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    Default Dan's black coupe

    So I'm dan and I own a 83 jdm Sprinter Trueno.

    I'm starting a build thread because I'm soon to be undertaking a 20v conversion and I'm going to have to ask bulk questions.

    I purchased the car a fair while ago now from Jamie Dell in Brisbane, and was owned and imported by someone in Sydney before hand. Some of you have probably seen it floating around Brisbane and Lismore.

    The car was apparently initially built by Impulse garage in Japan, it came to me with the following modifications and what not:

    Smallport block, bigport head 16v
    HKS 256 cams
    RSR extractors
    HKS hi power cat back
    TRD leads
    K&N filter
    Freedom ECU

    GAB strut brace
    Front GAB fully adjustable 8kg coilovers -- Rear GAB damper adjst shocks, 6kg springs, adjustable platforms
    TRD sway bars
    Rose jointed LCA's
    NCRA's
    Camber tops
    Prothane bush's
    Rose joint panhard rod
    Welded rear strut brace
    Rear body brace
    Traction brackets
    Body seam welded

    Interior: Not much at all, Nardi wheel.

    SSR Mesh all round.



    Since then I've just been cleaning it up and enjoying driving it. I've rebuilt all the brakes, new pads and rotors, rebuilt the diff, restored the wheels, flared and painted the rear half of the car and started piecing together at least half an interior.

    Anyway at the end of 2011 the 16v decided it would give up on life 3 days before I was being deployed to Afghan for half the year. So now I'm back and thought it's a good excuse to go down the 20 valve path, which like I said is the reason for the thread.

    Cheers, Dan.

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    Nice coupe mate.

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    YAY! I've loved this coupe for a while, can't wait to see the "finished" product.

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    nice coupe mate. im in the meao now with my half finished 86 sitting at home... good luck with it man, I'm pretty sure i met the bloke who sold it to you at the start of the year. seemed like a good bloke to buy off
    stroked 2L ca18-ae86 in the build...eta xmas 2012?

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    Looks like a clean example and good base. Keen to see the conversion

    respect for serving in the armed forces!

    We have a BNE meet on the 08/07/2012 - details in BNE section

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    Nice car, are you mates with Shawn in Sydney who had the blue levin coupe?

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    This made me hard when i drove it.

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    nice notchy mate... look forward to the swap, please make it neat whatever you do though.. so many ugly 20v conversions around...
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    Holy Jesus, lots of comments. Thanks!

    johl - Being over there sucks a fat one, 16v died 3 days before I left so it went straight in the shed, I literally have no idea what happened, still haven't even taken the covers off it yet. I was actually hell bent on selling it while I was away until I saw the Initial D game in Sega World in Dubai.

    Low Style - I'll see if I'm about but will be getting around in my forester at this stage, haha.

    john84ie - Nah man I'm from northern NSW, Jamie the previous owner bought it in Sydney and brought it up to Brisbane.

    NIZLAH - Haha yeah that's for sure, I'm slightly OCD with cleanliness and neatness, so if I make the conversion shit I'll hate myself and the car.

    Pecky your dirtbag moe makes me hard.

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    good old Initial D LOL, still doing its job
    Great car, will be greater with the blacktop
    dose

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