Thomas’ Cressida

This car is pretty fuckin’ rad…. its got a 1JZ with a fat top mount turbo and I really can’t wait to see it finished!

Some Motivation Please

This will do.

I haven’t even done anything recently to the R32, but for some reason I feel much closer to finishing it then when I got back from Detroit. Even if I literally haven’t touched anything. Step one is bringing the car back into my garage, step two is going to town!

Street Skyline

If only Skylines were truly legal in the States, I would definitely drive one everyday everywhere all the time.

Suddenly it struck me…

I kinda wanna finish and drive this car.

I mean, afterall… what the heck is the point in having a 4 door Skyline with an RB25 in it if all I’m gonna drive is my stock KA S13, RIGHT? Shit. Why didn’t I think of this sooner???

Testing 1,2,3

So I went over to Devin’s house where my car is for the moment and test fitted my wheels, kit, and wings all together as a happy family. The wheels are perfect fit. Once I fix the crazy camber and toe (previous owner was running 18x11s) I should be able to run a 245 comfortably at -1º camber. Sweet.

Anyways, once I either get a job, unemployment, or some sort of income, I can start getting this motor ready. First up before anything is to buy a set of solid engine mounts and a transmission mount…

Sweet Street 32

Who knows if it will ever get finished

So my wheels made it to my house in one piece… hardly. I was pretty disappointed with the condition of the wheels compared to the price I paid. I wish I’d been home to receive them, I probably would have left a negative feedback to the seller. Oh well.

I guess that means no holding back then?

In other news, I went to DMAX yesterday and bought some goodies… Front fenders, a trunk wing and a roof wing. They didn’t have the hood in stock, so looks like it will have to be real BN Sports!

Since we just re-did the floors at my house, the garage is full of our furniture and so the Skyline is still at Devin’s house. I need to clean the place out before I can get the car back over here to start working on it.

Ah yes, I can picture it now.

So I finally got my 2nd BN kit from Chaser. For you other Skyline bros all over the world that were wondering why Chaser was out and you couldn’t get any more BN kits from them, it’s because I have the last ones 🙂

Interior at Glance

When I got the car, the interior wasn’t looking so hot. It had no steering wheel, no seats, no shift knob, and a big hole in the center bezel from the lack of radio and din pocket along with the brackets that hold them. The shift and e-brake boots were torn and beat.

There were loose body parts and random shit inside, including some PCP that I found in the glovebox. Superb.

I started right away by installing my extra Nardi steering wheel and a friend’s shift knob in order to get the car off the trailer. Mind you, I had to do so with no seats. Harr Harr.

Then I started cleaning and vacuuming the interior. I couldn’t get it all the first round, so I’ll have to do it again. There was so much shit in there.

The rear seats are in perfect condition though. 🙂

Then I threw in my Brides and made a little center bezel hole cover until I get some radio brackets from Canada. I also installed some brand new shift and ebrake boots, with my spare Nismo knob to accompany them. I’ll have to have an upholstery shop re-do my ebrake handle, which is ripped :(.

I hope I can make some progress on it soon, but there’s a chance I might be out of town until the end of summer so this just may have to wait.

For Joel

And another kit on order as well.