r33 skyline gt-r

[Lo)2enz0]

A friend of mine told me about this car driving past his house the other week and i didn't believe him, until today. driving home from picking up a friend and a white r33 gt-r fly's past me in the 50 zone on glenmore.

looks like some people in calgary found ways to get around the rule....again

[Canmorite]

What was the first year build date for the R33? 95?

[Team_Mclaren]

your friends lying

[Destinova403]

yeah... they arent legal till 2010 i call bullshit... mind you... that would be sweet...

[CivicTunr]

Originally posted by Lo)2enz0
A friend of mine told me about this car driving past his house the other week and i didn't believe him, until today. driving home from picking up a friend and a white r33 gt-r fly's past me in the 50 zone on glenmore.

looks like some people in calgary found ways to get around the rule....again



for everyone who cant read. Read the underlined part, it means he saw it for himself not something his friend said.

[jeremyn]

ive heard about people restamping the vin to make it another year. he probably did the same

[Genjuro]

it was at autodream last week. my brother saw it and asked the person about it. he said it was a 92...
my brother just looked at him and said cool..... :dunno:

anyways its really here and hes got a picture on his phone... just cant get it off it.

[CivicTunr]

front end conversion maybe?

[OneUpYou]

I have a pic, It's a real R33. A "1992" The guys owns a importing shop here in calgary. It's pretty sweet, nice to sit in :drool: GT-R kit except for the front bumper

[em2ab]

The R33 Skyline was never released until 1993 and the GT-R version was never released until 1995. It is not a GT-R and it is not a 1992.

[OneUpYou]

lol I said it has a GTR Kit there bud, and I said it is a "1992" <<< do you see the quotes..... that means it's not really a 1992...
Calm down, Sure arn't a morning person are ya

[em2ab]

No worries, wasn't trying to convey any sort of emotion there, just writing my basic point. Didn't mean for it to be taken the wrong way.

I'm on the USA forums here as well and it's funny all the guys discussing the import of Skylines. The rule here is 25 years so nobody has them except a few people who got around it. There's a few R34/R33 that got in with MotorEx but they've since been shut down because their imports were illegal and all further Skylines have been denied.

[silver_gs-R]

I believe you man, I saw him last weekend right in front of Tequila. Yes maybe it could be a conversion or w/e, but when a skyline gets me to turn my head twice means something is up lol, and I knew that wasnt just a skyline... :thumbsup:

[ekguy]

and with 2 or 3 people claiming pics why aren't they up yet. some people are failing at the internet.

[Lo)2enz0]

Well all in all the car is illegally imported. even if it was just a gts-t they aren't legal till late next year. Nice car none the less

[em2ab]

They're legal now, 1993s were produced in late 1992 making them 15 years old this month.

[kambo.king]

i have a picture on my cellphone of a r33 in calgary

[P-Bike12]

its true. R33s were built in the last two months of the year. but not released till January. so if u import them these two months you can get away with it.

[Lo)2enz0]

They never started production till september 1993 for the gts

right now its september 1992

if you can find me more evidence to prove me wrong....by all means

[em2ab]

I retract my previous statement.


After the R32 ceased production, the R33 Skyline was introduced in August 1993. Slightly heavier than the R32, and available as a 2 and 4 door, all models now used a 6-cylinder engine. Nissan took the unusual step of down grading the GTS model to have only the RB20E, while the twin-cam of the R32 GTS was discontinued along with the 2.0L turbo RB20DET. As with the R32, all automatic transmissions on the 2.5 litre models were 5 speed, all 2 litre and turbo 2.5 litre automatic models were equipped with a 4 speed transmission.

Some models came equipped with a new version of the HICAS 4-wheel steering system called Super HICAS. This computer-controlled four wheel steering system was previously featured on the R32. It moved the rear wheels via a small electric motor situated on the rear differential instead of being a hydraulic type 4ws unit such as on the R32.

As an option, an active limited slip differential was available instead of the standard viscous LSD. This new unit locked the rear differential if it detected that traction was lost by one of the wheels. A light on the dash also lit up if the LSD engaged. Active LSD came standard on all V-spec R33 GT-R Skylines.

