The interior had to be upgraded as wellto match the rest of the car. Kim liked the original Recaro seats. They had good lateral support and were comfortable to sit in, andsince this was also going to be a street car, he didn't want unforgiving racing seats that offer no adjustments. The front seats, together with the back seats and door panels, were sentback to Dubai to be reupholstered in a two-colored skin, with an overwrought GT-R logo. The standard three-point belts were retained for street use and Sparco four-point harnesses were added for track use.
When the GT-R was converted from right- to left-hand drive a new dashboard was molded that was a literal mirror image of the original. The speedometer was upgraded to 320 km/h (200 mph), and there are extra 60mm gauges to provide full monitoring of all necessarypressures and temps. The stock tach was also supplemented with a big 120mm dash-mounted rev counter with a shift light.
The result of these modifications is thatthis has become a very intense street car of a most outstanding nature. Kim has managedto combine show and performance in a very sublime and tasteful way. The car was finished in the end of the 2005 season, so Kim didn't get to test it a lot before he had to put it in the garage. The car has mainly seen street duty thus far and Kim is very surprised at how wellthe hard-tuned engine behaved in normal driving situations. Kim is afraid this winter will be especially long, since he is eager to testthe car against other tuned cars here inScandinavia in the summer of 2006.
Fast Facts
'00 Nissan Skyline R34 Gt-R V-Spec
Owner Kim Haphi
Hometown Bergen, Norway
Daily Grind Self-employed
Power
951 hp with 1029 nm (757 lb-ft) of torque on race fuel; 790 hp and 988 nm (729 lb-ft) of torque on 98-octane pump gas
Under the hood
rb26dett Nismo block;JUN auto 2.7-liter stroker kit (crank, rods, and piston), 280-degree cams, valves, and titanium valve springs; GReddy T88-34 turbo; HKS GT2 wastegate and adjustable cam gears; 1000cc injectors; VeilSide intake manifold, 100mm throttle body, titanium 3.5-inch exhaust
Drivetrain
OS Giken four-disc racing clutch
Brains
Autronic SM2 engine management with CDI ignition
Stiff Stuff
HKS adjustable coilovers; stiffer bushings
Rollers
Street: 19x10.5 Work Meister S1 wheels; 275/30r19 Toyo Proxes T1R tires; Race: 18-inch Volk Racing GT-C wheels; Bridgestone RE540 R tires
Stoppers
Stock Brembo brakes
Outside
Lambo door conversion; Bomex, JUN, and Veilside aero pieces: front bumper, carbon fiber hood and rear undertray diffuser, front fenders, side skirts, side mirrors, and rear wing; light blue three-layer pearlescence paint
Inside
Complete left-hand drive conversion; new dashboard; Nismo 320km/h(200mph) speedometer; GRreddy boost controller; A'PEXi 60mm gauges and 120mm tachometer with shift light; front and rear seats and door panels reupholstered in two-tone with GT-R logo; Sparco 4-point safety harness
Props
Junichi Tanaka from JUN Auto for good tips and help with parts, Rune Haldorsen for engine tuning, and obviously a lot of good friends
WWW apexi.com; bridgestonetire.com, greddy.com; hksusa.com; junauto.co.jp; mackinindustries; sparcousa.com; toyo.com; veilside.com; worksuperwheels.com
By Bjorn Wahlberg
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