NISSAN GTR 33

STATUS: ORIGINAL.

YEARS: 1995.

COMPLETED TASKS:

➢  Step (1) Correction Paint.
➢  Step (2) Polished Fine.
➢  Step (3) Pre-Coating GYEON PRIMER.
➢  GYEON Ceramic Coating Protection & Ultra

REVIEW:

We share with all of you this special paint correction job for this (1995) NISSAN GTR 33 Edition; To put them in context, this car arrived from Tokyo, JAPAN, a general inspection was carried out at the dealership and we found several details on some parts, such as wear on the clear coating, several scratches of different degrees of difficulty. We had to do three (3) correction steps + the Pre-Coating step, to apply its ceramic protection to maintain the original paint, the final result is seen in the customer’s happiness.

Work time: 3.5 days.

NISSAN GTR 33 OVERVIEW:

Nissan built only 16,668 R33-generation GT-Rs, which is just over a third the number of R32s it produced between 1989 and 1994. Today both models cost about the same, averaging around $48,000, but prices continue to climb; a few years ago a great-condition R32 cost less than $30K. R34s, which will hit the magic 25-year mark in 2024, largely remain forbidden fruit. The few that have been imported and are street legal cost more than five times as much.

“They’re all very similar mechanically,” Morris said, “but they did get a little more power and a little stiffer structure over the years.” They grew larger and heavier, too. R33s are five inches longer than R32s and have an additional four inches between their axles. At 184.1 inches long, an R33 is as big as the current R35 GT-R. All three early generations of GT-Rs feature an aluminum hood and fenders, but the R33 V-Spec we tested 25 years ago still weighed 3574 pounds, which is about 300 more than a typical R32. Still, by today’s standards an R33 feels small, light, and airy, thanks in part to its thin A-pillars and large greenhouse.

R33 GT-Rs came in three flavors: GT-R, GT-R V-Spec, and the V-Spec N1, which is the hottest of the bunch. The N1 got a stiffer suspension, and the deletion of its ABS, air conditioning, audio system, and rear wiper made it lighter. Many of the cars Morris deals with have a few modifications. “This one is mostly stock,” he said, lifting our R33’s hood. “Inside, only the steering wheel, shift knob, and audio head unit have been changed. The only engine mods are open-element air filters, which are common. This car has the stock suspension and the stock exhaust, which is rare. The wheels have also been swapped, but they’re the stock size.”