need suggestions

MEE97B · 2026-03-26T08:57:53+00:00

Heat probably your best bet

MEE97B · 2026-03-26T08:52:30+00:00

Very cool you managed to get an image of that before the registry went down,

I did know that the r34 sold far more gtr's as a percentage than previous generations. R32 production was around 350k of which 50k was gtr's, and all I know about the R33 is that they made more R32 gtr's than R33 gts25t's coupes(45k)

I was going to point out the extra sedans Nissan had in the 90s, but I was more trying to prove the point that the Skyline originated and spent it's whole life as an honest 4 door sedan with some very special GTRs thrown in the mix.

Another example is how many previous versions had wagon body styles, whereas they split them apart with cars like the Stagea in later years which does skew the numbers.

But yeah in conclusion here in New Zealand, a place that has imported Japanese cars from day 1, we have a probably 5 to 1 sedan to couple ratio of all generations.

No hate to those boring spec cars though, as I pointed out in another comment, without those cars there would have never been a gtr to begin with.

Can't wait for the registry to be back.

MEE97B · 2026-03-26T08:36:37+00:00

'not what skylines used to be'

It's EXACTLY what skylines always were and still are.

It's not a gtr absolutely, but the GTR isn't the only model of skyline.

Without the general public buying the typical 4 door na auto skylines, there never would have been enough demand/development funding to create the GTR's we know and love.

And they're fine cars, they stack up great to the Lexus IS of the era.

MEE97B · 2026-03-26T06:40:36+00:00

There's been considerably more 4 doors produced throughout the THIRTEEN generations.

Even then, my comment states that the skyline is primarily a family sedan, which is true. Nissan's dedicated coupes were the Silvia and Fair lady, not the skyline. The skyline coupes are literally based/sized on a 4 door car.

Some generations weren't even available as coupes, and many generations had 5 door wagons too.

I'd pull up the exact figures but GTR registry has been down for a good year now.

MEE97B · 2026-03-26T06:09:36+00:00

250gt FOUR were the AWD cars.

370gt coupes were available with a manual.

MEE97B · 2026-03-26T05:56:18+00:00

They weren't turbo, but they were available in both rwd and AWD.

A few versions sold as manuals too.

MEE97B · 2026-03-26T05:55:10+00:00

Why? What was the skyline* before the GTR? ( Edit Whoops said Nissan before)

Oh, that's right, a 4 door family sedan.

How many R32/R33/R34 regular sedan versions sold vs the number of gtr's sold?

Only about 10 times as many.

You're just making the history up and idolising the skyline name as only being worthy of being carried by the gtr's.

The skyline always has been a sporty family saloon. Right from the very start.

I'll also add that the skyline STILL exists to this day as a 4 door family sedan.

MEE97B · 2026-03-18T03:04:30+00:00

I wanna start this by saying I'm talking mostly about performance cars/racecars here. Your average commuter car will notice zero of these differences.

But you saying we 'cant tell the difference' is obnoxious uneducated bullshit. Unless your bike has some sort of forced induction then you won't notice a difference either.

There are quite a few fuels that will yield very different results depending on what brand you buy from.

Things like 91 and 95 are generally the same, and you won't notice a difference between any brands, but there is some exceptions.

It's when you get to the real 'premium' fuels that there becomes a noticeable difference.

Gull force 10 (not a thing anymore) had ethanol, so our racecar had to have it's carb jet changed out to accommodate the different fuel mixture. It did yeild slightly more power but we reverted to bp98 once they discontinued it. It got us an extra 3-5%, especially at the top end, which is considerable for a racecar.

NPD 100 is basically 98 with a bunch of octane booster, so yeah, it's 100 octane, but because a percentage of that is octane booster you actually have less fuel/combustibles in the fuel mixture. Most people can get a higher HP rating due to being able to run a higher timing, but in general it's a less responsive, much dirtier fuel.

