//Running in the 90s// R32 GTS-T Revival

[ingmar F]

That are both really nice houses! and so much space compared to houses in the Netherlands

[brndck]

whoa! the new house is sweet!!!

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Originally Posted by brndck

whoa! the new house is sweet!!!

Its definitely unique for the area. we love it.

Mini update. all the FRP panels are fitted (save for the canards) and the car is on the ground.

Anyways here is some pictures of my Panda car.



Its the little things like making the gas door flush which take the longest.



The Gramlite 57Pros have found a new home, I never really liked how they looked on the car and didnt fit the new track aesthetic.

A new set is on the way and then I can start dialing in the ride height and fitment.


-Jordie

[Kylerkickass240]

What's the process like for making the gas door flush with overs? I don't know if I've ever seen it done irl before but I always thought "man it would look so much better if it was".

This is an awesome thread to follow btw, thanks for documenting the build!

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Originally Posted by Kylerkickass240

What's the process like for making the gas door flush with overs? I don't know if I've ever seen it done irl before but I always thought "man it would look so much better if it was".

This is an awesome thread to follow btw, thanks for documenting the build!

Thanks, Its fun to share.

So the opening in the overfender was too small for the gas door to even fit. So it was sectioned to allow it to open and then reinforced on the back side.

I 3d printed some temporary standoffs to get the right height. On final installation I will make a proper bracket.





-Jordie

[Dolph_KYAS13]

All blown apart again to have the Jams done.





Quick splash of colour.





and back together ready for sanding and paint



57Pros have been sold off. I never liked how they physically fit and I dont think they ever really went with the overall aesthetic I am going for.

Cant wait to see what it will look like all together.

-Jordie

[projectsupra]

Is that Millennium Jade? This is going to be amazing!

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Originally Posted by projectsupra

Is that Millennium Jade? This is going to be amazing!

I wanted something a little more subtle. Should look great when it all comes together.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Rear overfenders have been mounted and primed. The Front fenders were not very straight out of the mold and needed more sanding and filling. Progress is slow because everything is being adjusted and modified to fit correctly. I have next weekend blocked out to have the car sanded and prepped. Fingers crossed.

Sneak peak of the new wheels on the back as well ​​​​​​​

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Big update time. I've had the car out of my possession for over a year now waiting on body work and paint. This weekend we finally got some colour laid out on the car and it looks Fantastic.

First are all the components which are to be painted black. Bye Bye banana wing.



Everything else was set to be painted JW0 or Millennium Jade. I chose this colour because I wanted to stay within the factory Nissan offerings and it doesn't exactly scream boy racer (the GT wing and canards will do that haha) .



Pre clear



Some minor assembly



Now the main event.





I am so stoked on how this turned out. Now its time for reassembly and since the car is back home I can also get to fitting the brakes and other parts I have sitting in boxes.



Oh yea and finally drive it.

[Corbic]

Looking Spicy! Glad to see the progress. Color is great.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Thanks. I love it.

I got the wheels on the car finally. Advan GT in 18x9.5 +29. I was on the fence about the smoked corners but I think they tie in with the wheels and canards once they are on.

I still need to fabricate brackets for the canards and grille ect. but that should be easy enough. the car also needs an alignment and possibly some spacers to get the wheels fitting perfect.



The weather is supposed to be nice tomorrow so it will finally be coming home then.

-Jordie

[deolio]

Dang that came out real nice!

[tuzzio]

Looks excellent!

[austinth0rnt0n]

looks absolutely killer! millennium jade is always a win. keep up the awesome work!

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Ive been slowly plugging away at this thing.

My company sent me to Austria to shadow design for 3 weeks at our facility over there. It just happened to be 8 minutes drive from the Redbull Ring in the small town of Knittlefeld.

During the 3 weeks I was there they had Porsche cup, Ferrari Challenge and a GT Race. The highlight of the trip was seeing the LongTail blast around the track.





Back in Canada and just been enjoying the car. Short lived as it soon went on jackstands for some tinkering.





During my time in Austria, I had some parcels arrive from Jesse Streeter. I picked up this used Kakimoto Regu 06&R from Crooooooooooober for a steal. It ended out being just over $500 shipped. The rolled tip is a nice detail and the slight angle will look nice with the diffuser.