The RB25DE and RB25DET engines also became equipped with Nissan Variable Cam System (NVCS) on the inlet cam. This should not be confused with VTEC-type cam timing, as NVCS only adjusts the rotation of the cam and does not alter the lift or duration of the valves. NVCS engines can be identified from non-NVCS RB engines by the cam gear cover— the NVCS RB has a bulge on the cam gear cover, at the end of the inlet cam. To celebrate their 40th anniversary, Nissan introduced a very rare 4 door GT-R. Two versions of the 4-door GT-R were avaiable from Nissan's subsidiaries: the first was produced by Autech, and the second was a joint Autech/Nismo project.

A wagon based on the R33/R34 platform was released in September 1996, called the Stagea. It had a different body style than the R33 and R34 and (with the exception of the RS FOUR variant) was only available with an automatic transmission. A common modification on the Stagea is to fit it with an R34 skyline front, in effect making a 4 door R34 wagon. Unlike the R33 Skyline, the Stagea is the only four wheel drive manual transmission Nissan with the RB25DET engine. Presumably, a 5 speed 4WD Skyline equipped with an RB25DET would have been too close in performance to the much more expensive GT-R. There was also a Stagea releasd with full GT-R running gear, the RB26DETT engine, and manual transmission.

R33 models:

* HR33 GTS - 2.0L RB20E SOHC I6, 130 PS (96 kW)
* ER33 GTS25 - 2.5L RB25DE DOHC I6, 190PS (140kW)
* ENR33 GTS-4 - 2.5L RB25DE DOHC I6, 190PS (140kW)
* ECR33 GTS25T - 2.5L RB25DET DOHC turbo I6, 255PS (188kW)
* BCNR33 GT-R - 2.6L RB26DETT DOHC twin-turbo I6, 305PS (224kW) (advertised as 280 PS)
* GT-R LM - 2.6L RB26DETT DOHC twin-turbo I6, 305PS (224kW)
* 400R - 2.8L RBX-GT2 DOHC twin-turbo I6, 400PS (294kW)

[OneUpYou]

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa232/oneupyou/r33.jpg
I had to blank out the backround, I'm trying not to toot the horn on the importer...although I don't think it matters. I spend an hour looking at this car because it is so sexy.

[wheelmanz24]

i have seen that white one
and apparently my buddy saw a silver one!

[n1zm0]

can't you import a car over the 15 year rule, but may only be used on the track?,

edit: i think SCC magazine got away with importing an s15 in california, but it's life as its stands is track use only

[KuruptEX]

recently saw it looks like a kit because almost nothing is flush
or maybe accident something is not right about this car

[jegger69]

there are a few ways around it, import it as a track car, if you live in japan for i tihnk its 5 years you can take your car here, there are a few r34 gtr's in vancouver

[Lo)2enz0]

ya there are ways around the rule. there are r33's out east, an s14 and i know of the r34's in BC

some people brought in shells as kit cars than swapped in a new motor

alot of money to get these here cause most importers won't deal with dead cars

[SI_futbol]

yeah i kno this car exists, its a gts not a gtr tho

[em2ab]

Originally posted by n1zm0
can't you import a car over the 15 year rule, but may only be used on the track?,

edit: i think SCC magazine got away with importing an s15 in california, but it's life as its stands is track use only
A few people got in R34s, R33s and S15s through MotorEx but they went belly up 2 years ago for importing illegally. But all imported cars stayed imported.

[7thgenvic]

i've seen it too....its not a big deal. but when will it be possible to import the R33 in?

[nich148_9]

Originally posted by 7thgenvic
i've seen it too....its not a big deal. but when will it be possible to import the R33 in?

Next year. It was first introduced in '93.

[A790]

Originally posted by em2ab

A few people got in R34s, R33s and S15s through MotorEx but they went belly up 2 years ago for importing illegally. But all imported cars stayed imported.

It should be noted that American imported skylines can't be imported to Canada if they're newer than 15 years old.

