72 Skyline build thread

Norcal510 · **Posted:** Mon Feb 14, 2011 5:56 pm

I think they look good. What size did you end up using up front?

kgc10 · **Posted:** Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:13 pm

The front are 225/50/16 24.7 " dia . I need to do a quick alignment in the front and set the camber in the rear before I take it to the alignment shop. Im pretty happy with the way things look. Once I get my rear caliper brackets back I'm only weeks away from putting back on the road. So in the meantime I need to work on the wiring (headlights turnsignals an backup lights)

Stevester · **Posted:** Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:25 pm

kgc10 wrote:

The front are 225/50/16 24.7 " dia .

How wide are the front wheels?

kgc10 · **Posted:** Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:37 pm

The fronts are 8s and the rears are 9s. I think after I driver her for a while I'll change the front springs from 8" to 10".

Shokutan boogie · **Posted:** Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:29 pm

were did you get that rear caliper adapter..i need one for my kenmeri

kgc10 · **Posted:** Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:45 pm

Hey if you’re in Long Beach drive up to Torrance and see Mario @ TSR he makes all the pieces to put the Brembo kit on the rear. Working on the car has been a little slow due motivation. Thanks to Derux for getting me info on bolt size on the sway bar mounting bolt 10mm x 1.25. He's coming by the house to do some parts swapping I thought I would try to finish up the sway bay setup. I had 2 1" sway bars made up one with eyes on the end and one with straight bar ends. It's a little different but the end slide back and forth to stiffen or soften the sway bar. I still have to powder coat and get new hardware but I hope you get the idea.

and I got some new trim pieces

turboHLS30 · **Posted:** Sun Mar 06, 2011 7:12 am

Dude, this thing is AMAZING!!

wookieballa · **Posted:** Mon Mar 07, 2011 2:18 am

man, your a genius.. i love the build thread thus far, and will be standing by impatiently for the next additions.

kgc10 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:44 pm

Sunday Derux came by and we exchanged parts and I got a new gas plug or fuel tank plug because its not a cap that for sure.

Topher88 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:18 pm

Dude amazing. love old skylines. just picked up a 510 closest thing i can get to a real skyline lol

Norcal510 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:48 pm

Sway bar bits look nice. Will have to share where you got your parts.

rollin80's · **Posted:** Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:59 am

wow, im loving your hako.
now those are some beefy as sway bars!

keep up the great work. drink coffee to motivate you..lols

wookieballa · **Posted:** Wed Mar 09, 2011 2:56 pm

Did you check to see if you have another set of those rear caliper adapters? im interested if you do.

love the build thread so far! keep us posted.

kgc10 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:29 pm

I got an offer to work in Japan for 6 months to help fix there power infrastructure.

DeRuX · **Posted:** Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:11 am

you suck so bad.. How many suitcases are you taking??

kgc10 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:15 am

20 ft container

bochorongo · **Posted:** Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:48 am

Beautiful Car ! love the wheels and tires! take care out there in japan wish i could go help

kgc10 · **Posted:** Sat Apr 16, 2011 8:20 pm

The job in Japan has not happen yet but the good news is my rear brake adaptors where finished and shipped Friday so there's a chance I'll have it running for the show on 4/23/11.

I wont have time to get them anodized or the other pieces I have ready but oh well.

kgc10 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:39 pm

Well after I the good news that the brake adaptors where on their way. I start to make sure all the nuts and bolt where there to put everything back together. The half shaft nuts on the diff side where in poor / rounded shape and 8 out of the 8 bolts where wrong at the hub end. So I went down to my dealer to order the right bolts 8 lock washers 16 and nuts 16 and $ 50 and 2 day later poof there here. After a busy day at the Zoo with the family. The brake adaptor where at the door when we got home. I had to send a couple of work emails then out to the garage to do some test fitting. All I can say is everything worked out well. But by no means is it a bolt up one size fits all. The kit would look better and have less issues if the wheels where 17" or 18" and more - offset. Let me know what you think???

BTW what oil should I use in my LSD (nissan clutch)

Sorry phone pic's

Norcal510 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:27 am

Very nice. Im guessing this means you will be bringing the car out on saturday weather permit?? :lol:

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