work to get going for next year, mainly up to date bits, service, but its pretty much ready.

Penguinracer said:

..apologies Alex...back to the GTR

Looks great mate, I wont read too much into the spec list because I'm trying to know as little as possible about these cars. Knowledge is dangerous.

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Alex...I apologise for being a thread hijacker.

Don't get too close to the 944 - don't get that "Champion of the Underdog" disease which afflicts so many U.S. -based 944 Turbo tuners - keep your eyes on the prize.

I'm loving the dedication to the finest details in your build - it's definitely a labour of love which motorsport connoisseurs will appreciate.

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alexcrosse said:

trails said:

No point in having an easy life, any details...it looks cool!

Nah, no need for ease. Main detail is that it was cheap. But its a 944 with an S2 engine. Was raced in Future Classics for years, until it was sat up doing nothing for 5. Needs minor work to get going for next year, mainly up to date bits, service, but its pretty much ready.

Sounds like it needs it's own thread...

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Penguinracer said:

Alex...I apologise for being a thread hijacker.

Don't get too close to the 944 - don't get that "Champion of the Underdog" disease which afflicts so many U.S. -based 944 Turbo tuners - keep your eyes on the prize.

I'm loving the dedication to the finest details in your build - it's definitely a labour of love which motorsport connoisseurs will appreciate.

No need, good to see the car pics yeah the 944 seems a much bigger deal in the states than here. This thing is far from pretty once you get close, but its a tool for a job, and hopefully it'll be pretty good at that!

trails said:

Sounds like it needs it's own thread...

Sure sounds like it... but will potentially keep this one a bit quieter. I'll see how fancy I'm feeling.

The main threading that needs doing is practicing threading a trailer down my shared driveway...

[alexcrosse]

Progress? Progress.

This one’s should be good. Favourite suspension component is first up.

[Jon_Bmw]

Excellent Alex.

Thanks to your video I've finally seen the benefit of 4 sided chucks, they are to do offset holes! Jesus, how did it never click before. Ha. I guess it's a bit of a pain to get it in the right position though.

I occasionally use the 4 sided ones to assist in holding parts for CMM measuring at work and they are slow to use for clamping compared to 3 sided. Guess the machinist spared the ones he uses the least.

We have some super old xyz millingachines at work with massive DROs, because old! I seem to remember he can setup basic programs on them, pockets, lines etc. Can you do that with yours? Dare I ask how much it cost to retrofit yours?

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Jon_Bmw said:

Excellent Alex.

Thanks to your video I've finally seen the benefit of 4 sided chucks


We have some super old xyz millingachines at work with massive DROs, because old! I seem to remember he can setup basic programs on them, pockets, lines etc. Can you do that with yours? Dare I ask how much it cost to retrofit yours?

So the 4 jaw on mine is important because my 3 jaw is horrendously inaccurate lol. So I tend to use it all the time. But yeah, offset too, although you can space out a 3 jaw to do the same.

It really wasn’t much, for what it is, maybe £250. Mill was £350 from the school. So all in a great setup for the money.

Edited by alexcrosse on Wednesday 7th September 08:26