[A790]

Originally posted by OneUpYou
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa232/oneupyou/r33.jpg
I had to blank out the backround, I'm trying not to toot the horn on the importer...although I don't think it matters. I spend an hour looking at this car because it is so sexy.

I appreciate a clean car when I see it, and I love Skylines, but this one has a ton of gap in the panels and some components are off color. How is that sexy?

[em2ab]

Originally posted by A790


It should be noted that American imported skylines can't be imported to Canada if they're newer than 15 years old.
I was referencing the comment about someone in the USA having a S15.

[GQBalla]

ive seen a R33 once at the macs fillin up gas, a asian guy was driving it.

[snow_daniel]

Originally posted by OneUpYou
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa232/oneupyou/r33.jpg
I had to blank out the backround, I'm trying not to toot the horn on the importer...although I don't think it matters. I spend an hour looking at this car because it is so sexy.
I was in the picture but he cut my head :nut:

[Trini]

i love the R33..but this one just looks to be in poor shape with regards to the body..no front view pics?

[Toms-SC]

Typical JDM yo

[SunniSunShine]

Originally posted by GQBalla
ive seen a R33 once at the macs fillin up gas, a asian guy was driving it.

RRY?

What are the chances?

[4doorj]

cool i wanna see it!

[STi403]

Jdm Tuners Owns This Car. I Seen It there A Few Months Back.

[A790]

Originally posted by STi403
Jdm Tuners Owns This Car. I Seen It there A Few Months Back.

So much for "not knocking on the importer".

[stevo 27]

sweet never really checked out the diffrences between the r32 and the r33

[TE4MFaint]

Originally posted by Toms-SC
Typical JDM yo


Winner

:drama:


I can appreciate a good looking JDM car, especially if its one thats "bent the rules" to get across.

However by the looks of this..its just like any other beat on skyline thats running around this country.

[Dj_Stylz]

Is this the same car i saw in banff during the cruise after we got to cascade pond? He was pealing out of the parking lot?

[drewb]

r33 = UGLY

[calgarys13]

he needs to go to jail:guns:

[stevo 27]

Originally posted by TE4MFaint



Winner

:drama:


I can appreciate a good looking JDM car, especially if its one thats &quot;bent the rules&quot; to get across.

However by the looks of this..its just like any other beat on skyline thats running around this country.

looks good to me .............. or maybe im just a sucker for white cars :)

[Destinova403]

Originally posted by stevo 27


looks good to me .............. or maybe im just a sucker for white cars :)

dude... the body panels and door dont fit right and have gaps... the paint looks sketchy... although that could be the camera and even the gas cap isnt a matching colour to the car...

[Xamim]

Originally posted by Destinova403


dude... the body panels and door dont fit right and have gaps... the paint looks sketchy... although that could be the camera and even the gas cap isnt a matching colour to the car...

I think its missing the cap completely :thumbsdow

[Redlyne_mr2]

The dude who drives that car is a fucking loser..

[calgarys13]

yah thats criminal activity and beyond is associated!

[scboss]

meh not that nice r34<r32<r33

honestly it just looks like a bloated r32

[shawley]

Originally posted by em2ab

A few people got in R34s, R33s and S15s through MotorEx but they went belly up 2 years ago for importing illegally. But all imported cars stayed imported.


there are lots of other ways to get r32's r33's r34's and s15's into the usa just costs alot of money

my buddy chad has a 100% road legal 2001 Silvia S15 Spec R down in Oregon,

http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y280/shawley/?action=view&current=AUT_0063.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y280/shawley/AUT_0099.jpg?t=1190092983

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y280/shawley/AUT_0084.jpg?t=1190093000

the d is a disabled vet, he used to be in the army and hurt his legs or something like that so gets cheap registration, i have lots of drifting video of this car on track and mountian aswell


http://www.f4w.us imports r34's and s15's and whatever, they are pricy but they get them 49 state road legal in the states

[95EagleAWD]

That R33 looks like a piece of shit.

