Guest Blog: Samuli Salokangas>> Skysuka

Hello Sepeedhunters! My name is Samui Salokangas and I wanted to show you all my ongoing project which I've named "Skysuka." 

“Skysuka” is a tribute to Nissan Skyline racing history and the theme consists of two-tone retro-style paint with gold pinstripes and KGC10 Hakosuka-style racing graphics. It also has a few Ken & Mary logos and umbrellas as well.

The number 46 on the front and sides comes from the car's year model, ´92 divided by two. Flat black, shiny carbon and light gray add contrast and give an old feel. The front needed real functional aero, not just something for looks. The bodykit is a genuine Trust Gracer item from Japan while the front grille was removed and a JDM tow-hook added. The hand-made thick carbon splitter will eventually be extended under the chassis. Carbon canards are attached when the car is on track. The wheels were originally bronze Volk Racing TE37 9,5 x 18”, but they were painted flat black for the sake of the retro theme. I bought OEM Volk stickers from eBay and attached them after painting. Tires in the pics are Falken FK452  255/35/18, but they were replaced by 265/35/18 Toyo´s R888 for track use. Greddy 6-pot brakes were fitted at the front with 330 mm discs and Ferodo DS2.11-racing pads. Huge racing air ducts are bringing fresh air to the brakes. I also fitted a Cusco Master Cylinder Brake stopper and used to have K-Sport adjustable coil-overs. Those are now sold and replaced with Nitron top-of-the-line race coil-overs. All suspension components are replaced with fully-adjustable Cusco, Whiteline and Driftwork items. 

JDM Aero mirrors and Essex Racing LED rear lights give the car a bit different look. Rear and quarter windows are tinted black. OEM tow hooks in the back are just painted red, witch make them stand out nicely. 

While racing the right front light is replaced with Tomei´s headlight air duct. These pictures are showing the car as it was during the 2009 season. It was built mainly for the street use, but was very heavy and not really that suitable for track. Still, it was the fastest Time Attack car in Finland (Club class). For a benchmark, it was 5-seconds faster per lap than a new Lamborghini Gallardo convertible.

For the 2010 season it is being purpose built for Time Attack in the Competition class with full roll gage, but being still street legal in Finland. 

Some more track action.

The Interior consists of a pair of Cobra Evolution S -racing seats with Takata-seatbelts. The Momo suede steering wheel is fitted onto a Works Bell RAPFIX GTC folding boss. The transferred heat from the transmission is disabled with a black Nismo Duracon shift knob, which is attached to a Cusco short shifter. Sparco Reflex pedals shine together with custom made aluminum mats. Door cards are custom made from carbon fiber. The Densel 320 km/h speedo cluster is barely covering the speed this car is capable of while the Autometer Monster Carbon rev counter and shift light became useless after I learned to drive the car the way it is supposed to: to the limiter all the time!! Apex´i digital oil pressure, water temp and boost gauges with PLX Devices AFR-unit make sure nothing bad happens. Last summer the car had full stereo consisting of Alpine CDE9880R-player, MDS GP4 amp, MDS GP800 amp, MDS 10” subwoofer, MDS 6´5” speakers, Blaupunkt indoor antenna and iPod Classic 60 GB. All audio was ditched after the shocking weight (1580kg/3483 lbs) made me perform bad in a drag racing event. Back then the time was a disappointing low 12´s but after the current mods and over a 200 kg weight loss, it´ll do high or mid 11´s easily. Skyline Racing Team´s goal is to be the fastest street legal track car in Finland in 2010. 

The engine has been rebuilt and fitted with Trust TD05H-16G turbos which at 1.5 bar help develop 650 HP and 715 Nm of torque.

Another look at the front end.

Nismo rear subframe bushes and hand picked polyurethane bushes are keeping the rear stable. Hicas is fully removed. Rear braking is upgraded with EBC Turbo Groove discs and Ferodo 3000 pads – enough for Time Attack use. Trunk lid is carbon fiber as well as the 1.7 kg (3.74 lbs) wing. 

Here I am looking very proud!

-Samuli Salokangas

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1

oh yeah really clean!

2

that thing is gracefully clean an shows one purpose, whop ass on the track. beautiful car sir.

