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this from the Top Secret website...

Top Secret Turns the V35 into a GTR

We couldn't wait...it's been 3 years since the last GT-R and it was time that the Skyline reclaimed it's place among cars. Top Secret has now decided to create a GT-R from the G35 to satisfy Nissan fans cravings for a new Monster Skyline.

The G35 platform was good enough for Smoky but apparently the displacement wasn't. Option was suprised to hear that the engine was coming from a very unsuspecting doner car...the Nissan Cima! A VK45 NA 4.5L V8 Engine was chosen as a good base to start with. The engine produces 280ps in stock form and the plans are to go to 800ps with forced induction and alot of Top Secret's specialty tuning.

Construction of this amazing vehicle requires alot of preparation and note-taking. Top Secret is famous for their amazing engine swaping and engineering skills. The high powered vehicle is intended to be created with a 4WD system to deliver the power effectively as well as the world's first wide body kit for the G35. This vehicle will also have a left hand drive sister project for Top Secret III for which details have yet to be released.

...this pic is from TAS, and yeah, the CG's aren't bad either! :hehe: (still wish Fumika was there, tho')


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I f*cked it...silly me :doh: I sent it before it was ready... :shakehead:

oh! as for French cars, I luuuurrrv the Peugeot 206 GTi 180....180 bhp in a car that weighs less than a ton! :metaldevil: Only problem is, it's front wheel drive.. :grumble:

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Been a while since I last posted...here is what's been happening with my cars:

Oct 27th, sold my b16/Type R 4 door Integra.
Mid-Oct, bought a 98 Honda Passport 4WD for surfing/snowboarding trips...black.
Bought a new project Civic...94 EX coupe SOHC VTEC...but Im selling that now.
Still have my Integra GSR.

So now Im back up to 3 cars....selling my Civic and Integra...holla if ya want a car~! Haha.

RB26DETT wrote:oh! as for French cars, I luuuurrrv the Peugeot 206 GTi 180....180 bhp in a car that weighs less than a ton! :metaldevil: Only problem is, it's front wheel drive.. :grumble:

The 206 is pretty nice. Small and nimble...gotta love it... Didn't it get the manufacturer's cup in the WRC a couple years ago? :)

RB26DETT wrote:oh! as for French cars, I luuuurrrv the Peugeot 206 GTi 180....180 bhp in a car that weighs less than a ton! :metaldevil: Only problem is, it's front wheel drive.. :grumble:

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Nice, looks very similar to the Honda Civic Si hatchback. Do you have more spec's n the Peugeot 206?
-PCM

RB26DETT wrote:oh! as for French cars, I luuuurrrv the Peugeot 206 GTi 180....180 bhp in a car that weighs less than a ton! :metaldevil: Only problem is, it's front wheel drive.. :grumble:

And you can't buy it in The States.

bmwracer wrote:
And you can't buy it in The States.

Yeah, looked at the Peugot website... they don't sell in Canada or the USA. Don't think I noticed Mexico either. Why? :confused:
-PCM

pcmodem wrote:Yeah, looked at the Peugot website... they don't sell in Canada or the USA. Don't think I noticed Mexico either. Why? :confused:

I don't know about Canada, but in the States there's little or no market... And there hasn't been a French automaker in the States for nearly a decade, I think... And aside from Ferrari, no Italian automaker.

bmwracer wrote:
I don't know about Canada, but in the States there's little or no market... And there hasn't been a French automaker in the States for nearly a decade, I think... And aside from Ferrari, no Italian automaker.

I know Alfa Romeo and Lamborghini still sell here.
-PCM

pcmodem wrote:I know Alfa Romeo and Lamborghini still sell here.

Alfa??? I don't think so.....

bmwracer wrote:
Alfa??? I don't think so.....

There are Alfa dealerships in the Bay Area, there's one on Van Ness in SF.
-PCM

It's interesting you say there's little or no market in the States for the GTi 180, when cars like the Civic obviously do well there, and they're basically the same platform - small fwd hatches. In this country, there's not a lot of them, but they are available, for around $35K only, and their resale value is really good too.

As for Alfa Romeo, they have tried for years to push into this market, and have failed miserably...probably becoz they're ugly? People do still base their decision on cars on aesthetics, which is why the Renault Megane is also a dog in terms of sales. Out of the choice of the GTi 180, the Alfa, and the Renault, it's not hard to see why the Pug sells better here, so it is surprising there's no market for it there.

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pcmodem wrote:There are Alfa dealerships in the Bay Area, there's one on Van Ness in SF.

Really?? Hmm. Can't say that there's one here in SoCal, unless you're talking about used Alfas... :headscratch:

bmwracer wrote:
Really?? Hmm. Can't say that there's one here in SoCal, unless you're talking about used Alfas... :headscratch:

Ya know, that's a possibility, that they're used Alfa's. I've never actually walked INTO the dealership.
-PCM

pcmodem wrote:Ya know, that's a possibility, that they're used Alfa's. I've never actually walked INTO the dealership.

Hmm, okay... I've seen numerous old Alfas: GTV6, Quadrifolio, Spyder, etc., but I haven't seen more recent stuff like the 164...

How long does it usually take for car paint to dry?

IkematsuSosuke wrote:How long does it usually take for car paint to dry?

I would think it takes anywhere from several days to a week or more, depending upon the temperature and humidity.

Although the paint may seem dry to the touch, the layer underneath is still semi-wet and probably needs days to dry completely.

That's coincidence, I used to drive a silver 206 1.6 myself - similar to the one on the pic below:

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till it got crashed by a tree (don't ask ...) :shamefulcry:

Now i'm driving a company car, a Volkswagen Polo (again silver)

bmwracer wrote:
I would think it takes anywhere from several days to a week or more, depending upon the temperature and humidity.

Although the paint may seem dry to the touch, the layer underneath is still semi-wet and probably needs days to dry completely.

this is when it's done at a shop?
i went to a shop and they said it'll be done the same day I drop my car off :crazy: