f33r my l33t new mota!

[bernmc]

I'm going to stick a VR4 badge on it... honestly :D

Banks and MOT tester dependant, I'll be collecting it on Thursday... Pete, you working?

[Nutter_John]

Well done Bern , looks the muts nuts

[thecustomer]

no leather, no air, no airbags, no wood, no space for shopping, and too many pedals... can't see what you see in it... :lost:

& enjoy, of course!

Will

[Beastlee]

990lbft??? Surely that's not right with 300bhp? If it is then woohooo!!

[Nick VR4]

Wicked looking motor :D nice one

[ANTHONY]

nice,nice, nice and nice

[Brunty]

Hairdressers car.

Enjoy.

[bernmc]

990lbft??? Surely that's not right with 300bhp? If it is then woohooo!!

Mmmm.... not sure about the torque figures. Powerwise, final run is 360BHP at the hubs. That's at 1 bar, which is the most the Blitz ECU will fuel to. 1.2-1.3 is the safe max for the current turbos, if I decide that a bit more power is in order. Have to change the ECU though.

I'll try tofind out what was going on with the torque figures.

[peter thomson]

Looks great. Well done.

[Spirit]

Many congrats Bern, she looks a beauty.

Believe it or not, I'm in Bristol on Thursday afternoon /Grrr , Birmingham on Wednesday /Grrr .....damn work !

What time Thursday you picking her up, and I assume from Exeter ?

[bradc]

The torque figure is in line with the Torque Performance dyno we have over here, it must have something to do with the gear the car is in, and the torque multiplication.

It does look nice Bern, but an R34 is still better :)

[Kieran]

Hmm Tasty!

[Wodjno]

Nice 1 Bern /yes

[psbarham]

hubba hubba hubba :afro: :afro: :afro: i'll be over for a spin asap :D

[Beastlee]

Must admit it is the only Skyline I have actually liked the look of.

[SGHOM]

Nice car Bern. :pimp2: but will it ever see a track ?? /rally /rally

[bernmc]

It does look nice Bern, but an R34 is still better :)

And only 3 times the price :o

Pete - Exeter at 12ish. Bloke knew you/your car btw - seen you at some local meets.

SGHOM - wot's a track?

PSB - I'm doing my hair - sorry ;)

[SGHOM]

SGHOM - wot's a track?



It's where VR4's / R33's belong. /rally /rally

[tig202]

That will be 2 Datsuns at Berns gaff then/Fever

Green with envy here bro

[bernmc]

That will be 2 Datsuns at Berns gaff then/Fever

Green with envy here bro

Yeah - they're breeding ;)

Now, when are thos Ring Trips....:inquisiti

[SGHOM]

Now, when are thos Ring Trips....:inquisiti

THURS MORN......8.15 ferry !!/rally /rally

[HJM]

Now, when are thos Ring Trips....:inquisiti

You had better come on the one next week - thats the official Datsun one /lol

looks very nice Bern :2thumbsup


J :)

[bernmc]

Only getting the car on Thurs ;). Then working Easter w/end - a reward for good behaviour :D.

I'm going to try to do one of the later ones, and def get on track before then...

Do you think thos hacks at WRD can change a cambelt on a proper engine?

[Nick Mann]

Nice one Bern! Looking forward to seeing it in the flesh. It looks like a bit of a beast!

[Spirit]

/cough RT6 ? /cough

Won't be around at that time Thursday, sorry mate.....will be in Bristol......will keep an eye out for you on the M5 though :pimp2:

[ralliart-type-s]

Like it a lot, my black 33Gtst is sorely missed, obviuosly the gtr is a diffrent beast tho. Betya cant crash it!! lol. I did.

[bernmc]

Betya cant crash it!! lol. I did.

:o I may have to hurt you!

Thing I'm looking forward to is being able to buy go-faster bits without have to search obscure Jap sites. There's so much available....

[Spirit]

Thing I'm looking forward to is being able to buy go-faster bits without have to search obscure Jap sites.

So where's the fun in that........barsteward /lol

[Jimbo]

BLOODY COPYCAT! PAH, take my eye of clubvr33supra4 for one minute and look what happens! Same bloody colour as well, for fecks sake!!!

Only kidding...very nice purchase, looks well tasty with those wheels - I really want to invest in a tarty set of 18" Volks, but I want to keep the 17's for track.

Also noticed that some of your gauges are in different positions to mine - I guess on one our our cars they've been shifted by a previous owner.

