Andres has a very fine example of a (#QX1) Pearl White BNR34 V-Spec II N�r. He goes by Joker69 on the GTROC forums. We have had a couple of emails exchanged over the years whilst we were getting familiar with our cars. He's from Switzerland by the way, and it's almost impossible to get one registered there.
Here's a timeline of the progress of his car...
Here's a timeline of the progress of his car...
Approximately 2005
A guy bought the car from reckless (elite car trader) and brought it to Switzerland. He stored the car in a garage for years.
June, 2007
I saw the car the firsttime and i get a lift up in the passenger seat. I knew that this is my dream car. I loved the car at first sight. It was in perfect shape. No marks or scratches on the chassis. No accident or something.
The car had only one bad point. It was not street legal in switzerland and the owner said it's nearly impossible to make it street legal. But hey, it's my dream!
August, 2007
Finally i had the money together and i signed the contract for the car. The registration process started.
October 8th 2008
After thirteen hard months and the nescience if the car ever will pass the swiss registration it's done! The car is street legal! What a day for me.
October 13th, 2008
Ohh man... a bad day in my life. An old grandpa drove his car reverse in a mainstreet and crashed into my n�r. F***** sh**. I've waited thirteen months to get the car street legal and the car get crashed after 5 days.
The oem carbon vspec-II hood, the front bumper, intercooler, radiator, headlights, etc etc was broken. But my luck the chassis was not spoiled.
december 2008
The insurance of the grandpa accepted the damage and gave the case free to repair the car. The total cost would be 38'000.- Swiss Francs (�22'000).
january 2009
oem nissan parts and some nismo goodies ordered
Parts Ordered
mid 2007
the car is fully stock
somewhen in 2007
ordered the following parts:
> Mine's RB26 engine covers (crackle finish)
> Mine's carbon radiator shroud
> Mine's oil pan baffle plates
> Nismo wheel nuts
> kpgc10 emblem
> HKS purple earth grounding kit
2008
ordered a lot more parts:
> Nismo mfd-II upgrade
> engine damper kit
> n�r trunk badge
> engine gasket kit
> Nismo timing belt
> Nismo tensioner and idler pulley
> Tein hood lifts
> Nismo titanium strut bar
> Nismo gt500 led taillights
> Nismo radiator cap
> Nismo oil cap
> HKS tpye-s oil cooler kit
> Mine's vx radiator
> Nismo titanium gt500 gear shift knob
> Nismo fashion racing light
> NGK Iridium spark plugs
> Spitfire coil packs blue
december 2008 / january 2009
Garage Egli made a timing belt service and changed the spark plugs and coil packs on my n�r. At the same time the hks tpye-s oil coller and mine's vx radiator were installed.
january 2009
oem nissan repair parts were ordered. All broken or saged parts get changed (not repaired).
some nismo goodies ordered:
> Nismo carbon air duct
> Nismo intercooler
> Nismo intercooler hard pipe kit
> Nismo twin turbo pipe
> Nismo air filter
> HKS EVC 5 Boostcontroller
> HKS TurboTimer Type I
> Nismo Z-Tune front bumper
> Nismo front winker set
february third 2009
all parts from rhdjapan received
The front bumper and the back bumper were on the paint cabin. They installed the hood to look if everything fits. But the oem paint of the hood doesn't match the rest of the car. So they have to repaint it.
All metal masks are welded in and painted.
> all metal masks are welded in
> headlights are in
> Mine's radiator installed
> nismo intercooler installed
The rear bumper is freshly repainted, cause it had a different white. It don't matched the rest of the car. This is the down side of the white pearl. The color changes after years a little bit. But know it's all perfect.
There are parts left in the trunk for installation.
How thick is a nismo intercooler?
I like clear head lights.
Nismo intercooler hardpipe kit (right and left)
nismo intercooler, nismo intercooler hardpipe kit, hks tpye-s oil cooler, mine's radiator, nismo twin turbo pipe, nismo air duct
After eight hard months the car is finally repaired. The results is 200% better than i expected.
Here are some really nice shots he took after that.
If you're free, pop by his blog at 'JDM-Wave'.
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