Matthew Nelson: 1989 Nissan Skyline GT-R

Competitor: Matthew Nelson
Location: Bellingham, Washington, USA
Vehicle: 1989 Nissan Skyline GT-R
Horsepower: 523hp / 425tq
Club: R-Rydes

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TUNER BATTLEGROUNDS COMPETITION
Tuning 365 @ Formula DRIFT: Seattle (Jul 31, 2021)
STAGE 1: TOP QUALIFIERS
Voting Schedule: Jul 26 @ 12:00 PM - Jul 31 @ 3:00 PM PT
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ENGINE & PERFORMANCE

Garage Auto Hero RB26

Bottom End

Wiseco Pistons 8.2:1
Manley H Beam Rods
ACL Race Main & Rod Bearings
Tomei Oil Pan Baffle
Tomei Oil Restrictor
Spool Imports Spline Drive
Ross Performance Damper
Cometic Bottom End Gasket Kit
ARP2000 Main Stud Kit
Polished Crank
Balanced/Blueprinted

Head

Supertech Intake Vales
Supertech Valve Guides
Cometic Head Gasket 87mm x 0.36"
Tomei High Strength Timing Belt
ARP2000 Head Stud Kit
Tomei Throttle Body/Manifold Gaskets

Forced Induction

Garrett GT3582R .82 AR BB
4" Carbon Fiber Intake
Fuse Fabrication Exhaust Manifold
Fuse Fabrication Titanium Hardware
TurboSmart 50mm Pro Gate
TurboSmart 50mm Race Port
RK Titanium Intercooler Piping Kit
RK Titanium Couplers
Tomei Exhaust Gaskets
GKTech Exhaust Hangers
AN Oil/Coolant/Vacuum Lines
Oil Catch Can

Fuel System

-8AN PTFE Fuel Lines
Deatschwerks 1000cc Injectors
OST Dyno Dual In-Tank Fuel Pump Bracket
Twin Walbro 485 Fuel Pumps
Twin Painless Fuel Pump Relays
Radium Engineering Fuel Rail
Radium Engineering High Flow Fuel Filter
Radium Engineering Pulse Damper
Radium Engineering Fuel Pressure Regulator

Cooling

Mishimoto Radiator
RK Titanium Upper Radiator Pipe
RK Titanium Heat Shield
RK Titanium Radiator Stays
RK Titanium Couplers
GReddy Oil Cooler Block
13-Row Oil Cooler
10-Row Power Steering Cooler
Franklin Engineering Head Drain Kit
GKTech Cooling Fan w/ RB Adapter
OEM Water Pump
Top Secret Titanium Oil Cap

EXHAUST

Rein Hard Type R Titanium Exhaust
RK Titanium Downpipe
RK Titanium Dump Tube

PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS

Link G4 NGTR+ ECU
Link G4 Lambda Module
Link G4 Boost Solenoid
Splitfire Coil Packs
Wiring Specialties RB26 Pro Harness
Windows 8" Tablet Dash w/ PCLink

Charging System

Pontiac GTO LS High Output Alternator
Clock Works Customs Billet Alternator Kit
Optima Red Top Battery

DRIVETRAIN

Spec Super Twin P-Trim Clutch
Cube Speed Short Shift
Deathtune Shift Knob
HICAS Delete
GKTech Clutch Line
NISMO Engine/Trans Mount
GKTech Steering Shaft Spacer
GKTech Clutch Pivot Ball
AN Power Steering Lines

WHEELS & TIRES

Volk TE37 wheels - 18x9.5 +2
Falken FK510 tires - 255/35/18
Muteki SR35

BRAKES

Akebono BBK
Stainless Steel Lines
Motul 660
GKTech ABS Delete

CHASSIS & SUSPENSION

Meister-R ZetaCRD Coilovers
Strut Tower Brace

EXTERIOR

R33 GTR LP2 Midnight Purple
Seibon DV-II Carbon Fiber Hood
AeroCatch Hood Latch
R34 GTR Carbon Fiber Side Skirt Extensions
Carbon Fiber Front Splitter
Carbon Fiber Canards
Carbon Fiber Grill
Carbon Fiber Cooling Panel
Carbon Fiber Headlight Eyelids
Carbon Fiber Rain Guards
Carbon Fiber Rear Diffuser
Carbon Fiber Fujimura Gurney Flap
Carbon Fiber Trunk Lip
Crazy Hornet Wing Risers

LIGHTING

Morimoto Mini D2S 5.0 Bi-Xenon headlights
D2S XB 5.8K 55w HID Bulbs
D2S Morimoto XB Ballasts
ZLED LED Taillights

INTERIOR

Recaro SR4 Rainbow Front & Rear Seats
Bride Seat Brackets
Takata 4 Point Harnesses
Personal 350mm Suede Steering Wheel
NRG Short Quick Release
SPLASH Hub

AUDIO, MOBILE ELECTRONICS & MULTIMEDIA

Double Din Headunit

FAVORITE MODIFICATION

Hard to pick just one, here's three:

Recaro interior. Being a child of the 80's I love the bright, obnoxious, fabric styles that came out of Japan. Maybe it's nostalgia and taps into those early memories of riding the bus or sitting in a Taco Bell. The Recaro SR4 Rainbow seats are one of my favorite mods on this car not only because of the pattern but the story behind it. I had purchased the front seats from a Malaysian company that refinishes classic Recaro's. Taking a chance I waited almost half a year to finally see if they would show up. Shortly after installing them and posting photos in Instagram I had a friend and fellow GTR owner reach out to me. When he imported his GTR his rear seats came in the SR4 Rainbow fabric but with OEM front seats. Not knowing if he would ever find matching front seats he threw the rainbow set in storage and sourced an OEM rear seat. When he explained this to me it was another pure case of fate and timing. We arranged a time to meet up and I now have original Recaro SR4 Rainbow matching interior from a GTR in Japan. I've since re-wrapped the door card inserts in the Recaro black pineapple fabric to match and tie it all together.
Wheels. With this build I have always looked to find something that would set me apart from the rest of the GTR's in the world. Now TE37's and GTR's are not uncommon in the slightest, in fact it's pretty common to see a GTR on a set of TE37's. However, this set that I came across happened to be one of a kind. These are the old style Volk TE37's that came off a race car in Japan and had a custom sized offset at 18x9.5 +2. The wheels were imported and refinished by Senei 6 in the classic bronze color. Sometimes its the little things.
Titanium! I love titanium, and I have to say to round out this short list it has to be all the awesome work done by RK Titanium. The amount of work that went into the engine and engine bay would have been for nothing if Rob didn't put his artistic finishing touches on it with the titanium piping, shields, braces and brackets. When I pop the hood of the car it is always one of the first things that people comment on or ask about. The coloring that we went with ties in all the powder coat and paint work and really brings the entire engine bay together. This is also a perfect opportunity to plug a great friend and teammates home grown business. Check out rktitanium.com!

FUTURE MODIFICATIONS

Dialling in the suspension as track days progress and getting the handling situated for the added power
Transmission gear set or potential sequential box

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