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TOTAL NISSAN IDOL 2010

ROUND 2 WINNERS - TOP 3 MOVING ON TO THE FINAL

1st Place - 27% of the vote Antony Reid Name: Anthony Reid Location: Renfrew Make & Model: Datsun 180B Year: 1979 Spent so far?: to scared to count it up Bhp: around 300 50 words on .... The Styling: Stockish look with Australian grill JDM mirrors, custom paint custom clear front lamps. Earlier style bumpers. Rota D1 alloys, Lowered on home made coilovers 50 words on .... The Interior: Stock 1970’s interior with a SSS dash and boost/air fuel guages and boost controller, And kenwood audio system 50 words on .... Modifications: 2000 16v turbo engine and box from Skyline. 200SX management (modded) ecu and engine harness. Skyline fuel tank. Front mount intercooler and custom pipe work, 3” turbo back Stainless custom exhaust. Custom wiring loom. Greddy fuel pressure regulator and BOV. GTR front brakes, fully polly bushed. Loads more 50 words on .... Why you should win!: Every modification to this car was self done took about a year to build once it had returned from bodyshop. Also be good to see an old school car win something and prove to non jap owners that jap cars young or old are just as good if not better. 2nd Place - 20% of the vote Richard Rochester Name: Richard Rochester Location: Top Secret, kinda like the Batcave Make & Model: Nissan Primera GTT Year: 1999 Spent so far?: Upwards of 10-20k Bhp: 298 at last dyno run, but after re-map & boost increase est. 320-350Bhp 50 words on .... The Styling: Subtle is the key, this is not a Primera trying to be any other car it's a Primera full stop! So the plan was to enhance the styling by working with the good parts & enhance those Nissan should have done pre-production JDM Yo! 50 words on .... The Interior: Full OEM spec leather in mint condition, with subtle ICE to fill the car with those essNchill tunes. LED replacement lighting throughout freshens up the 90's display, is there a gadget not present in the dash probably not (gauge pods, boost controller, ECUtalk etc.). Sci-fi has a lot to answer for! 50 words on .... Modifications: Custom built SR20DE(T) with forged internals uprated JWT cams, 570cc injectors, Garrett T28RS turbo, uprated Brembo brakes, 17x7.5 Rota Boosts, Tein SS coilovers, full SS custom exhaust, custom fibreglass front splitter. 50 words on .... Why you should win!: There's no Pulsar/GTiR swap here, from the ground up this engine is all Primera. This project came about from a love for Jap cars & a need for speed. This car wouldn't be what it is today without the input & know how of various forums NPOC, SR20 & G20. 3rdPlace - 19% of the vote Erick Ekholm Name: Erick Ekholm Location: Sweden Make & Model: Nissan Skyline R33 GTS-25TM JUN Year: 1995 Spent so far?: £20,000 Bhp: 410 50 words on .... The Styling: Full JUN-kit, GTR wing, Wide front fenders (fiberglass) with removed side indicators, Carbon bonnet KR-style, Carbon Grill, Carbon Blade for the GTR wing, All carbon has red flake! And 10 layers of clear coat. Boot lid cleaned, no keyhole, Xenon converted (8000k), LED-stripes in the front lamps used as parking lights, Styling tail lights 50 words on .... The Interior: Recaro seats -Drivers seat FIA approved -Passenger seat folding, Takata 4-Point Seat Belt Harness, Blitz Gauges -Boost Meter (2.0 bar) -Pressure Meter (Oil) -Temp. Meter (Oil) -Temp. Meter (Water), Digital LCD Boost Meter, Greddy Turbotimer, Blitz Boost Controller, Ultra digital LCD speed/rpm meeter, MOMO Race steering wheel, Räzo shift knob, Hole interior is flocked. 50 words on .... Modifications: HPI Stainless extractor exhaust manifold, HKS GT 2835 ProS Turbo Kit, HKS heatshield over the turbo, HKS downpipe, HKS hard pipe kit, HKS cam adjust pulley, HKS Mushroom open air filter, Z32 80mm AFM, Greddy FMIC, Greddy intercooler-pipes, Greddy Type RS blow off valve, Greddy oil filter sandwich, Up rated injectors (TBC), Up rated fuelpump 50 words on .... Why you should win!: I've built it myself. It’s been down to the metal. Everything has that little extra touch. 