WIP R32 pics - finally!

[ns17]

http://community.webshots.com/album/564840631yBpwFO
Here are the pictures of my Skyline R32. Hope it looks good for an amateur. The first six pice are of my '98 Pontiac Firebird LS1 engine with some mods. The rest are the RB26. enjoy!

[MPWR]

You'll get alot more replies if you post your pics in your thread, and then tell us about them. Having to click to somebody's off-forum album is a big turnoff for most people here.

[xpeed]

Yes, I don't even bother clicking on it.

[ns17]

Sorry guys. I tried copying and pasting into my post and it didn't work. What should I do?

[MPWR]

I would definitely recommend uploading your images to a site that allows image hosting for forums. Photobucket is an excellent option.

[ns17]

Alright the moment you've been waiting for...
My RB26 engine block


Engine w/ new resin intake

New resin seats, steering wheel, turbo gauge

Dashboard

New resin brakes

[ns17]

Here's my chassis. Do I need just one coat of primer and semigloss black or do I need more coats and sanding?

Interior:

[rsxse240]

On the chassis, it's usually best just to take care of flashing, mold marks, and dinks in the surface first, then primer, then paint. Since it's the bottom of the car, unless it's a SHOW CAR, anything more than just primer and paint is a waste of time in my book.

Let me make a suggestion before you get flamed. Don't start another thread on the same model, just put everything on this build in this thread. You can book mark this thread, or subscribe to it in your USER CP.

[ns17]

I'm thinking of taking a break from my Skyline and not buying any new parts/paints until August 28th. I've made/painted a few custom parts and some of it's not looking too good. I just ruined my new seats because I tried to paint them Testors flat red with a brush. Honestly I'm getting tired of spending money every week on my hobby. Here are some more pics with only the stuff I have.
Scratchbuilt twin turbo setup (except for intake)

New Steering wheel on stock indicator stalk
[

[rsxse240]

You'll be much happier with the outcome of your paints if you used spray cans, or airbrush. Using a brush should be reserved for small details, and areas that don't get high visibility.

[andreasgtr]

Sorry but your plumbage of the turbo-piping seems a little bit wrong as you put the air filter on the turbines and not the compressor housings.

e.g. the bigger diameter part=cold air, smaller diameter part=exhaust gases->plumb it on the exhaust.

[KevHw]

Originally Posted by ns17

Honestly I'm getting tired of spending money every week on my hobby.

I know the feeling, but rest assured that once you've built up your materials/tools then the cost of the need to spend money all the time decreases as you will already have the necessary stuff.

For flat red, I always try to keep the paint wet and thinned down a bit so that it doesn't dry and leave brush marks before I've finished painting the whole seat. If you don't already have one, try and invest in an airbrush to help make your paint last longer and for overall better control.

[ns17]

Can you tell me where the compressor housings are and the turbines? I can't figure out where they are from this setup. I just looked at the way the stock turbos and intake were put together, cut it up, and used that as a guide for building this one. By the way the flat red intake part is not attached to the end of the turbos (far right). I think the pic makes it look like it does

[andreasgtr]

In this picture you can see a 2 turbo setup. The wrapped bits are the wastegate pipes and downpipes leading to the exhaust.
The bling bits are the compressor housings, the dark grey metal looking parts are the turbines.

Well that's in no way the standard GTR turbo setup, maybe this picture can make it more clear. This is the standard setup:

[ns17]

Here are some pics with the turbo installed.