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#89955   2016-01-27 06:23          
I'll come, too. I can drive one of my own cars there; it'll probably have to be the Supra, because hatch + no rear seats = best available space for crap I bring home. Unless I'm having something towed home, in which case that works too.

While I'm here, let me post an update on the Skyline.
(By the way, this isn't Nevada like that one set of pics from the older post; this is a similar warehouse somewhere in-state.)

Got a JUN style hood, and a set of AeroCatch hood latches - because I don't want my hood flying up and possibly leading me to crash, especially given the speeds this car sees sometimes. The vents in the hood should also help improve under-hood air flow, making that even less of a problem. With this acquired, I sold the Top Secret one to a fellow in the UK with another Nismo Red R33. Possibly against all reason, I'm keeping the stock one, though. I resisted getting an N1 hood lip, though - in part because I kind of don't like the look as much, and in part because Luke has one on his R33 now and I don't want to copy his car too closely (after he copied mine! - just kidding, man).


Also finally tracked down a diffuser that would work for this rear bumper. It's not a genuine Nismo item, it's a generic piece for multiple car types, but it works nicely here, I think, and improves aerodynamics.


Finally, I got a set of new Sparco reclining seats to replace the garish red-fabric buckets I had in here before. These are a lot more comfortable than the ones I had, even if they may be a touch heavier - and they may be safer, even. Contrary to what the stitching suggests, they are in fact cloth rather than leather, which is good because leather would be uncomfortably hot here. I looked into getting something with Alcantara, but Alcantara is ridiculously expensive - both on finished seats, and by the yard / meter.


While I had the car out, I took a beauty shot of the interior.
(Yes, I do have the lights on with the car off. The battery in this thing is awesome.)

This post was edited by Harrison15 (2016-01-27 06:45, ago)
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