Ian Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I managed to strike a deal on this car over the weekend & paid for it Monday night. Should have it with me by the end of next week Its a 1997 Series 3 R33 GTR. Has done 52K miles & is a UK supplied car by Middlehurst Motorsports. It does need a bit (lot) of work doing to it, but it was cheap enough to make it worth while. As you can see it needs an engine, gearbox, headlights, front seats, front brakes & a decent set of wheels Have no idea what the plan is for it at the moment. Will either be a track toy or a well sorted road car, it will depend entirely on how good the bodywork is up close before I decide for certain. No time scale for it to be finished, it'll be done when I'm done Its also a pretty famous car, It used to belong to a guy by the name of "Rocket Ronnie" & he won the first 3 TOTB events in this car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 lol nice find, i like project cars; its what mine is as for the R33 one previous lady only, well cared for , never raced, :lol: looks to be a good base for a project though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Back in the room!! Boom, nice one. I might buy it off you when it's finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Nice Ian, looking forward to seeing the progress Would make a nice road car IMO, and prob worth more when you've finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 Nice Ian, looking forward to seeing the progress Would make a nice road car IMO, and prob worth more when you've finished I'm leaning more towards a road car TBH, with my work schedule I won't get as much use out of it as a track car as I would a road car. Either way, I'll annoy some people on the GTROC with what I do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Better add a diff to the list seeing those vids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 No wonder its got no engine !! (i don't think I would have wanted it if it was still in there) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 and some new tyres lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 It needs new wheels, the ones it comes with are gash I'm thinking a nice set of CE28s in cadbury purple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Nice one, Ian, looking forward to seeing the progress, let us know if we can help with parts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjt Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I wish I was brave enough to buy something like that! Subscribed to this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Interesting..... Not sure about having a car that leaves black lines everywhere though.....surely the council won't be that happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 It needs new wheels, the ones it comes with are gash I'm thinking a nice set of CE28s in cadbury purple I have a lovely set of RE30's Nice one mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djtimo Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 OMG!!!! You got rocket ronnies car! No motor though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 Yup No motor, Still deciding on an option for the engine. I need to put a shopping list together once I get the car next week & decide what I'm doing with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Nice project Ian, I shall be watching with interest, please remember vivid green is soooo passée now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris AME Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Somebody once told me these were the ugly unwanted skylines I still want one lol Good luck with the project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 Who would say such a thing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris AME Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Remember watching that car when I was a wee lad at the early totb, one of the main reasons I got into jap cars 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilscorp Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 maybe an RB20 to confuse people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark@Abbey m/s Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Fit a VQ or even a VR38 they both fit.. The most famous 33 GTR I feel in the UK built by Abbey Mororsport. I have loads of stuff Ian just ask. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 We should rename you, project man. Enjoy this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 6, 2012 Author Share Posted December 6, 2012 Fit a VQ or even a VR38 they both fit.. The most famous 33 GTR I feel in the UK built by Abbey Mororsport. I have loads of stuff Ian just ask. Will be in touch after Christmas I think I'll be staying with a RB engine though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark@Abbey m/s Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Ian, when was the pictures taken of Ron's car? Is it still in the same workshop as when the pictures where taken? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 I'm not sure Mark. They were taken by the guy selling it so I guess its the work shop in Ireland where the car is kept Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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