Mind that front lip spoiler now ;)

[bernmc]

Also noticed that some of your gauges are in different positions to mine - I guess on one our our cars they've been shifted by a previous owner.


At last, a post from a man with taste ;)

Which gauges Jiminy? Could it be because your's is post facelift, and mine's pre...?

Centre console positions were the same as the others I've driven, but I didn't drive anything post 97.

Interestingly (anal :inquisiti) my gauges have 'boost' etc written on them, whereas most cars I've driven had little symbols instead of words...

[Lillywotsername]

Congrats on the new purchase Bern..... Hope you enjoy it as much as you have the Vr4.

[Jimbo]

Which gauges Jiminy? Could it be because your's is post facelift, and mine's pre...?

Couldn't quite tell what was what to be honest, but on mine in the centre above the stereo I have (from l-r): Torque, Oil Temp, and Boost, then on the dash I have water temp, fuel, and oil pressure. I'd be tempted to shift mine around a bit to be honest - fuel and water moved out of the dash and swapped with Oil Temp and Torque...I'm sick of averting my eyes down-left to see whether I'm pushing it hard enough!!

Might be a pre-post thing, but I thought the only differences between those were passenger airbag, xenons, and red stitching on the seats......oh, and oil filter :embarasse

Is yours a V-spec? Even though I've said it already, I have to say it again, those wheels look STUNNING! I want something similar to them...what are they size-wise? 18-245?

Noticed you've got a load of Abbey Motorsport stickers too, I'm guessing they did the tuning. Once I've got used to mine I'm giving them a call to see what a stage-1 costs me....eeek!

[bernmc]

Couldn't quite tell what was what to be honest, but on mine in the centre above the stereo I have (from l-r): Torque, Oil Temp, and Boost, then on the dash I have water temp, fuel, and oil pressure. I'd be tempted to shift mine around a bit to be honest - fuel and water moved out of the dash and swapped with Oil Temp and Torque...I'm sick of averting my eyes down-left to see whether I'm pushing it hard enough!!

SOunds like mine are the same - just diff labels...?
It is a bit of a silly place to put the torque guage. I'm not sure how easy it would be to juggle things around - the centre gauge unit is all-in one AFIK. Might be worth a little :inquisiti


Might be a pre-post thing, but I thought the only differences between those were passenger airbag, xenons, and red stitching on the seats......oh, and oil filter

The WRD boys will be delighted to know that mine has a remote cooler and filter, so it's a piece of p to change :D


Is yours a V-spec? Even though I've said it already, I have to say it again, those wheels look STUNNING! I want something similar to them...what are they size-wise? 18-245?

No, it's non v-spec with tein adjustables and the EDFC (pic). SO I've got a diff that only mucks about 100times/sec rather than 1000 :)


Noticed you've got a load of Abbey Motorsport stickers too, I'm guessing they did the tuning. Once I've got used to mine I'm giving them a call to see what a stage-1 costs me....eeek!

Yeah - they done it gov. After the turbo internals were changed to steel and the block was bored out a bit /lol

[ralliart-type-s]

Lol, sorry bern.

[WildCards]

Bern, nice car and all that.. of course, but I thought you wanted something newer?

Incidently, have you seen the new Z in Aprils EVO?

[Wouter]

Nice ride Bern!

Does that mean we are finaly rid of you and your Sheep loving ways?

[Kieran]

Bern, nice car and all that.. of course, but I thought you wanted something newer?

Good point..... Bern?:inquisiti

[bernmc]

Bern, nice car and all that.. of course, but I thought you wanted something newer?

Incidently, have you seen the new Z in Aprils EVO?

Yes and yes. All the plans went out of the window when I changed my fickle allegance to Skylines! People are still asking £17K for UK 1998's - not a hope in hell getting it, but I can't wait until they see sense :D

Forgot the tyres, James - theyre 265/35/18's - GSD3's are £150 a corner :o. I'll be looking for some 17's for the track too.

And no Wouter, I'll be sheep bothering on this forum for some time yet :inquisiti

[Spirit]

Spoke to GTT Dave at the UJCC meet today, and he spoke very highly of your new purchase Bern....:pimp2:

Said it is very quick, and been very well looked after

[HJM]

Great car Bern - really planted car to drive :pimp2:

Nice clear indicators !!!

H

[wrdmotorsport]

Do you think thos hacks at WRD can change a cambelt on a proper engine?
Looks good sheeplover

Yes we can do your cambelt no prob.

