GTR Restoration

My ground up restoration of a Nissan Skyline R32 GTR

Friday, March 21, 2008

Engine build continues


Once again sorry for yet another delayed post! Much has been done since the last. I have had the cam covers, timing covers and coil covers all painted in the same color as the car which look great. I have however decided to polish the plenum and the twin turbo pipes rather than paint them like i had planned. The new Garrett 2860R-5, with .64 turbine housings (707160-5005) have been received and dummy fitted up in the pictures.
I am currently making an order of a HKS extension kit (stainless split dump pipes) and also Nismo engine and transmission mounts. After finding the CES pipes i had planned to purchase were about $1800 trade, i opted to go with the HKS kit instead. Once the dump pipes arrive i will bolt them upto the new turbos and permanently fit the new turbos onto the engine.
I bought a good condition second hand Trust oil cooler and filter relocator kit which was half the price of a new kit. I have fitted up the adapter to the engine but thats it so far. Once i get more of the front of the car together i will decide on appropriate positions for the core and filter relocator.
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