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This is exhausting 3 hours at it tonight it all fits well .time to weld and see if it pulls.There was some awkward an...
05/10/2026

This is exhausting 3 hours at it tonight it all fits well .time to weld and see if it pulls.
There was some awkward angles in this

I have come to appreciate the amount of work that is required to fabricate and weld stainless steel .This is my first ...
04/10/2026

I have come to appreciate the amount of work that is required to fabricate and weld stainless steel .This is my first attempt and my tig on flat steel is on point on on tube there is many more hours of practice required before there is any pics of weld p**n .

I am happy with the overall outcome.
I am an advocate for getting out in the shed learn new skills and have a go and learn from the mistakes it's the beat way to learn HAVE A GO
Practice makes perfect

5 days of welding and fabrication, by necessity(no money to pay)to those professionals that do this on a daily basis you...
11/07/2026

5 days of welding and fabrication, by necessity(no money to pay)to those professionals that do this on a daily basis you are truly talented.

This was my first attempt and I am truly stoked to finally have this all mocked up and fitting. All packaging problems solved and the end result.
A lot was learnt.

The down pipe the exhaust the turbo manifolds the external waste gate plumbing and the intercooler plumbing are all fabbed up .

There is hours of welding to do now

I took up a 6 week tig welding Course and had a go allthough the professionals make it look easy I guess practice makes perfect. I am a kiwi in the shed having a go just like you .
Get out there and get to it son





13/06/2026

I am looking to buy a usable 1l mini crank it must have no scaring in the flywheel end cash waiting the closer to Christchurch the better

That's a weight off my mind the tatty front mount has been replaced with a brand new one thanks to the boys at fenix r...
13/06/2026

That's a weight off my mind the tatty front mount has been replaced with a brand new one thanks to the boys at fenix radiator. It now has an evo half radiator engine and gear box cooler .now the annoying part the 1000 dollars of samco boost hoses don't fit the new intercooler.

One the plus side I did get the new crank sensor fitted

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18/04/2026

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- Get your hands dirty in both theory and practical space


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I have dragged this car around with me for 7 years and has gently annoyed me to look at how untidy it was .considering...
30/01/2026

I have dragged this car around with me for 7 years and has gently annoyed me to look at how untidy it was .considering it had no interior when it arrived and it was beat to hell its slowly becoming the car it deserves to be .

The blow up booth worked way better that my expectation so a big thank you

I want to take the opportunity to say thanks to a great friend and the helping hands for hard yard put into reviving this legacy rs .I could not have done it without you.

It has been a slow process but everything on the 323 gtr is slowly finding a permanent home .Once everything is f...
03/12/2025

It has been a slow process but everything on the 323 gtr is slowly finding a permanent home .
Once everything is fabricated and fits to my liking I think the engine a gearbox is going to have to come out of the bay . 10 years of hanging around has taken its toll and its not as pretty as I would like .
Progress this week
Radiator is now plumbed in
Coolent hoses made
Oil feed to turbo is in
Coolent to turbo is in
Wastewater vacuumed line are in
Air filter is in .

List of things to do
Build down pipe
Plumb in the screamer pipe
Turbo oil drain
Make pipe work for the front mount

I am very tempted to fit the garret gt28 off my gtr into the starlet. And I have a lot of time off so no excuses
29/11/2025

I am very tempted to fit the garret gt28 off my gtr into the starlet. And I have a lot of time off so no excuses

Progress madeHighway to the turbo zone a pulsar g660
13/11/2025

Progress made
Highway to the turbo zone a pulsar g660

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