[White Lightning]

Great looking motor Bern. Jammy barsteward ... :afro:

[The Vee]

Do like those damn datsun things!! Nice looking car mate.



One day.............................just maybe:inquisiti

[SGHOM]

nice "car" [sp ??] Bern. now bu$$er off to www.gaydatsunowners.com /pan /pan :iloveyou:

[caishanvr4]

Dont do it bern, you wont be able to fit a herd of your favoourite four legged friends in the back :evilgrin:

Nice motor & good choice :2thumbsup

[EDD]

tHAT LOOKS SEXY AS FOOK! I WANT ONE! THINK IVE SEEN YOUR VR-4 ADVERTISED! i THINK. i DUNNO IM SMASHED!

[EDD]

OH BY THE WAY MY DA HAD THE MOST FANTASTICK WHITE DATSUN CHERRY! SURE IT WAS A SPORT OR SOMETHING! LOOKED SWEET! tHIS WAS ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO OR MAYBE A BIT MORE.

[Kenneth]

EDD: I think your caps-lock is on mate... :P

[Jimbo]

Nice clear indicators !!!H

'eeff, seriously, I'll buy some I promise, I no longer care how much, just as long as you SHUT THE HELL UP for one second about my godamn orange indicators! /lol

[Jimbo]

SOunds like mine are the same - just diff labels...?
It is a bit of a silly place to put the torque guage. I'm not sure how easy it would be to juggle things around - the centre gauge unit is all-in one AFIK. Might be worth a little :inquisiti

This is what mine look like....like you say, probably just different labels:

[Physician]

I feel some more speeding tickets coming your way Bern!

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[bernmc]

Spoke to GTT Dave at the UJCC meet today, and he spoke very highly of your new purchase Bern....:pimp2:

Said it is very quick, and been very well looked after

That's the man Kenan (the seller) mentioned :thumbsup

Incidently, if any of you are after a GTR-vspec, this one (http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/upload/70838-r33-gtr-v-spec.html) was 2nd on my list. The Field bodykit is a bit tatty in places - front bumper in particular, and there's a bit of rust at one corner of the boot. It's got a gorgeous engine - built in Dec last year, lots of NISMO bits. It's running 1.2bar and probably making about 500BHP. Turbo's are capable of more, but although the engine was bored, rods are standard so you'd need to get forged if you wanted more - 500ish seems to be the limit of theses engines with std rods.
It's owned by a young guy who I think bit off more than he can chew - nearly 3 grand insurance a year etc, and he's desperate to sell. I reckon you could probably get it for £11K with some hard bargaining.
Reason I chose the other is that this one has tein adjustables and the ride is very hard. He wasn't sure what setting they were on, so I couldn;t be certain that it could be softened enough for a daily transport car. I'm not wild about the bodylit either, and it's very low. Exhaust is very loud.

It was a tough choice - that car is a lot of bang for your buck.

[bernmc]

I feel some more speeding tickets coming your way Bern!

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:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

I'm getting it framed and putting it on the wall!!!!

[Vector]

Congrats on your new monster Bern....looks tasty...



you gonna throw some cash at it or leave it as it is?....



btw the other one for sale looks like a good buy and the seller is extremely desperate...buyers perfect opportunity for someone with cash waiting :evilgrin:

[bernmc]

you gonna throw some cash at it or leave it as it is?....

er. The official line is 'as is'.

Yeah right :evilgrin:

[Atik]

This is definiteley a thread from the dead, but just spotted Bern's Skyline on eBay :uhoh2:

Looks the dog's danglies, and having experienced Silverstone as a passenger in it, I was gobsmacked at it's raw power!

Bern's Skyline on eBay (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nissan-Skyline-R33-GTR-Built-ABBEY-MOTORSPORT-/200566793659?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2eb2b665bb)

Sad to see Bern no longer owns it. Anyone heard from him lately? Maybe he's moved onto a new project car?

[psbarham]

Noooooooooooooo, shame, its an epic car.

I can still recall doing 140 (private road of course) in the frost with richy taking up the space that the passenger seat used to take up /Devil5

it left a lasting impression i can tell you, I WILL have an R33 gtr at some point

[Atik]

I WILL have an R33 gtr at some point

Same here.
I remember Bern doing 140 at the end of the long straight at Silverstone and he'd only got the car back from Abbey that week so that was him bedding the engine in!
Epic car!

[JTG]

Nice looking car. That's a lot of pounds though.

[Atik]

Lots of pounds have gone into that car though.