19 Project Cars - Project Builds - JGTC Toyota Supra GT500-Spec, 1995 Nissan Skyline GT-R

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jgtc toyota supra gt500--spec

OWNER Carter Jung

HOMETOWN Japanese turned US citizen

DAILY GRIND Perpin' to be a racecar driver

PLAN OF ATTACK get the bitch runnin',borrow some dealer plates and drive down Hollywood Blvd.

UNDER THE HOOD drop in a 3S-GTE motor and make 500 hp (crossing fingers)

DRIVETRAIN you figure if I don't have a motor, I'd most likely not have a drivetrain.

BRAINS, Insane in the

STIFF STUFF some crazy JGTC stuff, fourairjacks (one of which apparently doesn't work)

ROLLERS centerlock Enkei wheels (need to find me a huge wheel lock); Dunlop tires

STOPPERS Brembo brakes

OUTSIDE dry carbon widebody

INSIDE custom carbon gauge panel; Bride seat

ICE you're kidding me. The touring car gods would strike me down.

IMPRESSION As soon as I saw this Supra,I knew I had to have it. Call it an impulse buy, but I have no regrets (yet). Besides being a dry carbon, fully-built chassis the car has heritage. I mean come on, it's a former JGTC car. I can only hope I do it justice.

FAST FACTS
'95 nissanskyline gt-r

OWNER Carter Jung

HOMETOWN K-Town, CA

DAILY GRIND Semi-pro keyboard stunter

PLAN OF ATTACK to replace my friggin' blownturbos and replace the rear main seal so that I stop leaking oil everywhere I go

POWER 397 hp; 358.3 lb-ft torque

UNDER THE HOOD DME radiator diversion plates; Blitz filter, blow-off valve, intercooler, downpipe, exhaust, SBC-iD, turbo timer, spark plugs; radiator cooling plate

BRAINS A'PEXi Power FCStiff Stuff Tein Comfort Sport coilovers; EDFC

ROLLERS 18-inch AME wheels 'til my Volk GTScome in

STOPPERS Brembos (stock)

OUTSIDE Nismo front bumper vents

INSIDE Nismo shift knob; Defi gauges

ICE Alpine head unit

DATABASE "More Power = More Fun" (Turbo magazine, Aug '03); "GT-R Boost-Up"(Turbo magazine, June '04); "Our Garage" (July '06); "Our Garage" (Sept '06);

IMPRESSION I remember when I used to be a super Honda-head back in the mid '90s and I saw my first GT-R. It was an R33 in an Option video tearing up the track. Thing was sick! Ever since then I always wanted a GT-R, particularly the R33. When I think back to those days, I can't believe I own one. The car itself, despite being a heavy pig, has tremendous potential-I just need to start tapping into it.