Looks like someone took a hammer to every body panel; nothing matches, paint looks like, shit, side skirts are sagging, gas cap missing, etc...

Why would you bother importing it?

[mx73someday]

Originally posted by P-Bike12
its true. R33s were built in the last two months of the year. but not released till January. so if u import them these two months you can get away with it.

For those posting that R33's were built in 1992, you're wrong. You should edit your statements because it confuses people. Nissan Fast shows that one of the earliest chassis numbers for the GTS25t M was manufactured in August 1993:

http://www.importconcern.ca/misc/ecr33_000103.jpg

I'm shocked if a import shop owner imported this as a 15 year old car, it makes you wonder if some of their other cars weren't legitimately imported.

[SR240SX]

That place seems shady anyways..dosent suprise me

[DragZilla]

When I talked to the guy who works at JDMTuners he said it was perfectly legal, and that he has had the car for about a month and a bit. He said to find an early legal R33 is hard.
He said he didnt want to sell it yet but would look to sell it for around $16000. It's a gts-t not a GTR as the R33 GTR was made the following year or something along those lines

[em2ab]

Originally posted by warcaster
meh not that nice r34&lt;r32&lt;r33

honestly it just looks like a bloated r32
So you don't like the R33 but your comparison states it's better than the R32 and the R34?


Originally posted by shawley



there are lots of other ways to get r32's r33's r34's and s15's into the usa just costs alot of money

my buddy chad has a 100% road legal 2001 Silvia S15 Spec R down in Oregon,

http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y280/shawley/?action=view&amp;current=AUT_0063.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y280/shawley/AUT_0099.jpg?t=1190092983

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y280/shawley/AUT_0084.jpg?t=1190093000

the d is a disabled vet, he used to be in the army and hurt his legs or something like that so gets cheap registration, i have lots of drifting video of this car on track and mountian aswell


http://www.f4w.us imports r34's and s15's and whatever, they are pricy but they get them 49 state road legal in the states
In order to legally import them, you'd have to do crash test rating on at least 5 of them as MotorEx did. I don't know if they have the cash to be crashing 5 R34s and if they did I'd like to give them a slow fiery death.


Originally posted by mx73someday


For those posting that R33's were built in 1992, you're wrong. You should edit your statements because it confuses people. Nissan Fast shows that one of the earliest chassis numbers for the GTS25t M was manufactured in August 1993:

http://www.importconcern.ca/misc/ecr33_000103.jpg

I'm shocked if a import shop owner imported this as a 15 year old car, it makes you wonder if some of their other cars weren't legitimately imported.
I've already quoted this fact on the first page.


Originally posted by DragZilla
When I talked to the guy who works at JDMTuners he said it was perfectly legal, and that he has had the car for about a month and a bit. He said to find an early legal R33 is hard.
He said he didnt want to sell it yet but would look to sell it for around $16000. It's a gts-t not a GTR as the R33 GTR was made the following year or something along those lines

The GT-R was released in 1995 so he wouldn't be able to get one yet. Just like the R35 was released around 2003 but the GT-R is still not out yet.

[stevo 27]

Originally posted by Destinova403


dude... the body panels and door dont fit right and have gaps... the paint looks sketchy... although that could be the camera and even the gas cap isnt a matching colour to the car...

if you knew how dark my comp screen is you'd understand
i can't brighten it it's to old cause on my screen that car looks like
there are 0 dents and everything looks good

minus the door wich i cant tell if it doesnt close righ OR isnt closed fully

[403Gemini]

Originally posted by OneUpYou
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa232/oneupyou/r33.jpg
I had to blank out the backround, I'm trying not to toot the horn on the importer...although I don't think it matters. I spend an hour looking at this car because it is so sexy.
no offense...b ut this looks like a bagged piece of shit, i wouldnt spend $5000 on it...

[stevo 27]

Originally posted by 403Gemini

no offense...b ut this looks like a bagged piece of shit, i wouldnt spend $5000 on it...

what about $4950??? haha

[GGTTSS-44]

I went down last saterday and test drove this vehicle
I was offered a price to purchase it for 14000.
Not a bad ride, needs alittle work but could look flawless after some tender love and care, just look at my GTS-4, one of the cleanest... and I mean cleanest skylines around..

