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Post by moff on Sept 27, 2016 17:40:58 GMT
FULL NISSAN STAGEA BLOG CAN BE FOUND HERE
FULL NISSAN STAGEA BLOG CAN BE FOUND HERE
.Hi All, We have another little project on the go at the moment.. The current Stagea, which we have had a couple of years is near end of life unfortunately. She has been a fighter, been on a few track days. The Chassis is now too rusty.   Sooooo, we have a new one  We'll transfer the performance parts over, and currently looking at a crazy printed wrap for the car too The 2 together..  MOT Time  The new Stagea is a fresh import and a very clean 125,000 kilometres example. Has service stickers over it, and all history from Japan. Zero Rust. Its the Turbo 2.5 litre 24 Valve 6 Cylinder Engine out of the Nissan SKyline R33 GTS-t, and a 4wd System Similar to the R33 GTR Nissan Skyline. Should hopefully be a fun Project over the next couple of months... Check back for updates, always keen to hear views
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Post by Horney on Sept 27, 2016 17:50:00 GMT
Love this Timbo. Proper stealth weapon.
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Post by AndyMk2 on Sept 27, 2016 21:28:50 GMT
Can you put the skyline front end on this one?
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Post by Rickster on Sept 27, 2016 21:33:33 GMT
Not a car I know much about
Which came first this or the Volvo T5?
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Post by Meerkat on Sept 29, 2016 12:30:41 GMT
I'm a big 80s / 90s Nissan fan. Will be following with interest
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Post by myothercarsa2cv on Oct 3, 2016 21:09:56 GMT
Now I need a Stagea. Looking at a later V6 one... So awesome. Such a good family car...
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Post by moff on Oct 10, 2016 17:06:29 GMT
Hi All, The car passed the MOT, woo hoo... Over all looks to be in very good condition. I've never seen brakes so even on the tester ! (Top is front brakes, middle is foot brake, bottom is the rear brakes).  Next to get it registered and all the goodies from the other Stagea fitted... |
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Post by Horney on Oct 11, 2016 19:23:14 GMT
That's impressive!
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Post by moff on Oct 12, 2016 16:11:57 GMT
Next Job... There was a rather 90's TV sat nav audio system screwed to the dash. I wasn't going to be able to look the screw marks from where it was mounted. Little OCD maybe, so the dash had to come out !   Out... !  Here are the 2 dash units together  Might have been a bit overkill to change the dash, just for this, but I wouldn't have been able to sleep at night !!  All back in.. You'd never know the dash had come out.   Loads of screws and fiddling. All in all took aobut 5 hours. Next, we'll get the seats done. Currently the car has the standard velour seats. We'll change them for ones from a series 2 version. Little more sporty, the look similar to ones from an R34GTT Nissan Skyline. |
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Post by Horney on Oct 12, 2016 16:31:59 GMT
The Japanese really were bad at steering wheel design in that era. That thing is hideous!
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Post by moff on Oct 15, 2016 10:36:03 GMT
Sad Day, the old stagea has been stripped, and off she went... All the tuning parts etc will go on the new Stagea !  |
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Post by moff on Oct 20, 2016 16:27:31 GMT
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Post by moff on Oct 23, 2016 14:11:05 GMT
Next on the list, changing the coil packs. It wasn't that the current ones were misfiring. These new ones were only a year or so old from the other stagea. So just to be on the safe side...     All in all, took just over 2 hours. 1 silly thing I didn't think about was changing the spark plugs at the same time. School boy error, so they'll have to come out again soon to change the plugs ! D'oh ! More things being added to the list, will be never ending... |
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Post by moff on Nov 2, 2016 16:53:31 GMT
Next on the list, couple of little items.. Nismo Oil Cap  Brake Stopper, to improve braking feel, and stop bulkhead flex  There were some blemishes on the dash trim  So had to change it to a nicer one  |
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Post by BikeTuna on Nov 3, 2016 8:02:30 GMT
I'm not far off changing the dash in the 5 because of screw holes... why would people ever think that it was the best way to mount stuff?
Looking good!
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le sigh