3

Tough dirty 32, Love the retro colour combination and the power to back up the time attack look!



Well done!

4

What a beautifully styled car, this is great!

5

looks great, cant wait to see the results of the 2010 time attack

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Sky SUKA ??????? )))))))))))))))

9

wow....this car looks absolutely amazing.



hope it destroys all the rest of the cars in Finland =D

10

wow....this car looks absolutely amazing.



hope it destroys all the rest of the cars in Finland =D

11

Great looking R32! I think the retro theme looks badass!

12

really nice but side skirts make it look wierd? sorry

13

Superb R32! Really keeps to the tradition of the racing heritage! A Skyline is a Skyline, nothing can take away it's rich past and legacy! Well done!

14

absolutely stunning mate. really love the idea

15

Wow I really love the paint scheme/livery it's really unique and looks good on the car. Good look being the fastest Finnish Skyline this year!

16

holy shit, dont tell me you still got power windows in that bitch?!

17

Insanely dope looking skyline, bro.

18

Oh yes, power window were on! Now I have a full gage and carbonfiber doors with plastic windows. Check out the progress from http://www.skylineracing.com or from http://www.facebook.com/skylineracing



Sam

19

Nice to see you made it here, props to Dino for the feature ;)



HC Graphics <3 Samuli, do you need any retouches on the vinyls for this season? New sponsor logos? I'll hook you up!



Cheers & congrats for the team feature!

20

Great car. Will you be at Gatebil on Mantorp this year?

21

Oh i love this car.

It looks so beautiful !

22

@Domo-kun: yeah, vinyls will change a sponsorship wise, gotta be ready for TCS2010.

@Camaro 67: Maybe, will se how it fits to our schedule and budget.

23

"fastest Time Attack car in Finland"



...yep, in "series" with 2 cars and 2 races. Nobody even knew there was "series" going on in 2009

Maybe this year there is real series running!

24

Looks good. But i don't get what's the point with stickering your shopping list to car? Because everybody knows, they are not real sponsors.

25

Looks good. But i don't get what's the point with stickering your shopping list (or wish list) to car? Because everybody knows, they are not real sponsors.

26

SKYSUKA ???????!

27

This is sad..very very sad..

28

My favorite car ever

29

Finland is sad place for real car freeks.

Magazines suck

Car tax sucks

Gas price sucks

People think that only 800hp skyline or 500hp evo is way to go.



And they buy crappy old skyline gt-s or evo3 from japan (jdm yo) whit some bolt-on "performance"parts and then they think that they are top of the scene....so sad, so sad



People need reality check!

30

I want that car to be mine!!! :))) Or at least have one that has the same style, feel and would look as good as this one. Huge props to the owner to the style!

31

LOL!



Ken & Mary!



Now that is old school!



You car is very nice and clean.



Love your twin high mount turbo's too.

32

love theis car.. the styling is ''bang on!!'.... and it looks like serious business on the track too..

33

Stunning job on the R32, I'm loving the TE37's ;)

34

awesome GTR long live the R32 GTR

35

Jesus, look at all the jealous Finns rallying (intended) to talk smack. Only a car feature from Finland can get these comments, and I'm ashamed. We completely lack the ability to just live and let live :P Here's a tip: if you, my fellow Finn, think this guy and his R32 suck, then by all means, build your own car (no pokemon s*** of course) and go beat him. Or get your purpose-built rally car featured on SH, or whatever. Or, just shut the f up.



I guess I'll have to live down my nationality and comment on the name though... Hako-suka means Box-Skyline, so Skysuka means "SkySkyline"...?

36

This skyline IS really cool and well made and the driver maybe good.

I was talkin about the performance car scene in Finland, jdm or euro same sh*t different assh*les.



Jealous finns are the reason why I don't write on finnish forums or let my car featured in magazines

where the "journalists" have no knowledge...and yes they have asked.



37

Juha: of course you realize that the owner of this car is one of those "journalists" ?

38

Impressed that you race that work of art! Coincidentally, Valentino Rossi uses the same number. A great number to have indeed!

39

Yes!

I'm not tht stupid.



But that doesn't change my opinion obout finnis car magazines.

40

Real nice.

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