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Update #2 from Mine's...
So got an update from Mine's earlier today. Turns out, the problem was not one burst hose but two! Not sure exactly which hoses (they were behind the engine), but likely due to normal wear and tear? Or...
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Back from Mine's... Fixed and Improved!
So yesterday morning I went down and retrieved my car from Mine's.The culprit for the smoke that required the visit to Mine's this time around, was this particular hose at the back-side of the...
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Silent Running... or Am I Going to Damage The Engine?
By now, everyone knows that the Tomei Powered EXPREME titanium exhaust which I fitted to my car (after having served as the jig during the design of the EXPREME exhaust) is loud. In fact, for use in...
View ArticleFirst Post for 2015: Sound Clip of the Blitz E-ESC
First, Happy New Year Everyone! 2015 will be a good year for mods, I have lots planned so whether I have the time to do stuff will be the main problem! Second, I had gotten some requests for a...
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Breaking News! NISMO Omori Factory to Develop a BCNR33 Demo Car
Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends and All R33 GT-R fans,Something close to the unbelievable has happened... maybe all of our efforts and patience has paid off!?So my friend Paul Miller told me that the...
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A Moment Of Silence...
This morning on Facebook I learned that one of the biggest fans of the R33 GT-R, Alexander Gorodji, had suddenly recently passed away.Many of us, myself included, never had a chance to meet him in...
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I Had An Affair!! Ok not really but... (plus my driving impressions of a 34...
So for the past few months, in addition to my R33 GT-R (on the other side of the center wall), I've had THIS:Living in my garage. No, I haven't decided I have a sudden need for an R34 GT-R; my friend...
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Update - Protection for the Series 3 Front Lip Spoiler
One of the biggest problems, actually, with the Series 3 R33 GT-R (vs. Series 1 and Series 2) is the longer front lip spoiler. Yes, it looks great, but it scrapes everywhere! (and it doesn't do much...
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Ok So I'm a Brand W**re
I'm not a very good photographer, nor have I ever claimed to be even half good. But, once in a while the subject looks good and the lighting is perfect.Like this, taken with my iPhone 6 last Sunday....
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Duct Tape Time....
So it's true. Duct tape is perhaps man's second greatest invention, right after the wheel.After my car was lowered, and especially after the installation of the Do-Luck roll center adjusters, I had...
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Well That Was Ridiculously Easy...Ohlins DFV Height Adjustment
So I'm quite embarrassed to reveal this, but up until now, despite having Ohlins DFV coil-overs front and rear(having graduated from Nismo S-Tunes), I had never really bothered to see whether I could...
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HVAC Temperature Sensor - Remember to Clean It!
So while I had my dash apart for some mods (to be posted soon), in my haste to remove this big piece of trim:I inadvertently bent the tab on the plastic piece that sits behind the grill here: and...
View ArticleUpdate: Ohlins DFV Height Adjustment
So about a week ago, I raised the height of the front coilovers (Ohlins DFV) of the car, 1.2cm.I hadn't had a chance to drive the car, until now... and I'm happy to report that, while it seems that...
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LED Perfection Through Trial and Error
Given how more modern cars have nice, brightly lit (and even sometimes OLED based) gauge clusters, replacing the OEM incandescent light bulbs is a popular mod for these older Skylines. It's easy and...
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Some Rare MINE'S Parts! PLUS LEDs, continued...
Being that my car has a hand-built and tuned MINE'S engine with forged components (and not just a new engine installed by MINE'S... I HATE IT when people who've had only that done claim they have a...
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More Interior LED Improvements...
While swapping the LEDs in the gauges back to some unique handmade ones, I began wondering whether the LEDs I've had in the interior probably needed to be upgraded too. I had long been suspicious...
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NOVUS For The Win!
From: http://www.novuspolish.com/fine_scratch_remover.htmlSo during my speedometer replacement and LED experiments, one thing I noticed was the scratches that had accumulated on the clear plastic of...
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Road Warrior Plus Product Review and Washing Cars in Japan
This post was long in the making, as I had originally intended to try the Road Warrior Plus ("RWP")product for a few weeks back in September 2013, and then report on its efficacy. Flash forward a...
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Some MINE'S Trivia (Part 1)
Having a well known MINE'S tuned car means people contact you to ask questions about their products. Often, I can answer, but there are times when a call to MINE'S is required.Recently a Facebook...
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Some MINE'S Trivia (Part 2)
Recently, I called MINE'S in an effort to get more information about the MINE'S sub gauges - I wanted to know more about their development. Because I didn't have a torque meter gauge (and because...
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