100% perfection. BELOW ARE THE ROUND 2 ENTRIES THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT THROUGH TO THE FINAL BUT DESERVE OUR APPLAUSE FOR OWNING AWSOME NISSANS! (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER) Name: Mark Davis Location: Bedford Make & Model: Nissan 350z GT Year: 2004 Spent so far?: £25K Bhp: 290 50 words on .... The Styling: Full customised Veilside kit, huge Ascari wheels, vented front wings, carbon bonnet, Magnaflow exhaust, LSD doors all finished with a custom pearl orange and charcoal colour scheme. 50 words on .... The Interior: The interior is my next focus, I have had the dash painted orange to match the exterior and brighten up the inside. I really like Nissan interior from stock but am looking into a full retrim of seats, dash and trim in the near future. 50 words on .... Modifications: Most of the modifications were planned and brought before I even had the car. I have tried to find mods that will complement each other and keep the car looking like it was made to look like that from the factory. 50 words on .... Why you should win!: This car caused me so much grief in the beginning. Bad luck with a bodyshop for 8 months, stolen ICE install and a accident all attributed to a second colour change. Looking back I can say it was worth it and it will be great to get some recognition back! Name: Dave Payne Location: Suffolk Make & Model: NISSAN LARGO Year: 1996 Spent so far?: £10,000 Bhp: 145 50 words on .... The Styling: Full Fabulous body kit, extensive metalwork bodymods, swage and moulding lines removed, arches widened. Full repaint. 50 words on .... The Interior: Black leather seats, dash painted to match exterior. All windows tinted. Interior curtains. 50 words on .... Modifications: Extensive body mods, lowered and up rated suspension, full stainless steel cat back exhaust, HID lamps. Huge Veil side 19 inch rims. 50 words on .... Why you should win!: Just look at it.... Not the sort of thing you see every day and completely unique.
Name: Alan Starbuck Location: Kent Make & Model: Nissan Skyline R33 GTS-T Year: 1993 Spent so far?: without car 40k Bhp: 605 ATH 50 words on .... The Styling: something to get noticed, HOK Kandy Tangerine with a GTR Do Luck body kit, I did this because it used to be white and I turned up to a jap event once and there must of been 50 white skylines there, that’s when I thought it’s time to be different 50 words on .... The Interior: Just tried to modernise it slightly but added a few gadgets and getting the GTR interior retrimmed in leather + plus added the do luck tension kit 50 words on .... Modifications: a couple of years ago, when i had an engine failure i thought lets really go for it this time. Project GTST's RB25, T04Z, 6Boost Manifold, RIPS fuel system, Greddy Plenum, HKS V Con Pro V, Full do luck bodykit/wheels 50 words on .... Why you should win!: it would be nice, especially considering now often the GTST is discarded against the GTR, it’s very nice to be able to surprise some of them when on the road, also due to the exterior is does get quite a bit of attention
Name: Rik Prestige Styling Location: Leicester Make & Model: Nissan 350Z Z33 Year: 03 Spent so far?: £15000 Bhp: standard 50 words on .... The Styling: The Nissan 350Z is a very nice looking car without any exterior modifications, however fitted with a Veilside style Version 3 kit makes it stand out from the rest. I know it’s an acquired taste but it’s the one I like and I built it for myself. 50 words on .... The Interior: The interior seats on the Nissan are very boring I would say especially if you have the GT spec vehicle, leather can look old and tired that’s why I have completely recovered the OEM seats in quilted 2 tonne colour with a racing stripe. Eventually i will cover the interior door cards and maybe the dash in leather. 50 words on .... Modifications: So far I have done the exterior on the vehicle with the Veilside version 3 wide arch kit, I have the VS spoiler and the 2007 313 carbon bonnet, i have also fitted 10 x 20 wheels all the way round which I believe no other Z is running in the UK. 50 words on .... Why you should win!: I think I should win as there are many Zeds out there that have these parts fitted but not to the perfection that I have done. I think my Zed stands out from the rest as there are many owners out there that like to keep their vehicles with stock parts or very subtle mods.

Name: Andy Hill Location: Banbridge, Northern Ireland Make & Model: Nissan Pulsar GTiR Year: 1993 Spent so far?: £3500 Bhp: 291 50 words on .... The Styling: Factory - Lowered on 15inch Oz SuperT's 50 words on .... The Interior: Stripped. 50 words on .... Modifications: Full Mongoose - HKS Filter - Magnecor KV85 leads - Hi-Spec 285mm - Powerflex bushes - Nismo Strut Braces 50 words on .... Why you should win!: Would be cool to see something from the minority win, GTiR's getting rare.
Name: Chris Panteli Location: London Make & Model: Nissan 350Z Year: 2005 Spent so far?: £2500 Bhp: 300 ish 50 words on .... The Styling: I wanted something different from the norm, but not over the top. 50 words on .... The Interior: New ICE, some nismo stuff and some carbon. 50 words on .... Modifications: Pop charger, Plenum Spacer, K1, Yellow Stuff Pads, Sprint Booster, Earthing Kit, Carbon front splitter, Carbon engine cover, Polished air intake, De-burgered, etc. 50 words on .... Why you should win!: I never win anything.......................
Name: Ian Marshall Location: South Wales Make & Model: Nissan Bluebird Year: 1990 Spent so far?: A few quid Bhp: 118 50 words on .... The Styling: Simply mid range old School 50 words on .... The Interior: Full leather interior from Exec 50 words on .... Modifications: Rear spoiler form SGX model and full leather 50 words on .... Why you should win!: This shouldn't always be about £40,000 super modded cars, sometimes it’s about being different in a different way and keeping the great old Nissans going for the future Name: Daniel Lucas Location: Middlesbrough Make & Model: Nissan Almera Year: 1999 Spent so far?: about 7k inc buying it Bhp: 213 50 words on .... The Styling: using Nissan oe bodykit but custom painted, JDM look with the amber corners and black detailing, simple and subtle but works very well 50 words on .... The Interior: what interior? Totally stripped with 2 fixed cobra racing seats 50 words on .... Modifications: SR20VE engine swap, SR16VE head, custom 2.5" exhaust, intake manifold cooling spacers, dastek unichip, custom carbon fibre intake with apexi filter 50 words on .... Why you should win!: because this almera GTi is very unique with its styling goodies and the engine swap as it is very rare in the U.K plus the almera is a very underrated car Name: Chris Garner Location: Chesham, Bucks Make & Model: Nissan skyline GTR r33 GTR Year: 1995 Spent so far?: £26000 Bhp: 550-580 50 words on .... The Styling: Styled to look standard but eye catching none the less. Had a full detail and paint correction service, paintwork looks brand new. Rare colour to be seen in, stunning in sunlight. 50 words on .... The Interior: Kept standard bar the gizmos in the glovebox, left so i can be in comfort whilst driving daily but gives the right info and support at the time when needed. 50 words on .... Modifications: Designed around the statement: a blistering road racer that can challenge anything on the roads but still be daily driven not a lag monster. 50 words on .... Why you should win!: I have poured a lot of love into this car, heart and money wise. You only live once, I unfortunately have put it up for sale so if i can make it even better brilliant.

The winner for each magazine will receive prizes worth over £1500 for their car, a lifetime subscription to their chosen magazine and a full feature and cover shoot in the magazine.

Here is the prize package..............

£500 ROTA WHEELS / RARE RIMS GIFT VOUCHER	CLUTCH KIT WORTH £330 FROM	HIGH PERFORMANCE SILICONE HOSES WORTH £300 FROM


BRAKE LINE KIT WORTH £60 FROM	£100 CAR CLEANING KIT FROM	£100 GIFT VOUCHER FROM