Ian Posted December 5, 2012 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
rtbiscuit Posted December 5, 2012 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
Flex Posted December 5, 2012 Posted December 5, 2012 Back in the room!! Boom, nice one. I might buy it off you when it's finished Quote
DoogyRev Posted December 5, 2012 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
Ian Posted December 5, 2012 Author 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
Ebized Posted December 5, 2012 Posted December 5, 2012 Better add a diff to the list seeing those vids Quote
ioneabee Posted December 5, 2012 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
Ian Posted December 5, 2012 Author 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
MITZ@CougarStore Posted December 5, 2012 Posted December 5, 2012 Nice one, Ian, looking forward to seeing the progress, let us know if we can help with parts... Quote
jjt Posted December 5, 2012 Posted December 5, 2012 I wish I was brave enough to buy something like that! Subscribed to this thread Quote
Wasso Posted December 5, 2012 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
Keyser Posted December 5, 2012 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
djtimo Posted December 5, 2012 Posted December 5, 2012 OMG!!!! You got rocket ronnies car! No motor though? Quote
Ian Posted December 5, 2012 Author 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
glrnet Posted December 5, 2012 Posted December 5, 2012 Nice project Ian, I shall be watching with interest, please remember vivid green is soooo passée now Quote
Chris AME Posted December 5, 2012 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
Chris AME Posted December 5, 2012 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
Mark@Abbey m/s Posted December 5, 2012 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
bronzee Posted December 6, 2012 Posted December 6, 2012 We should rename you, project man. Enjoy this one. Quote
Ian Posted December 6, 2012 Author 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
Mark@Abbey m/s Posted December 7, 2012 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
Ian Posted December 7, 2012 Author 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
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