Either way, Apparently this was a * pre-production * R33.

Remeber folks, when a vehicle is produced lets say in 1993, there were a handfull of pre-production models actually made 1 year prior * 1992 *

these are for shows and testing etc.

This is what this R33 is, its probably the rarest thing you'll ever find, but I would not want to buy a pre-production aything, they just weren't built the same.

[calgarys13]

^ill beleive it when i seen a chassis code

[mx73someday]

The next person to go and look at this car write down the chassis number, it's easy enough. Hell, take a picture while you're down there. Then continue pretending to be interested in it and take a picture of the Form 1 while you're at it.

This pre-production story is pure bullshit. I heard the exact same shit from a guy in 2003 with an R32 Skyline before they were 15 years old, it was in over a year too early and he was spouting the same shit claiming it was a 1988.

The earliest recorded ECR33 in the Japanese version of Nissan Fast is ECR33-000075, manufactured in August 1993. Go and look at the chassis number, if it less than 000075, then I might believe your story. You can also check the seat belt labels, assuming they've never been changed, they will list the year of manufacture.

[Team_Mclaren]

Originally posted by shawley



there are lots of other ways to get r32's r33's r34's and s15's into the usa just costs alot of money

my buddy chad has a 100% road legal 2001 Silvia S15 Spec R down in Oregon,


Blah blah balh



Thats the States, we are in Canada.

there are a billion different laws regarding importing in the states. You cant compare the two.

[Scope951]

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/2695/r33bx3.jpg
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8800/r33sidejf1.jpg

[mark4091]

looks a bit better in the other pics

still not something I would invest in though.

[wheelmanz24]

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h23/crxboi2/untitled-4.jpg

[finboy]

saw it today, looks about the same condition as 99% of the skylines in calgary

[takemtochurch]

Originally posted by Redlyne_mr2
The dude who drives that car is a fucking loser..

suck it. do you even know him hes an amazing dude and one of my good friends

the car is sick and perfectly legal

[Sharpie]

Originally posted by takemtochurch


suck it. do you even know him hes an amazing dude and one of my good friends

the car is sick and perfectly legal
prove it then.. All you guys say it is legal, if it is then post up a VIN...

[Scope951]

I dont understand, nobody here actually knows the story behind the car and you all bash them like there is no tomorrow.


If you dont know the story then dont open your mouth.

[TE4MFaint]

I still dont find it "sick"
:dunno:

[boi-alien]

Originally posted by TE4MFaint
I still dont find it &quot;sick&quot;
:dunno:
oh it's sick alright... make me puke sick cause it's in such shit shape:barf: :barf: :barf:

[ninjak84]

The haters on this forum are fucking pathetic.

[TE4MFaint]

Oh I'm not a "hater".
Cant believe some people still use this term truly.

I can respect a clean car, but I dont find this car
that clean.
Its an opinion, not "hating".
Dont get your panties in a bunch.

:drama:

[btown]

they all jus jealous :D lol

looks like his door is open in the first pic...not MIS-alligned :dunno:

[Redlyne_mr2]

Originally posted by takemtochurch


suck it. do you even know him hes an amazing dude and one of my good friends

the car is sick and perfectly legal
Tell him nobody thinks he's cool because he can peel away in the parking lot of a national park.. fucking ricer.

[RotaryPower]

Originally posted by Dj_Stylz
Is this the same car i saw in banff during the cruise after we got to cascade pond? He was pealing out of the parking lot?

most likely, I got a pic of it right here:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a251/-Alexx/BeyondCruise/DSC02865.jpg

[tsuga]

yo i saw this too

i nearly broke my neck when i saw fly past me on glenmore

[Scope951]

How many people have truly seen this car in person?

Cellphone pictures are that sharp nowadays?

[btown]

^ no kidding...looks like he got his gas door put back on :bigpimp: and his door looks fine in the rest of the pics lol :dunno: looks like a decent car in the rest of the pictures but you really do have to see it in person.

