Blackduck30 FD
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Blackduck30 FD
Well bought the Bathurst R 2002 about 10mths ago and have had issues with government giving me compliance as my complying center is over there cap limit so have been waiting.
So have been using the time to go over the thing and change and or replace as much as i can to get it to a basic state of how i want it.
It's not going to be a big KW build but want it at a place were it is as reliable as a 13B twin turbo can be.
Have been trying to buy as much OEM stuff as i can to replace any worn interior or exterior as i can.
Found the rear speakers were rat **** so have replaced those, replaced the radiator with a new PWR and done hoses as well.
Done the Auto EXE intake.
Blasted and powder coated front brace.
Replaced front sway bar mounts with the one piece brace
Removed and blasted and powder coated the head light frames.
Engine bay paint was pretty terrible as was the front inner guards, so resprayed as much of the engine bay as i could with motor in. front end off and front guards off. Inner liners were rooted so they came out. Inner guards were resprayed as well and new liners installed.
Also incredible how much dirt and leaves were in the front frame drain holes under the front guards.
I'll post up some pics to get this up to date and try and keep it updated as i do stuff.
It's nothing special and i have seen some incredible builds but just hope people appreciate it for what it is.
Insta.....fd3s_bathurst_r if anyone is interested
Dealer Pic Japan
Dealer Pic Japan
Dealer pic Japan
So have been using the time to go over the thing and change and or replace as much as i can to get it to a basic state of how i want it.
It's not going to be a big KW build but want it at a place were it is as reliable as a 13B twin turbo can be.
Have been trying to buy as much OEM stuff as i can to replace any worn interior or exterior as i can.
Found the rear speakers were rat **** so have replaced those, replaced the radiator with a new PWR and done hoses as well.
Done the Auto EXE intake.
Blasted and powder coated front brace.
Replaced front sway bar mounts with the one piece brace
Removed and blasted and powder coated the head light frames.
Engine bay paint was pretty terrible as was the front inner guards, so resprayed as much of the engine bay as i could with motor in. front end off and front guards off. Inner liners were rooted so they came out. Inner guards were resprayed as well and new liners installed.
Also incredible how much dirt and leaves were in the front frame drain holes under the front guards.
I'll post up some pics to get this up to date and try and keep it updated as i do stuff.
It's nothing special and i have seen some incredible builds but just hope people appreciate it for what it is.
Insta.....fd3s_bathurst_r if anyone is interested
Dealer Pic Japan
Dealer Pic Japan
Dealer pic Japan
Last edited by Blackduck30; 05-04-22 at 07:25 AM.
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Found a patch of rust on the drivers floor so cut it out and welded a new plate in and sealed it back up top and bottom
The under side section was also cut out and replaced and between the two sealed as much as i could
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Light frames back from powder coating and also got some new OEM rods for the Light motor
Have also been trying to replace as many nuts and bolts as i can with new OEM
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New PWR radiator in and also found a rock hard hose that fell to pieces
Also rewrapped as much of the wiring harness as i could with new under body tape
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Car has ADVAN RS2's but the center cap decals were terrible, was going to replace them but they were like 60 bucks a pop, So took the time to refurbish them
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Wow, beautiful.
So clean!
Awesome to see you doing all this great restoration work to this car.
So clean!
Awesome to see you doing all this great restoration work to this car.
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Love the attention to detail, that's the kind of solid work that pays off over the years. Keep up the good work!
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