Violet madness: Nissan R34 Skyline GT-T with 450 PS

Recently updated on February 23, 2022 at 11:11 am

In the hierarchy of the Nissan Skyline models, the GT-R is of course the undisputed top. Therefore, the British tuner James Hibbert had to listen to a lot of mockery and ridicule when he motorized his then R34 GT-R against a weaker one GT T exchanged. But Hibbert's madness has a method, and so he decided to modify his R34 GT-T, which he obviously prefers to the GT-R, in order to question the model's internal hierarchy. Of course, personal taste is also decisive, because the GT-T, for example, does not have a conspicuous rear wing like the GT-R, which is why it is much more discreet. It is usually well below the GT-R in the ranking, as we have already mentioned.

Show car for special JDM moments

This completely spoilerless Unbelievable, the various attachments from Sunline Racing has installed, such as side skirts and front lip, owns a BC Racing coilover kit with adjustable lintel dome bearings Driftworks Stanceparts Air kitwhose compressor is hidden in the trunk, as well as various Chassis parts from Japspeed, among other things modified wheel suspensions to a Camber-Tuning to enable. Furthermore were 18-inch alloy wheels with the model name Work CR-2P Mounted in GT silver with a polished running surface on which Achilles 123 tires in the format 225/35/18 at the front and 255/35/18 at the rear axle.

All around were also 10 mm track plates installed. Live behind the rims Brembo brakes from the Skyline R34 GT-R with perforated brake discs at the front and standard brake discs and standard brake calipers at the rear. Of course, there are also various styling modifications, and that's how one came about Z-Tune style bonnet installed, and the rear bumper of an R34 GT-R found its way into the Nissan. A rear diffuser as well as real ones Ganador mirror are further highlights of the complete renovation. In addition, the Rear wiper removed, and the Cleaned the rear. Next were the Covers of the taillights of the GT-R R34 installed.

Another stopped Neon underbody lighting Entrance, which can be controlled via Bluetooth from the mobile phone, and the entire vehicle is in a unique one Purple tone newly painted. Smaller tuning measures also affect the tinted front and side indicators and the cavity Protectionwhich should declare war on the rust. Modified in this way, the vehicle is of course an absolute eye-catcher, which finds a lot of fans at every tuning meeting and is sure to stay in the memory of every visitor.

stripped interior with a few surprises

The interior became complete stripped, and it turned out to be a complete one HDF roll cage built in, which should provide the necessary rigidity and safety on the racetrack. Corbeau Club sports seats with harness straps from Driftworks also found their way into the Skyline GT-T. A shift knob from lightning, a special one Drift button as well as a compact one Sport steering wheel from Nardi are also in the cockpit.

Misc Additional Devices as well as a Fire Extinguisher Of course, they shouldn't be missing under the passenger seat. Surprisingly, however, there is also a lot of convenience, because Front speakers from Hertz and one DVD system from Kenwood ensure the optimal sound. As an aside, it should also be mentioned that Glitter found its way into the interior to make the whole interior a bit more colorful and to adapt the cockpit to the paintwork.

2,5-liter R6 turbo gasoline engine provides propulsion

450 PS should the straight six-cylinder thanks turbocharging and perform various tuning measures. There is one for that HKS downpipe, a HKS GTRS per turbocharger and some attachments like one Compressor, a Oil Cooler and a big one Intercooler by GReddy. This produces the 450 hp, which by the way is at 1,4 bar boost pressure concern is possible in the first place.

The power is transmitted via a Five-speed manual transmission with shortened shift travel on the rear wheels. Thanks one locking differential You can also drift wonderfully with the car. Unfortunately, we don't know anything about the performance, but it should be on a high level. Nevertheless, this vehicle is clearly designed more for show-and-shine than to pound the motorway at top speed.

Our Conclusion about this Nissan Skyline R34 GT-T:

A fascinating car that was completed as a project vehicle by tuner James Hibbert. You don't see something like that every day, even in the JDM scene, and every Nissan fan will have the mouth watering when they think of this piece of jewelry. Of course we also have a picture gallery ready for you at the end of the article. If we get more information about the changes, there will of course be an update for this report. You will be informed of this if you simply use ours Feed subscribe to. Have fun watching the pictures and stay true to us!

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Nissan R34 Skyline GT-T with 450 PS
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