At the Streetpower Event on Zandvoort I met with some people I hadn’t seen in a long time. One of them was Rik Boellen, he called me a few days before the event to tell me he recently picked up a very special machine. I think that everybody knows that I’m a big fan of the Skyline so when he told me he got hold of a Skyline C210 I was very anxious to see this car up close.
He bought the car from a good friend of his, Eric Bibo who bought it in England and took it with him to Holland. Erik never got the car registered because of a problem with the chassis code so he decided to sell it. Luckily Rik got it all sorted so registering the car was one of the first things that Rik did after he bought it.
It may look a bit rough around the edges and it actually is! But Rik plans to restore the car to its former glory with some carefully selected parts and a cool new engine.
The car will be completely stripped and put in a acid bath. After that Rik will rebuild the car to his own specification. I already send him some pictures of other examples to get some inspiration. He already has the arch extensions and round rear lights so he’s off to a good start.
I made sure to take a picture of the registration plate after the comments kept pouring in on the Sumo Power DR30, or was it a HR30 (haha), that has been featured by Jonathan Moore during the Sumo power Open day?
I was strangely attracted to this old school radio from Hitachi, and before anybody asks, yes this is a automatic.
I never realized that the L24 6 cylinder looked this big. It was really huge in comparison with other 6 cylinder engines. Rik plans to replace this engine with a NA RB25de of course with throttle bodies. The L24 runs very smooth and it is almost a shame to replace it.
You gotta represent right?
Rik already started with some much needed repairs haha. The car will be a project for the long run because he also owns a very nice white S14 he’s rebuilding as a Nürburgring track car. I will be following the builds very closely so expect a few updates this year on both the cars.
Does anybody have any suggestions regarding this car, maybe about rare parts and where to find them? Rik is open to any suggestions.
-Jeroen Willemsen
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A very special car, hope to spoy one time here in the netherlands
Sweet, the Dutch are really getting the hold of it now
Btw do you have any photo's of the Mik memorial drive, that was also down there?
There's no better engine for a car like this than a good old L28 with some triple carbies and a nice exhaust. The RB25 swap is "a bit" complicated, and adding things like ITBs into the mix doesn't help. Plus IMO modern engines like the RB take away some of the classic car charm that cars like this C210 have. I've kept my Zed L-series powered, and I've never looked back. Plus, you can't beat the sound of a tuned L28 on trumpets!
Can I suggest putting fender mirrors on this car?
You can do whatever you want with the engine, just keep the radio as it is!
There's nothing at all complicated about an RB swap into a Skyline chassis, be it C10, C110/1 or C210/1, though I do agree the L-series 6 provides far better aural pleasure, an RB25 on ITB's would be the business and is available in kit form in Japan from a few tuning houses. Whatever route is decided the Skyline Japan is a sweet ride.
Oh yeah and I had a wee laugh at the data plate caption. Good work!
Geez, I'm useless! I should have posted this before. As far as parts go, Yahoo! Japan Auctions are the best bet unless you have a contact in Japan to get things from there directly. I personally use http://www.hayatonka.com/ for all my Japanese Market gear.
car looks like it seen some life - just imagine a year in the life of that car over the years.. love the cassette player.. i remember when Auto Reverse was the must have function in In Car Entertainment.. also liking those Dubs in the back..
Keep us posted. I follow Tony's sentiments; NA RBs suck pretty hard , a good built L28 will absolutely thump an RB25DE too.
Should be a nice ride when finished! Love the classic skylines
I would like to see one of these with an FJ20 swap though.
i have one the same!!! silver 78 hardtop
Funny how quick things go...
Seen his round tail lights and arches last saturday in the trunk of a Chaser Avante (owned by another Dutch JDM car nut) and today the car is on Speedhunters and they get mentioned!
Reminds me of Wills liners from our forum:
http://www.tuneruk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1977
http://www.tuneruk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=498
Wow lovely car! I'm sure it's gonna go hard(and sound nice) with the NA RB25! I'd suggest putting some fender mirrors on it too, look really nice on these cars! One thing though, anyone agrees with me the Dutch numberplates are just so ugly? (i'm from holland too, btw)
To a Skyline enthusiasts, a Skyline is a Skyline. Fantastic! All the best in your build! Keep the Skyline legend alive!
Have fun with it Rick, ill be watching your project! If ill need to source some parts for you just let me know.
Old school! I LOVE it!
I hope to see it on the road some time.
GREAT TO SEE IT BACK ON ROAD ERIC, JUST CRUISE MAN, WELL DONE , BETTER THAN MONEY IN THE BANK.
CHECK OUT TOM YATES DRIFTING TO SEE THE NEW CAR FOR THE JDM THIS YEAR, AND THE 350 CHEVY ENGINED ONE WERE BUILDING.
ALL THE BEST STEVE