Hey mate, nah the chassis needed a decent amount of fabrication to accept the subframe. I used the mounting pins out of an S13 wreck so it looks like it bolts in as if it’s factory.

Love that someone appreciates the GT4 goodness haha. So many memories.

@wonbongcho8709 Thanks mate, I appreciate it! 👌 this version of the car was built around 2018 so the pricing would be a bit different now but I have about $34000 AUD into the current build not including the price of the car itself but this 180sx as a rolling shell in 2011 only cost me $600

@darrynjames wow thats awsome car i am looking at is 30k nzd with no wheels on facebook, you did most thr work yourself so I guess if labour was invovled easily looking at 40 to 50k im guessing

It’s hard to put a price on a car like this in the market, depends what’s done but I can see a decent set up track ready car going from 20-50k depending what’s done. Yeah man, if labour was involved I could see it being at least $50k I also painted it myself which would have cost a lot to pay someone to do.

Hey mate, that really sucks to hear 😢 o hope it’s repairable Here’s the part numbers I found for gtt 1/4 panels LHR= 78101-AA035 RHR= 78101-AA030 Any parts store that deals with genuine Nissan or a Nissan dealership should be able to source these. If you want the gtr numbers I have those too if you like

@@darrynjames it’s repairable but not exactly light on the wallet either. R34’s just became legal in the US less than a year ago so it’s difficult to come by a lot of things. Lower radiator support Upper radiator support Radiator itself Fan Headlight holders both sides Bumper + Hood Bumper Bar All need to be fixed 😂🥲 Thank you so much man I seriously appreciate it.

Thanks mate, appreciate you watching 🙌 These Cusco caster rods have offset spacers and I think GKtech might have something similar too www.rhdjapan.com/cusco-adjustable-pillow-ball-tension-rods-s14-kouki-s15-r33-kouki-er34-wgc34.html

@@darrynjames Thank you mate that looks like my next purchase. Keep up the great work on your R34 love the videos and the knowledge sharing. I have been restoring my R34 for over 3 years now.

Thanks! Appreciate it man 🙌

Hey mate, no I don’t plan on getting it adjusted. I’ve taken record of the original Km’s but I want to start from zero with the fresh build when it’s done. There are specialist shops that can program the odometer, there’s one local to me called gauge works.

Thanks mate, awesome to hear you picked up an S12! Surprised this car still holds some interest haha, I’d love to get back to it soon but getting the $ for it is hard. Maybe once my R34 is back on the road.

Hey mate, it’s not genuine. It’s from JSAI aero and is a very good replica. I definitely don’t have Vspec money haha.

@@darrynjames oh, Thanks for the response. I appreciated it cuz it’s an old video you posted. What material is it made of and is it still available? Do you happen to have the link? Thank You so much and hope you will be finish with your conversion one day 🙏

@kent4786 no problem mate, I try to check the comments here from time to time but I’m more active on Instagram. www.jsai.com.au/product/nissan-bnr34-gtr-v-spec-style-frp-bonnet-jsai-aero/

Really appreciate it mate, thank you for watching and your kind words 🙌

Yeah I’ve been playing with old Nissans for a while so I have no reason to forget where this stuff goes 😂 and these are fairly simple engines. I work on modern Toyotas day to day and it makes me yearn for 90s engineering again haha

Absolutely! Was planning on doing a review on the condition of it all now that it’s apart. Or are you talking more asmr style 😂

Love to hear it man 🥰 I can’t wait to get stuck into it… bank acc on the other hand is less happy about it 😂

Thanks man! Love you long time 🙌

I still have the S12, I’m just trying to finish my R34 before I spend money on other cars at the moment.

Not a problem mate 👌 thank you for watching 🙌

Compression will be close to standard, maybe a touch higher between 8.5-9.0 but nothing crazy and I haven’t got them yet but the valves will be +1mm

More so future proofing it with the strut towers. With these cars it’s more a matter of when the towers will rust not if… and with it starting to lift slightly it’s early signs that it’s beginning to happen so I’d rather treat it now than deal with it years later when it is a problem. And I’d hate to go through all this effort and not have the engine bay as fresh as the rest of the car, the time and effort to do so won’t hold me up with the car… it’s saving the money for the engine/driveline and exterior paint that’s going to hold me up.

lol..go into his channel

I think I’ve mentioned cutting the vents before but haven’t actually done them yet. Definitely something I can go into more detail on in a future video.

@@darrynjames yeh wish the jsai fenders came with the mesh for them

Yeah I feel you there. I’ve got some generic mesh here but I’m not sure the holes are the right size. Will have to see 😅

@uliseshuang7040 thanks mate, appreciate it 🙌 have a few lined up soon so should be able to keep some updates coming.

Hey mate, glad you enjoyed it! The 86 body kit is a bit hit and miss, the front bumper can be made to fit without too much heavy work but the side skirts and rear bumper would require custom fibreglass work to fit the S12 body. Unfortunately my S12 has sat for the last couple of years as I build my R34 but I will get around too it once the $ are there for that car ☺️

Appreciate it man, I can’t wait to get back on it! It’s long overdue 😂

I’m looking forward to it too! Should be fun 👌

@RevibeMods I bought the 180sx as a stock rolling shell off of my friend back in 2012

@@darrynjames In australia? im guessing via the accent

Yeah in Australia, you’re on the money haha.

@@darrynjames Ahh ok, and i heard in australia they sell brand new stock jdms

One of my childhood favourite 😁

Hey mate, they’re out of a wrecked S13 shell I had at the time, I cut the rear towers and subframe pins out of it.

Hey mate, I’m not 100% sure but from what I can tell it will work as long as the base car is gtt trust-kikaku.myshopify.com/products/337161004?_pos=13&_sid=02d547a31&_ss=r They seem to be sold out here at the moment though.

That’s ok, it doesn’t bother me one bit.

Yes you’re correct, out of the box even with the grid racing harness it will not work 100%. The signal for the speed and rpm are different on the GT and need modification to work.

Yeah 100% man, I’ve seen a few glued together or frp quarter swaps but that didn’t suit what I wanted this car to be so OEM panels were the only option imo haha.

I can’t wait to hear it either, hopefully it’ll have a nice note to it.

Not much lately. Haven’t had the time or money to do much with the s12 on top of everything else at the moment… it’ll get done one day, just not right now.

Hey mate, I haven’t done it yet but I’m going to make up a plate and striker that will be epoxy and bolted in to utilise the factory bonnet latch.

Hey mate, yes they do come painted but my understanding is that not all colours are available and the blue ones are more abundant.

They look so much nicer with the alcantara. I have no idea why Nissan didn’t go with black in the r34 but they did it in the s15. Definitely a safer option if you’re not comfortable doing it, not a fun job to have to do twice.

Appreciate it man! Hell yeah that’s awesome, the wait would be hard. I’m still pinching myself for being able to own one 👌

Thanks mate 🙌 appreciate that!

Thanks man I’m pretty chuffed with it! Me either haha it should hopefully sound pretty good. Thanks for watching all of these videos as well! It’s massively appreciated 🙌

@@darrynjames it’s a labour of love a project car but so worth it in the end. Good advice you gave in a previous vid about having realistic power goals etc and sticking to them. I even watched the ads in their entirety so you could hopefully get some ad revenue in, this series needs to but bumped up the listings somehow so more people see/know about it. Sort it out KZbin! Haha cheers

@stevenstoj9445 that’s wild man! You’re killing it 😧 cheers man! my acc doesn’t qualify for Ad sense yet. Need 1000 subs and 4000 watch hours in a year… one day I might earn a couple of bucks from it haha.

Thanks man! Don’t have much choice in my tax bracket haha, have to figure it out or go without. There’s no way in hell I could afford to have this car built in someone’s workshop.

@@darrynjames looks like you have it well figured out to me. I was thinking that about halfway thru the series, this is hundreds and hundreds of hours of work, would be thousands of pounds in labour. Plus if you do it yourself you know it’s been done right without any corners being cut. Gonna be a a weapon on track or on the street

@stevenstoj9445 yeah I could imagine close to 1000 hours wouldn’t be too far fetched at the end. Yeah exactly right man, and I like the connection you get with the car that way as well, feels a lot less like it’s just an object instead you build a bond with it over the time of the project that you wouldn’t get after picking it up from a shop

@@darrynjames you’ve done great to achieve all that within a couple of years doing a full time job too. Good to hear a bit of d&b in the early vids too, it’s not massively popular in Scotland but is in England. Cool it’s made it over there too. Keep up the good work my friend 🏎

You’re the second person to comment on the GT sounds now, glad it’s not going unnoticed 👌

@@darrynjamesgives you mad nostalgia if you are of a certain age 😊

Thank you! That really means a lot! I’ve tried sharing the content around a few places before but it never really gained any traction, I had just put it down to people not being that into this type of content. I should probably try again and see if I can get different results. Thanks again, I really appreciate the kind words!

@@darrynjames Yeah there’s a lot of others doing this type of thing now, mad4motors springs to mind, he is also good, big difference between doing it yourself as opposed to just paying someone though. Kudos. Anyone with money can pay but few have the skills to actually do the work, and do it well. I would add Noriyaro / drift games / cb media to that list, plenty of potential viewers covering a good bit of the world for you among that lot’s subscribers my friend. Peace

I got this wiring harness from Trust Kikaku. my car is also GT auto so it requires more work to get all the gauges working correctly.

​@@darrynjamesWill you tell me please what needs more work conversion from auto to manual on this speedo ? or whats your email I will contact you 😊