Ichiban GTR, The Dapper Dips Overhaul

When Bryce built his dream GTR he put his trust into people and companies that should not have been anywhere near the car, but we will cover that in some detail in our up and coming update, as they say hindsight is a wonderful thing and its lessons learned for Bryce, he knew all too well the car would need to go back into surgery and with him being based in Afghanistan for the best part of the last 9 months what better time to hand his pride and joy over to the capable hands of Destin from Dapper Dips.

We are going to bring you a fully detailed build thread on the transformation of Bryce's GTR as we feel the time and effort that Destin has put in to this build deserves a post all of its own, the journey to get this build the paint work it demands has been a long and frustrating one, but in traditional head down arse up the end result is incredible , we have no doubt this is one transformation that will fill up every social media platform over the next few months.

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Ichiban GTR

Ichiban GTR

Kudos to Destin for not only driving to collect the GTR but also but the time and effort into getting the car looking the way it does now and then the return journey delivering back to Bryce and Taylor, considering the GTR is based in Colorado and Dapper Dips is based in Evansville Indiana, so a nice touch and incredible service, we only now fully appreciate the lengths he has gone to, making sure Bryce has exactly what he wanted, we just can’t wait to bring you the story of the full build, as well looking forward to round two from Brandon C/O Woyshnis media and his amazing skill set, such a mouth-watering prospect of what is to come for Bryce and the Ichiban GT3 GTR.

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Nissan R35 GTR Wide Body Programs

We have made some changes to our Nissan GTR aero products over the last few months, with some new material and some options on some aero designs being discontinued.

Our first venture into the GTR World was back in 2012, with our GT1 styled take on Nissan's range topper for the first edition CBA styled bumper GTR, at the time of launch we produced in carbon fibre and GRP with the GRP outselling the carbon version by some margin, so we took the decision to only offer that aero kit in GRP, it an extremely cheap aero kit and really does enhance the oem lines of the GTR, whilst housing wide negative offset 20” wheels, its deceptive wide and that what we love about this particular kit, in fact unless you sit this wide body by a standard GTR it looks oem, even though is 75mm wider per corner than the Stock beauty.

2018 has seen us launch our GT3 style wide body carbon fibre aero kit which huge success, our good friend Bryce was the first to step up and build the pinnacle wide body, which is now having a bit of a colour change which will be completed this month, the Dapper Dips crew have had the car most of this year getting on to it when they have had spare time, a day here and there which suits Bryce as he has been stationed in the middle east for the last 9 months, just a pity we have to lose the lush white finish as that really did showcase the kit details, but the paintwork was terrible and something needed to be done, so Bryce wanted to start again and come back with a new look, which we are really excited to see the new look when its all finished, and for Brandon Woyshnis to once again unleash his epic photography skills.

Another positive for our aero as reported in one of our post last month, David Haagsma also hit the track with some fantastic results, a testament to how good our products are.

Ichiban GTR carbon fibre aero kit

David Haagasma GTR

Anthony Gaylard GTR

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Since we launched the kit we have been asked about the possibilities of having the kit manufactured in GRP, something we haven’t been particularly keen on until our composite team sent us details on a brand new woven cloth based GRP material with is still manufactured with epoxy resin and either pre-preg or vacuum infused product, extremely strong, super lightweight, just like carbon fibre product but 15 to 20% cheaper, so this will be added to the list of GTR manufacturing options, which is great as we can still get to add various parts like the front splitter, rear diffuser and side skirts in carbon fibre.

Dry Carbon Front Bumper

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David Haagsma, Time Attack, Nissan GTR

With Bryce’s GTR going off into upgrade hibernation over the next few months we have been getting withdrawals, luckily enough we had been working on a couple more stateside GTR builds and one of them just excites us, as the GTR in question will be competing in the time attack series.

The GTR belongs to David Haagsma, the ATV pro who has a passion for all things fast, and his GTR is just that.

Built by the guys over at SP Engineering applying their SPE800R engine and transmission upgrade package, so what goes into the SPE800R, lets take a closer look with a a special note from the SP Engineering crew.

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David Haagsma, GTA Time Attack Champion, SP Engineering SP800R Nissan GTR

The SPE800 package focuses on completely changing out and improving upon the inherent weaknesses of the GT-R engine and transmission. After doing well over 100 engine rebuilds on the VR38DETT and GT-R transmission, our knowledge has allowed us to select and build the best parts for the GT-R. Not only do we focus on creating more power, but we focus just as much on maintaining a high level of reliability. We believe that responsible modifications and tuning will achieve the power you want while keeping your GT-R on the road day after day.

