HS30-H
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Nissan R390 GT1 road car. -
Nissan / Lola "R89-R90" Group C race car. -
Nissan R390 GT1 Le Mans 24hr race car. -
Nissan R390 GT1 Le Mans 24hr race car. -
Nissan R390 GT1 Le Mans 24hr race car. -
"Works Replica" KPGC10 Skyline GT-R built by "R-Factory". -
1970 East African Safari Rally winning 510 SSS. -
1970 East African Safari Rally winning 510 SSS. -
Nissan R390 GT1 road car. -
Nissan / Lola "R89-R90" Group C car. -
R390 GT1 Le Mans 24hr race car. -
1971 East African Safari Rally winning Z. -
"Works Replica" KPGC10 Skyline GT-R built by "R-Factory". -
"The Racing Spirits" event poster. -
Hi Gav. The engine that is going in the car is not the one in the pics. The one in the pics is my "spare" ( read: parts donor and back-up insurance ). The actual engine that's going in the car is still in Japan ( half in Kyoto and half in Nagano! ), and its having a few specialist operations done on it by a very kind friend of mine. He's a specialist in these engines, and is making a few mods that will make it a little bit more interesting and a little bit longer-lived. Biggest of these is a conversion from chain-driven oil pump to gear-driven ( straight cut ), which is more reliable and sounds great to boot. There's lots of other little tricks and techniques, but most of these will be for longevity rather than any extra power. Different cams are on the cards, and possibly bigger carburettors. Still undecided ( and not paid for! ). This exhaust manifold should liberate a little more power, but it was deathly expensive..... These engines cost a lot to rebuild properly. The parts are a lot more expensive than L-series parts, but you CAN still get everything you need. It won't be anything like the race S20 engines, but it should be fairly peppy. -
Great. Thanks very much! Got to go out now, but I'll start uploading when I get home. All the best, Alan T.
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Hi All. Here's a request to our Moderators. Can you please create a new Gallery section for some picture uploads that I would like to make? I would suggest that this could be under the heading "2004 EVENTS" with a subsection of "Nissan Style Week - The Racing Spirits" ( if that is not too long :classic: ). Basically this was the latest instalment of Nissan's round-Japan touring display of old race cars. It took place from 26th December 2003 through to 8th January 2004, and I visited it just after the New Year. The location was the NISSAN GALLERY SAPPORO, in the city of Sapporo naturally, which is the capital city of Japan's northern territory of Hokkaido. There was one Z car in the display ( the 1971 East African Safari Rally winner - which can also be seen in previous photos taken at Nissan's Ginza showrooms ). The other cars were, for the most part, slightly more modern - but perhaps still of interest to many of us here. I'll upload the photos to the new section as soon as its been created. Many thanks to our Moderator / Admin team. Alan T. Here's a scan of the poster for the event:
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This is not a Factory part, its custom made. The pics of other S20 engines that you have seen have possibly got custom manifolds on them too, as the stock manifolds don't really curve upwards at all. Compare this one with the pic of the standard manifold that is also in my Gallery, and you can see that the originals were smaller bore and quite a different shape. -
Yes its custom, and it scared my bank balance half to death. -
From the album: Fairlady Z432-R replica project
Trial fit of new stainless S20 exhaust manifold. -
From the album: Fairlady Z432-R replica project
Trial fit of new stainless exhaust manifold for S20 engine. -
From the album: Fairlady Z432-R replica project
Trial fit of new stainless exhaust manifold for S20 engine. -
From the album: Fairlady Z432-R replica project
New stainless ex manifold for S20 engine. -
Yes - there may well be different names for the different designs in different territories. Sometimes the local or nicknames become the 'official' names. As I said, I'm not very well versed on the names of the Enkei wheels. There's also the issue of whether they were 'real' works wheels ( ie - actually used by the team, and of traceable provenance ) or just the same type as those used by the works team. There is usually an appreciable price difference between the two. And I share Steve's feelings about old wheels. In many cases they are shagged out ( especially if they've done a few rallies ) and its well worth checking them for cracks, metal fatigue and concentricity BEFORE you pay out any money for them. Here's a Japanese advertisement from 1978 that might be of interest:
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Here's the "Enkei Mag" in classic gold on a works Bluebird:
