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15/April/2000
Parts arrived, pics of RB26DETT engine, R33 GTS25t gearbox, and other stuff.
10/May/2000
More parts arrived, pics of clutch and pressure plate, RB20DET engine and gearbox removed from car.
23/May/2000
RB26DETT engine installed in engine bay!!!
01/June/2000
Exhaust pipes after turbo dumps fitted, intercooler test mounted.
06/June/2000
Intercooler, pipes, and trimmed bumper all fitted.
23/June/2000
BOV arrived and tail shaft getting modified.
24/June/2000
Center console tidied up, more pics of pipings.
07/July/2000
BOV and pods installed.
15/July/2000
Most of the sensors are all plugged in and ready for tuning.
Sep/2000
Took about one whole week of tuning time include fitting correct sensors and minor rewiring.

170kW at rear wheels on 7psi
200kW at rear wheels on 14psi

Currently tuned for 95RON fuel
Oct/2000
Drove the car from workshop to home, found tyre punctured with a small nail on driver side rear tyre.

Took car to tyre service and puncture repair.

Topped up clutch fluid after tyre puncture repair as clutch fluid level appeared to be low
Nov/2000
Zoom magazine photo shoot. Article printed in Zoom issue no. 35
Dec/2000
speed sensor L joint connector broke on the highway doing 100km/h, 2 weeks without working speedo. :(

speed sensor appeared ok, bolted directly to gearbox without the joint connector.
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