South African tuner shows how one builds a badass Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34)

SunLine Racing has just wrapped up working on this 2001 Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34, Vspec II). Many diehard Godzilla fans will call it over-the-top and kitschy, but there is no denying the quality of the mods. Or is there?

The all-carbon body kit includes brand-new wheel arch extensions, side skirts, canards, a hood cover with a narrow-slit air intake, a rear diffuser, and a fixed rear wing. The taillights have also been slightly redesigned and are now LED-based.

Godzilla’s new suit is a perfect match for the forged rim set SunLine picks for it. Installed here are RAYS Volk Racing CE28 rims measuring 18 inches across and 10.5 inches wide. A Tein EDFC Active coilover kit helps them adequately fill out their respective arches, and Vari Racing brake calipers can be seen behind the spokes.

The latter bit might seem overkill, given that the tuner uses six-piston calipers on the rear axle and massive eight-piston ones on the front one. Overkill it is not, however, given that this particular Nissan Skyline GT-R had its RB26DETT engine turbocharged to 800 horsepower (596 kilowatts). A Tomei Expreme Ti exhaust system made of titanium lends it a formidable soundtrack.

Inside, the steering wheel and the gear selector are new, as is the robust-looking roll cage.