While on Jackstands, things have snowballed (as they usually do) I came across a deal on some 350z rear brembos and figured it was a good time to finally tackle the brake swap.

Everything is so large that its comical





The setup had included brackets for the rear calipers but I will use the ones I designed. They've been collecting dust for the past couple years so not as shiny anymore. More trimming of the back plate is obviously required but they fit perfectly.



This is how the spaceship currently sits. Just waiting on fasteners for the calipers which should hopefully be here tomorrow.



-Jordie

[BryanSayWhat]

Exhaust looks sick and can't wait to see the BBK installed! Paint and body work came out fantastic!

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Time flies.

Ive spent much of the summer figuring out this brake package which supposed to be an easy swap.



First the spacing of the caliper to the rotor was 10mm off. Turns out it was designed for 300zx which has aluminum knuckles which are thicker. I turned up some spacers at work and quickly found the next issue.



The bracket hits the lower control arm before the steering stop. After much head scratching and searching through broken photobucket links ect. I was able to deduce that the 300zx and R32 balljoing position is different by 15mm.



So I chopped away until everything was happy. You can see the adapter templates on the floor which I created to rotate the caliper to clear.



The new superleggera lower arm was nowhere near strong enough to drive on so I ordered some 240sx lower arms from rockauto and got to work with the scanner.



I designed and 3d printed a jig to make sure the cut was the same on both the left and right arm and had laser cut patch panels made.





I ordered some R35 Brembo decals for the calipers to complete the look.



The brakes are incredible and are well worth the effort I had to put into them to make them work.



While the R32 has been down I managed to scratch the driving itch by doing a few autocross events in the Micra. I am hooked on it now and hope to make more events next summer.



Slow car fast is a lot of fun.

-Jordie

[Dolph_KYAS13]

So I managed to make it out in the R32 to the final round of autocross this year. It felt so good to be behind the wheel again.

Prior to the event , I pulled out the "tuned" ecu, Larger GTR injectors and resistor pack, and rewired in the stock Injectors and it ran flawlessly. The AFRs were spot on.

The car did reasonably well, that being said I am by no means an expert in autocross (but now I am hooked) It was a little too stiff for the course layout, A little fiddling with the dampers helped out a lot.

The brakes are incredible although i didn't really use them much as this was a faster course.

A couple of photos from the paddock. Unfortunately, the photographer who usually takes the action shots wasnt able to make this event.







nice variety of cars out there. and about 1500 miatas.

[zwzweston]

Just stumbled across this thread and finished it after almost a decade away from Zilvia and I had to track down my old login just to comment. Incredible work on the car man, the custom, printed and fabbed parts just bring it to that next level. Color is perfect, aero is perfect, just looks great.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Originally Posted by zwzweston

Just stumbled across this thread and finished it after almost a decade away from Zilvia and I had to track down my old login just to comment. Incredible work on the car man, the custom, printed and fabbed parts just bring it to that next level. Color is perfect, aero is perfect, just looks great.

Thanks for the kind words I am glad you enjoyed the read. Making little parts for the car if my favorite part of the build.

I've got a few things in the works over the winter. Really in the early stages of design ideation and playing with different profiles but here's a little teaser



Cheers,

Jordie

[zwzweston]

Originally Posted by Dolph_KYAS13

Thanks for the kind words I am glad you enjoyed the read. Making little parts for the car if my favorite part of the build.

I've got a few things in the works over the winter. Really in the early stages of design ideation and playing with different profiles but here's a little teaser



Cheers,

Jordie

This is looking sick so far ? excited to see the development. Would you ever be interested in printing ones to sell at some point? I may be interested depending on how the profile/fitment turns out

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Originally Posted by zwzweston

This is looking sick so far ? excited to see the development. Would you ever be interested in printing ones to sell at some point? I may be interested depending on how the profile/fitment turns out

I got distracted by making ducting for my oil cooler instead. My garage isnt heated so it is an awful place to be in the winter.

So ive been scanning and playing with my printer and made up a bespoke cooling duct for my oil cooler.