The SPE800 package is the same package being used by consecutive GTA Time Attack champion David Haagsma.

PACKAGE INCLUDES:

SPE 800R - FACTORY UPGRADE TURBOCHARGERS

IHI FULLY-MACHINED BILLET TURBOS

OIL & WATER-COOLED

SPE SPEC - RACE INTERCOOLER SYSTEM

SPE SPEC - INTERCOOLER PIPE KIT IN FULL POLISH

TIAL - BLOW OFF VALVES

SPE SPEC - RACE READY 3.8L LONG BLOCK

SPE SPEC - FULL BLUE PRINT AND BALANCED SHORT BLOCK

SPE SPEC - CARRILLO BILLET H BEAM CONNECTING RODS

SPE SPEC - HIGH COMP CP FORGED PISTONS

SPE SPEC - HEAD RESURFACE, VALVETRAIN AND VALVE JOB W/ NEW SEALS

SPE SPEC - TITEK 3.5” CAST BELLMOUTH TURBO DOWNPIPE

SPE SPEC - TITEK 3” COLD AIR INTAKE SYSTEM

SPE SPEC - HKS RACING SPARK PLUGS RANGE 9

SPE SPEC - INJECTORS (1,700CC)

SPE SPEC - FUEL PUMP SYSTEM

SPE SPEC - FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR & GAUGE

SPE SPEC - FLEX FUEL KIT W/ MONITOR

SPE SPEC - SPEED DENSITY COBB TUNE

COBB - V3 ACCESSPORT ECM CONTROL

HKS - METAL HEAD GASKET

OEM - NISSAN MAIN AND ROD BEARINGS

OEM - NISSAN COMPLETE GASKET SET

OEM - NISSAN COMPLETE SEAL SET

- AC REFILL

- POWER STEERING FLUID

- ENGINE OIL AND FILTER

- ENGINE COOLANT

TRANSMISSION - SPE STAGE 2 TRANSMISSION:

STAGE 2 - (800 FT LBS)

SPE SPEC 7 PLATE CLUTCH UNIT

SPE SPEC BILLET 1ST GEAR UPGRADE

SPE SPEC FWD RETAINER

SPE SPEC FWD OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL

SPE SPEC 1, 3, 5 THRUST BEARING CIRCLIP

SPE SPEC 2, 4, 6 THRUST BEARING CIRCLIP

SPE SPEC MECHANICAL LOCK 1 & 2

SPE SPEC PISTON SHAFT SEALS (X2)

SPE SPEC SELECTOR PISTON SHIMS (X4)

SPE SPEC O-RING & SEAL KIT

SPE SPEC MAGNET KIT (6PCS)

SPE SPEC OUTPUT SHAFT END FLOAT SHIM

SPE SPEC HYLOMAR HIGH TEMP SEALANT

SPE SPEC TITEK REAR DIFFERENTIAL BRACE

OEM TRANSMISSION CYLINDER FILTER

OEM TRANSMISSION PAN FILTER

OEM TRANSMISSION & REAR DIFFERENTIAL DRAIN PLUG GASKET

OEM TRANSMISSION & REAR DIFFERENTIAL FILL PLUG GASKET

OEM REAR DIFFERENTIAL OIL SEAL

DODSON SYNCHRO SETS (RECOMMENDED, ADDTL CHARGE)

DODSON GEAR SELECTOR RINGS (RECOMMENDED, ADDTL CHARGE)

*SPECIAL NOTE* – DOES NOT INCLUDE MID PIPE AND EXHAUST.

OPTIONAL UPGRADES:

COBB - V3 ACCESSPORT W/ TCM CONTROL

TITEK - 3.5” TITANIUM MID PIPE (RACE) & EXHAUST SYSTEM (RACE)

TITEK - TITANIUM FRONT DIFFUSER SUPPORT BEAM

SPE SPEC - GREDDY DCT COOLER

So with the power side of the GTR well and truly sorted, it’s time for a VAD Ichiban carbon fibre wide body makeover. All being well we will bring you more on the build as it happens, we know David is one busy guy with his racing, but that won’t stop us pestering the life out of him.

David Haagsma, Time Attack Nissan GTR, undergoing its transformation for the 2018 season

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