“Small things make perfection, but perfection is no small thing…” Henry Royce of Rolls-Royce cars. That is really the theme for me at the moment with how I am approaching modifying the Skylines, getting the base and smaller details up to as higher standard as possible. What I personally love about Rolls-Royce cars, as well as other high end manufacturers such as Pagani and Singer (can you imagine a Singer style R34 GT-R?!), is how no detail is left untouched. Now I can hear you say ‘but the bolts on a Pagani alone cost over $100,000 – I don’t have that kind of money…’ and don’t worry neither do I! However, as my mate pointed out to me “the amount of money you have has nothing to do with attitude” i.e. you can take that mentality and apply it to whatever you do, even if you can’t afford a Rolls! With that in mind let’s delve into the latest happenings…
I am going to start with the R33 for a few reasons, one there hasn’t been much change so I can get it out of the way quickly and two, unfortunately I don’t think as many people are interested in a lowly ECR33 as they are with the BNR34 (a real shame!).
ECR33
The biggest item to mention here is a cracked hose as you can see below, I suspect this is from recently taking it off to access the spark plugs (you can read that technical blog here). The old rubber is quite stiff and has perished, so no surprises really – a new one is on its way!
The other small update was just a quick refresh of the wiper arms, they are getting old so I gave them a new lick of paint instead of replacing them. I do have some new wiper blades that will really modernise the look of them to fit as well.
Well that is it for the 33! I have some exciting parts on their way but they are currently between Australia and Japan on a boat somewhere!
BNR34
The 34 GT-R has been off the road for some time, my quick ‘Christmas holiday tidy up’ has turned into a 6 month hiatus for the 34! While it is not all completed, it was back together and on the road for the first time this year, so it is worth giving an update (a reminder you can find the previous happenings here). If you are looking for new turbos and a 2.8L stroker kit the following is not for you haha… Consider this more of a technical log!
With the car being washed and then put into the garage (obviously not fully dry) a layer of surface rust formed on some of the hubs/brake rotors. Funnily enough with the aftermarket rotors on the 33 it isn’t an issue as they are treated/sealed, unlike the OEM R34 rotors.
Nothing too major but I wanted to clean them up. 
A quick sand back, treat/clean… 
…mask up and then spray… 
Voila! Much better (ignore the other obvious rust you can see here!).
With the wheels off it was a good time to clean them up with a nice bath and some love!
You can see the more longer term type corrosion here. This had to go! 
With my new favourite tool – a wire brush, it made light work of the task! 
Little did I realise how much was involved in jacking the front of the car – both the under engine cover and the front spoiler had to come off – a good opportunity to give them a clean!
As for the diffuser, the original reason for starting this project! The carbon component has had a coat (well actually two) of clear from The Glynde Garage. While the supporting brackets were first sand blasted and then secondly coated in a durable black paint. Talking about the back of the car, I also invested in some new rear fog lights.
Mmmm carbon goodness! 
These brackets were starting to wear and rust. 
Very obvious here… 
Many of these parts are unavailable to purchase new from Nissan so you need to look after what you have !
Old (top) versus new – it might not look like much in these pics but it does make a big difference at the rear of the car. Plus the new bolts mean the old rusty ones are gone.
With the car raised up and the diffuser off that gave me the chance to clean up a few other parts.
This is what we started with… 
Part way through… 
The last upgrade/change was probably the most simple but really fits in with the theme of little details. I have noticed many owners across Instagram doing this modification!
That is really the latest updates, I still have some parts to fit (and some making the trip from Japan) but that is where I am at! With the car back together enough to hit the road I headed out for a drive and catch up. It was good to get behind the wheel – you forget how popular these cars are with the general public these days, I received plenty of waves and comments which was unexpected to me!
More to come in subsequent updates folks, thanks for making it this far!