[Toms-SC]

Post the VIN if its legal

[A790]

It won't have a VIN. It will have a chassis code.

[240SX17]

im sure its fine lol if hes driving it pretty much everyday. dont u think cops would stop him? lots of cops just run plates

[240SX17]

oh and i think its a nice fucking car!

[Lo)2enz0]

there are ways around getting the car insured

most cops won't know the difference between a r32 and a r33 and hell all you need is a front clip with the id plate, get a licensed mechanic run those numbers during the oop and the car will be passed as that.

remember front clips with vin codes will not come up in our system cause there is no database to look back on the status of the car.....to my knowledge. easy ways to get around the system

i have nothing against rhd cars but rules were set for reasons

[shawley]

Originally posted by Team_Mclaren


Thats the States, we are in Canada.

there are a billion different laws regarding importing in the states. You cant compare the two.


i was replying to a post regarding the usa, and people talking about their 25 year law but thanks

[Team_Mclaren]

^^ oh ok, there are a billion different laws in the states, I think it depends on the state, you can actually register a RHD, but thats another topic all together


Originally posted by takemtochurch


suck it. do you even know him hes an amazing dude and one of my good friends

the car is sick and perfectly legal



Originally posted by Scope951
I dont understand, nobody here actually knows the story behind the car and you all bash them like there is no tomorrow.


If you dont know the story then dont open your mouth.

Then wtf is the story? is it a R32 with R33 conversion? is it an actual r33? like fuck, if u know the truth then share it

it was in banff? i didnt see it..; booo

[Sorath]

meh who cares its an r33 just another skyline :dunno:

[msommers]

I'll be impressed when I see a legal R34 GTR V-spec II on Deerfoot, I don't understand what all the commotion is about from an R33 sighting ZOMG!! Not a fan of R33s at all, but the back end is nicer than the R32 imo.

[Sorath]

the only thing that i would be excited about an r33 is the 400r

[Team_Mclaren]

well, im not excited to see one nor do i give a shit, just the fact that its an illegal import interests me haha

[HPR]

So did this vehicle get sold for $10K+ like someone above has mentioned?!? If so, I feel sorry for the one who forked up the cash. The car isn't too bad, unfortunately, it isn't too good either :rolleyes:

[Dj_Stylz]

Originally posted by RotaryPower


most likely, I got a pic of it right here:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a251/-Alexx/BeyondCruise/DSC02865.jpg

Haha i knew i saw this car there

[mx73someday]

Originally posted by 240SX17
im sure its fine lol if hes driving it pretty much everyday. dont u think cops would stop him? lots of cops just run plates

A cop wouldn't know that the the car was declared as an older vehicle than it actually was. It's very simple to submit fraudulent documents to Customs when you import a vehicle from Japan. On the other hand it's very easy to identify this vehicle's age by posting up the chassis number. This whole controversy could end with even a partial chassis number, leave off the last three digits if you don't want to reveal the whole thing. We need some Beyond-style investigation, this could be a pretty amazing thread if this shop got busted.

Posting up that the car is legal without any explanation to the process, or proof that R33 Skyline's were manufactured as early as September 1992 doesn't make the car 15 years old.

[GGTTSS-44]

Wow this is still going hey.
Why has nobody got the Number for us yet?? its parked out side all day and night long..

[spec c]

R33? PPPFFFTTT!

Here's an R34

LINK! (http://www.canadatrader.com/result/detailinfo.aspx?ID=30099553&pgno=1&srt=1)

:bullshit: :bullshit: :bullshit:

It's funny how many things are wrong with this ad.

[calgarys13]

that car may be for real..only issue is it hafta be outta the country in a week or something after its sold..imported by motorex, re-issued vin...seems maybe legit?

[nich148_9]

Originally posted by Sorath
meh who cares its an r33 just another skyline :dunno:

QFT.

Seriously, why the fuss over Skylines? They used to be rare, but now I see one at least every day.

Who cares? :dunno: