The car is an original 1982 Nissan DR30 Skyline RS, imported into Australia about 5 years ago. The previous owner had plans of using it as a rally car, but ran out of time/money/patience and never finished the project.
I purchased it in early 2005. It had a cage, and the original normally-aspirated FJ20E, but that was about it. Everything else was standard. In fact, it wasn't even standard - someone had already pinched the DR30 brakes and factory LSD! Anyway, over the course of the next (last) couple of years, I have rebuilt or replaced almost every single piece on the car - some a few times!
This is as it sits now:
Body: Factory DR30 4 door shell, some (very little) stitching. CAMS Log Booked. Single roof vent. Painted in replica Peter Jackson colours, similar to George Fury's (and Glen Seton's) DR30 Skylines from the Australian Touring Car Championship back in 1986.
Interior: 14 point roll cage, CAMS ROPS certified. Sparco race seats. 3 inch harnesses. Momo steering wheel. Terratrip rally computer. Terraphone Pro intercom system. Battery located behind passenger seat.
Engine: I have 2 engines for the car at the moment.
#1: FJ20ET, rebuilt 3 months (2 events) ago. Factory 8.5:1 pistons. Standard T3 0.63 A/R turbo. 500cc Bosch injectors. 14 psi boost. 600 x 300 intercooler. Winged sump.
#2: FJ20E, rebuilt 1 month (1 event) ago. Factory 9.5:1 pistons. Factory everything, in fact. Winged sump. (Quad 45mm throttle bodies and headers yet to be installed)
Engine Management: Megasquirt 'n' Spark ECU. FJ20 distributor handles the crank angle duties. Bosch 124 ignitor. Bosch MEC coil.
Exhaust: 3 inch -> 2.5 inch exhaust. 1 muffler at rear. (1 hot dog at front when normally-aspirated)
Fuel Pump: Bosch 968 pump.
Clutch: 240mm 5 puck sprung centre Exedy clutch on FJ20ET flywheel.
Gearbox: FJ20 gearbox casing, machined to accept RB20 internals. 3 piece synchros on 2nd and 3rd. All new bearings and synchros 3 months (3 events) ago. Standard ratios (for the moment).
Diff: R200, 4.625 ratio (4.375 and 3.9 ratio options). KAAZ 16-plate limited slip centre. Rebuilt R200 halfshafts.
Front Suspension: Custom struts based on DR30 units. 40mm Commodore Bilstein inserts, rebuilt and revalved by Heasmans 1 event ago. 200 lb/in King springs on adjustable spring platforms. Custom adjustable strut tops. Modified radius rods. +6 degrees of caster, -2 degrees camber.
Rear Suspension: Bilstein 46mm shocks, rebuilt and revalved by Heasmans 1 event ago. Adjustable platforms. 175 lb/in King Springs. Plated and gusseted trailing arms. Plated rear crossmember.
Brakes: 1 inch Patrol Master Cylinder on small can Datsun 180B booster. Lines through cabin. Rear pressure limiting valve (driver adjustable). Hydraulic handbrake adapted to factory ratchet.
Nissan Stagea 2 piston sliding calipers on 280mm x 30mm ventilated discs on the front. GavSport pads. VT Commodore rear calipers on 295mm x 18mm ventilated discs at the rear. Lucas pads.
Wheels: 15" R30 Skyline Ti wheels (17 of them), 15" DR30 Skyline RS Wheels (4 of them).
Tyres: Whatever I can lay my hands on! Generally 205/65-15 Dunlop or MRF rubber. Fronts last about 6 months, rears (depending on compound) last about 50 km competitive!
I am sure that there is more that I could tell you about, but I can't think of it at the moment.
Sheesh, And the Rx2 gets away with 130hp at the rear... I need a new motor!
: Take your pick.... Oh and Factor for El Presidentae!
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