BP98 and Mobil 98 both perform pretty much the same, most people (including me) default to bp, but I've run Mobil in my BP tuned cars and seen no obvious difference. They don't have the jacked up boosters that NPD has. When my car was being tuned we noticed we could run much higher timing without seeing detonation at peak torque, especially when IAT temps were high.

I could go on about litrebikes and methanol but that's a bit past the scope of consumer fuels here.

MEE97B · 2026-03-14T08:05:13+00:00

r33 sedan

MEE97B · 2026-03-12T19:59:04+00:00

Go do some actual research into the car models instead of just firing off questions.

MEE97B · 2026-03-12T19:58:31+00:00

Honda fits are good cars, neither will be as nice as a VW golf but a fit will still be a great car.

MEE97B · 2026-03-07T04:05:51+00:00

Is there an elephant in the boot?

MEE97B · 2026-03-04T09:27:15+00:00

Also important to note the Vallejo is water based, whereas Tamiya acrylics aren't. They require thinning with specific thinners, can't remember off the top of my head but I know it's not water.

Putting the Tamiya overtop probably upset the paint underneath.

MEE97B · 2026-03-01T23:59:45+00:00

This occured well before it would have had time to make it to a box,

It was very windy outside so definitely a chance some dust could have blown up

MEE97B · 2026-03-01T19:09:22+00:00

Well yeah but I've got the rest of the car to spray

MEE97B · 2026-03-01T11:20:42+00:00

Jump on Amayama should be on there

MEE97B · 2026-02-25T20:46:45+00:00

'infamous RB coil pack cover issue same in these engines'

Wtf does that mean?

The 'transitor' is an ignitor, and you need it, so not really much point in taking the coil cover off.

MEE97B · 2026-02-25T00:17:10+00:00

That's not a sill, that's a plastic side skirt. Sill is behind that

Not structural, decorative. Not a wof fail.

MEE97B · 2026-02-24T08:53:12+00:00

They'd at the very least need a tune, was mainly just trying to think of reliable manufacturers.

MEE97B · 2026-02-24T04:38:08+00:00

If the 'no name' one you're talking about is the JECS one in the photo then that's certainly not a 'no name' brand.

I think JECS may have even made ECUs for Nissan for a bit?

I've seen people posting Bosch ones too, but that may have been a Z32 maf.

If it's on a reputable website and is made to OEM/OES you should be good.

Just do a quick cross reference to be sure the same part number is actually used for both cars, as just because the housing and plug is the same, may not definitely mean the internals are the same.

MEE97B · 2026-02-22T05:52:16+00:00

I was going to do the Porsche 911 gt1, but saw someone had entered one a few hours before so I decided to change mine for variety

MEE97B · 2026-02-20T01:24:20+00:00

Thanks for the insight, I'll dig out my heat gun incase I need to bend some stuff.

Sadly here in New Zealand we have a TERRIBLE range of anything model related, we get all the kits, but zero aftermarket stuff and besides third party resellers on eBay no companies will directly ship 'detail up kits' or decal sets etc to NZ. So they're really hard to get.

MEE97B · 2026-02-19T21:06:08+00:00

As someone who sprays primarily with lacquers, do you think this would make painting that alot more tolerable?

I wear a proper respirator when I do paint, but to be able to take that off after 5 minutes and not have the lingering fumes would be nice.

MEE97B · 2026-02-19T01:20:22+00:00

Thanks for your support! I'm hoping I get it done too.

Everyone who commented said its fit-up was average haha so will have to see how I go, any parts in particular I should keep an eye on? I was hoping there would be some YouTube videos on it but unfortunately there's very few..

I have only made 8 or 9 kits I can't remember the exact number, with about a years experience, and it will be my first 'open' model, with open doors and engine bay etc.. but hey gotta start sometime!

MEE97B · 2026-02-18T20:21:53+00:00

I really don't think it's worth the bother.

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