Mounted with bluetooth brackets. I am just waiting on my heatserts to put in the plastic as well as some high temp gasketing.



I also added some mesh to the grill opening and made a badge for a few more HP.



The first autocross day is May 11 so its time to get the car ready for the tune later this month.

Heres a couple photos from the last round of 2023





-Jordie

[Corbic]

I forgot how rad this thing was. Looking great man.

[projectsupra]

Awesome job on the scan and print!

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Finally got the car tuned on the ECU Master Classic. We had no issues or dramas besides the intercooler piping coming off once.

The car ended out making 305hp/ 254tq @16psi on 91 octane. The turbo and fuel octane are the limiting factors at the moment.







Ready to go for this weekends autocross event.

-Jordie

[maplelaurel]

A 10 year old thread that still gets updates is peak

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Originally Posted by maplelaurel

A 10 year old thread that still gets updates is peak

Thanks! Its nice to have the outlet to keep the story going.

A couple weeks ago I signed up for the pre season Test and Tune / Autocross school day with my local club.

It was the first time out with the car since its been tuned. The car preformed flawlessly all day. The event allowed for way more seat time over a typical autocross round.

The day started out nice but then it poured rain just after lunch which made the car a bit more of a handful and any sort of drifting is frowned upon.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

My first autocross round did not go well. I managed to get one run in before the car started going into a limp mode. Turns out the TPS was going out of calibration, the ecu would see the raise in RPM without throttle input and cut power to the injectors at 2000rpm.

I managed to get the car home and the shielding on the TPS wiring was grounding to the signal wire causing the wonky voltage. Easy fix but annoying nonetheless.

I decided to channel my inner Adrian Newey and chucked on the diffuser I had kicking around the garage. I had ordered it in FRP pre covid from ebay and was pleasantly surprised when it showed up in carbon.





Its probably a hinderance but it completes the look of the rear which I’ve always thought sits a little high without the rear valance I had before.


July 7 I had a Evening lapping session booked at Calabogie Motorsports park. Up until this point, I have only ever really driven on tracks with zero elevation. I think this event was the most fun I’ve had with this car. I did 2 x 30 minute sessions in behind a pace car. We were grouped in Pods based on skill level and experience, the pace was decent and it was a great way to learn the line of the track.
The brakes (with the cheapo Rockauto Pads) were phenomenal and all the cooling mods meant that the car barely hit 90deg C the entire session.


I drove up with my Dad in his BMW 2002. Was a fantastic driving road up to the track.

This past Monday I got invited to a private track day at Shannonville Motorsports park. We had the whole facility for about 15 cars. I ended out doing close to 100km on track, the car just did lap after lap without any issue at all.
The car needs a nut and bolt check and other than that its ready to go for the next round of autocross. The Valino tires which came with my Advan wheels probably have a bout 30% life left in them after the 2 track days and I will run them until the end of the season.

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Good car is good.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Its been a busy summer to say the least but its the first time since 2020 that the car has been driveable the entire season since the great lockdown of 2020
I've been doing autocross every couple of weeks which has been an absolute blast. The car is a handful (especially in the wet)



I ran out of talent when the track started drying out and hit a few cones. The impact broke the mounting tab on the FRP fenders and cracked the paint on the bumper.

I Printed some mounting tabs from ASA filament and bonded them to the inside of the fender. But since the bumper had been scuffed, I didn't really feel bad about drilling into the bumper.

Garage defend canards finally mounted.



I had Martino from Design Shop React, make up some number plates so things are getting really serious.



The canards and rear diffuser make the centre of the car look really high. I finished printing the side skirt extensions and did a quick test fit.

I think they tie the lines at the bottom of the car together perfectly.

To match the rear diffuser, I decided to try carbon fibre skinning for the first time and boy is there ever a steep learning curve. Its my first time ever trying this (and I should have started on a simpler part). The issue I am having is the cloth keeps lifting from the part once I fully wet it out. So far the best method has been putting the epoxy on the part and waiting for it to get to a “B Stage” cure. Then you put the cloth on and wait for it to dry before fully wetting it out.




And now we sand. Forever.