Hello guys! yeez a year has passed...lets update.
what a crazy year it has been! so much changed!
So first things first. Lets talk about Oktober 2014...it was crazy!
in that month i had my first trackday in soaking WET conditions at the TT Circuit of Assen. it was also the first time with the new gearbox! I have to say, the OS Giken gear ratio's match the car much better! absolutely love it! i also learned alot about how the car reacts by driving the car in slippery conditions.
But right after that trackday a disaster happend...a Turkish truck driver lost his directions, so he ended up in the street were i live. in all his haste to turn back the way he came, he reversed into my parked R33!
Everything got sorted though but it was a hell to go through! The GTR front is quite fragile, so it had quite a bit of panal damage. including the S3 xenons! damn! luckally the chassis was still untouched so i only had to fix the panels etc.
i knew i had to spend the whole winter to repair all the damage done and make it better then it was.
Found new S3 xenon headlights via a friend of mine, and found all the body panels i needed in the uk.
i was able to fit everything back together at koolhaas motorsports. then the car went to BW5000 for a complete respray in KL0 Spark Silver metallic (its original colour), i also decided the S3 bumperlip had to be colour coded. i also found some clear indicators via the GTRshop.
Via the FB page ClubR33GTR i bought some rear spats aswell.
And here it goes, of to the paint shop with all the "new" parts on it
Prepwork before the paint
last but not least i had my eyes on a set of new wheels that were for sale in the US...a lovely set of discontinued Volk Racing CE28N's in 19x10,5 ET12!! Painted in the optional Formula Silver colour brand new in box...during halloween they threw in a 1100$ discount i couldnt resist! so i bought them right away! They are now fitted with Falken FK453's 275/30/19 tires all around
here is the final result...im very happy with it! Looks super clean!
Here you can also spot one of the latest mods on the car...a shiney HKS Kansai strutbrace!
Hell yeeaa
I still use her for the occasional track day! this was at Circuit Park Zandvoort...i use the 18 inch TE37's for trackdays.
The last update i did to the car was a BNR34 Titanium Ganador catback exhaust! had to make a custom decat because the R33 has a longer wheelbase then the R34 but that was an easy fix. LOVE the sound of the new exhaust!!
So that was season 2014/2015 in a nutshell. it started with a disaster but in the end it was the season with alot of great events, tour's, trackdays and more. also the car looks much better in my opinion! still some updates to come too!
Tomorrow i have another Trackday at the TT Circuit of Assen, i also ordered a new Rear AP Racing Big Brake kit along with a brake stopper!
plans for next year include new Öhlins coilover suspension, get Semi Slick tires for the TE37's, perhaps a Cusco Rollcage and maybe even compete in a round of Time Attack...